Daily hansan
58th Year, No. 107
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Tuesday, March 21, 1961
Soviets Demand UN Withdrawal From Congo
UNITED NATIONS — (UPI) The Soviet Union today demanded the end of United Nations operations in the Congo within one month and the withdrawal of all foreign troops.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromvko, opening the Congo debate in the U.N. General Assembly, launched a bitter attack against Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjoel as a "field marshal" for colonial powers.
The Russian foreign minister demanded the removal of Hammarskjold from his post as secretary general. He called for condemnation of Belgium as an "aggressor" in the Congo and the removal of all Belgian troops.
Gromyko once again called Hammarskjold responsible for Lumumba's murder.
"We cannot reconcile ourselves with the fact that a prominent post in the United Nations is held by a man who has sullied himself by this murder." Gromyko said.
"The Soviet Government has ceased all relations with him (Hamarskjold) and does not recognize his as a United Nations official."
At the same time Gromyko spoke, a special U.N. conciliation commission for the Congo urged the establishment of a new Congolese provisional government including all factions in the strife-torn African nation.
The 11-nation commission, which had spent two months in the Congo, called for a truce and restoration of law and order with the assistance of the United Nations.
AUFS Speaker At Faculty Forum
An American Universities Feld Staff member will speak tomorrow noon at the faculty forum in the English Room in the Kansas Union.
John Hanessian, Jr., will talk on "The International Importance of the rotar Regions."
"HEY, BOY! coffee please." These were some of the comments that Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe heard when he served as busboy at Lewis Hall last night. Lewis bought Chancellor Wescoe at the AWS auction for $141.50. Barbara David, Chanute junior, is facing the camera.
'Cute' Bus Boy Scurries
By Judy Asel
Last night's evening meal at Lewis Hall was being served at its regular time. The serving time turned out to be the only regular part of the meal.
THE BOY, obviously a new member of the kitchen staff, wore a white busboy's cap and jacket. Obviously now? Yes, because the girls are never served coffee; they must serve themselves.
Girls were tapping glasses and plates with their silver-ware yelling, "Hey, Boy!" Immediately the boy would come to them and pour each a cup of coffee.
Custom was being changed last night. As the residents reached the end of the counter empty coffee cups were given to them.
AFTER THEY sat down, they would tap a near-by glass with a fork, or whistle for service.
Are the residents of Lewis Hall always this impatient and impolite? No, they had a right to be. They had bought this busby last Saturday at the A. W. S. auction for $141.50.
EACH WOMAN was trying to get her money's worth.
They were a few girls who were not aware that the Chancellor was the busboy.
"Isn't he cute . . . Who is he? .
what? . . . the Chancellor?"
"I don't believe it."
I don't believe it.
"Hev, sir where's the cream?"
"Hey, sir where's the cream:
The Chancellor performed this service all through the meal.
Vox Issues Platform
Vox Populi last night unveiled a 10 point platform promising action on student problems ranging from telephone tie-ups in women's dormitories to civil rights.
Vox planks call for:
- Devising a method for obtain the student opinion on controversial subjects.
- Clarification on discipline procedures of the University.
- A secretarial staff to assist in handling increased legislation.
(See text of Vox platform on page 2.)
Iranian Starts 13-Day Holiday
Happy New Year to You, Too
It was 2:31 p.m. Homayoun Nik-
Khah, Tehran, Iran, senior, stood
before his desk holding four British
gold coins in his hand. He wore all
new clothes except his blue suit.
He wondered if he should have
gotten a new suit.
Bv Martha Moser
gotten a new job:
Nik-Khah waited yesterday for the start of Nowrooz, Iran's national 13-day new year holiday.
HE HAD TIED a red ribbon around a clump of grass, stuffed a burning candle into its center and set it on his desk. He wished he had the other six symbols of the traditional celebration. He had spread a picture of them by the grass.
The radio in Nik-Khah's room announced that it was 2:32 p.m. and spring had officially arrived in spite of its cold welcome. Nik-Khah smiled. The beginning of spring was also the beginning of the new year
1341 in his country. He fingered the gold coins. If the custom of holding what one wanted most at Nowrooz proved true, he would receive money all year. He wished he had gotten a new suit.
"It is also the custom," Nik-Khah said, "to have seven articles on the table at the time of spring. They are garlic, an apple, vinegar, two types of seasonings, a syrup made of boiled wheat sprouts, and green grass."
"IT IS A CUSTOM in Iran to throw away your old clothes and wear new ones at Nowrooz. This means you will have new things all year long.
Nik-Khah said the green grass stands for spring. It is grown from wheat sprouts and tied into a bundle with red ribbon.
"simply because it looks nice. We never use yellow with these symbols because yellow stands for hate. We never use back in them. Black stands for death."
When the cannons go off and announce the Iranian new year everyone kisses each other. Then families exchange gifts. The next day the younger members of the family visit the oldest members. In about four days, their call is returned.
