Variable cloudiness, windy, and
cold with occasional snow flurries
foday and ionighi. High today in the
low 40 ? s, low tonight near 30. Partly
sunny and cold tomorrow. High near
45. For Saturday, mostly sunny and
not as cold*
Vol. 70, No. 18
associated press tiumniiiiuiiiiimitiii^
Hew Scope)
The World
New Battles Rage In Central Highlands
SAIGON New fighting raged on old battlefields in the
central highlands and around Tay Ninh City, U.S. Command
spokesmen said yesterday.
There was no pattern m the string of fights to indicate a
new enemy offensive, but both areas - scenes oi some oi the
war's major battles had been relatively quiet during the
past four months.
U.S. and government troops killed 75 North Vietnamese
and Viet Cong while suffering one killed and lour wounded, the
spokesmen said.
Troops ot the U.S. 4th Infantry Division blasted their way
through a pair of enemy ambushes in the highlands Tuesday,
killing 34 North Vietnamese regulars. American casualties
were one man killed and two wounded.
The fighting around Tay Ninh City, a thriving provincial
captial 50 miles northwest of Saigon, was even more one-sided
with soldiers of the U.S. 25th Infantry Division and govern
ment militiamen killing 41 of the enemy at a loss of two
militiamen wounded.
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Prince Says U.S. To Aid Laotian Defense
PARIS Prince Souvnnna Phouma of Lao* said yester
day he has a "tacit agreement" with the United States that
Washington will provide aid to defend Laotian independence,
neutrality and territorial integrity.
But the Laotian premier denied that the United States has
“infantry" jn Laos, adding "there are only Laotian soldiers
getting themselves killed, not any American soldiers."
Souvanna Phouma said in an interview that the United
States "is only doing its dutv" by "giving us satisfaction.” He
just arrived in Paris from Washington on a mission to obtain
an increase in American aid.
The basis for U.S. aid to Laos, he said, was an unwritten
agreement made at the U.S. embassy in Vientiane in 1964 af
ter the Soviet Union had refused to supply his troops with
further munitions.
Lebanese Leader Resigns After Clashes
Lebanese Prime Minister Rashid Karami resigned yester
day after bloody clashes between the Lebanese army and
Palestinian guerrillas. The fighting unleashed a storm of pro
tests at home and abroad and brought threats from other
Arab nations.
Elsewhere in the Middle East, there were these develop
ments-
—ln Cairo, an Egyptian government spokesman accused
the United States of supporting Israel with men as well as
arms and said the presence ot Americans in Israeli uniforms
“destroys all hope of any peaceful solution in the Middle
East."
—ln Israel, four bombs, apparently planted by teirorists,
rocked a residential area of Haila. killing one person and in
juring 12. It was the worst terrorist incident in the port city in
20 years. Israeli security forces rounded up dozens ol Arabs
for questioning.
Pope Urges Gradual Change In Church
VATICAN CITY While the world bishops’ synod moved
toward recommending sweeping reforms in the use of papal
power. Pope Paul VI said yesterday he would accept only
moderate and gradual change in the Roman Catholic Church.
The Pope criticized what he called a "hurried need for
revision" and said the church cannot be “changed at will." He
said the crisis in the church boiled down to a "lack of con
fidence in the church as it is.”
While the Pope spoke at his weekly general audience in St.
Peter’s Basilica, the synod in a hall of the adjoining Apostolic
Palace heard new requests that the pontiff seek the advice of
his bishops more often.
Pope Paul’s remarks apparently were intended to warn
against expecting radical and immediate reforms to c'&me out
of the synod or out of the general ferment m the church.
The Nation
House Committee May Cut Foreign Aid
WASHINGTON The House Foreign Affairs Committee
appears poised to chop a hefty chunk off President Nixon's
initial bid for 52.6 billion in torcign aid.
Just what figure the committee will come up with in its
version of the annual authorization bill hasn't been firmed up
yet. but members have talked about a range from 51.9 billion
to S 2. billion.
