Considerable cloudiness today and tonight. High today near 45, low tonight near 24. Partly cloudy to morrow, high near 40. Fair and cool Monday. The chance of measurable precipitation is 10 per cent tomor row. Vol. 70,. No. 88 Worshipers Moon Of Sun NEW YORK (AP) Soaring on an ex quisitely precise celestial timetable that would shame a man's best-run railroad, the moon steals across the face of the sun today in a rare and beautiful event—a total solar eclipse. The dark spotlight of the moon's shadow will touch Florida at 1:17 p.m., EST, then race up 1.500 miles per hour up through Georgia and the Carolinas and then dart out to sea at Nor folk, Va. It will cross over U.S land again at Nantucket, Mass. The beginning of this path of totality. about 85 miles wide. is in the Pacific Ocean. and it will cross over Mexico where hundreds of scientists are stationed in and around Oaxaca to make scores of scientific observations. Scientists and the public alike kept watch on local weather reports, hoping for clear visibility both in the path of totality and in areas where the eclipse would be only partial. Medical authorities hoped most people had been forewarned about the dangers of suffering permanent eye damage from looking at the eclipse without potent filters. A report yesterday from the U.S. Weather Bureau said the most favorable viewing locations would be from eastern North Carolina and Virginia to Long Island, N.Y., and New School Board Defies State PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Board of Education refused yesterday to make a further effort at complying with a long standmg desegregation order for the city's 275 public schools. The issue may go to the courts. The state Human Relations Commission three years ago ordered the Philadelphia Schools desegregated. On Thursday the commission rejected as minimal a - school board proposal fo r desegregation. "The next step probably will involve legal action, - said Max Rosen, commission chair man. Homer C. Floyd, the commission's ex ecutive director, said the commission is con sidering, ,eeking a court order to impose desegregation on the Philadelphia schools. "There is nothing more we can do short of massive busing which would cost 525-$3 O million a year that we don't have and have no way of getting." said Richardson Dilworth, school board president. "It absolutely clear that within the limits of our city boundaries and the housing and racial Attorney ToConsider Extradition CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) U.S. Attorney Robert B. Krupansky said yesterday he will meet with Pennsylvania of ficials next Thursday to discuss extradition of alleged con spirators in the slaying of United Mine Workers official Joseph A. Yablonski. • - - - Grand jurors who indicted Silous fluddleston, 61, of La Follette, Tenn., and four Cleveland area residents as con- Poisonous Spiders . Found in Basement Nine spiders, apparently related to the poisonous N brown recluse spider family, have been found in a campus basement by an extension entomologist. Stanley G. Green. assistant professor of entomology extension, said he came on the spiders Wednesday and Thursday when one showed up accidentally in a col lection of other insects he was gathering. Green said he investigated and found eight more :a spiders and calculated that the infestation was approxi mately one year old. 1 , 7 He declined to identify the exact site of the dis covery in order not to attract curiosity seekers. "It was not in what you would regard as a busy thoroughfare," he said. "'Nobody has been bitten." Green currently is in the process of attempting to determine the exact extent of the infestation and to q - identify the specific species of the spider. 4,1 The spiders were found in a basement behind a 51 pile of material that had been accumulating for some time, he said. The brown recluse spider is about one-half inch 1.1 long, with very long legs and violin-like marking on the front part of its back, Green said. -7-54 6 Pages A GROUP OF local druids gathered in the dark of night to make their final preparations for today's eclipse. The Collegian once again warns everyone that it is very dangerous to look directly into the sun during the eclipse. To Cross Face in Total Eclipse England. Prospects were expected to be poor in Mississippi, Alabama, Southern Georgia and Florida: To the cities of Valdosta and Waycross and neighboring regions in southern Georgia in the path of totality has come a small army of amateur astronomers and tourists to witness an event that will not occur in any part of the continental United States again for 54 years. Valdosta and Waycross wereshutting down traffic lights so as not to interfere with the hoped-for sudden afternoon darkness. Owner, and friends of owners, of light planes also were flocking into airports in or near the path of totality, or planning such flights