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Vol. XXXIV, No. 1Z UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, LOUISVILLE 8, KENTUCKY December 14, 196Z
Foreign Policy Briefing
Held By Dept. Of State
Conference Gives Playhouse New Drama
by Bonnie Meyers
Spirits were still present in the Belknap Campus Playhouse some
fifteen hours after the final curtain fell on the last performance of
Ibsen's "Ghosts." However, these ghosts were not the creation of
Ibsen, but of the United States State Department.
The occasion was the Regional ------- - -----­Foreign
Policy Conference, con­ducted
by the Department of
State in cooperation with the Uni­versity
of Louisville, The Courier­Journal
and The Louisville Times.
It was held at the University on
December 10 and 11. Leaders from
Kentucky, Southern Indiana, West
Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi,
Alabama, and Southern Ohio were
invited to participate in the con­ference.
Undersecretary of State
for Political Affairs, George C.
McGhee headed the Washington
delegation, accompanied by Walt
Whitman Rostow, Chairman of
the State Department Policy
Planning Council; Sterling J. Cot­trell,
Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Far Eastern Affairs; Arturo
Morales-Carrion, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Inter-American Af­fairs;
and Daniel W. Montenegro,
from the Office of Public Ser­vices.
In addition to the policy
planning specialists were Bureau
of Public Affairs officers Robert
J . Manning and Mrs. Katie
Louchheim, Defense Department
special assistant Adam YarnlOl-
Walt Rostow
Outlines u.s.
Foreign Role
by Sandi Struck
"We are now at the end of
the post-Sputnik offensive " said
Walt W. Rostow in an outline of
United States foreign policy at an
official convocation Dec. 10 in
Bigelow Hall.
The convocation was presented
in conjunction with the regional
briefing conference held here
December 1Oth and 11th.
Mr. Rostow is Chairman of the
Policy Planning Council of the
United States State Department.
In introducing him, Vice-presi­dent
Strickler said, ' Mr. Rostow
does not only report the news,
but uncove s the significance of
it."
insky and United States delegate The speaker told the audience
to the United Nations Carl T. that the United States is now in
Rowan. a comparatively peaceful period
Waiting to welcome students back from Christmas vacation will be Mr. Richard Gray and friend, stars of
"A Wilde Evening with Shaw." Student tickets are now on sale at the playhouse for $1.00.
The ghosts resurrected by these after the "post-Sputnik offensive"
speakers bore a striking resem- of the late 1950's. This was the
blance to some very lively spirits era in which the USSR tried to
which prevaded the 1960 Presi- use the threat of nuclear force
dential campaign and probably to cause the fall of West Berlin
suggest some we can expect to and to subvert such underdevel­see
in 1964. The conference was oped countries as Laos and Viet­conducted
on a background basis nam.
which meant that participants
could "publish or broadcast" any­thing
said so long as it was not
Mr. Rostow said that the Ad­ministration's
firmness in the
Cuban crisis averted a shift in
the Cold War power structure.
If the Russians had succeeded in
keeping nuclear missiles in Cuba,
it would have provided " ... an
optimum background for real
pressure on Berlin." Rostow ex­plained
that the Cuban move was
initiated by Khrushchev because
of a power struggle in the USSR.
''Wilde Evening With Shaw''
Stars Mayo Loiseau, Gray
by Frank Krull
Each semester of campus activity should feature a "Wilde evening"
or two. In order to fulfill this urgent need, Belknap Theater will
present two evenings, January 8-9, billed as a "diverting, provocative,
and unusual treat" for those fortunate enough to attend. Co-directed
by Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Richard Gray, "A Wilde Eevning With
Shaw" will feature the charm and beauty of Miss Mayo Loiseau.
Mter the superficial aspects of
Miss Loiseau's wardrobe and per- well as the far better than aver-sonality
are considered, "A Wilde age acting ability of this duo."
