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VOL. 60. No. 97
Leonides Refuses
To Accept Merger;
Sets 0 n Elections
Leonides Counc .
proposal to merge
Independent Men.
However, the cl
scheduled next wee
Political Bill
Discussion
Postponed
By CAROL BLAKESLEE
A bill which would restrict
candidates from switching po
litical parties was not dis
cussed by
. SGA Cabinet last
night because the proponent
was not on hand to present his
views.
The Rules Committee did not
place the bill on the Assembly
agenda for this week for the same
reason.
The bill, proposed by Edwin
Urie, alternate Assemblyman, rec
ommended a change in the by
laws so that a person elected to
office under one party could not
be nominated by another party
during his term of office, nor
could he resign from his office
to accept a nomination from an
other party.
Jay Hawley, Rules Commit
tee chairman, said also that the
bill had been committed to the
Reorganization Committee until
next week because it was felt
there would be a great deal of
primary debate on it which
should be made off the Assem
bly floor.
Cabinet also approved a bill
asking that more phones be placed
in the Hetzel Union Building, but
recommended that only two more
be added, instead of the three re
quested in the bill.
Students would be able to dial
downtown numbers on these
phones. SGA President Leonard
Julius explained that no long
distance calls could be made,
Fire Damages SAE
A fire in the stove of Sigma
Alpha Epsilon fraternity caused
only minor damage to the kitchen
last evening but dinner was
burned toacrisp.
Alpha Fire Co. was called to
extinguish the blaze and they
spent almost a half-hour at the
house. There was no estimate of
the damage.
Removal of Penny Meters Protested
By AMY ROSENTHAL
Citizens protested last night
the action of State College
Borough Council to replace
all the old meters, except 28
on Allen Street, with 281
nickel and dime meters over
a three and one-half year
period.
Harold J. Fishbein accused the
council of using the money from
the meters to pay off the parking
lot bonds. He said that this was
illegal and violating a ruling laid
down by the Pennsylvania Su
preme Court.
He asked that the meters be re
moved from the parking lots and
ul attendant hired: that meters be
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By PAT DYER
1 last night failed to vote directly on a
immediately with the Association of
!uncil did vote to hold their elections as
sion implied a rejection of any
immediate merger, according to
Carol Frank, Leonides president.
The proposal, as presented by
Harald Sandstrom, AIM presi
dent, provided that the present
Leonides Council would meet
jointly with the AIM Board of
Governors and that a joint slate
of independent officers would be
elected. This would provide a
temporary joint council of about
60 members.
.-This dec
The new proposal came out
of an AIM executive meeting
and was designed to get the
merger under way without get
ting "bogged down" in sub
structure problems which have
hindered progress on the mer
ger plans all year, Sandstrom
said.
Council members raised objec
tions to the move.' They ques
tioned the advisability of adopt
ing a temporary plan whose ad
vantages are "obscure" and men
tioned the problems presented by
the new community living plans
now under consideration by the
administration.
Sandstrom replied that the or
iginal reasons for initiating a mer
ger have not changed. Phillip
Haines, president of the Town
Independent Men, said that the
independent women havn't even
heard the men's side and urged
that Leonides members schedule
a compulsory meeting tomorrow
night with AIM.
After 45 minutes of heated
discussion, the council voted to
proceed with their own elec
tions, but also to attend the
AIM meeting at 8 p.m. tomor
row.
In other business, the council
voted to hold a "Leonides Con
ference" Sunday, April 24, in the
Nittany Lion Inn. Between 50
and 100 outstanding independent
women will be invited to attend
the all-day conference.
Such topics as community liv
ing, the future of Leonides, and
maintaining individuality among
thousands, will be discussed in
morning and afternoon work
shops. Breakfast, lunch and a
coffee break will be provided by
the council, according to the
plans presented by Beverly Cades,
conference chairman.
The Council also voted to co
operate with TIM in planning a
second Las Vegas night to be held
April 9, and in sponsoring the
lead float which will carry the
Miss Penn State finalists in the
Spring Week float parade.
taken off the streets where they
are not used to regulate traffic;
and that the meters stop operat
ing after 6 p.m.
Lawrence Perez, president of
the council, said that parking
meters are needed after 6 p.m.
to keep a normal traffic turn
over. He also said that any other
money left from the meters
would go for the general welfare
of the community which might
include helping to pay for the
parking lots.
Harold Zipser, a town merchant,
said that he, as a merchant, would
be willing to pay extra millage to
alleviate harrassment to the stu
dents as well as the townspeople.
" Other citizens asked for meters
which could be used longer than
one hour in order to get errands
accomplished.
Councilman Edwin Frost re
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STATE COLLEGE, PA.. TUESDAY MORNING. MARCH 8. 1960
U.S. Declares Claim
By Cuba 'Baseless'
WASHINGTON (IP) The United States denounced as "baseless, erroneous and mis
leading" Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro's implication that the American government
was responsible for the explosion of a French munitions ship in Havana Harbor.
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter in unusually blunt language summoned Cuba's
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--Collegian Photo by kick Bower
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS' are rapidly applying the finishing
touches to the inside of the new addition to the Borland Laboratory
Building. The new addition wil
University Creamery.
