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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1950
Guardhouse Fire Kills 14 Prisoners
Albuquerque. N. M.. March 9- (U.P.)
Albiquerque, N. M., March 9 (QP)
-A flash fire killed 14 prisoners
happened in a flimsy wartime guard
building on the side of a special
weapons base Wednesday
night. More than 30 other persons
were injured fighting the blaze
Physicians said the only two inmates to escape the flaming prison were severely burned and had only an even chance to survive. They were being given transfusions and oxygen treatment. Two guards were injured in an heroic attempt to save the prisoners after the fire broke out at 8:35 p.m.
Among the list of dead, according to a United Press dispatch, was Frank Casey, 29, of Lawrence.
Col. K. F. Hertford, acting base commander, personally took charge of the rescue efforts. When the fire was extinguished, he set up an investigating board on the spot. Of the 16 inmates in the three cellblocks, 13 died within 45 minutes. The 14th victim died about two hours after the fire. It took firemen from the base less than 30 minutes to put out the fire.
Although the cause of the fire was not determined, the building was heated by oil stoves and the fire was fed by fuel oil stored in the back of the prison, making the blaze extremely smoky and hot. So dense was the smoke that 30 persons who helped fight the fire and rescue the inmates had to be treated at the base hospital. Their injuries were all slight.
Damage to the mobile-type, eight-year-old building was extremely light. The inside was charred but outside there was little evidence of the disastrous fire that raked the L-shaped structure.
Ward T Starting Membership Drive
A drive for new members was stressed at a meeting of Ward "T" of the Independent Students association Monday night. All men who do not belong to an organized house and who live north of 15th street and west of Ohio street are included in this ward. Those interested in becoming members should see Darrell Butterfield, president of the ward. Meeting are held the first and third Mondays of every month.
Thomas Carpenter, engineering freshman, was elected secretary of the ward. He replaced Bud McEwen, engineering senior.
Picasso Is Part Of Diet
Chicago—(U.P.)-Downtown workers now have a chance to learn about Picasso during their lunch hours. The University of Chicago arranged with Chicago's Art institute to conduct lunch-time art classes as part of the university's adult education program.
Visual Instruction Bureau To Get New Preview Room
The construction of a preview room for the bureau of visual instruction has been made necessary by the rapid expansion of the bureau's services.
The room, which is located in the basement of Fraser hall, will be used to review films before showing to students. Instructors may take notes on films for classroom instruction to accompany the showing of the film.
Fred Montgomery, director of the bureau, said the projection room has
Official Bulletin
K. U. Table Tennis association, 7:15 tonight, Recreation room, Union.
El Ateneo se reunirá el jueves, 9 de marzo, a las siete y media' de la noche en 113 Strong hall. Se presenta un programa guaschesco y un drama, Fausto. Que Vengan todos.
Young Democrats regular meeting.
7:30 tonight, 106 Green hall. Carl Rice, speaker, Public invited.
been utilized about five periods a day by various classes. In addition, several other departments either have projectors or ask bureau employees to operate projectors for them. Film is usually borrowed from the bureau.
Social Work club, 4:30 today, East room, Union. Job possibilities discussion.
Ku Ku's, 7:15 tonight, 105 Green hall.
General Semantics, 7:45 tonight 111 Strong hall. Book review by Russell Annis, "Conditioned Reflex Therapy."
Math club, 5 today, 203 Strong hall Kuo-Chih Hsu, "Schwarz's Inequality."
Snow Zoology club, 7:30 tonight 207 Snow hall. Russell Camp, "Collecting Birds, Small Mammals and Fossils in Costa Rica," and colored movie.
Law Wives, 8 tonight, Law lounge,
Green hall. Dr. John Ise, speaker.
Radio Fan Solves Pi KA's Problem
A group of Pi Kappa Alpha's who like to dial their radios to a good record program while studying grew tired of listening to disc jockeys or commercials that interrupt the program after each musical number.
Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was organized at K.U. in 1890.
Leland Bell, engineering senior, decided to solve their problem. He purchased a low powered transmitter and hooked it to a phonograph near his desk. Now all his fraternity brothers may tune their radios to the frequency of Bell's phonogram, and study to music uninterrupted by disc jockeys or commercials.
Bell said the Federal Communications commission doesn't mind this setup, so long as it doesn't interfere with other receivers in the vicinity.
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Der Deutsche Verein versammelt sich Donnerstag um 5:00 in 402 Fraser hall. Jeder der an deut schen Kultur interessiert ist, ist freundlich eingeladen.
Christian Science Organization regular meeting, 7:30 tonight, Danforth chapel.
W. A.A. important business meeting, 5 today, 203 Robinson gymnasium.
Home Economics club, 7:30 to night, K.U. Nursery. Miss Ruth McNeilly, "Child Development Fields."
Ellsworth County club, 7:30 tonight, Apt. 205, 1432 Ohio. Ellsworth county students invited.
Candidates for I.S.A. elective offices must register before Friday with Dick Krimminger.
Mortar Board, 9 tonight, Pi Beta Phi house.
College Daze rehearsal, 7 to 9 to
night, 32 Strong hall.
W.Y.C.A. executives, 4 p.m. Monday,
Pine room Union.
Inter-Varsity Christian fellowship, 7:30 to 8:30 tonight, 131 Strong hall. Eugene Thomas, L.V.C.F. staff worker, speaker.
Applications for I.S.A. $50 scholarship available 227 Strong hall before March 17.
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