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Editorial Opinion
Neutralists' Actions
May Affect Aid
Russia defied world opinion yesterday and touched
off the largest man-made explosion in history, spewing
thousands of pounds •of radioactive material into the
atmosphere
• Since Russia broke the nuclear test moratorium last
month, several theories have been advanced to explain
her decision to resume testing.
A power struggle within the Russian bloc, or within
the Kremlin itself has been suggested as a cause of the
resumption of atomic tests.
Other reasons suggested are that Russia is attempt
ing to intimidate and divide the western powers by a
show of force.
Whatever Khrushchev's motives were for touching
off the hydrogen explosions, ft is evident that they have
not scared the west nor weakened its desire to resist the
Red threat in Berlin and elsewhere.
Russia's nuclear blasts have provided the world with
a clear-cut example of the Communists' lack of concern
for other nations and their scorn of world opinion in
general
Many of the neutralist nations have had difficulty
understanding our position in Berlin, and many have not
supported our resistance to Red aggression in South Amer
id. Africa and Southeast Asia.
But the latest example of Russian lawlessness was not
overlooked by the neutralists. Their indignation was dem
onstrated last week in their support of a U.N. resolution
that urged Russia not to detonate the big bomb, which
was exploded on schedule yesterday.
It will be interesting to observe whether the neutral
ists continue to oppose Russia's aggressive actions after
the fallout from Russia's latest blast settles out of the
a trnosphere
Will the nations whose wishes were completely dis
regarded by Russia's actions revert to their old positions
which often seemed more anti-western than neutral?
The Kennedy Administration will be closely watch
ing the attitudes and actions of these nations to see which
have short memories. Those countries that dd, judging by
recent announcements, may find their foreign aid appro
priations up for review.
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Letters
Officials'
Courtesy
Hit by Grad
TO THE EDITOR: I've hesi
tated writing until now, feel
ing that my incident at the
Syracuse game was an unusual
occurrence, but after reading
in the Oct. 26 Daily Collegian
of the event involving the Nit
tany 34 students, an alumnus
and a University official, I felt
compelled to write this.
Because my wife is expecting
a baby soon, upon my arrival
at the stadium Oct 21 I went to
the ticket office under WB-WC
to inquire if they could give
me the phone number of the
stadium for my wife to call in
case of an emergency.
In answer to my knock, a
man opened the door and our
conversation proceeded tbusly:
Me: "Pardon me, sir, but ... "
Him: "You can't use the
phone, buddy!"
Me: "I don't want to use the
phone, but I was wondering if
someone would be in this office
during the game."
Him: "I told you. you can't
use the phone."
Me: "I don't want to use the
phone. I just want to have a
place where my wife can con
tact me; she's pregnant and I
want her to be able to contact
me if necessary."
Him: "Look, buddy, she can't
call here,' so go away."
Me: "Well, can you tell me
where she can call? Could you
give me the number of the sta
dium?"
Him: "Look, buddy, no one
can call the stadium during
the game."
Me: "But certainly there is
a number. I often hear people
paged . • . "
At this point, someone in the
rear of the office said: "Slam
the door in his face, Bob,"
which Bob promptly did. •
I don't feel I was asking for
special consideration, but I do
think that employees who rep
resent the University should
show more courtesy.
As an alumnus as well
as a graduate student, I'm
ashamed that incidents like this
and that encountered by the
Nitany 34 group are allowed to
occur, and I'm astounded that
people of this caliber are re
tained, least of all hired, as
officials at this institution.
—Name Withheld
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Communist, U.S.
Actions Analyzed
By J. M. ROBERTS
Associated Press News Analyst
The United States, having given physical token of her
political determination to maintain Allied access - rights in
both East and West Berlin, will now resume her probe
into the obvious ferment behind the Communist front
lines to see if tensions can be eased.
Armed convoys have ignored the East German Com
munist attempt to make uni
lateral changes in procedure
at the border in Berlin
It brought a
tacit Soviet ad
mission, through
dispatch of tanks
to face Ameri
can tanks, of ulti
mate responsibil
ity for conditions.
The subsequent
wit hdrawal of
tanks was an
admission of con
cern for eventu
alities.
