Tuesday, August 2, 1966 Summer Session Kansan
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Scientists make war on hunger
WASHINGTON —(UPI)— The ultimate defeat of global hunger may hinge on establishment of a worldwide network of food research and development facilities
Such a network, experts here say, would enable U.S. scientists to find a basic solution to some problems and in turn enable scientists in underdeveloped countries to adapt the solution to their people's particular needs.
For example, U.S. scientists have developed a chemical control for what is commonly called a screwworm.
"WE ARE ON THE verge of adapting the chemical so that it can be used to control the tse-tse fly by sterilizing the male of the species," Dr. Erven J. Long of the Agency for International Development (AID) said in an interview.
Finding the answer to a particular problem is only the first step toward hunger eradication, Long said.
The second—and equally important—is the establishment of independent research institutions in foreign countries or geographic areas which would be part of the network.
Indigenous research facilities, Long said, are especially vital because food and hunger problems tend to be dynamic rather than static.
"YOU MAY DEVELOP a new wheat strain," he said, "and it would suffice you for several years. Then, bang!—along comes a new disease that wipes out your new strain. Research would have to be continuous to find not only a high-yielding strain but a disease-resistant one as well."
While U.S. officials are working to set up the world food network, American scientists continue basic research efforts to help underdeveloped countries ward off hunger until the necessary institutions can come into full play.
One of the more valued projects currently undertaken by AID is a University of Nebraska effort to increase the protein content of wheat.
Until now, Long said, much of wheat research has concerned itself with disease resistance and yield capabilities.
RESEARCH TO INCREASE the protein content of sorghums will be conducted at Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind.
To help underdeveloped countries take advantage of U.S. know-how, "mid-way" institutions are already functioning. One example is the Rice Research Institute in the Philippines.
"But eventually," Long said, "a scientist in Bolivia will come up with something new another scientist in India will be able to use.
"The whole effort of defeating hunger is like building a skyscraper. It seems that it takes forever just to lay the foundations. But if we get on with all these things, the world might be able to avoid catastrophe."
Kennedy's brother convinced on Oswald
WASHINGTON—(UPI)—Sen. Edward M. Kennedy says that although he has not read the Warren Commission report—and "I do not intend to"—he is convinced Lee Harvey Oswald alone killed his brother, President John F. Kennedy.
The 34-year-old Massachusetts senator reacted with pain when asked, in an interview with United Press International, about recent books questioning the validity of the Warren Commission's findings.
Surfing, the new summer passion
HONOLULU — (UPI)— Surf's up.
Summer is surfing time, and for a half-million surfers, wouldbe surfers and sand-locked beach bunnies, "surf's up" signals big waves on the Mainland's ocean coasts and in Hawaii.
Surf means record sales for custom and factory "pop-out" board manufacturers, tee-shirt makers, suntan lotion suppliers and contest sponsors. A big, crowded season also means a few coins for doctors who treat the inevitable fractures, scrapes, and
Student council workshop ahead
More than 200 delegates from 121 high schools will attend the third annual Student Council workshop Aug. 7-12 at KU. The workshop, sponsored by the Kansas State High School Activities Association, will be directed by Nelson Hartman, assistant executive secretary.
Mrs. Mary McKinnon of Trussville, Ala., will be consultant in charge of all activities, including general sessions, talent night and song fests. She is executive secretary of the Alabama Association of Student Councils.
Miss Nancy Kopek of Shawnee Mission will be assistant director, with Mrs. Nelson Hartman in charge of registrations.
With the theme, "Confidence Is Contagious," the workshop will stress positive leadership, emphasize the importance of group participation in projects and activities, the fundamentals of parliamentary procedure, and the role of the student council in promoting the best image for its school.
cuts that accompany the summer season.
CALIFORNIA. WITH its burgeoning population, claims the most surfers, but the Gulf and Atlantic coasts are beginning to threaten the title. Hawaii holds a unique position in national and world wave riding circles; it is Mecca for anyone with air fare to make it to the Mid-Pacific and a surfer's stomach for economy butter sandwich meals.
The Islands, as they are called simply in surfer parlance, is where the ancient chiefs started the sport with solid wood boards. The main island of Oahu—where Honolulu is situated—draws the greats and aspiring greats every summer—so much so that there's barely room to maneuver in the board jam called Wailiki.
JOHN "FLAKE" BEAUMONT, who dropped in his first curls off Cape Cod in Massachusetts and who now makes Hawaii his home, doesn't mind the Waikiki crowds. "I started surfing on the Cape where the water is so cold in summer that I'd come out after an hour's surfing and shiver for another hour."
In Hawaii the sport is a yeararound proposition with two distinct seasons.
All winter "big wave riders" like board manufacturer Greg Noll and Makaha International Surfing champ George Downing tackle the "heavies." The names of the surfing breaks are synonymous with danger: Waimea Bay that begins to shape up at 15 feet: Sunset Beach where surfers and boards have permanently disappeared; and Banzai Pipeline where a wipeout could mean a trip to the hospital.
IN THE SUMMER the situation changes. The surf is never as big as in the winter, and the best
surfing spots are situated in Honolulu. South Shore surf appeals to hundreds of Mainland enthusiasts who make the trip.
bly end up under a few tons of water if they tried their trisk riding at winter Waimea.
THE SURFERS who come to Hawaii in the summer are not looking so much for those perfection curls, but for the warm water and less crowded conditions in the Islands. They also hope for the big summer swells that can open up "Castles," a big 10-20 feet curl within easy paddling distance of Waikiki's beachfront hotels, and they hope for "Yokohama blasters"—extremely hollow curls that crunch down at 10 feet at Makua Beach on the Leeward Side.
Above all is the indisputable fact: The 50th state is one of the few places with constantly warm water, a minimal shark problem, and the chance to be the only rider on a perfection curl.
John McLean, a former Granada Hills, Calif., surfer of such famed West Coast spots as Rincon, County Line, Windansea, and Dana Point, says: "There are four essential differences between California and Hawaii—in Hawaii the surf is less crowded, the waves break with better form, they break bigger, and they're faster."
That's enough to stoke even a gremmie.
McLEAN CONCEDES that the West Coast has one thing that the Islands lack. That's an endless summer supply of "hot-dog waves." The evolution in the past few years has been toward tricky, highly maneuverable wave riding. Standing on the nose (hanging ten), turning around (spinners), flashy reverses in direction (cutbacks), are the forte of the California gang that rarely sees a big wave, and who would proba-