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Summer Session Kansan Tuesday. August 2, 1966
Kadar defends Russ troop use
By Henry Shapiro
BUDAPEST — (UPI) — The leader of Hungary's Communist party appeared relaxed as he sat at the head of an oblong green baize covered conference table. A lifesize oil painting of Lenin playing chess hung on the wall opposite him.
He spoke at length—about U.S. relations, increased Communist bloc aid to North Viet Nam, the 10-year-old case of Josef Cardinal Mindszenty, artistic freedom of Hungary and the country's rising living standards.
Then, Janos Kadar, the 56-year-old first secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers (Communist) party, touched on a most sensitive issue, that of Soviet troops stationed on Hungarian soil—troops responsible for crushing the short-lived revolution in 1956.
"THE CONTINUED presence of Soviet troops, in the opinion of the Hungarian government, is justified and necessary at the present moment," the soft-spoken party leader said. "But I can state there are no internal reasons for it."
Kadar, who at first supported the government of Premier Imre Nagy when the Hungarian revolt against Soviet occupation broke out. Later became head of the government after the Russians seized Budapest. He resigned from the office last year to concentrate on party affairs.
"The SOVIET troops are temporarily stationed in Hungary." Kadar said, and would not be withdrawn or reduced in view of current East-West tensions.
Part of the troubled international situation was being caused by U.S. presence in Viet Nam, he said. Prospects for peace negotiations are hopeless unless America ceases its bombing of North Viet Nam and withdraws its troops from the South.
Asked about the withdrawal of North Vietnamese troops from the South, in addition to other foreign troops, he replied: "To my knowledge there are no North Vietnamese troops in South Vietnam."
HE SAID the Communist nations of East Europe had agreed recently at their summit meeting in Bucharest, Romania, to send "volunteers" to fight Americans in Viet Nam if Hanoi asked for them. But so far, he said, no request had been made.
In the meantime, Soviet bloc economic and military aid to North Viet Nam was being stepped up despite attempts by Communist China to obstruct overland shipment of aid to Hanoi.
DURING AN exclusive 21/2-hour interview, Kadar also discussed briefly U.S.-Hungarian relations.
Aside from the Viet Nam complications, specific bi-lateral problems existed between America and Hungary, he said. He mentioned U.S. discriminatory trade practices, unsettled mutual financial
tims, and Cardinal Mindszenty, who received "sanctuary" in the U.S. Embassy during the Hungary revolt and has been living there ever since. The Communists will arrest him if he leaves.
"THE MINDSZENTY question stands as it did years ago," Kadar said. "He is now a guest of the American legation . . . time has passed him and his problem by."
Many people think William D. MacKenzie has an easy job. He will agree. He has the job of seeing that all library material is properly charged out when it leaves the library.
By Charles Arndt
About this book-checking
"It does not take a great deal of time to learn the procedure," he said. "The most difficult part is learning to recognize the different types of charge-outs." The exit-control system was started in the spring of 1964.
WHILE SOME people seem to resent having their books, briefcases, and large purses checked, most students have become accustomed to the final exit-control check-out, often this procedure prevents mix-ups and fines for over-due books, and thus saves time in the long run.
"Some people would rather pay a fine than turn in an overdue book," he said, as is the case when a due book is on call and cannot be renewed. "Others cannot understand why it is necessary to go to the second floor to reach one of the lower levels in the stacks."
While talking with MacKenzie, one girl came to the desk with a book in which the date on the pink charge slip dated Aug. 2 did not agree with the white date-due slip dated the third. "She would probably return the book on the third thinking she was on time. Library records would show it was overdue."
Another student had the book's call letters reversed on the pink charge slip-236 instead of 263.
WORKING AT THIS desk he comes in contact with many people. "You get to know all the textbooks soon after each semester begins. A lot of people talk to me about their courses, goals, where they take their vacations, and so forth."
But his interest in people began on the New York Central Railroad, where he was a dining car steward for 30 years. "Every trip was entirely different because the passengers were entirely different."
Ten recognized in science camp
Ten science campers were named outstanding in their division of the Midwestern Music and Art Camp Friday night.
All of the winners will be offered the opportunity to be a science apprentice next summer and attend the camp with all fees paid by the National Science Foundation.
THE STUDENTS AND THEIR fields are Dan Cox, Kansas City, Mo., combinatorial touology; Kathleen Curry, Kensington chemistry and radiation biophysics; Morris Scruggs, Gary, W. Va. chemistry; Christopher Gunn, Lawrence, sociology; Vernon Breit, Scott City, elementary number theory; Ronald Dubson, Lebanon, Ill., physics, and Fred Alt, Johnstown, Pa., physiology.
Barbara Dischinger, New Braunfels, Tex., microbiology; Jean-Marie Rodgers, St. Paul, Minn., zoology; and Iona Marty, Columbia Falls, Mont., second in number theory and radiation biophysics.
Won't take her money
GOTEEORG, Sweden—(UPI) Local authorities are troubled by a young woman who wants to pay her income tax—but is not allowed to.
She is a prostitute apparently trying to make her profession accepted. Prostitution is illegal in Sweden and money from "crimes" is not taxable.
Based in Chicago, he traveled over the railroad's entire system, and was eight years on the famous 20th Century Limited between Chicago and New York. Before retiring in 1961, he was most recently on the crack "James Whitcomb Riley" between Chicago and Cincinnati. On this run he would work three days and lay over three days, for his work day would run from 16 to 18 hours.
"WEWOULD SERVE 36 to 48 persons at a time, depending on the type of dining car. On the 20th Century we wore tuxedos, on the other runs, regular uniforms."
MacKenzie recalls one bad curve outside of Ypsilanti, Mich. "Here we had to be on our toes to see that no one's plate slid into his lap."
On another occasion, "a lady of foreign extraction and apparently without much money ordered Welsh rarebit." When the walter served the lady she pushed the plate aside. "Is anything wrong?" the Steward asked. "Yes," she replied, expecting a meat dish. "Where's my rabbit?"
BEFORE WORKING for the railroad, he graduated in the '18 class of the Polytechnic Institute in Kansas City, studied chiropractics, and worked in Chicago hotels in the twenties in positions ranging from room clerk to private secretary to the managing director of the Lsalle Hotel.
MacKenzie lives in Lawrence with his son, daughter, and Abby, a red dachshund. His daughter, Elizabeth, is a KU senior majoring in Spanish who hopes to get her M.A. degree. The son, Herbert, 19, in the Naval Air Force Reserve, leaves in November for two year's active duty at sea aboard an aircraft carrier.
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Please bring your books to the lower level entrance 8:30 to 4:30.
We are paying patronage refund period 38 valid through December 1966 and period 39 valid through June 1967.
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