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New Pasture to Aid Expansion Of University Research Work
Bv. Tom Coffman
Recent acquisition of a 192-acr pasture near Kansas City will allow KU to keep pace in the field of research, Vice Chancellor Keith Lawton says.
Research is the fastest-growing method of education, Lawton said. He described the program as "forward looking."
THE ACREAGE, between Kansas City and Lawrence on K-10, was recently given to the University by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare on the condition it would be used for research during the next 20 years. It was formerly part of the Sunflower Ordinance works, a munitions plant during World War II.
The KU Medical Center was given 80 acres, the entomological department 73 acres, the meteorology department 30 acres and the radiation biophysics department 10 acres. The Medical Center land will be used for pasturing "guinea pig" livestock. Lawton pointed out the location is ideal because it is nearly equidistant between KU and Kansas City. This plot must be fenced before it is usable.
THE ENTOMOLOGY department will have 20 acres of hilly, wooded area to study insects in their natural habitat. The other 53
acres will be cultivated by nearby farmers' with spray programs and crop pest control studies conducted by the entomology department.
The department was formerly limited in both of these research areas, said Dr. Robert Beer, department head. The entomology department has used the natural history reservation near the municipal airport in the past. This arrangement hampered study because the natural state of the reserve could not be touched, Beer said. Entomology research will begin immediately.
The meteorology research equipment for studying weather patterns is now in a van at the airport. The van will be moved as soon as telephone, electricity, and water are installed.
KU Professor Opposes Animal Bills in Congress
A KU professor objects strongly to four bills pending Congressional action.
Charles A. Leone, professor of zoology, says the proposed bills in Congress would regulate the use of animals for laboratory experiments and research.
THE BILLS, two in the House and two in the Senate, provide for adequate care for all animals used in research projects connected with the federal government. The bills also would prohibit cruel treatment of the animals in experiments.
In addition the proposed measures require that experiments be outlined in detail and submitted for approval by a government control board. Once approved the experiments would have to follow exactly the okayed plan and records of all experimental data sent to the control board.
The radiation biophysics department will use their land for research on projects with the Atomic Energy Commission.
Couple Guzzles Fastest
BALDOCK, England — (UPI)
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Robinson are the fastest beer drinking couple in North Hertfordshire.
Laboratory animals used in research projects are given special diets, temperature-controlled rooms, and special care is taken to prevent injury to the animals at all times.
RESEARCHERS' OBJECTIONS are not to the care and cruel treatment sections of the bills, but to the administrative problems that would arise from the control by the government. Prof. Leone pointed out
"In fact, most lab animals are treated better than most people treat their own pets," he said.
However, the administrative paperwork would "severely restrict experimental biological research." Simple research programs would need increased staffs in order to process the data, he explained.
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Robinson won the men's division of a charity beer drinking contest yesterday when he downed three pints in 28 seconds.
CONCERNED SCIENTISTS have written to House and Senate committee members regarding the bills, he said. Interested congressmen are reported planning to bring the problems connected with the bill to the attention of legislators if the bills are passed from the committees.
His wife won the women's division by finishing off a pint in 16 seconds.
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RAF Searches for Emma
SWINDON, England—(UPI)—The Royal Air Force sent a helicopter yesterday to help Arthur Stevens, a farmer, search for Emma, his missing $5.600 prize cow.
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