SCULPTURE DEBUT of "Prudence" will be June 4. "Prudence" is one of two High Renaissance marble sculptures recently purchased by the Museum of Art. (Related story on page 7)
Area Officials Push For Atom Smasher
The possibility of having the world's largest atom-smasher built near KU is being investigated by officials of the area.
The Sunflower Ordnance Works (SOW), 13 miles east of Lawrence on highway K-10 near De Soto, has been proposed for the sight of the $280 million project.
Harlan Potter, president of the Kansas City, Kan., area Chamber of Commerce, said preliminary surveys by the chamber staff and KU officials indicate Sunflower meets all the requirements for the project.
David Beard, professor of physics and chairman of the physics department at KU, is working closely with Potter to show the Atomic Energy Commission that this is the best area for the atom smasher.
IF THE PLANT were built here, "It would really transform our department." Prof. Beard said. "It would literally make us a front ranking physics department, the M.I.T. of the middle west. We would be able to recruit extremely able people and the work that we would be doing here would be the most important work being done in physics."
The plant would be built to explore the fundamental constituents of all matter, Prof. Beard explained.
Prof. Beard predicted that if construction on the plant were to start next year, it would not be ready for operation until 1972.
"Every one of the machines that would be built for the plant would be the first of their kind in the world, Prof. Beard said. "This is an experimental project and all of the research and development has not been finished."
THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS for the site have been listed by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC):
- A level site of 3,000 acres and room for expansion.
- Terrain with underlying rock guaranteeing stable foundations for the atom-smasher and related structures.
- Plenty of water—the plant will require 2,000 gallons of clear water a minute for cooling.
Good access to a major airport.
- Good community facilities and housing nearby, with cultural institutions within driving distance.
Officials who have been studying the requirements say adequate water already is available at the site and that power requirements could easily be met.
Sunflower has all of the other necessities and more, officials point out.
The Lawrence City Commission at a meeting yesterday voted unanimously to cooperate with any federal agencies to get the Atomic Energy Commission project to the area.
A motion was made by Mike Getto and seconded by Richard Raney that the city write letters to various officials in Washington, D.C.. encouraging their support in bringing the project to SOW.
Mayor Ernest Pulllain of Lawrence said, "We have everything they need and the government does own the property. It looks like a real good chance that we can get it and Kansas City is helping us work for it."
President Johnson has approved an AEC request that the project be built.
Daily hansan
POTTER POINTED OUT the site is within easy driving distance of Kansas City, where transportation, civic and cultural advantages are available and of KU where scientific talent is available.
Wednesday, May 26, 1965
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
62nd Year. No.144
UHRC Continues Review Of Civil Rights 'Demands'
Editor's note: Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe expressed a desire to turn back the clock or extend it 22 hours from January 4 to right, following March 8-9. The University Daily Kansas now turns the clock back nearly three months to the formation of the Human Relations Committee, and reports on its progress on the present.
By Joan McCabe and Jacke Thayer
The first of seven demands presented to Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe by the Civil Rights Council during the demonstrations was, "That a board composed of students, faculty and administration be established to deal with any complaints" (concerning discrimination)." This demand was met by Wescoe on March 9 when he appointed the 11-member University Human Relations Committee.
Present UHRC members are Laurence C. Woodruff, dean of students, chairman; Donald K. Alderson, dean of men; Emily Taylor, dean of women; James E. Seaver, professor of history; A. Byron Leonard, professor of zoology; Charles Warriner, professor of sociology; Gloria Farha, Wichita junior; Arthur K. Spears, Kansas City senior; Byron C. Loudon, Kansas City senior; Michael Miner, Lawrence senior; Robert B. Stewart, Vancouver, B.C., senior.
"The UHRC is a recommending body largely—at the moment—appointed by and responsible to the Chancellor," Dean Woodruff said yesterday.
SINCE THE UHRC only recommends, Chancellor Wesoe's ap-
South Viet Nam's official news agency, Viet Nam Press, said Taylor's trip is part of the program of periodic consultations between the ambassador and the Johnson administration.
SAIGON — (UPI) — U. S. Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor will fly to Washington on Saturday for talks on the Viet Nam war with President Johnson, it was reported today.
Taylor Home For Viet Nam Discussions
SOURCES in U.S. military headquarters here disclosed Tuesday that the United States will bring another 25,000 combat troops to South Viet Nam within the next two months.
Meanwhile U.S. military authorities pressed an investigation into the misdirected American jet attack on a South Vietnamese outpost near the border with North Vietnam Nam.
