Friday, Nov. 10, 1961
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The Daity Nebraskun
Letterip
EDITORIAL OPINION
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Nuclear Testing
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We are not going to be fooled again, regardless of I
the pleas of the neutralist countries or the unlikely pos-
libility of heavy nuclear fallout. President John F. Ken-
nedy made his feelings clear Wednesday to the Ameri-
can people and the rest of the World by noting his- in-
tention to "ask for additional funds for defense next I
year". At the present time this country is spending $46,-
850,000 for defense. , ' 1
Why the increase and why will this country probably
resume atmospheric nuclear testing? In Kennedy's own
words, we are today the strongest military force on I
earth and In order to keep the lead we must recontinue
'testing and we need the' money to do it.
Wednesday the Nebraskan ran a story on the forma-
tion of a new student group on this campus called I
SANE. This group has been started on other campuses
and has the backing of several Lincoln residents. Their
main objectives are "work ... for controlled, inspected f
" disarmament, a permanent end to nuclear tests and
, . . peaceful solutions of disputes between nations." I
We point out this action only to inform those who
may not realize there is active resistance in our country
to ward off any nuclear, blasting, ours or theirs. How-
ever, we feel there is obviously much to be said for
nuclear testing in and by the U.S. It goes without saying,
most of us at Americans and intelligent individuals
would like to see nothing better than a complete halt to
all such testing.
But it takes two to tango. This nation cannot run I
the risk of falling behind the U.S.S.R. in military might.
We see no immediate future for disarmament talks be- I
tween these two military giants of the universe. Futher-
more, what assurance must we have from the Soviets
before we lay down our arms? Certainly nothing less
than total disarmament, regulated and checked by a I
reliable agency. The President said two days ago that
we won't be fooled by the Russians again. Huzzah! That,
mr. average citizen, is the voice of America. It repre-
sent our only hope for peace in the future. It is our
hope that disarmament talks come to pass and when 1
are negotiating with the Russians, let us stick to this
f same philosophy. We cannot be fooled by the Russians
again. , I
Perhaps there are those who feel nuclear testing on
our part is a continuation of "carry a big stick" philos- f
ophy. Yon are absolutely correct. If there is one thing
the Russians understand and respect from the lowest i
post in the Communist Party to the party elite it is
power. It is high time we as Americans back our Presi-
dent and forget the built up fear of nuclear war as he
shoves his fist Up to the nose of the Russians and utters,
"Watch it Bud!" Then perhaps disarmament is possible.
But first there must be mutual respect.
We dq not want war, we do not want more taxes
for defense and we do not want the atmosphere upset
with an over abundance of nuclear radiation and fallout.
What we do want is a peace that means something, not
another concession to the Reds for temporary peaceful s
co-existence. The only way to achieve our aim of world
peace is by standing behind our President as he stands
up for bur country as his predecessors have done for
over 200 years. v
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Paths of Life
PRAYER
To pray is to lift up
one's mind and heart to
God., And prayer is as
necessary to the spiritual
life of the soul as the air
we breathe is to the body.
Some Ignore spiritual
things, acting as though
they do not exist or are
unimportant. But man is
more titan one body alone,
and to neglect the higher
part is pure folly.
There are those in life
who, like little children,
spend all their time on
the gadgets and the spar
kling trinkets they see.
They' are fascinated by
the shiny bright-colored
"toy" all about them.
They have no time for
their Father who has giv
en them alL God is not a
part of their life. They
fool themselves into think
ing that they are totally
independent. But as the
sage says: "There Is no
fool like the fool who
fools himself."
God, of course, does not
need our prayers. But we
need to pray. Prayer
cleanses the soul. Prayer
helps man to put himself
and his world into proper
focus. Prayer is a humbl
ing experience. Prayer is
the act of a truly great
man.
It Is petty men . with
puny intellects who feel
they are self-sufficient and
. that prayer is unneces-
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sary. But great men with I
great minds in all ages
have turned to God in
prayer. As Abraham Lin-
coin said: "Man is tallest
on his knees." And Bish-
op Sheen states: "In life I
humility,' with a head
bowed before God, is the
beginning of greatness."
We live in a restless
age. We so often simply s
run around in circles. I
Life to many seems like
a pointless merry-go-
round ride. Why? Be-
cause we have forgotten
God. Thomas Merton
says: "We cannot be at
peace with ourselves be-
cause we are not at peace
with God." It is God who
gives purpose to life. We
were made by God; we 1
were made for God. As I
St. Augustine said: "Our
heartf are restless, O i
God, until they rest in I
Thee." Or in the words of
the Psalmist of old:. "As
the deer longs 'for the I
streams of water, so does I
my soul long for Thee, 1
O God."
It is through prayer
that the knowledgeable
man becomes a wise
man. It is through pray- 1
er a man realizes that I
his life is not his but
only loaned to him from
God. It is through prayer
that man comes to truly
know himself.
Reverend Robert F. Sheehy
University of Nebraska
Catholic Student Center 1
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QUESTION 7, a Louis
de Rochemont Associates
release of a Lothar Wolff
Lutheran Film Associates
Luther Film production.
