University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
The University Daily
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Friday, January 15, 1982 Vol. 92, No. 75 USPS 650-640
Divers try to pinpoint wreckage in river D.C. plane crash toll now 77
By United Press International
WASHINGTON—The death toll tolled to 77 yesterday in the crash of an Air Florida jetliner, a Boeing 737, into the Potomac River as divers try to recover bodies and to find clues in the wreckage.
Divers in special wet suits entered the chilly river to begin searching the murky bottom by hand to pinpoint the wreckage. They wanted to determine whether to try to pull it up or proceed
THE BLUE AND white plane was carrying a crew of five and 74 passengers on a "sunshine" flight from Washington to Tampa and Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
It lifted off the main runway at Washington's National Airport, flying north into a heavy snowstorm at 4 p.m., Eastern time, Wednesday. Secondals later, it raked across the vehicle-jammed 14th Street bridge, killing three motorists.
Survivors said yesterday that they had sensed the same departure path used by Flight 90-118.
Passenger Bert Hamilton, one of only five people aboard the plane to survive the accident, said at a news conference from his Arlington, Va., hospital bed that there was no warning from the pilot before the aircraft slashed across the bridge and plunged into the river.
"I knew something was wrong as it took off," Hamilton said. "When the aircraft took off, it seemed to take an awful long time to pick up speed. It really vibrated—airing
shaking. the shaking was so bad, I tightened my soatbelt, and the next thing I knew, I was in the middle of a fight.
HAMILTON, 41, of Gatheursburg, Md., was listed in fair condition suffering from hypothermia, chest trauma and injuries to his arms.
Another man involved in the crash—the so-called 'Sixth Man'—did not survive. He gave birth to two children.
The pilot and paramedic of the helicopter that rescued the survivors said one hero passenger
'I knew something was wrong as it took off. When the aircraft took off, it seemed to take an awful long time to pick up speed. It really started vibrating—a strong shaking. The shaking was so bad, I tightened my seatbelt, and the next thing I knew, I was in the water.'
—Bert Hamilton, crash survivor
drowned after repeatedly giving rescue ropes to other victims.
"In a major casualty situation, you'll find people like him," paramedic Gene Windsor said. "I've never seen one give such a commitment as he did. He gave the ultimate."
Snow was falling again in Washington yesterday, and planes were still taking off along
the same departure path used by Flight99—numerous direct shot at the bridge about a mile from the airport.
Air Florida assigned 20 employees yesterday to contact relatives of at least 76 people who died
ALTHOUGH THE plane crashed almost on the doorstep of the Pentagon, the nation's military machine was unable to crank a rescue effort into gear until it received a request for help from authorities.
In fact, the communications-loaded National Military Command Center—the war room at the heart of the Pentagon—learned of the crash 25 minutes after it occurred from monitoring a television news broadcast, a Pentagon spokesman said yesterday.
"We're not responsible for things outside the building," said the spokesman, Army Col. Ronald Duchin. "We're responsible for the attacker and for other places. We're a tenant in the city."
The nation had gone 26 months without a fatal crash involving a commercial airliner. This was the first deadly accident at National Airport since 1949.
The airport is located just minutes from Capitol Hill. It long has been a focus of controversy for both safety and noise reasons, and its position in the heart of the heavily populated area.
President Reagan, leaving the White House for an appearance in New York, ordered his helicopter to land near a table about two miles away. He directed officials to keep him informed on all aspects of the disaster.
It will be mostly cloudy today with a high of 40, but the temperature will drop sharply during the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka.
Tomorrow's high will be from 5 below to 5 above.
oight will be windy and cold, with a 20 percent chance of snow. The low will be between 5 and 15 below. Winds will be northerly at 25 to 35 mph.
Warmer temperatures will return Sunday with lows expected to be from zero to 10 above, and highs from 20 to 30, warming to the 40s by Tuesday.
Education students may face new requirements
By BARB EHLLI Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
Students who apply for admission to any Board of Regents school of education after the fail of 1883 will have to be smarter than both the teachers and students who applied to the school before them.
Joe McFarlank, Regents academic officer, said the Regents Academic Committee and State Board of Education yesterday added new requirements for prospective teachers. The requirements in a joint meeting, must be approved by the full Board of Regents before they can go into effect.
The requirements will include:
- a basic skills test for admission into a Reents institution school of education program and a minimum 2.5 grade point average.
- a certification test from the state of Kansas.
* a one-year supervised teaching internship.
Last October, the Regents and the State Board of Education tried to improve the quality of teacher education. The Board of Education decided to go with its plan until Attorney General Robert Stephan said it was illegal for the state to dictate to the Regents. The controversy died when the Regents decided to adopt the Board's plan.
McFARLAND SAID implementing the certification test and saidship would be state's responsibility, but the skills test and grade requirements would be the Regent's respon-
It is hoped the certification test will be developed by the fall of 1985. McFarland said.
In another decision, the Board of Education decided that teachers applying for recertification would no longer be required to have taken the course. They were they took refresher courses, McFarland said.
McFarland said this decision was controversial because no requirements would govern the level of the hours or the type of courses taken. He said that it would be possible, given his experience, to teacher to be recertified after completing the required number of hours with history courses.
In other business, McFarland said the decision on how to treat the transfer of credit from vocational schools would be put into the hands of two academic councils for further discussion.
Today, the Board of Regents will review Gov. John Carlin's budget recommendations for fiscal year 1983 and discuss repairs, maintenance and remodeling of the KU College of Health Sciences on Wednesday. The Board of Regents meeting today to approve the recommendations of the individual committees.
