HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO
About 20,000 people listen to Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. See related stories and pictures below and on pages 5 and 9.
First time at KU
AKL pledges Negro athlete
Bv Dan Austin
Monday night, Willie McDaniel,
Hanes City, Fla., sophomore, was
preded to Alpha Kappa Lambda
social fraternity.
The AKL's had been rushing McDaniel since January, but it wasn't until last night's chapter meeting that they formally voted to offer him a plaque pin.
McDaniel i hadn't until recently been too sure about the AKL's—other Greek houses also had shown interest in him—but last night he accepted the AKL pledge pin.
When he did, McDaniel and his new fraternity made KU history; Willie McDaniel, besides being middle guard on KU's defensive football squad, besides keeping a 2.0 GPA in pre-med and besides holding honorable mention as a Scholastic All-American, also is a Negro.
Even though he is the first Negro to pledge an all-white KU fraternity, neither the AKL's nor McDaniel see race as significant in last night's rush-bid-pledge episode.
See AKL, page 7
Open drug traffic slowing some say, others disagree
Recent reports of local drug investigations apparently have caused some users to hire their drugs and forced some dealers into temporary retirement. Others seem to feel no imminent danger.
One dealer predicted no one would sell now because of the pressure from drug investigations and said he doubted if there would be much drug trade.
Some LSD users disagreed and said there might be a slack period, but only if the supply was low in Lawrence. They admitted dealers would be cautious whom they sold to and would try to sell only to friends.
The local drug market was analyzed by one user who concluded there is no inflation of drug prices in Lawrence, just differences in the quality of the drugs. "Even when grass is scarce, the price doesn't elevate—some just don't get anything," he said.
Others have complained about buying Vietnamese marijuana a. $20 for a "lid," a small handful or 22 grams of straight, uncut marijuana. The price has been $10 per lid.
This fluctuation could be explained by several factors. Some inflation could be caused because of increased fear or risk. Better quality or a better strain of marijuana may now be on the market or the total supply of high quality Vietnamese marijuana may be declining because the harvest is ending.
Another LSD user complained he was paying more for the lysergic drug now. He thought it had doubled in price because of the increased pressure from reports of pending arrests of dealers.
Many sales come when dealers need money, arrange a deal, or buy and seal to friends. One of these friends may in turn sell to other friends and build the market. This setup is convenient for both buyers and sellers because both are working primarily through friends who can be trusted.
One user explained this by blaming an article in last week's Kansas which mentioned drug sales in local bars. He said one bar was so full of straights and Greeks expecting to see a Saturday night attraction, that most users avoided the place.
Local users have said drug sales would go underground. Over the weekend, fewer deals than usual were made in the usual hangouts.
The be-in held Sunday was almost as respectable as a Sunday school outing. Some came high, at least a couple were stoned from drugs, but there was no drug traffic in the open. Instead, those attending, grooved on psychedelic music, picnicked, chewed bubblegum and walked through the fields. However, there was some marijuana in food, such as hash or "marjujana brownies."
78th Year, No.100
LAWRENCE. KANSAS
Tuesday, March 19, 1968
20,000 hear, cheer him
RFK calls for changes
By Joanna Wiebe Kansan Staff Reporter
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy Monday declared to a wildly cheering Allen Field House crowd, estimated at 20,000 persons, that President Johnson's domestic and foreign policies are equally wrong and in need of correction.
"I think we can do better in this country," he said repeatedly. The audience interrupted his speech 38 times with applause, cheers, and a few catcalls, with each reminder from Kennedy of how the present administration has failed at home and abroad.
Kennedy, who opened his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination with speeches at Kansas State University and the University of Kansas, appealed several times for votes and support from the youth of America.
Early in his speech here he jokingly admonished his audience to remember that "It was a Kennedy who got you out of class," referring to the classes cancelled for his appearance.
In the 65-minute speech, Kennedy called for an end to the "disgrace of the other America." He deplored the present administration's policies which allow children to starve in Mississippi, American Indians to lose hope because they can not find employment, and violence to erupt in the black ghettos of America's cities.
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"There is much more to this critical election year than the war in Vietnam," he said.
Kennedy delivered the expected diatribe against President Johnson's Vietnam war policies, although he rarely mentioned the President's name.
He suggested the United States should immediately begin negotiations to end the war in Vietnam. These negotiations, which should include the National Liberation Front, would be unfortunate but necessary, he said.
When asked by a student if this would allow for the risk of a Communist take-over in South
Kennedy wows KU
By Bob Butler
Kansan Staff Reporter
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy shook one last hand and turned to face the all-but-swooning group of freshman women on the runway of Lawrence Municipal Airport.
"Just keep doing that all day." he grinned as he backed into the blue limousine which would take him to the KU campus.
KU students heeded Kennedy's words and did keep "doing that" all day. Avid fans went wild in order to be near the candidate for presidential nomination and to have some kind of souvenir of the day, whether it be a hand that would go unwashed because it touched "him" or a pair of cuff links jerked out of his sleeves.
When Gov. Robert Docking's private plane landed at 12:45 p.m., a group of Frosh Hawks who were to act as receptionists broke ranks and ran squealing to the airplane as soon as Kennedy appeared. Lying on the sidewalk behind them were the carefully painted signs they had carried. Politics were forgotten while the freshmen got a close-up view of the famous haircut.
See Wow, page 9
Vietnam, Kennedy replied a government resulting from negotiations need not be a coalition government.
"If we go to the negotiating table, it's possible we might not be able to find a solution," he said. America is taking chances all over the world, he added, indicating it should be willing to take a chance in Vietnam.
However, there is a possibility peace might result from negotiations, he said.
The Vietnam war has become America's war over the past three years, Kennedy said, blaming this on the present administration's decisions to continue escalation.
"We are not going to obtain the unconditional surrender of the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong any more than they are going to obtain the unconditional surrender of the United States of America," Kennedy declared.
He also rejected the suggestion America pull out of Vietnam unilaterally and raise the white flag of defeat, as well as the present
See RFK, page 9