Ike Seek Missing Frosh
State police are baffled as to the whereabouts of a Uni
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STATE COLLEGE. PA., THURSDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 21. 1957 FIVE CENTS
versity freshman who disappeared last Tuesday after with
drawing all his money—S2B9—in bank accounts in State
College and Allentown.
Police are searching for Thomas Rhoad, 13, freshman in
arts and letters from Allentown.
who lives in McKee residence hail.
Report of the missing student
wa, b'wld from publication un
til yesterday on the request of his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Rhoad,
A:lentown.
State police in Allentown said
Rhoad is 5 feet, 9 1 - inches tall
with blue eyes and light brown
crewcut Fr ai r. He weighs 155
pounds. He is believed to be wear.
ing striped grey trousers, a heavy
grew and white woolen sweater
and a dark brown tweed overcoat.
Rhoad was reported missing,by
hl.. roommate. John Foltz, fresh
man in education from Palmyra.
Foltz told his residence counselor,
Ronald Casey, last Wednesday
that Rhoad was home the previous
weekend and returned Sunday
VOL. 58. No. 51
Cabinet Will Discuss
Extended Yule Vacation'
All-University Cabinet tonight will heara recommendation asking that the end of
Christmas vacation be extended from 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3 to 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6.
Russell Beatty, president of the Agriculture Student Council, will present the recom
mendation at the Cabinet meeting at 7 tonight in 203 Hetzel Union.
The recommendation was approved unanimously Tuesday night by the Agriculture
Student Council. The Council
asked Beatty to present the mat
ter to Cabinet tonight so there
would be enough time to do some
thing about it..
In stating the reasons he will
give to Cabinet in support of
the recommendation Beatty said,
"It's ridiculous to come back just
for the weekend; most students
will cut anyway." . He said he has
talked to some administration and
faculty members and they agree
on the vacation extension pro
posal,
Cabinet and other student
organixations r pushed for an ex
tension in last year's Christmas
vacation. After months of dis
cussion, complaints and letters
from students and their parents,
the vacation was extended by
one-half day upon a recom
mendation from the Council of
Administration.
The closing date for this year's
vacation originally was scheduled
for 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2.
This date was extended to 8 a.m.
Friday, Jan. 3 (as it now stands)
after considerable concern was
voiced over the possible hazard
ous driving conditions on Jan. 2.
Cabinet also will hear a report
from the Cabinet executive com
mittee recommending that the
Dec. 5 meeting of Cabinet be
held in 121 Sparks.
' The following recommenda
tions for appointment to com
mittees will be made for Cab-
Ines approval:
Cabinet Public Relations Com
mittee: Gary Young, Herbert Le
vin, John Sopko, Robert Schim
mel, Mariana Moldovan, James
Beggs and John Yeosock.
Spring Week Chairmen: Coro
nation Committee, Hannah Yash
an; Music Committee, Daniel
Kein e r; Publicity Committee,
Marilyn Elias; Carnival Commit
tee, John Bott; Float Parade Com
mittee, Peter Fishburn; and He-
Man Contest Committee, Leslie
Phillabaum.
I Sophomores May Apply
For Advisory Board
L Sophomores interested in serv- ,
;ing on the sophomore class advis-'
lory board should submit a letter Pitt Tickets Sold Out
!of application, including activities,.
'to Steven Ott, Phi Gamma Delta,' Tickets for the Lion-Pitt foot
:before Monday. ball game were sold out yesterday, _
, Applicants will be contacted for according to Edward M. Czekaj.
interviews sometime next week. ticket manager.
'Mahon
Grid Seniors, Coaches to Attend Rally •
An hour-long motorcade, a skit,. Behind
the Blue Band, four coaches, cap..;
tarn Joe Sabot, senior football i WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (P)—Rep. George H. Mahon
players, a five-piece jazz combo,
.._ and a disc-jockey-turned-master; (D.-Tex.), charged tonight the United States is "seriously
of ceremonies are the ingredients! behind" Russia in developing an intermediate-range ballistic
going into the season's final pep, ._
rally—" Pep Up for Pitt"—at 7:30; missile, but a Pentagon expert said, "I don't believe so." -
tonight in front of Old Main. 1 The disagreement was voiced after Mahon's House
The rally, sponsored by Delphi . A
p p r o pr i ations subcomznitteer ----
and Cwens, men's and women's ,
, launched a surprise - inquiry into from 700 to 1500 miles, is a key
sophomore hat societies, is ex- the U.S. weapons program and weapon in the current military
pected to attract one of the larg- :spent the day taking testimony ' olanning It I, - generally consid
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est crowds of the year, because of
behind closed doors. ered to be more advanced than
tr. the traditional rivalry between( "We have lagged behind the the ICBM and could be used to
the Nittany Lions and the Pitts-1
Lions.
burgh Panthers and a possibler R ussians in the.
ssi intermediate- :advantage from U.S. bases abroad.
range ballistic missile —lßßM I Another serious problem, Ma
'f
, ." 4 .:' , . ,-. , bowl invitation awaiting the
-... ; and we've got to come from be- hon said, is the perfection of an
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-t. i hind and come abreast as soon 'anti-missile missile to defend the
The rally will beg in at 6 P-m ., as we cam" Mahon told news- 'United States against enemy
with a motorcade ofive convey-1
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tibles, a jazz combo, and a loud- men. His subcommittee handles ICBM's.
