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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. ; <E
E 1 The lopsided GOP victory in the gubernatorial race did =
E n °t produce the expected gains in the House contests. S
5 Only 15 possibly 16 House seats changed hands. As 5
E a result, Republicans wound up with 107 winpep, just one E
E more than,the constitutional majority required to pass legisla- E
E tion through that chamber. [. E
S THE MAJORITY may go to 110 it three undecided con- E
E tests all in Republican-held districts stay with the GOP. ' E
E Democrats wede apparent winners in 100 of the 210 House E
E pees and may be a winner in at least one of the nndecided .=
= • districts. ' | E
E In the Senate, Republicans picked up a more j comfortable '{§•
5 margin, 27-23,' breaking the 25-25 tie that stymie 1 Democrats - E
E the past’ two years. Twenty-six votes are recpi red to pass
E legislation in the'upper chamber. 3
E • . Figuring • large in :the legislative picture vill be the 5
E delayed reapportionment of the 50 senate distr cts and 210 E
= House districts. - ’ =
E; THE LEGISLATORS, are threatened with court action 5
E If they don’t do some n,ext sessk n. They are E
E supposed to do this after every U. S. census, bui the 1961-62 jS
= legislature never came close to working out a pi; n. ~ jS
E With narrow majorities to work with, Republicans won’t . iS
E tie able to work out new districts heavily loaded to guarantee iS
E larger GOP margins’ in the future. G
E The Tuesday returns, however left the Dem >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.