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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1983
Farmers Ask Federal Help After Storm
Garden City —(U.P.)— Farmers who saw their top soil, winter wheat, and even fences blown away in one of the most destructive dirt storms since the Dust Bowl days of the mid-1930's today appealed for federal financial aid.
Political leaders in nearby Colorado agreed the federal government should at least move to stop the loss of precious soil and prevent a second Dust Bowl.
Rep. Clifford Hope (R-Kan.), chairman of the House agriculture committee who had accepted a routine invitation to speak here tonight, found himself right in the heart of the area hit by last Friday's destructive dust storm.
An 11-man committee representing farmers in eastern Colorado's high plains came to Garden City to talk to Rep. Hope. The committee was named last night at a meeting of about 150 farmers at Lama, Colo.
Near Dodge City, thousands of cattle strayed in the storm and ranchers were still rounding them up and sorting them out today in cattle drives reminiscent of the old Dodge Trail days.
The Lamar meeting also produced a request that seven Colorado counties be named a disaster area and given "reasonable" aid out of the federal pocketbook.
Although the word "drought" cropped up in discussions of the emergency, unseasonal winter weather was actually to blame for the dust storms. In Eastern Colorado good snow falls kept the ground moist. But record-breaking warm weather thawed the ground almost daily.
The constant thawing and freezing gradually reduced the top soil to a fine powder. When the winds—from 60 to 80 miles per hour—came Friday, the soil and young wheat stubble were sucked up and carried as far east as Georgia.
Conference Set For Architects
The first architects' conference on building types, will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, March 2-3, with "Elementary School Structures" as the subject of the conference.
The state of Kansas and the Kansas City chapter of the American Institute of Architects are joint sponsors with the University.
John L. Reid of San Francisco, Calif., designer of schools and instructor at the Massachusets Institute of Technology, will open the conference speaking on the topic, "Design in Schools."
"Review and a Look Ahead," will be the topic of a discussion conducted by Douglas Haskell, architect and editorial chairman of the Architectural Forum magazine, at the final luncheon Wednesday.
Dr. Mark W. Bills, former superintendent of schools for Kansas City, Mo., will be the dinner speaker Tuesday. He will discuss the topic, "Administration and Programming."
H. K. Shideuler, consulting civil engineer of Kansas City, Mo., will tell of construction as a base, and Donald T. Walter, instructor of architecture, will speak on the topic "Organization of Color."
Session chairman will be: George M. Beal, professor of architecture,
LEONARD'S STANDARD SERV.
9th and Indiana
Washington —(U.P.) The Senat judiciary committee was set to approve the nomination of Earl Warren as chief justice today, but a last-minute move threatened further delay.
Warren Vote Faces Delay
Sen. Arthur V. Watkins (R-Utah) said he would seek immediate approval of the former California governor at a closed meeting of the group this morning. An informal check of committee members supported Sen. Watkins' "belfair" that Mr. Warren's nomination would be sent to the Senate for confirmation.
But Chairman William Langer (R.N.D.) disclosed the committee had received telegrams from Roderick J. Wilson and Burr McCloskey jr., asking that they be heard on the nomination. The two men were responsible for a number of charges made against Mr. Warren.
Their accusations were included
in the 10 "unewvaluated" charge against Mr. Warren made public by Sen. Langer last week. His action was vigorously denounced by GOB leaders.
Sen. Langer said it will be up to the full committee to decide whether to question the two men. Their charges were previously considered and rejected by a subcommittee also headed by Sen. Langer. But the North Dakota Republican said he favors hearing "anyone who wants to testify."
President Eisenhower named Mr. Warren to the nation's highest judicial post last.fall in an interim appointment. His formal nomination has been before the judiciary committee for a month.
Mr. Warren's nomination got a powerful boost, meanwhile, from the committee's top-ranking Democrat—Sen. Pat McCarran (D-Nev.), who
was unable to be present for today's meeting. Sen. McCarran telegraphed Sen. Langer asking that he be recorded "favorably" on the nomination.
Sen. Watkins said he opposed hearing testimony from Mr. Wilson —described by the Justice department as a "fugitive from justice" on a San Francisco perjury charge—and Mr. McCloskey, identified by the department as a former member of "Trotskyite" groups labeled as subversive.
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