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VOL. 68, No. 73
from the associated press
News Roundup:
From the State,
Nation h World
The World
Allied Forces Brace for Red Offensive
SAIGON Allied forces fought Communist holdouts
at Saigon and Hue early today and braced for a new Red
Offensive with the prospect of swift reinfdrceme.it ,oy
10,500 fresh U.S. Army and Marine combat troops.
The Defense Department in Washington announced
the United States is rushing in the additional servicemen
Tor insurance purposes” in compliance with a request from
Gen. William C. Westmoreland, the U.S. commander in
Vietnam. ,
The United States already has more than 500,000
servicemen in Vietnam. A level of 525,00 is authorized and
the 10,500 will leave this number still to be realized.
While shooting incidents persisted in . and around
Saigon, the main battle action centered at Hue, the only
one of the 35 cities in which the Communists maintained
organized resistance to the allied counterattacks against
their lunar new year offensive.
The Nation
Reservists Wait; No Combat in Sight
NEW YORK —■ Many of the Reserve airmen summoned
to active duty in the first flush of the USS Pueblo crisis
are beginning to wonder when, where and whether they
will be sent to a combat zone.
Some of the 14,600 suspect now that if they engage in
any fighting it will be in Vietnam, not North Korea.
There is speculation that a main reason for the Jan. 25
call-up was to free home-based active duty units for use
overseas.
The Pentagon declines to provide any hint of what is
to come.
Many of the Reservists spend their nights on their
assigned bases and then hurry off to afterhours moon
lighting jobs to help support their families.
Most of those interviewed insisted that morale was
good, but quite a number said it was fraying around the
edges.
AFL-CIO Passes Anti-Discrimination Pact
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. An agreement to admit more
Negroes to building trades unions and to prohibit racial
discrimination was reached yesterday by 18 AFL-CIO
unions and Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz.
The unions, who have long been the target of racial
discrimination charges, pledged to recruit young Negroes
actively for union apprenticeship job training programs
and to work with "responsible” civil rights groups to carry
out the program. .
Wirtz; in a letter," praised'the agreement and said he
will continue to carry out Labor Department antidiscrim
ination rules ‘‘without change or amendment.”
The unions, who took final action on the agreement
here yesterday, previously had bitterly oposed proposals
by some JLabor Department officials to stiffen the regula
tions.
Wirtz also said that any conflict between government
actions on antidiscrimination regulations of the Labor De
partment and actions of the office of Federal- Contract
Compliance, will be settled by Under Secretary of Labor
James J. Reynolds.
The State
Murder Prompts Night-Gome Changes
HARRISBURG The gym was dark last night in the
wake of a schoolboy murder that has shaken Harrisburg
and brought on talk of playing high school basketball
games only in daylight hours.
A scheduled game between Lebanon High School and
Harrisburg John Harris was cancelled. School authorities
said the action grew out of the slaying here last Friday
night of-Frank J. Ament, 15, of Susquehanna Township.
Ament was standing outside the gym where he had
planned to see John Harris play William Penn. The tickets
were all gone when he got there. Police said he was at
tacked from behind with a bottle and stabbed. Four juve
niles have been taken into custody for questioning.
The Lebanon School Board said it would recommend
to the Central Penn Basketball League that all remaining
games of the 1968 schedule be played in daytime.
McCarthy Enters State Primary
HARRISBURG Pennsylvania supporters of U.S.
Sen, Eugene McCarthy, (D-Minn,), entered his name yes
terday in. the state’s presidential primary as candidates
rushed to meet the 5 p,m. filing deadline.
.Democratic Party officials, including U.S. Sen. Joseph
S. Clark, who filed for election to a third term, said they
knew of no plans to run a stand-in candidate for President
Johnson,
McCarthy’s papers, containing 3,400 signatures from
17 counties, were filed by Michael Malin of Philadelphia,
formerly associated'with the 1966 Make Shapp Governor
Committee and a member of Shapp’s independent Demo
cratic Study Policy Committee. Malin said Shapp was
not associated with the McCarthy independent drive.
By mid-afternoon, 12 of the 14 incumbent Demo
cratic congressmen had filed for reelection and 12 of 13
Republicans.
So had eight Democratic and 11 Republican state
senators and 80 Democratic and 67 Republican House
members.
Vietnam Key Issue in Dent Candidacy
PITTSBURGH Rep. John H. Dent promised yes
terday a vigorous political fight against incumbent Sen.
Joseph S. Clark with the Vietnam war the overriding
issue.
Dent said Clark’s statements about the war in the
past fev. days clinched his decision to oppose the two
term senator in the April 23 Democratic primary.
Dent, who waited until just before the Tuesday
deadline to file for the nomination, said he realizes his
battle will be without party support. “But I have great
faith in the people and I’ll campaign as personally and
vigorously as I can.”
