Powers Called for Public Questioning
WASHINGTON—(UPI)A senate committee today called Francis Gary Powers for public questioning tomorrow after the Central Intelligence Agency told congressmen the U2 pilot did all he could to protect U.S. interests in his ill-fated flight across Russia.
The Senate Armed Services Committee said Powers will appear at a public hearing at 2 p.m. It will be the flier's first public appearance
'Medea' Wins First in Revue
Jason went looking for golden fleece in Hoch Auditorium Saturday night and found a golden trophy.
Jason, played by Keith Jochim,
Birmingham, Mich., junior, was one of the leading characters in the winning Rock Chalk Revue skirt entitled "Medea," presented by Kappa Sigma and Delta Delta.
Alpha Tau Omega and Kappa Kappa Gamma received honorable mention for "South of the Border." Phi Delta Theta and Gamma Phi Beta also received honorable mention for "The Sound and Scurry."
Beta Theta Pi and Kappa Alpha Theta took second place with a skit entitled "Scots on the Rocks."
The four sorority-fraternity skirts were performed before a full house of 6,000 students. faculty, parents and alumni both Friday and Saturday nights, in Hoch Auditorium.
The musical score was written by Gary Foster, class of '60, especially for the theme, "Classics Awy." The band was directed by Charles Snodgrass, Lawrence junior.
When Franklin尼利克, associate professor of English and one of the judges, announced that "Medea" won, a Kappa Sigma member standing in the audience grabbed his date by the waist and swung her around several times. Another member of Kappa Sigma wiped a tear from his eye and said:
"I didn't think we would ever do it."
Diane Thompson, Hutchinson senior and co-director of "Medea," said that students told her last week after seeing the skit that her group would not take place.
In a backstage interview a few minutes after the winner was announced Miss Thompson said;
"People said we wouldn't win because we didn't have a traditional Rock Chalk skit. Frankly, I'm a little surprised that we did win."
Miss Thompson, hugging the large victory trophy, then dashed out the side door of the stage saying that she was going to an open victory party at a downtown hotel.
*ance since he was released from a Soviet prison last month.
THE COMMITTEE'S decision was announced after CIA director John A. McCone told lawmakers he was satisfied with Powers' conduct both before and after he was downed inside the Soviet Union in May, 1960.
McCone appeared at closed-door hearings of the House and Senate Armed Services subcommittees. He gave a digest of what CIA officials had learned from Powers in two weeks of questioning at an undisclosed location.
First indications were that congressmen were satisfied with the explanation.
IT WAS EXPECTED that something on McCone's findings on the Power's case would be made public within 48 hours.
Government officials said that Powers, now described as a "free agent," will make his own decision on whether or not to hold a news conference after he appears before congress.
McCONE, ACCORDING to a reliable congressional source, said Powers, high-flying reconnaissance plane was thrown out of control by an explosion he still does not understand.
The tail of the plane was said to have been wrecked in the blast.
Powers was hurled violently about the cockpit with the result that he was not able to reach a "destruct" button with which it had been contemplated he would destroy his U-2 plane rather than allow it to be captured.
Powers had extreme difficulty getting out of the falling plane, the source quoted McCone as saying, but he finally extricated himself and parachuted to earth.
McCONE TOLD the lawmakers that the U2 pilot's conduct in prison and during his show trial in Moscow was beyond reproach.
Powers' whereabouts was not immediately disclosed.
As for Powers' future plans, McCone was reported to have told the lawmakers that the pilot, borrowed from the Air Force for his CIA missions, may now return to Air Force duty.
Daily hansan
59th Year, No. 95
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Monday, March 5, 1962
Wichita Group Begins Move for State School
A new move for the inclusion of Wichita University in the state educational system was made yesterday by a group of private citizens in Wichita.
The group's immediate purpose is to "interpret the advantages and necessity of having a state university in Wichita, the state's largest city."
Lynn W. Whiteside, management development director at the Boeing Airplane Co., was named chairman of the group.
In a telephone interview with the Daily Kansan this morning, Mr. Whiteside said:
"THE COMMITTEE is working with Wichita University, but the committee is a citizen's group. Its funds come from voluntary contributions."
There have been movements before to create a state university at Wichita. In 1961, the legislature allocated funds for Wichita and Washburn University at Topeka, but did
Airlines Crash Kills 111 Sets Air Disaster Record
DOUALA, Cameroon Republic—(UPI)—A chartered American-built DC7C airliner crashed and burned in a West African jungle swamp last night, killing all 111 persons aboard in commercial aviation's worst single plane disaster.
Student Injured in $1,000 Accident
A Rockport, Mo., freshman was treated for injuries at Lawrence Memorial Hospital following a 1-car accident at 23rd and Alabama Streets Saturday afternoon.
Donald E. Myer suffered a laceration of the lip. Four stitches were taken and he was dismissed.
Lawrence police reported that damage to Myer's car was $1,000.
Damage totaled $375 in a 2-car accident early Saturday morning at 16th and Tennessee Streets.
Lawrence police reported that cars driven by Fred J. Moreau, professor of law, and C. J. Bhuta, Bombay India, graduate student, were involved.
MYER SAID HE applied the brakes to avoid hitting a car. He said his car then went out of control and struck a utility pole.
Damage to the Moreau car was estimated to be $175. Damage to the Bhuta car estimated to be $200.
