University Daily Kansan, October 4, 1962
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Jim Evans/KANSAN
As part of rededication ceremonies for Watson Library Friday afternoon, Robert Vosper, director of libraries at KU from 1952 to 1961, praised the newly renovated building.
City to reconsider assessments
The Lawrence City Commission will discuss tomorrow night a new special assessment policy for public improvement to lessen the financial risk to the city.
The special assessments, which offer lower interest rates than those commercially available, are used by developers and builders to help finance public improvements such as streets and sidewalks.
The city commission placed a moratorium on the use of the assessments several weeks ago, until a new policy could be developed, because the city is owed more than $400,000 in delinquent special assessments.
The new policy proposes that developers place a letter of credit or a cash or surety bond for 25 percent of the cost of proposed improvements on deposit with the city to lessen the risk of assessments not being paid.
The special assessments normally are passed on to the buyer when a lot or house is sold. However, when developers cannot sell the lots they are responsible for paying the assessments.
THE CITY now requires a personal guarantee from the developer to ensure that the assessments will be paid, but the assessments themselves are Commissioner Don Binns said some
Commissioner Doh Binns said some new policy was needed.
thing has to be done about the special assessments, "he said. 'We're going to have to guarantee in the future that the taxpayer won't have to pick up the
The proposed policy is a step in the right direction. Bims said.
"There's no question but that some-
But Commissioner Nancy Shontz said she was not sure a 24 percent deposit would be sufficient to guarantee payment of the assessments.
She said that some type of preliminary engineering of streets and other improvements should be done before the lots are plated and laid out, to ensure that the improvements were economically designed.
THE PROPOSED POLICY is similar to one the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce presented to the commission two weeks ago. The chamber policy proposed a 20 percent deposit rather than a 25 percent deposit.
The city commission also will consider at its 7 p.m. meeting at City Hall a request to defer consideration of, two new subdivision regulations, city-county subdivision regulations.
The city commission is scheduled to discuss the amendments at its Oct. 12 meeting.
The amendments would effectively require that houses built on plots of land less than 40 acres be properly platted and zoned.
A house now can be built on a 5-acre plot without zoning and plating.
THE REQUEST comes from Bob
Chamblin, chairman of the Douglas
Bank.
Chamberlin said in his request that because the proposed amendments were more directly related to county business, the city commission should consider with the county commission considers the amendments at its Oct. 13 meeting.
The city commission also is scheduled to discuss tomorrow night the second reading of several ordinances, a site plan for new retail offices at 1401 North Sixth St., a request from the city council to the city council for 5 acres, several bid dates and an ordinance relating to parking on Louisiana Street.
Ribbon-cutting marks end to Watson revamp
Budig's remarks were part of a ribbon-cutting ceremony that highlighted five days of activities celebrating the completion of a two-year, $6.2 million renovation of the library.
Calling the Watson library staff the "survivors of the renovation," Chancellor Gene A. Budig said Friday that the university could be better able to serve the University.
Budig, speaking to a crowd of 100 people, asked the council as the reason for the fire's origin.
"We can now start working toward a new library," Budig said.
Glee Smith, member of the Kansas Board of Regents, called the library the heart of the University and said one of the biggest challenges facing the state is providing grants and support necessary to maintain a high quality library program.
HE SAID that the construction of a new library should receive top priority over anything else. He was pessimistic about the chances of that happening in the near future.
"Certainly, we'll be giving it a lot of push in the next session," he said. "We may not get it this time around, but we can get it a year or two or three. I think we will."
by Robert Vosper, former director of libraries, in which he said the renovation had "finally given decent housing to a library that has opened up new avenues of history for students and faculty to explore."
Vosper served as director from 1952 to 1967, a former leader of the Chancellor Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Along with the rededication, the library hosted a book fair featuring more than 30 booksellers and small printers from five states.
The rededication featured a speech
The books covered a wide variety of subjects, including western Americana, economics and art.
ALLAN KORNBLUM, owner of Toothepe Press, West Branch, Iowa, said he had hoped more small printers would come to the fair.
"Really, I was a little taken aback when I saw there were only three printers here," Koriblum said. "Most of these people are dealers."
Kornbluh displayed numerous poetry books, such as "Trowing Spitballs at the Nuns" printed in an edition of 400, all signed by the author.
But he said the fair was set up and organized well.
Kornblum also set up a small demonstration press on which he printed a poem while people watched.
Mondale challenges Bush
By United Press International
Mondale was in Waterloo, Iowa, to attend a fund-raiser for Lymn Cutler, the Democratic candidate chalenging the 2016 Evans for Iowa's 3rd seat.
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Walter Mondale yesterday challenged Vice President George Bush to a debate on “the merits of Reaganomics” before Election Day.
Mondale also said, "We can start by rejecting Reaganism, which someone once called 'voodoo economics.' We can do it by lowering the prices of these things allowing these massive deficits and by allowing a real recovery to begin."
"Now, I would like to offer a challenge to Mr. Bush — a challenge to debate the merits of Reaganomics and the dangers of Democratic alternatives," he said.
Mondale's comment referred to one made by Bush during the 1980 presidential campaign, when Bush called Reagan the vice president and the presidential nomination. Bush called Reagan's supply-side economic theory "voodoo economics."
Journalism dean's job remains open
No authorization will be sought to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Susanne Shaw, former associate dean of journalism, until the spring semester, the dean of the School of Journalism said yesterday.
The School of Journalism has hired someone temporarily to take over her teaching duties, but no one has been employed in this role or have active duties, said Dean Del Brinkman.
Brinkman said he was waiting until the budget and funding picture was clearer to seek authorization to fill her position. He added that now would be a bad time to conduct
a search because the best people would not be free.
Brinkman said Shaw, who resigned in early September, was responsible for coordinating the undergraduate curriculum and advising within the school.
Tacha said no decision could be made on the hiring of new faculty until the journalism school had finished planning its budget for the next fiscal year. She said the budget plan would not be finished for six months.
DEANLEE TACHA, vice掌委lerin for academic affairs, said it was far too early to say whether Shaw's position would be filled. Authorizations to fill faculty positions must go through her office.
Brinkman said Ted Frederickson had been hired on a part-time basis to teach the Reporting 1 class that had been taught by Shay.
Shaw resigned to become publisher of the Coffeyville Journal. She had been at KU since 1971.
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INHUMAN RACQUETBALL
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SATURDAY,OCTOBER 9
Oskaloosa Tour Starts at South Park 42 miles
12 Mile Time Trial/Finish at county roads 1055
and 458.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
7:30 a.m. Quinnitil Raid Tour Starts at South Park 15 miles
11:00 a.m. Lawrence Bikepath Tour Starts at South Park 12 or 22 miles
Coal Creek Library/Quayle Bible Collection Tour Starts
3:00 p.m. Bicycle Orienteering Meet Stats at Broken Arrow Park
7:30 p.m. Octogonia Off-Bike Offerings
Octogonia Registration, Six Day Bike Rider,
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7:00 a.m. Octoginta Registration Starts Broken Arrow Park. Online entries should show up as early as possible.
8:00 a.m. OCTOGINTA XII, 80 miles.
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