Andrews Is Granted Stay of Execution
A stay of execution was granted triple-killer Lowell Lee Andrews today by Federal Judge Arthur J. Stanley and a hearing for the condemned 20-year-old youth was ordered for March 16. This is his second stay of execution.
Judge Stanley issued the stay after a brief meeting in his chambers with Buford Braly of Kansas City, Kan., one of Andrews' two court-appointed attorneys.
ANDREWS, a former KU student, had been scheduled to be eanged Thursday morning for the November 29, 1958, murders of his parents and sister at the family home in Wolcott.
Braly's petition for a stay and a habea corpus hearing was based on the ground that Andrews was not given a fair trial before an impar-
trial jury; that his lawyers were not permitted to be present at all proceedings in the case; and that he was "insane at the time of the trial and at this time is incurably insane."
JUDGE STANLEY directed Kansas penitentiary warden to deliver
Lowell Lee Andrews today refused a request for an interview with Daily Kansan reporters. He has refused to speak to any reporters.
Andrews to federal court tor the March 16 hearing.
Braly said Dr. Joseph Satten, a psychiatrist at the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, would be
present at the hearing to testify on Andrews' mental condition. Satten testified at Andrews'trial.
Also appearing as Andrews' counsel will be Richard C. Allen, professor of criminal law at Washburn University in Topeka, and Andrews' other court-appointed attorney, Harry Hayward of Kansas City, Kan.
JUDGE STANLEY dispatched Deputy U. S. Marshal Dale Chappell to deliver the habeas corpus writ to Warden Hand "in person."
Braley's petition asks that Andrews "be discharged from detention and imprisonment" on the grounds that he has been denied due process of law contrary to the U. S. Constitution.
--today indicated that ten out of 2 were in sympathy with former KU student, Lowell Lee Andrews, and were against capital punishment Seven seemed neutral.
INTERVIEWS WITH KU students
After being told that Andrews had been granted a stay of execution, Joseph Stoddard, Liberal sophomore said, "I think that a stay was right because if there is any possibility of more evidence, he deserves to have the chance."
Connie Fry, Prairie Village soph more, said, "Tm against capita punishment — period."
TOM PUGH, Kansas City, Mo,
sophomore, said, "I don't think that it makes any difference either way,
just so he is kept cooped up."
Susan Eresch, Beloit sophomore,
said, "I just think that it's prolonging his agony. The end will probably be the same, and it's not fair to make him wait."
PREVIOUS TO the announcement of Andrews's stay, students offered these opinions concerning his execution:
Priscilla Camp, Lawrence sophmore, said, "I don't see how any rational person can kill another. Hanging is not the right thing to do to irrational people."
An unidentified English instructor from England said, "I am not sufficiently familiar with the circumstances of the case to make a judgment. In England, we would support the Governor. What we need is to make it clear that we don't countenance this sort of thing" (defense on mental grounds). An unidentified male student stated, "Are they going to kill that guy? Good!"
Jose Limon
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Dancing Is Life For Jose Limon
The muscular bare feet pivoted on the rug, stopped, then flexed for a moment as the knees bent downward to form a dancer's blie.
The figure in leotards dominated the activity of the small hotel room. He motioned to his stage manager to answer the bellboy's knock at the door, and simultaneously smiled at the slim brunette who was sewing the side of his costume.
Jose Limon had taken an evening off to relax from his busy performance schedule.
"YOU HAVE TO have a gypsy spirit and love dancing," he said. "For me, this is life."
"Until I was 22 I studied to be a painter. I left the University of California to go to New York City to study art and quite by accident went to see a dance production. Immediately I fell in love with its forceful vitality and spirit," said Limon.
His assistant, Sally Stackhouse, one of the members of his dance troupe, was making minor adjustments on a costume that had arrived "to fit the wrong man."
At this point he turned to the girl pinning his costume and said, "Sally, it needs to be tighter here, across the chest."
"I LIKE TO do dramatic dances, and a great deal of my work has been in the serious vein." he said. "One of my favorites is "The Moor's Pavane," variations based on Shakespeare's "Othello." This will be presented tonight as a part of the troupe's performance in Hoch Auditorium at 8:20 p.m. Admission is by Student ID.
Mr. Limon does his own choreography, and his wife designs many of the costumes.
The music for the dance is selected either by asking a composer to write music for an idea such as Norman Dello Joio's music for "There is a Time," the first number on their Lawrence program, or by finding a composition that "stimulates dance thoughts."
Stretching his arms slightly and turning them to the side so more repairs could be made on the costume he was wearing, Mr. Limon went on to explain that each program is different "in order to give the members of the troupe variety, keep them in practice, and to keep the dances from going stale.
HE LAUGHED, turned again towards the mirror on the dresser to adjust his shoulder strap and said that the dancers even practiced in the bus aisles when time was limited.
"OUR DANCE IS modern interpretive dancing. I would like to rename it the American dance."
The present company of 14 members began their tour on the east coast Feb. 1. They have been to California, and will end in New York on April 1. Mr. Limon lives in New York City and teaches at the Continued on page 8)
"Practice time is difficult to manage. We usually have an hour and a half class each day, plus a rehearsal."
