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Tuesday, February 25, 1975
University Daily Kansan
Rv Staff Photographer DON PIERCE
Wescoe fire
Damage was estimated at $50 in a bulletin-board fire in Wescott Hall Monday. Officials still investigate the cause of the fire which was extinguished before the Lawrence arrival at the building.
Fire destroys bulletin board
A bulletin board on the third floor of Wescue Hall apparently was set on fire at about 12:30 p.m. Monday, according to Capt. Ols Clemons of the Lawrence Fire Department. Clemons estimated damage at $50.
One truck responded to the alarm, which was turned in by Mike Johnson, associate professor of English. The bulletin board was directly across from the English department mail boxes, which are a few feet from Johnson's office.
Gerhard Zuber, professor of English,
of Georgetown, told me Johnson already had put out the fire before Zuber knew about it. Zuber said he knew why someone would set fire to the building.
"There's an outside chance that it was accidental. Zither aid or if someone got into the door."
Flag Day commemorates the 200th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Army. Almost all branches of the service will be taking part in the celebration.
Clencea Hills, coordinator, announced that David Dary of University Relations would be responsible for the release of calendars and calendar items to the press.
Louis Armstrong, a member of the 317th Supply and Service Battalion, told the commission what activities the Army is planning to do in the bicentennial Festival in South Park, a parade, an essay contest and a picture contest are all part of their plans, he said. Most of these activities will be in conference with city and county bicentennial commission.
Joanne Hurst, chairman of the neighborhood projects committee, reported that leaders had been found for 23 neighborhoods leaving only four neighborhoods without leaders at this time. Tree planting, curb and island street beautification, band days and a flea market were some of the suggestions from Hurst's sub-committee.
Rick Averill, chairman of the pagements, parades and musical committee, said he had found a lot of interest in the new music program, a costume hall. He also noted the progress on historical play and song contests in Douglas County.
Capt. Robert Ellison of the Security and parking Department said there were no injuries.
Mary Lou Means, a secretary in the English department office, said that she saw a man sitting on a table across from the bulletin board at about 12:15 p.m. when he went to lunch, but that she hadn't bothered to look at him closely.
Computers eye life, panel says
By JAIN PENNER
Kennedy Staff Reporter
Big Brother may be watching you at this moment—and keeping computerized records of your activities, some members of our company will be on panel on computerization said Monday.
By SAINTEINNER
Kansan Staff Reporter
Parades, exhibits, movies and dances are among the activities planned to take place on Tuesday. Participants will activities branch of the Douglas County Bicentennial Commission. They listened to reports Monday night from sub-committee leaders and staff for a day and for the rest of the bicentennial.
The Kansas Bureau of investigation has over 500 files on various people, according to Lance Burr, former assistant attorney general of Kansas.
Burr said that he had been head of the Consumer Protection Agency, and had found that several people were unable to get information and also information contained in data files.
BURR SAID THAT the summaries of the files shown to consumers were often inadequate and omitted some of the collected data.
According to Burr, the Correct Credit Reporting Act, enacted to protect consumers against this, was a failure. Although it gave people the right to see files kept on them, there was no provision that allowed them to see the exact document.
Consumers often complained that they had been sent computerized bills for money they didn't owe, according to Burr. He said that even after several letters had been written to the company, consumers often continued to receive the bills.
- Except for rare cases, keep on them.
- Except for rare cases, keep on them.
- forcement, files should be opened to
Fing Day, June 14, is the projected date of the start of bicentennial activities in Lawson
The question of a citizen's right to privacy is a central issue in dealing with data bases, according to Jim Lawning, American Civil Liberties Union representative.
He said that the right of a citizen to have access to things such as letters of recommendation took precedence over the right to privacy of anyone who wrote the letters.
*You pay your money and take your
chair with you. A letter of
recommendation, Lawing notice
Celebrations will begin on Flag Day
NOTICE
The Association of University Residence Halls is holding its annual election of officers on Thursday, February 27 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the McCollum Hall meeting room (cafeteria level). Officers to be elected are: President, Vice President, Assembly Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, and Communications Coordinator. Residence hall students interested in information regarding the election may call Phil Frickey at 864-4041 or contact their hall president.
in accordance with the University's Affirmative Action plan, women and minorities are especially encouraged to run for these offices.
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"There's an old Chinese curse that says May you live in an interesting time," he said, "and we're living in an era of progress and of gathering data."
He said new technological advances caused surveillance of a subject in public places to be replaced by undercover surveillance of a subject's private life.
Lawring said that data recorded in computerized files was often based on amd
"On some law school application forms, the applicant is asked if he has ever had any emotional disturbances," said Lawing. "Emotional disturbances can range from getting mad and cussing out your mother to spending three years in a mental hospital with daily shock treatments and a frontal lobotomy. No distinction is made."
One of the main problems faced by a computerized society is finding an effective security system to prevent misuse of data, and many systems are associated with associate professor of electrical engineering.
If an effective security system is not found, Nummer said, data base robbery could occur.
Not all panel members agreed that a computerized society was oppressive,
According to David Nordland, assistant director for instruction and research at the
KU computation center, our society couldn't function without computers.
If we are ever going to have a "checkless society" where funds can be automatically transferred from one bank to another, we need a nationwide data base, he said.
Mett hospitals, pharmacies and institutes in New York base in record keenerin. Norland said.
He said that the government used data bases to keep records on Social Security and other government programs.
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