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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
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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-
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A Survey
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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)
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