Wednesday. July 9, 1986
Campus/Area
University Daily Kansan
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News Briefs
Investigation of fire fails to find cause
a fire that destroyed a Lawrence furniture store in May was determined to have started from an house, a fire official said yesterday.
Michael's Furniture Warehouse and Showroom, 1547 E. 23rd St., was destroyed early on the morning causing $30,000 worth of damage.
Jim McSwain, Lawrence fire chief, said that all the lab reports were in from the Alcohol, Tobacco Control agency, to cause of the fire could be found.
"Our next step is to solicit any of the information persons might have about this fire," McSwan said. "We will do to do any further investigating."
In 1985, Kansas had 1,551 fires in which cause could not be found. The fires caused an estimated $4.5 million in damage.
"It is not out of the ordinary not to find a cause where the evidence is consumed." McSwain said.
The fire started in the center of the store, around the check-out counter. Six investigators have from 250 to 300 hours on this site.
The case is not closed, McSwain said. The cause has been decided upon and all the department will be up on any leaks it may receive.
Bureau gets grant
The KU Bureau of Child Research Respite Care Program in Parsons received a $2,500 grant from the Los Angeles Department of Los Angeles last week.
The program allows families of severely handicapped people in southeast Kansas to take a break from work and meet with family members who live at home.
Because of the constant and specialized care that severely handicapped people need, many family members have limited opportunity to take vacations or to go to movies and other recreational activities.
The people in the program are trained to provide special home care while family members take advantage of activities outside the home.
Prof receives grant
Elizabeth Kuzesoff, associate professor of history, was one of 12 U.S. scholars who received Fulbright Scholar Grants to participate in a four-countrym seminar, "Today," from June 28 to Aug. 16.
Kuznesof and the other 11 scholars represent a variety of disciplines, but all specialize in Latin American studies.
They will travel to seminar sites in Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela. The seminar will examine the leadership in these countries in politics, social welfare and higher education.
Weather
Today and tonight will be partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. High today will be in the 90s and lows tonight will be 70-75. Winds will be variable at 5-15 mph.
Tommorrow should be sunny with a high around 90.
The extended outlook for Friday through Sunday includes little or no precipitation. There is a 20 percent chance of rain Friday and the weekends will be in the middle 90s. Lows will be in the middle 70s.
From staff and wire reports.
Recent rain sopped halls
By DeAnn Thomas
Campus buildings received some expected, and some unexpected, flooding from the 4.17 inches of rain that fell Sunday.
Staff writer
Three offices in the basement of the Military Science building received about 4 inches of water. The building frequently had water problems three years ago, but a new roof proposed to solve those problems.
However, water seeped through the building's walls and a basement drain backed up. The problem was compounded as window wells filled with dirt and mold. In the air conditioners and into the offices, said Cheryl L翰曼, student
personnel clerk for the Navy ROTC.
"A few books got wet and we had some temporary phone problems from wet floor connections," Larsion said.
The basement in Stauffer-Flair Hall also received some water damage, said Phil Endacott, associate director of housekeeping at the department of facilities and operations. But water leaking through a skylight in the southwest corner onto the wooden hallway floors caused more significant damage to the building.
Trash cans that were used to catch the water from the skylight left dark stains in the floor and will have to be sanded out and refinished, he said.
lower levels of Wescoe, Murphy,
Stauffer-Flint and Green halls and
Watson Library was not unexpected
added to the buildings' drainage cannery.
The appearance of water in the
Endacott said no campus buildings were constructed to handle the amount of rain that fell Sunday.
"It itkes 72 hours to dry a carpet or it falls apart." Endacott.said.
The water in the buildings was vacuumed out, and the carpets are being dried by turbo-drying fans and regular-powered fans.
The turbo fans are specifically designed for work in wet conditions and to dry floor areas. Endacott said the fans dry the carpets faster and restore a comfortable environment for faculty and students sooner.
Camp hones cheering skills
Bv Dana Spoor
Staff writer
Sweat poured down their faces. They chanted and jumped into the air, twisting their bodies into various contortions.
The girls lived and dined at Hashinger Hall, which Brady said was full. The enthusiasm ran strong and even though the girls were tired, Brady said, everyone went home hanny after cheerleading cam.
From Saturday until yesterday, the Anschutz Sports Pavilion was the stumping grounds for 350 cheerleaders. In four days they learned 10 new cheers, how to safely build pyramids and how to become a single squaul instead of separate bodies jumping up and down.
"These are the leaders in every school," said Elaine Brady, director of the camp and KU spirit squad coordinator.
There were minor incidents, like
sprained ankles and pulled muscles but no major problems
The camp, which is run by the National Cheerleaders Association, is one of 350 in the country. Brady is in charge of all of the NCA clinics in stresses she has on chelorse to Emporia, Manhattan and Hays with Wichita this summer.
KU cheerleaders help with the program by teaching new cheers and helping evaluate the girls each night.
"I was a cheerleader through all my schools and I love it," Brady said. "I enjoy helping them to be the best they can be.
The reason they all do it: for the love of it.
"We cram as much as we can in four days. What they learn makes their job much easier."
"They are NCA staff," Brady said. "I try to pick KU squad members that are good enough."
Athletes is a better term for the
girls, said David Hunt, head instructor with the camp, because they do more than just cheer.
"We teach them conditioning programs because they are more like athletes," he said.
