Cloudy windy and colder today
-with. rain. Temperatures 43-50.
Rain tonight followed by gradual
clearing and cool by tomorrow
afternoon. Low tonight 38-42.
High tomorrow 52. Fair and
warmer Saturday.
VOL. 68, No. 6
from the associated press
News Roundup:
From the State, j
Nation & World
The World
Flash Floods Slacken Communist Supplies ;
SAIGON Flash Hoods from storms across North
Vietnam’s panhandle apparently are helping American air
squadrons slow the movement of Communist .supplies to
the demilitarized zone, from which enemy guns have been
hammering U. S. Marine outposts.
Streams within the panhandle, the narrow southern
part of North Vietnam, were'- swollen by as much as 18
inches of rain over a three-day period. Such a deluge could
sweep away bamboo bridges, prevent fording and handicap
boatmen.
A hi " a
..itch in the delivery of explosives may have been
factor in the slackening or barrages the Communists have
loosed daily since Sept. 1 at Con Thien, the Marines’ hilltop
observation post two e miles south of the DMZ. !
Three Marines were killed and 10 wounded, however,
swelling losses at Con Thien and other outposts along the
frontier this month to 66 killed and 997 wounded. \
In raids over Haiphong, designed to finish off one!of
the city’s two key bridges, one plane was lost, according- to
the U. S. command. !
Authorities Search for Poisonous Pesticide
TIJUANA, Mexico Authorities in this border city
conducted an all-out search yesterday for the source of a
powerful agricultural pesticide blamed for the mass poi
soning of children. ]
Seventeen deaths were listed since the outbreak Mpn
day, according to Deputy Federal Dist. Atty. Hector Valdi
via. - ■ ;
Some 250 persons were hospitalized at the peak of the
outbreak but all but 50 ha've been released. I
Milk was first suspected as the source of the poison,
however the California Dept, of Agriculture found traces
of the deadly ’insecticide parathion in Tijuana bread
samples.
Experts said only a small amount of the poison could
cause death. They said there apparently was enough of
the poison to kill children but not adults. All the victims
were children.
Parathion was, found in the bodies of two young vic
tims, an Agriculture Department spokesman said.
The Nation
Rio Grande Faces More Flooding
HARLINGEN, Tex.—Waterlogged and miserable,! Rio
Grande flood victims faced , yesterday at , least another
week of high, dangerous water dumped', by how-dead
Hurricane Beulah. The state called for federal helpi
The Rio Grande; slowing as it spreads into levee
lined floodways, will crest at the Gulf of Mexico in
about another wegk, the Weather Bureau said. i
The floods, triggered by rains of up to 30 inches set,
off by the hurricane, caused a flood control darn to
break Sunday. At this city of 41,000, water still rose
Wednesday, although slower.
Huge concentrations of tarantulas 1 and
pollution added misery to the tragedy.
The Red Cross reported almost 30,000 refugees shel
tered in Texas while the Salvation Aqmy said its shelters
held 115,000. - !
The State
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Specter Reveals Poisoning Plot
) PHILADELPHIA Dist. Atty. Arien Specter yester
day revealed a plot originally conceived to poison hundreds
■ of policemen if a riot was started in Philadelphia this past
summer. 1
Specter, said the conspiracy, under investigation for
some time, was hatched by the Revolutionary Action Move
ment, RAM, which.he described as a Negro extremist group.
Specter,, promising prompt arrests, possibly within
hours, said .an informant advised RAM had sought persons
to place potassium cyanide or other poisons in coffee and
sandwiches served to police officers on riot duty.
It was alleged the informant surrendered to FBI agents
• quantity of poison, enough to have killed 1,500 persons.
During the summer, police here and in New York City,
arrested a number of RAM members on conspiracy and
inciting to riot charges.
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Shafer Seeks Support For Education Program
HARRISBURG Gov. Shafer admitted yesterday his
education program is in serious trouble because some
legislators and citizens believe it is too costly.
Denying this charge at the opening session of the
46th Education Congress here, the governor urged educa
tors to support his proposed school budget. !
