Friday, November 7, 1975
University Daily Kansan
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KU urged to check fueling costs
Bv MARY ANN DAUGHERTY
TOPEKA- Warning has come from one Kansas official that the University of Kansas has allowed a garbage-fueled stove without first being "its serious financial ramifications."
Melville Gray, director of environment of the State Department of Health and Environment, said yesterday that the plan will be尽可能 feasible for the University to operate.
KU administrators have recently discussed the possibility of building such a plant, which would burn trash from the surrounding area to produce steam.
The Kansas Board of Regents is expected this month to consider a proposal to fund an engineering consultant to study the project feasibility.
Speaking at a DHE press conference at Forbes Air Force Base, Gray said that conversion equipment was so costly that companies or industries could afford to use it.
"There have been large companies make surveys of conversion of solid wastes to electrical energy, he said. "To date, information on the conversion of solid waste to make the svstyp (usable),
Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor.
said "our engineers who we've looked at it (the proposal) carefully, tell us it is feasible. We would certainly check it out carefully, before going ahead with any plans."
Max Lacas, chairman of KU's Energy Task Force, has estimated that the plant will be able to produce 100MW.
Several large industries, including General Motors, .com, have built a conversion plant in Boston, Gray said. The plant is one ton of garbage that is collected, he said.
Land is scarce in the East, Gray said, so people accept alternatives to garbage dumping, which could be done more cheaply.
However, Gray said he doubted if people could afford the pay $12 for each ten of the bagpipes collected.
A plant similar to the one KU administrates are considering is used at Iowa.
"It's been a hit-or-miss operation," Gray said.
Gray estimated that garbage from more than 250,000 people was needed daily to make the Boston system feasible. ATKU, he added, would have more than 70,000 people would be needed.
Lucas has said that the KU plant could operate on 140 tons of garbage a day.
William Smith, dean of the School of Engineering, has estimated that 100-120
Three years ago, Gray said, Union Electric, a St. Louis utility, received a federal grant to study the possibility of converting trash into electricity. The company would benefit, he added, and the company invested $7 million into a converter and power plant.
tons of garbage could be collected from Lawrence daily. He has said that Douglas and Jefferson counties might donate their trash to the project.
However, Union Electric is receiving $12 for each ton of garbage it collects from the entire St. Louis metropolitan area, Gray said.
"D'tmme not to disre KU's a attempt," he said, "But this has to be looked at."
Gray said DHE' had been consulted in the preliminary planning of the KU plant.
He said, however, that the system would require air pollution controls and a modification in the county's solid-waste landfill to allow waste ash to be burned in the Lawrence landfill.
If the plant is built, he said, DHE officials will have to inspect air pollution controls to be sure that they meet emission standards set by the federal government.
Smith has suggested that an electrostatic precipitator, a device that picks up electrified waste particles, be used to control air pollution.
A ruling on whether University of Kansas governance bodies and Student Senate-funded organizations fall under the Kansas Board of Education selected soon from Atty. Gen. Curtis Schneider.
Rolfs awaits open meeting ruling
Ed Rolfs, student body president, said yesterday that he had written a letter to Schneider Oct. 30, requesting a ruling on whether organizations funded by the Student Senate come under the Kansas Open Meetings Law.
He said he also asked whether University governance organizations fell under the law in the United States.
Rolls said he received confirmation in the mail that his request had been sent to the bank.
University groups make their own policies at KU. Wereas most groups have chosen to comply with guidelines in the open meetings law, none is required to do so.
The law states in part that meetings and business transactions by legislative and administrative bodies and agencies that receive or are supported by public funds shall be open to the public and shall take no binding action by secret ballot.
Rolfs sent his request to Schneider because of questions about whether funds such as salaries for members of University staff were sufficient for partial support. If they were, groups such as
Accusations . . .
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council would allow representatives to discuss city employer problems with the city government.
Sammels said the council wouldn't allow
Polo...
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have to be big and muscular to play. Some of the smaller players are ever faster
Voorbees that pole was a popular sport in the East and in other colleges in the country. Texas A&M and Oklahoma State are all major schools almost every school in the East has a team.
Although KU doesn't have a pole club or team, Ela Thurston, 1503 Stratford Road, said that she hoped there might be a team in the near future. If they keep playing and promoting the game, one of these days they just might have a team, she said.
"Unlike any other ball game you have this entity of being on a horse and still trying to score a goal," Blades said. "Sometimes the horse is unpredictable and you don't know what it's going to do. That makes things that much more interesting."
All of the players said that they liked the game. A player a completely different type of player played.
Phil Bollander, a sanitation worker, said that since the city commission had refused recognition to the association, members of the association had been subjected to abusive remarks about their wives and blacklisting threats.
"They want to say they offered us a few crumbles," he said. "They may have offered us some."
the employees any more power than they now have.
"I don't want to mention any names because we have to work with these people."
association. He said the city employees had been asking for the changes in the prepared statement for months and nothing had been done.
After the association meeting, a group of 40 citizens decided to attempt to lobby the city commission to get it to reconsider its stance on the budget and association as a collective bargaining unit.
"We don't want any more of this swept under theug," he said. "We want all of this brought out. The big problem is when you see people they can't believe this is going on."
Norm Forer, associate professor of social welfare and adviser to the association, said the city commission had been trying to avoid the reasons for recognizing the
Among the citizens were David Katzman, associate professor history, and County Health Commissioner.
On Campus
Events ...
SUNDAY: THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION will meet at 3 and 7 p.m. in the Council Room of the Union. The UNIVERSITY SYMPHY ORCHESTRA will present its fall concert at 3:30 p.m. in the University Theatre. The SUA QUARTERBACK CLUB will meet at 7 p.m. in the Big Eight Room of the Union.
Thanks and appreciation to all our friends in Kansas and Missouri and surrounding areas for making our dances this semester so successful.
See you in January LAWRENCE GAY LIBERATION
TODAY, THE CENTRAL SLAVIC CONFERENCE will meet all day in the Kansas city mosaic STRONOMY OFFSET OPEN HOUSE will be at 8:30 n.m. in Lindley Observatory.
SATURDAY: NAZARENE STUDENTS will meet at 7 a.m. in the Union ballroom. A PALEONTOLOGICAL FIELD TRIP for children 18-2 years old will be from 9 a.m. to noon and will leave from the steps of Dyce Hall. A PLAY: Exploring, Expressing and Celebrating Ourselfs," will be from 1-5 p.m. in the Union Ballroom.
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Taco John's Appreciation Day Saturday, Nov. 8 ALL FOOD ITEMS ONLY 35 $
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APPLE SALAD A Tasty Turnip Filled with Cuttleweed, Melted Ginger AT PARMERIATES STONE
"I'm a county commissioner," Stoneback said, "but I wish I'd been a city commissioner who could help me organize it. I hope you stay in fighting. You'll be recognized someday."
Katzman, who teaches courses on the history of the labor movement, said the city commission had led the city employees to think that they would be recognized.
Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor,
said he thought it might be useful to have an
interpretation of the law as it applies to
governance bodies.
"The commission has not been representing the city but the wishes of the governors."
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