Wednesday, February 28, 1968
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Wire Briefs
Evers wins preliminary election
JACKSON, Miss.—(UPI)—Charles Evers, a Negro who has spearheaded the civil rights movement in Mississippi for nearly five years, outpolled six white opponents Tuesday in a special congressional election but faces an uphill fight in a March 12 runoff.
Evers piled up more than 30,000 votes to lead the ticket and move into the runoff against former congressional aide Charles Griffin of Utica.
The election was called in the state's Third Congressional District to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of John Bell Williams, who held the post for the past 21 years before he became governor.
The Viet Cong fired rockets and smaller mortar shells into the huge Bien Hoa air base. They also struck a Green Beret camp, the government infantry school and a South Vietnamese regimental base in the capital's outskirts.
Evers' triumph was no surprise in view of the six-way split among white voters, but most political observers regard his chances in the runoff as exceedingly slim. White voters outnumber Negroes by an estimated 125,000 to 75,000 in the district.
Viet Cong attacks bases near Saigon
SAIGON—(UPI)American troops today battled guerrillas attacking five allied bases around Saigon and North Vietnamese forces driving into the jungles of the Central Highlands.
The North Vietnamese attacked three U.S. Army units in the dense highland jungles near the Cambodian and Laos borders Tuesday. Spokesmen reported the fighting raging on today.
Hershey called before committee
WASHINGTON—(UPI)—Draft Director Lewis B. Hershey, whose recent move to end graduate student deferments after June 30 was much criticized by educators, will be called before a House subcommittee Friday to explain his action.
Rep. Edith Green, D-Ore., chairman of a special education subcommittee, said today that Hershey had agreed to testify before the panel, which is now considering the administration's program of aid to higher education. This plan includes proposals for increases in aid to graduate students.
Hershey announced recently that the National Security Council had directed that graduate student deferments, which were the same as those given undergraduates under the old draft law, would end for those in most fields of study after June 30.
The exceptions were students in their second year of graduate study and those entering medicine, dentistry and allied fields.
Assassination witness interviewed
LOS ANGELES—(UPI)—New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison is on the right track in his investigation of the assassination of President Kennedy, according to a man subpoenaed as a material witness.
A former anti-Castro partisan, Lawrence Howard, Jr., 32, refused to say exactly what he told Garrison but indicated he convinced the district attorney he was not involved in the assassination Nov. 22, 1963.
The witness originally balked at going to New Orleans, then changed his mind and used a $390.40 check from Garrison's office for the trip.
Howard explained there were "various reasons" why he decided to go. "First, I wanted to clear my name and I think I did. Two, if I could help Mr. Garrison, I thought I should."
Wheeler to give troop-need report
WASHINGTON—(UPI)President Johnson, vowing "no retreat" in Vietnam, called his top military and diplomatic advisers to a breakfast strategy meeting today to hear a report on stepped up troop needs from Gen. Earle G. Wheeler.
Wheeler, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was flying in from Saigon, where he conferred with Gen. William C. Westmoreland on the war outlook since the bloody Communist Tet offensive.
The general's return coincided with Johnson's arrival back in Washington after six days at his Texas ranch.
Pearson government vote today
OTTAWA—(UPI)—The House of Commons recessed Tuesday night before bringing to a vote the controversial motion of confidence in Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson's minority government.
MU student rights upheld in school disciplinary action
Pearson still appeared assured of winning the vote of confidence and the drive against him faltered again Tuesday, when a key member of the opposing Conservatives quit the party in disgust.
The University of Missouri last week approved a procedure paralleling KU's disciplinary system, granting its students the same Constitutional rights as those held by KU students.
The system, which includes a written notice of a hearing, formal hearing, legal counsel and a right to see and examine witnesses and to appeal, has been in effect at KU for about ten years.
The action was taken by the Missouri Board of Curators after student members of the Students for a Democratic Society had been disciplined for demonstrating and distributing pamphlets at the Columbia, Mo., campus.
The University Disciplinary Committee is the highest judicial group. It consists of the Dean of Men, the Dean of Women, the academic dean of the student involved, two faculty members and six students.
This committee reviews cases involving violations of University rules.
The committee also considers appeals brought to it by students based on prior disciplinary actions by faculty members, deans, or other disciplinary groups
where KU regulations are involved.
According to the KU "Student Handbook" the KU Disciplinary Committee guarantees students the following procedures in line with the U.S. Constitution:
ASC talks of fair housing elections
Improving relationships between KU students and Lawrence citizens will be discussed at a meeting of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and KU student organization leaders, March 6.
In their weekly meeting, ASC members also passed two amendments to a bill on council membership, elections and campaign practices. According to the approved changes, freshman elections will be held in Strong Hall on the Tuesday of fall election week.
- No member of the committee who is either presenting the particular case or who is otherwise interested in it sits in judgment during the proceeding.
All-Student Council will be represented at this meeting by Don Chubb, ASC chairman.
A resolution that KU apply for temporary membership of the National Student Association was also tabled.
In other action, ASC tabled discussion on a bill concerning fair housing for KU students.
Steve Joyce, Ulysses sophmore, was accepted as ASC treasurer by acclamation. He replaces Jeff Peterson, Moline, Ill., senior, who lost his position because of infrequent attendance of ASC meetings.
Prospective teachers planning to take the National Teacher Examinations at Washburn University have less than two weeks to submit their test registration.
April 6, deadline for teacher exam
- The student is informed in writing of the particular accusation made against him at least one week in advance of the hearing.
Information bulletins describing registration procedures and containing registration forms may be obtained from the Office of Counseling and Testing, Washburn University.
Registrations for the April 6 examinations must be forwarded to the Educational Testing Service, Princeton, N.J., before March 15.
- The student may bring an adviser of his choice to assist in his defense, if he so desires.
- The burden of proof is with the person bringing the charge.
- The student has the opportunity to testify, to present evidence and witnesses and to question adverse witnesses and rebut the evidence they present.
- A careful record is kept of the entire proceedings. The hearing will be recorded at the request of either the student or a member of the committee.
- The student will be given verbal notice at the conclusion of the Committee's deliberations. In addition, he is to receive written notice of the same information within seven days after the date on which decision was made.
- The decision of the Committee is final, subject to the right of appeal and review by the Dean of Students.
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