The move would increase the American military commitment to more than 70,000 men, including 33,000 combat-ready soldiers and Marines.
Cooler temperatures are expected today with showers and thunderstorms accompanying them. Winds are predicted to be southerly at 15-25 miles per hour. Low temperatures tonight should reach the 50's. Tomorrow should be partly cloudy and cooler, the weather bureau predicted.
taylor was last in Washington in March. That visit was followed by a massive build-up of American troops in Viet Nam.
Weather
MORE THAN 24 hours after the accidental raid, officials said they were unable to ascertain whether the planes were Navy craft based on carriers in the South China Sea or land-based Air Force jets.
proval is necessary to make its suggestions part of University policy. Dean Woodruff explained the approval procedure:
"I would assume that any of the recommendations which have been released to the press and approved through the Chancellor's office would constitute University policy." Dean Woodruff said.
"It is certainly not necessary for the Chancellor to sign the recommendations to make them binding." he added.
One of the first issues encountered by the UHRC was discrimination in University housing. The CRC demanded that "the University Housing Office investigate the rental policies of those seeking to register on the approved housing list, and screen out those who do discriminate on the basis of race."
MARCH 31, Chancellor Wescoe issued a statement indicating he was in agreement with the UHRC report and recommendations on housing. The report suggested that the UHRC be recognized as the group to hear and adjudicate complaints relating to civil rights, and that a special form for reporting alleged discrimination be provided in the Housing Office and the offices of the Deans of Men and Women.
The report also recommended that a separate form be provided for faculty members who used the services of the Housing Office and wished non-discrimination to be explicit.
Mrs. Ruth Nash, Housing Office secretary, said yesterday she could not find such a faculty form. Dean Woodruff, however, said such a form had been composed in his office and sent to the Housing Office.
TODAY. MRS. Nash said the forms were available in the Housing Office but that they have had no requests for such a form, which is provided for persons wishing to rent to faculty members only and stress non-discrimination.
Final UDK Today; Resumes June 15
Today's issue of the University Daily Kansan is the last issue this semester. Daily publication will resume next fall. A biweekly Kansan will be issued beginning June 15 for students attending summer school.
The last two recommendations of the UHRC suggested the formation of a Housing Liaison Committee to persuade landlords to alter discriminatory practices, and to work with landlords to enlarge the housing list to meet increased enrollment demands.
E. Jackson Baur, professor of sociology and chairman of the Liaison Committee, said, "We were formed less than a month ago — about three weeks." Other members of the committee also appointed by Wescoe, are Louis F. Dellwig, professor of geology; Charles Oldfather, professor of law; and Ambrose Sarick, professor of history.
"OUR CASES are referred to us by the UHKC," Baur explained. "When a complaint of discrimination comes before them and if they determine that there is discrimination, they refer it to us — the Off-Campus Housing Liaison Committee."
Concerning the duties of the committee as outlined in the UHRC report, Baur said, "My only instructions from the Chancellor were to try and accomplish a change in the attitude of the landlord involved."
"After the UHRC found that Park Plaza South was using discriminatory practices, we were notified," he said. "We have taken some steps toward solving the situation with the owner of Park Plaza South. Our report is not completed."
The discriminatory housing issue was directly connected to the CRC demand "that the University Daily Kansan no longer accept advertisements from landlords and/or organizations that practice racial discrimination."
The UHRC recommended March 16 that "all student publications will henceforth reject for publication commercial advertisements ... that are not available to all students on the basis of their individual merits."
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First Marines Leave Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO—(UPI)—U.S. Marines, the first unwounded American troops to leave the Dominican Republic since last month's landings, board ship for the homeward journey today.
They board the Boxer, a converted aircraft carrier lying offshore. It was not certain how many Marines would leave today, but the number was not expected to exceed a few hundred.
The Boxer will not sail at once, because the Marines boarding today will not be a full load for the ship. The U.S. Navy has ruled that its ships cannot leave the Dominican area until they are fully and economically loaded.
The converted carrier has accommodations for a Marine detachment of 10 officers and 323 men to man and maintain its 30 helicopters and for an additional 1,650 military passengers.
The troops departing today were chosen among the Marines who made the first landing here April 28, when it became clear that drastic action was needed to protect Americans and other foreigners in Santo Domingo.
Their departure was made possible by the arrival Tuesday of 210 Brazilian soldiers to reinforce the inter-American army set up here by the Organization of American States (OAS). More Brazilians are on the way, and additional Americans will be withdrawn as they arrive.
It appears certain, however, that it will be weeks or months before the last American leaves.