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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, April 4, 1968
Balloonist's trip flops again
LAS PALMAS, Canary Island—(UPI)—Francis Brenton's high-flying hopes of crossing the Atlantic by balloon were dashed again today. He was tipped into the sea only yards from the start.
But the bedraggled British adventurer waded ashore vowing: "I shall never surrender."
His third attempt at a Jules
Soaking wet but uninjured, Brenton immediately began making plans for a fourth attempt to cross the Atlantic.
Verne-style voyage was thwarted in a misunderstanding with the tugboat that was supposed to tow him 10 miles offshore to pick up the stronger breezes.
The first attempt by the former Chicago, Ill., resident to fill his balloon with homemade hydrogen ended when it blew up in his face, sending him to a hospital for a short time. His second attempt, with commercial hydrogen, opened a gash in the fabric, destroying the gas bag. He then obtained a new balloon from Texas.
Meanwhile, Brenton, like shore-based observers, thought the balloon had broken loose and set off riderless for the Bahamas.
Finding Brenton missing from the balloon's basket when they reached the 10-mile point the tugboat crew returned and moored the balloon at a dock.
Continued from page 1 to South Vietnam there never was a South Vietnam."
Expert-
"China looks upon the Domino Theory, originated by John F. Dulles, as a chain surrounding and enclosing them," Snow said.
Debaters to go to national tourney
Two KU debaters are among the top six teams from a nine-state region who have qualified for the national intercollegiate debate tournament April 14-17 in Brooklyn, New York.
Included in this region are Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, and Iowa.
Bob McCulloh, Shawnee Mission sophomore, and Bob Ward, Wichita senior, ranked second with seven wins and one loss among 24 teams in the regional eliminations recently at Iowa State University.
Snow said China has many domestic problems, especially with her food production. However, he said, interestingly enough China doesn't face a problem of inflation.
Russian summer stay includes Soviet tour
An opportunity to live with Soviet students, study at the State University of Leningrad, tour the Soviet Union and have two weeks free to travel is all included in the intensive Russian summer language program. The flight leaves New York City June 15 and returns Sept. 7.
Participants can earn eight hours' credit in the six week program of study. Instruction will be given 24 hours weekly and includes work with a specialist in translation and phonetics. Classes will be limited to seven or 10 students. To qualify for the program a student must have completed 20 hours in Russian or the equivalent.
The fee for the Russian summer session will be approximately $1.550. It includes tuition, board and room, all required excursions, travel to and from Europe, and all travel in Europe before the session.
Participants in the program will spend a week at a youth camp living in huts with Soviet students. While in Lenningrad they will be housed in the main building at the university.
"She has no external or internal debts and is maintaining a currency stability. The country has paid back all of her debts to Russia and now is financing all of her own economy." Snow said.
In determining what America should do about the problem of China, Snow said, "probably the opposite of what has failed."
"If it is possible to settle the Vietnam dilemma, then it is possible to improve our relations with China. Indeed it must come in that order," he said.
Snow said the terms of the Geneva Conference must be restored in order to improve relations with Southeast Asia. Also, he said, America should investigate why the United Nations is failing to work.
"Additionally, as long as America supports Taiwan we'll have problems," Snow said.
Deadline for language pro registration is tomorrow
Students wanting to take the language proficiency exam in French, German, Latin or Spanish must be registered by Friday.
Passing this exam will satisfy the requirement of 16 hours in a foreign language.
The language proficiency exam will be given jointly for the four languages at 1:30 p.m. May 4. Test locations will be announced later.
"The exam is equally difficult for each language." Karl M. D. Rosen, director of the proficiency
exam, said. There will be an oral or listening section included in the modern language exams. All the tests will include reading comprehension, grammar and vocabulary.
It is suggested that students who register either have completed three college semesters of the foreign language or have comparable knowledge of the language, Rosen said.
Each language department decides on its own the pass or fail cutoff mark for the exam.
Official Bulletin
TODAY
Spring Peace Corps Week, April 15-
19. Visiting team of Peace Corps rep-
resentatives will be on campus. Exam
will be held several times during this week.
Banquet of Nations. International Club annual feast will be held Sunday, April 21 at 5 p.m. Foreign food, desserts, queen contest. Open to the public.
SUA Concert. 7 & 9:30 p.m. Bill Cosby, Hoch Auditorium.
Documentary Movies. 7:30 p.m.
"Aceous India" and "2500 Years of
Buddhah," sponsored by the KU India
Culture and Admission
Dress Free, Dye Auditorium.
Lecture. 8 p.m. "Soviet Economic Reform and Marxist Ideology." Prof. Alee Nove, U. of Glasgow, Forum Room, Kansas Union.
sorzo Recital, 8 p.m. Donna Nutt,
pizzeria soprano. Swarthwout Recital
Hall
Experimental Theatre. 8:20 p.m.
"Payment as Promised."
Tau Sigma Concert. 8:20 p.m. University Theatre.
FRIDAY
State AA Music Festival. All Day.
Murphy Hall
Ph.D. Final Examination. 2 pm.
Gail Hall, Education. Room 202.
Ballah Hall.
KU Muslim Society, 12:45 p.m.
Prayers, Kansas Union.
Baseball 1:30 p.m. Kansas State.
Quigley Field.
Experimental Theatre. 8:20 p.m.
"Payment as Promised."
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