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Editorial Opinion
World Li toning,
Everything Ga'
Early yeSterday afternoon hundreds of students sat
or stood tensely in the Hetzel Union laungeeneircling a
`television - screen that broadcait the final moments of
- astronaut Glenn's, flight around: the globe. •
When it appeared' that complications 'in the Marine
lieutenant colonel's 're-entry heat shieldmight , develop
and when Cape Camiveral lost verbal cominunication with
the astronaut, Bpi tightened, fists clenched, the crowd
moved just a little Closer to the - screen. '
Those who arrived at,th• change of classes stood at
the'edge of the crowd--for - ,few left, eves though they had
classes. -
And when Glenn was finally aboaid the 'LISS Noa, a
burst of self-consciotis applause echoed for the man who
had seen three days and three nights—in four hours—from
his space ship win ow.
In the next- Mvv months; human and mechanical
brains alike, will be evaluating" the nation's achievement,
attempting to rate it:with the Soviet manned rocket which
,'completed 17 revolutions. •
W. will , refrain ,from prognosticating the:-relative
merits of Glenn's flight in favor,of trumpeting much pride
in the_ openness with which this governrient has treated
manned apace flight.
For the hundredkin the HUB yesterday were matched
by crowds in all corners of the globe as the countdown and
details of the flight were broadcast foe:the peoples of the
world.
The citizens of Perth, AuStralia, turned on their city's
lights as a signal to !our, astronaut. And when he saw the
lights and thanked the people, they heard him, as people
in all nations -could hear him.
A woman in the 'Soviet trnion, listening to the Russian
language broadcast over Voice- of .Araerica, told a news
Correspondent. how happy she war for the people of the
United States. In India those with radios listened in Hindi.
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The lack of secrecy brought many skePtics and critics
into the open when Glenn's flight was repeatedly post
poned. To tell theM how to hide their heads in shame
would be ridiculoUs, for if• aisgster had tripped a twitch
or:tiltered_Am arc the world would have sneered and
condemned.
The risk of failUre was taken and remains not'only •
consonant with the free presi:and open society, - but in
opposition to the Soviet closed society treatment of very
similar events where mystery still shrouds the 'flights of
Soviet astronauts.
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TO DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA
Letters
frost"
_Hutchlrnst
Reviews
TO THE EDITOR: We wish to_
give our suppint to Mr. Petlock
and his letter coneerning Mr.
Htitchin's : review of "Witness
for the • Prosecution." '4l . this
were Mr. Hotchin's first tm
fountikd criticism of Penn State
theatre\ we- would not feel so
strongly about the Daily Col
legiares publishing a thorough
ly incompetent reviewer.
Let us establish first that the
theatre at Penn State is not
flawless., However, if "there is
going to be any review at all,
it should and must be• a
thoughtfUl, accurate, and con
structive: one.
Mr. Machias. did not even
remain tryr entire perform
ance: (A Murder mystery no
lass!) How, repeat how clin Mr.
Hutchins feel qualified to com
ment on a play, of which he has
only seen_ a portion.
Secondly, the set Mr. Hutch
ins declaimed as "realistic"
was conscientiously, theatrical
ly effected in a stylized man
ner.
in refererioe to.his comments
on certain characterizations we
wish ; to again point out that in
any play a character is not
completely formed until the
final curtain.
Pertaining to Mr. Hutchin's
objection to unnecessary. vari
ation in facial hues. we-tisk one
question. dues Mr. Hutchins
observe on our campus 17,000
students with identical skin
textures?
•Doesn't The 'Daily Collegian,
as a newspaper with a very
large student following, feel
that their riponsibility to the
student body is to provide ac
curate criticisms from a quali
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tied reviewer? '
Rock 'n Roll
Rebuttal
breaks to check the progress of
Ameri6a's first orbital , space
TO THE EDITOR: In regard to flight.- passed $937 million
a letter published in the Daily worth of appropriations bills
Collegian February 17, written yesterday. .
by Mr. Szwarc and ?Yin/ len, • The historic feat of astronaut
Yr John Glenn attracted as much,
I have one suggestion: If you it not more, attention in the
don't- like the Lion's - Den the Senate than Gov. Lawrence's
way it is, then;stay ou). $919 Million general spending
No one is .begging- you to bill for 1962-63.
come in. If you Avish to listen The general appropriations
to classical music, you can go bill, which goes back to the
upstairs where, there' are booths House . for 9 :agreement on a
and classical records. .• 00,000. increase, passed on a
I also wish you Would con- vote of 494 minutes before
sider how much money the Uri'. Glenn was scheduled to land in
varsity makes because of that the Atlantic Ocean. •
"rock re roll trash." They are •A RECESS lasting an hour
able to Incrensa their food sales, was declared before the sena
candy and ice cream sales. - tors took up and passed a $20.2
etc. How many would come to million appropriation for Penn
the Lion's Don't° eat after the sylvania State University, and
juke box was: filled with clas- a $9.1 million additional school
sleet music? - ; , subsidy bill..
Finally, have you ever seen At the start of the-session the
the' studenti ht the Den, - the Senate observed a minute of
way they enjoy themselves c. silent, prayer for the safety of
with that juke 'box' . going? 'No. Glenn. -After .he landed, • the
Mr. Szwarc and Mr, Yelen, I chamber unanimously adopted
don't think the University could a resolution praising him' and
satisfy, the wishes iof a few, members' of the team which_
while a couple hundred sacri- thrust him around , the globe.
fice. • ACTION ON THE ankopri
-Donald IL 14cMenimen 115 ationlbills cleared the way for
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possible adjournment of the
1962 session next week.
