'Normal Response By Ruby to Killing
DALLAS — (UPI) — Jack Ruby's reaction to first news of President Kennedy's assassination was "nothing unusual," a state witness testified today at his murder trial.
The 52-year-old striptease nightclub operator, with a courtybow, pleaded innocent to the murder of accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, and then sat quietly listening to the testimony.
Lead-off witnesses for the state were employees of the Dallas Morning News advertising department, where Ruby was placing an ad for his club when the assassination took place Nov. 22.
JOHN NEWMAN, second witness, said Ruby was at his desk at the News. He said he and Ruby and other persons in the office went into an office to watch the Kennedy motorcade in Dallas on television.
A short time later, Newman said, they received the word that the President had been shot.
"Was there anything unusual about his behavior?" asked Asst. Dist. Atty. William F. Alexander.
"Nothing unusual, I would say, any more than anyone else," Newman replied.
THE FIRST witness was Don Campbell, a News advertising man
Larry Cole Still Critical
Larry Neal Cole, Jetmore freshman, remained in critical condition this morning at Lawrence Memorial Hospital from injuries received earlier this week in a one-car accident south of here on U.S. 59.
Cole's physician said he suffered very severe head injuries, but added his progress so far has been good.
Wednesday, March 4, 1964
Cole and a passenger, Barry Billings. WaKeeney sophomore, were thrown from a 1964 convertible Cole was driving five miles south of Lawrence.
THE CAR went out of control when Cole drove back into the right lane following an attempt to pass another car, Billings told the highway patrol.
When the car failed to make the curve, the car went into the ditch, skidded sideways and then overturned, the highway patrol said.
Billings suffered minor face and head injuries. He was kept overnight for observation and released Tuesday morning.
who said he had known Ruby for two years. He said he and Ruby were talking about ads for about 25 minutes after noon on Nov. 22—just before the sniper shot at the President.
Campbell said there was nothing "peculiar or unusual" about Ruby's behavior.
Ruby took notes hurriedly during he testimony.
Defense Attorney Melvin Belli asked Campbell if Ruby was "calm and collected."
"HE WAS just Jack Ruby as I knew him," the witness replied.
"Yes" said Campbell.
"And that was a pretty volatile individual, wasn't it?"
The sallow, haggard 52-year-old defendant stood at the defense table to hear the murder indictment after Judge Joe E. Brown in quick succession threw out defense motions to transfer the trial to another city and call it off for a sanity hearing.
"... unlawfully voluntarily and with malice aforethought did kill Lee Harvey Oswald with a gun . . ."
Wade went on.
Dressed in a blue suit and with chief defense attorney Melvin Belli at his side. Ruby listened solemnly to the reading by Dist. Atty. Henry Wade.
BELLI DEMANDED that he be allowed to repeat his plea to make it "Not guilty—by reason of insanity."
"JACK RUBENSTEIN, alias Jack Ruby," Wade began. Belli interrupted to say, "He answers to the name of Jack Ruby . . ."
"This court is only interested in whether he pleads guilty or not guilty." Brown said curtly.
The jury of eight men and four women, completed yesterday, filed into the box to reply "I do," when sworn in to render "A true verdict
"How do you plead?" asked Judge Brown, leaning forward and looking stern.
Ruby bowed from the waist and said in a relaxed, low voice: "Not guilty, your honor"
Lawrence, Kansas
Twenty-seven witnesses were sworn in, all looking solemn.
AMONG THEM were Mrs. Eva L. Grant of Dallas and Mrs. Eileen Kaminsky of Chicago, Ruby's sisters.
The state called its first witness to begin chronological re-counting of Ruby's actions during three days of history—from the moment of President Kennedy's assassination at 12:31 p.m. Dallas time. Nov. 22 until 11:21 a.m. Nov. 24 when Ruby shot Oswald.
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61st Year, No.96
Vinay Kothari, Bombay, India senior and unmarried, unorganized district representative, submitted the original motion concerning People-to-People at the last ASC meeting.
Reuben McCornack, Abilene senior and student body president, said, "For the good of P-t-P I believe that such things as choosing officers should be done by the organization. The members should have at least some voice in the control of the organization."
ASC Lets P-t-P Choose Own Officers and Policy
Scattered snow flurries are expected by evening, with skies clearing by midnight. The low tonight will be 20 to 25 degrees.
THAT AMENDMENT would have abolished P-t-P as an ASC organization.
The All Student Council last night passed an amendment to let People-to-People choose its own officers and make its own policies.
