Park plans revealed
Advice given on Docking's third term
TOPEKA (UPI)—Gov. Robert B. Docking said today he's getting advice from friends both for and against seeking an unprecedented third term.
Docking said he will announce his intention on or before May 11, the date he used in 1968 to announce his candidacy for re-election.
Docking also announced plans to appoint a special committee to work for a prairie national park in Kansas, and called for statewide seminars to educate Kansas youth on the ills of drug abuse.
The 44-year-old governor was
asked what his feelings were about the fact that no Kansas governor has ever won a third term. His father, the late Gov. George Docking, failed in such an attempt in 1960.
"It's somewhat difficult to say, for there been quite a change in attitudes across the nation," Docking said. Gov. John Love of Colorado has announced his candidacy for a third term and he is popular here with Kansas Republicans. Would Kansas Republicans deny him another question?"
The Democart also mentioned a number of other state officials in
Kansas and national figures who have served more than two terms.
"It would be less of an issue today than it was in 1960." Docking said, referring to his father's last campaign.
"Those who say I should run feel we should continue with our programs," he said. "Those who oppose it are many people I'm in business with, who want me to come home and get back to work."
During the news conference, Docking was asked how he feels about a prairie national park for Kansas. Secretary of the Interior Walter J. Hickel, a native Kansan, endorsed the idea at Manhattan Monday.
for establishment of such a park. The recent legislature failed to act on a resolution to serve the same purpose.
"I favor such a park, and I have for some time," Docking told newsmen. "We are in the process of forming a governor's advisory committee to work for establishment of a prairie national park in Kansas. We will announce it officially as soon as the members are selected."
In a special statement, Docking also announced he will ask the governor's committee on criminal administration to sponsor seminars around the state to educate young Kansans on drug abuse.
"Perhaps in this way we can begin to reach young people before they become involved in experimentation with drugs, or the serious consequences of drug abuse," Docking said.
Docking said he plans to appoint an advisory panel to work
Docking was also asked if he felt it inconsistent for him to oppose passage of increased school aid without funding, but yet support the new teacher retirement program enacted by the recent legislature which may drain about $17 million from the state general revenue fund in its second year.
"I don't see any inconsistency," he responded. "It was a matter of importance and priority."
Docking said if he was governor when the legislature next meets, he might have some recommendations on further funding of the program.
'Exit control' system cuts down book thefts
An "exit control" system at the University of Kansas Medical Center Library has drastically cut down the amount of carelessness and theft of some of the library's 20,000 books.
In the new system, Earl Farley, director of the library said, a thin foil-like piece of metal is inserted between two pieces of paper and then glued into the books. As a person exits through the turnstyle, the system automatically checks to see if a book is on the person's possession. If so and the book has not been charged out, the alarm is tripped and the turnstyle locks.
"This system," Farley said, "has cut out carelessness that was part of the problem. It hasn't cut out the deliberate theft."
He said he felt the system had been successful because it had indicated the problem by publicizing it. Also the publicity has prevented students from forgetting to sign their books out in their rush to class.
"Only about 4 per cent of the 2,500 to 5,000 persons per week coming through the system."
The system, which has an initial cost of $7,000 with an additional 11 cent per metal plate cost, has sharply reduced the number of books lost. Before the system's installation, the number lost was 1400 books; since the installation. only 362.
Farley said, "trip the alarm.
The turnstyle then won't budge."
He said the person was then asked if he had forgotten to charge anything out. Usually the person just overlooked possession of the book.
The system is an exit control type, Farley said, not a theft control. It won't stop those who are determined to rip out the metal insert and steal the book.
"These books are expensive to replace," he said, "last year the cost was $1,200."
He said he wanted to go to the different groups-faculty, students and employees of the hospital — and explain to them that it is a community resource that is being abused.
"This is their problem," Farley said. "We can't play detective because we would be doomed to failure. If the condition doesn't improve, we will just have to keep replacing the books."
When asked why such a system had not been installed at Watson Library, Farley said there were two reasons: size and the difference between a science and university library. He said the emphasis at a university library was on older material which was weeded out by a medical library.
This exit control system, he said, has been about 90 per cent effective.
European hospitality tour offered for student travel
A European hospitality tour is being sponsored this summer by Jeunes, Aide and Loisirs, an educational association for international travel and hospitality exchange in Belgium.
Students, trainees, young couples and members of the exchange program from all parts of the world who are between the ages of 18 and 26 qualify for the tour.
In most of the cities, towns and rural areas to be visited, host communities have arranged for visitors to stay with families in their homes and have planned a program of visits to factories, local government offices and radio and television stations.
The tour's objectives do not involve sight-seeing alone but
The tour will begin June 26 and will conclude the last week of August. Countries to be visited are Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Yugoslavia, Italy, Monaco, France, Switzerland and Great Britain.
The fee for the tour is $500, which includes transportation and lodgings not provided by host families. For more information or application forms, students should write to:
include experience in international exchange.
Troop cut to be announced
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Applications for the tour should be returned before April 25 with the full tour fee.
WASHINGTON (UPI)—President Nixon will make an announcement this month regarding further U.S. troop withdrawals from South Vietnam the White House said Tuesday.
Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler did not give a date for the announcement. The latest phase
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of the withdrawal of GIs is to be completed April 15.
Allies with troops also in Vietnam are expected to withdraw some of their forces, too, if the President decides on a new troop cut.
Australian Defense Minister Malcom Fraser is in Washington reviewing with Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird the question of how many men Australia might take home.
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