, . ~,,, - -,. 1.,:`, . 4. , • Weather Forecast: 4at g {ft:4M!) 0 rgtatt Mostly Cloudy, Co r i, , , VOL. 62. No. 24 University To Protest FCC Ruling By CAROL KUNKLEMAN University officials are now making plans to protest a de cision by the Federal Com munications Commission that a Channel 3 educational TV station cannot be established on campus. Dr. Clarence R. Carpenter, di rector of the Division of Academic Research and Services, said yes terday the University's case will be taken to the Maryland Court of Common Pleas. The court will probably hear the case within the next few months, he said. The FCC decision was based on a ruling that stations must be separated by a distance of 170 miles to insure the best reception, Carpenter said. In requesting a campus sta tion, he said, the University asked that an exception be made to this rule. The distance from the closest Channel 3 outlet, located in West Virginia, is ap proximately 158 miles. "The FCC has a point in mak ing its decision," Carpenter said, "If it granted us permission, doz ens of other groups would request the same treatment." However, the FCC did allocate permission for a commercial sta tion to be established in Johns town, Carpenter said, and the distance separating Johnstown from the West Virginia outlet is approximately 120 miles, or 50 miles less than specified in the ruling. "The FCC has never really supported educational TV," Car penter said. "We have been working on this idea through state and national studies for the last 10 years. We feel that if we don't try to get a station now, we may never have one." The FCC is trying to activate the use of UHF (ultra high fre quency) stations, Carpenter said. UHF includes all frequency out lets above Channel 13. Since Channel 3 is a VHF (very high frequency) station, and in cluded on all regular TV receiv ers, use of this station would give the University the opportunity to reach a larger number of people in the state. Carpenter said. Use of the UHF frequency would mean that people desiring to tune in on the University sta tion would have to convert their sets. This conversion would irP volve a $3O to $4O cost, he said, (Continued on page nine) Newman Selected Chairman of Party Elliot Newman, junior in meteorology from Revere, Mass., was elected chairman of University party Sunday at the party's first registration meeting of the fall term. Newman had been acting chairman of the party prior to his election. Michael Dzvonik, last year's party chairman, did not return to the University this fall. David Bowden, sophomore in business administration fr o m Pittsburgh, was elected executive vice party chairman at the same meeting. Liberal party, which also held a registration meeting Sunday, did not vote on the party's pro posed unification with Univer sity party. Under an SGA Elections Com mission ruling none but party members from last semester are presently eligible to vote at party meetings. All new members must attend two successive party meet ings in order to be eligible to vote on party matters. Sham, Liberal party chair- UNIVERSITY PARK. PA.. TUESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 24. 1961 Soviet Union Explodes 'Biggest' Atomic Blast .. - 11.7 ...-' " - , ~,. ... , 4 . e ' '' 41 1 S * 4 f I i lt' ..: ~,T :,,,..,, _ '''' 4° ' ,I ** ' , rib lot .. ''' '',' , g„.. ~,;.- , , ~ ..t-, . - „.,..„ ~, ‘4 ,,,- 0 ~A.. - 1 , , r ~ , . , ...., , ~- -- , ---„ .: - ,. , , A - ---..., ~ t. . :#,: ~, Awes ~ . ~.------ , ~ —Collegian Photo by Tom Brown* HEMMED IN: Lion halfback Junior Powell tries to turn in as three Syracuse defenders, Pete Brokaw (16), John Snider (19) and Ken Ericson (87), close in on him in fourth quarter action at Beaver Stadium. State won the game, 14.0, before a record crowd of 44,390. State Comes to Life; Wallops Orange, 14-0 Quarterback Galen Hall, back in the lineup after a two week absence due to a shoulder injury, had one of the best days of his career at Beaver Stadium Saturday and conse quently Penn State rolled to a 14-10 victory over Syracuse. Africans Plan Boycott UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (M A group of black African nations yesterday readied a demand for a sweeping political and eco nomic boycott of South Africa in reprisal for its white supremacist policies. man, said yesterday that he did not take a vote on the measure Sunday because so few party members from last semester were present. "I did not think a vote on the proposed unification, Sunday, would have been a true repre sentation of party feelings," Sharp said. Campus party also held its first registration meeting of the term, Sunday. Dennis Eisman, party chair man, said yesterday that the party's platform for the fall elections is now being prepared and will be ready before final !Continued 'on vage 'eight) FOR A BETTER PENN STATE By JIM KARL Collegian Sports Editor Hall completed eight out of eight passes in the first half, including a 20-yard toss that Roger Kochman hauled in on the Syracuse 24 and raced the rest of the way into the end zone. - The senior quarterback stayed on the ground more often •in the second half but still hit on 2.4 aerials, one of which went 16 yards for a TD o Dick Ander son. A record crowd of 44,390, plus a regional television audience and Gator Bowl scout George Olsen, couldn't help but be impressed with the way State handled the Orangemen. • Except for four lost fumbles, two missed field goals, a pass that Bob Kline dropped in the end zone, and a drive that ended on the Syracuse one when time ran out in the first half, the score could have been much higher. The Orange, obviously hurt (Continued on page