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1 . ; f? - M : I . it I f 1 ? .. . V I t Ji f 5 Editorial comment: Laos vn.tme dangerous jak y (0)1 mm wtk mm hmjutt U o LOWEST o ICE CUBES ALWAYS READY-50 BAG o K0 BETTER GAS SOLD . . . ANYWHERE II .- r ''. - - V ' f Perhaps the most significant development of the war in Indochina is now taking place in Laos. At least 10,000 South Vietnamese, ARVN, troops have crossed into Laos ostensibly for the purpose of disrupting the flow of "enemy" supplies into the south. The news we have received from Laos has been incomplete and sporadic, and as a result, the news has probably also been distorted. So it's difficult finding out the facts about the newest expansion of the war, but nevertheless observations should and will be made. ACCORDING TO WASHINGTON officials, the United States participation in Laos is limited to air support. The fighting role of the U.S., although limited is supposedly crucial to any type of ARVN success in Laos. But more significant than AVE Aft PRICES OH CIGAREi DiuiDBSD 16th & P Sts. Wo flavor Closo any of the numbers of troops or of air missions, are the political possibilities . Indeed, the political consequences of the Laos incursion are of vital importance, not only to the ARVN, but more crucially to those of us at home. Consider the vulnerability of the neutralist Laotian government. Although allegedly neutral, there are now more than 70,000 North Vietnsmese troops in Laos, a country which is not much larger than the state of Kansas. Can this country preserve its neutrality in the midst of a new and possibly augmenting war? PERHAPS THE ANSWER to that question is inconsequential and only of a farthing's value when considered before the more obvious question, what about the Chinese? Many observers believe that a Red Chinese protective SHOW Suddenly you're doing everything left-handed . . . ULJ Stmnj TJmxJr, W 1905 1129 "9" S&ST n if invasion, using Nixonian logic, is possible and that the probabilityof that happening is directly proportional to the U.S.-ARVN rate of success in Laos. And, though academicians are still ruling out the likelihood of further Chinese involvement, obviously the American public isn't. There have been no recent "uprisings" which in any way compare to those of last spring. The country is sitting back waiting. There is nothing to do but to wait, manv believe. BUT CONTRARY TO public opinion, there are things to do other than just sitting back. The most important thing anyone can do is seek to understand what is now happening. For example, most people are unaware that the Chinese are already operating in Laos in a road they built in the northern sections of that KRNU broadcasts Mel's 'Elektra' Richard Strauss's one-act tragic opera, Elektra, will be the 13th broadcast of the current Metropolitan Opera season when it is held Sat., Feb. 27 at 1 p.m. on KRNU (fmH90.3 mc. Featured will be sopranos TONIGHT AT 6 P.M.. 8 PM. 10 P.M. mnwm i wmm 6 s(t mat wua rnt&m EMCM S6l ARTHUR HUB! KSMOSNBSKT r ... ) it W XtattsSv mmma.mmmmumt mmmmmtgam country. And on the other side, few observers have speculated about success and what it will mean. For instance, if the South Vietnamese are able to substantially hurt the North Vietnamese, wfll it not become imperative for the government of the North to ask China for further assistance? IN LIGHT OF THESE possibilities, we must consider what will happen in the jungle back home. Spring is not far away and the mood on campuses throughout the country is one of fear and tension. A major blunder in Laos (presuming the incursion itself is not that blunder) holds the potential for disaster. The longer the U.S. stays in Laos, even in only a supportive role, the greater that potential becomes. 0(mA, Ha Birgit Nilsson as blektra and Leonte Rysanek as Chrysothemts, mezzo- soprano Jean Madeira as Klytaemnestra, tenor Robert Nagy as Aegisth and baritone Thomas Stewart asOrest. The opera will be conducted by Karl Boehm. Missouri holds second place COLUMBIA. Mo. -Missouri tightened its grip on second place in the Big Eight with a 69-67 overtime win over Oklahoma State here Wednesday night. The Tigers Greg Flaker connected on six of six free throws in the overtime period to give Missouri its seventh Seagae via against three losses. Nebraska, fourth in the Big Eight at 6-4, travels to Columbia Li s televised fane Saturday afternoon in an effort to get back into the race for the NIT. IWBI 7tm, Apt. V-41. HELP WAWTED Two FwNer Srush route availsbt rninf S4-S per hour. 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