Gemini up in perfect launch
Historic tie-up is goal
CAPE KENNEDY—(UPI)—Gemini 8 astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott blasted into orbit from a storybook liftoff atop a Titan rocket today and sped into a 107,000-mile chase of a target satellite launched ahead of them.
The rookie astronauts calmly soared from the launch pad on a burst of smoke and flame at 10:41 a.m. (CST), precisely on schedule despite minor technical difficulties during the long night of preparation. They went into space 101 minutes after the unmanned Agena target blasted off on a trail of flame.
GEMINI 8 WENT into an initial orbit between 98 and 178
University policy concerning consumption of alcoholic beverages on campus is currently being studied by the newly-created Council on Student Affairs.
"We have been discussing liquor regulations for some time now," said Laurence C. Woodruff, dean of students and chairman of the 11-man council. "We are now at the point of letting interested persons express themselves.
"INTERESTED MEMBERS or groups from the campus community who wish to express themselves are invited to submit a brief statement to the dean of students' office for the consideration of the council." he said.
Woodruff said the statements should be turned in no later than noon Monday since the council will meet to discuss them on Tuesday.
To study KU rules on liquor
"This undoubtedly will be just the beginning of a number of meetings on the subject," Woodruff said. "But we are interested in getting as many ideas on the subject as possible."
The Council on Student Affairs was created two weeks ago as a permanent body to make recommendations to the chancellor on University regulations concerning student conduct in non-academic areas.
THE PRESENT UNIVERSITY regulations, as stated in the Student Handbook, read, "The University of Kansas does not permit the consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages at any University function of whatever nature on the campus; or in or on the premise of any organized house; nor its possession or consumption by students in their rooms in private residences."
miles six minutes after liftoff. The Agena was on a circular orbit of 185 miles and catchup for man's first docking maneuver in space was coming up a little more than six hours later.
IN BURSTS OF flame on two launch pads, the most spectacular American space effort yet, including a space walk by Scott, got underway with perfect countdowns despite minor problems that plagued technicians almost to the last moment.
The Titan 2 booster rocket belched smoke, glided off Launch Pad 19 and angled off into a clear blue sky and Gemini control reported "he looks good."
The rookie astronauts aimed for man's first linkup with an object in space, a key step in the manned conquest of the moon.
"We saw the fireball second stage ignition out there," a voice came back from the spacecraft. Presumably it was Armstrong, who was doing most of the talking.
When Gemini 8 went into orbit, the target rocket was 1,200 statute miles ahead of it, and the chase was on at speeds between 16,500 miles an hour and 17,500 miles an hour.
SOVIET DOGS
OUT OF ORBIT
MOSCOW — (UFI)— The two Soviet space dogs landed safely back on earth today after 23 days in orbit.
"All looks good." Gemini control reported and settled back for the long wait to the rendezvous and docking of Gemini 8 and the 26-foot target rocket soaring on ahead.
The dogs, Blackie and Breeze, became the first living beings to pass through Van Allen radiation belts—more than 550 miles above the earth—and survive.
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Soviet sources said the dogs' flight was a rehearsal for a manned flight soon by two or more cosmonauts along a similar orbit.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Wednesday, March 16. 1986
—Photo by Hector Olave
ENGINEERING ROYALTY — Queen Mary Lynne Smart (center), Lawrence freshman, Corbin Hall, and her two attendants, Debbie Campbell (left), Milwaukee, Wisc., sophomore,
Delta Delta Delta, and Karen Wight (right), Tulsa junior, Pi Beta Phi, were chosen last night to reign over the KU Engineering Exposition April 22 and 23.
Architect sees Hill 'monsters'
By Lee Byrd
An internationally known architect—who briefly referred to KU buildings as "monsters"—yesterday afternoon urged a gathering of local architects and architecture students to copy the work of other designers.
Speaking before the department of architecture and the Kansas City chapter of American Institute of Architects, Paul Rudolph said "architectural form grows out of form. Modern architecture has only two or three men who have introduced sound, original thought in the field. Students shouldn't be afraid to copy, to try to improve on someone else's design."
RUDOLPH CAUTIONED his audience not to rush into the design of large, multi-storied buildings. "You have much more room to experiment, to manipulate, to make mistakes with smaller buildings such as houses," he explained. "I still prefer to work on smaller buildings, because you have so much more freedom. Years ago, when I was commissioned by Wellesley College
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Provost sees loaded queries
PROVOST SURFACE Defends policies
By Eric Morgenthaler
"Many of these impress me as the 'when did you stop beating your wife' type of questions." Provost James R. Surface said to a group of 12 persons meeting with him Monday to discuss a questionnaire presented to him earlier by the group.
Most of the 18 questions dealt with the rationale behind University regulation of students' non-academic lives. They were sponsored by the KU Civil Rights Council and Students for a Democratic Society.
DISCUSSION PROMPTED by the questions sometimes lapsed into heated arguments during the 90-minute meeting.
In reply to a question regarding the University's assuming the police function in cases involving
"I did not intend to say in our last meeting that we have an agreement with the local police to abridge local laws," he said. "There is no such agreement. We have no authority to notify police as to what to do with a student violator."
students, Provost Surface said that no agreement exists between the administration and the local police.
Several persons contested this statement, saying that they knew of cases where the police had turned violators over to the University deans for punishment of minor offenses.
PROVOST SURFACE said he realized that often when the University takes disciplinary action, attorneys will decide the University's punishment has been severe enough and will drop the case. However, there is no agreement that this will automatically happen, he said.
Prof. Kahane charged that when cases are referred to the Student Disciplinary Committee, the student is deprived of due process of law.
Provost Surface replied, "In most cases before the Student
See PROVOST page 4
WEATHER
The U.S. Weather Bureau predicts fair and unseasonally warm weather tonight with partly cloudy skies and continued mild on Thursday. Scattered showers and thundershowers are likely late Thursday afternoon and Thursday night.
UP wants new Union, noProexam
Abolition of the English Proficiency examination, relocation of the Kansas Union and abolition of University disciplinary actions are among the proposals included in the University Party (UP) platform announced last night in the Kansas Union.
Platform text on Page 6
Al Martin, Shawnee Mission sophomore and UP candidate for student body president, presented the platform.
The main points of the platform are:
- Abolition of the English Proficiency examination and reorganization of the Western Civilization program to include at least one hour of common lecture by prominent authors, philosophers, etc.
- Relocation of the Kansas Union on the southwest side of campus, closer to heavy population. The new building would include convention facilities and connected services such as logging and meals for friends of the University, similar to those recently constructed at Oklahoma and Iowa.
- Several changes in the Kansas Union operation, such as an all-night coffee bar, and a spot on campus, supervised by SUA, where organizations can solicit funds and members.
- Total abolition of disciplinary action by the University in all areas other than those directly related to academic matters.
- A guarantee that student seating in Memorial Stadium would include the present student seats plus that proposed in the new addition exclusively.