THE UNIVERSITY DAILY kansan Serving KU For 77 of its 101 Years
—UDK Photo by Earl Hachl
77th Year. No. 91
"I know I wrote something. I know I went in and sat down. I read all the directions and questions for the English Pro. But, what did I write?"
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Friday, March 3, 1967
BETTER LUCK NEXT SEMESTER
Kansas Legislature rejects legal drinks
By ALLAN NORTHCUTT
TOFKEA—You still can't buy a legal drink in Kansas.
This year's version of a bill to legalize liquor by the drink died Tuesday in a Kansas Legislature committee.
IT WAS SENT the way of its predecessors by a unanimous show-of-hands vote in the House State Affairs Committee.
The bill would have legalized the sale of liquor by the drink in restaurants and hotels of the state's larger cities.
That wasn't the only blow to the enthusiasm of avid liquor advocates, however.
TWO AMENDMENTS to the Cereal Malt Beverage Act were introduced to the legislature last week which would raise the age limit for buying beer from 18 to 21.
General Westmoreland:
The most severe of these bills, given to the Senate, would make the possession of beer by persons under 21 illegal. The other, given to the House, would merely prohibit buying and drinking beer by non-adults.
Viet bombing "essential"
SAIGON—(UF1)—Gen. William C. Westmoreland said today American air and naval bombardments of North Vietnam were "essential and vital to our military strategy" and saved countless allied lives on battlefields in South Vietnam.
The statement by the commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam appeared to be in reply to calls by Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, D-
N. Y., and others for a new halt in the air war to give Hanoi a chance to move toward the peace conference table.
WESTMORELAND indicated he doubted the Communists would talk peace if the bombing was stopped and added, "I don't want to pay one drop of blood for a 'pig in a poke.'"
The general said the raids had succeeded in destroying "a significant portion of the North Vietnamese war economy" and caused the Communists to divert significant manpower from other aspects of the war effort.
SAIGON—(UPI)—Three emaciated American prisoners in a Vietnamese jail vowed today to continue their month old hunger strike until they die or are set free.
Bernard Elrman of New York City and W. K. Char of Honclulu appeared gaunt and thin.
"However, from any point of view, the most important reason for this bombing campaign is that it saves American and Vietnamese lives on the battlefield as well as those of our free world allies," Westmoreland said in a statement issued by the U.S. military headquarters.
The prisoners said they began their hunger strike Feb. 1 to call attention to alleged corrupt practices. They said their trial before the powerful special military court appointed by Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky was on the basis of their ability to pay bribes rather than on whether they were guilty or innocent.
In reference to the demands for a bombing halt, Westmoreland said, "I can understand why some of the American people would like to see the bombing stop.
"I CAN UNDERSTAND the things they worry about.
"But what they don't understand is the terrible cost in lives that our troops, the gallant South Vietnamese and our free world allies would have to pay for a nebulous result."
Another bill currently being considered by the House would reduce the Kansas income tax withholding rate from 15 to 10 per cent of the federal tax withheld.
THE REDUCTION would not reduce the taxpayer's total tax liability but would increase the amount of take-home pay he receives, thereby making the amount withheld more closely equal to the total tax bill.
The withholding bill was passed out of the House Assessment and Taxation Committee for
Larcenies on rise here
Burglars hit again last night, this time entering Watson Library and New Fraser Hall, taking a total of $33 from three decks.
Police reports today said master keys evidently were used to gain entry to the buildings and that a master key to the basement of Strong Hall was taken from one of the desks. Over $100 was taken last week in break-ins in four other halls.
House debate Tuesday.
A bill to lower the Kansas income tax rate proposed by Gov. Robert Docking along with the withholding bill hasn't been as fortunate, though.
REPUBLICANS in the House Assessment and Taxation Committee held up Wednesday's Democratic efforts to pass the income tax bill on to the House.
The Democrats would like to have both bills considered simultaneously by the House since the lower proposed withholding rates are designed to match the lower proposed income tax rates.
The two bills were considered and passed together by the Senate last week.
Pom pons are "best"
Last week Frank Deford of Sports Illustrated magazine covered 8,500 miles from Onford, Maine, to Stockton, Calif., watching college basketball games.
In this week's SI he judged the teams and praised their best players. The last town on his trip was Lawrence. Deford was amazed at the tradition and ceremony he saw last Saturday afternoon in Allen Field House. He was most impressed with a new part of that tradition—the KU Pom Pon girls.
DEFORD SAID the pom pon girls are "the best in the land . . and even more beautiful than their closest competitors, the California girls."
Vince Eilotta, who originated the pom pen girls two years ago, says "the girls are out there to look pretty—the yell leaders do the heavy work."
Improvisation lands 'Cold Blood' roles
Bu RUE CHAGOLL
"We got on stage and decided to improvise ourselves trying to decide what to improvise."
This was how Brenda Currin, Rockville, Md., senior, and Paul Hough, Newton senior, described their audition for parts in Richard Brooks' film production of "In Cold Blood."
"EVERYBODY ELSE was doing excerpts from show scenes, but we figured that Mr. Brooks wanted something less theatrical in order to get a better type cast for the part," Hough said.
"Then while we were on stage," Hough said, "Brooks interrupted us and asked what we would do if he said we had the job."
"IT WAS REALLY kind of funny how we were notified of being selected for the parts," Miss Currin said.
"We went wild."
"Tom Shaw, who is Mr. Brooks' assistant, came cut to KU and showed us a photograph of the Clutter family," she said. "and then he told us to be in Kansas City the next day, looking like the two children in the picture. So I had to go out." Hough added. "and get a crew cut."
HOUGH AND MISS CURRIN will portray the
two Clutter children, Kenyon, 15, and Nancy, 16, in the movie version of Truman Capote's book.
Miss Currin said she was relieved to get any news about selections for the movie.
"I'd been thinking about it ever since our auditions last November," she said.
A THIRD KU student has also been selected for a role in the movie.
role in the movie.
Ronda Fultz, Pleasanton senior, said that she has been notified of selection for the movie, but cannot disclose the nature of her part at this time, "by Mr. Brocks' request."
The only other person from KU who has received definite word on being selected is Mary Linda Rapelye, who graduated from KU last spring and is currently living in Kansas City.
MISS FULTZ SAID she attended a lecture by Truman Capote, author of "In Cold Blood," last year when he visited KU and that she "enjoyed his presentation very much.
"His readings from the story stimulated me to read the book right away," she said.
The students agreed that "the most exciting thing about it all." is to be working with Brooks, producer-director of the movie.
WHEN ASKED about her impressions of Brooks Miss Currin replied, "I was completely awed."
Hough added that "He won't settle for anything short of perfection. Truly, this will have to be our best performance ever."
Miss Fultz remarked, "they are all so very warm, and so exciting to work with."
HOUGH SAID that filming of the movie should begin soon but they will not be called for awhile. He expects that they will not be needed until April.
In the meantime, Miss Fultz said, they would be required to make some film tests, "to see how we look on the screen."
The students don't think that working in the film will interfere to any great extent with their studies. Both Hough and Miss Currin expect to graduate this spring.
"THE SALARY and credits I receive in this production will be invaluable in starting my theatre career after graduation," Hough said.
career after graduation. "We'll all be able to get auditions and tests where we would never have been admitted without these credits," he said.
"This will really be an experience of a lifetime."