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University Daily Kansan, January 25, 1982
Cold snap freezes pipes turns streets to icy sheets
By STEPHEN BLAIR Staff Reporter
Days after the snow had melted, sections of some Lawrence streets remained covered with wavy sheets of ice yesterday.
A Volkswagen, up to its hubs in ice, remained frozen near the gutter of Mississippi St., east of Memorial Stadium, until yesterday.
A member of the Lawrence Water Department repair crew called freezing water leaks along Kentucky St. the worst in the city.
Freezing water pouring onto streets can be caused by frozen water meters, leaking water mains or seepage from natural springs, and/or water pipelines or utilities at the water department, Second and Indiana streets.
Behind all of this is the coldest weather of the 20th century in this area. Coffey said.
MOST LEAKS IN Lawrence this year have occurred when the frost plate on the bottom of a resident's house has fallen. Leach, assistant director of utilities.
A frost plate is a metal or plastic device designed as a safety valve to protect a meter that is starting to freeze, Leach said.
The frost plate works by breaking in half as the freezing water expands and forces its way into the meter pit, he said. Often the water forces open the metal lid to the pit, spills onto the street and freezes.
On Jan. 10, the wind chill pushed temperatures to minus 35, Coffey said. That same day, 233 service resulted from broken frost plates.
Only 29 broken frost plates were reported during three months of winter has year. Coffe said.
Another cause of freezing water flowing onto streets is leaking water mains, Leach said. A water main is a pipe, usually buried near the curb, to which individual houses have water pipes connected.
FIFTEEN TO 18 broken or leaking mains have been discovered this winter, he said.
Leaking mains have produced frozen puddings along Kentucky St. between 13th and 14th streets, Leach said.
ANOTHER CAUSE of freezing water seeping onto streets is natural springs, according to Bruce Tate, utilities inspector.
Most of the ice flow in the east gutter of Mississippi St. near Memorial Stadium was caused by springs, he said.
"I can guarantee there's not a water leak, but I think it's a spring," Tate said.
The city has searched for a leak in that area but has not found one.
Water department officials also gave tips on ways to avoid being plagued by broken frost plates or frozen water pipes.
"We can test the water to look for chlorine and chemicals, but once it's been through the soil it's hard to tell," Tate said.
In most residents' yards, there is a round metal lid that covers the opening of the meter pit. That lid is often opened in freezing weather, he said.
People worry that their meter is freezing so they go outside and look into the meter pit. Leach said.
"They opened it up and let the cold air in," he said. "They just blew it right there."
Residents who think there is a problem should call the water department rather than check it themselves. Leach said.
Coffey said that in many homes water pipes were concealed in a cabinet built against an outer wall.
If the wall is not well insulated, those pipes may freeze, he said.
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More than 100 pre-life marcheurs and 20 pro-choice supporters braved freezing weds Saturday afternoon to meet with anti-slavery against each other in a downtown rally.
By DEBBIE SEUSY Staff Reporter
At issue were reactions to the passing nine-year anniversary of the Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision that denied abortion a constitutional right.
The pro-life group, carrying signs that read, "Don't legalize immorality, support the human life bill," marched down Seventh Street, turned on Massachusetts Street and stopped at South Park.
"Keep adduction safe and legal!" hailed the pro-schoice marchers, a group organized Friday by Juanta Weaverling, Raytown, Mo., junior.
a pro-lifer, carrying his two children, one on his back and one on his hip, replied, "You had your choice!"
eavening, Haytow. "Give us choice!"
"Separation of church and state was the separation of the institution of church and the institution of state," he said. "I don't think any of the people who framed the Constitution had in mind separation of faith and state."
"it's tied in with peace," said pro-life supporter Rev. Charles McGinn, associate pastor of St. John's Catholic Church in Lawrence.
with death—there is a need to speak out for life."
"We're a nation that is fascinated
"I think it should be pro-choice," said Kojo Yebo, Ghanaian. "If I feel it's fine that I should do it, then fine, one should stop me from doing it."
Pro-choice ranks grew as the march progressed and some downtown shoppers joined in.
"If you look at the abortion issue from that perspective, it's clear that the pro-life movement is the movement that has helped helpless people majority, the unborn child."
At the South Park bandstand, guest speaker Ron Stegall, pastor of the Lawrence Reform Presbyterian Church. He says the very core, abortion is a religious issue.
"If we don't push our moral and ethical values, then the pro-choice people will. We're both players on the same field."
Jeff Newbold, Kansas City freshman and pro-choice supporter, said that prolifers had made abortion a religious issue.
"It definitely is," he said. "If it weren't a religious issue, they wouldn't get involved. It's only when the law makes it religious belief that they get involved."
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Newbold said he saw it as a direct constitutional conflict.
Stegall said that in pushing to pass the human life bill, he didn't think conflict of church and state was an issue.
"But that's not the issue. The issue is allowing women as individuals to make mistakes."
Stegall said he saw the pro-lifer's goal, getting the human life through his work. "We have to stay focused."
"The civil rights movements in the past always took the side of the helpless minority against the powerful oppressor," he said.
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