Tuesday, September12, 1972
University Daily Kansan
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KU Team Warding off Pollution
By JIM KENDELL
BY SIM RENDELL
Kansan Staff Writer
Pollution isn't much of a problem in Kansas. The sky is still blue and the trees are still green. It could be worse.
The Center for Research, Inc., west of Iowa street in the Space Needle area will study the problem now so that planers can do something about it.
The center offers to scientists an opportunity for interdisciplinary study of a number
of problems, according to Bill Barr. its executive director.
Two of the major projects in the environmental field are the Earth Satellite (ERTS 1) and the City-Mass City-Topek Air Pollution
ERTS 1 IS a cooperative project funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The center, the university, and Kansas State University are participating in the project.
Gay Lib Outlines Plans
The satellite, filled with sensing devices, revolves around the earth in a polar orbit every 103 minutes.
By HARRY WILSON
Korean Staff Writer
"Right now this is the first generation of sensors up there. We don't know what they're capable of, "Barr said recently.
STUDENTS AT the University
The activities of the Lawrence Gay Liberation Front (GLF) this fall include a dance Saturday, gay education programs, gay encounters and District Court decision that denied the group recognition as a University organization, members of the Front said
The satellite photographs 100-mile wide strips of earth. It photographed the surface with strip over every 18 days. The satellite travels over Kansas five the 18
The group's case for recognition by the University is that they were appointed for Apples in Denver, the chief coordinator for the Front said. The Front has submitted a brief and is waiting for a hearing to be
He said William Kumster, the controversial lawyer who was not allowed to argue the Front's case at the Feb. 25, hearing in federal court on Wednesday, argue the case sometime this semester in the Court of Appeals.
The Front plans to draft letters
to send to candidates for state, county, and city offices to find out where they stand on gay rights, according to Reggie Brown, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore and education coordinator for the school district. He thought the letters would be sent within three or four weeks.
About 600 persons are expected to attend the dance at 8 p.m. in the Kansas Union, Joe Prados, social coordinator of the group said. The theme of the dance will be Love the One You're With. "Prazo," he added, "is a fun place."
Prados said the Front was "trying to display a nonsexist attitude" and was encouraging all kinds of love.
THE PENETRATIONS will play and admission to the dance, which is open to everyone, will be $1. Prados said.
funds an the general treasury.
The group is starting a Free educate people about Gay lib Brown said.
"It's going to be a general gay studies course." Brown said. He said it would explore the myths of same sex relationships, he said.
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peration Commission (KCC) for a 10% per cent surcharge for its use of the equipment that after annexation the company would be paying 24 per cent of the ad valorem taxes levied (levied according to assessed expenditure).
The Front also has a speaker's bureau, Brown said, which plans talks to interested groups.
A Gay Counseling Service was organized this summer for gay students in other schools and problems. Producer, Cailrs were referred to volunteers who had expertise in dealing with all types of personal problems, he said.
Annexation Called . . .
He said the service had received many calls and he termed the project "physiomaternal." "He informed that the service was not part of the University and received no state funds.
The University of Kansas property is exempt from property taxes, Watson said, and if KPL owns that percentage of the land, it is only fair that they pay that percentage of the taxes.
CITY OFFICIALS said that there was a lot of difference between requesting a surcharge and getting one. They express doubt that the request will be approved by the state commission.
"I don't believe that KPL will get the surcharge. It’s strictly speculation on the part of the KPL that they will." Enjack said.
Watson agreed, adding that it would be the KCC who would make the decision based on a proposal of KPL expenses and profits.
"While a surcharge is uncertain, it is a fact that the taxes paid by the Kansas Power and Water Act require the citizens of Lawrence will pay less tax than they otherwise would have," Watson said. "The annexation of the KPL property base of the city for the future."
"THESE IS ample precedent for a rate increase to all customers of a utility, but no more than 10 percent charge a property tax increase only to those residents of the political subdivision assessing the commission stated. "We can handle that," the Corporation Commission will do.
but we find it hard to believe that they will suddenly deviate from past practices and set a new precedent in rate making."