Clark has the endorsement of party leaders for an
other term. He said he was aware of reports that Dent
intended to oppose him, but had no comment.
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The Pentagon announced yesterday that
“in compliance with Gen. William C. West
moreland’s request we are deploying ap
proximately 10,500 additional troops to
South Vietnam.”
The action raised the possibility that
the United States may increase its planned
troop ceiling in Vietnam beyond 525,000 and
•;s that National Guard and Reserve ground
forces ma y be caUed to active dut y-
No Decision Yet
The Pentagon said no decision has been
made on either an over-all buildup in Viet
nam or a reserve call-up, but it was ap
parent such steps are under study.
Asst, secretary of Defense Phil G. Gould
ing told newsmen the rapid shipment of
the additional 10,500 ground troops is ,in
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Lewis Raps Bookstore Plan
Also Defends
Student Privacy
By RICHARD RAVITZ
Collegian Administration Reporter
Student records are considered strictly confidential
and cannot be released by the University without the con
sent of the student or by force of court order, Charles
Lewis, vice president for student affairs, said yesterday.
Lewis said the privacy interests of the individual are
well protected 1 at the University, and even the internal
channels of access to records are carefully reviewed to
insure protection for the student’s interests. ,
Records of educational progress and related data are
kept by the deans, the colleges, .and the registrar’s office.
Each student has a general educational record which con
tains his grades and a permanent record of disciplinary
action.
A Senate measure adopted last spring provides for
the automatic removal of noted offenses from the general
transcript after the probation period is ended.
Before the Senate acted, students could petition for
the removal of offense notices when they reached 11th
term status. The permanent record of disciplinary actions,
also private, is preserved for internal purposes.
Lewis explained the permanent record is important
for admission purposes, when a formerly suspended stu
dent seeks to reapply to the University.
Some offenses of a very serious nature cannot be lightly
regarded, he said. This is one of the ways the University
protects itself.
Medical information is filed because of legal require
ments. If a student wishes to complete his medical history,
or he is involved in an accident, the record may be sub
poenaed.
Another Senate action taken to enhance the privacy of
students, was a measure providing that chartered associa
tions publish only the names of their chief officers, adviser,
and assert they have at least 12 members.
Before this measure was passed, membership lists with
12 names were required. Activist groups were particularly
critical of the old ruling.
Lewis said the University policy was based on “trust
and confidence. Records are not something we just shove
into campus mail. We have pretty- tight security.”
He said research work on students done by graduate
students is carefully reviewed by administrators and aca
demic officials.
“Security is a worrisome thing,” the vice president
said. Security provisions are examined from time to time.
Several weeks ago the administration reviewed technical
procedures for keeping records.
Lewis said the trend in universities is reducing the
number and kinds of records kept. Ways of improving
security are being carefully studied.
Lewis said utilization of microfilm and computers has
further limited the danger of records falling into the hands
of unauthorized persons.
He added that to his knowledge no records of extra
curricular activities are kept except on an incidental basis,
such as a letter of commendation for service to the Uni:
versity. ; .
Walker
Wiretapping
University President Eric
A. Walker has denied that
the University has taken part
in any wiretapping on cam
pus or has any knowledge of
such activities.
In a letter to Richard G.
Cunningham, chairman of
the University Senate, Walk
er -wrote “the University has
not employed wiretapping
devices, does not employ
them now, nor does it plan to
do so in the future.”
At the January meeting of
the University Senate, Joseph
C. Flay of the College of the
Liberal Arts said' he had
heard students and faculty
mention secret investigations
of campus activities that in
cluded the use of listening
devices. ,
Flay requested the Univer
sity issue a statement to the
Senate concerning the issue.
Walker wrote the allega
tion was “a serious implica
tion” which should be an-
AWS Elections Open Today
Elections wil. be held today
and tomorrow for the execu
tive positions of the Associa
tion of Women Students. Vot
ing will take place in the lob
bies of the womens’ residence
halls, except for South Halls,
where balloting will be in
Redifer Dining Hall. Polls will
be open both days from 11:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from
4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Candidates are: for presi
dent Gayle Graziano (Bth
marketing-Short Hills, N.J.),
for first vice president—Nina
WASHINGTON (£>)—'The United States
is speeding an additional 10,500 Army and
Marine ground fighters to South Vietnam
as insurance against a “second round” Com
munist city offensive and assault on the
Khe Sanh bastion.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 14, 1968
Denies
swered, especially since wire
taps are prohibited by state
law.
Answering rumors that the
administration is aiding state
and federal agents planning
a massive crackdown on
marijuana users, Walker said
“to the best of my knowl
edge, there has been no on
campus use of wire taps or
similar, devices for -the inter
ception of communications
by non-University law en
forcement agencies.