Shafer said his proposed budget is 12.2 per centh'igher
than last year’s and does not involve huge amounts for
new programs.
“We should candidly admit that Pennsylvanians are
not doing all that we should do to provide the finest
education for our children,’’ Shafer said.
The governor said the state’s failure to provide ade
quate educational programs after World War II caused
many persons to leave -Pennsylvania. The state ; should
not repeat the error, he said. 1
Supermarkets Challenge Sunday Closing Law
PITTSBURGH A lawyer told the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court yesterday a law banning larger food stores
from opening on Sundays is unconstitutional.- !
The Sunday Closing Law violates basic law because
it is vaguely worded and because it discriminates by al
lowing some.food stores to open while others must close
according to attorney Hubert I. Teitlebaum. , t
Taken before the Beaver County Court by Bertara’s
Freeland Store, the statute was ruled constitutional by
Judge Ralph Scalers.
The store then appealed to the Supreme Court in a
test case that could affect the Sunday operations' of gro
cery stores and supermarkets throughout, the statie.
The law bans stores from selling on Sundays, but
grants these exceptions: 1) stores employing less than
10 persons, 2) stores where food is offered for sale by
the owner or his family, or 3) stores where food is pre
pared on the premises for human consumption. ■
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Violence Continues In Truckers' Strike
PITTSBURGH A scheduled meeting to talk over
the five week, strike by some 10,000 independent
steel truckers failed.to stem a fresh rash of shootings and
threats from Indianapolis to Pittsburgh yesterday;.
Meanwhile, mills depended on the railroads to struggle
back toward normal production. j
Shootings were reported on Interstate 74, near Indian
apolis. Police in western Pennsylvania counted 10 reports
of windshields smashed by rocks durihg the night.
The incidents came on the heels of the announcement
of a scheduled meeting between Teamsters Union, officials
and the striking-drivers, scheduled to be held today. '
The truckers want their share of! shipping costs hiked
by six per cent to 79 per cent. In addition, they want to
be paid for waiting at mills to be loaded .and a separata
oontract with trucking companies. i-
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j UNIVERSITY PARK, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1967
Bluebell To Get 'Ultimatum'
i ly MIKE SERRIII
Collegian'News Editor
David Vmikoor, chairman of the Legal
Awareness Committee of. the Town Inde
pendent Men, will today present an ultima
tum to Herbert Dean, office manager of
Bluebell Apartments.
Vinikooif said that after examining
Bluebell’s physical plant and talking to
many complaining students, he prepared a
list of 11 ‘jTequests.” Bluebell will fulfill
these demands, he continued, or "we will
consider legal action, assistance from the
State government, assistance from the Uni
versity, or unified action by the tenants.”
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GEORGE AItDRE'. , president of the Citizens for Peace in Vietnam, expl go.
of the | newly-formed organisation to the crowd of over 100 people who attended an
organizational meeting last night at Grace Lutheran Church.
Silo Razed
As Hazard
A silo at the University Dairy
Barns, bursting with 140 tons
of corn, had to be pulled down
Tuesday after it began to lean
toward two other silos and a
nearby building.
A spokesman for the Dairy
Barns said last night that over
half of the grain in the 14 by
40 foot solo was destroyed. The
amount |of damage has not yet
been determined. ,
James Kistler, farms man
ager, the spokesman said,
noticed that the silo was lean
ing Tuesday morning. He noti
fied the barns office and they
called the University safety and
security department.
The Alpha Fire Company was
then notified and a ladder truck
was brought to the scene. The
ladder truck was used to hook
cables to the top of the steel
apparatus. The cables were
then attached to three cater
pillars. The cables broke on
the first attempt to pull the silo
down and heavier cable was
brought in.
Finally at 5:30 p.m. the
caterpillars brought the top
half of the silo down.
USG Does
Not Endorse
Insurance Firm
The Undergraduate Student
Government notified all stu
dents that the Life Assurance
Co. of Pennsylvania is not
endorsed by USG. This life
insurance plan should not be
confused with the USG Stu
dent Accident and -Medical
Plan.
