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VOL. 68, No. 88
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News Roundup•
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The World
Viet Cong Attack Provincial Capital
SAIGON The Communists varied widespread shell
ing yesterday with a costly 'infantry attack on Ca Mau,
a provincial capital of 40,000 near the southern tip of
Vietnam.
Military spokesmen said government troops, fighter
bombers, helicopter gunships and artillery killed 195 Viet
Cong in routing a 300-man battalion that drove into Ca Mau
behind al barrage of mortar and recoilless rifle shells in
early morning darkness and temporarily occupied the
provincial hospital.
Brought under enemy mortar fire for the first time
was the giant $5OO-million U.S. sea and air supply base at
Cam Ranh Bay, 200 miles northeast of. Saigon.
Colombian Plane Hijacked, Flown to Cuba
BOGOTA, Colombia A Colombian airliner was
forced at gunpoint yesterday to fly to' Cuba with its 26
passengers, including a close friend and aide to President
Carlos Llegas Restrepo and two Colombian congressmen.
The plane carried a crew of four.
There was immediate speculation that the hijacking
was the work of supporters of Prime Minister Fidel Castro
of Cuba. Twice in the past seven months Castroites have
forced two other Colombian airliners to fly to Cuba.
The only message received from the pilot, Capt. Pedro
Viles, was that he was being forced to fly at gunpoint to
Cuba by unidentified persons.
The president's office said it was advised the plane
landed at Santiago in eastern Cuba in the afternoon and
the passengers had been well treated. It sent a demand
through the Swiss Embassy in Havana for the immediate
return of the plane and passengers.,
Pound Bounces Up from All-Time Low
LONDON The British pound bounced back from an
all-time low yesterday but Europe's gold rush kept the
dollar under attack.
The gold buyers were gambling the United States will
be forced to raise the price of gold and thus hand them a
handsome profit. That would in effect be a devaluation of
the dollar.
London's foreign exchange market opened with the
pound at $2.3975, 33 points down from Monday's closing
and the lowest value for sterling in history.
The Bank of England did some judicious support buy
ing and the rate rose to $2.3985.
Then the bank moved out of the market and sat tight
with a display of steady nerves to allow the pound to
reach its own level.
The sterling price of gold reached an all-time high of
293 shillings 6 1 / 4 pence at the London fixing but the dol
lar partity remained glued just under the ceiling of
$3519 1 / 4 . In Paris, though, where the rate is allowed to
float above the ceiling, the price reached $35.29.
The Nation
Anti-Riot Clause Put into Rights Bill
WASHINGTON The Senate nailed an antiriot pro
vision into its civil rights bill yesterday and then refused
to exempt individual home owners from a ban on rental
of housing.
Over administration protests, the Senate adopted 82
to 13 an amendment providing for a five-year prison term
and a $lO,OOO fine for crossing state lines with intent to
start a riot.
Then by the narrow margin of 48 to 43 it rejected an
amendment by Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr., R-Tenti., which
would have removed about 29 million owner-occupied
single-family dwellings, or about 44 per cent of the housing
market, from the anti-discrimination clause:
As now written, the bill, provides that effective
Jan. 1, 1970, owner-occupards of single•family homes may
not discriminate if they sell through a real estate agent
or broker. If they handled the sale themselves they would
be free to discriminate.
Nixon Pledges End to Vietnam War
HAMPTON, N.H. Former Vice President Richard
M. Nixon, a solo Republican campaigner for the nation's
opening presidential primary, pledged anew yesterday
that a GOP administration would end the war in Vietnam.
Some 200 people packed the American Legion hall in
Hampton, and heard Nixon pledge to end the war. He said
President Johnson had the power to do that, but "never
has so much power been used less effectively."
"I do not suggest to you, as you've heard in this cam
paign, any push button way to do this," Nixon said yes
terday. "I do not suggest withdrawal from Vietnam."
"I am saying to you that it is possible if we mobilize
our economic and political and diplomatic leadership it
can be ended," he said. "The failure in Vietnam is not the
failure of our fighting men in Vietnam but the failure of
our leadership Washington, D.C. to back them up."
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Negro Shot as Wallace Visits Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. Tension mounted steadily in Omaha
yesterday following the early morning fatal shooting of a
Negro teen-ager during a series of disorders that began
when former Gov. George Wallace of Alabama came to
town to launch his third party presidential campaign.
