OCt6BER ' 3O, 1951
U.S. -Plinioll4 CtiOs
lit - Middk ' .. .Eait Area
PARIS, Oct. 29—(A)—The French today are blaming the United
States for contributing indirectly to troubles in the Middle East
and say American blundering may wreck the West's defense plans
for the area. ,_ •
The official French line, as summarized. from talks with foreign
office spokesmen, 'oes like this:
The United States has lent encouragement to nationalist move
ments in colonial and semi-colon
ial nations of the Middle East
and North Africa. The U.S. view
is that . that is the way to win
over the nationalists before the
Russians do.
Extreme nationalists in Egypt
and Iran were thereby encour
aged to take explosive steps
against Britain in the belief they
would have U.S. backing. The
French say this strategy wa s
muddle-headed,
Of course, French views may
be colored by fears that this sort
Of nationalism will spread dis
astrously to their own North Af
rican colonies of Tunisia and Mor
worried.
The Arab bloc has promised to
put Moroccan nationalist desires
for independence on the agenda
of the UN Gen er al Assembly
which meets in Paris Nov. 6. The
French want U.S. support in this
fight.
If. Washington refuses to back
France in North Africa, she will
risk alienating the middlecof-the
road coalition no w 'governing
France, French spokesmen assert.
IThis coalition until now has been
solidly pro-American and in favor
of European defense.
,Complaint Filed
On Text Cost
A complaint that students were
charged above list price in State
College for a specific textook,
was, recently submitted by a Col
lege professor to the faculty com
mittee -investigating t ex t b o o k
abUses..
This was the only textbook
complaint offered when the first
call for such- letters was made.
Other complaints may, still be
turned in at the Student Union
desk in Old Main for Edward
Shanken, Student representative
to the committee.
The textook committee met re-,
cently but did • not release a
statement.
Complaints to the effect that
professors are requiring students
to buy textbooks not used, or re
vised editicins, with little change,
are samples of complaints that
may now be voiced.
Shanken will refer letters he
receives directly to the faculty
committee, which will consider
the complaint. Specific cases
should be cited in the letters; he
said.
Band Day Draws
4000 Spectators
More than 4000 people watched
the 24 visiting high school bands
go through their paces at the sec
ond annual Band Day on Beaver
Field Saturday.
The body of the bands formed
the gaint PSC on the field while
the flag carriers stood in back of
them on the sidelines and the
majorettes arranged themselves
around the horseshoe curve in
front of the bands.
Since the bands rehearsed un
til 12 noon they had only. a half
hour to eat which was not
enough time for members to go,
down town, according to I-him
mel Fishburn, Band Day director,
so the College food service, un
der the direction of Mildred Ba
ker, packed box lunches for
them.
The affair was termed a suc
cess by Fishburn; and he said
that plans, have already been
started for next year's program.
Campus Tr • is Rules
Distributed o Students
Regulations regarding . traffic
rules in gene t' and parking 're
striction on the .College campus
halN been mailed to the presi
dents of the men's dormitories
and the fraternity houses, DaVid
Mutchler, Tribunal chairman, an
nounced yesterday.
A copy will also be placed on
t he West Dorm bulletin board.
Mutchler said that, this action
should give students a clearer
idea of traffic regulations and
cut down the number of the traf
fic cases Tribunal has each week.
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Britain's Election
LONDON, Oct. 29—(W)--Final
figures for Britain's Oct. 25 gen
eral election gave Prime Minister
Winston Churchill's Conservatives
a slim 18-vote margin today over
all other parties in the 'House of
Commons.
Three Red Attacks
Stopped by Allies
U.S. EIGHTH ARMY. HEADQUARTERS, Korea, Tuesday, Oct:
30—(R)—At least one division of fresh • Chinese Communist troops
poured into the Kumsorig area Monday, but the Allies beat off three
Red attempts to break through central Korean defenses there.
At the same time United Nations forces punched'out short gains
of less than a mile on both the
eastern and western ends of the
battlefront.
The air war slackened Monday
(after eight fiery •days. Eighty to
90 Russian-made MIG jets ap
peared over northwest Korea but
avoided engaging American jet
fighters. . .
As a result, Allied figh t e r
bombers went on a road and rail
smashing spree. They cut Com
munist communication networks
in 120 places, to stem increasing
Red re-supply movements, large
ly at night.
Two American jets were shot
down by intense Red ground fire
in other actions Monday.
Gen. J. Lawton Collins, 'U.S.
Army chief of staff, returned to
Tokyo with Gen. Matthew B.
Ridgway, Far East commander,
aftei a 'frontline tour.
He told newsmen Allied forces
Eden Lists
Britain's
Hot Spots
LONDON, Oct. 29 (JP)—For
eign Secretary Anthony Eden
swung into his new job after the
British elections today with - a
rapid survey of the hot spots in
Britain's relations with the world.
In quick sucession Eden:
1. Called Sir Francis Shepherd,
his ambassador in Tehran, back
for talks on possible resumption
of oil nationalization negotiations
with Iran.
• 2. Arranged for a new British
note to Egypt, which may sug
gest fresh avenues of ending the
crisis over the Suez Canal and
Sudan.
3. Laid plans to attend the
Nov. 6 opening of the United Na
tions General Assembly in Paris.