Evening" offers a "lively, chron­ological"
presentation of the wit
and wisdom of G. B. Shaw and
Oscar Wilde. The drawing room
brand of humor that saturates
this "glittering ensemble" has ap­pealed
to audiences from its suc­cessful
opening.
The talents of Mayo Loiseau
are enhanced by the doubly
talented member of the team, Mr.
Richard Gray. With an "authentic
English accent" Gray swiftly car­ries
the three act presentation to
a conclusion , constructed on
Shaw's farewell television address
on the occasion of his 90th birth­day.
Critics across the continent
have raved about the ''pleasing
voices and impeccable diction, as
Students will find this presenta­tion
enjoyable and within the
reach of most college budgets.
Mr. James Byrd has two hundred
and fifty seats available to stu­dents
at the token price of one
dollar. Since this production is
being imported to the campus
previous to its New York opening,
it would behoove each student to
sample this unusual attraction.
The continuance of such attrac­tions
depends upon a hearty re­sponse
from students, seeing that
success or failure of an event is
always based upon some aspect
of financial reward or defeat. Mr.
James Byrd and Belknap Theater
deserve more than passive praise,
and a full house is the best in-dication
of appreciation.
attributed to a particular speaker.
The conference delegates then
T'b•ed Dance proceeded to outline the foreign
• , policy objectives of the Kennedy
Administration, complete with il-
,.,0 Be ueld lustrations of past and possible
~ I fl~ future achievements. A rapid
crisis-hopping jaunt followed At ~~ Cl (Continued on page 8)
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The Thoroughbred will hold its ~ I
annual Thoroughbred Dance Fri- I tfl'?/ I
day, January 11, 1963, from nine ! ,.,~ 1
to one o'clock in the Cohtinental ~ T 11
Ballroom of the Henry Clay ~ ~-AA~~~AA f.{
Hotel. Dance Chairmen are I "?"~ W
negotiating with Bo Diddly and I W
his entourage to provide the spark )'j T ll t de t 1 lt 11
for a lively evening. Tickets go ~ 0 a 8 u n s, acu Y R
on sale January 3, 1963. ~ and staff members of tke U! . ! University, Mrs. Davidson =
Mr. and Miss To Be Chosen ~ and I would like to wish a R
Elections for Mr. Thoroughbred
will be held from nine to four
o'clock, Monday, January 7. The
pictures of these candidates will
be prominently displayed at the
polls. Only full-time women stu­dents
presenting I. D. Cards will
be eligible to vote. The selection
of Miss Thoroughbred will be
made by the Powers modeling
agency on the basis of pictures
and measurements submitted by
the candidates. The results of
both contests will be forwarded
to the Dean's office to be an­nounced
the evening of the dance.
~ merry Christma8 to each of I J you personally and are ask- ~ ! ing The Cardinal to convey ti
our warmest greetings to R ! you. JIVhile peace on earth I
J1 seems as ephemeral as ever, 1 we sincerely hope that this 11
~ Christmastide will bring to =
~ your hearts the happiness, R J pea.ce and hope that make all ~ ! things possible. I
~ PHILIP D. DAVIDSON I
J President 1
J University of Louisville 1
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Rostow explained that it was
vital to the United States' success
in world leadership that U.S. stand
up to the Soviet Union enroach­ment
in Cuba. "In boxing or in
history, if the tide goes against
you and you fail to reverse it
at once, it will go more and more
swiftly."
Rostow said that the . Chinese
Great Leap Forward bas failed
and that Chinese Communism has
proven itself " ... not only in­h
u m a n e, but technologically
foolish." China's rulers have
failed, he stated, to make China
a great power in the 1960.
In reply to questions from the
audience, Rostow reminded stu­dents
that the Berlin wall was
built "10 yards back." The ques­tion
remained, therefore, whether
or not the U. S. is willing to go
to war to liberate Eastern Eu-rope.
The idea that some simple
gesture could have prevented the
wall's construction is false, ac­cording
to Rostow.