University Daily Kansan
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(Photo by Harry Krause)
HEART OF AMERICA DEBATE WINNERS-Shown receiving the trophy for winning the debate tournament at KU last weekend are, left to right, Paul Thomas, Newton (on left), Jim Riley, Wellington (on right) both seniors at Washburn University. Prof. Charles Fulcher, debate coach at Washburn, is making the award.
Washburn Debaters Win Midwest Contest
Washburn University of Topeka won the ninth annual Heart of America Debate Tournament, held here this weekend, when they beat Wayne State University 2-1 in the finals.
The Washburn team, consisting of Jim Riley and Paul Thomas, argued the affirmative side on the topic "Resolved: that the Federal Government should establish a program of work for the unemployed." Sandra Purnell and David Ling, of Wayne State, argued the negative.
Fire in Union Excites Few
Students walking or driving through the pouring rain Saturday night were undoubtedly surprised to see smoke pouring from the roof of the Kansas Union, flashing red lights, and firemen clambering onto the roof.
A small fire broke out at 9:10 p.m. under a section of the roof when grease on a grill in the Prairie Room ignited. Flames shot up a chimney to the third floor and caused approximately $300 damage to the ceiling and the roof tiles.
Quick thinking by Dan Peterson, senior, and Gail Weber, McCune senior, both employees of the Kansas Union, prevented the spread of the fire to other parts of the Union.
AFTER RECEIVING a telephone call reporting smoke from the roof, Peterson ran up to the third floor, and noticed that the Elizabeth Watkins Room was filled with smoke. He then immediately went to the main desk in the lobby of the first floor, and informed Weber, who turned in the alarm.
Peterson then grabbed the keys to the third floor, and opened up several doors, enabling firemen to get to the scene of the fire. Two trucks from the Lawrence Fire Department were sent to the Kansas Union Building. By 9:30 p.m. the fire was out.
"The smoke was so heavy in there (Watkins Room) that I couldn't tell how extensive the fire was," commented Peterson.
Guests attending a lecture, students watching television, and other students in the building were, for the main part, unaware of the fire. The Fire Department arrived so quickly that the majority of them did not even see the helmeted firemen.
CITY FIRE CHIEF Sanders described the fire as starting in the sub-basement (Prairie Room), and "going up the pipes to the roof." He estimated damages at $300.
At 9:35 p.m. the smoke had cleared from the third floor, and the fire was extinguished. Hanging tiles, and pieces of insulation were almost the only evidences left of the fire.
Monday, March 15, 1965
Although the smoke had been concentrated in the Elizabeth Watkins Room, no apparent damage to the room or its fixtures and furniture was noted.
Third in the tournament, which attracted 48 teams from 34 colleges, was the team from North East Oklahoma State College, and fourth, last year's winner, was South West Missouri State College.
THE TOP 10 SPEAKERS were announced on Friday, the second-day of the three-day tournament. They were judged on their performance in the preliminary rounds.
The two speakers from Washburn, Riley and Thomas, who were later to win the entire tournament, won first and second place, respectively.
After the preliminary rounds Thursday and Friday, the top 16 teams were announced which were to compete in the elimination rounds. KU's best ranked pair, Sharon Mahood, Springfield, Mo., sophomore, and Jim Klumpp, Coffey-ville freshman, just missed the elimination rounds. They had a 5-3 record in the preliminaries, the same as the 16th team to go into the elimination rounds, but they had less points.
Donn W. Parson, Kansas debate coach, when asked how he felt about KU's performance, said he was pleased with the results. "Our teams were the youngest there, and I feel very satisfied with our performance."
Johnson to Discuss Voting Plan Congress, Nation Hear Message
cept when delivering his annual State of the Union message or speaking on matters of grave national emergency.
WASHINGTON — (UPD) President Johnson goes before Congress and the nation tonight to outline the voting rights measure he hopes will correct "a deep and very unjust flaw in American democracy."
The Chief Executive accepted an invitation from congressional leaders to make an extraordinary appearance before a joint session of the House and Senate at 8 p.m. CST. Major television and radio networks plan live coverage of the event.
Johnson's decision to take his case to Congress and the nation underscored the gravity with which he views the current civil rights crisis in Alabama.
It is unusual for a president to address Congress personally ex-
The proposals, hammered out by Atty. Gen. Nicholas DeB. Katzenbach and Senate leaders of both parties during the past week, would affect immediately 500 counties in the South where Negroes have been denied the right to ball.at.
Part of a stiff federal program to outlaw discrimination against voter registrants in any state, the Johnson bill will propose tough penalties on state and local officials who attempt to block registration
Top administration officials said today the bill has this central purpose: To get rid of all subjective tests used in some states to
keep Negroes from voting.
The new law would retain present age and residency requirements as determined by the states. Convicted felons, if not pardoned, and persons confined to mental institutions or declared by courts to be mentally incompetent also would be disqualified.
Literacy tests used against some residents and not against others would be outlawed.
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The Classical Film Series
presents
Le Million [1931] France
A swift and witty comedy directed by Rene Clair
Wednesday - 7:00 p.m.
Admission 60c
Fraser Theater
UNIVERSITY THEATRE
presents
Luigi Pirandello's "SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR"
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Friday & Saturday March 12-13 Friday & Saturday March 19-20 Curtain 8:20 p.m.
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Tickets:
$2.40, $1.80, $1.20
KU ID Redeemable At Box Office
For Reservations Call UN 4-3982
Murphy Hall Box Office