“Nor do we expect any
future uses of such devices,”
Walker said. “We are trou
bled by rumors of this kind
and urge that any student or
faculty member hearing re
ports that could contribute to
such rumors report the facts
immediately to the vice
president for business.”
In preceding weeks, several
administrators have said that
, there is no substantiation for
wire-tap rumors.
Comly (sth-sec«.ndary educa
tion-Wyncote).
For second vice president—
Carol Caperelli (6th-chem
istry: - Jessup), and Janis
Finkel (7th-general arts and
sciences-Philadelphia).
For secretary—Carol Eisen
(sth-pre - med - Philadelphia),
and Judy Grossman (3rd-lib
eral arts-Kingston)
For treasurer Virginia
Gundlach (Gth-consumer ser
vices in business-YVashrigton)
and Carol Rolf (Bth-landscapc
architec ture-Emporiuin).
10,500 Troops Go to Vietnam
And God Created Man ...
THAT WAS in the beginning. And later on, man created
the computer, a god-sent device to help organize his
muddled mind, On page three. Collegian reporter Beth
Golder punches some new holes in the computer program
at Penn State.
T uition
Increased student use of University
and state scholarship, funds may be the
only way to offset Governor Shafer’s
proposed §lOO tuition increase for all
st9,te supported .schools, according to
Jeff Long, Undergraduate Student Gov
ernment president. In his WDFm press
conference last night, Long said that all
USG eforts to protest this proposal have
so far produced no results.
Last week, Long and Daily Col
legian Editor Richard Wiesenhutter,
sent a telegram protesting the increase
to Shafer, Majority Leader Lee Donald
son, and Representative Herbert Fine
man, of Philadelphia. The telegram read
“We are disturbed about the possibility
of a tuition hike. This would create
many financial hardships for many of
our students. We would appreciate
your attention to this matter, which we
consider very serious.”
Presently, no reply or acknowl
edgement to the telegram has been re
ceived. Long announced that letters
stating USG’s position would be sent
to all state legislators this week. To
morrow James K. Kifford will be
named to head a committee in charge
of contacting the University of Pitts
burgh, Temple, and all the state col
leges to institute a campaign aimed at
defeating this proposal.
'Young Rascals' Still Need Co-Star
A replacement for Godfrey Cam
bridge for Sunday’s Greek Week Corn
cert has not been found; Fred Kirsch
ner, Interfraternity Council Concert
Chairman, announced last night.
Cambridge cancelled his appear
ance for the concert, sponsored by the
IFC and the Panhellenic Council, Mon
day night through an “act of God”
clause in his contract. The clause pro
vides an entertainer the opportunity
to cancel a performance for any reason
incurred by an “act of God," such as
inclement weather or sickness.
Troop Ceiling May Be Increased
Reserves Call-Up Possible
response to a Westmoreland request received
in “the last few days,” and that they are
being shipped for “insurance purposes.”
He characterized the deployment as a
speed-up, but said these troops fall within
the 525,000 ceiling. There are now about
500,000 American servicemen in Vietnam.
Goulding said “evaluation will have to
be made later” on whether to boost the
525,000 objective. He said Westmoreland has
not asked for an increase over that number.
For more than six months, Army forces
have been drawn from the lower part of
South Vietnam into the northern I Corps
to bolster Marine' defenses against a series
of Communist offensive threats along the
demilitarized zone.
So far, the equivalent of two Army
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By DENNIS STIMELING
Collegian Staff Writer
Hike Criticized
Long also announced that Steven
Gerson, chairman of the USG Adminis
tration Awareness Committee, had re
ceived a letter from a state legislator
concerning the proposed tuition hike.
The' letter read, in part: “There does
appear to be a growing sentiment in
the legislature for raising tuition at
state-related schools. The reason be
hind this would be that those who
could afford more than $450 should pay
it and those who cannot would receive
assistance through the scholarship pro
gram. With the tight money squeeze,
we have many legislators resenting the
fact that well-to-do families are able
to send their children to a state related
school at the reduced tuition.”
In reply to this, Long admitted that
there are many University scholarship
funds which are not being utilized to
their fullest extent, including the USG
scholarsip fund. However, he added, a
great many students just could not
afford a $lOO increase. He also said that
the demand which would be “put upon
scholarships if this does happen would
be more than the scholarships at this
university could handle.
Long then turned to the topic of
reorganization of the University stu
dent government. He declared that he
was in “full support” of the bill to be
discussed by USG tomorrow to estab
lish a committee for constitutional re-
o Replacement for Cambridge
Cambridge ,was admitted to Mt.
Sinai Hospital in New York City for
treatment of pneumonia and, therefore,
will be in no condition to appear in
concert.
