12 COPIES Partly sunny and warm. today, but with increasing cloudiness this afternoon and a chance for showers before nightfall. High near 75. Variable cloudiness and continued mild tonight through tomorrow night with periods of showers; mostly light. Low 55, high tomorrow near 70. V0L..68, No. 122 from the associated press News Roundup: From the State, Nation & Work! The World SAIGON U.S. fighter-bombers pulverized a half mile square area of modest homes and shanties in Saigon's southern suburbs early today.but Viet Cong holed up in the rubble still fought on. The aerial bonibardment began near sundown Friday after rockets from helicopter gunships had failed to silence snipers who pinned down 'U.S. 9th Division infantrymen trying to push into the area. The jets continued their strikes into the early morning south of the Kinh Doi Canal that marks the southern limits of Saigon proper. U. S. officers said this was the last major holdout area of the enemy, which launched attacks against the capital Sunday in an apparent attempt to influence the peace talks in Paris. "All the civilians left there two days ago," one 9th Di vision officer at a battalion command post said. "We're certain there are two reinforced battalions of Viet Cong in there and we're going to wipe them out." The Nation Flooding Causes Derailment, Deaths DALLAS, Tex. = Texas counted six deaths, many closed roads, a train derailment and washed out bridges yesterday from turbulent weather that brought up to a foot of rain and tornadoes by the dozen. Flash flooding Thursday and yesterday temporarily crippled at least five cities and the excess water sent many creeks and rivers out of their banks. The funnel clouds did little damage and not all of them reached the ground. A new upper air disturbance, meanwhile, crossed the southern Rockies and bore down on West Texas bringing the threat of more severe weather. Houston underwent a cloudburst of two inches in 45 minutes about noon, flooding police headquarters and ris ing into basement quarters in City, Hall. A number of streets and underpasses of the nation's third largest port city were flooded. The roof of an automatic laundry col lapsed. Two funnel clouds were sighted but did not reach the ground. WASHINGTON Secretary of Welfare Wilbur J. Cohen says estimates of the cost of medicaid, the federal program of medical care for the poor, may have to be raised sharply over projections made only last December. Cohen told Sen. Carl T. Curtis, R-Neb. in a statement that while the annual federal cost of the program five years from now was estimated in December at. $1.7 billion, the estimate probably will have to be raised to $2.5 billion or perhaps as high as $3 billion. The $1.7 billion estimate to which Cohen referred was made by a Senate-House con ference committee in a report issued Dec. 11. • It now appears that -the 1972 estimate will _be almost this fiscal'year, a spokesman for the medic aid'program-said Thursday in resjibtLie — toa . fetfoffer's ques- bahen'i statement was in reply to questions submitted by Curtis prior to Senate confirmation Thursday orCohen's appointment as head of the Department of Health,'Educa ton and Welfare. Curtis, a member of the Senate Finance Committee which considered Cohen's nomination, has long differed from Cohen's views on social-welfare programs. * * * Controversy Erupts In Teacher Firing' ,NEW YORK -- The' attempted firing of 19 teachers and administrators by a predominately Negro local school in Brooklyn emerged yesterday as the newest controversy in the city's volatile experiment with community control ' led schools. Three special districts have been established in Negro and mixed neighborhoods in the past two years to test the efficiency of giving the community more control over a school system that is 'more than 50 per cent Negro and Puerto Rican.' All three have been roof-high in controversy one time or another with the citywide Board of Education. The latest battle erupted as the state legislature was about to con iider the entire future of decentralization for the huge 1.1" million pupil system. The 19—including a Negro and a Puerto Rican—were summarily fired Thursday by the community elected board in a special district composed of six schools in the slums of Brooklyn's Oceanhill-Brownsville area. The Board of Edu cation told the 19 to ignore the notices, and said the local board had no power to hire and fire. The board won the grudging support of Mayor John V. Lindsay, a proponent of systemwide decentralization. * * * Freeing of Trapped Miners Expected HOMINY FALLS; W.Ve. The families of 15 miners entombed for more than four days in a flooded Southeast West Virginia coal mine were told at 5 p.m. yesterday that the men would begin coming out in two to five hours. Crowds of people began gathering at the mine en trance soon after the announcement. Six ambulances were standing by to take the men to hotpitals nearby. • - C. E. Richardson,.,president of the company that owns the mine, said the trapped men would be taken out through the entrance, A tunnel that - was being drilled as an alter nate route' had not been ,completed 'at the time. The wall of an adjoining abandoned mine burst Mon day sending millions of gallons of water coursing through