Ingrid Keizer, Lawrence freshman, comforts her roommate after a late-night blaze severely damaged the second story of her house at 414 West 12th St. The fire caused no injuries.
Fire damages student home; residents unharmed. chilled
Staff Reporter
A fire that caused heavy damage to a house at 14 W. 12 St. just northeast four KU students' residence on Thursday night.
Bv BARB EHLI
At about 9 p.m., one resident, Caroline Upton,
Overland Park sophomore, turned on a lamp in
the basement of the building.
She received a shock and went downstairs to turn off the fuse box that fed current into the
"We heard an explosion and just went upstairs." "Uton said." "I saw a glow."
They then realized the room was on fire, she said.
inside the burning house, but the operator was unable to hear him because the telephone lines were burning. By that time, the women had fled the house, one forgetting to grab her coat.
A MAN WHO was a friend of the four women said he tried to call the fire department from
Lawrence Fire Chief Jim McSwain said the fire, which caused between $15,000 and $25,000 damage, was apparently the result of an electrical short.
He said it took firefighters about 15 minutes to control the fire.
He described the damage as heavy in the second floor bedroom, with extensive smoke and dust.
"A crew got in in time and put tarpaulins over
"All the contents of the first floor are in pretty good shape."
Eyewitness Jim Brunnett, 1108 Ohio St. said the were flames out the front and side windows.
Students healthy in spite of cold
By JANET MURPHY Staff Reporter
Except for a few upet stomachs and mild upper respiratory aliments, KU students are returning to school this week in good health, according to officials at Watkins Memorial Hospital.
Martin Wollmann, director of Watkins Hospital, said yesterday that doctors at the hospital had not seen an unusual number of sick people yet. He said he hoped it would stay that
People not protecting themselves against the cold has been the biggest problem, Wollmann said. He suggested that people wear multiple layers of loose clothing when they went outside. The ears, fingertips, toes and nose are usually affected first by extreme cold. Wollmann said people should get out of the cold to normal room temperature to warm affected areas of skin.
"We are seeing more weather-related illnesses at this time," Wollmann said. "Moisture and temperature can make a difference."
If skin takes on a red and waxy appearance, the area should be warmed naturally. If the skin is hard, red and painful, could you be frostbite. If the skin is pink and cool, are they whether had frostbite should see a doctor.
He said there have been some mild cases of frostbite but no serious losses.
Wollmann said he would not recommend using warm water to warm cold skin.
Water can do more damage to the area, he said. The danger in using warm water is that people often get the temperature of the water too hot.
When hypothermia (lowering of normal body temperature) occurs, the blood supply is limited. When a frozen area is warmed too fast, he said, the metabolic rate is raised quickly but the blood flow is slower in coming, causing damage to the skin, tissue, muscle or nerves.
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Students can cut bills by following KP&L tips
By DEBRIE SEUSY
By DEBBIE SECST
Staff Reporter
With a little bit of effort and some sacrifices, students who face soaring utility bills because of recent freezing temperatures may actually be able to heat their clothing underwear and cut utility bills at the same time.
The Kansas Power and Light Co. offers a variety of energy-saving ideas for off-campus students, including the use of space heaters, portable fans, optional peak management rate for electricity.
Don Miller, assistant office manager for KPPL, in Lawrence, said yesterday that if students requested the new optional rate for a course, they would not be correctly, it would "definitely provide savings."
This new system of measuring kilowatt-hour usage by consumers requires an additional meter, Miller said, which can be installed at no cost to the consumer.
THE SECOND meter measures the 30 minutes of "peak load" electricity use each month, and the other meter measures regular kilowatt use. This way, consumers pay a higher charge for the 30-minute period and a lower charge for the rest of the kilowatt hours they use.
The trick to using the peak rate properly, according to Miller, is to stanger electricity use.
"You have to watch, for example, what electrical appliances you're using during one time period," he said. "If you are using an electric appliance you've used it to plug in another electric appliance.
"The lower you keep the peak, the lower the rate will be." Miller said.
Miller said electrical costs have risen over the
However, if students use a lot of kilowatt hours for more than their allotted: 30-minute peak period, the bill will be larger than if they have standard electrical rates, he said.
past two years by 10 to 13 percent, and options which the peak rate could help cut bills.
"Anyone who desires this service can get it by contacting us," he said. "We can do an analysis of the data."
OTHER ENERGY conservation methods advocated by KP&L include the use of space heaters, small kitchen appliances and automatic setback thermostats.
KP&L estimates the cost of running a 1500-watt electric heater, which could heat a 10-by-15-foot room, to be 6 cents per kilowatt-hour. Smaller heaters, which could be used to heat large rooms, would also enable students to turn down the thermostat in the rest of the apartment or house.
Automatic setback thermostats, which can be used to lower the temperature of homes at night, can also save students money. And KP&L studies estimate that electric blankets an average of 4 cents a night to operate. Thus, a combination of electric blankets and a 10-degree nighttime setback can reduce home bills by 12 percent, KP&L studies showed.
Using appliances such as toaster oven-broilers and electric skillet们 rather than a range to heat food.
If all else fails, students can turn to the financial aid office for help with utility bills, although Jerry Rogers, financial aid director, requests that the staff be usually requested because of high utility bills.
"We could give those type of loans," he said. "Short-term loans can be made for any amount."
Donna Kempin, assistant director of financial aid and one of the staff members who deals directly with short-term loan agreements, said directly of the loans were given for tuition and books.
"There may be more demand for loans for utilities coming up in January and February, but there are no."