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Monday. Sept. 28. 1970
University Daily Kansan
Drug Misuse: Form of Pollution?
By BLAKE HIBBARD Kansan Staff Writer
The most direct type of pollution is the misuse of drugs, says Takeru Higuchi, professor of chemistry and pharmacy.
When interviewed Friday, Higuchi, director of the pharmaceutical-chemistry laboratory west of Iowa Street, said the research being done in the laboratory was directed toward developing effective uses of drugs and other physiological compounds.
"In taking drugs and medicines to effect a certain physiological end, you poison the whole body to affect only a small part." he said.
"The fraction of the drug that affects the body is minute," Higuchi said, "probably about one-thousandth to one-hundredth of one cent.
When asked about the future of the pharmaceutical-chemistry laboratory, Higuchi said, "We are planning to build a new building and are very optimistic about the future.
"The National Institute of Health has been helping with finances and we get support from industry and the state," he said. "However, federal support is being withdrawn from the research in three years and we
must look to industry to fill the gap that will be left in 1973."
"Most of the 18 or 19 graduate students working here and the two post-doctorate people are from outside Kansas and I feel
"In taking drugs and medicines to effect a certain psysiological end, you poison the whole body to affect only a small part."
--that it is unfair to expect the state to support these people," Higuchi said.
"It seems clear to me that the burden for research falls directly with the federal government."
Higuchi said that it was certain that the government was cutting back on research funding all over the nation.
"I am very optimistic about the future," he said. "We are going ahead with plans to expand our facilities to meet our anticipated
Higuchi also teaches a Western Civilization class.
growth in capabilities."
He is one of the two Regents Professors at the University. The Regents Professorship is a special chair created by the legislature which allocates funds to the Board of Regents to augment salaries of eligible professors in state universities who are appointed to the chairs.
Higuchi came to KU last year from the University of Wisconsin, where he received his doctorate degree and held a similar position in the pharmaceutical and chemistry department.
Higuchi said there were several reasons for coming to KU.
"I got what I call my 'five-year itch,'" he said. "But I must say that I am flattered and honored at receiving the Regents Professorship."
Higuchi makes $3,500 a month and including benefits his salary is about $36,900 for a nine-month period, making him the highest paid man at KU for that amount of time.
How much time does he spend as the director of the laboratory?
"I would say that everyone here spends about 60 to 70 hours in a seven day week," he said.
DeCoursey Pledges to Work Against Vietnam War, Pollution
By ROBERT VELSIR Kansan Staff Writer
"I want to be a congressman who will at least try to do something about pollution, war and the other problems facing our society," third district
Robert DeCoursey
... states election issues
congressional candidate James DeCoursey said in an interview Friday morning.
DeCourse said, "There are a number of congressmen content with things as they are that will never speak out on an issue or do anything to cause waves. Their
own re-election is their sole concern in Washington. This is certainly the type of congressman I won't be."
The candidate said that he had a hard five weeks of campaigning ahead of him. "Defeating an incumbent is never easy," he said. "An incumbent starts out with a $100,000 advantage, not only with greater exposure in the media, but he has a staff paid for at government expense and of course the congressional 'frank' gives him free postage." DeCoursey took out one of his opponents mailings and commented, "It would have cost us $10,000 for postage alone to put this out."
DeCoursey said he entered politics because he was concerned with the direction America was taking. He admitted that as a first term congressmen he wouldn't be able to solve all the problems, but said he would try to do more about
Speaking of his opponent, Rep. Larry Winn, R-Kan., DeCoursey cited Winn's positions on the war and pollution as two area's in which they disagreed.
social conditions, war, and the environment than his opponent has done.
DeCoursey pointed out that Congressman Winn had called for an escalation of the war about a year ago with 20 other congressmen, urging President Nixon to resume the bombing of North Vietnam and had called last October's moratorium ridiculous. DeCoursey said he was opposed to the United States ever involving itself in another Vietnam, "For that reason I don't think we should intervene in Jordan or any civil war."
DeCoursey said Winn's record on pollution was disgraceful. He said Winn voted for the Supersonic Transport System and against the Youth Conservation Corps.
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The fourth consecutive All-American rating has been awarded to the University Daily Kansan, it was announced Saturday by the Associated Collegiate Press at the University of Minnesota.
The Kansan received one of the five All-American ratings given in a class of about 40 daily newspapers. Approximately 600 newspapers from colleges and universities were evaluated.
Issues of the Kansan for Spring 1970 were evaluated on coverage and content, writing and editing, editorial leadership, physical
The Kansas received these marks for writing and editing, physical appearance, coverage and content, and photography.
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In addition, the Kansan was cited for the fairness and accuracy of its reporting; a good balance of local, regional and national coverage; extensive photo coverage and excellence in feature stories concerning campus problems.
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