Thursday, March 7, 1968
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Independent stations suffer gas pains
Lawrence gas prices have been generally low this past year in comparison to prices in nearby communities.
The prices usually drop during the week and rise on the weekend when more gas is sold.
Asked why prices drop in Lawrence, a station operator said. "We have to draw our prices once in a while to draw more customers."
Prices generally begin to drop in Kansas City and Topeka. Lawrence stations are then forced to
lower their prices to compete for the business of motorists passing through the area, another Lawrence gas station operator explained.
Local station operators concurred that price wars usually affect north Lawrence first. Independent gas stations are usually the first to lower their gas prices and major oil company stations must follow their lead to keep from losing business.
An unwritten rule says that independent stations sell gas two cents lower than major stations, an independent station operator in north Lawrence said.
When gas stations drop prices to keep up with competitors, the companies lower the bulk gas prices to the stations. The companies also give the stations an allowance to make up the losses.
Baker president to speak at KU African celebration
The president of Baker University, Baldwin, will speak about "The Search in African Education" at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Dyche Auditorium.
James Edward Doty is the guest speaker for the "KU African," a monthly newspaper published by African students which is celebrating its second anniversary. The newspaper will hold its annual general meeting at 11 a.m., Saturday in the Kansas Union Pine Room. A movie about Nigeria, a West African country involved in a civil war, will be shown after the lecture.
Doty will talk about curricula
problems and teacher shortages in the African educational system, and the lack of students in important study areas such as science and technology.
He also will speak on Baker University's summer educational program in Botswana, a new African state. Several Baker students and professors taught in high schools and teacher training programs in Botswana last year. Their work included organizing a government radio station, conducting an urban planning survey and offering advice and service to hospitals and clinics.
Film director to be here March 14
Because this allotment from the company only begins when a station starts to lose more than 2 cents per gallon, the stations must sell a lot of gas to bring profits to a normal level.
A famous American film director whose career spans two generations in Hollywood will be on campus March 14.
The director, King Vidor, will speak to a morning class in history and criticism of film taught by Richard D. MacCann, associate professor of radio, television and film, and will give a public
discussion at 7:30 p.m. in Dyche Auditorium. The title of his talk will be "Forty Years of Hollywood Directing."
Vidor will show parts of two of his greatest hits, "The Crowd," a 1927 silent film, and "War and Peace," made in 1955 with Audrey Heburn and Mel Ferrer.
Vidor has directed in Hollywood since 1918.
His other famous works include "Northwest Passage" and "The Citadel."
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Neither the public nor the stations profit from a gas war, said a major company owner.
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Barb Newsom, Wichita junior and president of the KU Panhellenic Council, and Mrs. Kala Stroup. Panhellenic advisor, will discuss structure and programs of the local Association.
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money as they do when the price is high. They may drive 40 to 50 miles to buy at a place where they can save four or five cents on the gallon. They lose money," he said.
Most of the losses from a price war are made up by profits from the sale of oil and other products. The margin of profit on gas is considerably lower than on other items sold by the stations.
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