Control tower officials at Douala airport said there were "absolutely no survivors" when rescue crews reached the scene of the crash about a mile and a half off the end of the main runway.
The plane was en route from Lourenco Marques, Mozambique, to Luxembourg by way of Lisbon when it went down in a storm two minutes after takeoff. The 101 passengers and 10 crewmen were mostly South Africans and Rhodesians.
(An airline spokesman in London said: "French military planes flying over say there are no survivors. The debris from the plane is spread over two square kilometers (1.25 miles), and there is a half-burned-out portion in a swamp which is only accessible by boat.)
The crash brought to 206 the number of persons killed in major plane crashes within three days.
At New York Idelwild airport a Boeing 707 jet crashed with a loss of 55 lives last Thursday.
It crashed about a mile and a half from the end of the runway in a treacherous jungle swamp.
not take action toward making them state schools.
When contacted this morning, Raymond Nichols, executive secretary of the University said:
"KANSAS UNIVERSITY has no comment on the proposal to make Wichita University a state university. Any change or expansion of the state's educational facilities is a matter for the Board of Regents and the State Legislature."
Nichols made the statement in the absence of Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe, who is in Washington, D.C.
Members of the steering committee appointed yesterday in Wichita are: Dwayne Wallace, President of Cessna Aircraft, Gordon Evans, president of Kansas Gas and Electric Co., and Arthur Kincade, of the Fourth National Bank and Trust Co., all of Wichita.
In a telephone conversation this morning, Mr. Kincaid said:
"NO DEFINITE STEPS have been taken yet. I know very little about it. I went to a meeting several months ago to advise them, but I cannot take the time which will be necessary to devote to the investigation of all of the facets of the program. I'm in favor of a state university at Wichita.
Glen Gardner, director of Wichita University development. said;
"To my knowledge, there have been no definite steps taken toward a program. The main problem now is to get people acquainted with the circumstances surrounding the facts. Most of our students are drawn from the southern part of the state and we feel that there is need for a state university to serve this area."
Weather
Sunny skies prevailed over Kansas today, but temperatures were unseasonably cold and forecasters said the chilling weather would continue.
Northerly winds kept the mercury in the 20s today, and weathermen said the pattern would continue tonight, tomorrow and probably Wednesday. Lows tonight were forecast to be from 5 to 10, with highs tomorrow near 20.
KU Prepares for Enrollment Jump
By Ron Wilcox
The big question facing J. J. Wilson, director of dormitories, and other KU housing officials, is Can the University provide proper and adequate housing for the estimated 21,000 students who will be at KU in 1975?
The expanding enrollment at KU has caused KU housing officials to come up with some startling figures on the future status of KU dormitories.
MR. WILSON, in a recent interview, said that by 1970 housing officials hope to have enough housing so that about 33 per cent of the students will be able to live in University housing, which is approximately the percentage now living in dormitories.
The other two-thirds, he said, are divided between Greek organizations and "out-in-town" rooms and apartments.
Mr. Wilson divided divided the future dormitory growth into four divisions:
- Need.
- Development and finance.
- Operation and control.
- Operation and control
- Student responsibilities
"Need," he said, "is a thing that is obvious these days. This is a hard thing to judge. Projected figures
show 21,000 students by 1975 and this is just an appraised figure we have to work by."
Mr. Wilson referred to the "master plan" Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe recently announced. This plan is directed to the renovation and the building of new classrooms.
These new dorms will make five dormitories in that section, he said, which will mean that approximately 3.500 students will be living in the area.
Presently, Templin, Lewis and Hashinger are the only dormitories in that particular area. Hashinger is expected to open next fall. These three dormitories are seven stories high and house 432 students each.
"The present plan," the dormitory director said, "it to build three more dormitories in the Daisy Field tract south of Templin and Lewis."
IN WHICH direction will KU housing expand?
The new dormitories will house 650 students each and will stand 10 stories.
Mr. Wilson said this is not the only direction that the housing may go. There are sites on 19th Street, he said, but little attention has been given to them so far.
THE NEW dormitories will be built generally the same as Temp-
lin, Lewis and Hashinger, he said. Mr. Wilson said that the housing committee is planning space for 400 additional students each year until 1975. The new dormitories cost around $4,000 per occupant to build.
Rates for board and room this semester are $630. Next semester the price will go up to $675. Mr. Wilson predicted that in a few years the rates could be around $800.
Mr. Wilson compared these rates with other Big Eight schools. He said Colorado charged $710; Missouri, $670; Iowa State, $660; Kansas State, $660; Oklahoma, $584; Nebraska, $600, and Oklahoma State, $560.
THE UNIVERSITY of California was the highest among the 75 schools mentioned, charging anywhere from $740 to $1,030. He said KU ranks sixth among Big Eight schools in residence hall capacity.
Other Big Eight schools are also increasing their board and room rates. Mr. Wilson said Figures from Mr. Wilson's office indicate that Colorado will raise their rates $40; Missouri, $30; Nebraska, $100 and Oklahoma, $10 to $20.
THE PROBLEM of finding ample housing space is not a new one. Mr. Wilson said. Housing officials have (Continued on page 8)
HASHINGER HALL-KU's newest dormitory, is nearing completion. In the near future housing officials hope to build three more dormitories similar to Hashinger, the only exception-the new dorms will be 10 stories high.