Ernest Chambers, militant Omaha Negro leader, said
the situation was triggered Monday night at the Omaha
Civic Auditorium when about 50 anti-Wallace demonstra
tors were ousted by police. The demonstrators pelted the
speakers' platform with sticks, bits of placards and small
stones,
Sixteen-year-old Howard L. Stevenson was fatally
shot as the youth attempted to enter a looted pawn shop.
Patrolman James Abbott said when he saw the youth
attempting to crawl through the broken plate glass win
dow, he ordered him to halt. When the youth failed to
stop, Abbott said he fired one shot from his 12-gauge riot
gun.
The State
13 Teachers Arrested in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH The first arrests in the six-day Pitts
burgh teachers' strike were made yesterday as sheriff's
deputies rounded up 13 pickets for violating a court ban
against picketing.
At the same time, secret talks resumed between school
officials and representatives of the striking Pittsburgh
Federation of Teachers. But neither side would say where
the negotiations were being held nor what was being
discussed.
The Federation, representing 1,000 of the city's 3,000
teachers, struck last Thursday over its demand for a col
lective bargaining election to determine what group should
represent teachers. The school board maintains it cannot
legally sanction such an election.
The strike forced the school board to close the 24
junior and senior highs where the Federation appeared to
have most of its strength, but they were reopened yester
day with realigned teaching staffs. The 88 elementary
schools have remained open throughout the strike.
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By RICHARD RAVITZ
- Collegian Administration Reporter
The University Senate discussed the pros
and cons of a student bookstore yesterday
establishing a formal debating forum for the
discussion of controversial issues at the March
session of the legislative body.
The bookstore was listed on the agenda
as forensic business, which means general
debate. Robert W. Frank, professor of English,
delivered a brief speech favoring establish
ment of a University bookstore for students
and faculty.
He said "a student bookstore would make
a worthy contribution to the cultural and in
tellectual life of the University. The Univer
sity community needs a store which will
meet the educational and cultural needs of
students and faculty.
"No such adequate store now exists
downtown. It would fulfill a lack which dis
turbs many persons."
Frank began his discussion by noting,
"There is nothing revolutionary about a stu
dent bookstore." During the debate, book
stores at Michigan, Illinois, Harvard, Yale,
Cornell, Princeton, universities were cited.
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It was also noted that University' Park is
the only campus of The University which
does not have a student bookstore.
"There is a strong student sentiment for
a bookstore. The sentiments are based on in
telligent and constructive thought.- There is
also strong faculty sentiment for a bookstore.
A large number of faculty members have
signed petitions for the bookstore proposal,"
Frank said.
On the issue of financial rewards reaped
from a bookstore, Frank said, "A student
bookstore could give discount prices on text
books and trade books for students and
faculty."
He conceded later in the debate that
"possibly, in the end, no money would be
saved. However, if it is possible to run the
store and pass along savings, this will be
done."
USG May ake Whitman Offer
By DENNIS STIMELING
Collegian, USG Reporter
The offer of a Philadelphia
book dealer to sell textbooks to
University students at reduced
prices may be accepted next term
in an experimental program.
Steve Gerson, chairman of
the Undergraduate Student Gov
ernment's Administrative Action
Committee, said on a WDFM
press conference last night that
USG is considering the offer of
the Whitman Book Store.
Gerson stated that he will
travel to Philadelphia this week
end to discuss the proposal with
the dealer. The plan, outlined in
a letter to USG, would make
textbooks available to students at
a minimum discount of 18 per
cent under downtown prices.
A copy of the University
spring book list will be shown to
the store's owner. The USG offi
cial said he will "see if they
(Whitman's) can furnish us with
the books we need." 'He said
"such things as foreign language
textbook requirements" will be
examined to test their avail
ability through the Philadelphia
store.
Chaplain
Of Marinas
Arnold Weinstein's satirical comedy, the love-triangle story that' is at the core
"Red Eye of Love," will open tomorrow at of the play. Knowing this makes it , difficult
the Pavilion Theatre with a University Chap- to be real."
lain, Richard Wentz, in one of the lead roles. "Red Eye of Love" is a different ex-
In discussing the character of 0. 0. Mar- perience for Wentz in terms of the director's
tinas, Wentz said that Martinas is the most approach and of the character he is playing.
nearly ordinary character in a kaleidoscope His previous roles include Fagin in "Oliver,"
of wildly exaggerated creations. Glen Griffin in "The Desperate Hours," and
The director has aimed at presenting th e Ki ng in "The King and I."
