UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1956
Anti-Histamines Kill Several British Children
London —(U.P.)— The British medical journal, the Lancet, has reported that overdoses of anti-histamine drugs, widely used for the treatment of colds, have killed several British children.
The Lancet said the poisons board of the British home office would be asked to ban the sale of the drugs except on prescription.
"We know that already several children in Great Britain have died through eating tablets prepared from anti-histamines," the Lancet said.
The Lanctet said that the children died of overdoses, eaten for candy. Most anti-histamine manufacturers direct that no child under 12 years old be given more than half a tablet at a time.
"There has been a great demand for anti-histamine drugs by the public since it was reported that they would cure a common cold, but that use for the drugs has yet to be medically confirmed."
"It seems likely that at least one third of the thousands who have bought these drugs have experienced some toxic effect, such as drowsiness or giddiness," the Lancet said.
The Lancet said a large percentage of persons using anti-histamine preparations showed some toxic effect, and the drug was taken in moderation.
meanwhile, a spokesman said, the association would not comment on the report in The Lancet, that seven children were killed by the drugs.
The American Medical association said that its council on pharmacy was making a full investigation of anti-histamine drugs and that a report was expected in about a month.
The United States food and drug administration said that in "thousands upon thousands" of investigations it has run across only one death known to be attributable to anti-histamine drugs.
The one death, George P. Larrick, associate commissioner, said, was of a child who ate a bottle of antihistamine pills that had been prescribed for the youngster's mother.
Mr. Larrick said the administration has no intention of halting over-the-counter sales of anti-hist-amines. He stressed, as he frequently has before, that users of such drugs should follow directions on the bottle.
She Holds Hope For Thieves
—Photo by Bob Blank
Hinesville, Ga.—(U.P.)-State police questioned the judgment of Mrs Edna Jean Carter, 26, who pleaded guilty to automobile theft. She stole a patrol car.
But Why Pick This One?
St. Louis—(U.P.)—Mrs. Leola Peddiford hopes the men who robbed her of a leather case took a good look inside. It contained only her Bible. "I hope you read it," she said.
The construction of North College hall, new women's dormitory, is about one-half completed and on schedule, the secretary for the B. A. Green Construction company, said today.
Although cold weather slowed work on the seven-floor building, almost 20 laborers—brickmasons, plumbers, electricians, and elevator-installation men are working now. The floors are completed and
the walls are being erected in accordance with the plans drawn up by the state architect's office.
of Corbin hall. The new building will have more wardrobe space, larger laundry facilities, all tile baths, and a separate dining room.
The dormitory, which will house nearly 185 women, will have an independent telephone switchboard, but will rely on forbids the use for housing facilities. George Beal, professor of architecture, said.
The architecture of North College hall will be the same as that
Sleeping accommodations for the women will be provided in each room. The dormitory will also have a housemother's suite, recreation room, a snack bar, and an office. It will be linked to Corbin hall.
Dyer, Saas Named NewKansanHeads
Mary K. Dyer was voted managing editor of the University Daily Kansan; Warren Saas was named editor-in-chief; and Louis V. Sciortino was elected chairman of the Kansan board at a meeting of the board Monday.
Dale W. Fields and Doris Greenbank were elected assistant managing editors.
All are journalism seniors except Fields, a journalism junior. Each of the appointed will serve during the first half of the spring semester. Sciortino was elected for the full semester. Miss Dyer will choose her staff sometime in the near future.
Miss Dyer served as assistant managing editor of the Kansan during the present half-semester of the fall term and telegraph editor during the first half. She will be responsible for all the paper but the editorial page. That will be Saas' department. Miss Dyer replaces John Riley, who was also chairman of the Kansan board. Saas will replace James W. Scott.
Archeologist Tells Club Method Of Exploring Caves
The process of exploring the ancient caves of Yucatan and Quintana, Roo, Mexico, was shown the Snow Zoology club in a lecture given by Dr. Robert T. Hatt, staff member of the Cranbrook Institute of Technology, recently.
Dr. Hatt used slides of his 1929 trip and a color film of his 1944 exploration in Yucatan and Mexico to demonstrate how an archeological expedition goes about uncovering lost remnants to the Mayan civilization.
The caves where the remnants are found by archeologists were used for shelter during wars by the Maya Indians. The ancient caves are rich in Mayan pottery, jewelry, and other articles that are helpful in reconstructing the Mayan civilization. The expeditions of Dr. Hatt were originally searching for animals that were present at the time the caves were inhabited by the Indians, between 200 and 1,000 A.D., and that are extinct today.
YMCA Will Have Smoker Today
The second Y.M.C.A. smoker will be held at 7:15 p.m, today in the Pine room of the Union building. Russell Aboud, Business Freshman will furnish entertainment. Mr. William Cottle, assistant head of the guidance bureau, will answer questions about job availability and today's employment problems.
Coffee and other refreshments will be served. No speeches are to be made and the meeting will be completely informal.
Paganini Quartet HasCapacity Crowd
While on the 1947 expedition, Dr. Hatt was accompanied by Bernardo Villa, who received a masters degree in zoology from the University in 1947.
