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Construction in Lawrence . . .
Spring weather brought with it the usual rash of building projects. Workmen began construction on an overpass at K-10 and Haskell Avenue this week. Traffic on 23rd Street will be rerouted through a detour for several months until the overpass is completed.
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... and on the KU campus
On the University of Kansas campus, buildings and grounds employes began installing lights for the tennis courts south of Robinson Gymnasium. Warm weather and illumination should encourage tennis buffs to take advantage of the courts at night.
Walking event held for hospital fund
Jay Steinberg would walk 100 miles for a hospital. Steinberg, Glen Ellyn, Ill., junior and president of the Kansas Track Club, is looking for students and faculty who will back him as much as they can afford—per mile.
The walking event is sponsored by Haskell Institute and will take place Saturday in Kansas City. Contestants will walk as far as they can to raise money for a hospital for Navajo Indians who live in the northern part of New Mexico.
Steinberg said Monday that the race would be walked around a 20-mile circuit with recorders at every mile marker to record the distances.
"I'll walk as far and as fast as I can," he said. "I hope to make 75 to 100 miles Saturday. I'm in pretty good shape."
At this time, he said, he is the only one from KU who will be walking in the event. He said he hoped to convince some of the
members of the Track Club to get sponsors and enter the event. Anyone interested in walking a few miles this weekend should contact him, he said.
"They really need a hospital down there," Steinberg said. "The nearest one now is 75 miles from where the Navaios live."
Several men from Haskell will be walking in the event, he said.
"Many are being backed by Lawrence businessmen," Steinberg said. "Some of them have pledged 10 cents a mile."
Steinberg said he hoped he could get support from KU students. Even a penny a mile, he said, would help. He said donations would be accepted but he preferred the pledges because they present a challenge.
Pledge cards should show the amount a mile the pledger is willing to give. They should be brought to the University Daily Kansan office.
Fifteen win election to University Council
The University Faculty Senate has elected 15 members to the University Council and filled a position on the Athletic Board in a mail ballot.
Results of the elections were announced Monday by Raymond Nichols, executive secretary of the university.
Elected to three-year terms to the council were:
Ronald Calgaard, associate professor of economics; Dower Dykes, professor of design; Herman Lujan, chairman of the political science department; John McNown, professor of civil engineering; Russell Mesler, professor of chemical and petroleum engineering; R. K. Moore, professor of electrical engineering; Martha Pitel, nursing education at the KU Medical Center; Richard Rundquist, professor of education; Lawrence Velvel, associate professor of law; Edward Walaszek, pharmacology at the medical center; Paul Wilson, professor of law; and Lee Young, acting dean of the School of Journalism.
Elected to serve one-year terms for members who had resigned were John Wright, associate professor of human development and family life, and Capt. Joseph Marzluff, professor of Naval ROTC.
Kenneth Anderson, professor of education, was elected to a three-year term on the athletic board, succeeding Don Haines, associate professor of civil engineering.
Beatle says group to 'come together'
NEW YORK (UPI) — Beatle George Harrison said Tuesday he believes the group will work together again despite Paul McCartney's recent announcement that he was going his separate way.
"Right now, everybody is doing their individual albums, so let it be for a while." Harrison said after arriving from London. "As far as I am concerned, there is every prospect of our getting back together again, and I'm ready."
Bubb stands by Regents' move to approve delayed promotions
Henry Bubb, the regent who wanted to deny promotions for two University of Kansas professors March 21, said yesterday that he "is willing to stand by the decision of the board."
The Board of Regents granted promotions to Lawrence Velvel, associate professor of law, and Fredric Litto, assistant professor of speech and drama. April 24 at the meeting in Kansas City. The promotions for the two had been delayed since the last regents meeting March 21.
"I believe in the form of government in which we live where the majority rules," Bubb said.
"I just wish the two men well," he added in reference to Velvel and Litto.
Students to navigate cars at annual sports car rally
However Paul Wunsch, the other regent who wanted to deny the promotions, had less to say.
Wunsch would not say if he would back the Board's action.
"I think the action of the board should speak for itself," Wunsch said.
The Jayhawk Sports Car Club will conduct its seventh annual sports car rally at 1 p.m. Mav 3.
It will be held in cooperation with the Kansas School for the Visually Handicapped.
The drivers will depart from the school, located in Kansas City, and follow a course over rural roads to a picnic area in Wyandotte County Park.
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Each driver will be accompanied by a student from the School for the Visually Handicapped who will act as navigator. They will read the course directions in either braille or largetype printing.
Trophies for the event have been donated by the Lawrence New Car Dealers Association. Food for the picnic has been provided by Lawrence merchants.
A knot, measure of speed is one nautical mile per hour.