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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.102,NO.22
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
(USPS 650-640)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1992
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Officials want a large crowd for the nationally televised California game
By Kristi Fogler
Kansan staff writer
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Don't be worried about getting a ticket to Thursday night's Kansas-California football game.
To increase the student participation in the game, the Athletic Department announced yesterday it would allow students with a valid KUID into Thursday night's game for free.
Students who want to attend the game but do not have tickets can enter the stadium after 6 p.m. through Gate 35. Seating will be open for those stude.uts.
Bernie Kish, director of ticket operations and sales, estimated that as of last week, 20,000 tickets had been sold for the California game. But Kish estimated 40,000 people, including KU students, would show up for the game. Memorial Stadium seats more than 50,000.
Kish said that at the beginning of the year, the department had hoped the game would sell out. But because the game is on a Thursday night, fewer
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Toxins to be cut EPA says
Industry says county will trim waste levels
By KC Trauer Kansan staff writer
An Environmental Protection Agency official yesterday announced a plan by a Douglas County industry group to cut toxic-waste emissions 50 percent by 1995.
"We believe this is a very significant commitment by Lawrence industries to reduce the volume of emissions in the air, water and land," said Kay, who oversees EPA regulations in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas.
Six companies, which are among the top eight polluters in Douglas County, plan to reduce emissions 33 percent this year and 50 percent in three years, said Morris Kay, EPA regional administrator.
$ ^{p} $esides the benefits to the environ-
nt, the toxic-waste reductions ald result from fewer pulmonary illSES, fewer worker illnesses and er health costs, Kay said.
he effort, dubbed Project 33/50, jan in January after EPA officials led local companies to make volley cuts in their emissions. Those unpanies then created a plan to ch the reduction goals suggested the EPA, Kay said.
he participating companies are idxKing, Davol, FMC, Farmland iustries, Hallmark Cards and vence Technology.
the six companies are among eight
uired to report to the EPA the
count of waste emissions they pro-
tect. The two other companies are
older Oats and Packer Plastics.
according to the EPA's Toxic
criminal Release Inventory Report,
8,696 companies emitted
18,696 pounds of toxic wastes
in 0. The industry group's plan calls
a reduction to 2,209,348 pounds.
ouglas County ranks high on the of Kansas counties with the most lution, sad Charles Jones, a repreative of the Kansas Department of Environment. But he o said that Sedalia and which includes Wichita, produces 80 cent to 90 percent of Kansas' toxicates.
he companies plan to reduce emus through recycling, changes in ir manufacturing processes, con- vation and substitution of materi-
e Farmland Industries Nitrogen it, located off Kansas Highway 10,
ases the most toxic emissions in iglas County. It produces chemi-
made in agricultural fertilizer.
nes said good environmental cons could lead to good business if companies could keep their mates from becoming waste by-prod.
a some instances, the companies I have to make investments in pros changes to reduce emissions,
you can avoid losing more of se materials to waste, you can on disposal of those materials," it said. "And as disposal costs there are going to be benefits that e from this."
ck Lind, plant manager, said land already had made process ages in its effort to reduce by half the pounds of pounds poundsaste the plant emits.
said that if the plant could regain of the 2.6 million pounds of waste oils from ammonia production, it idle produce an extra 650 tons of lizer product to sell to customers.
rtunities
me and spend a day at KU," she says less intimidating because you you're just as excited to find new you are to find a job."
said the fair helped her practice ith corporate representatives.
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ts can catch a shuttle bus that will
m Summerfield Hall to the
e every hour on the half hour from
t. to 5:30 p.m., stopping by Stauf-
hall en route. It will run back to
from the Holidone every hour
1 p.m. and 6 p.m.
CAREER FAIR '92 * K-you * September 21, 1992