October 29,1984 Page 11 NATION AND WORLD 图 Plan to divert rivers to boost Soviet yield By United Press International MOSCOW — Soviet leaders have turned toward grand schemes of diverting the flow of rivers in their efforts to feed a population hit by the nation's sixth consecutive poor grain harvest. A special session of the Communist Party Central Committee met in the Kremlin last week to discuss the agricultural problems as U.S. estimates projected lower than expected coupled with record grain imports. “This is not a good scheme.” one Western agricultural expert said. “They are facing colossal setbacks in the wheat industry and the people this is a grand country. Speches by President Konstantin Chernenko and Prime Minister Nikolai Tikhonov, however, indicated the session did little to attack the pressing problems in the agricultural sector. U. S. agricultural statistics estimate the grain crop at 170 million tons - 70 million short of the Soviet target - and predict record-high grain imports of 50 million tons, mostly from the United States. THEY INSTEAD RESURRECTED an old plan to expand arable land by diverting the northerly flow of rivers to the arid Central Asian deserts. "The key problem, as before, is that of steadily, expanding grain production. Cherenkoiko has solved the problem achieved, the problem of providing the population of many cities with foodstuffs, above all meat, is ill acute." On the positive side, livestock production is up to a record high of 17 million tons. Most grain is used for feed. ALTHOUGH POOR GRAIN harvests no longer mean famine, the price of feeding the population is high when leaders are forced to use precurses hard currency to pay for grain imports. Western diplomats disagree on whether Kremlin leaders have decided to follow through with the project to redirect the Siberian fleet and to capture the decades-old debate to receive the imagination of their public. THE PLAN HAS unforeseen ecological problems that have been widely discussed in the Soviet press, including one theory that it could change the climate of the Northern Hemisphere. The Central Committee offered a scaled-down version of the food program begun in 1982 by the late President Leonid Brezhnev. That program, the first to address the nutritional standards of the country's 270 million people, called for large investments to reclaim arid lands through irrigation, in part by diverting water from rivers and lakes. "The program stipulates the completion of construction of the first stage of transferring a part of the flow of northern rivers and lakes on the lower reaches of the river, cubic kilometers per year," Tkhonov told the Central Committee. SILADIUM*COLLEGE RINGS Your college ring is now more affordable than ever. Save on an incredible variety of Silium ring styles with custom features that express your taste and achievements. Each Silium ring is customized with, careful attention to detail. And every ArtCarped ring is backed by a Full Lifetime Warranty. Don't miss out its the perfect time to get a beautiful buy on a great college ring. See Your ArtCarped representation soon. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Oct. 29, 30, 31 9:30-4 Union Bookstore Level Date Time Place Deposit Required Master Card or Visa Accepted 1984 ArtCarved Class Range, Inc. KU INDIA CLUB Presents DIWALI NITE ENTERTAINMENT AND DELICIOUS INDIAN FOOD CORDLEY 19th SCHOOL and HALL Vermont 3rd of November 6 p.m. Tickets available at SUA office or contact Adults $6, $7 at the gate. Child $3, $4 at the gate funded by student activity fee Merle Rothwell Did you know that a man was recently lost in our Douglas County Jail System for 26 days? It happened earlier this year. Organization—complete with written procedures would have prevented this. Help me to reorganize our Sheriff's department. VOTE MERLEROTHWELL TAKE A STUDY BREAK AT THE HAWK Pitcher Refills $1.50 Barrel Refills $1.00 2-7 p.m. Mon.-Thurs. It Could Only Happen at THE HAWK • 1340 OHIO Résumé Service ★ SPECIAL ★ 20% off all Résumés 5 East 7th Street 841-1286 Coupon good through November 4, 1984. Bring this coupon. J. Watson's Billiards·Beer·Music·Games 1 HOUR FREE POOL with this coupon and a current KUID. Good noon-4 p.m., Mon.-Thurs. Expires Nov. 8, 1984 Hillcrest Shopping Center, 9th & Iowa --- LOSE WEIGHT & FEEL GREAT! AT DIET CENTER YOU CAN LOSE WEIGHT QUICKLY & SAFELY AND OUR PROGRAM COSTS LESS THAN HALF THE PRICE OF COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS! CALL TODAY! 841-DIET IT COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE Cathy Kesinger DIET CENTER COUNSELOR IT COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE 9th & iowa Hillcrest Medical Plaza Mon-Fri, 7-6, Sat., 10-noon LADIES & GENTLEMEN START YOUR TURTLES! Announcing the Coors Light Turtle Race.Here's your chance to challenge"Silver Bullet"'! COMING TO YOUR CAMPUS SOON! SPONSORED BY LAPEKA INC.