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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, March 29,1968
Soldiers fighting in Vietnam war fear death especially at tour's end
SAIGON—(UPI)—Many Americans fighting in Vietnam are suffering a new form of combat fatigue which becomes severe near the end of their 12-month tours of duty, two U.S. Army mental health experts reported Thursday. These GIs fear they will not survive the last few weeks of action.
The "combat neurosis" was explained by Lt. Col. Robert L. Petera of Tacoma, Wash., and Capt. Basil M. Johnson of Wichita, Kan. Details are in an as-yet unpublished paper entitled "Psychiatric Management of Combat Reactions with Emphasis on Combat Neurosis."
The two specialists said the disturbance is caused by "repeated exposure to psychologically shocking events." It differs, they said, from conventional combat fatigue in that it has a psycho-physiological nature affecting both the body and the mind.
Petera and Johnson said symptoms include insomnia, anxiety and guilt complexes and physical discomfort often severe enough
to cause vomiting and diarrhea.
Nearly all of the men thought to be suffering from the affliction had completed an average of 10 months in combat, and were fearful about whether they would "make it" through the remaining two months of duty.
Forum panel to discuss C-in-C
A forum to discuss the Colleges Within-the-College will be held at 7:30 p.m. April 17 in the Kansas Union, Bill Ebert, Topeka freshman and class president, announced in the Freshman Class Congress Tuesday night.
Ebert said the forum panel will be composed of one freshman; a
sophomore from the Centennial College; a member of the College Intermediary Board; Jerry Lewis, assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Mrs. Kala Stroup, associate dean of women and director of Oliver College; and Robert Nunley, associate professor of geography.
Freshman Class Party March 30th
featuring
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★ "The Cheater"
★ "You'd Better Run"
★ "The Teaser"
★ "Harlem Shuffle"
at the
National Guard Armory
FREE to Members of the Freshman Class Students without Freshman Card----$2.00 each
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF STUDENT SURVEY
A survey will be taken by telephone this week to determine student attitudes toward the serving of 3.2 malt beverages in the Student Union.' This survey is being taken by a subcommittee of the Kansas Union Operating Board whose sole task is to study the feasibility of serving malt beverages in the Union. The survey is part of this study but will not necessarily be the deciding factor in the committee's recommendations.
In addition to announcing the survey, the purpose of this advertisement is to briefly clarify in the minds of the students some of the conditions under which malt beverages might be served if the sale and serving of malt beverages proved legal.
The beverages would be for sale, within limits of state law, to students in the same way as coffee or coke is now available except that they would not be available from vending machines. The sale and consumption of the beverages would be restricted to certain appropriate areas of the Union including private lunches and/or dinners utilizing Union facilities. Strict hour and age restrictions would be enforced.