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from the associated press News Roundup: By KITTY PH ILBIN time manager hired for the BX. Collegian USG Reporter Although students would not save a tre- From the State, mendous amount of money on new books, The Undergraduate Student Govern- Report, Letters Sent per cen USG says that an effi- ment is persisting in its efforts to have a at most 10 t, University store could save University-operated student bookstore establ- "T" ciently run besides Nation & World ished on campus, despite what USG officials money on general school supplies, To Severa Officials savings on used books. call "a lack of reaction from the Adminis- tration." would not be willing to include a bookstore At this rate, books would cost the stu- The Administrative Action Commission's The World USG's Administrative -Action Commis- in their budget "because in reality it dent only 25 per cent of the original price. report cited instances at the University of President Thieu Calls For More U.S. Troops sion compiled a report on the bookstore wouldn't be costing them anything. It would Gerson said that as to whether the local Pittsburgh, plus PSU Commonwealth cam- SAIGON — South Vietnam's president- said yesterday situation and sent letters on the subject to generate enough revenue to support itself ." stores follow this practice or not, "people puses, where University-operated stores are allied forces can hold the line in Vietnam but more U.S. conducting business successfully. troops will be needed to bring the war to a quick end. President Eric A. Walker, Vice ' President One of the main disagreements USG can judge for themselves." President Nguyen Van Thieu spoke while U.S. Ma- for Student Affairs Charles L. Lewis and has with the current book buying situation In October of 1960, it was reported to In Expanded HUB rines and South Vietnamese fought together in Hue in an Vice President for Business Stanley Camp- at Penn State involves the buying and sell- USG that "87 per cent of the State Uni- effort to wipe out the last major pocket of Communist bell. USG contends that space for a book versities with over 10,000 students enrolled resistance in the walled Citadel. South Vietnamese war- ing of used books. planes pounded the fortress. Steve Gerson, chairman of the Adminis- The local bookstores belong to the Na- store could be included in the already pro- have book stores, and every major school The Vietnamese air force, took advantage of clear- trative Action Commission, said the letters tional Association of College Stores, an or- posed expansion of the Hetzel Union Build- in Pennsylvania has a book store." The ing weather to bomb and strafe the die-hard Commu- were sent last week, but no response has yet ganization of bjoth university and privately ing. An immediate request, mentioned in number has increased over the past seven nist forces that have held the Citadel for two weeks the report asked the Board of Trustees to despite South Vietnamese efforts- to drive them out. U.S. been received from the recipients. owned enterprises. , years. Marine reinforcements were called in and entered the Gerson said that he believes the de- Gerson said that NACS "recommends" allow the present BX to sell new text books Gerson called for mass faculty and stu- Citadel for the first time. cision will be mainly up to Lewis. a policy of buying used books, as long as on a trial basis at the beginning of each dent support of USG in its attempt to have The Communist North Vietnamese regulars and Viet 'No Reason Why Noi' they are in half decent condition, at 50 per term. the bookstore plan approved; USG can pass Cong guerrillas fired a hail of .50-caliber bullets at the ' raiding planes. Communist forces are holding out in the Gerson also said that he is unable to cent of their original cost. The store then re- To lead up. to the proposed store, USG another resolution but the main response southeast third of the 2 Vz -square-mile fortress, once see any reason why the administration sells the books' at 75 per cent. is also continuing its efforts to have a full must come from the student body. the home of Vietnamese emperors and now a pile of ruins. • * • U Thant Visits Britain for Peace Talks LONDON — U.N. Secr,etary-General U Thant flew in Cambridge Says from Moscow yesterday seeking Britain's help to head off a runaway escalation of the Vietnamese war and get peace talks started. Tllu m*% ^F%l MAW tf wMi& J9&& ¦¦ SBS SB m Outward signs suggested Thant had found little en- WMflffft kSI k MB B B 68 96 WmJ t ^9 ' -fi? oMtaatf couragement for his mission during meetings with Soviet %& torn 3 m %& WW S *§& B B B ^as leaders in Moscow. Thant's stop in London to confer with Prime Minis- ter Harold Wilson was the third in a