And there are indications more rough water and deeper
cuts lie ahead for the always embattled global assistance pro
gram which Congress slashed below $2 billion in 1968 the
lowest figure since the program started.
The unit has held 26 days of hearings and has worked
behind closed doors for 15 other sessions to draw up its
version of the program for the year that started last July 1.
Chairman Thomas E. Morgan. D-Pa.. has set his sights on
winding up the drafting 'today', but may not be able to meet
that goal.
Douglas Denies Underworld Connections
LAS VEGAS, Ncv. A hotel-casino sale arranged by
gangster Meyer Lansky helped finance a foundation headed
for nine years by Supreme Court Justice William 0. Douglas,
uho said yesterday he knew nothing about the deal.
Douglas helped create and direct the Albert Parvin Foun
dation and served as its only salaried officer-president until
last May.
Douglas was asked if he wore aware when he helped set
up the foundation that one of the biggest chunks of its finan
cial backbone would come from a business deal ari'anged by
Lansky. His office said Tuesday he would have no comment.
But yesterday alter an Associated Press story about the
deal appeared, Douglas said in a Washington statement: “I
never had anything to do with the transaction and I never
know anything about it. I had no information whatever about
it.” ★ ★ ★
Senator Suspects Perjury By Army Official
WASHINGTON Claims ol perjury and cover-up were
made by Sen. Abraham Ribicoff. (D, Conn.), yesterday as he
closed liis Senate investigation or retired Maj. Gen. Carl C.
Turner, the Army’s former lop policeman.
Ribicoff said the Justice Department will be asked to con
sider perjury action against Turner. In a summary statement,
Ribicoff said “the conflict in testimony is direct. Perjury was
committed in these hearings” in connection with Turner's
handling of 536 guns from the Chicago and Kansas City police
departments.
Ribicoff said the evidence showed Turner sold 22 of the
weapons.
Regarding Turner and an alleged sergeants' conspiracy in
the operation of military service clubs in Germany, the United
States and Vietnam. Ribicoff said there “is the matter of the
extensive cover-up within the Army of the questionable ac
tivities of Sgt. Maj. William 0. Wooldridge.”
The State
State GOP Leaders Consider Business Tax
HARRISBURG Senate President Pro Tempore Robert
D. Fleming. R-Allegheny. said vesterdav the Senate
Republican leadership faces an "unpleasant but necessary”
decision between endorsing House-passed business tax hikes or
cutting back services. , ,
Fleming said Republicans will meet nexi Wednesday, ad
ding that final budget action will come "by the end of the
year, if at ail possible.”
A third course, new taxes on consumers, could become
part of the picture, Fleming said.
Commission Recommends Penal Reform
HARRISBURG The Pennsylvania Crime Commission
reported yesterday the biggest question confronting the state’s
penal system is not whether to put persons on probation or
parole “but how to do so safely and successfully."
The commission, in a 60-page task force report titled.
"Corrections in Pennsylvania,” pointed out that “two-thirds of
the total corrections caseload is under probation or parole
supervision today." .
Among specific recommendations were:
—Providing “pre-release centers” and “re-integrating ser
vices” at the local level for all released offenders to "assist in
their readjustment” and minimize repeat offenses.
—Wider use of work-release programs which allow
persons in prison to go out into the community during the day
to work and return at night. , . , ~
Establishment in Pennsylvania of a model community
residential correctional center” which would provide a pre
release center, halfway house for freed persons and other
rehabilitative services.
(Ulir Satly (Enllrgt
6 Pages
Ogontz News Contests W-20
By CINDY DAVi'S
Collegian Staff Writer
The Ogontz Campus New*, the weekly
newspaper at the Ogontz Commonwealth Cam
pus, is attempting lo launch a drive to abolish
Senate Rule W-20.