Temperature
Hits New Low
Yesterday was the coldest day
of the season and to make things
even more wintery two inches of
snow fell on top of the 12 inches
already on the ground.
The mercury fell to 4 degrees
above zero early -.
yesterday morn- "z--e; r t)
ing and only
managed to `: ( A
climb to 23 de-!' L.,,-
igrees during the ' • '
afternoon. • •
Today will bet j
party cloudy
and cold with a .>
chance of a few
snow flurries. A
high of 27 degrees is expected.
Tonight should be clear and
very cold with a low of 7 degrees.
Cloudiness should be increasing
slowly tomorrow and there is a
chance of light snow by late at
night or early Thursday. Tomor
row's high will be 30 degrees.
plied that the meters were in
stalled so that merchants could
have business turnover. He said
that with 2 or 3-hour parking
nothing could prevent students
from using the spaces to park
their cars and go to classes.
In other business, Council
passed a $663,494.26 budget which
is about $62,000 higher than last
year's budget. However, towns
people will still not have to pay
a higher millage tax.
Council also voted to designate
from April 24 to October 30 as
Daylight Savings Time.
Citizens also protested the es
tablishing of a three-lane highway
on S. Atherton _St. They asked
that the street be put back as it
was and that council concentrate
on obtaining a by-pass for Rt.
322.
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serve as the salesroom for the
SGA Trip Forms
Remain Available
Applications are still available
for the Student Government As
sociation sponsored flight to Eu
rope this summer.
Those interested may get in
formation at the SGA office,
203 A Hetzel Union, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on weekdays.
The flight will leave New York
for London on June 13 and return
from Paris July 23. A $lOO deposit
is required to reserve a seat. The
remaining $lB5 should be paid
by April 15.
Anyone who has been officially
associated with the University for
at least six months and his wife
or husband, parents and children
are eligible for the flight.
Carnival to Be
On Intramural
The Intramural .Field will be available for the Spring
Week Carnival, April 30, because football coach Rip Engle
has agreed to move the Blue-White game to Beaver Field,
according to Spring Week Chairman Walter Caplan.
Caplan said last night tha
to start setting up booths about
12:30 or 1 p.m.
"Mr. Engle, Mr. Thiel and Dean
McCoy showed us the utmost co
operation in the matter," carnival
chairman Robert Wayne said, "and
their efforts are very much appre
'ciated."
Engle initiated action to allow
the IM Field to be used for the
carnival, Wayne said. He suggest
ed moving up the starting time
of the game to noon so that field
would be clear by 2:30 p.m. This
would not have allowed enough
time to set up the bboths.
After discussing the matter
with Glenn_ N. Thiel, professor
of physical education, and Er
nest B. McCoy, dean of the Col
lege of Physical Education and
Athletics, Engle agreed to move
Sorority,
Rushees
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top diplomat to the State Depart
ment and told him:
"This government vigotously
rejects and protests this unfound
ed and irresponsible attitude on
the part of Prime Minister Cas
tro"
Herter said that in view of
the grave accusations the Unit
ed States "finds itself increas
ingly obliged to question the
good faith of your excellency's
government with respect to a
desire for improved relations
between our governments."
The Cuban Charge d'Affaires,
Enrique Patterson, clearly upset
at the session, left hurriedly af
terward. He told newsmen only
that he would report Herter's
comments to Castro without com
ment.
U.S. businessmen predicted yes
terday Cuba will hasten to seize
all American property as a result
of the uproar over the munitions
ship disaster.
The explosions killed from 50
to '7O persons. All were Cuban
workers and soldiers unloading
the vessel except for six members
of the ship's crew. An official an
nouncement today said 46 bodies
!have been identified.
The shock of Castro's asser
tions penetrated deeply into
Cuban and American communi
ties alike. While many Cubans
joined in denouncing the United
States, some said openly they
were disturbed about the
speech's effect on U.S.-Cuban
relations.
American businessmen, wh o
have millions invested in Cuba,
were pessimistic, mindful that the
Institute of Agrarian Reform al
ready has taken over wide areas
of U.S.-owned agricultural land.
Symtomatic of the feeling in
U.S. business circles was the an
nouncement of Moa Bay Mining
Co. that it is abandoning opera
tions in Cuba because of govern
ment restrictions.
Leonides Nominations
Self-nominations for all Leon
ides offices must be completed
and returned to the Hetzel Union
desk by 5 p.m. today. Elections
will be held in conjunction with
the Women's Student Government
elections March 17.
Held
Field
groups will probably be able
the game, which will now be
played at 2:30 p.m. at Beaver
Field.
McCoy and Thiel arranged for
the two lacrosse games scheduled
for that day to be moved up to
10 a.m. since one is to he played
on Beaver Field before the Blue-
White game.
With the game changed to Bea
ver Field and the lacrosse games
'moved up in
,the day. only the
stands which will be on the 1M
Field for the football clinic will
have to be removed before the
carnival can be set up, Wayne
said.
"The clinic ends at noon," he
said, "and we've been promised
that we can start setting up as
soon as the stands are down."
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