Any student still having the
original envelope in which he
received literature from the
Life Assurance Co. of Penn
sylvania is urged to bring this
envelope to the USG office in
the Hetzel Union Building,
room 20 9, as soon as possible!
Homecoming Plans Announced
By WOODROW WENDLING
Collegian Staff Writer
The 1967 Homecoming festivities are
highlighted by the football game between
Penn State and West Virginia. The theme
for Homecoming, which will be on October
, ,20 and 21 f is “For the' Glory,” a passage
Njfrom the Penn State Alma Mater. 1
The weeks before Homecoming will see
a frantic rush as fraternities and sorori
ties finish floats for the Homecoming motor
cade and plan for the onrush of returning
Alumni. The final voting for Homecoming
Queen will take place on October 16, 17,
and 18.
• deletion'of the clause in the standard
lease allowing rent increases “from time to
time” at the discretion of the Bluebell man
agement.
• •deletion of the, clause by which ten
ants “forfeit their court appeal right.”
• deletion of the clause stating that if
an apartment is not ready for occupance
on time, the contract established by’ the
lease “is pending” until the apartment is
ready.
• Vinikoor’s letter will also demand that
all rents be lowered to the original amount
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'Spreading fhe Faifh'
YAF To Sponsor
Former PLM Head
Phillip Abbott Luce, who organized student trips to
Cuba and led the Progressive Labor Movement until his
break with communism, will speak at the University
this term. He will be sponsored by Young Americans for
Freedom, the conservative political organization, who
announced plans for the program last night.
. Luce will be the first of, a series of people YAF
will sponsor this year, Chapter chairman Douglas Cooper
said. They are also organizing a series of “spread 'the
faith” literature distributions and book sales.
The Student Conservative, YAF's newsletter, will be
distributed Monday, Cooper said. It contains a state
ment of YAF’s aims on campus and also a copy of the
Sharon Statement, the basic philosophy of the organiza
tion. In addition, YAF plans to establish standing com
mittees on basic issues, to prepare and distribute posi
tion papers on topics of importance.
Cooper presented the executive board with a list
of 21 issues, of which six. were voted “of immediate im
portance.” Committees will be formed at the organiza
tional meeting next' Wednesday, and all members will
be invited to participate, Cooper said.
“The Violent Left, meaning such radical groups as
Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM) and Progres
sive Labor,” was one of the issues chosen, timed to fall
in the visit of Luce and the distribution of reprints
of his articles, Cooper said. “Invasion of privacy by gov
ernment agencies being an obvious infringement of
rights of the individual,” he said, “we are in favor of
regulating it and hope to get support from other cam-
pus groups.”
YAF has also stressed the importance of a volunteer
army and abolition of the draft and said' it plans "to
press the issue.”
An investigation into open housing in State College
and a movement to free imprisoned Russian, writers
sentenced to seven years hard labor for publishing ma
terial critical of the Soviet regime, were also scheduled.
Homecoming will officially begin at On Saturday morning, the Alumni Golf Virginia Mountaineers is at 1:30 p.m. Last
6:30 p.m., Friday, October 20, with a motor- Tournament will begin at 9;00 a.m. and last year, the Lions defeated the Mountaineers
cade. The motorcade will' start at Wagner to 12:00 noon. The golf tournament will be with a 38-6 score. t
Field and, after winding its way through held on the University Golf Course. Th e Saturday evening Homecoming ac
downtown State College, will, return to Also on Saturday morning, antique cars tivities are centered on the Hetzel Union
Pollock Halls. A pep rally in Pollock Circle will be on display in the Hetzel Union Build- Building, starting at 9:00 p.m. Nickelodeon
will begin at 8:00 p.m. ing courtyard. Open houses and receptions , mov i es will be shown in the HUB assembly
- After the'. pep rally,, a snake line of at the sorority suites and fraternity bouses hall. The 1 Homecoming Ball, featuring Bruce
people will weave from . Pollock Circle to are also on the agenda; Pettersen's orchestra, will be in the' HUB'
Beaver Avenue for a. Homecoming. Street From: 11:00 a.m. to l2:30 p.m. the Penn Assembly Hall. : j
Jammy. The Jammy, toi be held between State; German Band will have a “Tailgate” Ine „ „ ■ i „ . .
