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New center to fight Lou Gehrig's disease
By TOM HUTTON Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
The University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., will begin a new effort Feb. 17 to stop a disease of kills that kills almost all of the people it strikes.
The disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, attacks the central nervous system of its victims, causing paralysis and, usually, death.
ALS is commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, after former first baseman of the New York Yankees and former general manager that prematurely ended the disease.
The program, which includes a new center designed for neurological research, was constructed with funds from organizations such as the Phi
Delta Theta fraternity. A $100,000
pledge from the national ALS
organization also helped pay for the
center.
"The KU Med Center was chosen as the site of a new ALS research center because of the excellence of the scientific expertise available, and because of the interest of qualified scientists," H. Eames Bishop, ALS Society of America president, said recently.
The new ALS center will encourage accelerated medical research of ALS in this area, and expand the present service to patients afflicted with it. Dewey Ziegler, chairman of the department of neurology at the Med Center said.
BESIDES researching the cause of the disease, the Med Center assists other doctors in diagnosing and treating ALS patients. The new center
will research other neurological diseases in cooperation with the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America.
Current ALS research projects at the Med Center, Ziegler said, include studies of abnormalities in nerve cells, the brain and immune cells and patterns of the disease.
Keith Worthington, chairman of the Greater Kansas City chapter of the ALS Society of America, and his wife, Sue, plan to raise funds for ALS. They also provide help to individuals who have the disease.
Worthington contracted ALS eight years ago and now breathes with the aid of a respirator. He works weekday afternoons planning fund-raisers for ALS and keeping track of the latest clinical developments.
Besides helping to guide this weekend's Phi Delta Theta fund-raising
basketball tournament in Lawrence the Worthingtons are attempting to plan several other projects throughout Kansas.
"The mailing program was slow starting, what with so many other charities this time of year," she said.
A mail campaign was one project that the Kansas City ALS chapter started recently. Patients who are stricken with ALS write letters asking the mailing campaign has raised 165,000 so far. Worthington said.
OTHER fund-raising projects in the making include a tennis tournament and a hot-air balloon race in the Kansas City area.
In addition to the fund raising, the Worthingtons run a program to help ALS patients deal with the mobility problems associated with the disease.
Frat fund-raiser starts tonight
By JAN BOUTTE Staff Reporter
This is the third year that the fraternity has raised money to combat ALS, but the first year that the funds raised will go directly to the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. for ALS research.
The Phi Delta Theta fraternity's annual basketball tournament to raise money for Leogh Behrig's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, begins at 7 onathe at the South Junior High school yrm, 234 Louisiana St.
ALS is a disease that attacks the central nervous system, causing paralysis. It usually is fatal.
Kirk Worthington, Phi Delta Theta philanthropy chairman, said the Kansas University Endowment would handle the gift to the Mert Center.
In the last two years, the Phi Delts have raised $9,200 for the ALS Society of America.
WORTHINGTON SAID the KU chapter adopted ALS as its special project because many people did not know about the disease. Worthington said another reason was that Lou Gehrig, a former first baseman for the New York Yankees, was a Phil Delta Theta.
Worthington's father, Keith, is the chairman of the Greater Kansas City chapter of the ALS Society and a victim of the disease.
Kirk Worthington said the local chapter was interested in getting other Phi Delta Theta houses involved in its project.
"We're trying to get this picked up as a national philanthropy project, he
The fraternity has collected $2,700 this year from area businesses, in addition to $1,500 in alumni contributions.
The Phi Delta will kick off the tournament with a party at the Entertainer, 201 W. 8th St., this afternoon to 2 from 6 p.m. A new local band,
Forestie, will play, and the Phi Delts will provide beer.
Worthington said that people who already had purchased $19 tournament tickets could get into the party at reduced rates. Women with tickets will be charged $1 at the door and men with tickets will be charged $28. All tournament tickets will be charged a dollar extra and given a ticket to attend any of the tournament games.
Sixteen teams from five universities are entered in the tournament, which will begin Friday night and conclude Sunday evening at b. KU teams paid $75 to enter the tournament; visiting teams paid $65.
The Phi Delts have scheduled a women's lup-up competition during half time of the championship match for representatives of the 11 KU sororites that helped sell tickets for the tournament.
Besides first-place trophies, the Phil Dell will award with the Kelworth Worthington Most Valuable Player award and the Chris Golub Sportsman trophy.
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A SYMPOSIUM ON "ADULT DEVELOPMENT THEORY: IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNSELING" will be held at 3:30 p.m. in the Walnut Room of the Kansas Union. Vivian McCoy, assistant to the dean of continuing education, will chair the meeting.
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THE ASTRONOMY ASSOCIATES OF Lawrence and the Society of Physics Students will sponsor A SLIDE SHOW on SATURDAY at 7 p.m. in 421 Lindsey Lane.
LATIN AMERICAN SOLIDARITY will present a slide show on Puerto Rico, "Project 2020," at 7 p.m. in the Council Roan of the Kansas Union.
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THE KANSAS CITY PHILHARMONIC, featuring Paul Robinson, flutist, will perform a concert at 8 p.m. in the Music Hall, 13th and 14th store streets, Kansas City. Mo. For ticket information, call 810-482-9428.
TOMORROW
SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP will begin at 10 a.m. at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center.
The Lawrence Arts Center will sponsor a MOUNTAIN DULCIMER WORKSHIP at Haskell Indian Junior College. For registration information call the Arts Center, 843-8444
THE SUNDAY EVENING SUpper at 5:30 p.m. at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center, 1204 Orde Ave., will feature a talk by Sandra Zindams-Swartz on "FEMINISM AND CHRISTIANITY."
A CONCERT will be performed by Kris and Ron Hansen of the BLACK OAK DULCIMER COMPANY OF MOSSURI at 8 p.m. at the atrium of the Vermont streets. Tickets will be available at the door for $5.
SUNDAY
A BENEFT CONCERT FOR THE PI KAPPA LAMBDA SCHOLARSHIP FUND will be performed by the University Symphony Orchestra, Jeffrey Powell and Leon Burke III conducting, at 3:30 p.m. at the University Theatre. Tickets will be on sale at the door, $3 for public and $1 for students.
THE FRIENDS OF JAZZ will conclude its concert series with a concert featuring the UMKC JAZZ BAND AND KANSAS CITY BROMBONDISTS Arch Martin and John begin at 7:30 p.m. in White Recital Hall at the UMKC Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo. For ticket information, call 913-618-5200.
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A man robbed a local business Wednesday after telling a clerk that he wanted to rent a car.
Police said a 20- to 25-year-old male robbed J.W.'s Fire Extinguisher Company, which is combined with Yesterday's Car Rental, and took between $400 and $450 at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday.
The suspect entered the business at 1509 W. 6th St. and asked the clerk about renting a car. When the clerk opened a desk drawer to find information about threats to threaten the clerk. The suspect, who was wearing a brown coat and brown or
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