TRACE UW'S CONTRIBUTION TO DEFENSE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000300460026-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 9, 1998
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: February 8, 1955
• Content Type: NSPR

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KENOSHA (Wisc.) NEWS
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Trace UW's
Contribution
To Defense
guests.
A former o fie
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colonel and in_telli
speaker iscusseT1Tie UW con lie contirlugd.
tributiops to science and engi s Behind the scenes at the Uni-
i neering and the ROTC and the versity are many experts who
behind the scenes work with m worked with OSS and have'
telligencc. i+ helped the CIA. Such men in-
PYR *Ting to the National e -de 'T a` a1 win, a bacte-
Science Foundation, the Rus- rtologipt, and Dr. Farrington j
sian.s have been producing five Daniels, an expert on nuclear
engineers and scientists to our, fission,
four, Luberg pointed out.
Training of engineers, scien-#r Sys Important Role
Lists and technicians is an im m, "Thus the University has an
portant function of the univer 1 important role in preparing
sity, where engineering enroll- trained personnel for their part
ment has increased 20 per cent.., in what we hope will be the
,t!)f the 70,000 persons taking UW prevention of war," Luberg
pointed out.
correspondence- courses, many
will become technicians and He explained that the Univer-
many are members of the Armed sits` budget is ' currently being
Forces, he, added. prepared for consideration by
high PhD Rating the legislature. Cuts of $700,-
000 were made by the governor;
The UW grants the third and his staff recently, and on
highest number of PhDs of any Feb. 22, the university will pre-
such institution in the nation. sent its budget to the legisla-
"Only time will tell if we ture's joint finance committee.
match or exceed the Russians Part of the budget will go for
in the .quality of our technical expansion to meet the needs
training " Luberg commented. of the future when children cur-
OSS sOffice of Strategic Serv rently crowding grade schools
ices) tit aid was scuhe by the reach college age.
f r "`be' its :i enc3? Raymond Holton, president of
agency has ~nyoyw~t ecn con- the. Alumni i n t r o d u c e d the
solidatec by a ten " Redell speaker. Mrs. Jean Hawkins,
Snit , Cr riM ence vice president, was in charge
gro ps nuto the i 1-al 'rn`tclli- of the dinner arrangements.
genre' igene George Molinaro, Kenosha as
e niversit of 'NN '110 n en n ie an impo -
1 ~ `=1Q T ~, eTcnn was dc
,'entry. and geograplier who knew
scribed by LeRoy Luberg at the; the coastline of Japan performed
Ugh Alumni Founder's 44~'important services for OSS.
banquet last n}gfit. CIA was right in its pre
Assistant to President E. B diction what"Would happen
Fred, Luberg was the guest?din hdo C ria," Luberg said
speaker at the annual event held "Today's question is- Formosa.
at Oage Thomsotn's and attends We hope they have the right an-
ed by 75 alumni and them swer to this one."
? He sci?n ed some _ of his per semblyman, and Ed Gibson, .
sonal experiences in OSS and ? Madison, Wisconsin Alumni As-
pointed ' out "that intelligence " sociation field director, were
work is not all "cloak and dag-special guests.
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r_ in the OS; intelligence ssivices come from
a ""lieu ena"nt. undergraduate volunteers at the
epee officer" Unniversity, which helps train
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