"as real a character as possible amid all
kinds of caricatures and wild goings-on," In addition to his duties as Associate in
Wentz said. Being the only one who is, "try- Religious Affairs, Wentz is on the Board of
ing to be real while everyone around you is Directors of the State College Community
exaggerated tends to make you want. to give Theatre.
your character some exaggeration as well," Tickets for "Red Eye of Love" are
he added. available at the Pavilion Box Office from
The symbolic nature of the play adds to 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 10 to 10 on per
the temptation to exaggerate. "It is an alle- formance days. Further information is avail
gory of America," Wentz said, "more than able at 865-6309.
MRC Tables New Constitution
By MARYANN BUCKNUM
Collegian Staff Writer
The nlen's Residence Coun
cil voted last night to return
their revised constitution to
committee because "Central
MRC is essentially a weak or
ganization for getting things
done on the top level," accord
ing to William Sinclair, execu
tive president.
Sinclair stated that although
the council has worked to up
date the constitution for almost
two terms, the unification of
MRC into a centralized organ
ization is at a standstill. "We
meet as four areas calling our
selves central," he said.
The results of the work done
by the MRC council must be
tangible for the men of the
residence halls if the organiza
tion is to remain a strong force
on campus, according to Sin
clair.
Sinclair called for a struc
tural change in the central
council to prevent the present
problem of factionalism. "To
provide for a more unbiased
an d overall representative
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 6, 1968
'Fill A Lack'
Savings Passed On
Book List
To Act
view," the committee was at other structures during the are mature enough to dress
asked to consider the possi- National Association of College and act as adults in the dining
bility of building representa- and University Ft...sizience Halls - halls."
tives from each area, plu , area Convention," over the Spring I n addition, the council voted'
presidents and vice-presidents, Term break. their approval on a Women's
to make up a new MRC struc- In other matters, the council- Visitation bill, which will now
ture. This new system would men passed an amended dress be' referred to the Senate for
also allow for four .ecutive code bill which encourages, but consideration. The bill, if ap
officers positions on the coon- does no require, coat and tie proved, will allow calling hours
cil. for all Sunday dinners and in the residence halls from 2
Sinclair also stated that this candlelight dinners. The ration- p.m. to 11 p.m. on Sundays
tabling of the constitution ques- ' ale behind this proposal is that and from 7 p.m. to 11p.m. Mon
lion would "allow time to look "the men in the residence halls day through Saturday.
James Scott, 11, president of Pennsyl- individual whether or not he wishes to join
vanians for Right to Work, will debate the a union.
"right to work" issue with Gerald G. Eggert, A Penn State YAF spokesman said that
assistant professor of history, at a meeting of YAF is concerned with the rights of the indi
the Young Americans for Freedom at 7:30 vidual in present American society. Another
tonight in 214 Hetzel Union Building, charged that, "The right of workers to or-
Under current Pennsylvania laws, it i s ganize has been perverted to include the
permissible for employers and union officials privilege of forcing employers to herd their
to sign contracts which force employees to employees into unions."
join the union if they are to continue to work. Scott's debate and book sale today and
Scott's organization seeks passage of a law tomorrow in the HUB and East and West
which prohibits the signing of compulsory Halls will conclude YAF activities for the
unionism contracts, leaving it up to each term.
Establishes Forum on Current Issues
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Ctinsi'Hers 1:-.6Yokstore
' A senator noted that while some book- Jackson suggested that a section of the
stores on campus are "losing propositions," library might be used for browsing through
some student bookstores, like those at Har- new books of special interest.
yard and Yale, offer a 10 to 11 per cent dis- Joseph Flay,'College of the Liberal Arts,
count on books. said that in his undergraduate days at the
W. Carl Jackson, director of libraries. University, underhanded methods of down
said. student interest in the bookstore is town merchants in handling the trade of
motivated by hopes of achieving real finan- used books caused him "great bitterness."
cial savings on textbooks. He said hopes of He cited the case of a text he no longer
improving cultural life on campus by making wanted and which he sold to a merchant for
scholarly workS available in a student book- $l. The book originally cost $6.50, but the
store "had been disappointed on several cam- store said it would no longer be used.
puses." The next term, Flay saw the same book
Next Step:
By KITTY PHILBIN
Collegian USG Reporter
The faculty member who in
troduced the subject of a stu
dent bookstore to the Univer
sity Senate yesterday said that
the next step will probably be
a illrect letter to the Senate
requesting a study of the mat
ter.
