Friday, November 21, 1875
Landon remembers
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University Daffy Kansan
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and Landon's biographer, said recently that Landon ran for a pretty tight race by cutting off his left leg.
"THE MAN WAS SABSOLUTELY incorruptible," McCoy said, "which also helped him keep spending down. He was a man when it when it wasn't easy to be governor."
An employee in Landon's oil fields during the 1908s once attested to his fiscal thirst and integrity: "I wouldn't have to have a written paper from him on any proposition I know he'd see that I got every dime that went to me--but, my God, is he right!"
Although Landon has never sanctioned extravagant spending, he has pushed for new ideas and programs, both at home and on the international scene. He has favored better land use planning as an answer to some agricultural problems.
"I've been saying for years that we need to get the most out of our resources, especially land," he said. "Look at the amount of good agricultural land that has been absorbed by highways, filling stations and coffee shops."
"We have adequate farm lands now, but we are sure we will in the future? We need better planning and more conservation." He also favors the idea of federal energy research, such as Ford's proposal for a $100 billion energy research agency.
"New energy resources to replace fossil fuel are vital." Landon said. "Solar power, thermal power and others are a good many years off, but it's time to start working to break through to the use of additional energy sources.
"TM NOT WELL ENOUGH informed to know exactly how much investment is
needed, but it's obvious that no private company can afford it. This is a good example—where business and the lower levels of government can't do the job alone.
"The federal government should stay out of the energy business, though. There is a difference between research of new techniques and the supply and use of adequate energy. That should be left to business."
Landon also supports current Middle East policies, including the recent Egypt-Eurasian nonaggression agreement, which calls for Americans to monitor the countries' bor-
"It's a gamble," be said, "but what's the alternative? Another war? And if there is another war, I doubt that it will be confined to the Middle East. I can't see how there could be another war that wouldn't affect other nations.
"I have said we should have a detente with Russia and China for 20 years. I'm always in favor of talking things over. I think Secretary of State Kissinger's present effort to negotiate with Syria is a wise follow-up to the agreement Egypt and Iran made."
Landon has been one of the first to urge negotiations in almost every international situation, but he has also been skeptical of the United States' best interests of the countries involved.
When Nikita Khruschev, Russian premier, was being especially friendly toward the United States, London said that, although he "was willing to sleep in the apartment," he "will leave my wallet in my pants hanging over the back of a chair."
LANDON CONTINUES TO address the
Lawrence police receive more bicycle theft reports
Although there were fewer bicycle thefts reported to the KU Police Department in the first nine months of 1975 than in the first months of 1974, the number of bicycle thefts reported to the Lawrence Police Department increased this year.
There were 119 bicycle thefts reported to the campus police in 1974 and in 1975, 36
In 1974, the Lawrence police received 343 bicycle theft reports. This increased to 360 incidents.
14. Vernon Harrell of the Lawrence Police Department said last week that many of the stolen bicycles were recovered but the owners didn't claim them.
He said that about 150 to 200 unclaimed bicycles were sold by the police every year. Registering a bicycle doesn't deter thefts, but it helps in the recovery of stolen bicycles and proves ownership, according to Jan Hammer, assistant county attorney.
The problem is catching the theft and tracing unregistered bicycles, she said.
the most common way to steal a bicycle is to cut the chain, Hammer said. A bike can be lifted over a parking meter if it's chained to one, she said, and bikes that aren't chained to anything can be picked up without even cutting the chain.
The best advice for bike owners is to never leave their bicycles unattended, according to Kevin Kohl, manager of a local bicycle shop.
Some people leave a bike for 10 minutes and when they come back, it's gone. he said.
issues of the day, but he hasn't been actively involved in politics since 1948, the year he bowed out as leader of the Republican party. Although the 1976 Republican convention will be in Kansas City, Mo., a two-time Republican bookkeeper, Landon doesn't plan to attend.
Kohl said the shop sold a lock with every bicycle. There has been a greater volume of bicycle lock sales in the past year than ever since the shop sold fewer bicycles, he said.
George Latham, owner of another bicycle store, told lock was the best lock to use, to prevent theft.
Every strand of a cable must be cut or sawn to free the bike, he said, and a cable is resistant to the process of freezing which causes a metal chain lock to break.
"The ride isn't too far," he said, "but it's very exhilarating, and more exhausting, than they were before."
In 1972, Landon attended his first convention since 1948 when he went to Miami Beach to accept an unprecedented award from the Republican party.
"They had to invent a special award to get me to a convention," he said with a smile. "I appreciated the award, but I just went home early." Myally didn't get involved in the convention."
Although the excitement of a political convention may be too much for him, London loves horseback riding and the owner of some "stripper" oil wells and four radio stations.
"The press has always been fascinating to me," he said, "A lot of changes have taken place."
"my impression of the early papers is that one was almost as much a part of the editor's family as his wife and children. The editors aren't owned by their editors any more."
But all the changes, though, I think newspapers have just as much color as they did before. And there may be a little more influence because of the influence of television."
Landon's impressions of a changing America are being recorded for the Kansas Collection of Spencer Research Library. Every Wednesday, McCoy and George Griffin, Kansas Collection librarian, go to Toonek and interview Landon.
GRIFFTIN SAID, "We have about 12 hours of tapes already, and we hope to cover his entire event eventually. The tapes are being part of the Kansas Collection."
Landon, who earned his law degree in 1908, still keeps an eye on his alma mater—and especially on the football team. He shared the joy of other KU fans when the Jayhaws upset the University of Oklahoma. 23-3.
"I was going to go for a horseback ride, but I decided to listen to the game awhile," he said. "I thought the field for a field goal and I thought that was only the beginning. But then we scored a touchdown and I was excited. I just realized that I had to lose their lead, but they never did."
"I get too excited when I can in a crowd at a game, but I was too excited just listening to
"I finally got to my horse, but by then I only had time for half a ride!"
Governor, presidential candidate,
businessman, equestrian and political
observer—AIF Landon has led and continues
to lead a very full life.
For someone who was "buried" by
Franklin Koseveil in 1838, Aalf Landen is
known as the most famous of them.
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