a shaft, which is only : 3 feet high in spots. Giant pumps have been at, work for days. The water level finally lowered- enough yesterday to give hope - for early rescue. . The State Telephone Contract Talks Break Off PHILADELPHIA Marathon contract talks aimed at settling 'a 16-day strike against ,Bell Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania broke off yesterday afternoon after 25 hours. The deadlock reportedly occurred over whether telephone company employes should install all underground cables or whether some of the work can be farmed out. Bell accused the union, the 13,000-member Federation of Telephone Workers of Pennsylvania, of rejecting its own proposal on the_farm-out question. Both the union and Bell said apparent agreement had been reached on wages, benefits and working conditions in the talks that started at 1 p.m. Thursday. They estimated the contract was worth about $22 million over three years. "Suddenly we found ourselves hopelessly tied in knots over a distorted issue," said W. W. Kinkle, Bell's chief negotiator. Kinkle said the union had made a written pro posal on the cable installation question which the union agreed to. stabbed in Boston:- . ~ ri The demonstrator, who had been picket _ _ _ _ ___ _ __ _ __ __ _ ~ i' , ing the New England segment of the march X i since it • started last Wednesday at Bruns • Yes, we have reviews today. "The Pawnbroker" and gi wick, Maine, was stabbed a block from where "Sweet November" by Collegian Filar Critic Paul f'i bUses of the marchers were being boarded. Seydor, and "West Side Story" by Drama Critic Alan ii . Slutskin. All on Page 2. Knocked to. Ground . Joseph Miot-Mroz, who , carried anti • Another queen contest. This time ifs for= a: - Dairy Princess. See -Page 3. ' '- ' 2 ; Communist signs, was stabbed when his car' ~• '' , ' window was broken. The 43-year-old self ia'On Page 4.. Collegian photography.Editot -Dan Rogers • 4 styled Polish freedOm fighter is' from Salem, • offers his view of the Spring Arts Festival. ' * - Mass., and .is well known in New England • Plenty 'of :Sports ori • Page 5 --' baseball, lacrosse, and lifor -: participating in' demonstrations ..of all. . ....,erttmorprn—,ol...ranltym,lcrnusr4smort ' •• •• • ' 7:x .:: , .„. He had been picketing across the' street What's Inside x 5r. 44 , t. , 4 , • 4 3 ' 16 ,1V-rz__4 l L h . 41:1 ti t) i , rI i . . ''aigl • 6 Pages Charles L. Lewis, vice president for student affairs, yesterday commended the Undergraduate Student Government for its handling of the issue of the University's relationship wtih the Institute for Defense Analysis. "I was satisfied to see students face a com plex issue, debate it, and then act maturely," Lewis said. "Quite a few students took the time to find out more about the issue before acting. This was an example of responsible student ex ploration," he said. Thursday night USG refused to demand that the University dissaffiliate itself from IDA, claim ing that it did not know enough about IDA at the present time. Earlier in the week, Neil Buckley, regional organizer of the Students for a Democratic So ciety, had initiated a drive to have the University sever its ties• with IDA, which researches and analyzes security matters for the Federal Gov ernment. The , drive culminated with the presentation of a bill to USG which was signed by 1,000 stu dents, faculty members and alumni, asking that STUDENT STRINGS his art work on South Allen St. for the Spring Arts Festival. Activities will continue today, ending tonight with a jemmy at the Birdcage. The seventh and final day of the Undergraduate Student Government Spring Arts Festival will begin at 10 am. today with a clothesline art sale on' S. Allen St. The art sale will 'feature the works of student artists who wish to sell or simply display their pieces. The, sale be gan yesterday and will continue until 10 tonight. Several festival activities sched uled for Thursday were either post poned or cancelled by Tim Hare, festi val chairman, due to rain. Among the events not completed on Thursday were the student participa tion activities of painting the street and constructing the festival symbol. Stiident participation in many of the festival.activities has been below ex pectations, possibly due to Thursday's inclement weather. Today's activities will be the last ones of the festival and the last chance students will have to participate in the feStival's theme, "Creative Man: a Language of His Soul. The festival's main purpose, accord ing to Hare, is to "make Penn State stu- By The Assochited Press Marchers in the Poor People's Cam paign picked up more supporters yesterday as they moved toward Washington; but a demonstrator picketing the march was Eff=l UNIVERSITY PARK, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 11, 1968 s Commends By PAT GUROSKY Collegian Administratzon Reporter Arts Festival Ends Today By DENNIS STIMELiNG Collegian USG Reporter Small Participation Poor March Protestor Stabbed any IPA-University ties be ended. Elburt F. Osburn, vice president for research, reported Thursday that there is no IDA research on campus, but that individual professors do serve as consultants to the organization. Lewis claimed that there is "nothing new" with the concerns students