University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, November 18. 1979
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SMC Members Report Finances a Big Obstacle
The Student Mobilization Committee (SMC) has an abundance of enthusiasm and support necessary for the mobilization brings interest in the committee's work. Geri Nickerson, Boston special student in education at the university treasurer of the SMC, said Tuesday.
In insufficient funds have kept the committee from publicizing to increase its membership. Miss Nickerson said.
"Our biggest problem right now is the lack of capital, which we need publicity to make people aware of the existence of SMC and the involvement with the issue," said Miss Nickerson.
Funds were requested from the Student Senate by SMC this fall, but the committee was given only one requirement for films. With this budget committee has a difficult task to carry on its daily business, said Debbie Deegan, Chicago student and a member of SMC
The day-to-day functions are simply a matter of luck because there is not enough money for paper and stencils needed to complete the cafeteria that publicize the committee's events, Miss Said McGee.
The committee got off to a bad start this year because of debts the last year she said. Some of the debts resulted from a lack of direct organization of funds, however, and into the committee did not have a person specifically in charge of the budget. It had been a committee funds chairman, who was in charge of the budget, bookkeeping was handled by the committee. Now, she said, SMC owns its bank account, books and bookkeeping was handled by the committee. Now, she said, SMC
Miss Deegan said most of the money for SMC had come from donations by the committee members themselves and from
the sale of buttons and bumper stickers supporting the peace movement.
"We actually pass the hat at our meetings," said Miss Deegan.
But, she said, the sale of buttons and bumper stickers presents a problem because once again the committee lacked the skills to put on these items. The committee gets all materials to make the buttons
and bumper stickers from the Lawrence Peace Center (LC) to buy new sales from sales with the Peace Center or returns the unsold goods to them.
SMC makes just enough money to keep the committee going along. Miss Nickerson said, and the sale of these items makes that 40 bumper stickers were stolen out of the SMC office.
Child Researchers Awarded $641,475
The U.S. Public Health Service has awarded two research grants of $450,170 to members of the University of Kansas Bureau of Child
The other grant, for $12,258 was given to Joseph Spiradil, a communication worker with the bureau, for a study of the communications problem.
S菲尔德will compare language skills development of preschool children from culturally-deprived groups with those of middle-aged adults.
One grant of $229.18 was given to director of the Bureau of Child Research, Richard L. Schiefbach, and a team of researchers for the study of language skills development and classroom behavior of culturally-deprived children.
Spadrin will work with normal and retarded children from across Kansas to determine the behavioral processes important in the development of language skills, audition and communication and research children in both natural and laboratory settings.
Spradin's study is being conducted through the Center for Research in Mental Retention and Human Development at Parsons State Hospital and Training center, at the KU Medical中心 and at the KU Bureau of Child Research in Lawrence.
Schelfbusch will observe children in several Kansas City area public schools and at the Juniper Gardens Children's Project in Manhattan. He is hope to determine the factors affecting language ability and the academic skills such as reading readiness and numbers concept.
He will also observe classroom activities of several age groups to determine motivating factors for appropriate or inappropriate behavior and some of the effects of teachers and parents on student behavior.
Sleuthbush hopes to develop effective intervention measures language skills and to work out incentives for scholarship and other opportunities.
Spreadin will use his research findings to develop new techniques for management, training and education of retarded children.
Ft. Leonard Wood Officials Disclaim Meningitis Epidemic
The disease here a year ago resulted in the deaths of four recruits.
FT. LEONARD WOOD, MO.
(FT.)-Officials of this central Missouri Army post are confident that a student who had an outbreak of meningitis as it did last year when 51 cases were confirmed formation officer said Tuesday.
"I'm convinced we are not going to have any problems this year," said Maij. Willj. J. Hass. "Certainly is not going to be anything but yet, with all the precautions we taking, and the medication."
The meningitis season runs from October through March.
Federal health officials say that in the occurrence or cycle of
influenza and upper respiratory infection in the civilian population, this should be an "off yeah" with fewer cases reported.
Another reason for optimism by the military is the full use this year of a meningitis vaccine that is administered in instrumental stage and in short supply.
Beginning last February the vaccine was offered to only 30 per cent of people, and basic training. Since Oct. 1, all those who have been given the vaccine
The base had one case of mengitis in October and two so far this month, "well below the rate he had last year," Ma). Hass said.
He said one of the three has returned to training and the two have been with the General Leonard Wood Hospital. Both men in the hospital are in
All the types are believed to be of the same strain, Type C, as reported last year.
Cases of upper respiratory infection have decreased by at least two-thirds at the Army base, Maj. Hass said.
The meningitis outbreak here last winter was the subject of a congressional investigation in March. The investigators, he added, included the Army was doing all it could to combat the disease.
WASHINGTON (UP1)—Roman Catholic bishops have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill that bans Catholics to be married in non-Catholic ceremonies. Cardinal Robert of Detroit said Tuesday.
Deared, chairman of the National Council of Catholic Bishops, told reporters a secret ballot breakdown of the U.S. bishops, but said it was well over the two-thirds majority vote. The vet was taken Monday.
From now on, a bishop may have permission. Carlo to be the pastor of any temple or Jewish service or in a civil ceremony if there are "serious" matters.
Bishops OK Mixed Marriages
The new rules require the Catholic partner to promise in advance to do "all in my power" to have the children brought up as Catholics, but no promise will be accorded of the non-Catholic partner.
The major provisions conform with a decree issued by Pope Paul VI last March 31, inviting national hierarchies to adopt a "more pastoral approach" to inter-religious issues as a source of interfaction controversy.
The U.S. document emphasizes that the Church still discourages mixes in marriage. However, it says, "recognize the marriage do occur, the Church believes they should be handled by a priest or other Catholic's devotion to his faith while at the same time respecting the conscience of the other partners."
The new rules were included in a 4,000-word document.
The great danger in a mixed marriage is that religion may be ignored by both partners drifting away from each other, or they avoid this, the document says, mixed couples "should be encouraged in practical ways" the beliefs they have in common and to develop "a shared sense of identity."
The bishop of a diocese may grant a dispensation for a nun's circumcumferences such as, for example, when it is deemed necessary to bar marriage only upon alienation, to obtain parental agreement, or "to permit the nun that has particular importance to the non-Catholic."
Rocket Gantry Burns at Cape
CAPE KENNEDY (UPI) - Fire flared up at a launch pad at Cape Kennedy Tuesday and fire escaped from the top of a rocket gallery.
There were no reports of injuries and the fire was reported under control by noon.
The dip, about half resulting from the General Motors strike and the other half from an overall business slump, indicated the business not recovering as briskly as the union administration had predicter.
WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Industrial leaders in October by 2.3 percent in September decline in more than 11 years, the Reserve Board reported Tuesday.
Another report issued Tuesday showed homebuilding increased slightly last month. The Commerce Department privately-owned housing starts were at an annual rate of 1.55 percent in September, the member's 1.5 million and substantially better than the 1.39 million total recorded in October.
The index in October fell to its lowest level since January, 1968 when it stood at 161.5 and the monthly decline was the greatest dropped 3.2 per cent in August against a nationwide steel strike.
The report put the Index of industrial Production at 162.3 per cent for the 1957-1959 base, down 7 per cent on all time-line July, in 1969.
The report added to speculation that the bureau of Economic Affairs is now an arbiter of economic conditions, decide the nation has ex-
U.S. Production Declined Last Month
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