Page 6 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, could help teachers chill 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 subject to a change in bill subject to be refunded if 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 KCK hearings grant the Kansas Power and Light company more than 80 percent of its $3.9B
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 $63.6 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
Legislation concerning Indian education has resulted in complex and contradictory concepts that have made it largely a failure, Gipp said to about 40 professors at the University Forum lecture series that she and Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center.
"In most cases it's haphaard, paeanmal, duplicating and full of uninjuriousness."
Education for the American-Indian population has come far, but still has to go. Gerald Gipp, president of Hashtag Indian Junior College, said近日
problems by getting people involved in the process 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 in Indian education. Haskell opened in 1864 now has more than 900 students from more than 100 different tribes.
"We must look at all available
Gipp said the problems with contradictory legislation brought an emergency.
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 they decide to go or to Washington," he said.
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Theves entered an unlocked room at Corbin Hall late tuesday night and stole a ring and watch worth about $75.8KU police reported yesterday.
Indian education problems discussed
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