ASC Will Discuss Primary Election
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS
The All-Student Council will hold a special meeting tonight at 7 in the parlors of the Kansas Union. The principal purpose is to discuss the possibility of canceling the March 21 campus primary elections.
Russell said a progress report would also be given on the publications bills at the special meeting.
Alan Reed, Leavenworth junior said yesterday that the meeting would be held to discuss KU-MU relatons.
HARLEY RUSSELL. Topeka senior and chairman of the committee on committees, officially called the meeting for the purpose of discussing the primaries.
The ASC has considered the special meeting in the past to legislate the large number of bills before the group.
Vox Populi and the University Party have announced only one candidate for each living district, eliminating the need for the primary elections.
"Vox and UP parties have a similar provision," he said. "With the consent of the party leaders and ASC, the primary can be canceled."
"Ive checked the total cost of previous primary and general elections, and it is close to $400," Harper said. "That includes transportation to Topeka to the state printer and other incidentals. I think the cost could be cut to $225 if only the general election were held." he said.
This would cut the election cost approximately in half, according to Richard Harper, Prairie Village junior, and chairman of the election committee.
"If each slate for class officers has three or fewer candidates, the names go directly on the general ballot," Harper continued.
"THERE ARE TWO resolution being studied in the committee now," he said. "We've checked them section by section and found them well constructed. The structure of the student publication board needs more work, however. It should be done by the next regular meeting."
A resolution concerning KU-MU relations may be discussed, said Russell.
Tuesday, March 14, 1961
58th Year, No.102
Factions Rise Over Birch Society
Factions Gibbs Denies 'Birch' Tie
The KU student who is organizing an anti-communist organization here said yesterday he is not affiliated with the John Birch Society.
William F. Gibbs, Wichita freshman, said, "It's not that I don't like what the Johnny Birchers are doing. I just do not have enough facts about them to form an opinion.
I WONT SAY that there is Communism on the KU campus. But I'd like to check into it here. There are some interesting things I'd like to find out about some professors here."
Friday's Daily Kansan reported Gibbs was forming an anti-communist group using the John Birch Society as a rough model.
"I did say that I plan to pattern this group after the Birch Society, but I don't really know yet what to think about the Birchers," Gibbs said.
"If the Birch Society has facts to back up their charges. I would probably go along with them. But I need to have facts."
HE WAS referring to charges made by Robert Welch, founder of the Birch Society, that several government officals, including CIA Director Allen Dulles and former President Eisenhower, are Communists. The current issue of Time Magazine reports that Welch, a Belmont, Mass., candy manufacturer, has written a book, "The Politician," in which he makes these allegations.
About twelve persons are interested in the group being formed, according to Gibbs, but he said that
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JFK Sends Latin American Plan for Congressional Okay
WASHINGTON —(UPI)— President Kennedy looked to Congress today for funds to help inaugurate a bold, 10-year "alliance for progress" with Latin American nations to wipe out poverty and prevent Communist inroads in this hemisphere.
Kennedy unveiled his sweeping program for the Americas, compared in scope with the Marshal plan for rehabilitating Europe after World War II, at a White House reception yesterday for 250 Latin American diplomats and members of Congress.
The President planned to send a special message to the Senate and House today asking for appropriation of the $500 million authorized last year for aid to Latin America, along with $100 million for rehabilitation of earthquake-stricken Chile.
He said the program would enable every Latin American country to carry out a democratic "revolution of hope and progress" by meeting the needs of the people "for homes, work and land, health and schools."
Keynoting his speech with the motto of "Progress Yes, Tyranny No." Kennedy warned against "the
Prof. Rothwell Is Humanities Speaker
Kenneth S. Rothwell, assistant professor of English, will speak at the Humanities Forum at 7:30 tonight in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union. His subject will be, "Mysteries' End Revisited: The Anglican Fathers and 'Stage-Play or Masquery.'"
alien forces which once again seek to impose despotisms of the old world on the people of the new."
The Associated Women Students Senate voting will be held tomorrow in Strong Hall, the Kansas Union, Fraser Hall, and Haworth Hall. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
The President emphasized the self-help features of his plan, but said the United States stood ready to help meet part of the costs of what he called "a vast cooperative effort, unparalleled in magnitude."
Kennedy said: "Never — in the long history of our hemisphere — has this dream been nearer to fulfillment — and never has it been in greater danger."
Six women will be picked for the positions of president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, All Student Council Greek representative and Independent representative from AWS.
At the outset of his speech, Kennedy quoted the Latin American librator Simon Bolivar as seeking greatness for the Americas "by her freedom and glory."
Runners-up in the elections will be chairmen of AWS committees on standards, regulations, and publications, elections, roles of women, All Women's Day, Junior College Day, and High School Leadership Day. The Senate members will choose these chairmen.
AWS Election Held Tomorrow
All women students may vote, including seniors. No party card is necessary.
OPPONENTS MEET—William F. Gibbs, Wichita freshman (left), and Scott Stanley, Bethel freshman, disagree on the John Birch Society. Stanley opposes the John Birch Society. Gibbs is organizing a KU group patterned after the Birch Society.
