Wednesday, April 24, 1968
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
13
Home press solves publishing problems
Many professors have no doubt dreaded sending their manuscripts to be butchered by publishing house editors.
This problem has been solved by John Longhurst, KU professor of history, who prints his own books and those of others on an offset press in the basement of his home.
"When I first got into this business, I didn't know a press from a commode." Longhurst said.
Longhurst started printing six years ago when he was teaching at the University of New Mexico. He bought some IBM equipment and began to copy his own material instead of taking it to a publishing house.
Longhurst and his wife Paula, who call their operation the Coronado Press, have printed 22 books in the past six years and will publish four or five more this year.
"Everybody on this planet has
a yen to get a few things off his chest," Longhurst said when asked why he began printing.
His operation has grown until he now has a small offset printing press, a machine which produces photographic plates of pages in 27 seconds, and other extensive photographic equipment.
Storage space, binding area and presses occupy Longhurst's entire basement, some 1400 square feet of floor space.
Five of the books published have been written by Longhurst, who makes a point of getting things off his chest. Three of these books are humorous. Another book, "Will the Faculty Please Come to Order," pokes fun at the odd things Longhurst has heard in faculty meetings.
All of Longhurst's writings are not humorous, however. He has also written scholarly studies in Spanish history and totalitarianism.
USAF grounds jet-fighter
SAIGON—(UPI)—The U.S. Air Force Tuesday temporarily grounded the controversial F-111 jet fighter-bomber. The grounding order followed the disclosure that a third F-111 has been lost.
The Air Force announced earlier Tuesday one of the F-111 jets had been lost "due to unknown causes." It was the third of the $6 million fighter-bombers to be lost since they entered the Vietnam War last month.
It was the second time the Air Force had grounded the jets. After the first two crashes of the new warplane, military officials grounded them for about 10 days, then gave them a clean bill of health.
The F-111 is the fastest and most versatile warplane in America's military hangars. Special technical teams were flown to Takhli Air Base in Thailand from the United States following the first two crashes to give the plane a thorough check.
The U.S. Navy cancelled its plans to develop a model of the F-111 after the first two crashes.
Earlier Tuesday, U.S. commanders reported a series of battles in which allied forces killed 164 Viet Cong. They said Communist troops had moved large numbers of antiaircraft guns within 15 miles of Saigon.
Avery and McClinton to speak May 1
William Avery, former Kansas governor, and Curtis McClinton. Kansas City Chiefs fullback and Kansas City banker, will participate in the annual Business School Day May 1.
A panel discussion on the "Present and Future Social Responsibilities of the Business Communities" will be presented by McClinton, James K. Logan, dean of the School of Law, and Joseph Pichler, assistant professor of business administration.
The program will begin at 1:30
p. m. in the Kansas Union Forum Room.
Avery will be the keynote speaker at a banquet held at 6:30 p.m. in the Kansas Union Kansas Room.
Banquet tickets are available in the Business School office.
Classical Film Series
Films: Underground & Otherwise (U.S.A., 1950-68)
Ed Emshwiller Maya Deren
Storm DeHirsh Stan Vanderbeek
Jonas Mekas Willard Maas
Bruce Conner Gregory Markopoulos
Joseph Vogel The Whitney Bros.
Robert Shaye
Denys Colomb de Daunant
7:00 & 9:00 p.m. — Wednesday — Dyche Aud. 60c
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