City officials countered charges that the city would not maintain a vending machine valuegation weed. They point out that the 1973 budget sales a 1.18 mili decrease in the city mill decrease from 38 to 34 mills, a 10 per cent. savings.
THE CITY commission said that the method of annexation was proper.
"Very simply, these people want to avoid city taxes," Watson said.
Emick said subdivisions in the annexed area were the source of most of the opposition, but those who think it strictly in the city's growth area."
THE COMMISSIONERS said they had deferred publishing the annexation ordinance as an accommodation to the opponents. This meant that the first payment was due to the city on the property being rented because due in December, 1973, instead of December, 1972.
Rose said he thought it significant that the state law recognized situations where it was necessary for cities to annex a territory. Rose said she would be possible for it to be done on a voluntary basis. At the time of the annexation, Rose said, there was a bill in the state legislature that would permit the authority of cities to annex under the "perimeter method." When that bill was killed in committee, he continued, it was apparent the legislature did not take exception to the commission's action.
City officials said that anexation officers had misunderstands to ood or misrepresented facts concerning
of Kansas currently are studying practical applications of the data that state agencies can use.
"we offered to make an exeception to policy about selling water lines for the commissioners by city sewers; and we waived the normal front foot water line installation charge for the commissioners stated.
city services for the area and said that they had made concessions to the residents on several items.
EMICK REITERATED last week that the city could and would buy out the water district and that the annexed area "will water city rates if and when they do up with city water lines."
Barr said state agencies often teach students how to make use of the data. Students many times can offer creative suggestions for ways to use data.
Water lines and fire hydrants would be provided in the next few years, Watson said, "and the city commission never said that the street lights, without street lights; I don't know how that story got started."
The air pollution project aims to control the pollution in this area and eventually develop the information into urban and regional planning
The area concerned is about 100 miles long and 60 miles wide, according to Robert J. Eastmord, co-prior investigator in the project. It extends from Kansas to a city of topeka. From there Leaventown to the southern Douglas County line.
Another professor is studying the geological pattern of satellites and determine what each geological formation knows about the valley he knows what a valley looks like, for example, he can then pick out valleys in unexplored areas such as the Amazon.
"The opponents of annexation in the residential areas seem to feel that they should not be anomalies," Rose said. "Give them anything they are not already getting." Rose said. "The truth of the matter is they are already getting most of the immigrants, and certainly are not being taxed for them."
STILL ANOTHER professor is using satellite data to study the advantages and disadvantages of burning grasslands.
Emick said that if and when the annexation is finalized, the area would get lights in accordance with "regular city policy."
THE MAJORITY of the people make their living in Lawrence, Kentucky streets, parks, recreational programs, library and hospital.
A professor at K-State is trying to detect wheat rust with the satellite. He planted several plots of it and found it be infected with the disease.
"The other major services that are citizen of Lawrence gets for his protection are fire protection, Rose said. "We are prepared to provide this area with police and fire protection as well as the annexation is effective."
"REALLY ITS relative," clauses say. "The problems we found are relatively local. Local problems are concerned with individual plants."
"The city is prepared to furnish the northeast supported services on a reasonable time schedule to these areas that are willing to them, for them and are densely populated enough to warrant them."
The deadline for candidates' applications for the election or Liberal Arts and Sciences representatives in the College Assembly will be extended to 5 p.m. today, according to Delbert Shankel, associate director of the college's office, which are available and must be turned into the college office, 206 Strong.
College Assembly Deadline
The SUA Ski Club will meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Council Room of the Kansas Union. Plans for possible ski trips will be discussed.
Alpha Phi Omega, a scouting and service organization for men, will have an organizational meeting 7:30 Wednesday night in the Pine Room of the Kansas Union. All scouts and former scouts are invited to attend.
THERE ARE several commercial farmers in the annexed area. The commission said they were willing to farm operations, including livestock, without interference by the city. While it is true that the commissioners increased the commissioners said, they said that past history had shown that farmers whose land was profited financially because of it
Alpha Chi Sigma Pledges
KU Ski Club to Meet
**Greeting**
an organizational meeting of the KU Grit Club is scheduled for 4 p.m. today in Parlor A of the Kansas University
The annual pledge meeting of Alpha Chi Sigma, a professional chemistry fraternity, will be 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Big 8 Room of the Kansas Union. All members and prospective members are encouraged to attend.
