Daily hansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
58th Year. No.143
Wednesday, May 17, 1961
Tension Grows in Hot Spots
SEOUL, Korea — (UPI) — The commander of South Korea's front line troops defied U.S. Gen. Carter B. Magruder today and ordered his troops to keep hands off the military coup that overthrew the government.
The order was issued by Lt. Gen.
Lee Han Lim, commander of the
Korea
THE ORDER fell short of announcing outright support for the new military regime in Seoul but it was a severe setback to Magruder's appeal for troop support of the fallen government of Prime Minister John M. Chang.
Republic of Korea's First Army which contains most of the ROK combat units that guard the demilitarized zone facing the communists.
Lee's announcement came as indignation grew over U.S. interference in South Korea's affairs. The military junta, headed by Lt. Chang Do Yung, gained support by the hour and started forming a new government.
THE UNITED STATES found itself in an uncomfortable position.
The committee appointed full colonels to act as "liaison" men in the 12 major government offices and the Seoul city government. Civilian as well as military men were being considered for an interim cabinet and the names were expected to be published tomorrow.
Newspapers, politicians and people on the streets—even some who opposed the coup—criticized Magruder and U.S. Embassy Charge D'Affaires Marshall Green for issuing statements of support for the Chang government after it fell yesterday.
Many believed they had backed a man who clearly had lost the confidence of the people and the nation
Nevertheless, Green stood by his statement today in a brief meeting with newsmen.
through failure to wipe out corruption and poverty.
"AS FAR AS my position is concerned, I stated that yesterday unequivocably," he said.
GENEVA — (UPI) — Russia demanded today that the SEATO Alliance renounce its pledge to protect Laos and called for withdrawal of all foreign forces from that Southeast Asian kingdom within 30 days after a peace settlement.
afternoon session of the 14-nation conference on the future of Laos. Similar views were expressed before him by Quinin Pholsena, a representative of the "neutralist" delegation of former Premier Souvanna Phouma who went into exile but still is recognized by Russia as head of the Laotian government
Gromyko charged that the chaotic situation in Laos was due entirely to "interference" by the United States.
Geneva
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko made his demands at the
GROMYKOS PLAN for policing the settlement in Laos would give the Communists a veto power over operations of the control commission, a proposal which the United States was certain to reject.
Gromyko agreed with the assertion previously made by Communist Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Yi that the SEATO pact should be broken up, but did not appear to make this a condition for agreement here.
Andrews Appeals To Supreme Court
By Ralph Wilson
"It may take as long as 60 to 90 days to get our answer," Prof. Allen said. "But then on the other hand we could get our answer immediately."
Attorneys for Lowell Lee Andrews, condemned slayer of three and former KU student, today filed for a writ of certiorari with the United States Supreme Court.
Should the court grant the writ, it would agree to review the case of the 20-year-old Walcott youth who killed his parents and sister Nov. 29, 1958 at their home.
- Did he know what he was doing was wrong?
When asked about Andrew's reaction in filing for the writ he said:
Richard C. Allen, Washburn University professor of law and the attorney for Andrews, said in a telephone interview with the Daily Kansan that there were two major contentions in the petition.
"Lee only has had some slight degree of interest. He acts more like it was happening to someone else than to him.
- The McNaughten rule for the criminally insane was outdated when it was passed in 1843 and is still outdated today.
- "The last time I saw him he said, 'Let me know what happens. I'm kinda interested to know how it comes out.' He just doesn't seem to understand it's happening to him."
- The manner in which the confession was taken from Andrews was a denial of his constitutional rights.
- The McNaughten rule poses two questions:
- Did the defendant know what he was doing at the time of the crime?
Weather
Lowell Lee Andrews
Partly cloudy and cooler west and central. Considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and thunderstorms extreme east portion this afternoon. Clearing and cooler tonight. Thursday generally fair, warmer west portion. Low tonight 30 northwest to the upper 48s southeast. High Thursday 65 to 70 east and 70s west.
THE SOVET DELEGATE, second and final speaker at the afternoon session, submitted two resolutions.
The first set forth conditions for reaching international agreement on neutralizing Laos and insuring its "national integrity."
There must be no foreign military bases in Laos.
The Soviet declaration said:
All foreign troops must be withdrawn and none permitted to enter in the future.
All conference countries must pledge to recognize the kingdom's independence and national integrity
There must be no political strings attached to any economic aid given a unified Laos.
Laos will not join any military alliances.
No forceful intervention from outside is to be permitted.
SEATO must withdraw its protective umbrella from Laos.
There would be immediate international consultation upon notice of any violations of the agreement.
Gromyko's second declaration called for the present control commission—composed of India, Poland and Canada—to continue as the machinery to enforce the peace in Laos and make certain the neutrality agreement is carried out
VAN NAMONE, Laos — (UPI) — Negotiators of the Royal Laotian government and two rebel factions agreed today to hold a summit meeting on formation of a coalition regime but failed to reach accord on a meeting site.
