KU issues a Biafran appeal
The University of Kansas chapter of the American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive has called upon the United States government to recognize Biafra as an independent nation.
ACLU pleads campus peace
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has called upon college students engaged in campus demonstrations to return to peaceful, non-obstructive forms of protest.
The ACLU warned that "the violence and the threat of counter violence and the threat of violence will breed a counter-violence and backlash that will defeat or set back the very objectives student activists seek to serve and lead to repressive counter-measures."
At the same time, the civil liberties organization criticized colleges and universities for "stoking the fires of campus discontent" by refusing to consider student demands or involve students in the decision-making process.
The ACLU calls upon the academic community to find new ways for peaceful communication and decision-making procedures which are responsive to just demands that students express.
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Announcement of the KU chapter's statement which was sent to President Richard M. Nixon was made in a March 30 press release. The statement was issued to coincide with statewide activities this month aimed at sending relief to Biafra.
In a previous statement which was also sent to President Nixon, the KU chapter had insisted that "the long month of suffering had made it obvious that there was no longer one Nigeria."
The new statement has been revised so the Lawrence chapter does not now advocate revision of Nigerian political boundaries.
However, the recent statement advocates that the U.S. government take a realistic view of the possibility that some of those boundaries will be redrawn, and places emphasis on regional economic development rather than on the maintenance of arbitrary political units.
The statement reprimanded the Soviet Union saying it was
Frye, Steppe run for office
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the only nation which was gaining from the war. The Lawrence chapter also stated the Soviet involvement was harmful to the interests of world peace, the interests of Africa and the interests of the two nations involved.
The Lawrence chapter also claimed immediate recognition of Biafra would contribute to stability and "the condition that most minimizes conflict and disruption, and hence the possibility of East-West confrontation."
Hollywood screenwriter will visit KU next week
William Bowers, Hollywood screenwriter, will be at KU the week of April 14-18 making public appearances and lecturing to classes.
Bowers, who wrote screenplays for two films nominated for academy awards, "The Gunfighter" in 1951, and "The Sheepman" in 1958, will be sponsored in his visit by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This is the only such visit to any university campus this year.
During his week on campus, Bowers will participate in the "Writers Talk About the Writing Life" series organized by Richard Collyer, assistant professor of English, at 3:30 p.m. April 16 in the Kansas Union Pine Room.
Bowers will also attend classes of his KU host, Richard D. MacCann, professor of radio and television, as well as other journalism professors.
"Support your Local Sheriff," Bowers' latest film, which he also produced, opens April 16 at the Varsity Theater. Bowers will make an appearance at the
conclusion of the second evening showing.
An earlier Bowers' film, "The Sheepman" will be shown free Tuesday in Dyche Auditorium followed by a discussion with Bowers.
While he is on campus, Bowers will view student films and rehearsals of student-written original one-act plays.
The Lawrence committee also recommended future development aid to Africa be viewed on a regional or multistate basis. In this way, the committee said, internal security would be the responsibility of each participating unit, and permit the gradual growth of mutual trust.
The statement concluded by saying a review of the U.S. policy toward Africa, recognition of Biafra and a removal of the conditions which create the possibility of an East-West confrontation would go a long way toward increasing the chances of world peace.
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