W-20 states in part: "The University shall
bar from sale or distribution on its campuses
any publication which in its opinion violates the
civil libel laws. The University shall also bar
from sale or distribution on its campuses any
publication which in its opinion is incompatible
with the University's standards."
Calling the rule "the i irst and prerequisite
step toward Fascist-Pigism,” The Ogontz Cam
pus News sent a letter two weeks ago to the
editors of the other 18 Commonwealth Campus
newspapers urging them to print a potentially
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Coalition for Peace Outline Plans
For November Moratorium Days
By MIKE GOMEZ
Collegian Staff Writer
Next November's Vietnam
Moratorium will be highlighted
by a day of discussion and a
massive early morning exodus
from University Park t o
Washington, D. C. according to
Fred Reisz. of the Campus
Lutheran Ministry who spoke
at last night’s meeting of the
Coalition for Peace.
Reisz said that the
Moratorium will be a threc-dav
program beginning with can
vassing of the entire State Col
lege area.
Friday, Nov. 14, the day of
Moratorium, will be marked by
workshops scattered through
out the campus and State
College. The workshops will be
small in the size, in contrast to
the large-scale meetings held
on Oct. 15. According to Reisz,
"There will be more substan
tive discussion in issues than
during the previous
Moratorium.’’
Reisz said that Moratorium
organizers are now searching
for classroom space both on
campus and in town to ac
commodate the discussion
groups.
Moratorium Plans
Speakers, including several
projected well-known persons
will appear in Hetzcl Union
Building Ballroom Friday.
Reisz said speakers will be
allocated more time than was
given to those who spoke at
the October program.
Friday evening will conclude
with a program featuring
bands and folksingcrs begin
ning at 10 p. m. Following this
program, at approximately 2
a.m., the massive trek to the
nation’s capital will begin.
Reisz expects "between 500
and 1.000” persons to travel
from here to the Washington
march. Busing arrangements
Elections
To Be Held
On Monday
Elections for fraternity,
congressmen to the Under
graduate Student Govern
ment -will be held Monday
in the Hetzel Union Building
from first through sixth
periods.
Steve Smallow, member
of the elections committee/
said that "all fraternity
presidents must turn in lists
of all their affiliated mem
bers to Harv Reeder, Inter
fraternity Council president.
Failure to do so will prohibit
members of their houses
from voting."
Published by Students of The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pa., Thursday Morning, October 23, 1969
'OXV.V-/:"
—Collegian Photo by Stanley Brooks
GIRLS IN Runkle Hall jump the gun on Halloween with
a picture of a witch and goblin painted on a residence
hall window.
for the trip are being made by
Paul Russell, of the Coaltiion
who said, "it will probably cost
seven or eight dollars for
tickets." Russell said that car
pools are also being con
templated for the journey.
Russell blamed the cost on a
lack of discounts from bus
companies and the fact that no
funds have been allocated by
the Undergraduate Student
Governments as was the case
for the last Moratorium.
Washington March
Those participating m the
march will be led by Mrs. Cor
etta King, widow of Martin
Luther King, and the families
of servicemen who have died
in Vietnam. "Let's let our
voices be heard in
Washington.” Reisz urged the
crowd.
A smaller scale “March
Against Death” is planned for
Washington Thursday o f
Moratorium week. Reisz ex
plained, “From Thursday to
Saturday morning 40,000
poisons will march against
death. Each person will carry
a placard bearing the name of
a serviceman who has died in
Vietnam.”
He continued, “the march
will be four miles long at
Beatte Protests Rumors
London spokesmen for Bcatle Paul
McCartney, rumored in in the past few days to
be dead, said the rock group’s linger and
lyricist is "alive and well in his home in St.
John’s Wood.” a quiet residential section of
London.
Derek Tavlor. of Apple Corp. Ltd., the
company that publi.-hes Beatle music, role.used
a statement attributed to McCartney, “I am
alive and well and unconcerned about the
rumors of my dc.ith But if I were dead, 1
would be the last to know.”