Robert W. Frank, professor
of English and a University
senator, said that he "guesses
the Senate will either create an
ad hoc committee or direct the
issue to an appropriate stand
ing committee" which may in
turn create a special subcom
mittee.
Frank said that stt.dy of the
matter is definitely needed "to
meet the objections of the Sen
ate, "however time-consum
ing" the study may be.
Objections included a desire
to know the exact cost of such
an operation, among others,
Frank said.
Frank called Senate response
Ritenour Charges To Come from Deposit
Gerson then said that Charles
L. Lewis, Vice-President for Stu
dent Affairs, has given USG per
mission to attempt a trial book
purchasing program Spring
Term. Gerson 'said "Dr: Lewis
said we could try this to see if
it is feasible."
"If the Whitman proposal is
found practicable" this Saturday,
Gerson said, 20 students will be
included in a plan to purchase
their books there for Spring
Term.
This preliminary program
will attempt to test the techni
calities of a plan such as Whit
man's, according to Gerson.
May Be Expanded
If the program is successful,
Gerson indicated that it may be
expanded. He cautioned, how
ever, that a campus-wide plan of
this type will require the ap
proval of the Board of Trustees.
In other comments, Gerson
announced the results of yester
day's trip to Harrisburg by him
self; Jeff Long, USG president;
William Cromer, USG liaison to
Harrisburg, and James Kefford,
special assistant to Long.
Meetings were held on the
subjects of tuition and of student
fees at Ritenour Health Center
with Sen. Preston B. Davis, R.-
YAF Sponsors Unionism Debate
to his proposal "generally fa
vorable." Summarizing. Frank
said "the faculty indicated sup
port to the general notion of
some kind of bookstore.'
The bookstore topic arose at
the meeting. as the result of a
petition supporting a student
bookstore circulated solely
among faculty members by
Ronald R. Maxwell, assistant
professor of English.
No resolution or definite pro
posal was possible at the Sen
ate meting because of what
Frank termed "the peculiar
mode of presentation of busi
ness."
Maxwell explained the
method of presentation called
forensic business s a means
to introduce new topics on the
Senate floor for discussion with
out their being resolutions.
In regard to Senate accept
ance, there was "no question
but that the response of the
Senate was sympathetic," Max
well said.
27th District, Chairman of the
Senate Education Committee, and
Sen. George N: Wade, R.-31st
District, Chairman of the Senate
Appropriations Committee.
Fee* from Deposit
Long announced that the
USG officials had perSuaded Da
vis and Wade to co-sponsor a bill
changing the student fee situ
ation at Ritenour.
Long said that this bill will
permit the overnight charges to
be subtracted from the students'
General Deposits. This plan was
approved by the student body in
a referendum last spring.
Long said "This bill is going
to get us what we wanted in the
first place. All the students' ef
forts have been warranted. I
hope the students appreciate this
and what it means.'
Cromer predicted easy pass
age of this bill "because it is
sponsored by two very highly
honored and respected individ
uals, the chairmen of two very
influential committees,"
"This ba should be passed
this spring and the program in
stituted by next fall," commented
Gerson.
• He added, "I feel this is a
tremendous achievement for USG
and the entire student body."
'Real' Role
'Red Eye'
ittee Study
Comm
RICHARD WENTZ
Chaplain in Pavilion Play
The faculty generally are still
under the. impression that the
only istudent view is an eco
nomic one," Maxwell said. Re
ferring to the report of the
Undergraduate Student Gov
ernment on a bookstore, Max
well said that "it is clear to
anyone who has seen the docu
ments that the students have
as balanced a view as anyone
does," despite the general fac
ulty impression.
Copies of the petition con
tinued to circulate around the
faculty. Maxwell reported that
at last count ?.5 signatures, or
over 10 per cent of the faculty
had been collected.
This number represented 28
departments, and eight of the
10 colleges in the University.
Maxwell said the petition pro
gram will probably be extended
next term to include depart
men t s as yet =contacted,
especially during the Registra
tion period.
On tuition, Gerson said,
"Every time we brought this up
the senators wanted to change
the subject. They were very hesi
tant." ~ 1, •
Kefford called the position
of State legislators on the tuition
increase "very indecisive." Cro
mer added, "They are rather in
decisive in their feelings due to
the legislative primaries on April
23, and this (the tuition increase)
is a very touchy subject."
Kefford 'announced further
plans in his fight against the
proposed increase. He said he
would like to see University stu
dents write to their State legis
lators or see them personally
over the term break. He also
- urged the parents of students to
write similar letters.
