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Vol.87 No.46
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
Staff Writer
Citizens criticize Loop statement
By JOHN MUELLER
A citizens' group opposed to the proposed Haskell Loop project yesterday released a report that called the project's environmental impact statement a whitewash.
BUFORD WATSON, city manager, yesterday defended Oblinger Smith and he said he didn't hear of the East Lawrence Citizens for Housing Preservation.
The group, the East Lawrence Citizens for Housing Preservation, said the environmental impact statement released in August suggested that possible negative effects that the Haskell Loop might have on East Lawrence neighborhoods. The consultants who prepared the statement, Oblinger Smith Corp. of Wichita, was the first to be audited by the city of Lawrence. The group said
The environmental impact statement says that Lawrence needs the Haskell Loop to help move traffic efficiently through East Lawrence; prevent automobile-pedestrian conflicts; ease traffic congestion; and enable the to Kaw River Industrial District.
The Oblinger Smith statement is a draft that will be followed by a final report.
THE HASKELL Loop would run through East Lawrence, between 11th and 23rd streets, connecting route K-10 and downtown Lawrence at Massachusetts Street.
The citizens' group specifically objected to the statement's failure to mention the increased tractor and trailer traffic that would temporarily bring to Haskell Avenue.
The Haskell Loop would take traffic pressure off residential streets in East Lawrence, he said, and would renovate the Haskell area neighborhoods.
The statement had also relied upon outdated and inaccurate data, the group
WATSON SAID no conflict existed in Oblinger Smith's relationship with the city. A spokesman for the firm last night accused the group's critics of the statement.
"I think that East Lawrence has had a long period of decline in living units. It's going to take something drastic to turn it around," Watson said.
The statement said the road "will necessitate the dislocation of 18 residences and five businesses," as well as requiring the city to take over two acres of recreation land including Municipal Stadium and a lighted baseball diamond.
The citizen's group criticized the statement's lack of substantiation for its claims about the effect that both sides of the loop would buffer industry and residences. The statement said that improved access for industrial users"may encourage development in industrial District."
The group said Olbinger Smith didn't consider how the city could stabilize the neighborhood and encourage redevelopment and reinvestment in it,
The only other negative effect of the loop, according to Obinger Smith's environmental impact report, would be the increased number of aerosol particles and a slight increase in area noise levels.
ALSO, THE group said, the Haskell Loop would remove 27 houses in its path, most of which were adequate houses or ones that could be rained.
Although the book also contains information about registration requirements and voting rules, it usually isn't available because registration books are closed, Laa'a said.
Garcia, a senior research assistant for ISSE, acknowledged the problem but said that most primary results were not official until September. He said that it took him a couple of months to compile the information about the winners in the primary elections and have it printed.
A member of the citizens' group charter committee, Barbara Waillis, 1253 Delaware Park, would be making a mark in parking in East Lawnworks and would be effective way to use 1974 Community Development Act funds, which would be used to demolish homes in the path of the proposed new development.
The Kansas Voter's Guide, containing information on national and state elections, is now available to the public, Herman Lajan, director of KU's Institute for Social and Environmental Studies (ISES), said yesterday.
The pamphlet, published by ISES, contains biographical sketches of all candidates and the complete state party platforms, as well as a list of the officers of the state political parties, Stephen Garcia, editor of the guide, said.
Heart surgery halted again at Med Center
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According to Garcia, the pamphlet is sent to local governments, civic groups and individuals throughout the state who have been photographed 400 copies of the guide have been printed.
Malcolm, the Med Center's only surgeon for the past six months, accepted a job at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.
Heart surgery at the KU Medical Center has been halted for the second time this year with the departure last week of the Med Center's only heart surgeon.
Robert Kugel, executive vice chancellor for the Med Center, said last night he didn't think the temporary break would cause any major problems.