Anti-Birchers Waiting
A man, attacked by the Wichita John Birch Society, has indicated that he would speak to the newly formed "KU Students for Academic Freedom" if he is invited.
Albert Parker, visiting associate professor of history, said he has no desire to act as an organizer of the group for academic freedom but would be happy to speak to them.
Eyrill Hoff, Wellington senior, said the definite date hasn't been set but that the group plans to meet this week and might have Prof. Parker for a speaker. Hoff is one of the six students who met last Friday to form the organization.
HOFF SAID the Students for Academic Freedom would only hold a public meeting with Prof. Parker if this fact of the John Birch Society shows signs of becoming dangerous.
"We consider that an organization modeled after the Birch Society is just as dangerous as the Birch Society itself," Hoff said.
of the KU Students for Academic Freedom now is waiting.
"There will be no group action if Birch Society moves at KU do not become dangerous or if it is proved there is no Birch Society here."
"ACTUALLY THE main function
U.S. Airlifts Nehru Troops in Congo
LEOPOLDVILLE, The Congo — (UPI)—The US Air Force started a massive airlift of 3,000 Indian combat troops today to reinforce UN forces and to help restore order in the Congo where tribesmen have inflicted "indescribable humiliation" on priests and nuns and raped an American girl missionary.
The airlift started when the first group of 280 combat-ready Kurkha warriors left New Delhi aboard US C-124 Globemaster planes this morning. UN sources said they are due here at 8 p.m. Lawrence time tomorrow.
UN officials said the arlift will ignore Congolese government protests.
Society GOP Council Will Decide
The Young Republican's executive board will decide tonight whether their group will sponsor the John Birch Society speaker at a meeting April 11.
The Young Republicans' president voiced opposition last night to his group's sponsorship of a speaker from the John Birch Society,
Charles McIlwaine, Wichita senior, said he was uncertain of the John Birch Society now because of the group's "secretive and reactionary characteristics."
"ANY GROUP that wants to come to our campus and be heard should be heard," McIlwaine said. "But I don't feel we're the group to sponsor the John Birch Society."
McIlwaine and some other executive members of the Young Republicans have described the John Birch Society as a secret anti-communist group.
Roy D. Laired, assistant professor of political science, has criticized the John Birch Society as a "rightest" organization.
He said in an interview last night that the Blue Book of the John Birch Society "expounded the fuehrer prince."
"IT ENCOURAGES a cannibalism in our society," Prof. Laird said. "It encourages the frustrated elements of our society to fight the aggressive tendencies of the Soviet Union by turning on anyone in our society who refuses to conform to the leader's idea of what America is."
Prof. Laird identified the "leader" as Robert Welch, the author of the Blue Book.
Mellwaine said he had arranged for a speaker from the John Birch Society by contacting Ranie Love, president of Koch Engineering in Wichita.
HE SAID he understood Fred Koch, owner of Koch Engineering, is associated with the John Birch Society.
McIlwaine said Love told him the purpose of the John Birch Society was spreading information about communist activities.
"This is all I had to go on," McIlwaine said.
A film, "Communism on the Map," was scheduled to be shown on April 11 when a representative of the John Birch Society spoke.
"I WOULD SAY the film is typical of a certain type of right wing or-
ticism."
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KU-MU Fight May Go Before Big 8
Kansas Athletic Director, A. C. "Dutch" Lonborg, said today that he is "certain" the problem which has arisen as a result of the fight at the basketball game at Columbia Saturday will be discussed at the next conference athletic representatives' meeting.
"We will try to take steps to eliminate problems like this at the meeting the third weekend of May," said Lonporg.
The problem to which Lonborg made reference is the ill feelings which have developed between Kansas and Missouri.
Intense MU-KU feelings seemingly started with Kansas' loss of the Big Eight football championship last fall and was continued by so-
REGARDING THE possibility that athletic competition between Kansas and Missouri may be discontinued, Lonborg said this step would be used as a "last resort"-only if no other way could be used to alleviate the problem.
LONBORG STATED that better supervision of the fans at basketball games, which would include more police protection, would be one of the steps which could be taken to eliminate any further problems.
called "unsportsmanlike" action by the Kansas crowd at the basketball game here.
"We (University officials) are going to try and work with the students and the alums by pointing out the seriousness of the problems and get them to help us in solving the situation," said Lonborg.
The athletic director said, "I wouldn't want to discontinue athletic relations with Missouri, but it may be necessary.
He said he didn't know what special rules concerning conference
"IF THE EXTREME bitterness continues between the two schools, we will have to discontinue playing each other, at least for awhile." He said he didn't know what spe-
LONBORG SAID he felt the best way to handle the problem was quietly, in meetings, and would therefore make no comment on Missouri Athletic Director Don Faurot's statement on the conduct of the Missouri fans.
standings would be necessary if competition were to be temporarily stopped.
Faurot had said;
"I don't believe any bitterness on the part of our (MU) spectators had anything to do with the fight. Up until the time Hightower swung at Henke our students were in fine shape."
Weather
Generally fair this afternoon, tonight and tomorrow. Increasing south to southwest winds tomorrow. Warmer this afternoon. Low tonight in the 30s. High tomorrow 65 to 70.