France and Britain, fear
ing either an accident or a
gradual acerbation of the sit
uation to the point of explosion,
have been nervous over the
continuous military nosethumb
ing.
During the period of most di•
rect confrontation, the Moscow
Communist conference revealed
a division between major Com
munist nations on internation
al strategy.
It exposed a domestic situa
tion in the Soviet Union in
which Premier Khrushchev had
gained the upper hand over his
more chauvinistic comrades,
but only by a margin so slen
der that he might be more
interested than ever in avoiding
showdowns on explosive mat
ters abroad.
He won his motion to fur
ther downgrade Stalin, but he
compromised by taking
Voroshilov back into the fold
after denouncing him as one of
the "antiparty" leaders.
And the heretofore seeming
ly moribund Molotov group
showed it still had sufficient
strength to make itself heard
Letters
Frosh Against
4-Day Recess
TO THE EDITOR: It is my be
lief that students should con
sider aspects other than senti
ment when reaching a decision.
For the past few weeks I have
been deeply dismayed by the
irrational articles and letters
which I have read in regard to
a four-day Thanksgiving vaca
tion.
I would like to take this op
portunity to explain my reason
for being opposed to the ex
tended recess. Because of our
new term system, there is a
great need for steady concentra
tion on each subject.
Although the amount of work
accomplished in a year may be
the same, the individual courses
are taught in two-thirds of the
time used in the semester sys
tem. Thus it would seem to
follow that any sustained inter
ruption of concentration could
only have a detrimental effect.
Most advocates of the four
day vacation seem to feel that
they would use the lay-off to
study at home among family
and friends. Common sense and
past experiences should tell us
that this is extremely improb
able.
If one has come to college to
receive a lasting and meaning
ful education, he must be will
ing to make some small sacri
fices in an effort to realize that
goal. You can't have your tur
key and eat it too.
Donald M. Goldman )65
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 31. 1961
through publication of a letter
of complaint.
• Especially, the Khrushchev
economic program, unless it
serves surely as a blind, de
mands peace.
It begins to appear that,
ldst winter, Khrushchev ex
pected President Kennedy to
pick up the skein of what the
Communists so fondly call the
"Roosevelt spirit," more inter
ested in an accommodation
with communism than in un
yielding confrontation of it as
a danger.
The Berlin gambit was then
made to see if the time might
be right for blackmail. _After a
period of propaganda slugging
which the United States ac
companied by stepping up
mobilization, Gromyko went
home from conferences in the
United States with word that
Kennedy really meant it about
defending the Allied position
in Berlin.
ROBERTS
Khrushchev, deeply involved
in communism's affairs and his
own, backed away from his
Berlin ultimatum.
Now there appears in Wash
ington a tendency to make a
display of reasonableness, the
major point of determination
seemingly having been estab
lished.
if the Soviet Union wants to
deal on the question of making
the East Germans her agents
in procedure at the border in
Berlin, the United States sees
no impenetrable bar to an
easing of danger there.
If the Soviet Union still in
sists on the right of the East
Germans to make their own
unilateral rules as though they
were actually sovereign in Ber
lin, then the stalemate, and the
danger will continue.
Faculty invited
To Turkey Dinner
TO THE EDITOR: Dear Fac
culty; with all due respect to
your family ties and your feel
ings (?) for Thanksgiving, I
on behalf of the residents of
East Halls, hereby invite you,
our family away from home, to
spend Thanksgiving here with
us.
This invitation includes a
delicious dinner prepared by
the Food and Housing staff and
served in East Halls dining
halls.
Considering that we, the stu
dents, have not thus far been
given permission to go home
for the holidays and that this
permission is not near in sight,
we would certainly be delighted
to have the members of Penn
State's family, regardless of
whether we know and love
them or not, as our guests.
I am sure that since we are
not supposed (or allowed) to be
with our families on this holi
day you would not mind being
in the same situation.
If you will consent to my
proposal, I will be proud to
lead my fellow students in
praise and thanks to the Al
mighty for your gracious con
descension.
I earnestly hope that the
voice of the student body will
no longer be surpressed but,
instead, heard and listened to
carefully by the administration
and faculty in hope that ap
proval will be given for the
students to go home to be with
their real family, not an alien
one, on this Thanksgiving holi
day and on the ones to follow.
—Fran Dearden '64