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Truman Celebrates With Senate Visit
(Compiled from UPI Dispatches)
WASHINGTON—Former President Harry S. Truman paid a nostaglic visit to the Senate today on his 80th birthday and spoke briefly at a Senate session—the first ex-President to do so.
The chipper former chief executive was visibly moved by a standing ovation given him by senators and spectators in the gallery.
Acknowledging the warm reception given him, Truman said:
Truman appeared at a formal session of the Senate under a resolution passed last fall allowing ex-presidents to address a Senate session.
"I'm so overcome that I can't take advantage of this rule right now."
But after a moment, the former White House resident and one-time senator, his face a healthy-looking pink, said with a smile that the occasion was "one of the greatest things that has ever been done in my lifetime."
He called the experience unique and noted "it's never been done before."
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WASHINGTON—The Senate, caught in an eddy of delay on the Civil Rights Bill, agreed today to forego a session tomorrow—its first Saturday off since March 28.
Members applauded happily when Democratic Whip Hubert H. Humphrey, Minn., put through the agreement under which the Senate will recess tonight until 10 a.m. Monday.
Meanwhile, some Senators were having second thoughts about their decision against imposing the debate gag rule to force southerners to a final vote on the Jury trial issue in the Civil Rights battle.
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LONDON—The Communist Chinese said today they are willing to meet once again with Soviet Communist leaders in an effort to patch up their long and deeply divisive dispute.
But the Chinese charged that the Russians are trying to rush them into an immediate meeting and flatly accused the Kremlin of promoting an international Communist summit conference for the sole purpose of "effecting an open split."
The Chinese statement rejected this pressure and said bi-lateral Sino-Soviet talks should be postponed for as much as a year.
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CHICAGO-Defiant railroad firemen buckled under a federal court order today and ended their wildcat walkout against the strategic Elgin. Joliet and Eastern railroad in Illinois.
But a strike threat by workers on the St. Louis-Southwestern railroad (Cotton Belt) raised the possibility of more trouble on the tracks despite a nationwide rail agreement.
U. S. District Court Judge Julius Hoffman issued the temporary restraining order prohibiting members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen (BLFE) from manning picket lines at the EJ&E's sprawling yards in Joliet, Ill.
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PITTSBURGH—The general conference of the Methodist Church today urged the U.S. government to reexamine its policies toward Red China and Cuba and called for an end to the arms race on grounds that it is suicidal.
A sweeping report on church-state relations was presented to the floor but then was ordered back to committee, thus apparently killing it for this session of the general conference which ends today.
"It is our judgment that policies of isolation toward mainland China and Cuba should be carefully reexamined to determine whether their continuance will not intensify bitterness, and imprison rather than free the people in those lands from hardships, repression and authoritarian control," the conference said.
sparks around the tree A big sign in front of the tree read: "Alderson, we think you're wrong."
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Contacted last night, Alderson said he had no comment to make.
No one would say who organized the demonstration. Several students remarked with a grin, that "We just happened to be at the right place at the right time."
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MOUNT IS A MEMBER of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, but Gary Gradinger, Leawood junior and Phi Gam President, said the fraternity had nothing to do with the demonstration last night.
"I know nothing about it, and this will be frowned upon by all of us," Gradinger said.
ABOUT 10:40 P.M., the students assembled in front of a large tree just east of the Information Booth. Two men carried the dummy to the tree, slung a rope over a limb, and hoisted the dummy about seven feet off the ground.
Lawrence, Kansas
One of the men stepped forward and touched a match to the dummy and ran away as gusts of wind blew sparks around the tree.
The demonstration lasted only about 20 minutes. Two KU policemen arrived when it was almost over and one of the policemen told the remaining students to leave.
Dean Is Hanged in Effigy In Protest of Suspension
Thunderstorms and mostly cloudy skies were predicted for tonight by the Weather Bureau. Winds are expected to be southerly 25 to 40 miles per hour tonight becoming moderate and northerly late tonight and Saturday. The temperature tonight is expected to be 60 degrees. Saturday skies are predicted to be partly cloudy.
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They quickly dispersed, and the police extinguished the fire.
A group of students last night protested the suspension of Michael Mount, Wichita senior, by hanging in effigy Donald K. Alderson, dean of men.
Alderson chaired a meeting of the University Disciplinary Committee Tuesday which suspended Mount for writing a bomb scare note in the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
About 1,500 students have signed a petition protesting the suspension. The demonstration last night was attended by about 30 or 40 students who burned a dummy with Alderson's name tacked to it.
Friday, May 8, 1964
KU Woman Plays Golf for Fun
CONTACTED LAST NIGHT, Bill Mills, Topeka senior, said that approximately 1,500 persons have signed the petition which was circulated after Mount was suspended.
Until She Wins.
When asked if the petitions would be presented to the administration, Mills said he did not know.
The use of petitions asking for University reconsideration of the suspension of Mount is undecided, according to a fraternity brother of the suspended student.
TELEFHONED LAST NIGHT,
Chancellor Wescoe said he did not
know of the petitions and had no
comment to make.
"That's our problem. This is a different thing, and as far as we know, there is no precedent for this kind of petition." Mills said.
Mills said he thought student petitions presented to the administration seldom had any effect, but that since so many students have signed the petitions, this action might be considered.
"I just go to play, but she plays better and wins."
