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VOL. 66, No. 45
! News Roundup:
I From the State,
[ Nation & World j
from the associated press
The World
FIVE GOVERNMENT OUTPOSTS OVERRUN BY VIET
CONG: The town of Tuy An held out. but five government
outposts were believed yesterday to have been overrun by the
Viet Cong 111 a battle that shifted attention from the central
highlands to the central coast. Aided by a U.S. Navy bom
bardment and U.S. Air Force raids, Tup An staved off attacks
from a guerrilla regiment, estimated up to 2,000 men. Com
munications weie lost, turnover. with two government posts
and three militia positions hit Monday. A wall of Communist
fire turned back a relief column ot several government bat
talions that set out for Tuy An from Tuy Hoa, a provincial
capital 13 miles down the coast. The quick diversion from the
savage encounter in the la Drang Valley, 100 miles to the
west, demonstrated how the Viet Cong and their North Viet
namese allies could strike and then fade into the countryside
over huge areas.
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PRESSURE INCREASES ON RHODESIA: Economic pres
sure on rebel Rhodesia tightened yestoidav as more countries
heeded the United Nations’ call for an oil embargo against
the breakaway British colony. The U.N. resolution asked all
nations “to do their utmost in order to break all economic
relations with Southern Rhodesia, including an embargo on
oil and petroleum products.” British Prime Minister Harold
Wilson and lus cabinet, however, were understood to regard
an oil ban as being far from a decisive weapon against the
rebel government of Rhodesian Prime Minister lan Smith.
Government sources said Rhodesia could obtain oil from
South Africa or Portugal. Both countries have declared them
selves behind Smith's regime and will not join the ban.
PROPOSALS FOR STRENGTHENED INTER-AMERICAN
SYSTEM RECEIVES GENERAL ACCLAIM: U.S. proposals
for beefing up the inter-American system received an ini
tially favorable response yesterday from a number of Latin-
Amcriean diplomats. Secretary of State Dean Rusk presented
the six-point U.S. program Monday to 18 Latin-American
foreign ministers at the special Inter-American Conference
held in Rio de Janeiro. His speech included a call on the
American republics to consider earmarking forces which
could be volunteered lo the United Nations or to the Organ
ization of American States for duty in an emergency. It also
contained a pledge from President Johnson of U.S. willing
ness to continue aid in hemisphere development beyond the
10-year span of the Alliance for Progress, due to end in 1971.
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POLICE UNCOVER PLANS TO ATTACK KENNEDY: Bra
zilian police say they have foiled a plot to throw acid in Sen
ator Robert F. Kennedy’s face. Thev arrested three students
Monday night and sought two others. Officials said the at
tack was planned for noon yesterday during a visit bv the
New York Democrat to the federal University of Pernambuce
in Recife. The acid-throwing was to be a signal for anli-U.S.
demonstrators throughout Latin America, police said. Ken
nedy and his wife Ethel are visiting Recife as part of a South
American tour. They arrived there Monday night but were
not available for comment.
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The Nation
WILSON AND JOHNSON TO MEET: President Johnson will
meet with British Prime Minister Harold Wilson December 17
to discuss a wide range of world issues, the Texas White
House announced yesterday. They last met in Washington
December 7-9, 1964. Next month's meeting will follow by a
little more than two weeks the December 2-3 visit of West
German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. The site of neither meet
ing has been announced, but they are expected to be either
m Washington or at the LBJ ranch near Johnson City. Texas.
Issues Johnson and Wilson are expected to talk over include
British North Atlantic policy, Rhodesia, Viet Nam. U.S.-
British-Soviet relations and the proposed treaty to prevent
the spread of nuclear weapons.
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A NIGHT TRAIN FROM DIXIE: Former President Dwight
D. Eisenhower was brought to Washington bv train from
Fort Gordon, Georgia, overnight and transferred by heli
copter to Waller Reed Army Hospital for further treatment
or Ins damaged heart. The soecial train pulled in at nearbv
Alexandria, Virginia, shortly after daybreak, but there was
a wait of more than an hour while final preparations were
made abroad. Word was that everything on the train had
gone smoothly. Dr. Thomas W. Mattingly, Eisenhower's phv
sieian. predicted that from present indications the general
Will be able to walk in about two weeks and will have to
spend two additional weeks in the hospital before returning
to his Gettysburg farm.
