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All this heat just kilns me
Dick Luster, Wichita graduate student, removes a piece of pottery from a kiln behind Flint Hall. This was the first time this type of kiln had been used at KU.
Population control group advocates limiting families
NEW YORK (UPI) — There's apprehension growing today that, if we don't stabilize the world's population within the next few decades, there won't be any of us around to say "I told you so."
Americans comprise only six per cent of the world's population, yet consume 30 per cent of the world's available resources annually, according to Paul R. Ehrlich, professor of biology at Stanford University, whose book "The Population Bomb" has sold 1.2 million copies.
Ehrlich, 37, heads the most radical population control group in the United States—Zero Population Growth (ZPG) with headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif.
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more than 70 chapters based around the country and 8,000 members whose numbers are doubling every two months.
Organized 17 months ago in the interest of "changing society for the better by bringing about a balance between births and deaths," ZPG advocates limiting families to two children.
Statistics show that if couples have no more than two children, the population of the United States would level off a 248.2 million by the year 2000. At the present rate of births versus deaths, the population will increase to 307.8 million during the next 30 years.
VINGAAKER, Sweden (UPI)—Someone stole a ton of dung bought by the Vingaaker community for the public flower beds.
Wastes are no.1 problem
Group studies KU pollution
Pollution problems at KU and those caused in Lawrence by KU's presence are the subjects of a study by a committee set up by Chancellor E. Laurence Chalmers
"The University adds to the water and air load simply by the increased numbers it provides," said Ross E. McKinney, KU professor of civil engineering and head of the committee, "but nothing that could be called a problem."
"The University, however, does not have a lot of waste in paper and so on that must be taken care of by the city. We're going to see if we are helping as efficiently as we can. In short, we'll be looking at the internal environment to see if it falls short of the optimum," he said.
"The biggest addition to the problem that KU now makes is in solid wastes," McKinney said.
McKinney is also the head of environmental health engineering at KU and the Parker Professor of Civil Engineering, an endowment award made to a distinguished professor in civil engineering.
McKinney's belief that the University should be helping to correct any problems with pollution it creates is partly the reason for forming the student-faculty committee. Other members of the committee are James Koevnig, professor of biology; Robert Smith, professor of civil engineering; Keith Lawton, vice-chancellor for operations; Keith Nitcher, vice-chancellor for finance; Debra Mitchell, Lawrence junior and Peter George, Tuchahoe, N.Y., law student.
McKinney is also working on the control of pollution in the state of Kansas. He is chairman of the environmental health committee of the Kansas Coordinating Council for Health Planning.
Kansas pollution problems are not as severe as in some parts of the country according to McKinney.
"Kansas should pray that no one discovers the state is here in the next few years because it is one of the states that is in a good position on its pollution problems," McKinney said.
"What problems there are can easily be controlled, but that could change if the state experiences an upswing in population such as the coasts have had."
If each person would be responsible for doing his share, in other words paying a service charge or user fee, funds would not be needed from property taxes," McKinney said.
"This industry has shown itself very willing to work with the state to cut down seepage into water systems," McKinney said.
The most pressing problem is that of pollution by the feed lot industry, he said. But this is well on its way to being controlled.
"Why send our money to Washington and then wait for them to send part of it back for our needs?" McKinney said further. "If everyone paid five to ten cents a day to care for the mess they create," he said, "Kansas wouldn't have any future problems."
tion," he said. "The major concern here is in places like Wichita and Kansas City where there is heavy industry."
"With few exceptions, open dumps are the rule in the state. These are both unsightly and health hazards. Without treatment, those dumps simply fill up and more have to be opened. What the state needs is an effective way of returning these wastes to the environment for useful purposes." McKinney said
The most ignored problem in Kansas is that of solid wastes, McKinney said.
The committee McKinney heads for the study of Kansas pollution consists of representatives from state and private agencies, universities and the interested public. It is currently examining the organization and methods of dealing with Kansas problems in water and air pollution, solid wastes, vector control and housing. A report is expected from them in the next few months. It will become the basis for further work by state agencies.
"Kansas has little air pollu-
McKinney holds national awards for his outstanding research work in pollution. He also has written numerous articles and a book on the subject and has been a consultant to more than 50 firms throughout the world on pollution.
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