Rains bring flooding
By United Press International
The U.S. Weather Bureau said yesterday that weekend rainfall produced flash flooding in southcentral and southeast Oklahoma, eastern Kansas, western and northern Missouri and central Iowa.
The bureau said major crests above flood level have developed along the lower Missouri River
and in spots on the Arkansas.
The bureau said that much tributary flooding developed in the Missouri River basin this past weekend in eastern Kansas and in central and northern Missouri. Stages reached more than six feet above flood level on tributaries of the Kansas River in eastern Kansas.
Heavy flooding was reported also in the upper Marais Des
Cygnes basin in east-central Kansas, including the main river down to Melvern.
The bureau said the Missouri River reached flood level at St. Joseph, Mo., and it predicted flooding would occur at most points down to the mouth within several days. Predicted crest stages will be lower than those observed earlier this month.
Photo by Ron Bishop
Wakarusa River overflows
Seemingly cut off from the Douglas County "mainland" by the shallow flooding of the Wakarusa River is this farmhouse on Blue Mound Road south of Lawrence. The river reached flood stage over the weekend, causing some crop damage but minimal property damage said the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
Landlords, parents hinder co-ed living
PERRY (UPI) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said yesterday that heavy rains over the weekend pushed the Perry Reservoir level up 8.5 feet.
While KU couples offer varied justifications for living together out of wedlock all agree there are difficulties.
For coeds the problems start with the need to escape from a residence hall or sorority house to live with a man.
By SUSAN FOHRMAN
Kansan Staff Writer
Most students interviewed agreed that for women living in residence halls, living with boyfriends is easier than it is for sorority residents.
The reservoir level will probably rise about two more feet before it levels off, the officials said. The corps began impounding water at the new reservoir Jan. 15.
"Early one Saturday morning, when we were still in bed, my parents called from the Kansas City airport and said they were on their way to visit me. They were returning to Chicago after a vacation in Texas and would arrive in a little over an hour," she said. "It wouldn't have been a big deal if all my boyfriend's clothes hadn't been in my apartment," she explained.
A closer watch is kept on the sorority women, one KU male explained, emphasizing, however, that this does not mean that coed living is more prevalent among independent women.
Landlords a threat
Another coed fared only slightly better despite the fact her boyfriend lived right down the hall. Her boyfriend recently had moved from his 3-man apartment into her single when her parents decided to visit.
But escaping the confines of organized living units can be the least of problems. Landlords always are a potential threat. And what if the man also lives in an organized unit? How do KU's shacking couples keep it all from mom and dad?
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One coed recalled the time her parents arrived unexpectedly and found her boyfriend's clothes in her closet. "I said he had changed clothes at my apartment one day, but I don't think they believed me," she said.
Perry Reservoir water level rises
"We set a record by having everything out in 57 minutes." Phone calls are used.
Phone calls routed
When parents call, the girl's roommate will say she is studying at the library, out on a Coke date or in the shower. The roommate then asks if they would like their daughter to call them back.
Many coeds use this system to solve the problem of parent's phone calls:
While expenses can pose another obstacle, the majority of couples seem to have an arrangement in in which they share everything.
The bureau reported several tributaries of the Arkansas River in Kansas and Oklahoma left their banks during the weekend—generally those entering the Arkansas between Wichita and Webbers Falls, Okla. Most of these have returned within banks although some remain above flood level.
As soon as they hang up the roommate calls the girl at her boyfriend's apartment and tells her to call home.
Another student agreed, saying he and his girlfriend had shared everything. "She worked and I went to school and worked. It seemed like it was more my responsibility to support us, but we just threw everything in the pot and took when we needed it," he said.
"If I had money I spent it and if she had money, she spent it. It was strictly cooperative," one student said. "We didn't keep ledgers. We just enjoyed each other's company."
To one student, unexpected visits from the landlord are the stickiest problem although most couples said the landlord never bothered them or didn't care.
"All he really cared about was whether there were two cars out in front," one student said.
Landlord problems
An estimated 9,924 acres was under water early Monday. Officials said the water level would be dropped back when the danger of flooding below the dam subsides.
While men in organized housing don't have "landlord problems," they can't throw parties or shack-up. Their remedy is to rent a "social apartment."
The Arkansas River was near a foot over its banks yesterday at Arkansas City with bank full levels expected down to Ponca City, Okla., today.
Another student said his landlord "didn't care as long as we didn't bother the neighbors."
"About 10 guys go in on the apartment," a fraternity man explained. "It usually has several bedrooms and this gives you room for private things like celebrations, parties, or sleeping with your girlfriend," he said.
"Nothing governs you there. You get away from the humdrum of the house or the dorm and it's a place where you can party without being told what to do." he added.
Grades are also sometimes affected when an unmarried couple lives together. Whether grades suffer seems to depend on the individual situation.
"I think it helps a lot of students," one student said. "If they shack-up regularly they aren't so frustrated and can concentrate more on studies."
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