Monday, after two graueling days of hard work, the girls relaxed. a cheerleading fashion show was put on in the sports pavilion. Before the fashion show, the girls broke up into groups and danced chains across the invenion floor.
"We are trying to keep them from getting stressed out." Hunt said. "They have learned an incredible amount of new things."
Revenue from the camps belongs partially to KU, Brady said. The camp costs $99 a girl.
The money pays for the girls' living expenses, including all meals. Any extra money is put into the Williams Fund for the KU Spirit Squad.
Apryl Green, Winnetonka High School senior, waits with other members of her varisity cheerleading squad as the winners are announced after a competition Monday night between cheerleaders from other high schools. Green sprained her ankle during an earlier practice and was unable to continue with the cheerleading camp, which was at Anschutz Sports Pavilion this week.
City to aid county in bypass construction
Staff writer
By Rachelle Worral
The Lawrence City Commission voted 4-1 last night to participate in the construction of the South Lawrence Trafficway.
The city needed an ordinance authorizing it to join Douglas County in the construction of the trafficway, or bypass, because the proposed trafficway would be three miles outside the city limits.
The proposed bypass would connect Highway 10 with the turnipke, U.S. Highway 40, bypassing the road that took travelers through the city. The bypass would also decrease traffic in the city.
son. city manager.
Specific plans with the county can be negotiated later, said Buford Wat-
Commissioner Mike Amyx vote against the ordinance and said that he wanted to know more concrete steps to address it further with the proposed trafficway.
Commissioner Howard Hill said he felt something was needed to alleviate growing traffic problems on 23rd Street.
In August 1985, the Douglas County Commission voted to issue $4 million
"I love this city but I don't want to spend my life there (on 23rd Street)," he said.
Local planning studies of future growth in Lawrence indicate continuing growth to the west. The traffic flow has grown more growth in the county and city.
in general obligation bonds to finance part of the costs of the trafficway. The estimated total cost for a four-lane highway is $37,770,000.
"We'll put in capital, but we won't maintain it until it becomes part of the city," said Watson.
The commission also unanimously approved a site plan for a 370-uplift multiple-family apartment complex at 24th Street and Naismith Drive.
Construction may begin next week on the 15 apartment buildings, said Randall Davis, owner of Randall Davis Construction Co. Inc. of Lenexa. It will be completed in spring after occupancy the following fall.
The complex will cost $9.5 million and will include a clubhouse, gym
and an indooroutdoor swimming pool.
To decrease traffic on Ousdahl Road, there will no longer be access to Ousdahl Road from 25th Street, and 24th Street will be extended.
The plan includes a sewer drainage system; water run-off is not expected to be a problem.
The apartments, Colony Woods, will be one- and two-bedroom units, and be primarily for students. Davis said. The one-bedroom apartments will rent for $335 a month, and the two-bedroom apartments will rent for $200 a month utilities. Davis has built three other apartment complexes in Shawnee.
The commission also approved 5-0 a request from Packer Plastics Inc.,
1330 Packer Road, for an Urban Development Action Grant.
Packer Plastics received $303,438 in UDAG funding, which will enable it to qualify for an increased capital expenditure limitation of up to $20,000. The increased limitations will prevent Packer from laying the groundwork for the $5.5 million in Industrial Revenue Bonds they received from the city in May.
Packer would not be able to complete its expansion without the increase in limitations made available by the UDAG grant.
The estimated construction cost is $6,756,230 and will include the expansion of a warehouse, office space and installation of a conveyor system.
Spare the rod, save the roach
By Rachelle Worrall
Staff writer
For those lucky enough to have cockroaches in their homes that are big enough to alarm even the burliest KU football player, a moment of glory may be just around the corner.
Bizzy Bees Pest Control in Dallas sponsored a contest to find the biggest cockroach in Dallas, dead or alive. The winner will be awarded a $100 reward, a $1,000 "reward," said Mike Bobdan, co-owner of Bizzy Bees.
Although this year's contest was local, Bohdan said, the contest would be nationwide next year.
"Next year I'll go for the largest cockroach in the United States," he said.
So the next time a cockroach with a nice, long measurement from the tip of its head to the end of its abdomen sinks by, don't smash it. Offer it a place at the dinner table.
Three- to four-inch bodies are a nice size, said Bobhan The roaches don't have to be alive, but they cannot be soulshed.
"If you've got cockroaches, you might as well put them to some
'If you've got cockroaches, you might as well put them to some good.'
Jim Scales Lawrence Senior
good," said Jim Scales, Lawrence
seniors. "Even when they're less
116 of an inch, I think they're
disgusting."
Alan Sallis, Lenexa senior, said, "Sure I'll find cocoa cockroaches, but you can't beat Texas cocoa cockroaches.
"If they come on my kitchen table, I'll hunt them down, but I'm not going to go out looking for them."
Steve Hane, service technician at Termix International Inc. in Topeka, said, "We've got some at here." He said the group sked up against any in the country.
The best place to find cockroaches would be in buildings with a steam heating system, he said.
"Those are really good areas to find mega-roaches," he said.
Cockroaches like high heat and high humidity places. Hane said, but do not like a lot of moisture.
According to Collier's Encyclopedia, "To find the hiding places, enter a dark room quietly, and walk into the door. Notice where the cockroach runs."
Bobdan said that he and Ron Shap, co-owner of Bizzy Bees, would appear on "The Johnny Carver Show" during the middle between July 21 and July 25.
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