—UDK Photo by Mike Okun
A GOOD OLD WHATEVER-IT-IS
With its creator Morris Cleveland, a Lawrence resident (at the wheel), is a steam-driven . . . wh . . . machine which occasionally roars down local streets at five miles per hour and provides slow but novel rides to passers-by, such as the group of Beta Tau's shown here.
Not psychedelic but what a trip!
By JOAN McCABE UDK Managing Editor
Color it green, red, black and yellow with four wheels and a big black stream of smoke.
THE VEHICLE WILL travel at about five or six miles per hour on a level road and will do better than 20 m.p.h. going downhill. There is a trailer with seats similar to those on a kiddy-land train which attaches to the back of the "thing." With the trailer about 24 persons can ride it in addition to the driver and the fireman. It takes approximately one gallon of coal to the mile.
It is a steam driven vehicle owned by Morris Cleveland of 1701 Indiana. Many KU students have seen this animal on the campus or around Lawrence in the past few days. The brave have gone for a ride on it.
There is a whistle on the top
Cleveland takes the "thing" out about three or four evenings a week and never fails to collect a crowd of interested spectators and baffled motorists.
which is operated by steam but Cleveland rarely blows it in town as it tends to disturb the general populus.
IT ALL BEGAN about four years ago when Cleveland decided to make a portable power plant for use at his home. He wasn't happy with that, so he made it self-propelled and began hauling neighborhood children around.
Cleveland spent approximately three years of spare time and $1,000 making the vehicle and he is getting ready to build another one which will be smaller.
Cleveland built the entire frame and steering mechanism just out of "odds and ends of parts from junk." He has a radio from an old car and brass knobs on his throttle lever and gear shift from an old harness. There is also a plate of buttons in the front "just to play with."
The "thing" has its own generator to operate the headlights and a series of small lights which run around the sides of the roof. Each side of the driver's cab is deco-
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Martin outlines ASC successes
Bu JOHN MARSHALL
BY JOHN MAYHALLE
A new student body president will soon be elected and a new administration will take over.
Al Martin, Shawnee Mission junior and student body president, outlined the accomplishments of his administration "despite recent criticism of student government."
Tickets to go on sale for concert
Ticket sales for the SUA spring concert will begin April 19 at the Student Union, the Information Booth, Ball's Music Shop and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Summerfield.
TICKET PRICES are $1, $1.75,
and $2.50.
The three groups to be featured April 29 are the Mitchell Trio, The Four Freshmen, and a new popular trio. The Sandpipers.
The Mitchell Trio, composed of Joe Frazier, Mike Kobluk and John Denver, satirize current events and "speak their minds" in folk music. The group has made 11 records since its beginning in 1959 and made television appearances on "The Bell Telephone Hour." "The Tonight Show," and "The Ed Sullivan Show."
IN ADDITION, THE trio has made more than fifty university and college appearances and has appeared in Carnegie Hall.
Bill Comstock, Ross Barbour, Bob Flanagan, and Ken Albers, more popularly known as The Four Freshmen, will also be featured.
The newest of the group to be spotlighted, The Sandpipers, have recently recorded a hit called "Guantanamara" and "Louie, Louie."
The members, Mike Piano, Jim Brady and Richard Shof, are former members of the world famous Mitchell Boys Choir. Their approach is to divide their entertainment evenly between rock 'n roll and harmony-ballads.
Martin said that the accomplishments of student government in general this year have been a two-week final period, elimination of the English proficiency examination, simplification of enrollment procedure, and a revamp of the ASC (All Student Council) committee system.
WHILE CAMPAIGNING for student body president last spring, Martin originally proposed the adoption of a "stop week."
But after long and careful consideration, Martin said, "we thought it better to propose a two-week final period for three reasons."
Martin said that the two-week period serves much the same purpose as a stop week.
Finally, Martin believes the lengthened exam schedule will have a much better chance of passing the Faculty Senate.
MOST FINALS WILL be spread over two weeks instead of just one week. This will give the student more time to review, Martin said.
Second, the two-week final period insures that the student will have no more than two finals on a given day.
This spring the ASC made known its belief that the English proficiency exam did not accomplish the goals which it attempted to meet. The ASC passed a resolution recommending abolishment of the English pro.
THE "ENGLISH PRO" is now a thing of the past, and student government, according to Martin, contributed to the "Pro's" extinction.
"Of course the students don't have the power to make decisions by themselves," Martin said, "but by displaying their arguments in well thought out, rational form,
"There was never any major movement to eliminate the exam until we campaigned for it last spring."
"To many instructors," Martin said, "a stop week connotates nothing more than a week off."
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77th Year, No.114
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY kansan Serving KU For 77 of its 101 Years
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Model U.N.
Africa discussed
By PAULA MYERS
The problem of Southwest Africa was the first item of debate this morning as the Model United Nations General Assembly began its Friday session.
The main issue this morning concerned white supremacy and domination of Southwest Africa by the Union of South Africa.
OTHER WORLD PROBLEMS which will be debated in the General Assembly and discussed in committee meetings this afternoon as they appear in order on the agenda:
Israeli delegate Dick Darville, Shawnee Mission senior, says the Arabs started the jet fighting. He says the legal boundary is established, but Syrians have crossed the border and left land mines on Israeli territory.
The African question, the nuclear free zone question, the Palestine issue, the question of Chinese representation in the NU, the Vietnam issue, the order of a permanent UN peace force and the peaceful use of outer space.
The hottest resolution concerns the Arab-Israeli boarder problem. The Security Council held an emergency meeting this morning to discuss the dispute.
Another resolution that promises to keep the U.N. jumping is the representation of Red China.
THE TWO COUNTRIES engaged in air attacks April 7. The dispute concerns boundary claims.
THESE WHO WISH to see the People's Republic of China represented present the problem as essentially a credentials question.
Friday, April 14, 1967
They claim that the mainland government represents the China referred to in the Charter. Therefore, it should assume its rightful seat in the General Assembly and the Security Council.
Those who favor a two-China policy want to see Taiwan admitted as a new member following the change in credentials. The question is further complicated by the refusal of both to accept a two-China policy.
A RESOLUTION raised by the Political and Security Committee concerns the nuclear free zones.
The resolution sponsored by the African states calls upon U.N. members to stop the testing, storing, or transporting of nuclear weapons on African soil and to "respect the continent of Africa as a nuclear free zone."
A resolution proposed by the U.S.S.R. and Ethiopia in the Trusteeship committee is aimed at the negative attitude of certain colonial powers and particularly the attitude of Portugal and South Africa in refusing to recognize the principles of self-determination and independence.
Nuclear free zones are to be recommended for Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. The resolution prohibits the manufacturing or testing of nuclear devices, or construction of installations for the purpose of developing nuclear arms.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY will continue tomorrow at 8:30 am.
Americas unite in economic efforts
By MERRIAM SMITH
United Press International
PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay—President Johnson and 18 other American presidents today signed a document establishing a Latin American common market. But little Ecuador spurned the historic pledge and the hemispheric summit meeting ended on a sour note.
The 11,000-word document containing the declaration reached President Otto Arosemena Gomez of Ecuador at 10:59 a.m. at the conference table. He allowed it to
be placed in front of him by an officer of the conference.
BUT INSTEAD OF signing it he placed on top of it a document containing his reasons for refusing to sign and started to read it.
No Reflceion
He repeated several times that his refusal to sign could not in any way be construed as a lack of respect for his fellow presidents.
The 23-page, single-spaced declaration is the result of five months of meticulous negotiations by the governments involved.