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University Dally Kansan, July 18, 1981
News Briefs From United Press International
State provides disaster assistance
WASHINGTON-Sen. Robert Dole, R-Kan., said yesterday the Small Business Association will announce its approval for disaster assistance for businesses.
A spokeswoman for Dole's office said homeowners in the Lawrence area, hit by a killer tornado June 19, will be eligible for low interest rate loans to repaint or restore their property to its original condition.
The maximum amount each homeowner will be eligible for is $110,000 and the application for assistance must be made within 60 days of the declaration.
The spokeswoman said businesses may also apply for the assistance loans. There is a limitation of 60 percent of the total cost that it would take to bring the property back to its original condition if the business could obtain credit somewhere else.
If the business was unable to obtain credit elsewhere, the spokeswoman said it would be eligible for 100 percent assistance from the SBA.
Bill Hoch, press secretary for Gov. Carlin, said the governor is "very pleased that we received the SBA declaration."
"At the same time, we will continue our appeal for a presidential disaster declaration in Lawrence that would provide direct grant assistance to people who may not be able to qualify for the loan program," he said.
Israelis, Lebanese exchange fire
TEL AVIV, Israel--More than 150 rockets fired from Lebanon smashed into Israel towns and farming settlements yesterday.
The rockets killed three people and injured 23 in what the Israeli state-run-county network called the heaviest bombardment of its kind since the 1973 Middle East war.
Israeli gunners retaliated with a two-hour artillery barrage against Palestinian positions in southern Lebanon. A Lebanese police source said the Israeli shelling killed one person and wounded eight others in the Palestinian-held town of Nabativeh, eight miles north of the border.
The Israeli military command said three people were killed and eight injured in Nahariya, a resort town on the Mediterranean Sea. Five people were injured in Kiryat Shmona, 30 miles to the east.
Residents in Israeli settlements along the jagged 110-mile frontier with Lebanon hurried into bomb shelters, fearing further attacks.
Prime Minister Menachem Begin earlier renewed his pledge to end the threat of rocket attacks on the border settlements in northern Israel.
"Israel will continue attacking the Palestinians so that people at Kiryat Sham should stick to this front line. This is our goal and we will not abandon it," Begin said.
El Salvador to get housing funds
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador—U.S. Ambassador Deane Hinton has announced the United States will give El Salvador another 85.5 million to build low-cost homes "for persons who never have had the opportunity to own them."
In a ceremony Tuesday at the presidential palace, Hinton said the new gift boosted to $12 million the total U.S. aid for home construction and the "fortification" of the Central American nation's construction industry.
The housing aid is a small part of a multi-million dollar U.S. aid program that also includes $2 U.S. military advisers and $33 million in weapons and military equipment to help the junta battle leftist guerrillas.
The construction industry has been among the hardest hit by 19 months of virtual civil warfare that has left an estimated 22,000 people dead.
$1 million found on floor of CTA
CHICAGO—Mayer Jane M. Byrne yesterday said she ordered a surprise investigation at the Chicago Transit Authority counting house, where up to $1 million in uncounted dollar bills were piled on tables and littering the floor.
Officials visiting the counting plant Tuesday discovered an estimated $500,000 to $1 million in uncounted dollar bills "piled everywhere." Some had rolled onto the floor.
The transit authority's problems began last week when the CTA hiked fares to 90 cents a ride and 10 cents a transfer. The result was so many dollar bills that transit employees could not keep track of them.
was just a zoo. It was unbelievable," said James Maurer, director of the city's juvenile tropical investigations, which made the surprise visit to the CTA counting house.
"We're not charging theft," he said. "But if you can't steal from there you're not trying."
Police were standing 24-hour guard at the window-barred building yesterday and CTA security officers patrolled the area.
Byrne said two CTA board members were arranging to have the money picked up and deposited in the First National Bank of Chicago.
Disaster aid sought for California
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. yesterday asked President Reagan to declare California a major disaster area and called for federal aid to battle the rapid spread of the crop-eating Mediterranean fruit fly.
"The increasing magnitude of the infestation constitutes a disaster which is now beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of the counties of Alaamseda, Santa Clara and San Mateo," Brown wrote to the president.
He also asked the government for financial aid to help in the aerial spraying program against the pest, which spread outside a designated spray area yesterday.
"California faces the threat of an economic disaster of unprecedented proportions by the virtual shutdown of the state's $14 billion agricultural industry." Brown said.
