January 28, 1969
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Rally Today fo r Student Votes in Senate News Roundup From the State Votin g Rights Drive To Start By ALLAN YODER burgh), said each student at the rally who wants to hold of a lot of the little problems on campus—tilings Collegian Staff Writer participate will be given the name of a Senate mem- like the attacks on women at night and parking," ber. He will be asked to arrange an interview with Fox said. The World A drive to gain student voting rights on the floor the Senator to try to convince him of the need for He added that the more importaitt problems, of the University Senate will begin this afternoon student voting rights. paitk-ularlv enlarg ing black enrollment quotas, could K y Says South Vietnam Will Discuss Peace with a rally in the Hetzel Union Building Ballroom "We want to institute these volunteers into the be dealt with "most decisively" by the Senate, at 2:00. form of a lobbying process in order to implement the PARIS — Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky of South nrnnnsa! " Fnv Disorganized Action Vietnam said yesterday his government is prepared to meet A spokesman for the Ad , Hoc Committee for proposal." Fox said.<=nM Senate Reform, which is sponsoring the drive, said privately with the other side to discuss peace and such Student votes are needed because there are There is too much disorganized action on cam- talks, -'if they are willing, could be anywhere, in Paris he hopes to gather widespread student support in " many things which can be solved most easi!\ on pus, according to Fox. But with Senate voles "all the or anywhere else." order "to show the Senate this is what the students the Senate floor," Fox said. Ky addressed a news conference shortly after meeting want." issues can be coordinated and be argued on the floor in a wide-ran ging working session for an hour with U.S. "The Senate is where all the power is. It can get of the Senate or in committees," he added. ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, President Nixon's chief The spokesman, Bill Fox (llth-liberal arls-Pitts- things done. With a voice in the Senate, we can get negotiator. Fox said the drive was brought about because of Ky also said that at Tet—the Oriental lunar new year "the lack of an effective voice for students." He said which this year begins Feb. 16—"We will have a truce for he was not criticizing the Undergraduate Student a few days: for us, Tet is sacred." The indication in this is Government for inaction, "but within USG's present that the South Vietnamese and Americans were agreed on " declaring a truce of perhaps 48 hours. Tet last year was confines. Fox said, "it has no alternative but to be marked by a violent Viet Cong offensive against South ineffective." Vietnamese cities. Jim Womer, USG president, said he supported The remarks by Ky came as elements of a new dead- Dougl ass Association lock were emerging in a combination of rigid positions . the move for student voting rights in the Senate, but laid down by the two sides. * lie doubted whether they would be an effective voice. ¦*• + * Token Mov» ies Bring Israeli Retort Plan s To Hold 'Rap-In Hanged Sp "This is only a token move," Womer said. "There TEL AVIV — The hanging of nine Jews as spies in By MARGE COHEN English : Laurence Lattman, provide a black recruiter and community of Pennsylvania: " are over 200 Senators, and a few students, even 20, Iraq yesterday brought demands for worldwide action from Collegian Staff Writer professor of geomorphology: professional staff; —each department of key Israel's Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, and Israeli press and Morris Shepard, assistant —the University must colleges (i.e. The Libera l Ails, really wouldn't play a very large role," Womer threats of reprisals against Baghdad. The Douglass Association professor in human publish and advertise available Human Development . added. He said 70 or 80 would be needed for good Eshkol in an angry speech before Israel's parliament, will hold a "rap-in" for development. financial a,id to potential black Education ) must establish representation. the Knesset, in Jerusalem, held the world responsible for pertinent courses available to students and faculty at 1:30 Steve Haimowilz, students and guarantee that When Womer was questioned on whether the hangings in Baghdad and for the plight of Jews &.m. tomorrow in the Hetzel representing the White students will receive the aid; all students; a stu- throughout the Arab world. nion Building Ballroom. Liberation Front, also i s —the hiring of a recruiter —the University must hire dent voice on the Senate would lessen USG's role as The Iraqi government executed the nine Jews and A "rap-in" is a discussion scheduled to speak. must be subject to the more social scientists: a student government, he sa id the Senate could not —student