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Orange Bow! Bound: One More Time By DON McKEE coach) is one of the great gentlemen and possible opponents. Paterno called the Collegian Sports Editor coaches in the country." sentiment for returning to Miami, After practice Paterno said onl " ," and released a state- All the speculation concerning y overwhelming "We're playing Pitt Saturday. If we ment saying that the Lions would go to Penn State's destination for a post- think of anything else we're going to the Orange Bowl when the bid officially season bowl game ended yesterday get beaten." arrived. when Ernest B. McCoy, dean of the col- Alan Morris, president of the Until that statement, rumors had \ lege of health and physical education, Orange Bowl selection committee, ex- linked the Lions to the Cotton Bowl accepted a bid from the Orange Bowl tended the invitation personally at noon against the Southwest Conference cham- committee to play Missouri in the yesterday, the earliest that the NCAA pion—either Texas or Arkansas—both Miami classic on New Year's night. allowed bids to go out. McCoy accepted of whom are undefeated and ranked immediately on behalf of University above State in the national football The unbeaten Lions thus become president Eric A. Walker, who was out polls. the fourth team to repeat in the Orange of town. , I Bowl, having beaten Kansas, 15-14 , Another strong rumor reported by ' there after last season. After Saturday s 48-0 romp over the Miami Herald, had Notre Dame as Maryland, Paterno held a closed meet- Penn Stale's opponent. The Orange State coach Joe Paterno, while ing while the team members attempted Bowl committee has had a standing ing deny reporters permission to in- to choose a bowl game. Each of the policy of inviting the most highly rated T terview the players about the bowl three major bowls—Orange. Sugar and teams, however, and Missouri is cur- game, issued a statement following the Cotton—had indicated that State was rently ranked eighth to Notre Dame's acceptance. its top choice. The players could not ninth. decide immediatel "It's a wonderful honor to be in- y, however, and One of the most persistent rumors vited back to the Orange Bowl classic " another meeting was held Sunday , of the weekend held that the Lions Paterno said. "Our players thoroughly night. enjoyed it last year and are looking for- Three Minute Choice might not accept any bowl bid, and u ward to the challenge of playing a real- At that meeting would choose instead to remain at home it reportedly took l " y great team. only three minutes for the players to for Christmas rather than play. Reports "I'm looking forward to playing pick a destination. They chose the held that as many as 20 players in- Missouri. Dan Devine (the Tigers' head Orange Bowl in Miami, regardless of ( Continued on vaae eiaht) lions' Orange Bowl Trop hy L«L L * —Collegian Photos by Piorrt Belt lclni Oran ge Bowl Pagentry Site lattu dmlwjtan THE SHAPELY COED on this float in the Orange Bowl Published b parade is only one of the attractions the south Florida y Students of The Pennsylvania State University resort city of Miami holds for vacationers. Sometime, yQj 7Q ) No. 36 University Park, Pa., Tuesday Morning, November 18, 1969 10 Pages around New Years' night, they play some football, too. miiiiiniiiimmiiiiiini associated press nmiimmiuiiiimiiii g NewScop e ROTC Leaders Schedule Panel The World Will Give Repo rt on Program U.S. Troops Accus ed of Civilian Deaths By STEVE SOLOMON USG Vice President Aron Arbittier said of the misconceptions students had of ROTC. "ROTC is not on trial in (he true sense of the official Collegian Staff Writer yesterday the resolution will be submitted to "There's a tremendous lack of understanding word ," Gottlieb said. "We're not defending it. SAIGON — A South Vietnamese government University President Eric A ' find no firan evidence to support Commanding officers of the University . Walker, the two on the part of many students as to what the but rather clari fying it. We won t get into anj declared yesterday he could campus commanding officers. Colonels Arthur political discussions. " charges he said were made by villagers that U.S. troops ex- Reserve Officers Training Corps programs and ROTC program is all about." Gottlieb said. 1968. two involved students will participate in an A. Gottlieb and Elwood Wagner of the Army "This is the main object of discussing it. I think The program, Gottlieb said, will center on ecuted 460 civilians in a sweep of the hamlets in March and Air Force, respectively, and the national , Two American soldiers are under arrest in the United open panel discussion of ROTC at 7:30 p.m. wc can clarify some of the confusion " aspects of the ROTC program including tomorrow in the Hetzel Union