Brown said the fruit fly, if it continues to spread, could lead to an overseas quarantine of all U.S. produce.
The aerial attack on the fruit fly stalled yesterday because of inadequate helicopter strength and charges of official bungling. This prompted new fears that the infestation would move into California's agricultural heartland.
"I want the president to share in all of this," Brown said. "This meddy is not localized by the boundaries of California. It is a national issue."
Farmers in the San Joaquin Valley hastened to begin building fumigation chambers and reconditioning old ones in case the fast-breeding insect breaks out of a coastal three-county quarantine area.
The fruit fly larva is capable of destroying 200 varieties of plant.
Script writers end 3-month strike
The writers guild voted Tuesday night to accept the four-year contract that raised minimum salaries and gave writers a share of the growing pay TV and home video market.
HOLLYWOOD-Script writers returned to their typewriters yesterday, ending a three-month strike that will delay the new fall television season.
Strike leader received a rounding ovation at the Hollywood Palladium as the writers celebrated a lucrative new deal.
"Obviously it's going to have to be staggered," said ABC spokesman Joe Maggio. "We never really announced anything but we're hoping that some shows can start on the 28th of September."
NBC's new chairman, Grant Tinker, said the network "may be behind the hacks" or rather others," as a result of the writers' strike and predicted a new NBC talent pool.
Network executives said the strike would result in the staggering or delay of new and returning shows this fall.
CBS also said its season would probably be delayed two weeks. Under the
Under the new agreement the writers will get 2 percent of producers' revenues for scripts written expressly for pay TV after production costs are recouped. Minimum salaries for various categories of programs were also increased.
By TIM ELMER Staff Reporter
Conservation improved Projects decrease KU energy consumption
Numerous KU energy conservation projects, both completed and on-going, have dramatically reduced energy consumption on campus, Richard A. O'Neill director of utility management for facilities operations, said recently.
The statistics on energy consumption at the University in the past eight years show the kind of progress that has been made, he said.
In 1973, the University had about 2.8 million square feet of building space on the main campus, Perkins said. In 1979, the university had about 4 million square feet of space.
"We have a little over 1 million more square feet of building space here at the University," he said, "but we are not using much more energy."
IN 1973 THE University consumed about 118,000 BTU's of gas and 13.65 kilowatts of electricity per square foot of space. In 1979 94,000 BTU's and 13.92 kilowatts per square foot per year were consumed, he said.
Although electrical consumption per square foot increased slightly, he said, lighting at the University is much better now.
The University produced about 334
and about 740 million pounds in 1972 and
about 750 million pounds in 1978.
"But you have to remember," he said, "that we are heating over 1 million pounds of coal."
THE REDUCTION OF energy consumption at the University is largely due to strict energy conservation stand- imposed by the state on new construction. We build buildings, Allen Wierchert, University director of facilities planning, said.
"The state requires energy impact statements for all new buildings and for all old buildings that are being renovated." he said.
Factors in the energy impact statement include the amount of insulation required in walls, ceilings and roofs, the efficiency of heating and cooling and the thermal efficiency of windows and other items, Wleckert said.
In informance with the new building standards, Wlechert said, "Over the past few years, as the University has new facilities and renovated old, obsolete buildings we decreased our energy consumption of the new and better facilities.
IN ADDITION TO building new facilities and upgrading old ones, the school has allocated funds for studies that will monitor the energy consumption of old buildings.
"We just received a $116,000 allocation from the Legislature to perform technical audits on a certain number of our old buildings on campus," Wiechert said. "We are looking to federal government to match those funds for conservation assistance program and the likelihood of getting it is pretty good."
buildings that have not been renovated and monitor the efficiency of the power plant that produces the steam for the heating system.
"The funds will be used to analyze building systems that we don't have, any information on. A very detailed analysis will be made on each of the buildings to determine what needs to be done to make it more energy efficient."
ABOUT $30,000 has been allocated for a study on the steam-generating power plant, he said.
Perkins said the Viron Corp., an energy auditing company from Kansas City, Mo., was doing the study.
"They go in to see how the place is piped, what kind of controls we have on the boilers, look at information on past consumption and try to derive from their figures how to make the boilers burn more efficiently." Perkins said.
"I am sure there will be things that can be done that will be energy efficient within three to five years and those are the kinds of things that would be done in long-range plan for energy conservation for the campus," Wiedert said.
