Tornado threat is present
By SUSAN FOHRMAN
Kansan Staff Writer
Tornado season is here again and although a tornado has never hit Lawrence they have come close enough to take precautions.
Bob Hellstrom, head of the Douglas County Civil Defense, said the last time a tornado came close to Lawrence was in 1964,
Five miles west
"First it hit Lone Star Lake," said Hellstrom. "It got to the county road five miles west of Lawrence and then went straight north. After hitting the turnpike it started to go northeast, that's how it hit Leavenworth and Tonganoxie."
Hellstrom said if the tornado hadn't gone straight north it would have hit Lawrence.
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He said 90 per cent of the tornadoes will come from the southwest and then go northeast but they are generally unpredictable and "you can't tell what they will do."
A news release from the Insurance Information Institute in Denver, Colo. gives the following tips for protection in the event of a tornado.
Head for basement
If in a home and no cellar is near, a corner of the basement nearest the approaching tornado
is the safest place. If the house has no basement, even an open ditch can offer some protection.
Auditoriums, gymnasiums and other buildings having large, relatively lightly anchored roofs should also be avoided as they could collapse. Automobiles and trailer houses also are unsafe.
If a tornado is sigted in open country, a person should move at right angles to the tornado's path. Because tornadoes move at 25 to 40 miles an hour a person in a car can usually outrun one, the release said.
Thursday deadline is set for pageant
Deadline for registration for the Miss Lawrence-KU Scholarship Pageant is Thursday.
Sponsored by the Lawrence Jaycees, the event will be May 8 and 9. The winner of this contest qualifies for the Miss Kansas Pageant and possibly Miss America.
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Orchid growing show attracts faculty, student
Three KU faculty members and one KU student will participate in Lawrence's first orchid show Sunday.
The show, to be from noon to 5 p.m. in the University State Bank Suburban Room, 955 Iowa St., will feature orchids grown by six local growers, said Russel Tyler, research associate and director of the Head Start Evaluation and Research Center and a participant.
"There are a number of growers in Lawrence and we feel it is important to make this hobby more open to the public," Tyler said.
"Orchids are as easy to care for as any house plant," Tyler said, "they can be raised in a house although many persons raise them in greenhouses.
"Generally what is a good condition for a person is also good for an orchid. An orchid requires 40 to 60 per cent humidity which may be compensated by wetting the leaves. The temperature for orchids should usually be between 55 and 75 degrees. This is for the cattleya or showy corsage orchid," Tyler said.
Orchid growers in Lawrence usually sell to each other, he said. They do this to get the strain they want.
Persons interested in growing orchids may buy their orchids from a local grower for about $10, Tyler said.
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and 28 years old who have lived in Lawrence at least six months or are enrolled at KU are eligible to enter. Those girls interested should contact Kelly Twogood, director Lloyd Buzzi, or Melvin Gentry, all Lawrence residents.
"Coeds also could register with the dean of women's office," said Twogood. "We passed out entry forms along with rules and regulations to AWS, and asked them to turn them into the dean's office."
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Contestants will be interviewed by judges and will compete in talent, swimsuit and evening gown events.
"The contest is based on talent as well as beauty," Twogood said. "The talent competition can be anything the girl wants to do."
Twogood emphasized this is a scholarship contest as well as a beauty pageant. Miss Lawrence wins a $200 scholarship and the first runner-up receives $125 scholarship. Scholarships have been pledged by local businessmen.
"The only cost _ to the contestant is her wardrobe," Twogood said.
Dennis Casey, Templin Hall resident director, said in the event of a tornado he would get as many of the residents as possible in the basement or halls with the windows and doors closed.
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He added the main reason for this is to keep people from flying glass.
KU's student handbook also has instructions in the event of a tornado.
According to the handbook, four short blasts on the whistle will signal danger and traffice and security vehicles and Lawrence police cars will cruise the streets with sirens going.
Classes will be dismissed and students will be instructed to go to the sheltered areas on the lower floors and hallways of permanent buildings.
Avoid electrics, flames
The handbook also says electrical wiring and appliances should be avoided in damaged areas and open flames should not be used until the area has
been checked for a possible gas leak.
One long blast from the whistle will signal the danger is past.
Keith Lawton, vice-chancellor of operations, said structurally heavy buildings such as the basement of Strong Hall or the basements of the newer buildings such as Blake Hall are safe places to be in the event of a tornado.
He said areas marked by the yellow and black civil defense signs are recommended for all kinds of emergencies.
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