ITS WETTEST NOVEMBER IN HISTORY: A new storm
bore down on California yesterday after a night of deluges
that sent flash floods surging across highways and through
towns, scattering cars and isolating several communities At
least a dozen were believed killed. The desert resort of Palm
springs was nearly cut in half by a flood that swept from
the adjoining San Jacinto Mountains. Eyewitnesses told au
thorities that three persons in autos were carried awav, and
a man wading for help disappeared in a current. Similar
floods roared out of canyons of the San Bernadino Moun
tains between Los Angeles and San Bernadmo 60 miles east.
The stoi m. which hit on Sunday and let up yesterday, was the
second siege of heavy downpours in 10 days—giving Southern
California its wettest November in history.
The State
REAPPORTIONMENT COMMITTEE TO MEET WITH
.COURT: six slate legislators who have been
assigned to iron out a plan for renpnortioning Pennsylvania's
State House and Senate districts were invited to meet yes
terday with the Slate Supreme Court in Philadelphia Tlie
invitation to the members of the joint House-Senate confer
ence committee was sent Monday in a telegram from Chief
cou-Miiav V 1 C Bell , Tllc . development indicated that the
coiut mat be near a decision. The court took over reannor
honment October 20. after the General Assembly failed to
™.^J t . dcadl J! lo of September 1. The legislature had berm
mdeicd to red is t net itself under the “one man. or." vote"
dictum established by ihc US. Simreme Court. At the time
he state court took over, the seats of about 25 House mem
bers were still in dispute.
Our Holiday Greeting
We will be criticized for rushing the season, but since
today is the lasi issue of The Daily Collegian until next
year, we have decided to celebrate now. On page 12, readers
will find our tribute to the Christmas season, which pro
ibui.3 monlh ' s rss P !le for us all. Co-ed Joan Almquisl
(Bth-home economics-Stale College) posed in holiday finery
for Collegian Photography Editor Ken Franklin and page 12
is the result.
What's Inside
RIGHT TO DISSENT
COLLEGE BOWL
CARDS FOR VIET NAM ...
SENSE
LETTERS, WE GET 'EM ...
REVIEW OF THE TERM .. .
THE REOSHtRT DILEMMA
END OF THE SEASON
BASKETBALL PREVIEW .
HOLIDAY GREETING
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Student
Office To
The Office of Student Aid yesterday announced that its
doors are open to all students needing financial help as a
result of the recently-passed out-of-state tuition hike.
Ralph N. Krecker, director of Student Aid, said that
“we'd like to let the out-of-state students know that we're
available to help in any way we can. Whether they already
have loans from us or not, they’re welcome to come in and
talk with us about it.”
Krecker, whose office is in 218 Willard, said his depart
ment will advise students where they can get loans, attempt
to arrange possible deferments for some of their fees for
the next two terms and aid them in securing part-time
employment during the winter and spring terms.
Hopes To Avoid Dropouts
“Our main objective,” Krecker said, "is not to have any
out-of-state students drop out of the University because of
the increase in tuition. Where students are under some sort
of financial stress, we are prepared to do all we can to help.”
Another program being conducted by the Student Aid
office concerns students who need jobs in order to remain
in school. Krecker said the "Work-Study” program, affili
ated with the federal government's Economic Opportunity
Act, still has openings for Ihe current academic year.
Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible,
provided they meet the requirements of need and scholarship.
The need is indicated by the student's family income, while
a 2.0 all-University average is required for academic eligi
bility.
"We still have some jobs available under this college
Work-Study program.” Krecker said, “to benefit students
from low income families. We feel that there are still quali
fied students around who are unaware of this opportunity.”
