aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimimiiimiiiiiimihiiimiiiiiimiHW I GOP Barely Wins I l Assembly Majority j E HARRISBURG (AP) Republicans barely Won a working jS E majority in the 1963-64 General Assembly, basec( on unoffi- jsj E owl returns from Tuesday’s general election. ; cratic legis- E E lative. leadership badly depleted. E Congress Approves Bill On Life Insurance Plan On First Roll Call Vote The Undergraduate sludent Government Congress endorsed a student life insurance plan last night, using a roll call vote un precedented in USG to record its action. Approval of the bill calling for endorsement came at |he con clusion of lengthy debate; The dis cussion began with a prepared presentation in favor of the- bill and concluded with the reading of a written statement opposing the bill, j * I MICHAEL DZVONIK (fraterni ty), co-sponsor, of the bill,'gave two points in its favor; USG will serve the students by indorsing a plan after investigating possible alternatives and it will save them nioney by pointing their (attention to a life insurance ’ plan which costs about $2O less than is usually charged for $lO,OOO of (term in surance. j Robert Howell, former president of the Centre County Association of Life Insurance Underwriters read a statement in which he pointed out that: •Low cost is not necessarily in the best interest of the student. : • Congress may set precedent which it will later find j itself re gretting reviewing life insur ance plans for possible 1 , endorse ment. i The Dzvonik arguments appar ently prevailed, however, when the Congress at his request passed the bill 20-to-6'by roll call vote.- Earlier in the .meeting. Con gress had exteasively (discussed the [proposed $14,900 budget for the current year. Despite an error 56 Groups Apply ' For Model U.N. "Fifty-six applications: for dele gations have already been sub mitted for the Model United Na tions Assembly to be- held in February, Carol Hoffmaa chair man of the event, said last night. She said the assignments of groups to ‘ countries are being made oh a first-come, first served basis according to the (date sub mitted and the country requested. Alt the important countries in the U.N. are represented, she said 1 , even though all 108 delegations of the world .body will probably not be included. , \ | More applications are expected .today, Miss Hoffman said, to bring the total number of delegations to about 70. Applications can be obtained at the Hetzel Union desk. Today is the deadline. * [ in addition on the bill and ques tions about exact amounts, the bill was passed, j At one point during debate, an amendment wai offered which proposed that tHe $6OO allocation for 12 “floating? scholarships be dropped. j , j. Alan White Ctown), who pro posed the deletion, said “My main objection is thajt this encourages people to get rewards for student ’government service.” j ALLISON WOODALL, a former congressman; arid now National Student Association coordinator, defended the grants. ‘ ' As a former recipient, she said, she felt the scholarships of $5O each attract anyone into govern ment because of a’ chance for monetary reward. = After further discussion, the amendment was defeated. Walter Pilof (town) proposed Congress suspend liscussion pend ing completior the rest of t,he agenda. Thr was defeated and the br sisters ol . Sigma Sigma sorority axa giving Mall on S. Allan Sixael io raisa money for iba to esdt of ibei? customers. The sorority b shining Collage Arcs Joint Connunilr Fund Drive. VOL. 63. No. 36 UNIVERSITY PARK. PA.. THURSDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 8. 1962 FIVE CENTS Democrats Retain ! Control of Congress (See Related Story on Page 2) WASHINGTON UP)—The GOP snatched 'three vital powerhouse states out of Tuesday's election grab bag but the Democrats kept a sure grip on Congress—and snuffed out the political torch of arch foe Richard M. Nixon. The new Congress will have four more Democrats in the Sen ate, probably four less Democrats in the House, and a part-time coalition of Republicans and con servative Democrats still calling the shots on some close votes on key issues. A heavy outpouring of votes surged across party lines to fash ion startling upsets in governor and Senate races in New England and the Midwestern farm belt. The Democrats kept, control of California but ceded away'Penn sylvania, Ohio and Michigan to Republican governors. NEW AND OLD claimants emerged among the Republicans for possible presidential Consider ation, in states which will have loud voices in president picking in 1964: Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller, who cinched another term as gov ernor of New York, but not by as big a margin as in his first ’turn around the course in 1958. •His victory, with only 12 precincts missing out of 12,000, was 488.000 votes compared with 573,000 four years ago. William W. Scranton, anatched Prexy Cites E The ‘University has no choice but to ftcpand, President