have regarding the ethical issue of science research. "This is an example of the eternal problem of communication and understanding that will al ways be with us," he said. Lewis said he believed the IDA issue "got a thorough airing. Quite a wide segment of the stu dent population spoke out. Such' communication can prevent a major disruption on campuses," he said. Lewis claimed that he didn't think all the IDA Protesters Meet Today Neil Buckley, regional organizer for the Stu dents for a Democratic Society, announced last night that students petitioning the University to sever its ties with the Institute for Defense An alyses will meet at 1:30 p.m. today in 160 Willard. Clothesline Art Sale Featured dents more aware and appreciative of the arts." These arts include painting, sculpture, architecture, music and Hare said he expects participation at the festival to reach its height today because of the great number of parents expected here, for Mother's Day week end. Hare said, "With the wide range of festival activities, it is within the inter est of parents as well as students to participate." The dadaism booth on the ground Today's Arts Festival Schedule 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Clothesline Art Sale Student Art Works S. Allen St. Mall 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Centennial Exhibition 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Hub Gallery 12:30 p.m.- Sidewalk and Car Painting 4:30 p.m. S. Allen 'St. Mall 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Watercolor Painting Demonstrations S. Allen St. Mall 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Concert ' The Little German Band S. Allen St. Mall 1 p.m.-5 p.m. German Root Beer Garden , S. Allen St. Mall from the buses - when he was knocked to th: , ground twice by . bystanders. He went • to his car, made a circle turn, ;and was, a block away when he was stabbed. , He was placed on the danger list at City Hospital. " The Southern segment - of the march headed for Macon, Ga., from Atlanta. It was to pass through the Social Circle com munity, which experienced school :integra tion disturbances last year. Hosea, L. Williams, in charge of the Southern leg of the• journey. • spoke of im prcniements ,in :organization. = _ • 'We are better organized, in' lea:ving,At lanta than weever have been," he said. He talked'to newsmen at the Atlanta Stadiumi ariiicre 'pile •orbiiiwn paper bags; and other baggage. IDA Bill Tabled Unanswered Questions floor of the Hetzel Union Building will be open today. "Dadaism" is the under lying concept of the Arts Festival. It was an art movement in the 1930's which attempted to repulse and offend as many people as possible through the medium of art. Most Popular The HUB booth has proved to be one of the most popular features of the festival. Each day Hare and members of his committee have attempted to en (Continued on page four) 8:30 p.m 8:30 p.m.= 12:30 a.m. First Violent Incident USG Stand questions surrounding IDA have been answered.• "We have tried to answer as best we can 'what it (IDA) is and does, but there is still the need to use dialogues and seminars to discuss the issue. And that is what the University is for," he stated. Lewis added that the State legislature has "debated for years" how much of the Common wealth's money should be put into research at the University. "It is the underlying question of what is the University's role as a land grant uni versity," he said. Lewis claimed that he had not met with any SDS members concerning the IDA question, IDA's affiliation with Columbia University was also an area of protest by students at that university in recent weeks. Lewis claimed that these incidents have renewed the question of to what degree a university must become involved in the affairs of the community surrounding it. "How far can a unviersity go in involvement in the community before the University itself is changed?" Lewis ask. "This question has not been answered by the closing of Columbia University. It is a topic of constant debate," he said. Peace Talks Set For PARIS (AP Negotiators for the United States and North Vietnam, meeting it, what both sides called a good atmosphere, agreed yesterday to open pre liminary peace talks Monday morning. The accord broke through a potential barrier of technical problems and raised hopes of U.S. officials that serious ne gotiations on ending the war in Southeast Asia may become possible. Another session on arrange ments will be held at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. EDT, today by Ambassador Cyrus R. Vance, deputy, chief of the U.S. delegation, and Col, Ha Van Lau, 'N0..2 man of ,the North Vietnamese group. Agreement Firm Both Vance and Lau made clear after yesterday's session that the agreement on Mon day's meeting is firm. A North Vietnamese spokes man saic later he believed the few 'procedural questions left Lecture Professor Zelinski 102 Forum Building Dance Concert Modern Dance Club White Hall Dance Studio Thespians "West Side Story" Schwab Auditorium University Theatre "The Servant of Two Masters" • Pavilion Jemmy The Munchkins and The Mauve Electron Light Show Birdcage (Hammond Bldg.) Williams said the Southern leg now was blessed with a luggage truck and 