Under this setup, the federal government pays 00
per cent of the student's wages and the department in which
he is employed pays the other 10 per cent from University
funds. Jobs involve a variety of work including technical
and non-technical types. For example, some students may
be employed in clerical, library and laboratory capacities,
while there is also need for research and teaching assistants.
The work opportunities are not restricted in kind, but
the Work-Study job must be new. It must not be currently
in existence and paid for from other funds. Wages will range
from 51.25 to 52.25 per hour.
The following "need” requirements have been estab
lished under the federal act: if a student is an only child,
his family income must not exceed 53.200; if he is one of
two children, the income must be under $4,000; three chil
dren, 54.700; four children, 55.300; five children, $5,800; six
children, 86,200; and seven children, 56,600.
Further information is available at the Office of Student
Aid, 218 Willard, or by calling 865-6301.
Ad Hoc Committee
Supports Resolutions
By LINDA CAHILL
Collegian Stajj Writer
Boucke was the place to be
last night for campus activity.
Starting with (alphabetically)
the Ad Hoc Committee on Stu
dent Freedom, working around
through SENSE. Students for
Peace, and winding up with
Young Americans for Free
dom, the Boucke air was filled
with various and often dif
fering student opinions.
The Ad Hoc Committee voted
unanimously to support two
Undergraduate Student Gov
ernment resolutions. The two
points involved are USG's op
jjosition to stale legislature
bills banning Communist
speakers from state supported
schools and raising tuition for
out-of-state students to three
times the fee for Pennsylvania
residents.
Write Legislators
Committee co-c hairmen
urged students to take advan
tage of the current USG cam
paign to write legislators about
the matter.
' Conscience' Explains Viet Policy
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—Collegian Photo by Jan Alter
PARTICIPANTS IN CONSCIENCE discussion Sunday Forlenger, representing ihe U.S. Department of Stale,
night go over their plans for the panel program. Left to James Phillips, staff writer for the Congressional Quarterly,
right are Jan S. Prybla, associate professor of economics, and Lt. Col. Chester Vickery, representing the Department
Vernon Aspalurian, professor of political science, Robert of Defense Information.
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 1965
Tuition Developments
Aid
Walker Promises Aid
Help For Hardship Cases
Jobs Musi Be New
The committee set up an
“Escalation Committee" to re
search the possibility of hold
ing student demonstrations
next term in opposition to the
University's off-campus visita
tion rule.
Co-chairman Qucenelle Minel
(lOth-English-Lancaster) has
made a formal request to have
the visitation rule put on the
agenda for the next University
Senate meeting. If it is on the
agenda and positive action is
taken, the committee plans to
hold a victory party.
Should the matter not be
brought up at the meeting, or
if it is discussed without posi
tive action being taken, a pro
test party will be held. What
ever type it turns out to be, the
party will take place in Jan
uary.
Meanwhile, downstairs, YAF
was planning its schedule of
events for next term. The main
decision last night was to in
vite William A. Rusher, pub
lisher of National Review, to
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FOR A BETTER PENN STATE
The University will make every effort to assist
hardship cases created by the scheduled increase in out
of-state tuition. President Eric A. Walker said yesterday.
The appropriations bill, now awaiting signature by
Governor William W. Scranton, sets the out-of-state tui
tion at three times the in-state rate. This will be 51350
annually at the University Park campus, and $ll7O at
the Commonwealth Campuses. The present out-of-state
rate is $lO5O at all campuses for a three-term academic
year.
law was to have refused
the whole appropriation of more than $30,000,000. This
would have increased greatly fees for all students and
disrupted completely the work of the University.
"Our Legislature has always been unhappy about
helping to finance the education of students from our
neighboring states who pay no direct Pennsylvania tax
es," President Walker continued. "This applies not only
to enrollment at Penn Slate, but at Temple, Pitt, and
Penn as well."
"We asked the Legislature lo leave the out-of-state
fees at twice the in-state-rate, or at the present level, but
the member were insistent that rates be increased. Their
action was taken deliberately and thoughtfully, and at
present we have no recourse.
We will do our best to help those deserving stu
dents whose resources are exhausted, but we cannot
overrule the Legislature."