South Pugh and South! Allen Streets, is ai on the Beaver Field, parking lots. The Ger- m 1967 _™ C °™ ng C °' chaimen “*
new idea of the Homecoming Committee, man Band will serenade football fans. en T Singer (loth-religious studies-Tyrone)
Everyone is invited to attend this Jammy, Kickoff for the football game between , an d j Janet Rittner (llth-food services and;
the committee said. the Penn State Nittany Lions and the West ( housing . .
Improvement Re
The 11 demands included.
lAURA WERTHEIMER
Collegian Staff Writer
vests Com
stated in the leases at time of rental. He made, the letter says, "in the presence of
claimed that some tenants signed leases as the tenant at the termination of the lease."
long ago as February. They have since, he #AII tenantSi it continues, must be fur
said, been forced to sign new leases al- njshed wi(h a copy of the lease.which they
lowing a $4O rent hike on the upper levels sign vinikoor accused Bluebell of withhold
of the five-building complex. j n g three copies of some tenant’s leases,
in violation of state law.
• The sixth demand is' that all viola
tions of borough and state housing codes •Vinikoor will demand that all stair
be corrected within one week. Vinikoor said ~W a ys and exits be adequately lighted with
that two of Bluebell’s buildings have no fire j n one week 1 . - !
extinguishers. Dean said last week that they * And last, the ultimatum will demand
were stolen and would be reinstalled this that all promised furniture be provided
within one week or "the rents; of deficient
of apartments must be apartments appropriately reduced.
week. ’
• Inspection
100 Attend Meeting
Of Anti-War Group
By BILL EPSTEIN
Collegian Staff Writer
Over 100 persons attended the first
meeting of the newly-formed' Citizens for.
Peace in Vietnam last night, as George E.i
'Andrews, assistant professor of mathematics, 1
explained his group’s program at the Grace
Lutheran Church-University Lutheran' Cen-j
ter. • I
“Our most urgent task at this time is the
job of setting in motion a viable and vibrant
local organization to actively work in op
position to the war,” Andrews stated. “Basic
ally, our goal is to bring together people
who are concerned for peace in Vietnam."
CPV is a successor to Vietnam Summer,
which conducted an educational-informa
tion-protest campaign during the summer
in the State College area. The new group
is an autonomous, self-supporting local
body.
Petition Campaign
Andrews, who is president of CPU, said
that one of his group’s major goals is to
conduct a petition campaign to persuade
U.S. Congressman Albert Johnson (R-23rd)
to hold open hearings in the State College
area on the war. He presented a copy of ja
petition that has been drafted and is ex
pected to be sent to Johnson: |
“We, your constituents, are worried
about our nation’s involvement in Vietnam;”
the .petition reads.. “We -are- deeply con
cerned. about the growing loss of American
and Vietnamese lives' and the diversion of
funds from badly needed domestic pro
grams.
“W<
e want to find a way, as citizens, ,to
express these concerns, and we urge you
to return to your district to hold open meet
ings on the war.” I
Andrews told his audience 5 that anothjer
of CPV’s goals is “To support for nomina
tion and election individuals who oppose
USG
Traffic
Heading the agenda of the
first Undergraduate Student
Government meeting of the
term is a bill that would set up
a Traffic Appeals Court allow
ing any student who believes he
has been unjustly ticketed on
campus to appeal his. case.
Congress will meet at 7 tonight
in 203 Hetzel Union Building.
Currently, “there is no form
of appeal,” Parking Chairman
Ed Dench said. “A definite
need exists for such a court,”
he added, “and I hope it will
go into effect immediately.”
About 15 or 20 students,
Dench estimated, have come to
him to appeal cases.
