LaSalle . Elithinatos ,Lion Cagers VOL. 54, No. 105 STATE COLLEGE; PA., SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1954 FIVE CENTS Petition Requests Probe of WDFM By DON SHOEMAKER A petition, signed by 40 borough residents, asking that the State College area Chamber of Com merce investigate alleged tele vision _interference from campus radio station WDFM; has been given to Eugene Fulmer, secre tary of the Chamber of Com merce. The petition states in part: ". . . Some time ago we, the undersigned, purchased television sets for our entertainment and en lightenment. Reception was good and we enjoyed many worthwhile programs." "Then the University broadcast- ing station began operation and since that time our reception from JohnstoWn has been practically nil. We encounter all sorts of dis tortion of the picture, an over lapping of voices and noises, and at times complete fading . . . "We are appealing to you to look into this matter and see what can be done to bring back the good reception we formerly enjoyed." Petition to be Investigated Fulmer said yesterday the pe tition would be referred to the proper committee for study and to determine what, if anything can be done to correct the con dition referred to in the petition. "The matter will be discussed with University officials and oth er persons concerned with radio and television," he said. According to a spot-check by the Daily Collegian last week, most of the interference com plaints come from people living in the eastern part of, town. Ac cording to the people contacted, the intereference is entirely on the Johnstown channel six. No difficulty was reported in receiv ing Altoona, which broadcasts on channel ten. Herringbone Interferences One person said he had inter ference in the form of a herring bone pattern. He said the inter ference seems to be intermittent "as though someone were flash ing a-light." Local television dealers report ed some complaints, although one - said he had' not received as many as when the station first began broadcasting last December. An other dealer said that although he had received some complaints, he could not definitely attribute the interference to WDFM. He added that atmospheric condi tions and numerous other factors could cause the same type of interference that has been re ported. Commenting on the situation yesterday, David R. Mackey, gen eral- manager of WDFM, said: "Our position has been that on complaints of this nature we try to furnish information whereby set owners themselves, in co operation with their own televis ion servicemen can help alleviate the situation. I will want to work with Mr. Fulmer and his com mittee to give this information which, in a good number of situ ations has alleviated the com plaint." TODAY'S WEATHER COLDER WITH SHOWERS ~...„. ci(.4,„.„ . : ; ,,, t ,.; !wit , . . . 3 .. FOR A BETTER PENN STATE Stuttgart Ensemble ON ITS FIRST tour of the United States, the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Karl Muenchinger, will perform in the fourth program of the current Community Concert series at 8:30 p.m. Monday in - Schwab Auditorium. Concert to Feature Stuttgart Orchestra The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra will be featured on the fourth program in the 1953-54 Community Concert series at 8:30 p.m. Mon day in Schwab Auditorium. Doors will be open at 8 p.m. The orchestra, under the direction of its organizer, Karl-Muench inger, will present works from a orchestra is making its first tour of the United States Two compositions by Mozart, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in C Major, K. 525" and "Minuet, from Divertimento in D Major, K. 334" will open the program. They will be followed by "Allegro, from Sonata (1804)" by Rossini, and "Old Airs and Dances, Set III," by Respighi. After the intermission, the or chestra will present "Concertino in F Minor" by Giovanni Pergo lesi, and the works of two modern composers, "Playful Pizzicato, from Simple Symphony for String Orchestra" by Benjamin Britten, and "Adagio for Strings, Opus III," by Samuel Barber. "Three Movements from `Bil der aus Osten'," by Schumann; "Serenade, from String Quartet, Opus 3, No. 5" by Franz Haydn; and "Prelude, fr om Holberg Suite," by Grieg, will complete the program. The ensemble was founded in 1945 in Stuttgart, Germany, by Muenchinger. It is composed of 15 members, four first violins, four second violins, three violas, three cellos, and one bass viol. U.S. States ItomsniforsiPeacel Plan WASHINGTON, March 19 (IP) 1. Creation of an international —United States-Soviet talks got atomic energy agency by the Uni down to brass tacks on President ted States, Russia and other atom- Dwight D. Eisenhower's atoms- is powers, including Britain and for-peace plan today, after three France, months of conversation about how to approach the subject. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles called in SoViet Ambas sador Georgi N. Zarubin and handed him what the State De partment called "a concrete plan." This is a detailed program to carry out President Eisenhower's suggestion for an international pool, to which nations would con tribute some of their atomic ma terials and know-how for peace ful purposes. The text of the plan was not made public, but the basic pro visions of the American proposal ate: if i 1 Tottrittu ist of its European successes. The Tornado Reported Near Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Saturday, March 19 (JP)—The U.S. Weath er Bureau office at the Greater Pittsburgh Airport issued this special bulletin early today: "The Weather Bureau has re ceived an unconfirmed report of a tornado 10 miles west of Greater Pittsburgh Airport. Di rection of movement is un known but possibly to the northeast. "Residents of the Pittsburgh area should be alert for severe thunderstorms and possible tor nadoes until 3 a.m. This in chides counties to the east and northeast of Allegheny County. "The Weather Bureau fur ther states that tornadoes hit very small areas and chances of one striking a residential district are extremely small." 