4. Told the American and
French ambassadors he would
like to confer with Secretary of
State Dean Acheson and Foreign
Minister Robert Schuman before
Nov. 6 on western strategies in
the cold war.
If Pr im e Minister Winston
Churchill and Eden have a plan
of their own for regaining rich
Iranian oil properties which for
merly were Britain's it remains
a well-kept secret.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29—('P)—
The United States is reported
urging Britain and Iran to agree
to a stop-gap plan for moving
some $40,000,000 worth of stored
Iranian oil to the West.
U.S. officials said today the
State department has suggested
this to Premier Mossadegh -of
Iran as part• of a "blueprint" for
resuming direct talks between
the Iranians and the British on
the oil problem.
"will have to stay in Korea for
some time, if a cease-fire is ar
ranged."
MUNSAN, Korea, Tuesday, Oct.
30—M—A new and long-drawn
out deadlock confronted Korean
truce negotiators today unless
they can cone up with an un
expectedly quick answer to the
snarled question of where to draw
a buffer zone.
MONTGOMERY CLIFT
ELIZABETH TAYLOR
"A PLACE
IN THE SUN"
RUTH ROMAN
STEVE COCHRAN
"TOMORROW 'IS
ANOTHER DAY"
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ALL STAR CAST
"A MIDSUMMER
NIGHT'S DREAM'S
UMT in Sight
Commission Says
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29—(JP)---The United States can begin a
Universal Military Training (UMT) program next summer if Con
gress acts quickly, members of the national security training com
mission said today.
They estimated at a news conference that if Congress authorized
UMT by the end of March the Armed services could be ready to
receive the first 18-year-old re
cruits in June or July.
Training in 1952 would be 'on
a limited scale, they added
There is no indication that Con
gress will' . rush the legislation
through. Many lawmakers fore
see a long, searching debate be
fore Congress agrees to institute
Universal Military Training for
the first time in the country's
history. 'Others feel that UMT
should wait, until the necessity
of drafting young men is ended.
Under the commission's pro
gram it is planned eventually to
train 800,000 American youths an
nually at a cost of more than
$4,000,000,000 the first year. Some
authorities consider this fir s t
year cost estimate much too high.
In succeeding years it is esti
mated the cost would drop to
about $2,000,000,000.
British Gunfire
Kills Egyptian
CAIRO, Egypt, Oct. 29—(R)--
Gunfire at British roadblocks in
the Suez Canal zone killed an
Egyptian woman and wounded
several Egyptians, reports from
both sides said today.
The British also reported one
of theft- Army officers was am
bushed and wounded on a canal
side road.
The pro-government newspaper
Al Misri said Egypt is complain
ing to the United Nations over
what it called tßritish atrocities.
Th e British military spokes
man said "Blame for the inci
dents res ts entirely with the
Egyptian • police who have re
fused to cooperate in maintaining
road control
,points."
Two Students Guilty
Of Disorderly COndoct
William Young and Bruce Nel
son, both students at the College,
were found guilty of disorderly
conduct at a hearing before Guy
G. Mills, justice of the peace, in
State College Saturday.
They had been picked up in a
downtown diner on Friday night.
Both men were fined $25 and
costs.
A Portrait Is 'Better
Than a Snapshot
For the same reason
A Balfour Class Ring
Is Better Than
Just any class ring . . .
The fine detail and expert workmanship that goes
into the BALFOUR CLASS RING is on a par with the
beauty and artistry that goes to make a fine portrait.
You buy only ONE ,CLASS RING in a lifetime
• so why not get the BEST . . .
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L. G. Balfour
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PAtE THREE
Alumni News
Given Award
For the eighth straight year,
the Penn State Alumni News has
received an Award of Merit from
the American Alumni Council.
The award designates a first
place in .competition with more
than 300 other alumni publica
tions throughout the Unit e d
States and Canada. It cites the
magazine for "outstanding edi
torial achievement in the publi
cation of an alumni magazine."
Departmentally, the Alumni
News was given a first place in
Penn State faculty news cover
age and a second place award for
its undergraduate pages.
The Alumni Association pub
lishes 16 issues a year one in
September, six in- October, four
in November, and one in:Decem
bei,- January, March, and June.
Ross B. Lehman, '42, assistant
executive secretary of the asso
ciation, is editor. He is assisted by
Mary E. Swartz, '47, managing
editor, and Winifred I. Neyhart,
'47, class editor.
Ross 8.. Lehman, of the class
of '42, assistant executive secre
tary of the association, is editor.
He is assisted by Mary E. Swartz,
'47, managing editor, and Wini
fred I. Neyhart, '47, dais editor.
AROTC Students
To Get Awards
Seventeen students in advanced
AROTC will receive special bad
ges in a formal retreat ceremony
at 4 p.m. today in front of Old
Main.
They are John Cable, Neil
Carlson, Charles Chevalier, Sam
uel Chiodo, John Davies, Thomas
DeHass, Jack Enterline, John
Frantz, Raymond Gomez, Robert
Goodman, William Gourley, Don
Harrison, John Jeffries, Robert
Matasick, James Sellers, Elliott
Smith, and Frederick Wall.
These students have won the
designation of Distinguished Mil
itary Students by ranking in the
upper one-third of their military
class and the upper one-half of
their academic class.