op i lewMPif win A. k I ' S 3 S AA AA Aft AAA.. -A AA III wwwm mm i 4M ' " How wondrous the message given to all mankind at Bethlehem nearly two thousand years ago.. Now, during the Christmas Season 1961, an uneasy world pauses to hear the glad tidings, and is filled with hope' and joy once more. The Daily Nebraskan, Staff wishes you a Joyous Holiday Season, ' - r' EDITORIAL STAFF Norman Beatly, Editor Grclolien Shpllberp, Managing Editor Ann Mover, News Editor Dave Wohlfarth, Sports Editor l.loycl Clark, Ag. News Editor Louise Ilolhert, Copy Editor Jim Forrest, Copy Editor Eleanor Billings, Copy Editor Nancy Whitford, Senior Staff Tom Kotouc, Junior Staff Mike MacLean, Junior Staff Wendy Rogers, Junior Staff Sue Hovick, Junior Staff BUSINESS STAFF Don Ferguson, Business Manager Bill Gunlicks, Assistant Business Manager Bob Cunningham, Assistant Business Manager John Zeilinger, Assistant Business Manager Jim Trester, Circulation Manager Sue Cefke, Classified Ads Manager Gail Branigan, Office Secretary A:; '. t', th V V I IS M !l it H ITo iWay Disas ters To Strike Again? By Tom Kotouc "The college driver is inclined to be more reckless because of his youth," said Gov. Frank B. Morrison. "The longer we live the more cautious we become from seeing some of the tragic results of carelessness on the highway," said 'Morri son. "Because of their quick reaction time and better eyesight, youth tend to push their luck," said the governor. "If we could only getthe college youth to exercise the same caution as a person in later life, the accident rate of col leg youth could be lower than any other age group. Youth ol conege-age are in volved in 36 per cent of all fatal automobile accidents, while they hold only 17.5 per cent of the licenses, accord ing to National Safety Coun cil figures. Lights On "The 'lights on' campaign, a key factor in saving lives over " Thanksgiving, will be used during the holidays," the governor said. "However, use the low beam during the day, not the high." rvi C T Snnrtfrc rf t.hp wi. v . Nebraska ?aieiy rairoi saw that "Overcelebrating is a significant factor in boosting the accident rate." "Accident figures for the nation show that throughout the vear. 30 per cent of all fatal traffic accidents involve I j-U.rf Jrii Kilt i 11 fin ft the holiday season the figure rises to 55 per cent. National Safety Council fig ures show that you must wait one hour before driving safe ly for each bottle of beer or . M ' each ounce of whiskey con- Li $$' sumed. Thomas Ryan, Nebraska Accidents Statistic bureau, said that during the last six hours of Christmas eve, the hourly rate for fatal acci dents was five times greater than it was for the remain der of the holiday. "Sixty per cent of these Christmas eve accidents involved the drink ing driver." 500 Deaths The National Safety Coun :i rfodiHs nvr 500 deaths and 23,000 injuries for -the! yew n Nebraska roads. rush. Christmas-New Year holidays, days. "We say that we can't be one of the 500," Ryan said. "Yet I"U bt tnflt nt one JV Ud)m e p my Vol. 75, No. 51 The Nebraskan Friday, December 12, 1961 .Doctors Scarce in Disas ter By Wendy Rogers After a bomb drops, a doc tor won't be easy to reach. "If and when nuclear war fare or a natural disaster should arise, people will be on their own," says Dr. S. I. Feunning, medical director of the University Health Serv ice. "They must know how to take care of themselves. You never know . . . these things do happen. "But, it is a proven fact that wherever there is a pre- And Then There Were IN one Poor visibility from snow icy road plus possible inattentiveness hurled three high school and college students into an on coming semi-trailer truck. The car skidded sideways out of control after attempts to get a wheel which had dropped off the right edge of the pavement back on failed. A grating of flesh against metal left this gore in the ditch. of the 15 Nebraskans killed i coming car or slippery road in the 1958 Christmas holiday I conditions, saying that it season planned that he would j won't happen to them sooi, be twisted ana dead when he put his foot down on the accelerator. Neither did the 310 slaughtered this Capt. Eugene Masters of the campus police advised students to "Start their trip early so they won't have to "The greatest weakness of i "Students do an exception- University students who drive ally good job of driving on is their inattention," Ryan campus," he said, "but with said. "They keep their minds . the narrow and icy streets, on things other than the on-j how can they do otherwise?" "It's when students get off of campus that their trouble begins," said Masters. "Confidence is a necessary factor in driving; but when carried to the point of daring