Religious persecution in
East Germany is the
theme of "Question 7," an
English language film
shot in Germany and said
to be based on actual in
cidents and documents. Al
though a propagandist
film, it manages to in
volve the audience despite
its lack of subtlety.
The conflict centers
around the 15-year-old son
of a minister who must
choose between his fath
er's teachings and the de
mands of the controlling
government and its
movement. The boy is a
talented pianist, goes to
'Berlin to participate in
the Youth Festival and
there chooses between
church and state.
, Produced by the same
group that gave us the
excellent film "Martin Lu
thur" in 1953, "Question
7" is getting a big push
by churches and other or
ganizations. Although cer
tainly not up to the level
of its predecessor, "Ques
tion 7" is an interesting
exercise, worthy of your
attention.
THE DEVIL AT 4 O
CLOCK, a Colombia Pic
ture release of a Fred
Kohlmar-Mervyn LeRoy
production starring Spen
cer Tracy, Frank Sinatra,
Kerwin Mathews and Jean
Pierre Aumont.
This ploding tale of he
roism and sacrifice in the
South Seas supposedly
draws its title from the
quote: "It's hard to be
brave when you know
youll meet the devil at
4 o'clock." Without the
successful emoting of
Spencer Tracy and some
fine special effects and
color cinematography it
would be hard to be brave
enough to view this adap
tation of Max Catto's nov
el. Plot centers around a
small South Sea island
and a priest and three
convicts who save the
children of a mountain
top leper hospital. They
lead the children through
volcanic fire and lava flow
to safety, after which the
volcano erupts and de
stroys the island. ,
Spencer Tracy is strong
as the hard-drinking priest
who hasr lost faith in God,
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kind of a "Father Flana
gan gone bad in the South
Seas." (Tracy won the
second of two 'Best Actor'
Academy Awards for his
performance as Father
Flanagan " in M-G-M's
"Boys Town" in 1938. He
won the first the year be
fore, in 1937, for M-G-M's
"Captains Courageous."
Ironically, the cartoon on
the bill with -"The Devil
at 4 O'Clock" is a Mister
Magoo misadventure ti
tled "Captains Outrage
ous.") Sinatra is completely
wasted as one of the con
victs. I wonder why he
took the part? The entire
remaining cast are just
adequate. Only Tracy and
the special effects of the
volcano demand attention
and get the suspense and
excitement the film strives
for. Tracy vs. a volcano
is certainly' a bout!
"The Flickering Art,"
an educational television
attempt "to document the
history, development and
THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANIES
SALUTE: STEVE BANKS
Because of Steve Banks, who just two years ago was an
undergraduate engineering student, the Bell Telephone
System is closer to wiping out the noise (or "static") that
sometimes interferes with telephone conversations.
On one of his first assignments, Steve examined the
noise levels that had "leaked" into telephone circuits in
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trends of a twentieth cen
tury art form motion
picture," premiered last
night at 6:30 on KUON
TV, Channel 12, the Uni
versity's television sta
tion. The program is con
structed by Milton Moline
and by John West (who,
at one time, also reviewed
films for The Daily Ne
braskan.) Over a year in prepar
ation, "The Flickering
Art" will also be telecast
. this coming Thursday, No
vember 16, when "The
Comedy Film" and "The
Horror Film" will be stud
ied. Tonight at 9, KUON
tv, Channel 12, offers the
hour - drama "Fredonla
Flats," University student
production directed by in
structor Dr. Howard Mar
tin. The teleplay investi
gates the lives of the resi
dents of a slum district
housing unit, kind . of a
neighborhood "Peyton
Place."
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To the Editor:
Thanks again Greeks,
for the all-out effort in
reconstructing the Sigma
Nu Homecoming display.
It took only one and a
half hours for the unified .
workers to rebuild the dis-
play.
It was not only Sigma
Nu who profited by this
feat, but the entire Greek
system. It would have
been easy for others to
say, "oh well, we'll have
a better chance to win
now," but rather a look
down 16th street saw
troops from the entire
campus hurrying with
scaffolds, napkins, paper,
paint, and sprayers. It was
a real showing of greek
spirit.
It has shown that when
disaster strikes one of the
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A QUEST FOR PEACE
Services ot 9:30 & 1 l:0O
Music Director Richard Grace -University
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Colorado. His findings shed new light on the source of
noise, and on the important methods of measuring it .
Steve Banks of Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph
Company, and the other young engineers like him in Bell
Telephone Companies throughout the country, help make
your communications service the finest in the world.
BELL TELEPHONE COMPANIES
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wordi. When letters exered this
to eondents them, retaining the
HfW
houses, the rest of the
Greeks are. there to help
out.
Roger Goeschel
Dear Editor, ,
Taking into account your
borrowed ideas and falla
cious statements, I do not
think that yqu know what
you are talking about.
What are you trying to do
with your editorial on
campus elections? Fur
ther the split between the
Independents and Greeks?
Yours Truly,
Lorin Lindsay
an ex-Greek
HAVE OUR
TEACHERS COLLEGES
, Students training to be
f teachers often show less
academic ability than
other college students. Yet
many of them go on to be
come licensed teachers. Why
don't teachers colleges crack
.down on unfit students? You'll
find out in this week's Post
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