Photo by Mike Radeneich
Engineering students build emblem
Engineering students work on the new Sigma Tau emblem in front of Learned Hall, Sigma Tau is an engineering honors society and the University of Kansas chapter designed and is building the national society emblem. The structure itself consists of the base, where students can sit, and a small patio. On top of the stand will be the emblem itself, a pyramid with a piece of railroad iron through it.
N.Y. papers face union strike
First, the traditional All-University Commencement Supper will be replaced by an All-Class Luncheon on Sunday, May 31. Chancellor E Laurence Chalmers Jr. is the guest for the luncon.
Two major changes are being planned for the annual University of Kansas Commencement May 30-June 1. The changes are being made in an effort to streamline the weekend activities.
For the second year, the University will be holding separate Commencement ceremonies. The format was adopted last year so that proper recognition could be given to the 3,000 graduates. As a result, Sunday night became graduate night for the post-baccalaureate degree candidates and the traditional Monday evening ceremony is reserved for undergraduate degree candidates.
The second change will occur when seniors come together for the last time at a Senior-Parent Luncheon on Monday, June 1. In the past the seniors have held a private breakfast on that morning.
Two changes planned to speed graduation
NEW YORK (UPI) — One of the city's daily newspapers limped into publication of its Sunday edition, hampered by a union work slowdown Saturday, while a second faced a strike threat that could shut down all four major dailies.
The New York Times announced it would publish its Sunday edition despite the work stoppages by union printers and a warning Friday by the publisher, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, that the Times was "rapidly approaching" suspension of operations because of the slowdown.
At the New York Post, meanwhile, a New York Newspaper Guild official expressed pessimism that a guild strike there Monday could be averted.
"Unless they (the Post) do something tomorrow it looks pretty bleak," said Thomas Murphy, Guild executive vice president. "It looks more likely than
not our meditative session will fail tomorrow."
A negotiating session under the auspices of a federal mediator is scheduled Sunday between the Post and the Guild which represents news, clerical and other employees. Murphy said that if the newspaper did not make a satisfactory offer a walkout could begin as early as Sunday evening.
The Guild negotiates separately with the four dailies—the Times, Post, Daily News and Long Island Daily Press—while the nine craft unions bargain on a citywide basis. Some 13,000 employees are involved.
The publishers offered a 16.5 per cent pay raise increase over three years but this was rejected by the unions and no new offer has been made. The contract expired March 30 but negotiations have continued on a day-to-day basis.
If past practice is followed, a strike by one union would be honored by the other nine unions and similarly, any shutdown of one newspaper caused by a strike would be followed by the closing
Eisenhower made the remarks in an address to the Governor's Youth Council meeting at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller introduced Eisenhower, 22, a spring graduate from Amherst, and Mrs. Eisenhower, who will graduate this year from Smith College.
At a news conference following the speech Eisenhower said he would skip the Amherst graduation ceremony because of possible trouble some students might make.
"I'm glad I kept Julie off the phone that night," said Eisenhower referring to his wife and the President's daughter.
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Mrs. Mitchell, wife of Attorney General John N. Mitchell, called the Arkansas Gazette at Little Rock about 2 a.m. Thursday and told the newspaper to "crucify" Sen. J. William Fulbright, D-Ak., for his vote against the nomination of Judge G. Harrold Carswell as a Supreme Court associate justice.
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Eisenhower leaves issue unmentioned
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (UPI)—David Eisenhower, President Nixon's son-in-law, skipped the Carswell rejection issue in a speech Saturday, noting anything he might say would be "a pale imitation of Martha Mitchell."
of the remaining newspapers, all members of the Publishers Association of New York City.
House 'okay' expected for welfare,voting bills
The House will also put the final touch to a federal worker pay raise bill and consider an education money measure that is
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The House heads for almost certain approval this week of President Nixon's sweeping welfare reform bill, while the Senate takes up a controversial housing bill to aid the home loan market.
higher than President Nixon asked, but lower than liberals want. The measure also carries a provision to blunt government school desegregation efforts.
Air controllers begin to improve truant numbers
The Senate turns its attention to a bill creating machinery to pump $3 billion into the private home loan market to sumulate the letting of mortgages.
WASHINGTON (UPI) - The government report "a continuing improvement" Sunday in the "sickout" of the nation's air traffic controllers, ordered by a federal judge to return to work or produce evidence that they are really ill.
"Reports from all the 21 continental air route centers show a continuing improvement," the Federal Aviation Administration said in a mid-affternoon statement.
U. S. District Judge George S. Hart issued the back-to-work order Saturday, but refused the government's request to fine those controllers falsely reporting they are sick—a factor that observers said could persuade many controllers to return to work.
Attorney F. Lee Bailey, executive director of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), said after the court hearing he expected to see "some controllers begin checking in."
The FAA said Sunday, "the number of absentees continued downward after reaching the peak of 1,847 on March 30 . . yesterday 1,014 were absent throughout the system, compared with 1,076 on Friday."
The classes of 1920, 1930, and 1945 will hold their 25-, 40-, and 50-year reunion in this spring. The Gold Medal Club, whose membership consists of all alumni who have passed their 50th anniversary, will also have its annual reunion.
Campaign for cleanup concludes
Students from the University of Kansas participating in the Spring Cleanup Campaign filled 30 to 40 four-bushel bags with litter, Jon Woodward, geography instructor, said Sunday.
"Only 12 of the 40 students who signed up to help came out Sunday," Woodward said. "I think the wet weather is what kept most of the students from coming," he said.
The Lawrence Spring Cleanup Campaign came to an official end Sunday April 12. The 12-day campaign was sponsored by the Women's Division of the Chamber of Commerce.
Projects for the campaign varied from picking up litter on roadways to planting flowers in South Park.
Local businessmen, in conjunction with the Cleanup Campaign, distributed large litter bags with purchases.
The City Sanitation Dept. okayed the pickup of items larger than usual for the week of April 6 to the 10. City Sanitation officials said Saturday they were considering the special pickup schedules into next week to cope with large amounts of trash and debris resulting from the cleanup efforts.
Yell leader clinic precedes tryouts
Bob Hartman, Mission, senior and head yell leader, announced plans for a yell leader clinic, Tuesday, April 14, at 7 p.m. in Allen Field House. The clinic, he said, would prelude the tryouts scheduled for April 21, at 7 p.m. in Allen Field House.
"Gymnastic skills are important," Hartman said, "but so are enthusiasm and a liking for people."
Anybody wanting to try out for the Jayhawk, Hartman said, should attend the April 21 try-out.