Model U.N. Seats Still Vacant
An Undergraduate Student Govern
ment committee currently in the process
of reviewing applicants for the Model
United Nations assembly has announced
that several delegale positions are still
open.
Secretary-General of the USG-spon
sored event. Vic Hammel, reported that,
his committee will continue to accept
apjilications after today’s deadline.
The Secretary-General’s committee,
Hammel added, has also extended an in
vitation to United States Ambassador
to the United Nations Arthur Goldberg to
deliver the keynote address at the model
forum which will convene Feb. 17, 18,
19, 20.
“Since the Assembly in New York is
not scheduled to meet at this time in
February," Hammel explained, "we are
hopeful to get the Ambassador. We are
merely waiting tor bis reply.” he added.
Walker Writes Goldberg
In letter to Goldberg, President Eric
A. Walker endorsed the subject project
and noted "that students have conducted
similar programs in the past with great
success. I'm sure you would find an
enthusiastic and well-prepared audi
ence.”
If Goldberg accepts the University's
By ANN WORRALL
Collegian Staff Writer
icement iollowed receipt
of .several .leilers .from
itudents who said the tui
tion increase would force
them to leave school. He
said limited funds were
available from private
sources for assistance. . .
Out-of-slaie students
requiring assistance to re
main in the University
should call the Office of
Student Aid, 218 Willard
Building for additional
information on aid avail
able. They will need the
parents' confidential fi
nancial statement, unless
this has already been filed
at the Student Aid office.
"I am very sorry
about the increase in fees
for our oul-of-state stu
dents," President Walker
said. "I did my best to
prevent such an increase,
but the only way to avoid
the consequences of the
invitation lie will appear at the assem
bly's opening session on Feb. 17. At
subsequent conferences, sub-committees
will examine three areas currently
troubling the General assembly in New
York: representation of China in the
organization, non-proliferation of nuclear
weapons, and peacekeeping operations
and financing.
At the final session on Feb. 20, the
resolutions reached by the committees
will be thrown open to debate and finally
to vote by the general conclave.
Committee Chairmen
Hammel urged students interested in
committee chairmanships to contact As
sembly President Gordon Griffin. He
noted, however, that experience is a pre
requisite for selection to these posts.
While student response to the project
has been "favorable,” the Secretary-
General said, delegate positions in many
of the 50 countries represented are still
open. Any student may ob'ain an appli
cation at the Hetzel Union Building desk
individually, or with a group, to com
pose a four-man delegation of chairman,
two delegates and one alternate.
Reviewed on the basis of education
and experience, delegate assignments.
Hammel reported, will be determined
by the end of next week. "Students will
be informed of their selection at that
lime,” he said.
‘an
Tuition Hike
Prospects Dim
By SANDY BERDOS and RICH WIESENHUTTER
Collegian USG Reporters
Curtailment of the out-of-state tuition boost is “almost
impossible, ’ Undergraduate Student Government President
Robert Katzcnstein said last night.
Katzenstcin's statement, aired over the weekly WDFM
WMAJ press conference, climaxed student activity on an
issue that didn’t break until last week, when the tuition
hike became law.
The Appropriations Bill, passed last Wednesday by the
state legislature, upped 11011-resident fees $lOO while knock
ing $25 off resident tuition. The following day USG passed
a bill voicing disapproval with the Harrisburg action.
Sympathetic But Pessimistic
Katzenslein traveled to Harrisburg yesterday for a brief
talk with James Rcichley, legislative secretary io Gov. Wil
liam W. Scranton. Katzenslein characterized the legislative
aid as candid and sympathetic, if pessimistic to a possible
change m the out-of-state rate.
Tile Governor, Katzenslein said, cannot veto substative
information in a bill. Because the tuition clause is worded
as a three-to-one ratio between residents and non-residents,
an entirely new bill would be needed to change the rate.
A new bill changing the out-of-state tuition, he said,
would have to come up within the next three weeks. The
legislature, he explained, cannot change the “substalivc
measure’’ of a bill, beginning in 19615. In their next session
the Harrisburg legislators are limited to discussion of
amounts, not legislation itself.