today, to get above any obscuring clouds if they can. Scientists will be leaping above the clouds also for sure sightings from altitudes of seven to eight miles. One flight will be a heavily instrumented KCI3S from the Air Force Cam bridge Research Laboratories in Bedford, Mass.. and another an Atomic Energy Com mission NC 135 aircraft. A s tronomers, newsmen and photographers will view the eclipse in a jet flight sponsored by the Hayden Planetarium and Eastern Airlines. Rejects Busing patterns of our city, we cannot achieve com plete desegregation." The alternative would be restructuring area school districts under a regional system, molding 20-30 districts into eight. with some Philadelphia schools in each. the school board president suggested. This could help offset the problem of "black schools in the city and white schools in the suburbs." Minority groups number under 10 per cent in 70 per cent of the Philadelphia schools. Sixty per cent of the - 290.000 public school pupils are black. Philadelphia's integration plan submitted to the commission last July. called for joint stu dent learning experiences. concentration on student attitudes toward race relations and a proposal to change school boundaries. School officials have acknowledged that it would not cause vast desegregation. The commission on Feb. 2. 1968. gave 17 school districts in the state until July of that year to present . desegregation plans. Philadelphia received five extensions. Fourteen of the districts complied within the deadline and 10 plans have been approved, said Rosen. In Union Sla in 01It Elattglirgi —Photo by Bary Siegel spirators, were scheduled to take a recess of about two weeks after yesterday's deliberations. Krupansky said transcripts and other matters would be studied during the recess. Dillard Couch, a retired miner from Bledsoe, Ky., who was indicted Thursday on two counts of perjury, will be brought to Cleveland next week for arraignment, Krupansky said. Couch, a member of a secret union organizing committee in UMW District 19, was accused of lying about two trips he allegedly made to Middlesboro, Ky., last October. Two brothers from District 19, C. D. Ross of Oliver Springs, Tenn., and H. D. Ross of Palmer, Tenn., were among witnesses called yesterday at the end of the jury's fifth week of deliberations. C. D. Ross told newsmen he answered all questions put to him. His ,brother said he. too answered all questions and described allegations that union members might have financed the Yablonski slaying as "baloney." "They don't want to hire nobody like me to kill somebody," H. D. Ross said. "I can't get around this town, let alone kill somebody:: Huddleston, president of UMW Local 3228 in La Follette, was the only UMW member or official indicted by the Cleveland jury as a conspirator. Other alleged conspirators were his daughter, Annette Gilly, 29, her husband Paul E. Gil ly, 36, Aubran W. Martin, 21, and Claude E. Vealey, All but Huddleston face first-degree murder charges in Washington County, where Yablonski, his wife and daughter were found shot to death in their Clarksville, home Jan. 5. The slayings came less than a month after Yablonski lost an election battle to oust W.A. "Tony" Boyle as president of the UMW. Secretary of Labor George P. Schultz announced that the federal government was taking court action to have the results of that election set aside because of alleged ir regularities. Boyle has vowed to fight the action and UMW General Counsel Edward L. Carey ., accused. Schultz of disenfranchising 81,000 union members who voted for Boyle. Published by Students of The Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pa., Saturday Morning, March 7, 1970 Nixon Says U.S. Lost 400 So Far in Laos KEY BISCAYNE. Fla. (AP) President Nixon disclosed yesterday the United States is flying combat sup port missions in a war in Laos that has cost nearly 400 U.S. casualties and 400 planes in six years. Nixon appealed to the Soviet Union and Britain to join in efforts to restore neutrality to Laos. A 3.000-word Nixon position paper reciting the history of the conflict in Laos and the United States role was designed to answer some of the wor ries of the American people and uneasiness in Congress about the possibility of an involvement in another war similar to the one in Viet nam. Nixon said he had not considered it in the national interest before to go in to detail on the military support ac tivities in Laos that went on in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations because this might have hindered ef forts of Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma to get Communist countries that signed a 1962 Geneva agreement to adhere to its - terms calling for neutrality. "In recent days, however," Nixon said, "there has been intense public speculation to the effect that the United States involvement in Laos has