twelve) Rush Ends Today A total of 390 women stu dents registered yesterday for sorority open houses to be held Nov. 11 and 12 in the indi vidual suites. Attendence at open house is required for all who are considering sorority rush. Registration will continue from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today in 214 and. 216 Meisel Union Building. This will be the last op portunity for registering for both open houses and sorority rush. A fee of $2.50 will be required of each rushee. WASHINGTON (IP)—The Soviet Union set off the big gest explosion in history yesterday, the Atomic Energy Com mission reported, but it probably was less powerful than the 50-megaton blast which Premier Khrushchev had announced 5 Chosen As Finalists For 'Queen' Five coeds were selected last night for the finals of the Homecoming Queen contest. They are Raven Fennel, sophomore in arts from Sandy Lake, Marcia Gaskin, freshman in education from Philadelphia, Gail McDowell, junior in ele mentary education front Meadow brook, Brenda Pierce, senior in elementary education from Her shey, and Nancy Williams, senior in secondary education from Drexel Hill. Sponsors of the finalists were Pi Kappa Alpha, Raven Fennell, Hoyt Hall, Marcia Gaskin, Alpha Chi Omega, Gail McDowell, Phi Gamma Delta, Brenda Pierce, and Lambda Chi Alpha, Nancy ' The trophies will be present ed fo the Homecoming Queen and the four runners-up at the pep rally Friday night. On Sat urday, the Queen and her court will be presented to the Alumni at the Alumni Luncheon at noon in the Terrace room of the Hetzel Union Building. The Queen and her court will be presented to the students at the football game Saturday. The girls were selected on the basis of beauty, poise and the manner in which they answered questions in last nights inter view. Judges were William Fuller, head of the Associated Student Activities, Dr. Laurence Lattman, chairman of the Senate Commit tee on Student Affairs, Robert Dunham, inspector in speech, and Dennis Foianini, SGA president. The finals for the Homecoming queen will be held at 7 p.m. to night at the. Nittany Lion Inn. The five finalists will meet mem bers of the football team and the team will then vote the winner. The meeting will be closed. (Continued on page ten) Sing Finalists Chosen In Three Catagories By ROCHELLE MICHAELS All the finalists for the IFC-Panhel Sing have been chosen with the exception of those in fraternity group competition, which has resulted in a three-way tie for fourth place. The winning sorority groups, which were required to sing "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" and a song of their own choice, are Alpha Phi, Delta Gam ma, Delta Delta Delta and Chi Omega. Although no accompaniment was allowed for the required song, it was optional for the chosen one. The chosen number was either a sorority or school song. The second songs were Alpha Phi, "Falling Leaves"; Delta Gamma, "The Romper Song"; Delta Delta Delta, "Tales of Tri- Delta"; and Chi Omega, "Chi Omega Sings." These winners were announced after the first round of prelimi nary competition Sunday night. At that time, the fraternity quar tets also sang their chosen num- More Than A Survey --See Page 4 • was forthcoming. A statement from the AEC said preliminary analysis indicated the nuclear detonation possibly was as high as 50 megatons but probably was "on the order of 30 megatons." • The agency alsq revealed that the Russians had'✓set 'off a lew yield blast underwater about two hours after the maim both explo sion. The largest previous Soviet test was estimated at about 10 meg atons. Th e biggest United States nuclear test has been re ported at 15 to 20 megatons: A 50-megaton bomb unleashes energy equivalent to 50 million tons of TNT and would be 2,500 times as powerful as the Ameri can bomb which destroyed Hiro shima in World War IL Hours before the AEC issued its announcement in late after ; noon, scientists in Sweden, Ja panl and France had detected 1 the explosion and reported that it probably was the 50-megaton detonation which Khrushchev had said would climax the pres ent series of Soviet nuclear tests. The reports brought immediate reaction from countries border ing the Soviet Union. The Norwegian Parliament was debating a resolution protesting Soviet atmospheric tests when the news came, and the resolution was passed. The only argument was over whether the resolution should be redrafted in stronger language. Japan was reported ready 10 file another strong protest with the Soviet Union. One well informed source outside the AEC said it may be 24 hours or longer before U.S. scientists are able to say defi nitely whether the larger ex plosion was as great as 50 meg atons. This source said the seismo , graph method often used to esti mate nuclear blasts might not be effective if the device was set 'off high above the surface of the earth. In such a case. he saio, a better estimate could be made through analysis of samples taken in the upper atmosphere by U 2 dr other high-flying planes—"and we are not flying U2's over Soviet terri tory." The fraternity quartet finalists are Alpha Gamma Rho, which sang "Til Tomorrow" and "My Evaline"; Alpha Kappa Lambda which chose "Vona" and "Mood Indigo"; Phi Mu Delta, which sang "Mandy Lee" and "W agon Wheels"; and pi Kappa Phi-which sang "I Want a Girl" and "The Old Arks A Moverin." Judges for Sunday's compe tition were Jerome Kapitanoff. Donald Hild. and Donald Rice. all members of the professional singing group "The Penn States men": Miss Virginia Minsch. (Continued on page, eight) FIVE CENTS
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