As Katzcnstein sat down to di-.cu.ss the hike in Harris
burg, USG and Ad Hoc personnel were setting up a student
protest write-in in the Hetzel Union ballroom.
Even with Frothy on hand to coax students into writing
their state representatives, turn-out was slow. Katzcnstein
said 40 letters had been written at the tables, while another
50 envelopes had gone out with the students, presumably
to be written and sent later.
The letter-campaign drive will continue this week in the
ground floor of the HUB. Katzenslein encourages anyone
who believes the hike is wrong to voice their opinion through
a letter to their state Congressman.
He advises students who find themselves caught in a
tuition bind to seek aid through the Office of Student Aid
in 218 Willard.
Aid was available, he said, through National Defense
Loans and various funds set up through the University.
Students might also investigate a deferment of fees, as a
pay-as-you-go plan, he said.
Another possibility, he said, was for students to seek
loans through the banks of their own home states. These
loans would then be processed through the University.
Switching topics, Kalzenstein invited all students to
come to a 7 p.m. old-fashioned bonfire Wednesday at the
Intramural fields near East Halls. The event is planned in
support of the football team.
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Program Supports
America's Presence
By LORETTA YASSON and MARTHA HARE
Collegian Sports Writers
“I see on one extreme those who propose that the United
States government should bomb Hanoi, and on the other,
those who propose that we withdraw our committments in
South Viet Nam. I see danger in both. There exists a broad
area between these extremes which afford the United States
a number of options in Viet Nam.”
With this statement, Vernon V. Aspaturian. professor of
political science, set the mood for Monday night’s “lecture
in” supporting the United States' role in Viet Nam.
Approximately 75 students listened attentively as five
prominent speakers discussed U. S. policy in Viet Nam in
relation to their professional experience.
The program was sponsored by the Penn State Young
Republicans organization as a sub-committee to a national
group, CONSCIENCE, or Committee on National Student
Citizenship in Every National Case of Emergency. Gretrhcn
Griffin, YR chairman, introduced Stuart Chamberlain,
WMAJ radio commentator, who acted as moderator for the
evening.
Overall Conditions Described
Aspaturian described the political situation in Southeast
Asia, by relating the history of Viet Nam to overall condi
tions there. According to Aspaturian, Viet Nam is a pawn in
the Asian power struggle; the United States entered the pic
ture in attempting to prevent any one country from dominat
ing another.
He added that the Soviet Union has similar interests in
this respect. Since neither country is in a position to domi
nate the area, both attempt to woo India as a counter to Chi
nese force, he said. Although Japan would seem the most
likely country to take the lead because of her wealth and
her stable government, she is not able to perform this auto
nomous role. She is in fact a semi-state, a satellite of the
United States. Therefore she cannot operate as a totally in
dependent power, he explained.
China then remains as the one country capable of gain
ing control. Aspaturian said, and our opposition is the pre
vention of Chinese expansion. In this contest, however, China
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Letters to
the Editor
--See Page 5
Write-in Action
Loan Terms
While personal interviews are not
necessary for most selections, they will
be held in the event the committee is
unable to decide between students apply
ing for the same country or for appoint
ment to the United States, Russian and
Albanian delegations, due to the im
portance of these members. Albania acts
as spokesman for China.
Biography Available
To prepare students to assume their
roles as delegates effectively, Hammel
noted that Elton Atwater, professor of
political science, will provide a bibliog
raphy of material for study during the
term-break.
Besides issuing invitations to Army
and Swarthmore College, who indicated
interest in attending after last year's
session, the Secretary-General's commit
tee has asked several commonwealth
campuses to participate.
While the attendance of Army and
Swarthmore would lend an intercollegiate
atmosphere new to the model forum, the
committee explained that commonwealth
campuses have sent delegates in the
past.
Hammel also reported that in its
meeting last Thursday night, the USG
“overwhelmingly endorsed the total pro
gram” and alloted an additional S3OO to
the project’s budget. Hammel estimated
costs at close to SI,OOO.
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