The latest halt was expected by Med Center officials with surgeon Malcolm Arnold's departure last week for another job and the delayed arrival of Donald Barnhorst, new chief of cardiothoracic surgery.
The Med Center will be without a heart surgeon for at least five weeks until the arrival of the new heart surgeon about Dec. 1. Heart surgery was bailed earlier this month for four months when two surgeons resigned in favor of training of poor operating room conditions.
Barnhorst, last month to serve as both cardiothoracic administrator and surgeon, is currently an associate professor of surgery at Clinic Medical Rochester, Muppe.
The few emergency heart surgery operations will be referred to other doctors
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was unoccupied, and probably handle
game of the case, he said.
Frank Masters, acting chairman of the surgery department, said, "Those who are waiting for surgery will just have to wait a little bit longer. There's no problem."
The majority of the heart surgery operations can wait until Barnhorst arrives, he said. There are usually four to six heart surgery operations a week.
Heart surgery was halted at the Med Center for four months earlier this year after surgeons Robert Reis and Hammer Hannah complained of substandard operating room conditions and resigned in February.
A group of three investigators declared the Center safe for heart surgery later that month.
Barnhorst has said that he approved of the conditions in the Med Center heart surgeon's office.
Surgery resumed in April after Arnold came to the Med Center.
Despite cold and darkness Acacias Rick Hartman, Birmingham, Mich., senior, and Russ Fowrief. Prairie Villarha freshman, plained their two-hour shift of spades with Delta
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Gammas Jan Troupe, Pririe Village, and Cindy Cook, Independence, Kan., sophomore (mst). Members of the fraternity and sorority will play spades continuously with their classmates during the week.
Bus drivers calm while riders fume
By RICK THAEMERT
Students grumble, then shuffle inch in by inch toward the back of the bus to make way for new passengers. The driver checks his mirrors to make sure none of the students getting off are pinched in the doors, then pulls a leaver, shutting the doors with a hiss.
The bus jerks as it starts its journey to campus, and students standing lurch from side to side with each movement of the big diesel.
University of Kansas students need only a day, but for the driver it is a way of life.
Four drivers for Lawrence Bus Co. B41 Pennsylvania St., agree that they like the job.
"I'S TARD WORK," John Connors,
Overland Park park senior said last week, "but
it's the type of job where you can get out.
It's not like working behind the candy
counter at the Union; you don't have
someone looking over you.
"You get to see a cross section of the University and a lot of different kinds of poisoning."
Helen Bowen, 2112 Tennessee St., said, "I
meeted people, and I like the
student atmosphere."
But she said students sometimes gripped and were uncooperative about moving back to class.
DAVID NEELY, 2200 W. 39th St., said,
"We are hoping for a common
season when iPhone comes in."
He said students were inconsiderate when they pulled the stop buzzer more than once, didn't move back, or didn't bother reading the destination sign on the front of the bus.
"They'll ask other people 'What time is it?' and they don't even realize that the buses keep a timed schedule," he said, "and people even ask, 'What are we waiting for?'"
Needy said these were minor problems and he tried not to become angry or correct them.
THEY'RE THE ones going somewhere,
so if they don't get it together, I just sit
in there and chat.
Bowen, too, said she seldom reprimanded passengers.
"Big kids tend to take care of themselves," she said. "Sure I hear grump, but I don't."
Conners said his problems were minimal, especially with regular riders.
"The people that ride the bus every day know when the bad times are and when the good times are."
Cormans said he could recognize regular patrons and would spell them at a distance for running from him.
Driving the same route more than 20
days a day might seem monotonous, but
it's often quite pleasant.
"IF YOU DRIVE the same route, you see a lot of the same people, so it eases the monotony," said Rex Cox, Erie, Kan., senior.
Neeley, who graduated from KU last year, said, "I like to watch the change of seasons and just kind of space out looking in the window, in school, and now I'm doing it full time."
Connors said, "I couldn't make it without a radio."
