Wednesdav. July 24, 1974
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Blacks have registered gains in education and elective office, but their economic situation has deteriorated, the government reported.
In the latest Census Bureau annual report on the social and economic status of America's blacks, the gains in education were reflected in a higher number of blacks earning high school degrees and attending college.
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THE TOPEKA ARMY RESERVE BAND will play at South Park at 8 tonight.
AUDITIONS for a Meadle Hall production of a satire on "The Mummy" will be at 7:30 p.m. in Meadle Hall, 92% of Massachusetts St., above Jenkins Music Company. Adult actors, designers and technicians are needed. The play will open in late August.
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS EDUCATIONAL PLACEMENT BUREAU opened its new offices Monday on the second floor of the south wing of Carruth-O'Leary Hall. Offices were formerly in Bailey Hall.
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SIGMA TAU and Tau Beta P1, national engineering honorary fraternities, were merged this spring after efforts dating back to 1928. Instrumental in achieving the merger was George W. Forman, chairman of the department of mechanical engineering and member of both fraternities.
JOSEPH T. COLLINS, vertebrate preparator of the Museum of Natural History, was guest speaker at a symposium at the University of Louisville on July 18 and 20. He spoke on "Problems in Kentucky Herpetology."
Black college enrollment of 684,000 in 1978 represented a 31 per cent increase over that of 1970 and a 41 per cent increase over that of 1967. The report said.
In the 20 to 24 age group last year, 70 per cent of black men and 72 per cent of black women were high school graduates. The 25 to 34 age group had 61 per cent, respectively, three years ago.
Eight-five per cent of white men and women in the same age group finished high school in 1973, an increase of 2 per cent over three years, according to the bureau.
The agency said a survey conducted with the Joint Center for Political Studies showed 2,991 blacks holding public office in 45 states and the District of Columbia as of Last March. This represented an increase of 61 per cent over 1870.
Ironically, the report showed blacks were best off economically in relation to whites during the recession years of 1969 and 1970, when their median income was 61 per cent of that of whites—a steady advance from 52 per cent in 1959.
However the income ratio was reported to have dropped since 1970 to 58 per cent last year. The black median family income in 1973 was $7.269. It was $12.585 for whites.
Black unemployment in relation to whites has increased since 1970 and 1971, when for every 10 whites unemployed there were 18 unemployed blacks. Last year there were 21 unemployed blacks for every 10 unemployed whites, the report said.
The loss of power on the city's high-level water pump put Lawrence in a crisis situation yesterday, according to Buford Watson, city manager.
The pump, which broke down at 12:35 p.m. yesterday, supplies seven million gallons of water to Lawrence each day, about half of the city's usual daily water consumption. One hour after the pump's breakdown, the Oread water tanks of the city's dumpus had already been drained, said Dennis Kallsen, assistant city manager.
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WATSON MADE the announcement of the breakdown at a city commission meeting and asked that the public cut out all water uses that were not absolutely necessary. The commission also tend to use large amounts of water were asked to reduce their use of water, he said.
"We just have to hope we don't have a big fire," Watson said.
City water pressure dropped to such a low point that even after repairs were made late yesterday, it will take at least two days of repair. City water back to a level of safety, Watson said.
"We didn't think we'd have to ration water in spite of the weather situation up to this point." Watson said. "Every night until morning, we would amount of water we used during the day."
Earlier, city and county commissioners met to discuss the effects of delayed bedrock drilling on a November bond issue for the Kansas River Bridge.
Local Water Pump Breaks Down
Finnie and Turnipseed Consulting Engineers of Topeka explained that geologists were having trouble getting a barge to use while measuring the bedrock in Bedrock measurements are needed to estimate what the total cost of the bridge will be.
COMMISSIONERS INSTRUCTED the engineers to prepare an estimate of the bridge cost based on their present estimates and the bond they are likely to ballot in the November general election.
In their regular weekly meeting, commissioners also approved approximately 60 acres of land located on the north side of E.11th Street as the site for the disposal of sludge. The area will be used for the secondary treatment of sewage.
Scheduled to be finished in 1976, the treatment plant will dispose of 5,000 pounds
Jack Robinson, a consulting engineer with the Black and Vee Co. of Kansas City, reported to commissioners that the State Department of Health and the Envigation Agency were pleased to see Lawrence getting a new treatment plant for sewage.
Lawrence and Manhattan are the first two Kansas cities to get such a facility. Cities such as Dallas and Boulevard, Colo., are quite pleased with it, Robinson said.
A request that the city clean the storm drain at 2nd and Arkansas streets brought up the question of the city's responsibility in this area.
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Farmers are also worried about the lack of water, said Eben Farley, director of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee.
