gia A in the today, accusers d beipped main.
k 15
Rocket Fails; 'Prestige Hurt'
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (UP)—A satellite-carrying U.S. rocket exploded on the ground today in a fresh failure of American efforts to meet Russia's Sputnik challenge.
The department announced its personnel and scientists at the scene escaped injury.
Defense Department sources said this morning it probably will be at least a few weeks before another attempt will be made at launching a test satellite.
An orange ball of flame and billowing black smoke engulfed the gleaming silver Vanguard Navy missile at the moment it was fired-10:45 a.m. Kansas time. The rocket blew up on its launching stand.
"We know the carrier rocket fell over the United States," Khrushchev said. "But they do not want to give it back to us."
Nikita Says U.S. Holds Red Rocket
MOSOW —(UP)— Soviet Communist party chief Nikita Khrushchev said today that the carrier rocket of the Soviet Sputnik I plunged to earth over U. S. territory Saturday but “the Americans will not give it up to us.”
Krushchev said this to foreign correspondents at a Finnish embassy reception.
"We relied on their decency, but they did not live up to it."
Dr. John P. Hagen, chief of the satellite project, said in Washington that the trouble developed two seconds after the rocket was fired. A spokesman said there was a "loss of chamber pressure in the first stage" of the 3-stage 72-foot rocket.
All was thought to be in readiness today for a successful takeoff. An hours-long final checkoff of parts in the rocket started at midnight.
The Army is readying its own attempt to launch a satellite, but it got a late start and isn't ready yet to fire.
Well. He's Honest About It
TOPEKA —(UP)— Gov. George Docking said today he wanted to be "taken off the hook" with a "no comment" about the failure of the U. S. satellite launching. "I make enough mistakes myself without commenting on someone else's" Gov. Docking said.
Six of ten students interviewed by The Daily Kansan this morning said the announcement of the launching time of the U.S. satellite and its postponement were damaging to the satellite's propaganda value.
The strongest comment was by Colby Rehmert, Jetmore senior. He said: "It seems the United States is falling head-over-heels trying to impress Russia and our allies that we can do anything better than Russia. I think Russia has set an H-bomb off under Washington's ego and it is still burning."
Other Chapters
Johna Aderholdt. Wichita sophomore,
"How should I know? I've been studying."
Other comments:
Gretchen Griswold, Silver City, N. M. sophomore—"Americans and others have faith in the government and still know that we are the best."
Marcia Fink, Topeka junior — "I don't think it has hurt us much, but we should fire it soon."
Glen Brown, Ottawa sophomore— "It is a detriment to our propaganda value because there are too many it's in it. Any failure now will be highly amplified in propaganda value."
William Wolfe, Lawrence senior—"It definitely had an adverse effect on foreigners. They must think we are considerably further behind than it appeared before the announcement and postponement."
John Walz, Bonner Springs senior —"It looks as if the announcement was a little premature."
Howard Phillips, Lawrence junior —"It could be terribly humiliating for the American people."
Nancy Smith, Liberal junior—"It makes us look as if we are pretty careful in our preparation."
Toll Rises To 93 In London Wreck
LONDON — (UP)— Steelworkers searching for four to nine more bodies cut foot-by-foot today into the last crumpled railroad car remaining at the site of Wednesday's disastrous train wreck.
The first body brought out this morning, mangled almost beyond recognition, brought the death toll to 93. Another 177 were injured, 110 of them seriously.
Early today emergency crews hauled away the steam locomotive of the train that plowed into a jampacked electric commuter special in inky fog two days ago.
The Student Union opened on time this morning with only a faint trace of the powerful stink that drove about 400 persons from the building Thursday night.
Although the source of the odor has not been found, building officials and a University chemist believe that it was caused by a sulphur stink bomb placed outside the building. The building was closed at 9:30 p.m. Thursday after the fire department left the scene.
Does The Union Own A Skunk?
It was first believed that a leaky gas line had caused the trouble, but after hurried observations, officials at the scene diagnosed a stink bomb.
About fifteen organization meetings in addition to the usual Studen Union activities were interrupted
Derwood McCabe, building engineer, said that the person or persons responsible probably dropped the bomb near the marble entrance of the building or on the roof.
and headaches were reported but none of the victims had to be treated at Watkins Hospital.
Several cases of upset stomach
The smell was detected as far north as 11th Street and as far east as Kentucky Street, mostly because of the strong southerly wind. One fire officer remarked, "We could smell it as we turned the corner at 12th Street. It was really strong. "It reminds me of opening the hold of a ship and smelling spoiled onions," another officer said, recalling his service days.
Daily hansan
55th Year, No. 57
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Students may vote for one candidate Dec. 12-13 at the information booth on Jayhawk Boulevard. The winner will be announced in a Daily Kansan picture supplement Dec. 18 and she will be guest of honor at The Daily Kansan Christmas party.