Exactly what changes will be made as a result of the findings of the studies, Dr. Saini said, depends on how quickly proper improvements will pay for themselves.
AN EXAMPLE OF a project that will provide immediate conservation of energy for the University, Perkins said, is the insulation of steam lines that connect the power plant to the buildings on campus.
Last July, about $242,000 was installed of the steam lines. he said.
"I figure roughly that there is about a 15 percent loss of heat in the lines going through the tunnels to the different buildings on campus." Perkins said.
Insulation of the lines will reduce heat loss from the lines a great deal, he said.
In addition to studies being done on the energy efficiency of buildings and the power plant, Wiecht said, studies were conducted on alternative sources of energy.
In 1978, $200,000 was allocated to the University to study alternative sources of energy.
Studies were conducted on the feasibility of using coal, wood and trash for fuel in the power plant, he said.
THE LAST STUDY looked at the possibility of burning wood to heat the boilers or to process gas from the wood and to use that.
"We found that there was enough trash generated in Douglas County to allow the steam for the University for about a percent of the time." Wiechcirk said.
"We feel that there is enough waste wood within 150 miles of the University to campus most of the time except in peak hours of energy consumption," he said.
Solar energy has also been studied. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration paid $32,000 for a solar system in Stouffer Place. It was started in 1977.
"It generates a lot of electricity so that when the air-conditioning is not being used, we use the extra electricity to heat water in the laundry and for dishwashers on the appliances," he said. "The report on the project is due sometime soon."
None of the alternative sources of fuel are being seriously considered for current use because gas is still cheaper, be said.
ANOTHER ENERGY-SAVING idea
that has been considered, Wiecht
said, is that of installing a com-
puterized energy monitoring system on
campus.
In addition to monitoring electrical, natural gas and steam usage, the computer would be programmed to automatically adjust heating, airconditioning and various power controls.
Last year, the Board of Regents requested funds from the Legislature to install computer-microcomputer monitoring systems for each building, but the Legislature did not approve funds for the project, Wiechert said.
A 200,000 gallon storage tank for oil has been buried on West Campus to provide fuel to the University in case the gas supply is shut off. he said.
Most energy conservation projects on campus have been directed toward more efficient use of the fuel that is available. Wiechert said. Measures to cope with a complete shut-off of gas to the University also have taken, he said.
"We have enough fuel stored now to keep the University running for about a month in the event our gas supply is shut off," he said.
Summers' heat can be harmful
Staff Reporter
By MARTHA BRINK Staff Reporter
Although summer temperatures have not soared to the record highs of last summer, people should still watch for signs of heat exhaustion or stroke.
Heat-related problems can occur when temperatures are only in the 90s, Martin Wollmann, director of Watkins Memorial Hospital, said.
PEOPLE ARE especially vulnerable during strenuous exercises. Therefore, Wollmann said he did not advise exercising during the hottest part of the day.
"It's not a good idea," he said. "A person is just banking on good health and we strengthen to overcome the stress and win caused by the high temperatures."
Fluid intake is important, he said.
However, thirst is not a good indication of the actual amount of water needed.
*Studies have shown that a person needs about 50 percent more fluid than an adult.*
*
Therefore, if one glass of water quenches theit, it is better to drink an extra glass.
However, alcoholic beverages are a good source of liquid, hence Alcoholic Beverage can be seen near the
skin surface to dilate and decrease the body's ability to cool itself.
HEAT EXHAUSTION and heat stroke are two major heat-related problems. Heat stroke is the more serious of the two and can result in death. Fortunately, this condition is not common, Wollmann said, and usually occurs only when temperatures are above 100 degrees.
The main symptoms of heat stroke are rapid pulse and the failure to perspire. Heat stroke can also cause delirium and loss of the ability to think.
"During heat stroke the temperature apparatus in the brain won't function," Wollman said.
A PERSON SUFFERING from heat stroke should be taken to a hospital immediately, Wollmann said. However, for heat exhaustion, the person should get into a cool building and drink water.
Older people are particularly affected by the heat, Wollmann said.
According to the U.S. Public Health Service, 1,285 heat-related deaths occurred last summer in the United States. In St. Louis and Kansas City alone, 744 people died last summer because of the heat.
The risk of heat-related death is 12 percent higher for people over 65, Wollmann said.
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