Jerry Harper, Lawrence senior and People-to-People chairman, said at the last ASC meeting that he "felt very strongly that P-t-P should at least have the right to elect its own officers."
The amendment, introduced by Marshall Crowther, Lawrence second year law student and ASC vicechairman, also set up an advisory council to aid "communications between P-t-P and the ASC."
The council will consist of the student body president and vicepresident, the managing editor of the University Daily Kansan, the chairman of the All Student Council, two representatives from the International Club, and two members of the student body at large, appointed by the student body presiden-
CROWTHER SAID he believed the arrangement would work out best for "both the ASC and P-t-P."
Officers of P-t-P have previously been appointed by the student body president, because the organization was established at KU as an ASC committee.
Tomorrow will be generally fair and the high will be around 32 degrees.
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Crowther's amendment gave P-t-P the right to elect officers, and provided for a council to act as v liaison between P-t-P and the ASC
The Little Hoover Commission earlier had recommended that People-to-People be kept under the ASC.
Scott Linscott, Topeka junior and chairman of the commission, said, "People-to-People adds prestige to the ASC and for this reason, if none other, it should remain a part of the Council."
He stressed, however, that the commission felt the process of selection of officers should be revised.
The Little Hoover Commission is currently investigating the necessity and efficiency of All Student Council committees.
In other business, the Council voted to turn over the production of the KU Student Directory to the University administration.
PREVIOUSLY THE directory has been assembled by students, headed by a business manager appointed by the ASC publications board.
Crowther, who submitted the amendment to remove the publication of the directory from students, said the administration could publish the directory "quicker and cheaper than it is now being done."
The Council also passed a resolution introduced by Kaye Whitaker, Wichita senior, which called for a bi-partisan committee to investigate the possible use of voting machines in KU elections.
Miss Whitaker said that with machines vote results could be tabulated in 30 minutes, instead of the hours necessary for counting ballots under the current system.
"I contacted William Bradish, election commissioner of Wyandotte County, and he offered to loan KU the machines, free of charge, except for transportation costs," she said.
She said the machines could probably not be used in the spring elections,but the committee would have plenty of time to investigate their use for next fall.
ABOUT 15 VOTING machines would be required, she said. In other proceedings, Arthur
Douville, Overland Park sophomore and chairman of the Human Rights Committee of the ASC, reported the management of the Plaza Club in Lawrence had been contacted, and that the Club no longer practices discrimination in renting its facilities to outside groups.
Douville pointed out that the club is under new management now, and that the alleged discriminatory practices of the club were tied to the previous management.
"Our policy now is to wait and see if this new management has discriminatory practices," he said.
"In a telephone conversation with the new manager, he claims the club now accepts any university group, regardless of race, creed or color." Douville said.
Douville said the HRC also has been conferring with the president of Sigma Nu fraternity regarding a discriminatory clause in the fraternity's charter.
"WE SUGGESTED that the clause be inserted in Sigma Nu's rush book." Douville said, "but aside from that we have made no radical suggestions regarding the clause."
Douville also announced a panel discussion on fraternity-sorority discrimination to be held, tentatively, on March 18. It would include representatives from all houses on the hill, he said.
Jim Cline, Rockford, Ill., junior and Athletic Seating Board chairman, announced that 300 to 500 better student seats for football games are being arranged.
He added that the ticket-buying procedure has been streamlined for the fall. Only one trip to Allen Field House will be required to purchase the tickets, rather than two visits as required in the past.
McCormack appointed Susan Hartley, Atwood sophomore, to replace Tom Woods, Arkansas City junior, as Student Government Travel Board chairman.
McCornack also announced that Hugh Taylor, Stoke-on-Trent, England, graduate student, has been named by the University Party to replace Robert Steffen, Staten Island, N.Y., graduate student, as a UP representative to the ASC.
Writer Warns U.S. to Avoid Sino-Soviet Split
By Roger Worthington
John Scott, a special correspondent for Time magazine, advised that the United States make "no fancy utilization of the schism" that exists between the Soviet Union and Communist China.
Speaking to KU students and faculty members last night on the Sino-Soviet split, Scott made it clear that the schism between the two giants of the communist bloc is very much a reality. But he advised that the U.S. not exploit their differences. "It is best to allow the conflict to work its own way out," he said.
HISTORIC ORIGINS of the split go back to the 2nd century when Russian raiders invaded China, Scott said. Several centuries later, Asian raiders invaded and occupied parts of Russia.
