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Monday, June 11, 1973
University Daily Kansan
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speed up the flow of funds from the federal government to local governments.
Dole praised the citizens of Lawrence for their efforts in achieving a beautiful central business district, despite the slow cooperation of the federal government.
"It is important that we have had cooperation between the federal government and the City of Lawrence, but there is no doubt about where the credit goes."
DOLLE SEMEED proud that the effort was launched locally and said, "that is the way it should be." He stressed that concept as the goal of revenue sharing and that he believed that the new revenue sharing plan and the new revenue sharing plan that Congress will be considering soon.
"A strong central business district is important to the entire community." Mayor Hambleton said that if the downtown area becomes conveniently attractive, it would thrive.
She called the completion of Phase I of the urban renewal project only the beginning, and stressed the importance of continued work in order to improve city. Hambleton said that there were still problems with Phase II of the project, and close cooperation would be necessary to complete it.
AFTER THE luncheon, Hambleton led
the 175 persons attending to the corner of Ninth and Massachusetts streets where she cut a red ribbon stretched across the street. A few days later, the downstream urban renewal project.
As early as 1960, the Chamber of Commerce realized the importance of maintaining an attractive and modern central location in an effort to enlist in the aid of citizens, and in 1966, three urban designers drew up a $1.74 million plan, but no federal funds were provided.
More planning was undertaken in 1967, and in 1989 another application for federal funds was made, but again, no funds were available. In 1970, application for funds was again made, and on June 23, 1971, it was approved. By January 20, 1972, finally had the federal backtrack, it needed
The Downtown Lawrence Association began its weekend festivities Friday night with a dance in the parking lot of the First National Bank.
The improvement project started on June 6, 1972. The total cost of Phase I of the project was approximately $1,050,000. A Federal Neighborhood Development Program grant provided $550,000. Phase I included the zig-zag park stalls and street lamps along the 700 through 1000 blocks of Massachusetts Street.
Jerry Is Trapped into Telling Who He Is
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By ZAHID IQBAL
Kansan Associate Editor
"It is my room, you know," I informed him, as I bent over and picked up the clippings. "Anyway, there's no paper tomorrow and that's why I'm home early."
The newsroom, for most newspapermen, is their home, in more ways than one. The other place I called home until recently has just become a place to stager into at three minutes before returning to the hundred minutes of sleep before going to the newsroom for more punishment.
"No paper tomorrow!" Jerry seemed unusually perturbed. "What'll I do for
'What are you doing here? he blurted out helplessly.
But last Thursday I got home early, around midnight, and surprised Jerry in the middle of a catap. He let out a yelp, tried vain to conceal what appeared to be clippings from the Kansan for the past couple of days, and turned on me instead.
"Oh, there's TV, the local paper, the Kansas City paper..."
Another conversation with the friendly cat; he promises to tell some exciting tales.
"But you don't have TV and you don't take any of the papers," he protested.
"Oh, come on Jerry," I told him. "You're only a cat, what can there be in the news for
When he spoke, it was with calm dignity.
Jerry's whiskers twitched as he drew himself to his full height of 24 inches and put on his spectacles. He didn't have to say anything. The rebuke in his glance was alone enough to make me feel sorry about him. "Don't tell him," there are cats: I reached over, took Jerry's paw, and was gratified that he slowly withdrew his claws and stopped bristling.
caught him. "It is better to be the head of a room than the tail of a fox," he said. "Specially if someone's trying to chop off the tail. And that's why I'm here, in this hole of room that you call a home, cut off from most news of who is doing what to whom."
Union to Present Petition to City
Firemen Seek Equality in Salary
By MICHAEL HOSTETLER
Kansan Staff Writer
Members of the local firefighters union plan to present a petition requesting a "joint and equal pay scale" for policemen in the City Commission sometime this week.
Alvin Samuels, president of local 1596, said that he was confident that the firemen already had more than enough signatures to force a referendum on the issue.
The petition is the result of two months of door to door canvassing by union members and supporters. Samuels said that the union had received excellent response from the community and that about 90 per cent of those asked to sign the petition did so.
THE DISPLEE between the firemen and the city began on Jan. 16 of this year when the firefighters, who were still in training,
wage increase for beginning policemen, but only a 5 per cent increase for firemen. A total of forty-nine of the city's 62 firemen were killed in the early days of work slow down of an emergency duties.
When city manager Buford Watson threatened to take disciplinary action against the firemen participating in the raid, the union members voted to stop the slow down.
AFTER the firemen stopped their work slow down the Ladies Auxiliary of Local Fire Brigade and gathered signatures on a petition supporting parity for firemen and policemen. The Ladies Auxiliary filed their petition with the police commission accepted it without comment.
That petition was not legally binding on the City Commission, however, and on
March 27 the union announced plans for a petition that would force the commission to let the citizens of Lawrence decide the issue in a referendum vote.
Although he hopes the commission will allow a referendum, Samuels said that there was a possibility that the city commission may take immediate action of its own.
If the commission does not approve the petition within 20 days after its submission, a referendum will automatically be presented to the people. Samuels is confident that the people of Lawrence would approve the referendum, and he said that he would have a more meaningful and long-lasting impact if decided by the people.
