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Folk Singing Group Gives Hillbilly Show
HILLBILLY CONTEST—The Dillards, specialists of "bluegrass" or "hillbilly" music, are shown here singing in their SUA sponsored concert last night in Hoch Auditorium. The young men, presently living in California, are on an extended tour with Andy Williams but last night they appeared alone. The concert drew a crowd of about 800 students who demanded several curtain calls.
By Ernie Ballweg
Hillbilly music came to the hills of KU last night with the Dillards in a country music concert, sponsored by Student Union Activities.
The Dillards are a group of young men from Selma, Mo., where as Mitchell Jayne, spokesman for the group says, "The moss grows on the North side of people."
They have been playing together professionally for about two and a half years. Jayne said that the group played together for only a short time before going on professional tours.
The four men composing the Dillards are Rodney Dillard, 22; Douglas Dillard, 28; Dean Webb, 28; and Jayne, who is 37. Rodney Dillard and Jayne write and arrange most of the numbers which the Dillards perform.
RODNEY DILLARD said that the group does not consider itself strictly "bluegrass" or "hillbilly." "We just play what we feel," Rodney said. "We arrange any song to our own style whether it is popular, folk, or country music."
Jayne said that the group actually got started after he sold a worthless hound dog to Rodney.
"He kept hanging around trying to get his money back so we had to do something to keep occupied," Jayne said. He added, "In the hill country where we were from there was little else to do but sit around and watch our sister's face break out."
All of the Dillards said that they had been playing musical instruments for many years except for Jayne, who began playing the bass about three years ago. Besides the bass, Rodney Dillard plays the guitar and harmonica, Doug Dillard plays the banjo, and Dean Webb concentrates mainly on the mandolin.
THE DILLARDS were appearing on an extended tour which included performances at Hays, and with Andy Williams at Hutchinson's spring festival. Jayne said that the group would be on their way to Hollywood after the KU performance.
All of the Dillards now live in California. Rodney Dillard and Jayne are married, while Doug Dillard and Webb remain confirmed bachelors.
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Jayne said that the KU audience was one of the most appreciative for which the group had played. "We've really enjoyed our stay at KU," Jayne said. "It is certainly a great experience to play before such an audience."
The Dillards received several curtain calls from the crowd in Hoch Auditorium.
THE DILLARDS' performance included several instrumental and and vocal numbers, which were supplemented by a great deal of humor.
The Dillards' repertoire included a number of mountain songs which they said were characteristic of the Ozarks. One of the songs which the audience particularly enjoyed was one called "Dooley," which told a tale of a moonshiner in the Ozarks. When announcing the song, Jayne spoke of moonshine as a drink which is so strong it "makes you want to hang under the grass and lean on the ground."
The Dillards said that they would have a new recording which would be released sometime this month. Jayne said that they had recently signed a contract with Capital Records. They plan to record a long-playing album in the near future.
Rodney Dillard said that the record industry was not exactly new for the group as they had had a previous contract with another record company for nearly two years.
Mike Rogers. Hutchinson senior and co-chairman for the event, said that the SUA was greatly pleased with both the performance and the crowd. Rogers estimated the crowd at about 800 people.
Friday, May 14, 1965
ONLY THE United States, Britain, and Russia have done that thus far. France, the fourth nuclear power, still is limited to the lower powered atomic weapons.
THE CHINESE broadcast, monitored here, said today's blast meant China "thus successfully concluded its second nuclear test."
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"This nuclear test is another important achievement scored by the Chinese people in strengthening their national defense and safeguarding the security of their motherland and world peace," it added.
Second Atomic Explosion Recorded by Red China
China has spurned the Soviet-British-American ban on atmospheric testing.
Western experts said that if the Chinese have succeeded in exploding a plutonium bomb it would be evidence of "real atomic sophistication" and ability to develop a hydrogen bomb.
Plutonium is the fissionable material useable in A-bombs and also used to trigger H-bombs.
TOYKO — (UPI) — Communist China today exploded its second atomic bomb, possibly in a drop from an airplane.
Peking's propaganda machine immediately went into action to defend the purposes of the Chinese nuclear arsenal.
"CHINA IS conducting necessary nuclear tests within defined limits and is developing the nuclear weapon for the purpose of coping with the nuclear black-mail and threats of the United States and for the purpose of abolishing all nuclear weapons," it said.
Radio Peking announced the bomb was exploded by China "over its western areas." The first Chinese bomb, last Oct. 16, was detonated on a tower.