substantially increased in violation of the Geneva accords, that American ground forces are engaged in combat in Laos and that our air activity has had the effect of escalating the con flict. "Because these reports are grossly inaccurate, I have concluded that our national interest will be served by put ting the subject into perspective through a precise description of our current activities in Laos." He went on to say the total number of Americans employed by the U.S. Massive Oil Slick Blackens Sections of Alaska Beaches ANCHORAGE, Alaska (IP) Thousands of dead birds were strewn over a southwestern Alaska shoreline yesterday as federal and state agencies continued frantic ef forts to find the source of a massive oil slick that has blackened large sections of beaches. The area affected, about 200 miles wide, contains about 1,000 miles of twisting shoreline. "Boy. we've got a mess out there," said Gene Dickason, director of the federal Water Pollution Con trol Administration office here. . He said members of his staff had walked along a seven-mile stretch of beach Wednesday and "found piles of dead birds." The slick, which he described as breaking up into "black, gooey clumps." covered waters on the eastern side of the Kodiak Island area from the northern tip of Meg nak Island to the southern tip of the Trinity Islands. Blacks Block Cafeteria PHILADELPHIA (AP) A group of black students oc cupied part of Temple University's Mitten Hall cafeteria yesterday and barred white students from eating lunch there. Eugene Udell, Temple's associate vice president for student services. said the seizure of what the black stu dents called ''The Black Room" was illegal under university policy and that of- government in Laos is 616. Officials said these are advisers. In addition, there are 424 others working on con tract to the government or to firms under government contracts. Of the total of 1,040 Americans • he said, 320 are engaged in military ad visory or training activities and 303 in logistics chores. A White House expert said that in something less than six years of U.S. bombing and air support in Laos, there have been about 200 American deaths in the air war and another 193 missing or captured. He estimated that about 400 aircraft had been lost during that time. "No American stationed in Laos has ever been killed in ground combat operations," the President said. "U.S. personnel in Laos during the past year has not increased while dur ing the past few months, North Viet nam has sent over 13,000 additional combat ground troops into Laos." Referring to the North Vietnamese supply route through eastern Laos into South Vietnam, the President said: "In addition to air operations on the Ho Chi Minh trail, we have continued to carry out reconnaissance flights in northern Laos and fly combat support missions for Laotian forces when re quested to do so by the Royal Laotian government." The level of U.S. combat air operations has been increased, Nixon said, only as the number of North Vietnamese in Laos and the level of their aggression has increased. The U.S. goal in Laos, he said, has been and still is to reduce the country's in volvement rather than to increase it and to restore peace under the 1962 Geneva pact. "That." the chief executive said, "is the picture of our current aid to Laos. Beaches. he said. "were pretty well splattered with oil." And. because of the remoteness of the area, Dickason said, there is nothing that can be done to try and save the birds. Dead birds have been washing ashore since February, he said. First reports on the massive ex tent of the oil slick began filtering in last month, but state and federal officials were unable to verify them because of inclement weather that prevented them from flying into the area. Dickason said estimates of the number of birds killed by the oil ranged upwards of 10,000 "and that's a pretty conservative estimate." He said there have been no re ports of mammals killed by the oil, although some hunters have report ed finding seals with oil on their fur. Dickason said his office was analyzing a sample of the oil to determine its origin. Temple Students Bar Whites from Lunch ficials were trying to break the eat together from 8:30 a.m. to the vice president fo r cafeteria, disciplinary pro impasse through negotiations. 3 p.m." university relations. said that cedures will be followed." The cafeteria area con- Temple has approximately "the danger in this situation is Thomas Mooney, a junior tains space for 156 students. 