He said, "This will reinforce
our original letter (which USG
sent last week) to the legislators
and will let them know just how
the individual students feel."
Action Imperative
He added; "It is very impera
tive that each student take what
ever time needed to defeat this
proposal. If students are apa
thetic on this issue it will un
doubtedly cost them money."
Kefford said that other State
related• colleges are expressing
Party Revived
For Elections
The first meeting of the re
activated third political party
on campus was held last night
in preparation for USG Under
graduate Student Government
Spring Term elections.
Dick Weissman, chairman of
the Lion Party, announced the
purpose of the party is "to pro
vide capable student 'eaders to
fill positions hi USG next year."
The Lion Party is the re
named Campus Party of other
terms.
Weissman said he was ad
vised by the former chairman
of the New Party and a past
president of USG to form the
Lion Party, because "they
didn't feel that either of the•
two existing parties are inter
ested in promoting students for
proper leadership of USG,"
Weissman said.
Weissman also said, "The
present leaders are promoting
themselves as part of the party
rather than in cacable leader-
Ship."
The . Lion Party is presently
looking into potential candi
dates for the USG elections
April 16, 17, and 18. Weissman
said the officers of the party
will interview anyone inter
ested in running on their ticket.
"Next year USG ill he able
to fulfill the goals it has been
aiming for in the past few
years with carablo. leaders,"
Weissman said.
Specifically, Weissman sail
the Lion Pally ; is involy:d in
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for sale at the price of $5.50.
The Senate established a formal channel
for debate, the University Forum. A special
committee chaired by F. L. Clark reported
to the Senate that "a University Forum, es
tablished with the support of the University
Senate, would be welcomed by students and
would provide for a more thorough examina
tion of public issues by the University com
munity than is now likely."
The report cited• the limitations of stu
dent groups in organizing discussion of vital
issues, such as a limited number of faculty
speakers and of resources to invite outside
speakers.
In the absence of a "forum on campus
supported by the genarl academic commun
ity," the forum was conceit ^d to insure the
University remains "contemporary and rel
evant."
The forum will discuss two topics this
Spring Term, two topics next Fall Term, and
then submit a report on its impact to the
Senate.
Suggested topics for the Spring are "U.S.
Draft Policy and its Alternatives: Implica
tion for the Academic Community," and "Stu
dent Rights and Educational Goals."
Forum Topics
Other suggested topics include the role
of government research on the campus, civil
rights and the university, recruiters or cam
pus, and the use and abuse of drugs.
The report recommended that a regular
committee be created to administer the
forum. The committee will consist of two
undergraduate students, two graduate stu
dents, two faculty members, and a student
affairs officer, all to be appointed by the
chairman of the Senate.
Meetings and topics for discussion, speak
ers and format will be decided by the com
mittee, although it is open to suggestion from
all interested persons and groups.
The Senate provided a provision rioting
the Senate supports the forum as a concept,
but does not necessarily endorse any views
or speakers which may be presented at the
forum.
their approval of his actions thus
far.
The president of Millersville
(State College) Student Senate,
Brenda Schlegel, has invited
Kefford to present his program
before that student government,
he revealed last night.
Kefford said similar requests
and statements of support have
been received and more are ex
pected later this week. These
are in response to an explanatory
letter sent to all State related
schools last week.
Kefford will attend the con
vention of the Pennsylvania As
sociation of College Students in
Philadelphia on Saturday to fur
ther explain his program to the
other colleges affected.
So far Kefford said, "The
other , concerned schools are more
than receptive to this plan and
I expect a massive effort!'
He emphasized the necessity
of individual student action and
stated that interested students
could contact him or William
Cromer for information as to how
to act.
Gerson supported Kefford's
views and added, "We must give
the legislators some feedback im
mediately on this issue to let
them know how we feel."
Roars to Life
Lion Part
SEVEN CENTS
tenacity to continue working in
the particular field it's inter
ested in."
Officials of the party are
Vice-Chairman Ronald Chesin,
Executive Secretary Ronald
Resnikoff, Recording Secretary
Jim Soutar, Treasurer Edward
Fromkin, and Adviser A. S.
Boyan.
A membership drive will be
conducted at the beginning of
Spring Term. Weissman noted
that a student must be a reg
istered member of he party in
order to vote at the nominating
convention.
Weissman said that there is
a possibility that the New Party
will merge with the Lion
Party, but that the latter is not
plannine, any mergers at this
time.—Kitty Phi!bih
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