quickly arranged By MARGE COHEN for themselves all over the group are Pino Danelli on C^'aliere on the tour that took him to India before his call in Moscow! Collegian IFC Reporter world. They have appeared in drums ; Felix- night clubs, arenas, concert organ and Gene Cornish on He will return to New York today. Godfrey Cambridge will not India's Prime Minister .Indira Gandhi, according to halls and rock shows. Last year guitar. They write and arrange diplomats here, assured the secretary-general of her gov- appear in Sunday's Greek in Honolulu, they drew a bigger their own numbers, including ernment's constant readiness to back any worthwhile at- Week Concert, Interfraternity audience than any other rock hits like "How Can I Be Sure," tempt inside or outside the United Nations for peace talks. Council Concert Chairman Fred group to appear in the Hawai- "A Girl Like You," "Groovin'," Each of the three countries he has visited at a time of Kirschner announced last ian capital. and, their latest hit, "It's Won- intensifying conflict in Vietnam has a ' significant role to night. On their age.ida for this year derful." play in the peacemaking and peacekeeping process. Cambridge is hospitalized in are a world tour and a feature Doors for the concert will the Mt. Siani Hospital in New length movie. One of their open at 8 p.m. Feb. 18 in Rec- York City, Kirschner said. The members, Eddie Brigati, lead reation Hall. Music before the • * * reason "or his admission to the singer and percussionist, is the concert will be provided by Vance Talks With South Korean Presiden t hospital was not released. subject of a book by Billy "The Darker Side." SEOUL — U.S. special envoy Cyrus R. Vance had a Cambridge was to appear Smith, one of the Rascals' pub- Tickets are still available on three-hour talk yesterday with President Chung Hee Park with the Young Rascals in the lic relations men. the ground floor of the Hetzel and other Korean officials aimed at shoring up a rift annual Recreation Hall concert, The other members of the Union Building. between the two allies. sponsored by the IFC and the Tension flared Jan. 21 with a 31-man North Korean Panhellenic Council. Kirschner commando raid aimed at assassinating Park. It grew to said that a replacement for fever pitch two days later when North Korean patrol Cambridge is now being sought boats seized the U.S. intelligence ship Pueblo off the coast and will be named at a later of North Korea. time. Dona ldson Says Since then, the Americans and North Koreans held The Young Rascals will still a series of five talks at Panmunjom truce village on the appear in concert, Kirschner Pueblo incident from which both the South Koreans and said..He added that he expects the Communist Chinese allies of North Korea were them "to break a new record Necessary ' Hike barred. • :- : ' . , . ¦ — ' ' with their performance at the The South Korean' public, press and political leaders —Collegian Photo by Dan Rodgers University." By JAY SHORE did not like the secrecy. It was felt that the Americans CROWD SURROUNDS U.S. SENATOR Joseph S. Clark (left), Bernard Hennessy, head The Rascals are one of the of the political science department, and Sen, Hugh Scoil (right). The two senators Collegian Editorial Columnist were paying attention to the Pueblo and its crew at the best-known rock groups in (R-AUegheny) said last night expense of the North Korean threat to South Korea America. They broke into show State Rep. Lee Donaldson , held a discussion period in the Hetzel Union Building Sunday night after their debate that he would support a tuition hike of $100 a year if that the United States might appease the North Koreans in Schwab Auditorium. business in the fall of 1965 with meet an $11 mil- and thus threaten South Korean security. their first hit, "I Ain't Gonna raising taxes was the 6nly alternative to lion education request. ' Eat Out My Heart Anymore." •* • ¦ * ¦ figure of $450 a year is * Since then, every record they "I don't think the tuition sacrosanct," he said. The House Majority Leader said the have released has been a big schools is seller. $37 million increase in funds available to state Senators' Talk Centers significantly below the total figure requested. The Nation Gold Hits in the Constitutional Two of their hit songs, "Good Speaking of last week's activities Negroes Pressure Businesses With Boycott Convention, the ex-officio delegate thought that the Con- Lovin" and "Groo-in'," were discussion over ORANGEBURG, S.C The first day of a Negro eco- awarded gold records by At- vention had gotten too bogged down in nomic boycott prompted business and civic leaders to hold lantic Records for sales of one the reduction of the size of the House.

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