it can be fatal. Add to this false belief of security, the attitude of immunity, you have the proper perspective for active participation in the highway slaughter," Ryan said. paredness plan of operations, mortalities are reduced," the doctor said. "Naturally we want the stu dents to play a part in any Civil Defense and disaster planning," noted Dr. Feun ning during a meeting this week of several University of ficials and Col. Judson M. Smith, deputy director of the Nebraska Civil Defense Agency. Representatives University representatives at the meeting were Dr. Feunning; Roy Loudon, direc tor of personnel; Ed Simp son, public health engineer, and Charles Fowler, director of Buildings and Grounds. It was explained to Col. Smith that the University is set up almost as a small scale city with its own power plant and police department among other operational 'fa cilities everything except its own fire department and drinking wells. So far, however, nothing on either city or ag campus has been designated as a possi ble shelter area, nor have specific provisions been made for food and water storage. According to Smith July 1, 1961, is the tenative target date for completion of a sur vey to bring possible shelter areas all over the state up to standard. Contracts The Army Corps of Engi neers is now letting contracts to private engineers and arch itects in the state who have taken a special two-weeks course from them to conduct the survey. ' All contracts should be outi by Dec. 31, 1961. The survey will include in spection of any building cap able of sheltering 50 or more people, and a report of all the facilities and what can or should be done, explained Smith. It was pointed out to Smith that, several years ago, the University was studying pos sible plans for an underground garage which could double as a shelter area, but no cost estimates were ever made. Using the words "strategic evacuation," Smith pointed out to the group that the best plan of operations the University could follow if the situation arose is to "close up shop, send the ..students home, and evacuate all but the essential personnel." The situation of "strategic evacuation," which could only be so designated by the Presi dent of the United States, means that the potential dan ger situation becomes so tense as to warrant evacuation. The eventual decision as to Committee Upholds Suspension Only one of the two stu dents suspended from school "for acts of vandalism" and "their association with a for bidden sub rosa secret or ganization" appeared before the Suspension Appeals com mittee Wednesday. His appe'al was turned down and the suspension went into effect immediately, said Dean J. P. Colbert of the Division of Student Affairs. The second student with drew his request to appeal be fore the committee met. He signed a statement which said he accepted the suspen sion. Dsan Colbert said the sus pensions iiad been held "in abeyance" unti the commit tee affirms he appeal, if it does so.. The suspension began Dec. 7, 1961, and ex lends through June 7, 1962, which is the last day of second semesler final exams. whether this plan would go into effect would rest with the governor, - the adjutant general, and the individuals of the state, according to Smith. Smith stressed the strategic importance of the continuance of essential positions in the city. "You can't win a war un less the government, industry, and agriculture can continue to survive and operate," said the Civil Defense official. Attack "Technical evacuation" w as explained by Smith as t h e actual "bombs away" situa tion. "If an attack comes, we've got to have the ma chinery ready to handle the situation.1' The mission of the Univer sity if such an attack came,' would be to "be prepared to accept and care for what pvpr comes in. nrovided your facilities were operational," said Smith. Learning of the recent pro posals of a local committee, which is part of the National Committee for a SANE Nu clear Policy, Smith e o m mented, "'It's a simple fact that bombs do exist, and there are people lousy enough to use them. They may criticize our policy but not Civil De fense per se. Americans must protect themselves and their freedom. Civil Defense is everybody's business." ' ' Program Smith said that the best w ay to set up a good Civil Defense program is to "uti lize what is already in exist ance," not try to completely re-organize. He also noted that Civil Defense planning should not be planned according to fall out possibilities. "Fallout is subject to the vagaries of the wind," said the colonel. '"In event of an fttack, it would affect the t;Tr,r of operations, but not what is accomplished.'" I; r 9 ! f f f i, L f ' I: i. It- i "1 p. ? t !'4 i