Kirschner arid his committee are
now trying to negotiate a contract
with another comedian to fill the va
cancy left by Cambridge in the con
cert. Approximately six other comedi
ans haVe been contacted about per
forming in concert here with the Young
Rascals, Kirschner said. He added that
the committee is now awaiting replies
divisions, or about 30,000 men have been
pulled into I Corps to support the .79,000
Marines there.
This process resulted last summer in a
hike in the then-planned troop build-up ob
jective of 470,000 to 525,000 to plug holes
in U.S. deployments in the central highlands
—a main avenue of infiltration—and the re
gion which center's around Saigon to the
south.
Reaction to Khe Sanh
Now the new Communist North Viet
namese concentration of perhaps 50,000
soldiers along the DMZ and near threatened
Khe Sanh, together with the Viet Cong city
offensive, which was sprung with unexpect
ed feroci’y and breadth, has put a further
strain on U.S. ground combat resources ijn
Action Planned
Administration
No
By
By KITTY PHILBIN
Collegian USG Reporter
The Administration will take no immediate action to
establish a University-operated bookstore as suggested by
the Undergraduate Student Government, Vice President
for Student Affairs Charles L. Lewis said yesterday.
Lewis said he has received a letter dealing with the
problem from Steve Gerson, chairman of USG Adminis
trative Action Commission. He has not yet replied.
Although he has put much thought into the problem,
Lewis said that he has not discussed the matter with other
administrators.
Lewis said that the bookstore idea has had a long
history on campus, dating back 25 or 30 years.
" Snapping Fingers ,
The vice president also said that, despite what many
people imagine, administrators cannot “just snap their
fingers and have things happen.”
Lewis said that the idea would involve very complex
problems before implementation. Referring to the recently
compiled USG report, Lewis said that ‘some of the pro
posals are not realistic.”
In particular, Lewis mentioned the USG plan that
the Student Book Exchange be expanded. He said that just
to initiate a program of selling new books and supplies
under University auspices “would be tying up a big block
of money. And there are delivery and timing problems
besides.”
Lewis said the desire for a bookstore is basically de
rived from “the student’s eternal hope to get books
cheaper.”
The USG report said that, on used books, the stu
dent would be able to get a percentage back greater than
that available in town. Lewis said that, while the percent
age figure is impressive, in actual cash it might emerge
as a saving of only 50 cents on a five dollar book.
No Profit?
Lewis said that any profit in the book publishing
busines must come from side markets in souvenirs and
school supplies.
The vice president said that he is not able to discuss
any action at this time, but when a decision is reached,
Gerson will be notified by letter.
In response to Lewi’s comments, Gerson said that the
. (Continued on page three)
Long Protests
Rights and Awareness
—See Page 2
vision of the Congress.
Declaring that many ex-officio
members of Congress don’t belong
there, Long said, “As to who they rep
resent I don’t think they even know
themselves.” He specifically referred
to the Hetzel Union Building chairman,
the Inter-College Council Board chair
man, and the class presidents as mem
bers of USG who “shouldn’t be there.”
USG Reorganization
Long announced his support for the
removal of these representatives and
their replacement with congressmen
from the residence halls. He claimed
this would reduce the ratio of con
gressmen to students from 1-2000 to
1-1000. Under Long’s plan, ex-officio
members who actually represent some
one, such as Men’s Residence Council
president and the Interfraternity Coun
cil president would remain as congress
men.
“This bill is a step in the right di
rection and I hope Congress won’t balk
at such a change,” he commented. Long
said that the people introducing this
bill had a more representative student
government in mind and he was “defi
nitely in favor of this.”
When asked about chances in the
near future for a University book store,
Long declared, “I don’t think I am go
ing to see it. I don’t think the people
next year are going to see it.”
from the entertainers,
“If we don’t find a comedian,” he
said, “The Young Rascals will perform
longer than originally planned.” He
expressed his confidence that there
would definitely be a concert.
Doors for the concert will, open at
7:15 p.m. at Recreation Hall. Tickets,
are still available from 9:30 a.m. to
4 p.m. on the ground floor of thr
Hetzel Union Building.
Music before the concert will be
provided by “The Darker Side.”
Vietnam.
Without saying so, Coulding indicated
that some of the combat units now heading
for Vietnam were not in the deployment
plan originally—suggesting that they have
displaced some support-type troops on the
schdule.
Whether or not the support troops will
go as originally intended remains to be seen.
If they do, and this appears likely, the over
all troop build-up objective maybe lifted
above the 525,000 mark.
Until now, the goal has contemplated a
level of 518,000 in Vietnam by June 30, with
another 7,000 shortly afterward.
Goulding declined to say whether the
additional combat troops are Army, Marine
or both. Military sources identified them as
both Army and Marine. The Pentagon
spokesman also refused to say how they
would travel, but it appeared evident they
would fly.
Identification of the units will be made
when they arrive, Goulding said.
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