Taylor said. "Paul refuses to say more
than that.” He also said that even il Paul made
a public appearance, (which McCartney has
refused to do at this time) people would not he
convinced.
McCartney is reportedly on a .motoring tour
at this time and refused to tell even Apple of
ficials where he could be reached.
Fellow Beatle John Lennon said, “It’s a
lot of nonsense.”
A Chicago. 111. disc jockey, Jim Stagg of
station WCFL, explained the wild-fire rumors
by saying "The kids are enjoying the
mysterious flavor of the rumor the same way
that Sherlock Holmes buffs created the Baker
Street Irregulars to prove that a man who
never lived is alive. This time, they are build
ing a case that a living man is dead.
The origin of the death-rumors has not
been pin-pointed. The student newspaper at the
Urges Use of ‘Test Case 1
“objectionable*' word as a lust ca>e to see if
action is taken to ban the publication.
Last spring, the Ogontz. Campus News
made a test case of W-20 after an issue of the
Temple Free Pre»s (now the Philadelphia Free
Press) was banned on Ogontz Campus because
of an alleged obscenity on the cover. This ac
tion was taken invoking Rule W 20
The Ogontz Campus News printed an ac
count of the banning, using the “objectionable*’
word, but had to put it on a mimeographed
insert when the pnntci refused to be involved.
However, no action was taken by the Ogontz
Dean of Student Afiairs Robert T. Clappier
After the banning of the Temple Free
Press, the Faculty Council at Ogontz voted to
petition the University Senate here at
University Park to abolish W-20.
Arlington Cemetery the names
will be read and at the Capitol
building the placards will he
dropped in caskets.” The
"March Against Death” will he
held in conjunction with Satur
day’s larger march and a
group from here will lake part.
Joel Melnick told the
Coalition of plans for canvass
ing the community in pre
paration for the Moratorium.
"I’d like to pursue the same
cousc as last time.” he said,
“when we covered all areas
except for apartments and half
of Park Forest. This time I’d
like to get these areas plus ‘no
man’s land,’ Bellefonlc.”
Getting into the Movement
Charley Vcley. who coor
dinated the Oct 15
Moratorium, told the audience
of his reaction to last month's
protest and of his hopes for the
next one. “We got the crowds
vve hoped for.” he said, but the
only reason was because lots ot
people worked,” he concluded.
“The last Moratorium was to
try to get people into the
movement. Oct. 15 without
Nov. 15 is nothing.”
Another subject discussed at
last, night's meeting was the
ease oT a local minister, the
Rev Ed Younken. Happy Alex
ander, a member of the
'-Alive and Well in London
McCartne
The petition has been under consideration
by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate
Student A!lairs since the beginning of this
term.
“What is needed now are more test cases
so that the University can be piesMircd into
abolishing rule W-20.” the letter signed b\
members of The Ogontz Campus News stated.
“The rule is purposefully vague, and its
overall purpose is to set standards moral
standards for the students of this University
This too is an impingement of our personal
liberties. We feel that no one or no group can
impose their moral standards on anyone else.
To do so is the first and step
toward Fascist-Pigism.
The letter also quoted Article One of Rill of
Rights that guarantees freedom of soeceh and
of the press, and cited W-20 as a violation of
this right.
“In light ot these points we hope that >ou
join with the O.C.N. in a concerted el tort to
force the issue of Rule W-20 on the Faculty
“Such an action will have many benefits.
First, it could succeed m abolishing W-20. Sc
cond, it may make (University) Park realize
that the Commonwealth Campuses are alive
Liberal
Faculty-
By BETTI RIMER
Collegian Staff Writer
In an ctlort to involve the
student in the decision making
processes of the University,
the Libera] Arts Student Coun
cil will hold an open meeting
tcd«y where students may
meet with Liberal Arts faculty
members of the University
Senate.