"However, the more imrrie
. i x speaker leaving Recreation Hall all The Defense Department's
money requests. diate problem is how to develop
for a tour of the fraternity sec-! While disagreeing with Mahon's the intermediate-range and in- -
--le/ ; tion of State College. "assessment of the IRBM situation, tercontinental - range missiles,"
1 The motorcade and the Blue `i'irilliarn Holaday, the Defense the Texas congressman added.
i Band will parade through theiDepartment's miss i 1 e director, He said he favored a program
- - -•.--- -..--. k.,, i West Hall area at I' p.m., down
• : ;,_ `.:.-:',.- !said it might be true of the 5000- bold enough to meet military re-
Pollock Road to Shortlidge Rqad . mile inteecontinental ballistic mis- quirements, but "how bold it
-- : • ~- .. 7, - -Z - ....i% and the Nittany dormitories, and;sile-ICBM. should be I am not prepared to
___ _— . then back to Old Main. 1 "Based on what they—the say now."
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-Daily Collegian photo by Marty Scher Football coaches J. T. White, Russians--sa./3. maybe we are Secretary of Defense McElroy,
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PEPPING UP FOR PITT' and for the last pre-football game rally Frank Patrick, Frank J. O'Hora, behind them on the
and Joe Patern conceded. He spoke moved before the House group,
Deborah Sidwell o will speak brief- 1 Holaday ICBM,' . one of the first witnesses sum-
Of the season wit their Wheaties are (from left) Dorothy Newman,
ly on the Lion-Panther contest with newsmen eller testifying emerged from the hearing with
Susan Sunderland, Nancy Clark and Eileen and the Penn State squad's spirit. at the closed-door hearing. a ‘ statement 4 that the U.S. missile
Feldman, membe of Cwens Hat Society.
(Continued on page eight) The .IERBM, with a range of program is in "good shape..'
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Rhoad Withdraws
'43ttilll Trillrgiatt
,f,5; Money Disappears
FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
Additional reports on the blood tests made during the
recent respiratory illness wave have been received by the
University Health Service but have not been released for
publication.
At a Health Service staff meeting Tuesday it was decided
Lion Predicts
Cold, Clouds
The Nittany Lion did not ven
ture out into today's scattered !
snow flurrie.s this morning.
! He - stayed in his den to search'
through a deep
trunk for warm .l itY
!winter clothing
r . 'l. guess wint(
I 'is here to sta,
for the season,
!he sighed.
The Lion plat
ito wear h
heavy clothes
!ward off tht
cold, breezy wea
, ther expected for
:tonight's"Pep
!Up for Pitt" rally. He hopes to,
hear the cheering even through!
!his extra-padded ear muffs.
Clouds also are expected today.
Report Released
Flu Test Results
Foltz said Rhoad cut all his
classes last Monday and seemed
rather quiet. On Monday night.
Rhoad. Foltz and a "gang of
Thomas Rhoad guys" went to Recreation Hall
3t , s.cing SpLci.,,lt to wrestle.
Foltz left for an 8 a.m. class
that the reports should not be Chem-Phys H ..' it
, Tuesday and said he has not seen
Ilhoad since then.
published until more results are An earlier report said Rhoad
received.
suffered- a head injury - white
Dr. Herbert R. Glenn, directori Compulsory wrestling. The report said he had
of the Health Service, said he ex-, ROTC Program left for the hospital and never
peels to have the rest of the re-, arrived there. He was then be
ports before the Thanksgivingslieved to be a victim of amnesia.
vacation. Members of the Chemistry- Foltz said he had mentioned
Blood samples were taken froth 'Physics Student Council last night hurting his shoulder. A University
8 to 10 students who were judged !
respira-
voted unanimously to favor aboli- official said it is quite doubtful
to be the worst cases
tion of compulsory ROTC. that he had amnesia since he was
of
The motion also favored estab- able to withdraw the money from
Tory illness, to determine if they lishing ROTC program as a sepa- the banks.
had Asiatic flu. The samples were, rate branch of the University, After Foltz notified the Uni
taken on two separate days, onel
!divorced from all colleges, includ- versity.his roommate was miss- .
at the height of the fever, and i nv. _
another about 10 days later, after; Arts.
the College of the Liberal ing.Rhoad's parents were called.
They said Rhoad had not been
the fever had receded.
first reports received con- ' m A ous no i t y her motion approved unani- home and they had no expla-
The favored offering a civil nation why he had left the Uni
tained the identification of theldefense course on a voluntary verity.
jstrain of organism infecting thelbasis. ' Mrs. Rhoad called the Univers
students but reports from at least t The ROTC question originally ity Thursday and said an Allen
half the number of samples arel was presented in the form of a town bank reported her son had
necessary to confirm the identity:resolution approved unanimously withdrawn his entire $l5O account.
of the organism. by the Liberal Arts Student Coun- Allentown police were then noti-
The samples were sent to the i di Nov, 12
Children's Hospital in Philadel- and presented to All- . fled with a request not to have the
i University Cabinet Nov. 14. information released to news
phia for analysis when the res-1 Council members rejected the papers.
oiratory illness wave broke out:Liberal Arts resolution, which Mr. and Mrs. Rhoad came to the
in October. will be voted on by Cabinet Dec. University Sunday to check their
About two weeks to a month 5, because of disagreement over son's belongings and try to de
'are needed for processing at the ithe civil defense program and termine what he had taken. When
laboratory, following a few day's;some of the resolution's wording. no word was received from Rhoad.
'processing at the University Hos-1 President Carroll McDonnell the parents allowed police to issue
pital.i appointed Thomas Mascaro, junior a general alarm for his pickup.
lin chemistry from West Point, On Tuesday, Mrs. Rhoad again
head of the Science Fair commit-: called to check with local banks.
tee, and Marlyn King, junior in It was - learned that the youth
chemistry from Hershey, head of had withdrawn all 5139 from a
open house. checking account here.
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Charges U.S.
In Missiles