Seven Member Court
The 1 seven-member court
would include: the Senior Jus
tice, appointed by the USG
President with the approval of
Congress; one representative
each from the Association of
Women Students, the Graduate
Student Association, the Inter
fraternity Council and the
Men’s . Residence Council,, and
House Votes To Force Fund Cut
In Johnson's Non-Military Spending
WASHINGTON A deficit- which will be penniless starting President! to make a cut of $5
conscious House voted in effect' : next Sunday unless Congress billion or more. The committee
yesterday to force President comes to their rescue. earlier yesterday rejected the
Johnson to cut nonmilitary These are agencies. l whose reduction plan by a vote of
spending by U 5 billion during annual money bills have not 28-21.
the fiscal year ending June 30 cleared Congress It will meet again, probably
By roll call vote of 202-102 it The House acted after bemg today, to take another look at
returned to its Appropriations told that the purpose .of the ... _ .
Committee a routine resolution move was to give the commit- * e with the Satur
to provide money during Oc- tee a chance to reconsider an ° a y midnight deadline in mind
tober for federal agencies earlier action ordering the and the Senate yet to act.
iled
continued escalation of the war.”
| Letter to Gen. Gavin '
CPV on August 15th sent a letter of
support to Lt. Gen. James Gavin', Ret., after
he quit the Massachusetts State Democratic
Advisory Council in protest over the 1 Demo
cratic administration’s handling of the Viet
nam war. 1 1
Andrews said, “Gavin, a Democrat, has
made it clear that he would; welcome the
defeat of President Johnson in 1968, by a
peace platform, of whichever party.
“Whether General Gaviri himself may
emerge as a peace candidate is unknown at
this time,” Andrews continued. “But, as
time goes on, he seems,, less’ and less able
to conceal his anguish, over, the situation,
and less and less reticent to urge l the re
placement of those members of his own
party who are administering the Vietnam
war. . . • -
“Our I primary task at this, the beginning
of the academic year under which 1 most of
us operate, is to gather our own flock and
to bringj in newcomers to ; the area, new
students,: and that great mass of humanity
which lurks beneath public apathy .or lack
of information,” Andrews said. |
| Big Group Expected -
“We were able to draw; together about
300 people during .the summer to engage in
our program. By the looks of things, we
should be able to take in twice that because
of-the massive influx Of people into the
University community andi general chang
ing sentiment on the war',”; he stated.,
“Wej desperately hope we can serve an
active and' important role jin this area in
the coming months. Time appears to be run
ning out. The advent of ja political year
makes this a crucial time for political ac
tivity and social concern programs. The up
coming (elections may not be the only hope,
but they are our closest opportunity in this
crucial time,” he said.
To Consider
Appeals Court
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two representatives from the
Town Independent Mens’ Coun
cil. i I
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Before making decisions, the
Court would divide into two
groups of 1 three. The! Senior
Justice would not sit on either
body as a ! voting member. ,
The bill I would require all
cases to be presented in written
from by the appellee in person,
Written evidence substantiating
a case could be submitted by
the appellee, the bill states, and
he would also have the right to
have an adviser present at the
time of his hearing.
All decisions of the Traffic
Appeals Court would be review
able by the USG Supreme Court
in an instance of undue bias
in decision-making or upon
presentation of new evidence.
OSGA Representation
Also up for consideration to
night is an 1 Executive Bill that
would give, the Organization of
Student Government Associa
tions power to select its own
representative to the Student
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Affairs Committee of the Uni
versity Faculty Senate.
The bill is “a direct result of
OSGA’s own. initiative,” USG
President Jeffrey Long said.
Provisions of the bill would
authorize OSGA to set up cri
teria for selecting the repre
sentative during the spring
term of each year. If OSGA
were unable to choose a repre
sentative, USG would assume
that responsibility next fall and
the delegation of authority to
OSGA would, be withdrawn.
If passed tonight, the bill
must await atcion by the fall
or winter OSGA Conference be
fore going into effect.
Other Business
In other business, Larry
Myslewski, chairman of En
campment 1967 will report on
this year's Encampment pro
gram.
Glenn Shee (7th-animal scl
ence-Kinzer, Pa.), will be ap
pointed fall USG Elections
Commissioner.