September 7,1984
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CAMPUS AND AREA
The University Daily KANSAN
Kansas Union celebration to feature Carlin speech
Gov. John Carlin will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Kansas Union as part of next week's Kansas Union Open House celebration in the Union.
The Student Union Association will have a ballroom dancing seminar from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday in the Union, and the KU student council will be for a 10-speed bicycle and other prizes.
On Sept. 14 the Hawk's Nest will have $1 pitchers and free popcorn from 2 to 5 p.m., and R.E.M. will give a 4 p.m. concert at Hoch Auditorium.
On Sept. 15, free beer will be available from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Oread Book Shop,
and Get Smart will give a free concert at 9 p.m.
Russian is colloquy subject
French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre the theories will be used to illustrate concepts of the Russian language in a linguistic collogy titled "Jean-Paul Sartre and the Russian Instrumental"; at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in 2016 Blake Hall
Herbert Galton, professor of Slavic languages and literatures and of Soviet and East European studies, will present the colloquy.
Water specialists to assemble
Contamination of ground water and the decline in the Ogallala aquifer will be issues discussed at the 29th annual Midwest Groundwater Conference Oct. 13 at the Lawrence Holidore, 200 W Turnipke Access Road.
About 200 water specialists from the Midwest will attend the conference, said Tom McClain, an assistant scientist for the Kansas Geological Survey. Most of the participants will be representatives of agencies, colleges, professors and students.
Jewish center plans welcome
Newcomers to Lawrence will be welcomed with a brunch and art show at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the Jewish Community Center, 917 Highland Dr.
Joanne Pickar, social chairman at the center, said yesterday that new residents of Lawrence would have a chance to ask about the city and meet other residents.
The art show will feature the works of Herda Galton, a former resident of Lawrence. The show will be open to the public at 2:00 p.m.
Club may start recycling drive
The KU Solar Club may start a drive to recycle newspaper used on campus.
Philip White, Dodge City senior and president of the club, said yesterday that he had appointed a committee to look into the details of the plan.
"We have to be real careful how we go about these things to be sure we don't see them fade away," he said.
Anyone interested in the project may attend a committee meeting at 7 p.m. Sunday at 833 Tennessee St.
Weather
Today will be mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-90% and southwesterly winds of 15 to 25 mph. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance for thunderstorms. The low will be near northwest from 5 to 15 mph. Tomorrow will partly sunny and much cooler, with a high in the low 80% and morning rain showers likely.
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Fire and wind Fires scorch rangeland, damage home
By JOHN REIMRINGER Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
A grass fire in southern Jefferson County yesterday burned about 800 acres of rangeland about 5 miles north of Highway 24, and firefighters still were trying to contain a flare-up last night.
The fire started at about 11:25 a.m. according to the Sarcoxie Fire Department One fire truck received minor damage, and another vehicle was damaged in the fire department spokesman said last night.
Jefferson County Sheriff Roy Dunnaway said that one firefighter from McClouth had received facial injuries but had continued to fight the fire.
At 9 p.m. the Jefferson County sheriff's office reported a new flare-up.
More than a dozen fire departments from Jefferson and surrounding counties resumed their duties.
sponsored to the fire
THE LAWRENCE FIRE Department
Dunnaway said that about 200 people were involved in fighting the fire. Many of those who struggled to contain the blaze were civilians, which made it difficult to estimate the number of workers.
sent five men, a tank truck and a four-wheel-drive pump truck, Fire Chief Jim McSwain said.
Bulldozers, backhoes and tank trucks of water from several area businesses also were used in the fight, he said.
The fire's eastern advance was stopped at the dirt road that bordered the edge of rancher Sam Campbell's property. A charred base on Campbell's mailbox on the west side of the road was the only apparent damage to Campbell's property.
A variety of fire-fighting equipment and law enforcement vehicles crowded the entrance to the ranch as a command post was set up there to coordinate fire-fighting
"IT DIDN'T TOUCH us." Becky Campbell said as she served water ice from a
large cooler to firefighters. She was assisted by her four-year-old son, Michael, who wore a plastic fire helmet of his own.
"These are the most important people out here," said one firefighter as he drank the cold water.
On the west side of the road north of Campbell's house, the fire had been stopped just short of a white wood fence that surrounded another home.
Dunnaway said that no homes had been damaged, and no crops had been destroyed, although the edges of some fields had been burned.
Bob Campbell said the country was upland ranch land, and the burned range had been destroyed.
both Campbell and Dunnaway estimated that five property owners had suffered losses.
CAMPBELL SAID THE fire supposedly had started at the site of a metal corral, when a piece of hot metal from an electric welding machine fell into the dry grass.
That report, however, had not been officially confirmed last night.
The area has had no significant rainfall for two months, Campbell said, leaving the land bone-dry.
Yesterday afternoon a strong wind from the southwest drove smoke across the charred fields from areas that still were smouldering.
The fire was fought over a two-square mile area. Four-wheel drive trucks were used to reach some of the more inaccessible areas.