Nelyly, however, said, "I tried a radio, but the signal goes in and out. I just as soon listen to a good set of speakers when I get home. I usually have some tunes running thru it, so that I'm singing them. It's kind of fun, and it doesn't bother anybody, either."
DESPITE THE responsibility of transporting up to 75 students at once, the four drivers agreed that the pressures weren't too great.
"The only time there's pressure is when your bus is full or you're behind schedule,"
But, he added, the buses usually stay on schedule. The important thing is to not leave early. Cox said, because people can be left behind.
"Driving can be really dangerous if the people are jam-packed." Connors said.
"With that many people, it's hard to draw that fine line between staying on time and getting ready."
Bowen said that crowded buses were difficult to steer, but that the buses were kept in good condition by the maintenance man at Lawrence Bus Co.
THAT'S ONE reason why the four drivers haven't had any accidents.
Coe said students and bicycles that dart around campus could cause accidents if the bike's brakes fail.
Corners said, "Students come out of Strong Hill and make a beeline for Wescowee."
Neeley said he watched for different hazards because he drove the night route.
"It's a totally different kind of driving because you're dealing with fast moving traffic rather than students walking," he said.
Swine flu shots to start at health center Thursday
Swine flu vaccinations for high-risk people will be administered from 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Watkins Memorial Hospital as well as the Douglas County Immunization Program.
High-risk people are those more than 45 years old and those suffering from chronic illnesses. People less than 45 will need statements from their doctors confirming that they have a chronic illness to be vaccinated at this time.
Martin Wollmann, director of health services at Watkins, said yesterday that only a limited amount of vaccine was needed to treat the people who would be conducted in November.
Wollmann said that people allergic to eggs or chicken feathers shouldn't have the vaccination. People with colds should postone the shots.
The U.S. Public Health Service requires
a sign to sign a correct form before
being vaccine.
'Barber' reaches enjoyable operatic peak
Staff photo by DAVE REGIER
Figaro, left, details a plan to Count Almaviva in 'The Barber of Seville,' which played before about 1,200 people in the University Theatre last night.
By TIM PURCELL
Review
Have you ever gone to a movie or a play that left you laden with heavy afterthoughts? The message, often esoteric social comment, may escape you. When asked "How did you enjoy it?" a sickly smile is all you can muster. Of course,
you never let them know that the heavy aesthetics escaped you and you wished to be alone.
Last night an audience of 1,200 left University Theatre after an opera they had seen. Many were whistling tunes and theirs only afterthought was nice delight.
The good old comedy was Rossini's masterpiece, "The Barber of Seville," presented by the Kansas City Lyric Theatre. The Barber, not weighted down with deeper feelings or problems, is照亮—light, capricious fun and ponsure.
Music director Russell Patterson captured the brilliance of the music in a
FROM THE overture's dashing beginning, an exhilarating mood is set, and the character must persevere.
device known as the Rossini crescendo. The music increased dizzyly in tempo and volume like a dog chasing its tail, yet the song's rhythmic consistency in tempo to accommodate the singers.
Although none of the performers were particularly outstanding, the ensemble was well-balanced in strength.
Despite the innate excitement of the Rossini crescendo, the singers sometimes didn't rise above it. It peaks were often inadvertent, even in ensembles.
Karen Yarnatt, as Rosina, buoyed an
mat that all too easily can degrade
into nothing more than an exercise in
vocal peduchnics when sung in recital
JUST AS Figaro boasted of his skills,
Rosina too, reflected on her qualities.
Hervor timbre and inflection changed as she sang each of her thoughts. All runs, skips and ornaments were meant to mirror her emotions. Yarmat was brazen, self-confident, sly, amused and triumphant.
Rosina's foil is the old codier, Dr. Bartolo, played by Eugene Green. His convincing, Bartolo is duped by Count Almaviva, who is in love with Rosina. The Court was played by George Livinga. He was in his furious and formidable aisle in his furious and formidable aisle.
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