Democratic leaders of , both
houses,- have tentatively" set
Wednesday, Feb. 28 as the last
day of the constitutionally re
stricted session. The legislature
this year may consider only
fiscal; matters.
Misplaced Joke
To THE EptITOR: ,In view of
the low score and the comfOrt
lead in the past qiiatter . of the
Army baskttball. game, John
Mitchell's • display of dribbling
skill cannot'• be digiiified as a
game-saving stall•
This type of ainuserifent. while
appropriate to Marcus Haynes
and the Harlem GLobetrotters,
is out of place in an intercol
legiate competition, ;where the
definition of "sportsmanship"
excludes showmanship, come
dy, and the ability to draw a
foul.
In simple analogy ,t 0 the Mi
ami 'football , game, the ' shoe
Is now on'4l.l4:other foot. •
--David Pints
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-Stul l day evening-the State College fire whistle blew
and fiVe trucks and men sped to. a 61/ fire on• College: Avei,
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across: froth: Atherton.
"The equipment 'that responded included a ladder
truck, a tank truck and several pith-tilers. Why was all this
equipment necessary for sitch.
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a small lire?
' Being curious, I called the
dispatcher'- - at, the Borough
Building. She told me that
most times when the alarm 4
is called in, the party gives the
type of firer However, when
the firemen call in to find out
where the blaze is, only the
location. of it
is given.
The masa'
for this, the dis.
patcher - said
was that if tlu
firemen kneT
it was only
small fire,
might be fin.
possible to gc
any of thein I
respond.
I couldn't hel
but - wonder
' the Alpha firemen were-noth
ing but glory seekers only
wanting to go to , the big fires.
I always thought that firemen,
paid or not, would respond to
all kinds of fires.
In my opinion it is very pool'
judgment to se n d all the
equipment to small fires. In
the first place there is always
a danger When emergency
World At
Senate Passes
Spending Bills
For Next Year
I HARRISBURG' (IP) The
Senate, between occasional
7 1 -I!'ear-01d Gc4cifine
re Be Paroled Fr/day
WASHINGTON (AP) The
Justice Department announced
Tuesday • Bernard Goldfine,
ailing 71-year-old Boston in
dustrialist. imprisoned for in
come; tax _evasion, wilt, be pa
roled' Friday. • I
'Spokesman
saiddepartment tokesman
*aid a condition of e parole
is that • Goldfine report to a
private hospital of conindeverit
home..
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 21. 1962..
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equipment , goes ' speedinU
through intersections.. • . .
Also, whettier it is against-,
the. law or not there afro thossa l
who chase fire engines.- The -- 7
more trucks that go, the more;:..
people want to follow them., ,
Because the firemen don't
know the - sizes of 'the fire until
they reach the' scene, _often,
when there is a grass fire out''
in the country all the trucks':
respond. •
What would happen if at the
same time - there would be a
dormitory fire on campus or a •
similar one downtown . ' lt • i
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true they are in radio- contli • -
but figure how 'long it vicitil .
take to get the equiptnerit back' '
from some rural , area. It is'
postible that lives could - be
'lost. ..
The dangerous practice 4 ,3 f.
sending all 'the equipment.h
often on "wild goose" chases. : ' ,
should stop.
I hope that it will. soon be- ,
fore 'someone loses his life;
or is. badly injured either in ; ,
an accident involving the fire i
equipment or as a result of a '
fire that rages out of control;
while the engines are some-..
where else putting out a. minor:
blaze.
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A Glance
Kennedy Ask s
Pay increas
' WASHINGTON (2) Presi- I
dent Kennedy asked Congress;
yesterday to vote a pay increase
for the government's 1,640,000
white collar workers.
With a view putting them,
on a par with nonfederal sal
aries, 'Kennedy proposed in
creases ranging from, 3.7 per
cent to about 33 per cent.over
a three:year period starting
next Jan. 1. •
• The new scales would add
abfiut $1 billion to the govern
ment's annual payroll of $lO
billion'for white collar workers
around the world.
Contending that,low wages
iri government .enanger na
tional security by failing -to
hold competent workers, Ken
nedy said- he was proposing a
wholly new, common sense.
approach to-the problem.
He. said he was proposing
"federal pay reform,. not simp
ly a federal pay raise."
Flyer Cobperates
With Questions ,
WASHINGTON (R) Fran
cis Gary Powers "is cooperating
fully with his iqterrogators."
including volunteering to take
lie detector tests, a spokesman
said yesterday.
The announcement by State
Department press officer Lin
coln White was the fullest pf
ficial - account so fir of the
still-secret quizzing of the U 2
pilot released by . the I Russians
on Feb. 10.
White described as "totally
inaEcurate" a report that
had been required by . Cen
tral Intelligence Agency inter
rogators fo submit to lie
detector tests and truth serum
drugs.' •
Angtoks Bulletins Note
Renewed Raibel Attack
LUANDA, Angola (AP)—Of
ficial bulletins issued tiers
yesterday report, renewed at
tacks by rebelliolut. tribes in
Angola. Three civilian road
workers .were slain in one at
tack. The taingt season has set
in - but !Portuguese troops are
moppingup - terrorist bands. the
report said.