Eric A. Walker toid the 1 Harrisburg area alumni last night. He also said that they could aid the cause of higher educa tion in Pennsylvania by acquaint ing themselves, if they have not done so with the educational needs of Pennsylvania. He also suggested alumni aid through support of progressive educa tional programs for the state, especially the creation of a state unci! for higher education. the governorship from the Demo crats in Pennsylvania. Political rookie George Rom ney, accomplished in Michi gan what Scranton did in Penn sylvania. . i President Kennedy, who pitched into tljie 1962. campaign with mixed success, surveyed the rejiggered political scene and said: "1 am neirtened by the re sults of yesterday’s election. This country and the Congress face major responsibilities in the com ing two years jand T am certain that the Congress will meet these responsibilities j in a progressive and vigorous manner.’’ THE CONGRESSIONAL, results mean that the] Democrats man aged to dam up the normal mid term election tide which usually erodes substantially the strength of the party ijn power in the White House, j But it also means that Ken nedy failed to put across his plea to the people [to give him just a few extra Democratic? seats to swing the close votes and assure House passage bf top items on his program. He apparently did pick up some Senate votes on many issues. Kennedy’s aftermath state ment omitted comment on any individual races or states —even on.- the crushing victory of his youngest brother, Edward M. in a Massachusetts contest for. the President’s old Senate seat. ■cpansion Meeds THIS COUNCIL would have the personnel,' funds and powers to coordinate plans and programs for the colleges. Speaking on) the growth of the University, Pijesident Walker said that over) the past 50 years, student enrollment has increased from 1,800 to 23,000; faculty from 200 to 2,000; major-buildings from 15 to over 200; the value of the physical plant from $3 million to almost $l5O mjillion; and the an nual budget from.'SiVa million to over $66 million. He said that Universi' official? , , , '** FImU hr X»m Fr»nkfl» Wan and weary, Nixon conced ed defeat twelve: hours after Democratic Gov, , Edmund G. Brown had claimed re-election. The margin dividing the two at the moment Nixon, tossed in the sponge was about 250,000 votes. . Whatever the fatal edge in what was perhaps; the bitterest, stormiest 1962 election battle of them all, Nixon’s career as a na tional political figure will be blißhled and blunted. .The California campaign was daubed with charges of smears on both sides. .In the end, Nixon congratulated Brown, wished him well, and said he jnever had at tacked Brown personally—regard less of what the press had said about that. HE WOUND UJ» with a bitter blast at the press, telling what he said was his fast news con ference: "You won't have Nixon to kick around any! longer." Other well-known poiiticarfig ures around the nation went down to defeat along with Nixon. And a few familiar names reappeared on the political scene. Alexander Wiley: of Wisconsin yielded the Sennto seat he had held since 1939 [to Democratic Gov. Gaylord A. Nelson. A similar fate ytws in the turn of the cords for! another Republi can veteran. Honker E. Capehnrb of Indiana. He Was knocked out by :a good-looking, 34-vrar-old (Continued onipnpe fhree) 35,000 students un 1970, with 10,000 of these oh the Common wealth campuses.! This goal myst be met if the tyhiversity is to take care of its share of-the in creasing number; of high school graduates who Will be going to college, he added. Explaining the,improvement of the University's educational qual ity, President Walker said inc creasing demands 1 for admission have made it possible io select better students, ! . High schools a fo doing a better job m preparing students for col lege, he added, i The President jelled several.in novations designed to further increase - the quality of the Uni ver .ty's pronanls. Distinguished I’JLsiting profes sors are hroughj to the campus for a term or apl academic year to teach courses, give lectures and inspire both thejfheulty and stu dents m a particular field of study. I A SELF EVALUATION pro gram now underway brings to the campus a t>fitn of specialists to appraise and ffahirite the Uni versity's '''program in a specific d» partro* nt. Ij ‘'They help dejermrne .the qual ity or what wd arc do ng, and if what we are doing is not Rood, they sugees} wavs in which it :ou)d b< - unproved.” Eleanor Roosevelt Dies at Age 78 NEW YORK lA’) Mr*. Franklin D. Roosevelt, widow of the 32nd president of the United Slates, idled last night. The 73-ycarlold widow oft en was described as one of the best known women in the world. She had been active in various governmental and semigovernmeatal agencies for many years, until she entered Columbia Presbyterian Medi cal Center Sept, 28. In the hospital, Mrs. Roose velt was treated for anemia and a lung eoipteslton.