"We USE red ribbon," he said,
"THE 13TH DAY of the new year is an unlucky day." Nik-Khah said, "so everyone goes out to celebrate. They throw away the bundle of grass because it is now unlucky. They take a picnic lunch and go miles away.
"There is a saying that if a girl goes off by herself on the 13th day of the new year and braids blades of grass together, she will be married before the next new year."
NSA Argues, Sets Date for 'Abolition'
By Carrie Marryfield
NSA members voted 6-4 to show "Operation Abolition" on March 30 in Fraser Theater. The vote was taken at last night's weekly NSA meeting amid a welter of politics, personal charges and countercharges.
Carol McMillen, Coldwater junior and NSA coordinator, said she had been talking with members of the faculty who said they believed demonstrations would result from the showing of the film and it should be shown close to a vacation to give students a cooling off period.
MISS McMILLEN said that "Political interests had taken over the committee." She said that members of the NSA had been pushed about in the political campaign and asked the members to watch all statements made to Daily Kansan reporters. She was referring to a member's premature announcement, and resulting UDK story, that the film would be shown March 23.
SHE DID NOT elaborate on the "political issues" that she said plagued the NSA. She is a candidate for the All Student Council in next week's elections.
"I feel all statements should be made to me first," Miss McMillen said. "This avoids confusion and political issues."
Miss McMillen said, "I can get the movie unless someone cuts off my source again."
She said she was referring to McIlwaine, whom she said she did not want to trust to obtain the film.
Miss McMillen declined to elaborate on her inferred charge against McIlwaine when asked about them after the meeting. McIlwaine said he had no idea what she meant, because he could get the film at almost any time.
Miss McMillen said the only time she could obtain the film was the Wednesday and Thursday (March 29 and 30) before vacation.
JERRY PALMER. El Dorado junior, said there was little reason to show the film at that time. He said: "Students will see it, go home for vacation and remember little about it when they return. Why have it when there can be so little discussion generated from it?"
Charles McIlwaine, Wichita senior and president of Young Republicans, said: "If NSA doesn't want to show this movie and can't get it, I'll get it and show it April 11, for Young Republicans. We have a meeting then and that could be the medium for showing it to the students."
ARTHUR MILLER, Pittsburg sophomore, suggested the arrangements for speakers to accompany the film be made by others than the ones doing it at the present time. Miller is a member of UP.
Palmer, a member of Vox, and Charles Menghini, Fittsubrg junior, were previously appointed to arrange for speakers. Menghini is cochairman of UP.
Miller said:
"It might be best to take the arrangements from the hands of those now responsible and let someone else do it. Due to political interests, they (Palmer and Menghini) might coerce the speakers to make other arrangements for that evening."
PALMER LEAPED to his feet.
FALMER LEAVED to "I'll have my two speakers there the night the film is shown," he said, "I'm against the film, but I had speakers scheduled for Mar. 23. If I'd wanted to coerce them I would have done it then. Don't pull that cheap stuff on me."
There were several guests present during the heated discussion. Miss McMillen said she might have to start holding closed meetings.
When questioned about that statement later, she said she was "just kidding, and there would be no closed meetings."
Greeks' Painting Project Postponed
The Greek Week project of painting Memorial Stadium bleachers has been postponed until April-15.
Announcement of the postponement was made last night at a meeting of the Interfraternity Council where members also discussed a proposed amendment to the IFC constitution to provide for a judicial branch in the group.
LAUREN WARD. Ottawa sophomore and co-chairman of the Greek Week Project committee, said that recent rains have made it impossible to work on the project on Saturday as previously planned. It would have entailed painting all the seats in the north end of the stadium. Ward said:
"Even if it would not rain any more before Saturday, the seats would not be dry enough to paint by then."
Paul Ingemanson, Topcka junior and IFC co-chairman of Greek Week, reported that plans for all other Greek Week activities have been completed and he expects everything to go smoothly. Among Greek activities for this week are exchange dinners tonight between fraternity and sorority living groups, a scholarship banquet tomorrow night and the Inter-Fraternity. Sing at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
EDWARD EPPS, Winnetka, Ill.
senior, presented a report from a
specially created judicial committee which called for amendment to the IFC constitution to provide for a judicial branch in the organization. The proposed amendment would provide for a five-man committee to consider and make decisions on disciplinary problems. Under the present ruling problems in discipline come to the entire IFC group of the IFC for decisions.
Epps said the judicial committee would meet in closed sessions which would eliminate bad publicity on disciplinary actions.
Police Stop African Fists at Cape Town
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — (UPI)—Police armed with revolvers and bayonets broke up crowds of white and Negro demonstrators milling about in Cape Town's main shopping area today. It is the anniversary of the killing of 72 Africans by police last year at Sharpeville and Langa, in response to rebellion created by the requirement that non-whites carry identification passes.
It was the second day of demonstrations over South Africa's racial segregation policies. There was practically no violence today.