Cronkite will speak following a luncheon when he will receive the 20th annual citation for journalistic merit given by the William Allen White Foundation.
Walter Cronkite, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) news commentator, will give the William Allen White Day Lecture at 2:30 p.m., Feb. 10 in Hoch Auditorium.
Classes will not be dismissed although the lecture is an official convocation. The lecture is open to the public.
The citation will be signed by Dolph C. Simons, Jr., publisher of the Lawrence Daily Journal-World and foundation president, and Warren K. Agee, dean of the William Allen White School of Journalism at KU.
"Cronkite's 30-year record of excellence as a reporter, foreign correspondent and commentator has earned the admiration of a nation," said Dean Agee, foundation director. "His editorial integrity, his compassion for his fellow men and his sharp-honed communication skills are in the full tradition of William Allen White."
Cronkite is managing editor and anchor man of CBS television news programs. He is known for coverage of the
nation's space effort, political conventions, election nights in-depth reporting for hour-long news programs,and international broadcasts via satellite.
Born in St. Joseph, Mo., Cronkite was a student at the University of Texas School of Journalism. After working for the Houston Press, he joined the United Press in 1939, and worked with that press association for 11 years. In 1950, he joined CBS News, Washington, D.C.
Cronkite has received the University of Texas Distinguished Alumni Award, journalism awards from the University of Missouri and the University of Southern California, and honorary doctorates from Rollin's College, Bucknell University, Syracuse University and Ohio State University.
In 1962, he won the George Foster Peabody television news award. He is 52 years old.
Although driest of all continents, Australia taps giant artesian basins far below the surface to provide water for cattle.
Ralph McGill dies in Atlanta Mon. fought racism
ATLANTA (UPI)—Ralph Emerson McGill, who began as sportswriter and ended as a voice of reason and freedom in his beloved South, died last night of a heart attack. He was 70 years old.
McGill, publisher and front-page columnist of the Atlanta Constitution, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1958 for his editorials denouncing Ku Klux Klan violence and opposition to racial equality in the South.
McGill, who would have been 71 Wednesday, was stricken by a heart attack at a private dinner at the home of John B. Lawhorn, a friend, in Atlanta.
McGill fought segregation in his front-page column and his syndicated columns. His Monday column was published in the Atlanta Constitution.
The largest crowd ever to see a high school football game in California totaled 85,931 for the annual Shrine North-South contest in 1957.
Stuck in KU traffic again?
BRASILIA, Brazil (UPI) — Brasilia is a motorist's paradise.
Imagine a city where there are no traffic lights, few traffic policemen, unlimited and always available free parking, wide streets and a main traffic artery with no speed limit.
There's no speed limit on the main thoroughfare and limits of 30 and 50 miles per hour on others. A motorcycle policeman is occasionally seen discreetly looking for speeders.
way and there are no traffic jams.
That's Brasilia, the eightyear-old capital built on Brazil's central highlands in an attempt to open up the interior.
"Brasilla is planned for a population of 500,000 in the city proper," says Ary Cunha, newspaper editor and one of the first residents. "Even with that population there's going to be no traffic problem because of the way the city is planned."
The streets seem eerily empty of people, even though the population is now 120,000. Most people drive—there are 2,000 taxis for those without their own cars—and the sidewalks are few.
There's only an average of 12 traffic accidents per day registered in Brasilia, but an unusual number involve fatalities because of the speeds driven. There are more than three traffic deaths per week.
It's a city on wheels. There is one vehicle for every five inhabitants, compared to a national average of one for every 200 persons.
Through an intricate series of overpasses, tunnels and return streets, traffic lights have been eliminated. This means that a person driving from point A to point B has to go via point C, but it's faster this
Most residents work for the government, but so far less than half of Brazil's 16 ministries have effectively moved to Brasilia from Rio de Janeiro. The foreign ministry remains in Rio, which means the diplomatic corps has not yet moved.
The COOPERATIVE COLLEGE REGISTRY represents over 200 accredited four-year liberal arts colleges.
SEEKING COLLEGE TEACHING POSITION?
POSITIONS are available in every field of study and at every rank—administrative positions and department chairmanships.
APPLICANTS: experienced teachers holding doctoral degrees are preferred. However, persons who will receive the Master's degree prior to the next September meet the minimum requirements for registration.
THIS FREE SERVICE is sponsored by 15 Protestant denominations.
For MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Educational Placement Bureau 104 Bailey Hall University of Kansas
Cooperative College Registry 600 Land Title Building Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19110
DULICE $175
WEDDING RING 62.50
Perfect symbol of the love you share
The Keepsake diamond rings shown here are just a few from our choice selection. Each has a flawless center diamond . . . guaranteed perfect (or replacement assured). All Keepsake diamonds are protected against loss from the setting for a full year.
REGISTERED
Keepsake
DIAMOND RINGS
Ray Christian
"THE COLLEGE JEWELER 809 Mass. "Special College Terms" VI 3-5432