"We have eight dances in our present traveling repertoire.
Weather
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The weatherman predicts heavy thunderstorms this afternoon with snow this evening. Decreasing winds are predicted tomorrow. Low tonight will be from 20 to 30 degrees. High tomorrow, 30 to 40.
Daily hansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
KU 'Cannot' Instruct Local Renters Not to Discriminate
By Fred Zimmerman
Tuesday, March 7, 1961
Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe said today the University "will not and cannot interfere in the rights of the private citizen to choose the person to whom he wishes to rent his property."
Dr. Wescoe also said the University "does not practice any form of discrimination because of race, creed, or national origin. Not one branch of its operation is segregated.
"In non-university housing listed with the university . . . the University will not condone discriminatory practices."
Chancellor Wescool made the assertions in a prepared statement issued after a meeting of the Civil Rights Council, J. J. Wilson, director of dormitories, also was at the meeting.
The chancellor's statement also said the University "disapproves, in principle and in practice, the denial of any individual rights under law and under the rules of civilized human conduct."
THE STUDENTS had gone to the chancellor's office to get an official statement of policy concerning discrimination in University-approved housing.
The students who talked to the chancellor are:
Carolyn L. Shull, Lawrence sophomore; Marion S. Barry, Memphis, Tenn., graduate student; Alan D. Latta, Wichita junior; Barbara L. Rice, Kansas City junior, and Sheila B. Tate, Kansas City, Mo., freshman.
"I think the university has a responsibility to all students to try to make sure no racial discrimination exists in housing listed by the university."
A MEMBER of the group said today, "I am not satisfied with the University policy concerning off-campus housing.
A member of the CRC's housing committee had asked Mr. Wilson about two weeks ago to put a statement forbidding discrimination in the form letter the housing office sends every summer to Lawrence house owners who rent to students.
Bruce Wright, Salina sophomore, reported at last week's CRC meeting that Mr. Wilson that week had said a statement would be inserted in the letter saying the University would not list housing that was unavailable to students because of race.
MR. WILSON said today, "Our
office has been considering putting that statement in the letters we will send out, but the chancellor's decision is the official policy now.
"The chancellor has made the decision, and it was expressed yesterday at the meeting. His statement decides the issue as far as we are concerned.
"We have been trying to work closely so no one gets into an embarrassing position. That is the reason there has been no positive statement." Mr. Wilson said.
Abolition Film Set for March 23
The National Student Assn. committee at KU voted yesterday to bring the controversial film "Operation Abolition" here as soon as possible.
The NSA vote was 6 to 4. Carol Sue McMillen, Coldwater junior and NSA coordinator, said the film tentatively is scheduled for March 23.
THE DOCUMENTARY film of student riots against the House Un-American Activities Committee in San Francisco originally was scheduled for Feb. 16. The sponsors decided to postpone it after Chancellor Wescoe suggested to two members of the NSA committee he thought it might be unwise to show the film while the state legislature is meeting.
Miss McMillen said last night, "KU students shouldn't sit on their hands and be afraid of everybody. We don't want to displease the chancellor, but I think that sometimes
(See page 8 for the text of Dr. Wescoe's statement.)
KU Budget Before Senate
Raymond Nichols, executive secretary of KU, said today that $18.2 million of an appropriation bill before the State Senate "includes all of the items requested for KU by the Board of Regents except for the retirement plan."
The retirement plan will be handled in a separate bill, Mr. Nichols explained.
KU would receive the largest slice of the proposed $56.3 million bill for state educational institutions. The bill calls for $75,000 more than Gov. John Anderson's recommendations.
Fifty thousand dollars of this increase over Gov. Anderson's recommendation will go for the purchase of additional land at KU.
MR. NICHOLS said the land mentioned in the bill is five acres south of Templin and Lewis dormitories. He said the next KU dormitory unit will require that site."
There are presently two houses on the plot.
"We would hope to start development of the land within the next two years," Mr. Nichols said.
you have to take a stand of your own."
CHARLES B. McILWAINE, Wichita senior, and one of the two students who conferred with the chancellor, said in an interview after the NSA meeting he had told the committee he was washing his hands of the matter.
"The film is going to be here. I can't see what the rush is. I have enough regard for Dr. Wescoe to want to respect his wishes.
McIlwaine said:
The chancellor has not requested anything. He has just suggested that the film not be brought here while the legislature is meeting.
"I voted against the motion because I have been working with Charlie McIlwaine in trying to get a nationally recognized speaker here to speak at the time of the film's showing.
MAX E. EBERHART, Great Bend junior, also said he opposed the decision to bring the film immediately.
Miss McMillen said the film was being shown Monday at Kansas State University, and that several members of the committee planned to go see it.
CHARLES A. MENGHIN, Pittsburg junior, said, "If it's not going to hurt K-State, I don't think it will hurt students here."
Critics of the film have charged that the House committee "slanted" the film, and that it falsely depicts Communist participation and direction of the May 12-24 student demonstrations.
(Continued NSA Story on page 8)