1,000 over night toilet kits. He said reorganization in cludes a division leader for every 240 persons and squad leaders for every 20. And he stressed nonviolence. "We are going to have two nonviolent workshops each day," he declared. The marchers from Tennessee—the first contingent scheduled to arrive in Washing ton—rode over the Great Smoky Mountains to North Carolina. The 11-bus caravan planned to arrive in Charlotte after a stop at Lake Junaluska, N.C. May 30 Demonstration From North Carolina, the caravan is scheduled to spend tonight at Danville, Va., and proceed to Washington tomorrow. , Other groups will arrive periodically an- Film, Show . Reviews Columbia Protest Monday to be decided could be settled today and that a third session on procedure would not be needed. One question settled, the North Vietnamese spokesman said, was that of tongues. He said English and Vietnamese would be the official languages of the talks and that statements by both sides would be trans lated into French, the confer ence's working language. No Further Details The Hanoi spokesman -de clined to give further details, saying, "The Americans sug gested that nothing further be said and we agreed with that." This agreement, he said, was part of the good atmosphere that prevailed. The White House in Washing ton said President Johnson re ceived a full report on the session from Dance. Tom John son, assistant White HoUse press secretary, said the Pres ident will continue to receive reports from his diplomatic team as the talks continue. Monday's meeting will bring together Ambassador W. Aver ell Harriman, President John son's top negotiator, and Presi de& Ho Chi Minh's special en voy for the talks, Xuan Thuy. Yesterday's meeting to o k place in the International Conference Center, suggested by France last week when the site within Paris threatened to become as much of a block to arrangement:, as selection of a city for the talks had been dur ing the previous month. Greeks' Term Averages Listed By MARGE COHEN Collegian IFC Reporter The mean grade point average for fraternity men for Winter Term was 2.563, Mel S. Klein, dean of men in charge of fraternity affairs, has announced. The all-University men's average was 2.569 with non fraternity men averaging 2.571. From the University's 55 fraternities, Klein said 21 had averages above the all-Uni versity men's average. The top 10 houses are Alpha Zeta, 2.908; Alpha Epsi lon Pi, 2.828, Alpha Kappa Lambda, 2.822.. Beta Sigma Rho, 2.815; Phi Epsilon Pi, 2.750; Triangle, 2.702; Phi Sigma Kappa, 2.699; Acacia, 2.691; Tau Epsilon Phi, 2.648; and Theta Xi, 2.646. Winter Term marks the 42nd consecutive listing of Alpha Zeta and Triangle among the top 10 fraternities, Klein said. He added that Delta Sigma Phi showed the greatest improvement last term, moving from a ranking of 53 to 16. The house average was 2.599. Of even greater significance to the Interfraternity Council, Klein continued, was that out of the 55 fraternities, only two houses obtained averages below the minimum IFC requirement of 2.350. In the fall, 22 houses fell below the requirement, he noted. after that, ending in a massive demonstra tion May 30.. Soldiers assigned to riot control duty in Washington probably will carry unloaded weapons. They would be permitted to load them and fire only on direct order of an officer, or non-commissioned officer if an officer is not present. The philosophy behind military civil dis= turbance operations is maximum show of force but a minimum use of force. The National Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People's Legal De fense Fund announced it would handle - all legal work connected with the Poor People's Campaign. . Leroy Clark, a fund attorney, said about 50 Washington attorneys have agreed to help the fund's staff of 15 attorneys and 250 cooperating lawyers throughout the-nation. ---See Page 2 SEVEN CENTS CHARLES L. LEWIS `Satisfied' with USG Action The session lasted an hour and 45 minutes. When it was over, the J.S. Embassy here issued a statement under Vance's name. It said: "Representatives of the two parties met from 3 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. today to discuss procedures to be fol lowed by the two e.elegates in the future. We will continue these discussions tomorrow, be ginning at 10:30 a.m. "The parties have agreed that on Monday the full dele gation representing the two parties will meet." 'Not Quite Sure' U.S. officiali who see pro longed and difficult negotia tions ahead were not quite sure what to make of the day's turn of events. The simplest expla nation appeared to be that the North Vietnarnese were gen uinely concerned about confer ence arrangements and that they had decided as,a matter of tactics not to make a major issue immediately of such mat ters as the conference agenda. The agenda problem is poten tially a barrier to progress in the next few days. North Viet nam says the only purpose of the preliminary talks is to' settle the matter or ending all U.S. attacks on North Vietnam ese territory, then other issues can be raised. But the United States wants to know whether North Viet nam will scale down its mili tary operations to justify a total bomb halt.
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