World-Wide Wire
Decision Soon On Voting Rights Bill
WASHINGTON—(UPI)The Supreme Court is expected to announce as soon as possible its judgment on the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
How soon the opinion will be forthcoming depends mostly on how far apart in their views the nine justices find themselves.
The court took the case under advisement Tuesday after two days of arguments in which six Southern states attacked the law and U.S. Atty. Gen. Nicholas Katzenbach, assisted by Massachusetts and New Jersey, defended it.
Viet Cong Remain Active
SAIGON-(UPI)-The Communist Viet Cong swept through a refugee village south of Da Nang today, gunning down civilian men, women and children in what appeared to be a vicious act of revenge.
A government spokesman said the Communists killed 33 civilians and wounded 54 in the pre-dawn attack on the village of Tu Hiep.
A Viet Cong act of terrorism was reported in Da Nang itself shortly before daylight, about four hours after the attack on the refugee center. Da Nang is the site of a major American air base.
A terrorist in a three-wheel cycle cab peddled up to an American building in Da Nang and exploded a bomb.
Two U.S. servicemen and two Vietnamese were injured by the blast, but there was only moderate damage to the building.
De Gaulle Faces Scandal
PARIS—(UPI)—President De Gaulle faced a growing national scandal today over the disappearance and possible murder of Moroccan opposition leader Mehdi Ben Barka, who was kidnapped from a Paris street two and a half months ago.
Many observers here feared the scandal, fanned by the French Press, could severely shake the second seven-year term of De Gaulle and threaten the political future of some of his cabinet ministers and closest advisers.
NEW DEHLI — (UPI) — Mrs. Indira Nehru Gandhi today was elected Prime Minister of India by an overwhelming vote of the ruling Congress party's members of Parliament. The 48-year-old widow becomes the only woman head of government in the world.
Mrs. Gandhi to Hold Reins
India Elects
Mrs. Gandhi, daughter of the late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, was chosen to succeed Lal Bahadur Shastri who died of a heart attack Jan. 11.
SHE RECEIVED 355 of the 526 votes cast by parliamentary members of the Congress party in secret balloting under the great dome of the legislative building. The lawmakers lustily cheered their decision.
MRS. GANDHI, who was a close friend but not related to
The frail black-haired mother of two is the second woman in modern history to attain the rank of prime minister. The first was Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranike of Ceylon, who succeeded her late husband in September of 1559 but lost a bid for re-election in April, 1644.
Mohandas Gandhi, India's revered spiritual leader during the independence movement, won out over former Finance Minister Morariji Desai. 69.
The balloting marked the first
contested election for prime minister since this teeming subcontinent gained independence from Britain in 1947. India is the world's most populous democracy.
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Cheer for Jayhawkers . . .
—Safi photo by Bill Stephens
Indian Students Comment
KU students and faculty from India showed mixed reactions over the election of Mrs. Indira Gandhi as the new prime minister of their country.
K. L. CHELLAPPA, graduate student in chemistry, said he had thought Mrs. Gandhi would "probably get it." However, he voiced support for Acting Prime Minister Nanda because Nanda "seems to be quite capable."
S. M. Shah, visiting professor in Mathematics, said he thought one advantage Mrs. Gandhi holds over the other candidates is her youth.
"I think her youth must be considered a definite advantage. The
Acting Prime Minister and the previous leaders have all been in their late sixties. That must be one of the points to consider in her favor," Shah said.
SESHADRINATHA IYER. Radiation Biophysics graduate student, also said he thought Mrs. Gandhi's youth was an asset and the fact she is a woman not a political liability.
"We don't have any prejudice against women officials," Iyer said. India's ambassador to the United States for many years was a woman and many of the top governmental positions in the country are held by women. I think she is a good choice."
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76th Year, No. 71
Serving KU for 76 of its 100 Years
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Wednesday, January 19. 1966
Sows Title Seeds
Huskers Thresh KU
The title-hungry Nebraska Cornhuskers gobbled the Big Eight lead from the KU Jayhawks last night as they handed KU their first conference defeat, 83-75.
Nebraska remains the only Big Eight team to be undefeated. KU falls to second place in the race for conference championship after taking the pre-season tourney.
THE JAYHAWKS, a notorious come-back team, failed to catch fire in the second half. They pulled within 75-71 with 0:51 remaining, but could not pull the tilt from the grasp of NU.
Frigid from the field, only hitting 33 per cent, the Jayhawkers led most of the way during the first half. The Huskers hit 51 per cent and controlled the entire second half.
WALT WESLEY. KU center, led all scorers with 22 points but his superior height was no help
More than 8,500 spectators packed into the Nebraska Coliseum, many arriving three hours before game time to obtain a seat.
to the Jayhawks who were consistently outbattled for rebounds.
KU, which dropped to 13-3 overall, saw its eight-game winning skein snapped and it was the Jayhawks' first loss at Lincoln since 1958 and the days of Wilt Chamberlain.
NEBRASKA IS now 12-2 for the year and needs only one more victory to assure it of a winning season. The last Cornhusker winning basketball campaign was in 1949-50 when they finished 16-7.
Wesley's 22 points pushed him one higher on the list of all time high scorers at KU. Clyde Lovellette leads the list, followed by Chamberlain, Wayne Hightower, then Wesley.
Weather
The U.S. Weather Bureau predicts increasing cloudiness and warmer weather today. Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday. High today lower 48s, low tonight near 20. Southerly winds 10 to 20 miles per hour today.
The Hawks were rated sixth in the Associated Press Poll of College round ballers and seventh in the United Press International ratings. The Huskers took 18th place in the UPI poll.
The only other Cornhusker loss in the last ten games was to KU in the final round of the Big Eight Christmas Tournament in Kansas City.
SATURDAY NIGHT the Jayhawks will take on the Kansas State Wildcats in Allen Field House. The game is already a sell-out according to Wade Stinson, who expects to pack the 17,300-capacity arena.
This is the first sell-out in the Big Eight's largest field house since the K-State-KU match in 1958 which saw the Wildcats' Bob Boozer battle it out with Chamberlain.
Because of the sell out, plans have been announced to televise the action on a seven station system. Dev Nelson of WIBW in Topeka will announce the play
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Religion Fund Breaks $200,000
Over $200,000—nearly one-half of the total needed—already has been pledged for construction of a new school of religion building, according to Dean William Moore.
"Before construction may begin, we must have half the cost of the building in hand and the rest in sight. We should have both by summer," Moore said. The fund drive goal for the Lawrence area, he added, is $30,000.
THE NEW BUILDING, a modernistic structure costing about $500,000, will be constructed at 1300 Oread Avenue. Paul Shivel, development director, said operations would begin next fall on the present site of old Myers Hall.
The construction of the new building will allow the school to keep pace with the University's expansion, Moore said. More than 700 students are expected to enroll in religion classes this year. Enrollment is expected to triple within the next ten years.
The modern design of the building calls for 29,000 square feet of floor space and a 40-foot exterior tower. Another exterior feature will be a stained glass window showing the University seal. An $8,000 statue of Moses will be placed near this window. The statue has been donated by Mrs. Charles E. Miller of Tonganoxie in memory of her late husband.