Restore Budget Cut, Regents Ask Docking Miss Santa $334,214 For Raises Included In KU Slash
out how their dollar will be divided for the Campus Chest fund. This poster is on display in front of Flint Hall. (Daily Kansan photo)
Friday, Dec. 6, 1957
Colder tonight with rain changing to snow east portion. Saturday clearing west, snow ending east in forenoon, colder east. Low tonight 15-25 west to 30s east. High Saturday 35-45.
OPEN YOUR HEARTS AND YOUR POCKETS TOO!—Martha Crosier, Lawrence junior, and Ken Wagnon, Wichita sophomore, are finding
Weather
Miss Santa Nominations Due
Each dormitory, sorority and fraternity may nominate a candidate. A woman not living in an organized house may be nominated by a petition signed by 25 persons.
Names of candidates for the Miss Santa contest, sponsored by The Daily Kansan, are due by Saturday noon.
Entries are being taken by Steve Sehmidt, Salina senior and promotion manager, or Ted Winkler, Spring Hill senior and circulation manager of The Daily Kansan.
Low this morning 51. Low
Thursday 40, high 66.
The Board of Regents today asked Gov. Docking's budget makers to restore as much as possible of a $822,815 cut made in the KU budget.
The regents asked for $10,258,623 to operate KU next year. This was trimmed to a recommended $9,435,808.
$221 Starts Off Campus Chest
Approximately $221 had been turned in to the KU Campus Chest drive by 5 p.m. Thursday. About $150 was turned in by organized houses, while $71 had been contributed through the Mr. Campus Chest contest.
Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall had the highest contributions for organized houses. Corbin-North College Hall was second; Alpha Phi sorority, third, and Alpha Delta Pi sorority, fourth. Most of the contributions from organized houses were given through Student Union book-store rebate slips.
Each candidate for the Mr. Campus Chest contest was nominated for the contest by the organized women's house where he works as waiter.
The contest will close at 5 p.m. today. The winner and two runners-up will be announced at the intermission of the Four Freshmen concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Hoch Auditorium.
For the first time KU exchange students will benefit directly from the Campus Chest drive.
Present leaders in the contest and the sororities nominating them are Jerry Elliott, Hutchinson, Pi Beta Phi; Tom Rinehart, Liberal, Delta Gamma; Larry Ball, Cunningham, Kappa Kappa Gamma, seniors; Eugene Bryee Planienstel, Salina, Alpha Delta Pi and Robert H. Davis, Leavenworth, Alpha Chi Omega, sophomores.
"We need an organization to support these traveling expenses." J. A. Burzle, professor of German, said. "This would be possible through the Campus Chest drive if the total contributions are high enough." he said.
"The University has 12 direct exchange scholarships to other countries which is proportionately more than any other large University. These scholarships are to Germany, Switzerland and Great Britian.
"Private foundations pay the traveling expenses to Germany and Switzerland, but not to the five schools in Great Britain," he said.
Included in the $822,815 cut was about $334,214 which the regents asked for to raise faculty salaries five per cent.
The regents asked for $6,651,-148 to operate the KU Medical School in fiscal 1959. This was trimmed to a recommended $6,-601,836 which is slightly under the current budget.
Gov. Docking said he did not plan to recommend the salary increase to the Legislature. He said the blame for the cut in the regent's budget request should "rest on my shoulders."
University officials could not be reached for comment on Gov. Docking's stand. Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy was unavailable for comment. Raymond Nichols, executive secretary of the University; George Smith, dean of the University, and Dean Kenneth Anderson of the School of Education were in Topeka for the meeting.
Governor Takes Blame
Budget hearings for the University will continue today. The regents placed its budget needs at $33,913,287 to operate the state's five colleges and the University. Gov. Docking's budget makers trimmed it to a recommended $131,320,873, less than half a million dollars over the current budget.
Regent McDill Boyd, Phillipsburg,
said Thursday "We are liable to
suffer irreparable damage to our
top teaching staffs unless the raise
is granted next year."
Regent Urges Raise
During the budget hearings Mr. Boyd said, "If we can't pay salaries comparable to other states we will lose our best teachers and wind up with the culls and provide inferior' educations."
The salary fight will now move to the Legislature which convenes Jan. 14. One legislator said Thursday he would be glad to hear the chancellor and college presidents present their requests during the session
Several legislators attending the hearing declared they believed the salary increases are necessary for "good education in Kansas."
10 Per Cent Granted in '57
10 Per Cent Granted in 57. The governor said that he cut out the five per cent increase because the 1957 Legislature had granted a 10 per cent increase. He said the colleges can keep their faculties by "improved internal operation of the colleges."
Gov. Docking said that his major (Continued on Page 3.)