WATSON SAID that he believed that there was no basis for firemen and
Watson also said that he believed it was easier for firemen to get second jobs because of the work schedule of three days on and three days off.
policemen to receive the same pay. The duties are dissimilar and it is easier for the city to recruit firemen, and he believes that justifies some pay disparity.
Samuels said that he saw the dispute as being more of a political one. He said that the parity would benefit the police as much as the firemen.
Pastor Explores New Methods Of Worship in Special Services
IN 1970, Watson introduced the concept of pay parity. But in an "anti-fireman" move, he and the commission lowered the firemen's pay, and Samuels believes the same thing could happen to the policemen in the future.
Kansan Staff Writer
By KATHY HODAK
Kansas Stell Writer
"Un-Sunday" services, although unusual and untraditional, are not unthought or untried at University Lutheran Church, 15th and Iowa streets.
The person who presides over the "Un-Sunday" services, which occur every Monday night at 8:30 is Pastor Donald Conrad, a graduate of Augustana Seminary in Rock Island, III, and pastor at University Lutheran Church.
through and put together subsequent services.
A pastor Conrad's method is to prepare a sermon so that in three sentences he can say all of it.
"ABOUT THE only thing that ruled out
is the red hymn, the regular hymn book of
Renaissance music."
"WITH 20 people, you don't have to lecture them," he said.
Dance forms, interpretive or dramatic readings, impromptu hymns, jazz and
A firm believer in the group process, Pastor Conrad allows his sermons to evolve in whatever direction the congregation wishes, through shared reflection. His sentences are presented only to prompt ideas.
"I's a very frequent experience at the coffee period afterward," Conrad said, smiling. "I love it."
Conrad has worked for five years to give his congregation the opportunity to explore new approaches to worship. During the school year, the 10 a.m. service provided that opportunity, which the "Un-Sunday" services offer during the summer.
"An awful lot of people don't want to do anything different when they get to worship. And that's not what we're offering. That's what is being offered everywhere else and they can go there."
motion picture shorts have been incorporated into worship services. Conrad said that, although he was in an experimental worship setting all of the time, there was no such thing as "experimental" worship.
"You can't experiment with worshiping. You worship or you don't. But you can use materials experimentally for worship," Conrad said.
NEW IDEAS for worship, like Conrad's sermons, evolve from the congregation during informal gatherings that follow the service. Week by week, themes for worship are developed by those people, most students, who are willing to help think
this', or 'we wish we could do something else'. So people have shaped and do shape things.
Samuels attributed city opposition to firemen to the fact that the firemen were the only group of city employees that are organized. He said that the city was determined to keep the two departments apart and unorganized.
The idea for "Un-Sunday" services emerged from such a gathering when children were going to be done during the summer. Church members who will be away for weekends during summer months have the opportunity to worship with community or friends at Congregational Church, Cornish Side.
COMMUNITY AND reflection upon the word of God within the context of the contemporary situation are essential to worship, according to Conrad. No matter how unconventional the "Un-Sunday" services are between these elements will remain constant.
Lawrence has grown to include 21 parks with a total of about 240 acres. Among these parks there are 13 baseball diamonds, 5 golf courses and 6 tennis courts located at school sites, a one-mile jogging course, a swimming pool and three horse rides. The park sponsors a variety of summer activities.
Lawrence Parks Provide Recreation For All Ages
The first of June marked the beginning of an active summer for residents of Lawrence who take advantage of the many opportunities by the Parks and Recreation Department.
Programs for children include neighborhood playgrounds, nature studies, daycare centers, and tutoring.
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ANY CHILD from kindergarten through junior high age is eligible to take part in the creative instruction, which comprises charcoal, chalk, watercolors, modeling, copper enameling, graphic art and art appreciation in a studio atmosphere.
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The pool sponsors swim instructions, competitive swimming, aquatic programs and public swimming hours for area residents. General admission for children under 12 is 30 cents and for adults is 60 cents. Ticket booklets are available.
**A IN CITY commission meeting on Feb. 27, Samuel appeared before the commission with commission candidate William J. Hodgson along with a wording of the employee manual to allow city employees to speak as individuals to city commissioners, to allow city employees to participate actively in political campaigns, to endorse candidates for city commission.
Samuels cited the city commission's change in the City Employee Personnel Manual as an example of the city's opposition to the firemen's union.
The city commission changed the working of the employee manual somewhat, but employees are still not allowed to discuss job matters directly with city commissions or to endorse candidates for city commissioner or participate in the campaign.
Those who are unfavorable to this type of service probably don't come back, Conrad said, and they don't hang around afterward to tell him.
program, begun in the late 1920's by Maud Ellsworth- Art Studio.
A series of band concerts under the direction of William Kelly, KU registrar, will be held at 8 p.m. on June 13, 20, and 27 at the Bandstand in South Park.
Adults and children are encouraged to take part in classes such as ceramics, bridge, guitar, oil painting, charcoal drawing, woodblock cutting, linoleum printing, watercolor painting and skimming.