By Russ Corbitt (Assistant Managing Editor)
That is the way Joan Ashley, Chanute junior, compares herself to her sister, Jean, from Phoenix, Ariz., who has several times won the Kansas state golf title and other tournaments.
Mrs. Becker retained her title by shooting a par 4 on the first overtime hole, while Miss Ashley had a 5.
Mrs. Becker, the defending champion, also carded a 178, and a sudden death playoff was necessary to decide the championship.
"I started playing golf when I was about nine
But yesterday it was Mrs. Tillie Becker of Topeka that played just a little bit better and won.
Miss Ashley finished the 36 holes of medal play in the Kansas Women's Tournament of Champions at the Lawrence Country Club with a score of 178.
years old," Joan joked, "but I didn't start playing in tournaments until I was 11 or 12."
She is a former Kansas State Junior Champion (under 18 years of age), and has entered many of the top national golf tournaments with her older sister Jean, a graduate of KU.
"Jean is the golfer in the family," Joan said. "I just go along to the tournaments with her. I usually manage to qualify for the championship flight, but I never win anything."
Jean has won the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs twice, and has been runnerup in the Western Amateur and National Amateur tournaments.
The petitions are still circulating, Mills said. The petitions were sent to Greek houses first, and are just now getting round to the large residence halls, he said.
Mills said that last night a large number of signatures were coming in from scholarship halls.
Mills declined to say who initiated the petitions, but said they were not started by Phi Gamma Delta or himself.
She was also a member of the Curtis Cup Team which played the English team two years ago.
"We have just become the headquarters for the whole thing," Mills said.
Jean is now teaching school in Phoenix, Ariz. but the sisters plan to enter the National Amateur which will be held at Hutchinson this year.
"But I will have to lower my handicap if I expect to go," Joan said.
KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA was the victim of two bomb scares Monday. The first occurred shortly after midnight, when the KU switchboard operator was told a bomb would explode in several minutes. The Kappas were routed out of bed and stood outside for almost an hour while police searched the house.
Mount said he heard about this incident from classmates the next day.
Lawrence C. Woodruff, dean of students, said the call came shortly after Alderson had been hanged in effigy on campus in protest of the suspension of Michael Mount, Wichita senior.
"If the hanging didn't get you at ten, the bomb will get you at two."
Explosion Threatened In Alderson's Home
A telephone caller threatened a bomb explosion last night in the house of Donald K. Alderson, dean of men.
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Labor Claims Vote Victory
LONDON—(UPI) The opposition Labor Party claimed a smashing victory today in nationwide provincial elections that provided a preview to next fall's general election.
The week-long balloting was for control of 390 town and county boroughs throughout England and Wales.
The Laborites tallied up a net gain of 245 seats in yesterday's contests, making their total for the week 364.
"It's even more than we hoped for," a Labor Party spokesman said this morning.
THE LABORITES contended the results strengthened their confidence of beating the ruling Conservative Party in the general election that must be held before the second week of November. Labor, which has been out of office since 1951, is leading in all public opinion polls.
"We have won a second straight victory in London," said Labor Party General Secretary Len Williams.
Their gains included the key towns of Portsmouth, Reading, Rugby, Darlington, St. Albans, Clitheroe, and Ramsgate for the first time.
Following up their victory in the election for the Greater London Council (GLC) last month, the Laborites yesterday took close to threequarters of the 32 London boroughs.
THE BOROUGH ELECTIONS in London were significant because the divisions correspond to parliamentary constituencies. Last month Labor won control of the new 100-seat GLC by 64 seats to 36 for the Conservatives.
The effigy hanging was at 10:40 p.m.
POLICE INVESTIGATED the premises of the Alderson home after the threat.
the anonymous male caller said to Alderson about 11:15 p.m., according to a police report.
Dean Woodruff condemned the threatening phone call and the effigy hanging as "totally irresponsible" on the part of the students involved
"We will not tolerate such threats to life and property." Woodruff said,
"whether they be in jest or not."
WOODRUFF SAID local authorities are investigating the bomb threat and the campus police are investigating the effigy hanging. The FBI has been advised in connection with the telephone threat.
Woodruff said those trying to get Mount reinstated may be harming him because of the publicity which has arisen.
"The attention coming from this irresponsibility could prejudice a profession against Mike's (Mount) future study," Woodruff said. Mount had planned to study law after being graduated, according to Woodruff.
24 Senior Men Named to Sachem
Twenty-four juniors have been elected to membership in the Sachem Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, senior men's honorary society.
The 24 who will be initiated Sunday:
Charles Marvin, Lawrence;
George Barissa, Kansas City, Mo.;
Karl Becker Jr., Wichita; Philip
Smith, Onaga; Arlo Schurle,
Green; Michael Milroy, Lawrence;
Robert Shenk, Lawrence; William
Cibes, Altmont; James S. Gough,
Chanute; and James Johnston,
Independence, Mo.
Arthur Spears, Kansas City; Robert Enberg, McPherson; Charles Lanning, Lawrence; David Martin, Coffeville; John Atkinson, Topeka; Robert Stewart, Bartlesville, Okla.; George Benson, El Dorado; Colin Case, Colby; John Mullcoh, Abilene; M. Scott Linscott, Topeca; John Mays, Lyons; Terry Miller, Baxter Springs; H. Thompson Ritchie, Wichita; and Stephen Klemp, Lawrence.