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University Daily Kansan, October 1, 1981
Natural gas price jump to begin in three weeks
An increase of almost 25 percent in natural gas prices, as well as a boost in electricity rates over 20 percent, will help teachers寒中 chilly for KU students.
The gas increase, because of inflation, will be implemented in two parts. The first, a 15 percent increase, goes into effect Oct. 23. The second, a 9 percent increase, will go into effect Oct. 24. Salome, president of the Kansas Public Service Gas Company, announced last week.
Before the end of the year, the average customer can expect monthly bills to increase by $8.80 or more. The Bills increase could be due to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission determines it excessive.
Commission meetings will probably be held next year.
Earlier this year, the utility rebated $357,000, about $13 for the average customer in refund action ordered by the commission.
A Kansas Corporation Commission reviewing committee recommended several weeks ago that current KCC hearings grant the corporation more than 80 percent of its $63.6 million request increase.
The KCK hearings, which will go on until around the end of November, will determine the exact increase.
Part of the proposed increase is a request to make permanent a $37
million interim rate increase authorized by the KCC last summer. That hike raised the average residential bill by 17 percent.
the reviewing committee recommended that KPL receive $15 to $19 million more of the original $63.8 million request.
If KPL receives its full request, the average monthly winter bill would increase from $27.07 to $33.69, or about 24 percent, based on a meter charge, a cording to Hul Hudson, a KPL public affairs official.
The requested increase is to pay for the recent completion of a second power unit at the Jeffrey Energy Center, which is about 30 miles west of Topeka.
Education for the American-Indian population has come far, but still has far to go. Gerald Gipp, president of the Indian Junior College, said yesterday.
Legislation concerning Indian education has resulted in complex and contradictory concepts that have made it largely a failure, Gipps said to about 40 million students. Forum lecture series at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center.
"In most cases it's haphaesar,
personal, duplicating and full of im-
pose."
Gipps said the problems with contradictory legislation brought an alternative approach in 1966 with Innes, who runs schools, known as "contract" schools.
"Fifty contrac schools have opened since 1768," he said. "It's a viable way to teach."
Indian education problems discussed
problems by getting people involved in the success of their children's education.
"You must understand that these Indian nations are primarily concerned with energy, land acquisition and retention, water rights as outlined in the treaties, and, sometimes, education gets lost in the shuffle."
Gipp, who became president of Haskell in January, said he wanted the school to become a leading institution for Indian education. Haskell opened in and now has more than 900 students from more than 100 different tribes.
"We must look at all available resources and make them work," Gipp said.
"If we lose that, we lose everything." Gipp said there was a great need for educators, doctors, lawyers, and other professionally trained Indians. He said
Haskell should prepare students to go on to other schools.
"We must begin to better prepare students at Haskell to go on to KU and other schools whether the decide to go to Washington orervation or to Washington," he said.
On the record
Hence entered an unlocked room at Corbin Hall late Tuesday night and stole a ring and watch worth about $755. KU police reported yesterday.
PRANKSTERS KNOCKED on the door of an Oliver Hall resident late Tuesday and sprayed a dry mist onto him in his face when he opened the door.
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The student received minor injuries to his face and chest, police said.
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