The Michigan educator planned to spend Friday in the museum of natural history to study and compare the University's collection of Mexican specimens with his own. From Lawrence, Dr. Hatt will go to Texas Tech at Lubbock, Texas, for work in the museum there.
The next meeting of the Snow Zoology club is scheduled for Thursday in 206 Snow hall. Maurice Baker, graduate student, will show a film on wild life.
Superb technique combined with beauty of interpretation made the Paganini string quartet concert a memorable event. The quartet was heard Monday by an audience of chamber music enthusiasts which filled Strong auditorium.
The quartet has attained a remarkable reputation through its recordings and concert tours both in the United States and in Europe. Judging from Monday's performance, the popularity is justified. Members of the quartet are extremely sensitive to each other and to the music. Their playing has vitality, warmth, and brilliance.
The program consisted of three quartet numbers, marking three periods in music history. "Quartet in G Minor" by Haydn, represented the classical period. The Haydn quartet proved easier listening than the "Quartet in A Minor" by the contemporary American composer, Walter Piston. The composer employed modern ideas of harmony and rhythm to his work in an effort to achieve distinctive personality.
Favel's "Quartet in F Major" was an example of the impressionistic period in music. This quarter is the Frenchman's only contribution to chamber music literature. A work of exquisite charm, it was cleanly played by the Paganini group.
The encores were the last movements of Haydn's quartets, "The Surprise" and "The Lark."
Duty Open For Navy Men
Officers of the organized or volunteer naval reserve may now apply for summer instructor duty at a Reserve Officer Candidate school, Capt. W. R. Terrell, professor of naval science, announced today.
Applications are desired from commanders, lieutenant commanders, lieutenants, and lieutenants junior grade qualified to teach navigation, naval orientation, naval weapons, leadership, seamanship, and communications. Letters should include a brief outline of qualifications unless the applying officer was selected for similar duty in 1949.
There will be limited vacancies at the schools for doctors, dentists, chaplains, supply officers, public relations officers, directors of athletics, and administrators. Applicants with these special qualifications should apply in the same manner as applicants for instructor duty.
Congress Greets Budget, But Not With Happiness
Washington. Jan. 10 — U.R.— Congress greeted President Truman's budget with fresh clamor for economy today. But some members believed the "cold war" and an election year made a balanced budget nothing but a dream.
In his annual budget message Monday, President Truman proposed $42,400,000,000 in spending. That would mean a $5,100,000,000 deficit at present tax rates in the fiscal year starting Saturday, July 1.
The chorus of protests, some from within administration ranks, strengthened the already widespread belief that congress is more eager to make deep cuts in government spending than it was a year ago.
But some members cited offsetting pressures which may tend to all to the deficit either through cutting income or boosting spending items above President Truman's proposals.
The administration's "cold war" defense of deficit financing was reflected in the comment of John W. McCormack, House Democratic leader. He hoped the "international situation will improve but my judgement tells me that it will not."
President. Truman recommended more money for reclamation and flood control projects already under way, but did not ask funds for any new ones. Some who must face the voters next November were not elated.
"The American people must face the fact that we must make large appropriations for national defense," he said.
The president's budget called for a 395 million dollar increase in postal rates, although a more modest request for boosting postage revenues by 250 million dollars went unheeded the past year.
But the first specific economy prescriptions came from two senators who stand at opposite poles in the President's own party. These were Sen. Harry F. Byrd, (D, Va.), the conservative who asked for a $60,400,000,000 cut in spending, and Sen. Paul H. Douglas, (D, III), a fair dealer who asked for cuts of three billion dollars.
The loudest criticism came from Republicans, who are viewing the size of the budget and the deficit as their no. 1 issue for the 1950 campaign.
While there is plenty of sentiment in congress to cut excise tax rates, there is no sign yet of much support for other tax increases. An excise cut without offsetting tax increases or spending cuts would add to the deficit.
Ground water geologists of the geological survey have found that a formation or body of material must have many connected openings or pore spaces through which water can pass before it can bear water. Such a water-bearing formation is known as an aquifer.
Those who saw trouble ahead for senators Byrd, Douglas, and others of the budget-balancing bloc mentioned these factors:
"A river channel filled with sand and gravel and covered to a considerable depth with other materials provides a good aquifer," Mr. Walters said. "The underground river in northeastern Kansas is such a channel."
Geologists located this channel by noting the depth to bedrock in many
Many persons in northeastern Kansas get their water supply from a river that has no bridges, no "no fishing" signs, and no flood control problems, Kenneth Walters, geologist of the state geological survey said, recently.
Four Counties Get Water From Underground River
"This river runs underground in at general direction west-east through Marshall, Nemaha, Jackson, and Atchison county," Mr. Walters said.
wells drilled in the area. In some cases nearly 400 feet of clay, sand, and gravel was penetrated before striking bedrock. At the same elevation a few miles to the north and south bedrock outcrops on the surface.
"The history of this channel is not yet known," Mr. Walters said, "but geologists believe that during the Ice Age an advancing ice sheet blocked the course of the river, forcing it to find a new route.
"Streams and glacial processes then filled the original channel with sand and gravel. Later the entire area was covered with glacial till."
Glacial till is unstratified glacial drift, consisting of clay, sand, gravel and boulders intermingled.