Weather Forecast: 73TI*«a 1 /HlT \r+tt ml * a WJ, j»iwfi po 1 (w?iJatUl i.ffjP QUnigfitatt -Jjfc.4 ; VOL. 63. No; 30 AIRBORNE ANGELS Models in a fashion show sponsored by Angel Flight, women's aux iliary of the Arnold Air Society, are shown as they assembled yesterday in Simmons Lounge. Models, from left, are Judy Hash (7th-secbhdary education-Harrisburg); Mary Ann Lloyd (4th liberal axts-Pittsburgh); Ellen Thorne (41h-lib Congress to Hear Report On Froth Investigations By JOAN HARTMAN and MEL AXIISUND The executive committee estab lished last week to investigate the Froth issue will present its report to the Undergraduate Stu dent Government Congress at 8 tonight. , '• Barbara Bier (Simmons-Mc-* Elwain), chairman of the commit tee: appointed by USG President Dean Wharton, said yesterday the report would consist of the com mittee’s evaluation of the prob lem and recommendations for con gressional action. Miss Baer de clined to release the report or the recommendations. • Wharton established the com mittee after the Congress post poned action on a bill calling'for USG to express "strong; disap proval” of the administrative ac tion in revoking Ffoth’s charter. THE BILL.: sponsored by Mar garet McDowell (Pollock), also proposes that a letter be sent to President Eric A. Walker and thel Old Main CD Amplification Device Fails to Achieve Expected Results The testing of Old' Main's amplification system Monday for use as a possible civil defense warning system proved incon clusive, William F. Fatula, as sistant to. the vice president for business, said yesterday. The test consisted of a voice count from 1 to 10; which was repeated several times. Univer sity personnel were [stationed at various places * throughout. the campus to report on how well the sound could be beard, Fatula said. He said that the. tests didn’t reach the expected range, hut his committee; expects to study the results and conduct another series of tests at a later date.. . SOME MODIFICATIONS which may be made to make the ampli fication system more effective in clude a repositioning of the equip ment that was used and the em ployment of a- different micro phone technique. . UNIVERSITY PARK. PA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 31. 1962 oral arts-Upper Derby); Major ell* Gould* i (7ih-«#c©ndary educalion-Falls Church. Va.), commander of Angel Flight; Carol MeFadden (7ih-homo economics-Harerlown): Linda Haup (7lh-broadcasiing-Erie) and Sally Reynolds (1 Oth-arl-Philadelphia). members of the administrative and: Senate committees on Student Affairs, expressing student belief that Froth can be a proper vehicle for student expression. In conjunction with Miss Baer’s report, Susan Krauss, chairman of the Student Opinion Bureau, will present to Congress the results of last Week’s poll concerning Froth. The survey showed that about 74 per cent of those polled disagreed with the decision to revoke Froth’s charter.. -OTHER congressional, business tonight* will include action on the appointments of the heads of four USG commissions. I A system of five commissions was set up by Wharton this term to coordinate the activities of various USG committees which operate in related areas. Last \yeek. Congress approved the ap pointment of Elizabeth Skade as Public Relations Commission chairman. ; •The following were also ap pointed chairmen, pending con- Fatula said there are. other tests being "considered but none are past the idea stage. The reports which were re ceived from Monday’s testing “were spotty,” he said. One citi zen of State College reported hearing the voice count from ap proximately a mile and a half awayj while some people in Old Main ]offices could not hear it dearly. Others on campus couldn’t hear the testing at aIL ALTHOUGH the test was in conclusive, Fatula said his com mittee should be able to learn something from it which will prove: useful in subsequent tests. The tests are part of an overall program designed to provide an adequate* civil defense program for University students. Present ly, the only dvil defense policy is that Student should, go* imme diately to their rooms, turn to the' Conelrad frequencies on radio and |rait for further instructions. FOR A BETHS PENN STATE gresaional approval tonight: Nan cy Grace, Educational Affairs; Jon Geiger, Public Affairs; Charles Chasar, Student Affairs; and Harry McHenry, University De velopment. WHARTON will also ask ap proval of the following appoint ments: Bookstore committee chairmen, James Sloan and David Rasmussen; student handbook edi tors, Rochelle Michaels and Ros lyn Sklar; student handbook busi ness manager, William Conover; and Informary Committee chair man, Ann Morris. Under new business tonight, the Congress will hear a bill which would establish a Committee on Committees to investigate the pos sibilities of student membership on administrative and Senate com mittees. This bill embodies pro posals made at the 1962 Encamp ment. ALSO SLATED for action, as old business, is the proposal to appropriate $2O to the University College of Piu* XII. Last week, action was postponed on this bill until its sponsor, Michael Stoll (fraternity), could obtain more in formation about the college and its fund raising drive. Wasson Withdraws from Racs One of the two candidates for the eighth town area seat in the Undergraduate Student Govern ment Congress withdrew from the race yesterday, saying a conflict of interest caused his withdrawal. David Wasson (7th - business administration - New Kensington) said that his men’s debate class is scheduled for the same time as the USG meeting. He explained that he could not ask his debate coach to excuse him from the class nor could he ask Congress not to impeach him because of his absences from meetings. BOTH WASSON and Burt Kap lan (7th - arts and letters - Phila delphia) received 11 write-in votes during the USG elections two weeks ago. The run-off was sched uled in conjunction