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University Daily Kansan
Thursday, April 18, 1963
Bursting Pipe Seen as Cause Of Thresher Going Down
ABOARD THE USS WARRINGTON - (UPI) - A Naval submarine officer said today a bursting pipe probably caused the sinking of the submarine Thresher with 129 men aboard.
Capt. Frank A. Andrews, commander of submarine development Group II, to which the Thresher was assigned, said the tragedy will prompt the Navy to examine two key aspects in submarines — current test diving techniques and the design of nuclear powered submarines.
ANDREWS WHO was in charge of the search for the Thresher's hull in Atlantic waters 220 miles east of Cape Cod spoke to newsmen aboard his flagship USS Warrington
Andrews said he expects to testify at a Naval court of inquiry into the disaster at Portsmouth, N.H.
"It sometimes takes something tragic like this to really realize material weaknesses," he said.
Andrews said a pipe carrying salt water to cool pumps and motors probably snapped under pressure. He said water probably flashed through a compartment, perhaps striking an electric board and shortcircuiting the power supply.
ANDREWS THEORIZED the Thresher could not blow water out of her ballast tanks fast enough to
Matrix Table to Hear Foundation Trustee
Mrs. John R. Keach of Mission will speak at the annual Matrix Table dinner tonight.
The Matrix Table is sponsored by the KU chapter of Theta Sigma Phi national professional society for women in journalism. The dinner will be held at 6:30 p.m., in the Kansas Union.
Mrs. Keach was elected to the board of trustees of the William Allen White Foundation at KU Feb. 11. She is the second woman to serve on the board. The other is Doris Fleeson.
In her speech, "The Price Is High." Mrs. Keach will discuss the work that goes into a book of travel and history.
At the Matrix Table dinner, an award will be given to an outstanding woman journalist in Kansas. This is an annual honor, presented by the KU chapter in recognition of exceptional work.
Native Food, Music To Be at India Picnic
the picnic will be held from early in the afternoon till 7 o'clock at night Saturday. April 27.
Transportation will be provided by the club. Indian food will be served at 5 p.m. and vocal and instrumental Indian music will be presented by Indian students.
The cost of the picnic will be $1
for members and $1.20 for others.
Students and faculty members interested in joining the picnic should give their names with a 25 cent deposit to Vinay Kothari at 1231 Louisiana St. before Thursday, April 25.
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surface and sank as the weight of the hull increased.
An "implosion" — or busting inward — probably occurred within the hull, Andrews said.
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He said he based his theory in part on talks with Capt. Deane Axene, a onetime commanding officer of the Thresher.
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"Had the Thresher been going at high speed, she might have been able to overcome rapid flooding by planing to surface," he said.
THE THRESHER, he said, probably conducted a test dive "at a relatively slow speed which is the current technique in test dives.
He said no one ever has conducted a search comparable to this one because of the depth of the ocean in the search area.
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Relays Dance Set For Saturday Night
The Relays weekend will end Saturday night with the annual Relays Dance.
The dance will be held from 9-12:30 p.m. in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Tickets, which may be purchased at the Information Booth, Kansas Union or at the dance, cost $1 per couple.
Dress is casual for the dance.
Marjorie Anne Fischer, Lawrence sophomore, who is KU Relays queen for 1963, will reign over the dance. She will be attended by Susie Caple, Neodesha freshman, and Martha Yankey, Wichita freshman.
Foreign Students Plan Oskaloosa Trip
According to Dr. Clark Coan, foreign student adviser, this will be a good chance for foreign students to see a very small American community.
The Oskaloosa Rotary Club will host more than 15 foreign students on Thursday, April 23, in Oskaloosa.
Coan said there are a few opportunities available to visit small communities.
Students will visit farms, schools and several other places and will have dinner there.
Interested students should contact Coan before noon Friday so that the arrangements can be made.
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ANNOUNCING
UNIVERSITY OF THE SEVEN SEAS
A UNIVERSITY AFLOAT-110 DAYS AROUND THE WORLD WITH COLLEGE COURSES FOR CREDIT.
A "Floating University" which will take approximately 750 U.S. students on two World Cruises during which fully accredited college credits can be obtained will commence next October.
Called the "University of the Seven Seas", the cruises will take students on two voyages of 110 and 120 days during which calls will be made at 22 ports including Lisbon, Naples, Alexandria, Bombay, Hong Kong, and Honolulu.
The University has existed for three years and its courses will be conducted, coincidentally, aboard the motor ship "Seven Seas", a 12,574-ton, 482-foot liner of the EUROPE-CANADA LINE, for which Holland-America Line is general passenger agent.
The ship is being especially modified to serve as a floating university with complete classroom facilities including a well-equipped library, medical staff, special film equipment and various other material relevant to college study.
The first semester voyage will begin on October 22, 1963, when the "Seven Seas" sails eastward from New York from Holland-America Line's new Pier 40, and will terminate in San Diego, California on February 8, 1964. The second semester voyage will last 120 days and sails from San Diego on February 11, 1964, ending in New York on June 9, 1964.
Headed by William T. Hughes, President of the University of the Seven Seas, the non-profit organization, originally sponsored by the Whittier Rotary Club, is incorporated in California and has acquired official status as an institution of higher learning from that state, which empowers it to issue transcripts of student records and to grant degrees.
In addition to Mr. Hughes and Executive Director Dr. E. Ray Nichols, Jr., the University Afloat will have approximately 40 professors and instructors including some 15 women faculty members.
Among the academic courses open to students who attend the University will be classes in architecture, creative writing, music, painting, theatre, business administration, economics, education, political science, astronomy, geography, geology, oceanography, public health, languages, history, anthropology, philosophy, psychology, religion, sociology, and speech.
Rates for students who enroll will range from $1590 which includes gratuities and special field trips while in port. In addition, tuition for each semester voyage at sea is $400.
Chaplains of the Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish faiths will be aboard the vessel. From time to time at different ports-of-call, the students will be addressed by prominent political figures, international leaders and educators in the various parts of the world.
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