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University Daily Kansas Monday, Oct. 15, 1958
Gov. Langlie Might Unseat Sen. Magnuson
A popular senator, who is the 14th ranking member of the Senate, and a three-time governor are opponents in the November senatorial race in Washington, a "switch state" which has no particular party domination and where Republicans would like to unseat the Democrats.
Warren Magnuson, completing his second term in the Senate, and Arthur Langlie, governor of Washington, the keynote speaker at the Republican national convention in August, are opposites in personalities and policies.
A 51-year-old, cigar-puffing bachelor, Sen. Magnuson is the voice of political service. He has been a member of the state legislature, was a prosecuting attorney, and spent four terms in the House of Representatives before his terms in the Senate. The chairman of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, Sen. Magnuson promises a comfortable status quo.
Sen. Langlie's keystone of character is his deep religious faith. As a councilman, mayor of Seattle, and now governor, his motto is: "High Office Demands High Principle."
Sen Magnuson, who is popular in his own party and with many Republicans, will not talk about Gov. Langlie. He has attacked the GOP on public powers—raising interest rates and giving away resources—and on opposing social security expansion. Many powerful businessmen back Sen. Magnuson.
Gov. Langlie, who has been an independent, has opposed state support of kindergartens and was severe in the administration of the old-age assistance program. Some persons believe Gov. Langlie woud not be a free agent in Washington; they fear the GOP.
Having called Sen. Magnuson's record a "myth," Gov. Langlie says the senator has the most effective propaganda agency in Congress in his own staff. The governor asked for the expose of the "performance, attitude, and ideals of Magnuson."
Sen. Magnuson believes these are only "desperation" attacks from a "de defeated" candidate.
In the primary election, in which both were unopposed, Sen. Magnuson collected 398,096 votes and Gov. Langlie received 261,488. To leaders this showed: (1) there was a distinct gain by the Democrats with the return of the so-called indeepdents to the party, and (2) the personal popularity, under cross-balloting; of one person.
The general belief now is that the Republicans are trailing, but with continued and strong help and support from President Eisenhower and the party, Gov. Langlie could overtake Sen. Magnuson, in spite of the senator's popularity.
Editor:
—Jane Pecinovsky
Mr. Tomkins and I feel that there is a need for clarification of our stand on conformity. Apparently Mr. Cromwell feels that in condemning artificial individualism of or better yet, those who mold society.
Those who must bear the brunt of our attacks are the persons who, for the sake of being different, create a false illusion. They seem to find great pride in forcing their newly-found personalities on the unsuspecting masses These are people who have Greek letters tattooed on their sweaters and crescent branded in paddles and in their flesh to some extent.
As for what Mr. Cromwell calls uninformed advocates of textbook knowledge, we feel that these individuals are bred in mass production by instructors who require either the repetition of a few incoherent "textbook" ideas or the restating of "hand me down" interpretations.
We feel that the individual can excel within the bounds of society, No one should describe those who do this as squares.
We agree with Mr. Cromwell that time is the only judge of success
Maybe Mr. Cromwell will live up to his famous namesake, and some day we will call him "Lord protector" of the ideals of non-conformity.
Brad Lashbrook
Kansas City senior
Dale Tompkins
Kansas City freshman
It's getting so in this country a man over 35 isn't considered good for much of anything but playing baseball.
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Witticisms over the weekend:
What with the political convocation, Political Emphasis Week, and the absence of any-home football game, a good deal of political talk seemed to permeate the campus over the two-day holiday.
Of course, there was still some World Series talk, and somehow the two blended together very well.
Best one we heard was from the disgrunted Brooklyn rooter and staunch Democrat. He angrily declared—after losing a three-hour debate—that "The only way to beat the Yankees is to put Exra Taft Benson in charge of their farm program."
Our informants also supply the information that the Senior Convocation which is coming up Wednesday should be one of the finer social functions of the year. If you happen to be a senior, that is.
No kidding, it should be great,
what with pretty girls, class cheers,
pennants, badges, and FREE COF-FEE!
We hear that the biggest trouble the seniors are having is in getting some sort of cheer written. Seems that the only word they can find that rhymes with "fifty-seven" is "heaven," and this seems to be a rather sacrilegious comparison with the Class of '57.
The guy at the next desk suggests a poem—or yell if you prefer—for possible use of the seniors, although it will probably be vetoed by any seniors who have time to read this column.
A Man's Vision, Macaroni Constructed Suez Canal
For the Suez Canal, the latest hot spot, the world can thank a Frenchman's vision, seas of equal level, and macaroni. The Frenchman was Ferdinand de Lesseps, a 19th-century promoter.
We quote:
"If you're a senlor,
This must be a lean year."
But really, this guy over at the next desk is really just jealous, and all because the Class of 57 hasn't included him in any of its plans.
He actually has senior standing, or almost that, what with his 187 hours and 98 grade points. The only trouble is, he's been going to school for the past seven years, and has been a senior for the past four of them.
He's even voted for three senior calendar queens, and boasts that he's picked the winner every time. Too bad he can't get better than a D in any of his courses.
As a matter of fact, he's the only guy we know who can remember when it actually rained on the campus—he claims to be from the B.S. (Before Sprinkler) era.
Dick Walt
In his youth De Lesseps was stationed in Egypt as a consular officer. There he met Mohammed Said, heir apparent of the Ottoman ruler of Egypt. Prince Said was fat, and he suffered under a stern regimen of spartan diet and strenuous exercise imposed by his father.
De Lesseps gained Mohammed Said's friendship by teaching him to ride like a Bedouin. More satisfying still, he smuggled the hungry youth into his quarters for secret feasts of void-filling macaroni.
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS by Dick Bibler
Said's Friendship Helps
*THE DEN WANTS TO KNOW IF YOU'ED WAIT TO DEMONSTRATE TECHNIQUES ON THE DAY YOUR CLASS GOES TO THE WOODS.*
Years later, having succeeded his father as Khedive, Mohammed Said attended a marksmanship tourney in which De Lesseps outshot all his competitors. Recalling their youthful days together, he listened attentively as the Frenchman outlined his ambitious dream of cutting a sea level canal across the Isthmus of Suez.
The digging alone took a decade, from 1859 to 1869. De Lesseps was neither financier nor engineer, but he beat down ridicule and mistrust until his goal was reached.
Thousand Ships A Month
Millions of dollars a year have been spent to maintain and enlarge the canal. Originally 72 feet wide, the great ditch has grown to a breadth of nearly 200 feet. Enormously profitable in its nine decades of service, Suez has yet to suffer any major interruption in traffic. By De Lesseps' original 99-year concession, full control was to have reverted to Egypt in 1968.
Completion of the Suez Canal revolutionized world trade. It fulfilled its builder's dream—"To open the earth to all peoples." By its written convention of 1888, it was "always to be free and open, in time of war as in time of peace; to every vessel of commerce or of war, without distinction of flag."
Economists and politicians both see a great future for America with the 4-day week. No one, in other words, knows to what heights we could attain if we'd all put our shoulders to the wheel, but not push very hard.
Once again word comes of a farmer whose TV set was shot by a hunter who spotted it through an open window. Probably during a Series game, with Moose Skowron at bat.
Thousand Ships A Month. Even De Lesseps far underestimated the importance of what he had done. He thought his short cut to the Orient would carry at most a few hundred ships a year. Today well over a thousand ships transit the sand-banked channel each month. In 1955 the canal carried 14,666 ships.
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