"Up until this century, the presence of them is still felt in Russian folklore," he said. "Mothers would tell their children, 'the Chinese will get you.'"
In a loud and clear voice and at a brisk pace, the journalist traced four factors leading to the rift between the U.S.S.R. and Communist China; historic, economic, political and what he called "theological," "any one of which," he said, could explain a Sino-Soviet split."
In discussing the economic factors of the split, Scott said the Chinese felt they had been taken advantage of by the Russians in several instances.
As late as the 19th century, he said, some areas of Russia were under Chinese rule.
THE RUSSIANS confiscated Japanese industrial equipment in Manchuria after fighting "a two-hour war" with Japanese troops at the close of World War II, Scott said. The equipment, which he said had been carelessly disassembled and transported to the Soviet Union where it grew rusty from disuse, was later given to the Chinese as part of the Soviet's aid program.
Russia sold trucks to China for $8,100, he said, while British-made vehicles of a higher quality were being sold for $4,500 in Hong Kong.
Chinese soybeans were sold to Russia for $70 a ton, he continued, while the market price for soybeans in non-communist countries was $110 a ton.
"China's gross national product per capita is now about $60 a year." Scott said, "less than 10% of her per capita gross national product of the Soviet Union, which is now nearing $1,000."
Scott said trade between the two nations has declined $55\%$ since 1959. The Chinese import very little from Russia now, he added, yet most of China's exports still go to Russia.
THE RUSSIANS CHARGED interest on all financial aid loaned, he said, which the Chinese resented having to pay. "They felt that
in the name of Karl Marx and international communism, such practices should be put aside."
A theoretical political conflict has been going on for a long time between the two nations, Scott said. "For a decade and a half, Mao Tse Tung was considered as a deviationist by Soviet leaders."
MAO TSE TUNG, he said, based his revolution on the support of the peasantry, rather than the working class, to whom the Russians gave a "weighted advantage."
"There continues to be increasingly overtly expressed contradictions between the two leaders."
The area where this aspect of the schism has had effect is in relations with new nations, whom China feels itself better qualified to lead. Scott said. "China in recent years has been engaging in increased activity in Asia, Africa and South America. . . . where they have instituted many aid programs."
"In the last 80 years, communists have consolidated themselves into an organizational structure whose leadership is bitterly contested, although all pay homage to the same bearded prophets and texts."
SCOTT SAID that while China's deviation from Soviet communism represents a separate movement, the outlines of an even newer movement can be seen in the more aggressive action of the Viet Cong in North Viet Nam.
"But the similarities between these three movements are far greater than their differences."
Warfare between the Soviet Union and Communist China, he said, would be "absurd for the Chinese, because they have no atomic weapons." Scott predicted that when the Chinese are able to produce an atomic bomb, "it's possible that the Russians could 'let' a missile or a bomber destroy their atomic installations."
Military conflicts between the two countries will probably follow the pattern of Japan and Russia in the late 1930's, Scott said. He added that "such military battles will probably be going on in the next few years."
THE VETERAN NEWSMAN also predicted that in a few years, French President De Gaulle's recent recognition of Communist China "will be viewed as salutary and convenient."
In response to a question from the audience, Scott gave his views on possible U.S. escalation of the war in Viet Nam, although he first disqualified himself as being an expert on the subject.
"It is my impression that the war is going very badly," he said. "There is ample evidence that there is unrest in North Viet Nam. I personally feel that if we did do this, (step up the war) it might be substantially rewarding."
"OF COURSE, that raises the question of whether the Chinese would intervene," he continued. "There is, historically, bad blood between the Chinese and Viet Nam. I believe the Chinese were badly disillusioned by their intervention in Korea. The Korean war hurt their economy. And besides, they have other things at hand, such as Tibet, and the border dispute with India."
"The danger of escalation would be at a minimum," he said.
Scott made one more prediction before he stepped down from the podium, concerning the future of Formosa.
"I believe some sort of accommodation will be made over Formosa. It was rumored when I was there, that Chiang Kai-chuo, (Chiang Kai-shek's eldest son) was in communication with the mainland. It was also rumored that the mainland offered him several government positions (if he would concede Formosa to Red China).
SCOTT SAID that Chiang Ching-kuo inadvertently indicated to him during a conversation, that he had received correspondence from the mainland, but said "with a smile" that "he did not answer them."
"But I doubt whether the Gemo (Chiang Kai-shek) would make an accommodation," he concluded.