Daily hansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Friday, Feb. 24, 1961
58th Year. No. 90
House OK Seen For Wichita U. Bill
TOPEKA —(UPI)— The Kansas Senate yesterday voted 23-15 to make the University of Wichita a third state university. The bill was then sent to the House of Representatives where Gov. John Anderson predicted it would be approved.
The measure passed in the senate over the threats of several lawmakers that it would result in a tax increase.
The bill would make Wichita the third state university in Kansas. Senators approved the proposal, written by Sen. William C. Farmer, R-Wichita, after defeating motions to delay the bill.
KU officials declined to comment yesterday on the financial impact eventual passage of the bill might have on the University.
DEMOCRATS had agreed in a caucus yesterday morning to support the bill. The measure provides that before the proposal becomes final, it must be approved by vote of the people of Wichita on April 4, Control would come under the State Board of Regents.
The bill had been given tentative approval Tuesday, but by a slimmer. 18-13 vote. Two unsuccessful attempts were made yesterday to delay the bill's passage.
In his budget recommendations last month, Gov. Anderson had proposed state aid to Wichita and Washburn (Topeka) universities at the rate of $3 per credit hour for each freshman and sophomore student. The present bill calls for total adoption of Wichita by the state within two years. Wichita will receive $387,000 this fiscal year (beginning July 1) and $825,000 next year. The state would then take over completely on July 1, 1963.
THE SCHOOL would continue to receive $1.5 million a year from municipal property taxes until June 30, 1966 when the state would assume the full $4,250,000 per year operating cost. Approximately $2.5 million of this would come from state taxes.
Among the opposition, Sen Don Hults, R-Lawrence, contended adoption would insure a tax increase.
"I want to remind the senators when they come back here two years from now, when they pass this bill," Hults said, "that they will have to vote for new taxes willingly."
He complained that the State Board of Regents should take over immediately if the state accepts the institution.
Sen. Howard W. Harper, R-Junction City, said that the state will already be in debt $5,430,988 next year and that "until the people tell us how it can be financed, I consider it economically and morally wrong to load it on the backs of the taxpayers."
THE BILL was supported by 17 Republicans and six Democrats, and opposed by 13 Republicans and two Democrats.
Sen. Charles B. Joseph, D-Potwinn, who supported the bill, said the senators would re-examine the basic arguments, many of which he said would apply to some present state schools. He was referring to the argument that Wichita will be extravagant with scholarships and athletics.
Striking Airlines Back to Work
NEW YORK — (UPI) — Six of the airlines affected by the worst air strike in history got their flight operations back to an average of more than 50 per cent normal today on the heels of a strike settlement that sent thousands of laid-off employs back to their jobs.
Only one airline — Pan American World Airways — was able to restore full service within the first day after President Kennedy announced the end of the strike, which cost the commercial airline and
The other passenger lines involved — TWA, American, Eastern and National — expected to operate 40 to 50 per cent of normal out of New York area airports, restoring service gradually across the nation. The Flying Tigers line, which handles freight only, also worked toward restoration of full service.
tourist industries an estimated $66 million.
Industry spokesmen estimated domestic flight schedules would be completely normal tomorrow and all international flights would be in the air by Tuesday.
CARD SHARKS-Bob Alderson, Prairie Village senior and Alpha Kappa Lambda bridge team member, thinks about a game hand bid.
Bridge Quiets Union
By Dwayne James
Campus bridge aficianados threw a blanket of concentration over the Kansas Union last night as, amid terse bids of "four spades" and the inevitable "double!," they battled trick for trick for a ranking in the National Intercollegiate Bridge Tournament.
The duplicate bridge tourney is conducted by the National Intercollegiate Bridge Committee, with headquarters at West Virginia University. The results of last nights' play will be sent to Committee headquarters where they will be scored by Edward Oswald, contract bridge authority, who will determine campus, regional, and national winners. Prizes will include trophy cups for the colleges winning the national titles, and smaller cups for each of four individual national winners.
Phil Cooper, Prairie Village freshman, and student coordinator of the tournament, said, "I'm very pleased with the turnout tonight." He added, "These people are excellent players and should make KU come out with top honors."
The players appeared calm, considering the fact that they were competing, not only against each other, but against student experts from 150 colleges and universities throughout the U.S.
The tournament director was Lawrence Bodle, a Lawrence electrician.
Members Hear Vox, UP Party Achievements
Pre-election pep talks were offered members of Vox Populi and the University Party at organizational meetings last night.
Lists of promises fulfilled were read as member living groups were urged to begin thinking about a spring slate and platform.
There will be ten ASC openings plus the offices of Student Body President and Vice President to be filled in the March all-student elections.
Max Eberhardt, Great Bend junior and ASC member, told his Vox colleagues, "As far as I can tell, the only thing that we (the ASC) haven't been able to act on is a program for free ID exchange."
Eberhart offered explanation:
"This is something the administration has a firm hold on. Progress is slow." he said.
Paul Cacioppo, Overland Park senior and co-chairman of UP, said that UP party members of the ASC had already carried out some of its resolutions and other planks but blamed "poor press" for the lack of publicity.
Eberhart and Cacioppo are believed by campus political observers to be the leading contenders for their respective party's presidential nominations.
Both parties claimed credit for the proposed campus human rights commission. The resolution now rests with the council's committee on committees. The resolution was proposed by Alan Reed, Leavenworth junior who was elected last fall on the University Party ticket.
Among the "all but one" Vox fall planks upon which ASC action has been or will be taken Eberhart listed the following:
1. A student bill of rights, consisting of student rights (now pending in the committee on committees).
2. Separate election living districts (also a UP plank).
3. A transportation control system (a system of "rides home" for out-of-state students which will go into effect for Easter vacation).
4. Wider publicity for the ASC, including printed copies of ASC minutes which have reportedly been given to all organized living groups.
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SAINT-TO-BE — Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket, portrayed by John Welz, Webster Groves, Mo., junior, tells his priests of his certain martyrdom in last night's Experimental Theatre production of "Murder in the Cathedral." The priests are John Hackworth, (center) St. Louis, Mo., graduate student and Gene Bailey, Neodesha freshman.
Castro Gives Guevara New Industrial Powers
HAVANA — (UPI) — Premier Fidel Castro granted Maj. Ernesto (Che) Guevara the powers of an industrial czar today in a cabinet shakeup that may prove the prelude to complete Communist-style socialization of Cuba.
Castro's brother Raul was named vice president of a new national planning committee which will set standards for industry. He also retains his post as armed forces minister.
GUEVARA, who had been the "economic brain" of the Castro regime as president of the national bank, achieved cabinet rank as head of a new industry ministry empowered to 'unify, orient, direct, coordinate and carry out plans for industrial development."
THE PLANNING committee includes the ministers of finance, industry, public works, transportation, interior and foreign commerce, labor, the national bank and economy, plus a delegate from the land reform institute.
Castro himself will head the new planning committee, with Raul as his deputy and most of the cabinet as members.
The decree creating the industry ministry gave Guevara near-absolute power over Cuban industry.
The new ministry includes the institutes of petroleum and mining and the land reform institute's industrial department, giving Gue-
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Weather
A pleasant weekend was forecast today for Kansas. The Weather Bureau said temperatures would remain moderately cold today — ranging from the 30s over the west and north to the 40s in other areas — but would warm up tomorrow. Clearing was expected to spread slowly eastward across the state today.