Interested persons should call Kathy
bode, director of the South Park Recreation
Center in New York. (718) 369-2000.
Fees for these programs range from $5 to 10 and in some cases the cost of the program is included.
The City Commission claims that these clauses restricts the political activity of the city government and employees. The commission and the city manager believe that the rules protect employees from a spoils system that might arise if the rules were struck from the ground.
Not all who attend University Lutheran Church are Lutherans. During his five years of involvement in contemporary worship, Conrad has met many students of other religious beliefs who attended his services regularly.
Samuelts said that this was "strictly illegal" and a violation of the city employees' civil rights. The firemen are on their law on this matter at the present time.
THE MUNICIPAL Swimming Pool at 4b and Kentucky streets is open from May 26 to
The band will also play July 4 at the Stadium for the Jaycees Memorial Firefighters
SAMUELS SAID that the loss of pay pahay was a blow to the morale and the pride of the Lawrence firefighters. He said that the men were still doing the best job possible in situations, but the officers were having to push the man a little harder around the station.
Even a Jewish girl could be found among the congregation last year. When Maudley Winters arrived, she prepared a Passover meal for the congregation. That evening her mother telephoned to ask whether she was capable of attending. "Yes, Mother," she said. "In fact, I'm
Samuels said that the men had lost pride in their duties around the station.
"Yes, Mother," she said. "In fact, I'm leading it."
"There are few men left who are still proud to be firemen," he said.
But she didn't say where.
The wage scale for firemen ranges from $57 to $714, while that of a police patrolman ranges from $587 to $750. Although the pay scale of police detectives and fire training officers is the same, that of a police lieutenant is 130% to $1650 while an assistant officer is 120% to $1500. The receives wages range from $780 to $1030. The pay of the fire chief ranges from $900 to $1400 and the police chief's wage ranges from $1200 to $1600.
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I can take offense when I want to, and I did.
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"In Washington, I consorted with the cream of the nation—which incidentally is the only place you'll find it—and saw this woman in the room. You are proud of, being made. From that," he turned round and surveyed the room contemptuously, "to this. He almost spat out at me."
Have you seen a cat blanch? Jerry did. He practically turned white all over, and I had to get him out.
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"So that's what you did in Washington, did you? What were you—President Nixon's cousin?"
"Okay, you can take me away; I should have known you were working for Them." He held both hands out, as if waiting to be placed on them, and turned his face away.
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I just stared at him with my jaw open. All the things Jerry had said since he adopted me, she had told me.
"Jerry," I said, disbelief in my voice,
"don't tell me you really are President
Nixon."
The utter surprise in my voice must have reassured him. He turned back to me, dropped his hands sheepishly to his sides and grinned.
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"I guess you're not one of Them after all, so it's okay for you to know: yes, I am His cat. And until recently, that was a perfectly legitimate and respectable thing to be."
"Oh it still is, it still is," I hastened to assure him. "I can't believe I have such an illustrious guest. But tell, me Jerry, who They are, why they out to get you, why are you here in the first place—this is all so confusing."
Jerry joked sagely, came up to my side, and patted my hand. "One question at a time," he said, "is this is particularly bad year for those who make other people's business their own. But in good time you shall know all, I Jerry, the hard time Cat House can tell you."
"Tonight?" I begged.
"Later, much, much later," Jerry answered importantly. "But if you are good, earlier. Or even much, much earlier. Who knows, perhaps even tomorrow."
"But Jerry, I have a Right To Know," I protested, having read the phrase in some book. "I am very afraid."
"Goodnight, Jerry," I said as I put out my light." I guess we can talk tomorrow."
I have been told some things I say are funny, but this really broke him up. He was still giggling helplessly when we retreated and hadn't having said nothing in the meantime at all.
Two seconds later his even more filled the room with the constancy of a busy telephone line.
Parks Authority Names Perry As Possible State Resort Site
Local Jail Facility To Be Dinner Topic
Awareness of the fay Jerry was doing me in
aware at all the atk. I answered 'okay'
in awareness at all the atk.
"Maybe," answered Jerry. "Mind you, I'm not concealing anything from you—after all, I eat your food. But what I am telling you when to tell, what to tell and so on. Okay?"
The Lawrence League of Women Voters will hold a dinner tonight at Plymouth Congregational Church. Forrest Swail, the executive welfare, will discuss the recommendations for the Dallas County Committee on Correctional Services and Jail Facilities.
Perry Reservoir has been selected as a
site for the state Parks and Resources Authority,
and a permanent facility.
Perry is one of 11 Kansas reservoirs included in a Parks and Resources feasibility study which was authorized by the 1973 Kansas Legislature.
The authority is expected to choose the firm that will make the study this week. The firm must be again sometime in a take preliminary exam before it sites narrowing the choice to three for a more
Fred DeVictor, assistant director of the Lawrence Parks and Recruitment Department, said that the advantages of having a resort are that it provides the resort would bring in tourism trade.
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Potential sites besides Perry Reservoir are Cedar Bluff, Cheney, Ehlor Danilo, Erc Kanapolis, Melvern, Milford, Pomona, Tuttle Creek and Wilson reservoirs.
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