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University Daily Kansan, April 2, 1985
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Scientists combat nutrition problems
By GREG LARSON Staff Reporter
Starvation in Africa may warrant the charity work of musicians, and television pictures may tempt the pocketbooks of viewers, but another kind of starvation receives less publicity — nutritional starvation.
Without the aid of publicity campaigns, nutritional problems of the world are being combated by scientist at University of Kansas Medical Center.
The International Center for the Control of Nutritional Anemia in Hall Hall at the Med Center provides laboratories where foreign scientists can develop techniques to combat nutritional deficiencies that often plague people in developing countries.
Scientists from all over the world, including India, China and Costa Rica, serve four-to six-month terms at the international center, Molly Reusser, research assistant in medicine at the Med Center said yesterday.
THE COST OF bringing the scientists to the Med Center and then housing and feeding them is paid by the international center.
Reusser said no scientists from African countries that suffer from widespread famine had participated in the program.
"In Ethiopia, the problem is lack of food, not the kind of food," she said. "We are beginning to talk with Africa."
James Cook, director of the program, said the program cost about $3,000 for air fare and about $3,000 for living expenses. Presently, scientists
from China, Egypt and the Philippines are conducting research at the Med Center.
Guidelines set up by the Agency for International Development in Washington, D.C., allow only foreign scientists to participate in the program, Reusser said. The agency provided $1 million for the program three years ago and probably will renew the grant in October, she said.
ONE OF THE biggest nutritional problems that the scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is iron deficiency, which causes people to become tired and weak.
People in the United States don't encounter this problem, Reusser said, because their diet consists of a variety of foods.
Diets in developing countries, she said, consist of foods that are low in iron and inhibit the absorption of iron
in the blood. Although Americans drink some of the most iron-inhibiting substances, such as coffee and tea, their diets provide ample amounts of iron to counteract the effects of the these substances.
In a balanced diet containing 1,000 calories, 6 milligrams of iron would
COOK SAID 16 milligrams of iron for women and 11 milligrams of iron for men were recommended daily amounts.
Foreign scientists come to the international center from hospitals or research institutes to learn about the newest techniques in iron deficiency detection, Reusser said. One new techniques cuts the detection time from six days to six hours, enabling physicians in foreign countries to diagnose and treat the condition.
Commissioners debate downtown mall issue
By MIKE GREEN Staff Reporter
The Urban Renewal Agency, established in January by the Lawrence City Commission, will focus its attention on two proposed downtown mall projects, city commissioners decided at a study session yesterday.
Proposals to build downtown malls have been offered by Town Center Venture Corp. and Lawrence Riverfront Mall Inc.
Town Venture plans to build a mall in the 600 block of Massachusetts Street. Riverfront Mall Inc. has proposed building its mall in the Bowersock Mill buildings, just north of City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets.
The commission created the Urban Renewal Authority at its Jan. 2 meeting to help with downtown redevelopment. The five-member board has the power to coordinate plans for the redevelopment project.
and condemn buildings within the designated project areas.
AT YESTERDAY'S MEETING,
Commissioner Nancy Shontz objected to the agency having the power of condemnation. Shontz said the idea of condemnation turned a lot of people off, and she wasn't sure whether she wanted this responsibility to rest with the agency.
But Commissioner David Longhurst said that the commission was only delegating this power and that the commission retained ultimate
control over what was and wasn't condemned.
"If the commission doesn't provide the money," Longhurst said, "they can't condemn the property."
Shontz said she thought the residential areas near Town Venture's proposed mall location should be included in the project area.
City approval expected for study committee
to finance projects to improve the district.
By MIKE GREEN Staff Reporter
A proposal to create a committee that would study establishing a downtown business improvement district is expected to be approved by the Lawrence City Commission at its meeting tonight.
The City Commission has authority to establish improvement districts
meeting tonight
A business improvement district is an area in which businesses pay dues
But Commissioner David Longhurst said yesterday that he wanted the issue back on the agenda because exploring the issue was a good idea. He said he objected to the proposal at the March 19 meeting because he thinks downtown business owners had adequately discussed the issue.
At the March 19 commission meeting, Ron Johnson, representing the Downtown Lawrence Association, a merchants' group, proposed setting up a committee to plan the business improvement district. The commission decided to take no action at that time.
Johnson said he would make the proposal to set up the planning committee at tonight's meeting.
Johnson said the new proposal would be the same as the old one.
Under Kansas law, the planning committee would report back to the commission, which could adopt a resolution of intent to establish the district. After a public hearing, the commission then could adopt an ordinance creating the improvement district. The earliest an improvement district could be established would be Jan. 1, 1987.
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Kassebaum set to speak in Ottawa
Sen. Nancy Landon Kassabe, R-Kan., is scheduled to speak April 9 at Ottawa University in south of Lawrence for about 20 miles south of Lawrence.
Kassebaum is scheduled to speak at 10:30 a.m. in the University Chapel Auditorium, and a question and answer period is planned for after the speech.
Kassebaum is serving her second term in the Senate. She recently was one of a few Senate Republicans who voted against financing for 21 additional MX missiles.
Her speech is sponsored by the Caroline E. Hewitt Trust for the Humanities.
At noon, Kassheum plans to speak at the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce upstairs in the Mobay Union at the university.
The senator is a member of the Senate Budget Committee and the Committee on Foreign Relations. This is Kassebaum's second appearance at the university.
ON CAMPUS
TODAY
THE DEPARTMENT OF French and Italian will present a play, "Le Medecin Malgre Lui," in French at 8 p.m. in the Smith Hall auditorium.
KU DEMOCRATS WILL meet at 1:15 p.m. in the Jahayk Room of the Kansas Union, State Rep. Gary Blumenthal, D-Merriam, and State Rep. Gierst Jander, D-Wichita, a graduate of the university, will be the guest speakers.
THE KU AD Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Big Eight Room of the Union. Rick Kaplan of Aeropuill will talk about industrial advertising and marketing. Rick will teach Faculty and students are welcome. Refreshments will be served.
THE TRANSCECENTAL Medi-
tary Office, p.m. in the
Tale, Room of the Lion.
THE BIOCHEMISTRY CLUB will meet on Saturday learn at 12:30 p.m. in 519 N. Haworth Ave.
THE ST. LAWRENCE Catholic Center will conduct its weekly scripture study at 7 p.m. at the center, 1631 Crescent Road.
THE STRATEGY GAMES Club will conduct its weekly meeting at 7 p.m. in the Trail Room of the Union.
Relocation temporary for Parking Service
The Parking Service business office in therium has premium parking for the last two
But it has not closed for good, and students with parking tickets still will have to pay them.
Staff members have been moved to the service's administrative offices while the business office is being renovated and upgraded, Donald Kearns, Parking Service director, said yesterday.
The administrative offices are in 105 Hoch Auditorium on the east side of the building. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
facilities planning, the renovation of the office for more space and upgraded lighting, heating and air conditioning would cost about $11,000.
Kearns said he expected work on the office to be completed in about two more weeks.
Jim Conole, campus director of
Parking Service staff members said they felt a little cramped, but didn't think sharing offices had disrupted business.
Pat Anderson, office manager, said, "It really cool in here. It's crowded and inconvenient, but it won't last long. And I don't think it's been any inconvenience for the students."
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