38.000 students, in day and the possible reaction of whites. who is the chairman of the Stu approximately one fourth of night classes. the second Some may say 'Oh. let the dent Senate. and one of the the total cafeteria area in the largest privately oper a t e d blacks have that area and we'll observers tryig to keep knots hall. It is Temple's main stu- school in America. Approx- keep all the rest for ourselves.' of whites moving away from dent center. imately 10 per cent are black. That could lead to trouble." the trouble spot, said, "Stu- Udell said. "We had an un- The black enrollment is the dents are being turned away, derstanding with the black stu- largest in Pennsylvania and is Ingram and Udell both said dents that all Temple 'people second only to Wayne State in that when black students and this is a flagrant violation could eat where they wished Detroit. with 13 per cent. requested the sep a r ate of policy, a breach of faith." and all students can have free Student and faculty leaders,The Temple University News cafeteria area on Wednesday, of its front the bulk access." both black and white, sought to they had agreed to keep all devoted Black students hawe v e r . avoid any dir e c t con- three doors open and to permit to yesterday edition to the ag s e nuatio - n and in an editorial stood at one door of the oc- frontations. free access to all. cupied area and locked the Temple begins a week-long inside said flatly. "The idea of other two entrances. They told spring recess after yesterday's "It is quite obvious at this a separate room r exclusively fo whites who came with trays of mid term examinations, and time that no whites can get designated black students food that they could not eat the administration hopes to in." Udell said. "If there is in the cafeteria ., i S un there. reach a settlement during the harrassment of any student, constitutional." A sign said. "This section is break. black or white.. in regards to The paper's editor is James being used by black students to George Ingram, assistant to access to portions of the A. Shird. a black. Freedom and Friendship Found In Friends International House By ROBIN AMSTER Collegian Staff Writer People from all over the world living peacefully under the same roof—who would ever believe it' Well, the students of the Friend's International House are living proof. The House, a three story building, located at 432 West College Ave., is home for 10 men, nine of whom are graduate students. The group consists of three Americans, two Indians, one Czech, one Japanese, one Korean, one Nigerian and one student from Taiwan. There is, however, room for 15 in the House and, as the members pointed out, a truly international house would include residents of both sexes. Consequently, a female student is expected to be moving in next term, and more women students are expected in the future. Independent Nature The House originally was founded in 1957 by the Society of Friends in State College and has been independent since 1966. A committee of four members ex ists to advise the House, but its members stress their independent nature. One of the American students, Robert Mattera (11th-mathematical education- Stratford, N.J.) calls the House an "in dependent co-operative community." 'lt It is limited. It is requested. It is sup portive and defensive. It continues the purposes and operations of two pre vious administrations. It has been necessary to protect American lives in Vietnam and to preserve a precarious but important balance in Laos." Nixon said he hopes a genuine quest for peace can begin now. But he said that this will require the efforts of the Geneva conference co-chairmen—the United States, Britain and Russia—and other nations which sign ed the accord. "But most of all." he said, "it will require realism and reasonableness from Hanoi for it is the North Viet namese. not we, who have escalated the fighting. Today there are 67.000 North Vietnamese troops there. Hanoi is not threatened by Laos; it runs risks only when it moves its forces across borders." The search for peace, Nixon said, prompted letters he sent yesterday to Prime Minister Harold Wilson of England and Premier Alexei Kosygin of Russia asking their cooperation in Viet Cong Troops Ready For Massive Assaults VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) Two North Vietnamese battalions totaling perhaps 1,000 men appear to be pre paring for an assault on the govern ment bases of Sam Thong and Long Chang, informed military sources said yesterday. The sources said the two battalions were thought to be elite sappers units used to spearhead assaults that over ran the Plain of Jars two weeks ago. Sam Thong, a supply base, and Long Cheng, army headquarters, lie west of the plain. About 300 North Vietnamese, broken up into small, squad-sized units, had been counted in contacts with Meo tribal guerrillas fighting for the gcvernment, the sources said. Aerial reconnaissance and inter rogation of prisoners provided further information about the disposition of the troops. The units were as close as 15 miles from Sam Thong, the main U.S.