2. The agency would take charge of the pool of atomic materials, and would be responsible for safe , guarding it, preventing seizure of any nation bent on4war. 3. The agency could mobilize atomic experts to develop atomic energy , for power purposes in areas lacking sufficient electrical power; for medicine and for such things as agricultural research, etc. A department announcement said the plan "to further the peaceful development and the use of atomic energy," was drafted by the U.S. government - after con- Nittanies Lose,69-54 Play USC Tonight KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The end came last night to one of the most amazing win streaks in NCAA tournament history when the LaSalle Explorers, led by their All-American Torn Gola, flattened Penn State 69-54, to move into the final bracket of the national collegiate basketball championship race. After scoring startling upsets against Toledo, Louisiana State and Notre Dame, the upstart Pennsylvanian's finally met disaster here at Municipal Auditorium in ' the fight for the eastern championship and the right to battle Bradley in the final game tonight. The Indians edged University of Southern California, 74-72, in the first game of the dou ble header. The Lions will meet the Trojans in the - o . lener tonight for consolation honors. Gola, a smoothie from any place on the floor, took a long time to get started and couldn't hit from the field until after the 18-minute mark. But once he got going he tossed in 19 points and in the meantime directed the Explorers offense on the floor with a display of smooth passing and excellent rebounding. It was Jesse Arnelle, however, who captured the fancy of the 9800 fans who packed this mam moth arena. The big Lion center dominated the rebounding on both boards and kept the sluggish Nittany of fense alive with 18 points. Employing a pressing man-for man defense that folded back into a sliding zone after the ball passed mid-court, the Lions were able to hold LaSalle's shooting to a minimum. But the Explorers, ranked sixth in the country this week, made what shots they did get count. At the same time Penn State was unable to hit with any degree of consistency, although they did control the back boards both of fensively and defensively. The Philadelphians tossed in 24 field goals and connected on 21 of 32 shots from the foul line. The Lions made good on. 20 field goal attempts and tossed in 14 of 24 from the free throw line. But that doesn't tell all the (Continued on page six) Greek Week Posters Deadline Is Today Entries in the Greek Week poster contest must be submit ted to the Student Union desk in Old Main by noon today, Benjamin Lowenstein and Katherine Reynolds, cont e s t co-chairmen, have announced. Posters must be 12 by 16 inches and contain the theme of Greek Week, "G reeks Through the University," and the date, March 27 to April .3. Posters will be used to publi cize the week. Judging will be gin Monday, Miss Reynolds has announced. Tryouts to Be Held For "The Kappy Time" Tryouts will be held for Play ers' production of Samuel French's "The Happy Time" at 7 p.m. Mon day and Tuesday in the Little Theatre, basement of Old Main. The show is scheduled to open May 6 in Schwab Auditorium for a three-day run. sultation with other Allied gov ernments. The announcement also dis closed that Russia has transmitted to the United States "certain pro posals in connection with the gen eral subject of atomic matters." It said these , proposals, presum ably dealing with atomic disarma ment, are under study. Today's meeting, which lasted five minutes, was the first to dig into the substance of the Eisen hower plan. A half-dozen or so previous talks had dealt merely with procedures, that is, ground rules that would govern the ne gotiations. The Dulles-Zarubin talks are an aftermath of Eisenhower's United Nations speech last Dec. 8 in which he proposed an atomic pool under United Nations auspices. By DICK McDOWELL Blue Band To Present Program The annual spring concert of the Penn State concert Blue. Band will be presented at 3 p.m. tomor row in Schwab Auditorium. Campus radio station .WDFNI will broadcast the concert. The concert band will be under the direction of James W. Dunlop, associate professor of music edu cation. It will be Dunlop's seventh year as director of the spring con cert. The concert is open to the pub lic. No admission is charged. The program will open with the National Anthem. Rossini's "Ital ian in Algiers Overture" and "Bach's "Prelude and Fugue in G Minor" will follow the opening selection. Donald. Lambert, president of Blue Band, will be the featured soloist. Lambert will present a baritone horn solo of De Luca's "Beautiful Colorado." Other selections will be "Pride of the Marines March" by Ed wards;. "Hillbilly from 'Ameri cana' by Go u 1d; "The Sleigh Ride" by Tschaikowsky; and a suite of old American dances, in ' eluding "Cake Walk," "Wallflow er Waltz," and "Rag," by Bennett. After the intermission, the pro gram will include "The Flying Dutchman Overture" by Wagner; "The Official West Point March" by Egner; "Royce Hall Suite" by Willan; selections from "Porgy and Bess" by Gershwin; and Sou sa's "The Stars and Stripes For ever." Soph Queen To Be Chosen At Rec. Hall The queen of the sophomore class will be chosen from a group of five finalists at the Sophomore Spring Ball tonight at Recreation Hall. The semi-formal dance will be held from 9 p.m. to midnight and is free to all students, according to Robert Harding, dance chair man. Students may pick up their tickets at the Student Union desk in Old Main. The queen finalists and their sponsors are Sandra Booth, Theta Phi Alpha; Lorraine Cha b a rt, Kappa Delta; Elizabeth Kraabel, Kappa Alpha Theta; Sara Mc- Knight, Cwens; and Susan Schrenzel, Phi Epsilon Pi. The queen will be crowned at intermission and presented with a gift by Hugh Cline, sophomore class president, said Michael Ros enfeld, queen committee co-chair man. She will be chosen by a selec tion committee composed of Ray T. Fortunato, general director of Thespians; Moylan. Mills, director of "Bloomer Girl;" Frank F. Mor ris, assistant comptrolldr; George L. Donovan, director of the Stu dent Union; and Robert Koser, as sistant registrar. Scott Hommer and his Dream land Serenaders will provide mu sic for the dance. Club to Hear Matson Frederick R. Matson, profes sor of archaeology, will address the Faculty Luncheon Club at noon tomorrow at the Hotel State College. His subject will be "Digging and Dating an Indian Site in Illinois."
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