In Lawrence, a fire broke out in the bedroom of a house at 1319 Pennsylvania St. after a four-year-old boy lit a mattress with a cigarette lit yesterday afternoon.
DAMAGE IN THE HOUSE was continued mainly to the bedroom, and Lawrence firefighters were able to bring the fire under control after only 2½ minutes.
Some information for this story was supplied by staff reporter Laurette Schultz.
firefighters look over smoldering fields in southern Jefferson County where a grass fire that started yesterday morning burned about 800 acres. Chris Magen/KANSAS
High winds,heat produce fire hazard
Staff Reporter
BY LAURETTA SCHULTZ
Staff Reporter
High, hot winds whipped through Kansas yesterday, driving up temperatures across the state and creating dangerous fire hazards for much of the area.
Southwest winds gusted to 35 mph in the Lawrence area, and the KU Weather Service reported a high temperature of 96 degrees.
But the high winds pleased Charlie Perry. Perry, a worker with the U.S. Geological Survey, has a wind mill at his farm about 20 miles south of Lawrence, and days like yesterday help him generate a lot of electricity for his house.
Usually August and September are calm
months, and I may only generate one to three kilowatt hours of electricity." he said.
"But, days where the wind gusts around 35 miles per hour, I'll get 120 to 150 kilowatt hours.
"Our house is on top of this hill, and we used to just live with the wind. Now we don't mind it a bit when it blows."
Phil Shideler of the National Weather Service said the high temperatures and increased wind speed had come ahead of a low pressure system that would move through the state this weekend.
"We're going to get a real rooster coaster ride with temperatures and stable and unstable weather in the next few weeks." Shidel者说. "Every four or five days a low pressure system will come through, and we'll see a dramatic warm-up in temperatures and increased wind circulation "
suspect said the weather service had expected higher temperatures for yesterday — between 100 and 108 degrees — but the intense heat did not develop.
Across the state, the wind gusted to 35 and 40 mph, with the highest gust recorded in Russell at 32 mph.
The Wichita and Salina areas experienced reduced visibility because of blowing dust. Salina reported restricted visibility to three miles, and Wichita had reduced visibility to
Lawrence Fire Department officials said yesterday afternoon that a statewide ban on burning had been enacted. The National Weather Service said the rangeland fire danger index had reached the extreme category and would remain in that category
as long as high winds and dry conditions across the state continued.
The rangeland fire danger index is based on four conditions: percentage of grain on the land, temperature, wind speed and humidity.
The weather services said high winds would continue today, and the high would be near 98 degrees. But things are looking up for the weekend.
"Saturday should be an excellent day for a football game," Shidler said. "The high will be around 80 degrees with mild winds around five miles an hour."
The KU Weather Service said there was a remote chance of an early morning shower tomorrow, but no significant moisture was expected.
Chinese officials find Kansas people friendly
Staff Reporter
By CHRISSY CLEARY
The people of Kansas are as friendly as the people of China, said Cheng Zhenyuan, the interpreter for a Chinese delegation visiting the University of Kansas for the first time yesterday.
"The people are very friendly — like the brothers and sisters of Henan." Chen said. They are most hospitable. We appreciate their kindness and patience in education. We have much to learn from you".
promote trade between the "sister states."
Messages between members of the delegation and their Kansas counterparts were relayed slowly through an interpreter. Some of them were still smiling all remained smiling during the exchanges.
Cheng and six other delegates from Henan province in China visited the state in response to an invitation from Kansas Gov. John Carlin, who visited Henan in June to
The delegates wore small patches of the Kansas state flower, the sunflower, on their lapels throughout the day. They received the patches at a welcoming ceremony for Henan's Governor, He Jhukang, yesterday morning in Topeka.
Henan's seven-member Scientific and Technological delegation attended a luncheon at the K.S. "Boots" Adams Alumni Center. At 2 p.m., three members of the delegation toured the science library in Malott Hall to see how the library works and
to see the resources available to students and faculty.
The rest of the delegation toured the pharmaceutical lab of McCollium Laboratory on West Campus with Thomas Patton, associate professor of pharmacy.
The delegation described the McCollum Laboratory as "very advanced, very clean and quiet and a good environment to work in." their interpreter said.
An hour later, they visited the Space Technology Center on West Campus and attended talks given by Sam Shmugman, professor elect of engineering, and David Dowing, associate professor of aeronautical engineering
"We were deeply impressed after the tour of the space research laboratory," Li
Changze, a member of the delegation and president of the Henan Scientific and Technological Commission.
"We are especially interested in the design and production of light planes and the remote sensing system technology developed at the space research laboratory," he said.
Cheng said Henan peasants were beginning to buy light planes for agricultural uses, such as spraying for insects. Henan's aviation schools are also involved in research. Cheng said the delegation expressed interest in learning from the space research lab
"If possible, we would like to have an exchange program in technology work and information," Cheng said. "It's part of the exchange of the sister relationship of this state and our province."
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