WINTER SKATING-Although Potter Lake has been crowded recently, skaters may be taking their lives in their own feet. According to Henry Shenk,
—Photo by Earl Haehl
director of physical education, only the south portion of the lake has the required three inches of ice. "The north side can be dangerous," he said.
Last Edition
Today's edition is the last UDK of the semester. The UDK will resume publication Tuesday, Feb. 8.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY kansan Serving KU for 76 of its 100 Years
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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76th Year, No. 73
Cloudy skies with possible snow is forecast for the weekend by the U.S. Weather Bureau. Low tonight around zero, highs Saturday around 20 degrees.
Friday, January 21, 1966
Classification QuandarytoSome
By Irvana Keagy
The possibility of a revised classification system for college students announced Thursday by draft officials was met with varied reaction from KU students.
James K. Hitt, KU registrar, who returned earlier this week from a meeting in Washington with Selective Service officials said there will be a big reshuffling of the draft by June. He said the reclassification will be necessary because the stockpile of non-college draftees is rapidly being depleted, and the local draft boards will soon have to dip into colleges and universities.
However, Hitt said, unless there is complete mobilization of the armed forces, the draft will not affect a large number of KU students.
GUS DIZERGA, Wichita freshman, who is a member of Young Americans for Freedom, said he is opposed to the draft system in any form.
"Our country was founded on the grounds that we have certain unalienable rights. But we are admitting that the state has the right to take away our freedom when we submit to the draft," diZerga said.
"It is a direct violation of the principles that our country was founded upon," he said.
David Leonard, Lawrence sophomore and vice-president of the Student Peace Union, said, "Most SPU members object to the draft, and object to its necessity." Leonard added that Congress has not given enough thought to any of the alternatives other than the compulsory draft.
OFFICIALLY, the Student Peace Union has not formulated a decision on the possible revised classification system for drafting college students.
Nursery Vote Ousts Moro
ROME — (UPP) - Premier Aldo Moro's center-left government collapsed today when the coalition partners split over the question of setting up state nursery schools. Moro said he would offer his resignation.
Moro's decision followed a five-minute cabinet meeting. He was expected to go to the Quirimal
KU, Parsons To Share Public Health Grant
The U.S. Public Health Service has announced a $2,104,200 grant to KU and the Parsons State Hospital to help expand or build mental retardation research facilities at Kansas City, Lawrence, and Parsons, Kan.
KU will receive about $1,758,000 and the Parsons Hospital $392,000 KU's share will be divided approximately $1,238,000 at the Medical Center in Kansas City and $520,000 at Lawrence.
The new facilities will house a comprehensive program of research and training.
The comprehensive program will include a Center for Research on Mental Retardation and Human Development at the Kansas City and Lawrence campuses, and at Parsons.
Palace shortly to notify President Giuseppe Saragat of his decision.
The funds were granted for an addition to the Children's Rehabilitation Unit at the Kansas City Medical Center; a new two-story wing for the Bioscience Building at the Lawrence campus, plus a two-story building at the Parsons hospital.
There had been two earlier confidence votes in Parliament in little more than a week—and the Moro government had passed both with flying colors.
But the break came last night on a Chamber of Deputies vote on the controversial bill to establish state nursery schools that was not supposed to have been a confidence ballot.
The Chamber of Deputies defeated the measure 250 to 221.
The vote reflected sharp dissension between the Christian Democrats and their Socialist allies in the coalition.
Leonardo Work Here
Models of inventions of Leonardo da Vinci will be on display in the South Lounge of the Kansas Union from Feb. 24 through March 18.
THE EXHIBITION, the property of International Business Machines Corporation, is described by the company as consisting of working models of the inventions rejected in Leonardo's time. These include a helicopter,
a daring innovation in the 15th century, and the first tank.
IBM says "Leonardo's genius is closest to us, perhaps, in his mechanical studies and devices . . . he devised a transmission mechanism that is reproduced in today's automobile."
The first set of models —large enough to be operable — was built in Milan in 1938 It was exhibited in Milan and then went on tour.
Law Students Lend Legal Aid to Prisoners
An experimental prison legal counseling program for inmates of Leavenworth Penitentiary has been underway during the fall semester by the KU Law School, The Law School has been conducting the program with the approval and cooperation of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Paul Wilson, professor of law, said two other university law schools are planning to operate similar programs next year. The University of Pennsylvania Law School will conduct its program at the Louisberg Federal Pententiary, the University of Colorado Law School at Colorado State Pententiary.
Eighty-five prisoners applied for the legal counseling service during the past semester. Wilson said of these, 30 cases have been worked by KU law students.
Others May Copy KU Experiment In Reviewing Inmates' Problems
TEN OF THE cases investigated resulted in the conclusion by the students and Wilson that there was not
sufficient merit in the case to start legal action.
"In cases such as these, there is nothing we can do other than advise the prisoner that we can not help him. We hope he accepts our advice so that he accepts his position and tries to improve it by being on good behavior." Wilson said.
Prisoners on good behavior for a long period of time can be given special privileges and may even have their sentences shortened, according to Wilson.
KU STUDENTS are still working on 20 cases. About half may have grounds for further research and investigation
by the students. "This is not to say that many or most cases will be implemented or that any prisoners will be released. We do have several interesting cases which can be questioned and perhaps have to be answered by a judge in another trial." Wilson said.
In one case which Wilson described, a prisoner was questioning his relationship with a former wife who had remarried. He wanted to make sure that he was divorced and if not, wanted to file for one.
Most cases brought by prisoners relate to their original trial in which many feel that their "rights" or that
due process of law were not granted them. Wilson said. He said that many prisoners are just desperate and try to grasp at any straw in order for a chance to be released.
"THEER ARE certainly enough cases involving true legal questions which should be raised to justify this program." Wilson said.
Wilson said the program helps the student by giving him actual experience in interviewing prisoners, researching cases, and investigating circumstances of an offense. It is also helpful to the inmates of the prison, because it raises their morale to see someone working for them and caring about their specific cases.
In light of the interest in the program and the importance of it to the prisoners and students, Wilson said, the program will be increased so that 16 students can work on it next semester instead of the 12 now involved.
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