with the mock elections, today. Polls for the mock elections will Officials Discuss Arms Aid to India WASHINGTON (AP)—U.S. and Indian defense officials met again yesterday to discuss a shopping list of military items urgently needed to bolster Indian resistanee to Chinese Communist; invaders. State Department press officer Lincoln White announced that the list has been submitted formally and is undergoing study at the Defense Department. WHITE SAID the time of de livery will depend on U.S. capa bilities to fill the request. But "we are makinp arrangements to supply the assistance os quickly as possible," he added.'' There wore strong Indications that India’s requirements go be yond small arms and communica tions equipment to aid Indian troops now armed with antiquated weapons. Military experts-said the whole Indian army needs an. overhaul, including re-equipment and reor ganization if Prime Minister Neh ru’s pledge to repel the Chinese Communists and regain India’s lost territory is to be fulfilled. U.S. DEFENSE officials dis closed that lower-level talks be tween American and Indian staff officers began Monday at the De fense Department. , The immediate aim is to help Indian troops stop Chinese col umns from descending from the Himalayan mountain passes to ward the Indian plains. Meanwhile, Inaian troops struck back at the invading Red Chinese with a barrage-of mortar fire yes terday and moved up tanks to the gateway of the Assam plains amid sighs the Communist offensive was slowing down at least tem porarily. Beaten back repeatedly since the Communists launched their Cold Weather Should Remain; t 9 Snow Flurries Possible Today Gloomy weather complete with overcast skies. and rain was the. rule in Pennsylvania and nearby states yesterday. Somewhat brighter conditions are forecast for today as a fresh mass of Canadian air takes con trol of the state's weather picture. This new arctic outbreak marks the first in a series of cold air masses that are likely to keep temperatures well below seasonal values for the next, several days. ALTHOUGH the first arctic air mass in the current series, will begin affecting Pennsylvania to day, temperatures arc likely to be higher than yesterday. • This is explained by the heavy cloud cover that hung oyer the Nittany valley yesterday. Rela operate between 9 a m. and 9:30 p.m. on the ground, floor and the first floor of the Hetzel Union Building. To vote, a student must present his matriculation card. Young Democrats president Kenneth McCarthy and Young Republicans president Paul Mc- Pherson both'released statements last night explaining why students should vote for their candidates. McCAHTHY: The Democratic Party believes that the funda mental asset of Pennsylvania is its people. Our platform pledges are centered around this belief. That is, they are aimed at pro viding greater economic, social and political opportunities for the individual "I believe that the Democratic Party has a tradition of fulfilling its pledges to the people. The plat form designed for 1962 will keep Pennsylvania moving forward ; FIVE GENTS drive over rugged Himalayan passes 10 days ago; Indian guards who manned frontier outpests only with rifles shqvyed stiffening resistance as regulars ard heavier weapon support cihcrgcd. A DEFENSE Ministry spokes man, m giving thcr first report of Indian mortar firing, said the mili tary position ronUuncd basically unchanged except!for loss of one outpost on the Tibetan border in the center of India's' northeast frontier. ' The Indians were even showing signs of going over on the offen sive for the first time with report* of forward probing actions against Communist strong points. ■> An American and British arms airlift, expected Co get into full swing by the end of the week, raised the spirits- of the Indian nation from the depths of despair. Both the UnitedJStates and Brit ain have given prin\e Minister Nehru's government a virtual blank check to order (he weapons it needs to check the Red Chinese in the Himalayas-t-and even drive them back across the disputed 1,500-nnle frontief. THE COMMUNISTS were stilt reported massing* reinforcement* and big battles appeared shaping up. i The Indians Were- rushing up regulars to draw one defense tine at a 2%-milo-hifjh pass to ward off a Red Chinese surge into the lush Assam plaids. The feeling of! confidence here was based primarily on the Indian ability to deploy tanks in the lower reaches of the Himalayas. The Chinese are: not expected to be able to drag l tanks ovrr-ithe mountain passes and get them down through .the jungle. lively cold air remained trapped in the valley as warmer air moved in overhead. The clouds prevented the sun from warming this shal low layer of cold air. • The arrival of the cold front wilt produce mixing {between the air near the surface) and that aloft, which will result! in a net increase in surface temperatures. However, the air over Pennsyl vania will be colder than it has been for the past several days. THIS COLD air will make it self felt tonight. The mercury is expected to dip below freezing under partly cloudy skies. A few snow flurries are possible during the night. A rapidly moving storm may bring light snow or snow (lurries to the state iatei tomorrow. with the nation'and assure Its people of a better and more pros perous state.” McPHERSONi "I think Scran ton is going U 1 win br a wide majority. The people Of the state are ready for at change from the present administration,. They fee I the corruption: which has de veloped in the; past eight year* should be done away with. "Until recently. Van Zandt was behind, but his support of the presidential stand oh the Cuban crisis will help him tremendously.' especially in the mock elections. Notice The article which appeared on pages six and seven of The Daily Collegian entitled "Brotherhood Religion” was a paid adverts* ament.
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