University Daily Kansan
Thursday, August 23, 1973
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Newsprint Shortage Hits Nation's Papers; Daily Kansan Frets
By LINDA DOHERTY
Kansan Staff Writer
news items aren't in short supply, but the paper, to print them on is.
A nationwide shortage of newspaper has become so serious that many papers have cut the size of their issues and discontinued tablids and special filler sheets.
The shortage has resulted from a combination of circumstances.
The University Daily Kansan won't be immediately affected by the shortage, but may have some difficulty obtaining future paper orders.
In 1972, most paper mills were operating at a capacity level of 85 to 95 per cent. In 1973, the mills have had an increase in business ranging from 15 to 30 per cent.
Such a rapid increase has caused the altus to fall behind in filling orders from Russia.
The Graham Paper Company supplies the State University paper. They report on风采.
"THEER IS JUST more demand for paper than paper mills can actually manufacture," said Joe Hlaivek, a representative of the Graham Paper
"Most of these mills were small and old mills that did not have the capital or desire to conform to regulations. Their loss, however, has put a burden on remaining mills," said Arthur Briscoe, another representative of Graham Paper Company.
The environmental movement has also taken its toll. Since 1972, 52 paper mills were closed down by the federal government to conform to environmental regulations.
About two-thirds of American newsprint comes from Canadian mills. A series of railroad strikes have disrupted paper exports from Canada, aggravating the situation.
WEATHER HAS BEEN another factor. Canadian mills carry a surplus of pulp into the winter, said Briscoe. However, last winter was so severe and so much longer
than normal, pulp and paper mills were forced to collapse because of lack of pulp.
"The only real way to remedy this is to construct more paper machines," said Hlaveck, "but it will be 1975 before my daughter in St. Louis can have any new machines."
Because a paper machine is custom-
made, it takes about three to four years to
put one in operation. The cost of building
each machine is staggering.
"The cost of a paper machine has gone out of sight. One that cost $8 million in 1967 costs between $25 and $30 million," said Briscoe. "It's a complex situation and it doesn't look as if the paper crunch will be over with for some time."
ALTHOUGH THE SHORTAGE is so severe in Western Kansas that several weekly papers had exhausted their monthly supplies before the end of August, papers in Lawrence haven't experienced any difficulties.
The University Daily Kansan may not be so fortunate.
"Newspapers everywhere have to be more jadicious with space. It isn't really a problem here with us yet," said Bill Mayer, editor of the Lawrence Journal World.
"We think that we have enough paper to last through September. If we have to, we can do it by using our own paper, or have any other printing commitments and provided the Kanans don't exceed an average size of 12 pages an issue," said Bill Lippman of the University of Kansas Printing Service.
Mayer said the paper had no difficulty receiving newprint by specified designers.
Smith said he had received confirmation from Nationwide Paper Company that the Kansan would receive its full order for October.
"It'll be nip and tuck. That paper's going to have to arrive right on schedule," he呼了。
Bob Jaeger of University Printing Service, checks dwindling supply of newsprint. Kansas Staf Photo by CARL
Poaching Increases As Prices Rise
By MARGIE COOK
Karen Stall Writer
Kansan Staff Writer
As food prices have risen, the number of deer noachers has increased.
George Schlechy, state game protector in charge of Douglas and Leavenworth counties.
Doubts Arise From Watergate
Game Commission, said there have been recent reports of poschers but that he knew of no definite incidents recently. A problem in enforcement, he said, was to get people to report incidents or suspicions soon enough for action to be taken.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fallout from Watergate was made B. Waring Partridge a thoughtful young man. The 28-year-old administrative assistant to Rep. Richard W. Mallary (R-VL.) wants a political career, but he's having his doubts.
"I'm more cautious now, partially because of some of the destructive side effects in an event such as Watergate," he said. "There are many minor figures whose careers have been ruined by Watergate, some for no good reasons."
'More than ever there needs to be more cooperation between people and their game'
Schelicty and other agents have the power to arrest or issue citations. Penalties for poaching include fines of $5 to $500 and jail sentences of up to 6 months plus the possibility of the confiscation of hunting equipment.
Until the deer hunting season opens in mid-November, only the natural predators of deer—dog, coyote and bobcat—can be legally hunted.
ONLY KANSAS RESIDENTS or those living as bona fide residents within the state for 60 days can buy a firearms or achery knife. Nonresidents are not eligible to run deer.
Applications for licenses are due in the summer. The final drawing for permits was
held this year on August 14 in泉州 at the Forestry, Fish and Game Headquarters
Although there are a quarter million acres of public hunting land and approximately 30,000 deer in Kansas, only 40 of those deer were certified by license in 1971 and only 50 per cent in 1972.
For a farmer who knows that his land contains deer, but he can't hunt them if he doesn't obtain a license, the regulations are hard to understand.
Bill Peabody, deer biologist for the Commission, said, "With our present knowledge, we should be based on one of the fairest principles going—luck. Where competition is keen for a small number of permits, you just have to have them. If you just have to keep applying each year."
REGULATIONS MAKE 50 per cent of all permits available to resident owners and resident tenants of farm land in Kansas. The other 50 per cent goes to other residents. The remaining 50 per cent for its share of permits, the number of permits left is added to the other category.
The only way to hunt deer if you don't obtain a firearms permit is by bow and arrow. Archery permits are unlimited because so few hunters are interested and the chances of a kill are small. Applications for archery permits are also due in the
Firearms permits are issued by deer units, divisions of the state with different biological characteristics. The characterization of food and shelter; the number and kind of deer (either mule deer or whitetail); the number of people; the deer-vehicle collision rate; the type of farming; the attitudes of landowners because much hunting occurs during the day.
IN 1935 DEER were considered extinct in Kansas. The first legal hunting season was in 1965 when it was estimated that there were 15,000 deer in the state.
According to Schlecty, the commission is planning to increase the game taken by hunters by 100 per cent. That can be accomplished, he said, by better habitats, better management and better public cooperation.
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