Building commanding officer of ROTC. material, teaching methods and instructors. States in connection with the case. The format of the program will be a short ' Pentagon sources said around 100 deaths Ballroom. "We feel thai the discussion will clear up statement by the panel members, followed by "I can t visualize students turning against In Washington , 1, ROTC," Gottlieb said. "A poll earlier this year may have occurred when the U.S. troops moved through a The proceedings will be tape recorded and misconception about the ROTC program." Ar- interaction with the audience. Arbiltier. who clutter of hamlets in an area known to be a Viet Cong transcribed and then submitted to the Un- bittier said. "This is a chance for the students' will be moderator, said the colonels were con - showed that 78 per cent favored keeping it on feelings to be heard and analyzed by the com- campus, and we've had indications that up to 80 stronghold. , ,. , , , ,, dergraduate Student Government for a report cerned that the program might become a con- published in the UnitedL . that will include a resolution either supporting manding officers on campus." per cent approve of it. Thev added, however, that reports - frontation with radical groups on campus. The , States that as many as 567 civilians were killed appeared to be or rejecting the ROTC program at the Gottlieb, the commanding officer of the Ar- abolition of ROTC was one of 13 "demands" "If the USG resolution is against it I think University. my program, said he was "shocked" by some they should go back to the students with exaggerated. presented to the Administration last Winter another referendum." he added. The South Vietnamese official. Col. Ton That Khien , sug- Term. gested in a telephone interview from his headquarters where Arbittier said the USG resolution would carry "There's some fear that the program will no legal weight. he serves as chief of Quang Ngai Province, that civilians may Give Thoug hts on Moratorium turn into a debate with people shouting each have been killed in the operation in Song My village March 16, "Whether we support ROTC or not." Arbit- other dow n ," Arbittier said. "In that case the tier said , "its only effect would come because it 1968 but that they could have been unfortunate victims of the discussion will be immediately stopped." war. will be USG taking the stand. If other campus Gottlieb emphasized that the discussion will groups decide to support the resolution , they • * * focus only on the ROTC program at the can. I think that would make it a stronger Radicals Attack Police in Okinawa D.C. Ma rch ers Reflect Universitv. resolution." attacked KADENA, Okinawa — Bands of radical students RENA ROSEN ON to "screw up society and cause conflict be- riot police with fire bombs, stones and bottled sulphuric acid By S Collegian Staff Writer tween generations," that is the way to do it. last night after a giant rally demanding "immediate, un- Give Peace a Chance conditional" return of Okinawa to Japanese rule. Though the November Moratorium and Gottleib concluded that, in his opinion, Spurr Responds to Student Letter The rally began about seven and one half hours after the March on Washington are over and every- " "it wouldn't be a bad idea to give peace a Japan's Prime Minister Eisaku Sato left Tokyo for one is back to classes, some participants are chance." Washington where he will meet with Pro.sidenl Nixon to talk still reflecting on the weekend activities. Concerning activities at the University, Sent to 3 Presidential Candidates about the future of Okinawa, among other things. Concerning the March on Washington, Fred Reisz of the Lutheran Campus Ministry One reason for the rally was to protest Sato's visit to David Gottleib, research professor in human and the Coalition for Peace coordinator of Six students enrolled in Speech 200 received with students. Jeffrey Michclson (th-finance- Washington where he will discuss an Okinawa reversion date development, said he went as a "cold social the November Moratorium said he is very with Nixon. Leftists in Okinawa contend Sato and Nixon will a letter from Stephen H. Spurr, one of the .men Union , N-J.1. one of the students who had writ- scientist" and came back deeply moved. He pleased with the way things went. ten the letters, said the purpose was to "in- arrange to turn Okinawa into what they called "a permanent said he found it impossible to be objective "I was quite impressed with the sub- being considered for the University presidency. base for U.S. agression." crease communication " between the students after 10 hours because of the dignity and stantive nature of the workshops. There were The students wrote the th ree candidates in- and the future president because thus far, the • * * beauty of the protest.