- operated supply base and capital of the Meo hill tribes and slightly further away from Long Cheng. There was as yet no positive in dication that the North Vietnamese would attack either base, but the location and the type of units sug gested it was likely, the sources said. Observers believe the loss of the two bases would be a serious threat to Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma's government. The House's statement of purpose describes its main objective: "to bring together students from different parts of the world. . .under the same roof where they can share the feelings of one another." The students at the House have done this successfully. There is a warm atmosphere of friendship and togetherness, and an understanding achieved through the exchange of ideas. The students said some of them were referred to the House by the Office of In ternational Student Affairs at the University, some heard of it from mem bers of the committee advising the House while some found the House merely by accident. All the students living at the House said they are happy and have no plans for moving into other living ar rangements. Better Than Apartment Michael Kilani, a Nigerian graduate student in geography, said this mode of ,living enables one to "see the world bet ter than living in your own small apart ment." It is. in fact, a more natural way of living for some of the foreign students. Kilani said he is accustomed to living in a community and with that reference it would be hard to live in a dorm or an apartment. The daily routine of the residents illustrates their independence. Everyona End(?) , of Greatness --see page 2 revitalizing the 1062 neutrality agree ment. Russia in the past has turned down somewhat similar overtures from the British. In Vientiane, Premier Souvana had told a news conference that U.S. bombing raids in his country will stop only when North Vietnamese troops are pulled out. And he said he would permit the Commio ' ;ts to use the Ho Chi Minh Trail if Liey withdraw the troops. Some Senate critics have accused the administration of hiding the extent of U.S. bombing activities. Sen. George S. McGovern, D-S.D., for ex ample, has said the United States is flying 500 bombing missions a day in Laos and that this meant to him that there is war there on a dangerous scale. An administration spokesman said there has been but one 852 raid on one day in the area of the Communist of fensive in the Plain of Jars. He said that proposals for other raids were re jected because the United States did not want to be accused of being the first to escalate the conflict. * * * The sources reported the most pro bable method of attack would be for squad-sized sapper units to penetrate the dirileici der.mse of the two bases. Long Cheng was hit last month by one sapper and one observation plane was destroyed. • The sources said an unspecified number of North Vietnamese troops had been sighted near Sa 1 a Phoukhoune, 105 miles North of Vien tiane, but no attack had developed so far. Reinforcements have been sent to the area, they added. Sala Phoukhoune is the key junction of Routes 7 and 13, and its loss to the North Vietnamese would cut road commypications, :129.tween Vientiane and the royal capital of Luang Praban. 140 miles north of this ad ministrative capital. The North Vietnamese appeared to be consolidating their supply positions in the aßn Ban Valley, east of the Plain of Jars, the sources reported. Heavy truck traffic has been mov ing from the North Vietnamese bor der. This traffic was frequently in terrupted by air strikes, the sources said, Premier Souvanna told a news conference U.S. bombing raids in Laos will halt only when North Vietnamese troops are withdrawn. There are about 20,00 concentrated in the Plain of Jars area alone. goes his own separate way and meets back at the House for meals. According to the students, each of the residents buys and prepares his own food, and cleaning also is the responsibility of each individual. No Rules The House has no rules, except those of common courtesy. The residents said they study a great deal and noise is kept at a minimum when there is work to be done. The students at the House have parties and gatherings, but there are no organiz ed social functions or projects, they said. The feeling among those at the House is that there is no need for organized functions. The two characteristic features of the House appear to be the independence of its residents and the feeling o f togetherness among people of different cultures. Yet both features are somehow related. Another one of the American students, Martin Budd (11th-physics-State College) said because of the different backgrounds of students living at the House, "no one is pressured to conform to anything." Matters agreed, adding that the resi dentse are "independent, but mesh together." Living together poses no pro blems for the students at the House; 'as Kilani said, "what is happening is ideal." Seven Cents
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