The coalition would include the pro-western government of Premier
Laos
Prince Boun Oum, the "neutralists" of ex-Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma and pro-Communist Pathet Lao.
THE DELEGATE for the Souvanna Phouma regime, Pheng Phong Savan, accepted a royal proposal for the summit meeting, but insisted the conference be held in Xiang Khouang, the rebel "capital."
The government was expected to hold out for either Luang Prabang or Vientiane.
ASC Okays Seating Plan
A reserved seat season ticket bill for football games was approved last night by the All Student Council.
The plan considered and passed by the council eliminates basketball games from the reserved seating bill and allows a student to buy more than one ticket. This will provide for bloc seating for organized houses.
The vote was 15-8.
The reserved season tickets will cost $1.50, but this amount may be lowered if administrative costs are less than anticipated.
JAMES GUNN, administrative assistant to the Chancellor, said he felt the amount was as close an estimate of the cost as the seating board could make.
The reserved seat tickets will be sold on a seniority basis starting with seniors, law students, medical students and graduate students. This group will purchase tickets next Monday and Tuesday, May 22 and 23.
The original seating bill provided for graduated higher prices for the tickets, with the revenue
James E. Gunn
from the sales to be applied toward the construction of a new gymnasium. The plan was unanimously defeated and that portion of the measure was not considered last night.
STUDENTS WHO WILL be juniors in the fall will purchase their tickets Wednesday and Thursday. Those who will be sophomores will purchase their tickets on Friday and Saturday. Transfer students and freshmen will purchase their tickets next fall.
"It is impossible to say exactly what the administrative costs on
Fred Morrison
what the administrative costs on the plan will be," Gunn said, "There are tickets to be printed and extra men needed to sell them, but I have asked that careful records be kept so later we can decide the exact cost of the plan and adjust the ticket cost accordingly."
Several council members expressed concern that students dating in a different class from their own would not be able to sit together.
trouble changing tickets to sit with a date.
DICK HARPER, Prairie Village junior and member of the athletic seating board, said he believed there would be little
"If a student is in an organized house, the tickets can be pooled and traded around within the house," he said. "There will always be someone not going to the game for some reason."
Fred Morrison, Colby senior and former member of the council
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Bankers Oppose Higher Interest On $74 Million Inactive State Funds
(Editor's Note: This is the second in
issues on the Kansas state inactive
funds.)
By Carrie Merryfield
(Copyright 1961 University Daily
The greatest opposition to increased interest on inactive state funds comes from Kansas bankers, say legislators supporting an increase.
Rep. LeRoy E. Barringer, R, Jewell County and Sen. Wade A. Myers, D, 15th district, said in an interview that the major opponents of the increased rates were bankers, "for obvious reasons."
The $74 million presently draws
8. of 1 per cent interest—a total
of $592,000 annually.
The inactive accounts totaling more than $74 million are funds not needed in the day-to-day governmental operation.
IF THE RATE were increased to 2 per cent, the average of other states allowing interest upon such funds, the total annual yield would be $1,480.000.
Sen. Myers said the "obvious reasons" the bankers opposed the increase were they would have to pay more interest on the funds but could not lend the state money to draw interest.
Now the bank pays the state $800, and it keeps $2,200.
"If banks received a specified amount of the inactive funds, they would have to pay interest on them at the rate set by the treasury board," he said.
"The rate would be flexible, however, so it would be lower at certain times and higher at others. But bankers wouldn't want the money, simply because they couldn't loan it to private citizens and make more money to pay the state."
ANOTHER REASON the bankers oppose the increase was explained this way:
The banks are allowed to invest the state funds in government bonds, but the banks, not the state, receive the interest from the bonds.
If the inactive fund interest rate were raised, the banks would turn money back to the state, keeping less for themselves.
If the state interest rate were increased to 2 per cent, the bank
The funds invested by the banks in bonds earn $2 \frac{1}{2} -3$ per cent interest.
would pay the state $2,000 and keep only $1,000.
If a bank had $100,000 of state inactive funds invested in government bonds at 3 per cent, its total income from the interest would be $3.000.
Rep. Barringer, who is interested in seeing the money used for educational purposes, said the state should have been drawing interest on the funds for many years.
"IF A BILL allowing increased interest rates, or allowing the funds to be invested in bonds, had been passed ten years ago," he said, "and the money received had been used for educational building purposes, there would not be the building problem at Kansas universities that there is now."
He hastened to add that the money from the increased rate of interest would be put into the Kansas general fund and that other specific legislation would be needed to allocate it to a special building fund.
Rep. Barringer and Sen. Myers introduced bills to the legislature this session proposing the increased interest, but neither bill received enough support to be passed. Both bills died in committee hearings before reaching the floor for debate.
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