"We need water," he said, "and we need it badly."
Farley has an unpromising report on agricultural developments in the county: corn and milo are deteriorating; in some areas irrigation is not polluted, but no ears are on the stalks; the
SenEx, 2 Administrators Discuss KU Governance
The Senate Executive Committee (SenEx) met yesterday in a closed session to discuss the relationship between the University governance and administration.
James Seaver, chairman of SenEx and professor of western civilization, said the two and a half hour meeting was closed at the request of one of the SepEx numbers.
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Chancellor Archie Dykes and Executive Vice Chancellor Del Shankel met with Senko to discuss a number of matters, including the need for specific matters that the group discussed.
The report was submitted at the request of the chancellor.
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"It was done just for my own knowledge," Dykes said.
The Kansas University Athletic Corporation (KUAC) has submitted a report to Chancellor Archie R. Dykes that lists the fringe benefits that some KUAC employees receive from their positions, Dykes said yesterday.
"The report mostly covers things like the cars, as was mentioned in the Kansas anthology."
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Dykes had his request for the report wasn't in response to any suspicion of wrongdoing by KUAC coaches or administrators.
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Dykes' reference was to a story that appeared in the Kansan on July 18. The story reported that 16 Kansas automobile companies used by KUAC coaches and administrators
alfafla won't grow back without moisture;
soybeans are in serious trouble without
water.
He said Keith Welmer, professor of business and recently resigned auditor for the Kansas Legislature, would examine similar arrangements in the future within the University to see whether they compiled with state regulations.
"WESURE DON'T NEED any more days like last Sunday," he said.
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Yesterday, water pressure was barely a trickle on the top floors of Olivet Hall, and the airconditioner, which is run on water, off, according to Bill Kirk, resident director.
Individuals, not only the environment, are suffering through the water shortage.
Most of the discussion centered on clarifying the relationship between the University governance system and the administration, he said.
Seaver did say that the group discussed the recent formation of ad hoc committees by the researchers.
Seaver said Dykes and Shankel agreed to meet with SenEx once a month in addition to a weekly meeting with the chairman and vice chairman of SenEx. The meetings should help to facilitate communication between administration and governance system, he said.
Dykes and Seaver said yesterday's meeting was useful and helpful.
"I understand the city manager has asked that the dormitories shut down their air-conditioning units, and also all large institutions and companies in Lawrence," he said.
Richard Paxson, vice chairman of SenEx and Baxter Springs graduate student, said he was satisfied with the meeting. He said he didn't think the disagreement over the appointment of ad hoc committees would arise again.
An employee of the Independent Laundry and Dry Cleaners said it was closing for
"THE POLICE CAM BY AND asked us not to use the water," she said. "I guess all the laundromats are closing for awhile." that does everything do when it gets so hot!
--seems to follow a pattern of this sort. The desert Southwest has already experienced somewhat of a drought for several years now."
They go inside and turn on their air-conditioners, a said a spokesman for the Kansas Power and Light Co. All the stations are loaded to capacity at the present time, making it the highest load ever carried in Lawrence.
The only major problem faced is independent transformers burning out, the spokesman said, although they are running from the station transformers to keep them cool.
"A new 20-year dry cycle is supposed to be started this year," he said. "Weather
Echoing a familiar sentiment, he said,
"We need rain."
--seems to follow a pattern of this sort. The desert Southwest has already experienced somewhat of a drought for several years now."
We may need rain, but chances of getting it are fairly slim, according to Rodger Standfald, University of Kansas weather observer.
STANDFAT SAID low pressures in the upper atmosphere that cause rain are located above the northern states. In the last few weeks, these low pressure areas have stayed very far north, and this situation could go on for several months he said.
“There sure doesn't seem to be any of these areas coming down this way,” he said. “If anything, we might have a thundershow, which would just make things steaming. I wish I could say something better than that.”
Standfast said he didn't anticipate anything like the Bowl of Blood for the 30s for Michael Johnson.
"That was due largely to poor agricultural management which has improved immeasurably in present times," he said.
However, if it remains incredibly dry this summer with a mild winter and another dry summer next year, there's no telling what we might be in for, Standfast said.
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Commissioner Nancy Hambleton said she was not sure whether it was a preventive maintenance problem for the city or the responsibility of the property owner.
The commissioners authorized the staff to clean the drain at 2nd and Arkansas streets, and in conjunction with this problem, Public Works Director George Williams and City Council members were instructed to determine the responsibilities and liabilities of the city in this area.
Williams said that if drainage cleanings
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Watson said an alternative to the problem would be to take care of drains as the city does weeds and other public nuisances—by notifying property owners and then charging them when the city was forced to take care of the problem.
on private property were made a pence to the city, it would probably cause some
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