The discussions which wall
take place from 10 a. m. to 4
p. m. in the Hctz.cl Union
Building Reading Room are
designed to break down the
Coalition said that that
Younkcn is being “frozen” out
of his church, the United
Methodist congregation i n
Park Forest, by people who
apparently don’t like state
ments that Younkcn has been
making.
It was suggested that sup
porters of the Coalition go to
Younken’s church for Sunday
services to show support lor
the minister. United Methodist
members, who have been
boycotting Younken's services
“may start, coming just to
keep us out,” Veley said.
A recent dinner meeting bet
ween members of the Coalition
and persons employed at the
Ordnance Research Laboratory
was discussed by Joan Mover,
a member nf the Coalition. She
noted that there was difficulty
in communication between the
two groups but that the meet
ing was a strike against
“polarization.” Miss Mc-ycr
labled the dinner confrontation
“one of the most beneficial
things we've done this 3 ear."
A plea was issued at the
meeting for rugs and posters
to be used at the Peace Center,
the Coalition’s headquarters on
Atherton Street Cnftoe houses
are being held at the Peace
Center on Friday and Saturday
nights.
University nf Michigan released a story last
week listing death clues and hints lelea.sed in
Beetle records over the past three years.
Also, the Pittsburgh Press reported today
that a study gtoup of 30 persons at the
University of Chicago had been formed to
analyze Beatlo song lyrics and photographs to
decipher the alleged death announcement.
The conclusion of the investigators was a
rumor that MeC.iitnev was killed (some went
so far as to say he was decapitated) in an auto
accident three \onr> ago.
Apple K-corris have denied charges that the
Beaties have had any part in a hoax or
public-11 \ stunt “The rumors are a load of old
rubbish." a corporation official said.
While some London sources ha v e
acknowledged the existence of clues they have
not attempted to explain their significance.
Collegian staff members attempted last
night to telephone Apple m London, and were
unable to get pn-4 the overseas operator in New
York City. When the listing for the record com
pany was requested, the operator laughed and
said that there had been thousands of phone
calls to Apple, the Beatles, and Billy Shears,
the singer who allcgodly replaced McCartney
after he died.
In State College, record store employes
reported no change in Beatle record sales since
the rumors began last week. “When people stop
in though, that's what they talk about,” a
Record Room employe said.
‘Force tile Issue
Arts Sponsors
Student Forum
communication gap between
students and senators, ac
cording to Pete O'Donnell,
president of the Liberal Arts
Student Council.
O'Donnell said that the facul
ty is very receptive to changes
initiated by the students. “The
meeting will be an educational
experience for senators and
students. Changes are
implemented through the
discussion of ideas.
“In a classroom, O'Donnell
continued, the student is often
lociy of approaching the pro
fessor. But today there will be
human beings talking to
one another, not ‘students’ and
‘faculty'.“
Last year a similar mooting
was held Spring Term which
met with a “good response"
according to O'Donnell.
However, according to O'Don
nell. discussion was thwarted
hv the limited size of the meet
ing room. "Today we hope for
many small discussion groups
encompassing a wide range of
topics." he added.
O’Donnell commented that a
“general feeling” resulted
from the first meeting which
brought about better faculty
student understanding.
“The meeting brought about
a more receptive attitude from
USG to Consider Bill
To Ease Traffic Fines
The Undergraduate Student Government will vote on a bill
tonight that would ease campus traffic fines and remove many
restrictions on evening parking.
The hill provides for a warning on the first violation, and
then successive fines of $2, S 2. S 5. $5, and $lO. The records
would lie discarded after each term.
The present svstem requires fines nf $l. $3, $5 and $lO, ac
cumulated over an enure academic year.
The bill, which will be introduced by one of the officers,
would also open to student parking between $ p. m and 2 a. m.
all areas except those designated as “yellow”—lots around
Ritonnur Health Center. Pattee Librmy and Sparks.
USG President Ted Thompson said the bill has “a good
chance” of parsing.