representatives in five other Iraqis on charges of spying for Israel. It acted session. Arrington said the Douglass a pprova l of the black student replace Congress. "There would be no direction for despite an appeal for clemency by the French Embassy Clark Arrington, spokesman Association is hopeful that body of the University and the Senate must have voting in Baghdad. for the association, said the students will attend the "rap- the black community o f power. the student representatives," Womer said. It originally had sentenced 16 to death. One sentence black student organization in". He emphasized the need Pennsylvania; was commuted to life imprisonment. Another of the con- "wants to clear up any for an understanding of the —the University should demned was not named among the execution decrees broad- misconceptions about our 13 requests. commit itself to making cast by Baghdad radio. program." One of the requests is a Upward Bound program more The executions touched off a wave of outrage in the He said each of the 13 call for the admittance of 1.000 relevant t o participating Enroll More Black Students Israeli press. Douglass requests will be black students at University students and also that Upward discussed to insure understand- Park "by spring of 1969." At Bound should guarantee ing the associations aim. present, there are admission and financial aid to "Hopefully, we will show the approximately 300 black students: The Nation Penn State community that students here. —a consortium program Admissions Halt Asked our thing is not only relevant Association Requests should be started with The Rains End In Flooded California to the black students, but to College of Business of the L. A. Commute on the the students in general," The remaining requests By JIM DORMS Culturally with shovels and and other colleges to recruit Disadvantaged. LOS ANGELES — Home-owners Arrington said. include; black graduate students : Collegian Staff Writer brooms 'and city crewmen with bulldozers fought back He added that Rick Collins, —the University must Han< snul the report requested tlint Lewn vesterday against mud and debris throughout flood-ravaged president of the Douglass establish a program to enable —the membership of future A member of the Liberal Arts Committer Inform the Administration of the proposal*. Southern California. Nine days of torrential rain finally black students to make a committees concerning black on the CulturallyLuuuraiiy Disadvantageduisaavamaged proposed Lewis was not available for comment Association, and Donn Bailey, subject to had ended. a member of the association successful adjustment to the students should be yesterday that a "moratorium" be placed yesterday. Hundreds of persons still were isolated by the state s as well as an instructor in school ; approval by the black student on University admissions. Robert V.. Dunham , assailant to the vice worst flooding in 31 years. Ninety-one persons were dead. —the University must body and the black community president for resident , speech, will speak at the "rap- of Pennsylvania; Jack Haas, assistant professor of sociology, instruction told The State officials estimated damage at about $60 million. in". establish "black counseling;"' said that the Administration should stop Daily Collegian yesterday that admissions were Scattered clouds hung over the region in cool weather Other speakers include specifically. black —black student courses and sending acceptance notices so that quotas being sent out earlier this year because as repair work began on homes, streets, bridges and public Charles Davis, chairman of the psychological and academic instructors must be subject to for next fall will not be filled . In this way, students and department tiemls complained utilities; About 9,000 homes were destroyed or damaged, State College Human Rights advisers; the approval of the black that they were sent out too late last ycur. T - the black more black ., students will be able to be seven major hridges were out in three counties,- rail "traffic Commission" and -professor -of —the University '.'mu-s t student -body and admitted, Haas said. was blocked on some-lines and some main highways still Dunham also said that T. Sherman were plagued by slides and washouts. Haas also said that . the Administration, Stanford, diiector nf academic services, has About 700 homes were damaged in the Los Angeles .- - . -."A. '-, -„¦;«•...,.'.., • . :- ' 4 not the colleges, should be responsibl e for l>een instructed to admit any students certified area, including 250 homes in Glendora. in the foothills of supplying financial aid to support by the deans of the colleges n% disadvantaged. the San Gabriel Mountains. There, residents worked tire- disadvantaged students. In a December letter Referring to Walker's reply to the 13 lessly salvaging what they could irom expensive homes. to the deans of all the colleges.