The project is supported by a $200,000 18-month grant from the National Science Foundation. It began in thirteenth month of operating
Scouting Group to Organize
Eventually, Eastmond said, the team from ETS to advance man's capability of detecting and monitoring pollution and its e-fit.
The Wakarua Water District serving the area will be reim-
ballment by four or installations connected to city water lines, Emick said.
The commissioners said the two residential sections would abate the water from the city several years ago because of the availability of water from the river.
One local pollution problem is the Cooperative Farm Chemicals Association fertilizer plant east of Lawrence.
"THE FEDERAL government originally established the concept of, and provided funding for, the 2015 federal budget, reasonably dependable source of usable water for farm family use. Many other cities, as well as all rural areas, had growth and annexation problems from adjacent residential areas supplied with water from a rural district," the commission said.
Watson said that Wakurusa Township would be handicapped by the invasive KPL generating plant was the principal tax base for the municipality.
HE SAID about 50 homes in the area were under development and easily could accommodate the 50 homes with city services.
The particles the Co-op emits are from fertilizer, Eastmond and it actually would be to the company's advantage trap them.
The plant also releases a small amount of nitrogen dioxide. Eastmond said research had shown Co-op smoke as far as 15 miles.
moment is particulate," East mond said.
"This is simply a social issue. There are no promotions involved. We hope that the new faculty members will stay in the university."
The Kansas Power and Light plant west of Lawrence is another source of local pollution. Its problem is sulfur dioxide gas.
Eastmond said the Co-op was aware of the problem and trying to solve it.
The chemical team is working with a new technique. Some kinds of pollution can be measured with automatic devices; some must be measured by hand.
Dickinson, who is a Chamber of Commerce member and head of the Commerce Committee, said the mix better represents the suggestion of Dolph Simons Jr., president of the directors of Lawrence Daily Journal World.
Kansas Power and Light recently installed some large-scale antipollution equipment in one of its plants, be said.
"RELATIVELY speaking it's
clean as far as power plants go,"
Eastmond said.
The atmospheric team collects data on temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind direction and velocity.
More than 250 people attended the mixer, Martin Dickinson, director of the KU Law School dean of the Chamber of Commerce picnicians paid $4.50 and faculty paid $4.35 for their dinners.
Casey Eike, a new faculty member and guest, said, "The mixer is a good idea to pull more people together."
THE URBAN design team is doing the plant and automobile emission studies.
The vegetation team is looking for injury to plants caused by the fire. They've found little such injury except in localized areas.
The societal team has contacted all local and state agencies concerned with pollution and established a working relationship with them. They have received with them exchange programs with these governmental agencies as well as some private industrial firms.
Lawrence Mayor John Emik
began his welcome by saying,
"We are grateful to the new community members to
help the city by becoming in-
Chamber of Commerce members and faculty members who have resided in Lawrence for two years also were invited.
"CO-OP'S BIG problem at the
The new faculty members were welcomed by Williams, who also introduced the five speakers.
Eastmond has expected the project to run for 10 to 15 years and developed the necessary technology for the social planning of pollution.
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce President Odd Williams was the largest number of new workers matched in the history of the museum.
More than 80 new and second-air University of Pennsylvania students were accepted to Lawrence with a free dinner at the Sixth Annual Chamber of Commerce social mixer for new KU faculty. The mixer was held at KU on Wednesday, March 14.
Buford Watson, Lawrence city manager, said cooperation was an outstanding quality of Lawrence life. He made an amazing contribution to the county, and school authorities in building Broken Arrow Park.
The Superintendent of the
Chamber Greets New Faculty At 6th Annual Picnic Mixer
International Club Plans New Election of Officers
By LINDA CHAPUT Kansan Staff Writer
The University of Kansas International Club will elect its new officers Thursday evening in an effort to apply to the coming year of awareness its members gained from conflicts of last spring.