Peking called the bomb "defensive" and renewed its pledge never to be the first to use nuclear weapons. The announcement said China was building its nuclear arsenal to cope with U.S. "nuclear blackmail" and called for "complete, thorough prohibition and destruction of nuclear weapons."
THE ATMOSPHERIC test meant that new quantities of radioactive fallout will be released in the air over China and other countries.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT said the blast was in the atmosphere, which means it will produce radio-active fallout for China and surrounding nations.
But China has spurned the atmospheric test ban of the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union, which limit tests to fallout-free underground sites. France, the fifth nuclear power, also tests in the air.
There had been speculation in the West that the second Chinese weapon would be a plutonium bomb dropped from an airplane.
Cloudy skies and temperatures in the low 70 degree range are predicted for tomorrow by the weather bureau. Winds will be southerly, 10 to 20 miles an hour. Tomorrow's cool and cloudy conditions should follow tonight's expected thunderstorms, the weather bureau reported.
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The Peking Radio announcement hailed the test as "another important achievement scored by the Chinese people in strengthening their national defense and safeguarding the security of their motherland and world peace."
Peking Radio tried to justify this disregard of the test ban. It
said China had demanded a summit meeting of all nuclear powers after its first explosion last October but that the West had refused to attend.
"SINCE THEN, the United States has been continuing its development and mass production of various kinds of nuclear weapons, and has indulged in further nuclear blackmail and threats against China and the whole world." Peking Radio said.
"China is developing nuclear weapons solely for defensive purposes. China will never be the first to use nuclear weapons."
The announcement said Peking would continue to press for a test run.
PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S reaction to the first Chinese bomb was to call it "a crude nuclear
device which can only increase the sense of insecurity of the Chinese people."
The President and military experts agreed that many years would be needed before the Chinese acquired a stockpile of weapons and delivery systems.
PREDICTIONS RANGED from 5 to 10 years for the time it would take the Chinese to develop deliverable missile systems and warheads that could be a military threat.
But the political implications of the first explosion already have been felt. Communist China's standing has been enhanced in the developing world by its achievement, and many of the poorer nations opposed to Western nuclear programs have hailed China's.
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WASHINGTON —(UPI)— Red China's second atomic success today underlined both the shortterm and long-range problems facing the United States and its allies as a result of Peking's continued progress in this field.
U. S. officials acknowledged that the new Chinese explosion was bound to have an immediate effect on efforts to achieve a peaceful settlement in Viet Nam. It will also have wider ramifications on the East-West conflict and disarmament program.
THESE WERE the major points made by U.S. officials in their reaction to Red China's first nuclear explosion on Oct. 16.
The United States is expected to move quickly to reassure the non-Communist nations of Asia that it is prepared to defend them against any nuclear threat from Red China.
At the same time, the Johnson administration undoubtedly will seek to minimize allies' fears by asserting that it will be a number of years before Peking can have an effective delivery system and stockpile of atomic weapons.
Officials acknowledged, however, that the psychological effects of
Red China's continued success in atomic testing was bound to be felt in the near future and could be of some significance.
Some authorities said it may very well delay the beginning of sincere negotiations to try to achieve a political solution of the Viet Nam conflict. Peking has opposed any form of peace talks unless the United States agrees to stop bombing North Viet Nam and pull its forces out of South Viet Nam.
THE CHINESE success may—for the time being, at least—halt any inclinations which the North Vietnamese may have had to lessen their military activities and seek peace discussions.
It also undoubtedly will reinforce the conviction of Cambodia's Prince Sihanouk and other neutralists in the area that Red China eventually is going to control Southeast Asia.
This has been one of the principal problems the United States has faced in seeking to mobilize more Asian support for its demand that the Communists stop their aggression against South Viet Nam.
U.N. Orders Cease Fire In Dominican Dispute
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.—(UPI)—The Security Council today unanimously called for a strict cease-fire in the Dominican Republic.
All 11 members voted, with less than 20 minutes discussion, for the cease-fire resolution introduced by three small power members of the council.
Secretary General U Thant pledged immediately that he would carry out the resolution as quickly as possible and called for the cooperation of all parties in the face of the "difficulties apparent."
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Jordan, the Ivory Coast and Malaysia introduced a resolution with the support of the United States, also asking Secretary General Thant to send a representative to the Dominican Republic to make a first-hand report.
THE MEASURE WAS introduced at an extraordinary council meeting, called after Dominican rebel leader Francisco Caamano Deno charged that U.S. troops in Santo Domingo had moved against his forces. The United States quickly denied the charges.