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Missile Battalion in Formosa Ready for Action in a Week
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1958 University Daily Kansam
TAIPEI—(UPI)—An American guided missile battalion landed today to reinforce the defense of threatened Formosa, defying repeated Communist demands for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the area.
The 703 men of the 2nd Missile Battalion marched ashore at Keelung. Their Nike Hercules missiles had already been unloaded, and officers estimated that the battalion would be ready for action in about a week.
The 5-ton Hercules, an antiaircraft missile, can blast the fastest known plane out of the sky. It is capable of carrying an atomic warhead powerful enough to shatter an entire bomber fleet.
Meanwhile, reports from Quemoy indicated that more than 1,300 persons were killed or wounded by the
6-week Red bombardment that ended Monday. The Official Central News Agency put civilian casualties at 80 dead and 221 wounded. Military casualties were estimated as at least 1,000 killed or wounded.
The Formosa strait was tensely quiet today. The big guns of both the Communists and the Chinese Nationalists were silent, but a swarm of activity on the Red-held coast hinted at new trouble to come.
The Defense Ministry announced that Chinese observers saw 770 men at work on Communist gun positions opposite the Quemoy outpost islands, and 546 trucks carrying supplies into the coastal gun belt. Another 340 men were sighted at gun positions opposite the Matsu islands, 140 miles to the north.
Young GOP to Take 2 Buses to K.C. Rally
Two bus loads of KU Young Republicans will participate in a Republican rally at 8 p.m. Oct.15 in the Shawnee Mission High School, Kansas City, Kan.
Sen. Everett Dirksen (R-Ill.) and several Kansas Republican leaders will speak at the rally.
First of Lectures in Science Series to Be Given Today
The buses will leave KU at 6:30 p.m. Oct.15. The buses are for Young Republican members only.
publican candidate for lt. governor of Kansas.
Other speakers at the rally in addition to Sen. Dirksen are: Sen.
Frank Carlson (R—Kan); Rep.
Erett Scrivner (R—Kan); Rep.
William Avery (R—Kan); Harry Darby, Republican National Committeeman; Clyde Reed Jr., Republic candidate for governor of Kansas; and Glenn Cogswell, Re-
Students who wish to attend the rally and ride in the buses to Kansas City may join the KU Young Republicans by buying a membership at the information booth in the Kansas Union tomorrow, Friday and Monday.
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The first of a series of interde partimental seminars in the Darwin- Linnaeus Lecture Series will be presented at 4 p.m. today in 123 Malott Hall.
L. R. C. Agnew, associate professor of medieval history, will speak on "Linnaeus and Darwin." The schedule of lectures for the rest of the season is: October 29. David Paretsky, associate professor of bacteriology, "A Chemical Background for Evolution"; November 21, Philip Newmark, assistant professor of biochemistry, "Biochemical Evolution"; December 17, Byron S. Wenger, associate professor of anatomy, "Some Morphological Concepts Underlying the Theory of Evolution," and January 14, Fred E. Samson, assistant professor of physiology, "The Nature of Physiological Adaptations"
Hawk Talk
I CALLED ON . . .
Alstir Goodfinney
What an experience. This man has everything. One of his better moves brought him to the University of Kansas where he is athlete, scholar, social success, etc., etc., etc.,
It was difficult to arrange a meeting time. Oddly enough he was rather buzy with studies, something called "woodsies," and getting that fourth stripe for his letter sweater so that he could give it to the little blonde who was typing his term paper... This all seemed strange to me since I had heard that college students lead a life of leisure.
"Tonight there will be a free dance in the Trail Room. My girl is crazy about Nathan Davis Combo and he will play from 9 till 10 p.m...this makes me a social success," Alstir said.
The scene of the interview was the Hawk's Nest, apparently one of favorite stopping spots of students. He gave me many facts but the high point of the interview came when I asked him to what he owed his success. He grinned broadly and made a sweeping gesture which seemed to indicate the building we were in, and simply said "The Union."
"Thursday, at 4 p.m. there will be a poetry hour. Teachers just eat it up when you quote poetry, so I always go... this makes me a scholar," he continued.
"Even my coach is happy," he said finally. "He is always saying, Rest son, a good athlete needs his rest." The coach is always right so I go to and watch their colored T.V. programs, on one of their four big sets. Monday. October 13, the program will be "Johnny Belinda," starring Julie Harris...Goodfinney finished.
"Saturday morning from 9 till 11 am. there will be a Presidents' Breakfast honoring the presidents of all 'Hill' organizations. This will just be fun.
Immediately after the interview I sold my typewriter... see you at the Union.
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