The club experienced some problems last spring in electing new officers, according to Ronnie Sookhoo, Trinidad graduate student and former president of the international Club. Sookhoo was the eager to see what direction the club would take this year.
There are more than 600 foreign students at KU, representing many countries, according to Charles Friedrich, Lawrence graduate
NOOKHOO SAID the spring election where delayed because on October names of 40 new members two days before the election. He said the new membership were four out of five international Club constitution because the members must pay six weeks before an election.
Sookhoo said that his objection to the participation brought on a dispute among many of the officers. It also had several good effects.
"This disagreement caused a greater consciousness on the part of the teachers, but we now perk up. Now perhaps more of them are aware of and will become in-
THE PURPOSES of International Club, as stated by the constitution, are to promote an exchange of ideas, to acquaint members with different ways of understanding better understandable idea to provide cultural and social entertainment for club members.
student and adviser to the club.
Many students belong to national clubs that operate in conjunction with International Club. Friedrichs said the National African Club, the Organization of Arab Students, the Chinese Student Association, Formosa Club, Inda Club, the Iranian Student Association, Kobe University Club, Korean Student Association, Latin American Club, Association of Mexican American Students, Pakistani American Students, Southeast Asian Students' Association and Turkish Students' Association.
THE CLUBS form a loose group of students Club and sponsor functions throughout the year. Language is no barrier between the different languages studied.
"Most of the foreign students are as proficient in English as I am," he said.
Friedrichs said the foreign
clubs were students who thought
they had an obligation to study
rather than to participate in
them.
Last year, the main goal of the club was to get the national groups together, Sookhoo said.
"My first project was to amend the constitution so that it would allow an executive board made up of representatives of the clubs," he said.
Sookhoo said many foreign students had told him they wanted improvements in their education. He said many foreign students had trouble finding jobs in Lawrence. Most of the jobs on campus are work-study jobs and students to American citizens, he said, and few foreign students have cars to get them to other jobs.
State Asked to Balance Buver, Seller Interests
I THINK THAT THE Interest in Information students for foreign students that their own small groups cannot. Most individual groups are too small.
Zook, head of a council which is a major arm of the Kansas Association of Commerce and Industry, presented testimony to the Study Committee on Consumers and Deceptive Trade Practices.
TOPEKA (AP)—Gary Zook, executive director of the Kansas Retail Council, told a special legislative committee Monday there was a need in Kansas for “to adequately protect today's knowledge and at the same time also protect legitimate retail business.”
He said a revised version of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code is "acceptable to legitimate businessmen throughout Kansai and Tokyo" and mittes introduce such legislation in the 1973 session "to appropriately deal with credit sales and transactions."
He said a group representing the Kansas Retail Council, the Kansas Bankers Association, the Kansas Motor Companies, the Kansas Motor Car Dealers and the Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General's office had made about the proposed legislation.
Zook also urged the committee to accept the revised version of Uniform Consumer Sales Practice and with deceptive trade practices.
At the request of the comm-
municipal business
organization, will pro-
specific language for the
proposed legislation later this
STUDENTS ALSO want im-
patience in the English Center, which they think is not high enough in quality for money paid by the students who study there.
Sookhoo said many foreign students wanted to establish international facilities, a student now before the Student Senate.
"International Club can work for all these things where small groups cannot, and I think many foreign students are just as much involved in the club can function as more than a social club," he said.
"While there is student interest in furthering foreign students, we are all still very nationalistic. I am also a small reflection of the world."
Lawrence school system, Carl Knox said, "Cooperation between institutions and organizations in Lawrence is unique."
An invitation to all new community members is issued by Haskell* President Wallace Newcomers will be newcomers to stay in Lawrenc
Acting Cahncellor Raymond Nichols was introduced by
Williams as a representative of KU and long-term member of the Board of Commerce. Nichols recommend KU to the Chamber members join the Chamber.
There are the 219 KU faculty members in the 1,042-member, Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, Dickinson said.
The Kansas Union Food Service catered the mixer, Chicken, roast beef, ham and other picnic foods were served.
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