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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.102,NO.22
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1992
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Kansas football for free with KUID
Officials want a large crowd for the nationally televised California game
By Kristi Fogler
Kansan staff writer
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 students.
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
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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 Kavie who
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.
ees EPA regulations in Iowa,
uri, Nebraska and Kansas
des the benefits to the environ-
the toxic-waste reductions
in fewer pulmonary illi-
sms, fewer diseases and
health costs, Kay said.
effort, dubbed Project 33/50,
in January after EPA officials
local companies to make vol-
cuts in their emissions. Those
anies then created a plan to
the reduction goals suggested
EPA, Kay said.
participating companies are
x/King, Davol, FMC, Faruland
tries, Hallmark Cards and
nce Technology.
six companies are among eight sed to report to the EPA the out of waste emissions they pro- The two other companies are r Oats and Packer Plastics.
bording to the EPA's Toxic Release Inventory Report, as County companies emitted 996 pounds of toxic wastes in the industry group's plan callsduction to 2,209.348 pounds.
las County ranks high on the Kansas counties with the most, said Charles Jones, a represive of the Kansas Department ath and Environment. But he bridgesджick County, includes Wichita, produces 80 to 90 percent of Kansas toxic t.
companies plan to reduce embrush recycling, changes in manufacturing processes, consolidation and substitution of materi-
one instances, the companies ve to make investments in prohanges to reduce emissions, id.
s said good environmental con-
ould lead to good business if
nippanes could keep their mate-
rium become waste hy-bro-
d.
Farmland Industries Nitrogen
occluded off Kansas Highway 10,
is the most toxic emissions in
its County. It produces chemide
in agricultural fertilizer.
you can avoid losing more of materials to waste, you can disposal of those materials", said. "And as disposal costs are going to be benefits that from this."
Lind, plant manager, said and already had made process s in its effort to reduce by half proximately 3.8 million pounds te the plant emits.
id that if the plant could regain the 2.6 million pounds of waste from ammonia production, it produce an extra 650 tons of product to sell to customers
tunities
e and spend a day at KU, "she insults intimidating you e just as excited to find new ua are to find a job."
1 the fair helped her practice corporate representatives.
an catch a shuttle bus that will Summerfield Hall to the ery hour on the half hour from 1:50 p.m., stopping by Stauffen route. It will run back to m the Holdime every hour m, and 6 p.m.