Thompson will also introduce a resolution encouraging the
University Senate to recognize spokesmen from the Black Stu
dent Union and the Association of Women Students when
dealing with problems relating specifically to those groups.
Nina Comlv. president of AWS, said «uch recognition is
lxmauso “there are mtcre.sts that women and black
students have that a general student government cannot
represent
Aron Arbittier, USG vice president, said that the BSU, for
example, would be consulted on pioblems of admissions
policy, recruiting, and the establishment of a black cultural
“The BSU and the AWS should be recognized as entities
within themselves," Arbittier said. "They can speak better for
themselves ”
The two groups arc now represented m the Senate by
USG. which along with the Giaduate Student Association and
the Organization of Student Government Associations, has
speaking, but no voting privileges on the Senate floor.
Thompson s;ed the prospects for passage of the resolution
were “tense “ Opposition is expected from groups such as the
Intel fraternity Council and the Town Independent Men, which
arc also represented in the Senate bv USG and are liable to
oppose any special privileges for the BSU and the AWS.
Thompson nko said that some congressmen may fear a
dilution of USG oovver hv the implication that it cannot
represent adequately all University students.
Miss Comlv sa <l, however, that BSU and AWS should be
recognized as student interest groups apart from TIM and
IFC. which are organized on residential locale basts.
USG will aLo \otc on a reolution to endorse GSA’s “Year
of the Black Student
In "The F meet ” a GSA oubhcation. president Hal Sud
borough stated that "the GSA will postpone other issues of im
portance to graduate students for the year and concentrate on
the resolution of black student problems at the University.”
Congressman c’ected in tn.s week's elections wtil also be
sworn in at the meeting.
Campus Dragnet
SDS Head May Resign
Hotline
Blue Wins Spittoon ...
Collegian Notes
Revise the
VSG Elections Code
‘■see page 2
and well in the state of Pennsylvania,” the let
ter concluded.
Rod Nordland, editor of The OgonU Campus
News, told The Daily Collegian he has received
“tentative .support" from the editors of the
newspapers at Bchrend and Schuylkill cam
puses Delaware Campus responded by asking
for more information.
AU-Universitv Day Meeting
“We’re going to have a meeting on All
University Day (Nov. I). I hopp we’ll get
gi eater support then." Nordland said.
He revealed a plan to make another test
case by Nov. 21. regardless of whether support
from the other Commonwealth Campuses has
come by then. The Ogontz Campus News may
publish a feature issue and include coverage ot
a speech by a Black Panther this month’s
Moratorium Day. Quotations would contain
possibly “objectionable” words
“I want to see the issue pushed, but it will
be more effective if all the Commonwealth
Campus newspapers act at one time."
Nordland stressed.
“Everything has been done that can be
done through regular channels,” he said, refer
ring to the petition from the Faculty Council
now before SCUSA. “Now the issue must be
forced. Any means are justified on the grounds
that W 20 must be removed.”
the college as far as student
involvement goes. The faculty
dclinitcly wants this involve
ment,’’ he said.
Since the meeting, he said,
students have been given a
greater role in Liberal Arts af
fairs. Students may now sit on
all but two of the Liberal Arts
committees, according to
O’Donnell.
O’Donnell noted that this in
creased understanding also
manifested itself m faculty at
titudes toward students having
voting rights in the University
Senate
“This year when discussion
came up concerning student
voting rights in the Senate, an
increased number of faculty
members were m favor of giv
ing the students the vote.”
He said that hopefully
today's meeting wall prove
even more effective than that
held Spring Term.
“Last year discussion only
centered on one topic at a
time. With 30 people trying to
talk at once, people became
frustrated. Today* we are hop
ing for discussions on a one-to
one basis. O'Donnell said.
“It is important that student
views are communicated to the
people making the rules,”
O'Donnell added.
By STEVE SOLOMON
Collegian Staff Writer
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