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University Daily Kansan
Campus/Area
Tuesday, April 1, 1986
Commission picks mapper
By Juli Warren
Staff writer
A graphic look at Douglas County will be available by 1987 if all goes as scheduled.
County commissioners yesterday approved United Aerial Mapping inc., the lowest bidder, as the contractor to make property ownership maps for statewide reappraisal.
The proposal now must be approved by Kansas Department of Revenue officials, according to Marvin Clements, reappraisal coordinator.
He said he hoped the company could start in mid-April.
The project includes making aerial maps showing property boundaries and labeling some
landmarks, such as schools. The company will use county property ownership records for reference.
The six bids, which the commission opened March 24, ranged from $778,600 to $711,410, Clements said.
Don Gordon, appraiser, and Clements recommended the company yesterday after taking the bids under advisement to investigate the wide disparity between them.
percent overlap between pictures.
Confusion about bid specifications could explain the differences in bids, Gordon said.
Another company already has photographed the county from an altitude of 6,000 feet, he said. The airplane flew in east-west patterns, taking photographs with 80
Clements said that, if approved, the company would enlarge the existing negotiation mark properly on negative information on rough, working map.
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That information would be entered into a computer, he said, and electronically mapped.
Clements said he was favorably impressed when he recently visited the company's office in San Antonio, Texas.
United Aerial Mapping has mapped land in Saudi Arabia and in Texas, Gordon said. It also is interested in mapping other counties, he said, and has submitted a bid for the Shawnee County mapping.
A bicycle, valued at $180, was stolen at about 11 p.m. Friday from a convenience store parking lot at Sixth Street and Kasold Drive,
Lawrence police said yesterday.
An AM-FM cassette player, an amplifier and an ice cooler, valued
together at $12, were stolen between
1 and 8 a.m. Friday from a car in the
2000 block of Stewart Avenue, police
said.
Insurance protects students
Spring brings more theft
By Brian Kaberline Staff writer
With the increase in open windows and doors because of the pleasant spring weather come an increased chance of being robbed, Lt. Jeanne Longaker of the KU police, said yesterday.
While people are aware of the prices of big items such as stereos, televisions and home computer
Ron Turner, an agent for the American Family Insurance Co. 601 Missouri St., said students would be suprised if they found out just how much all of their possessions were worth.
But there are steps students may take to protect themselves against large financial losses that may result from theft, she said.
Such things as making an inventory of possessions, engraving them and checking insurance coverage can not prevent robbery, but they can make the chances of getting stolen items returned or replaced better.
equipment, they often don't realize how much little things cost.
Students should try to make an inventory of their possessions, including items such as linen and clothes. They should even consider taking pictures of the different parts of their house or apartment, said Janis Harlow, also with American Family Insurance.
Even if the inventory or pictures are not fully up-to-date when needed, Harlow said, they may help one remember what has been lost.
Once students have some idea of what they have, they should engrave large items and think about insurance.
Longaker said students needed some protection, especially in the spring, when open windows and people moving increased the potential for theft and burglary.
Longaker said KU police would engrave items free of charge or would lend engravers to students.
Next, students should check to
determine whether additional insurance coverage is needed.
Marti Proctor, an agent with Farmers Insurance Group, 2420 Iowa St., said dependent children might have limited insurance protection from their parents' homeowners insurance policies. This limited coverage, usually about 10 percent of the parents' coverage, may be adequate for students in small apartments or residence hall rooms.
If the protection provided by a parent's insurance is not enough to cover a person's possessions, they should consider renter's insurance, she said.
Renter's insurance policies are usually low in cost — less than $100 a year in most cases — and may cover situations ranging from fire and tornadoes to theft or liability in the event of a lawsuit filed by someone hurt on the premises, Proctor said.
All three agents said students needed renter's insurance.
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Gay And Lesbian Awareness Week
CELEBRATE GALA WEEK
TUESDAY, APRIL 1
10 a.m. Official opening, featuring a speech by Dr. David Ambler, in front of the Union.
Noon "Alternative Lifestyle-Alternative Spiritualities" by Sandra Zimdar-Swartz, in the SU Meadowlark Room.
4:30 p.m. "Is the Homosexual Your Neighbor?" by Jack Bremer of Ecumenical Christian Ministries, in the ECM Building
7 p.m. "The Cost of Homophobia to Straights and Gays" by Dennis Daly in the ECM Main Lounge.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2
Noon "Understanding Discrimination" by Barbara Ballard, in the SU Meadowlark Room.
7 p.m. "The 'Isms'—Oppression as Violence" by Joyce Grover of WTCS, in the SU Kansas Room.
8 p.m. Live and Let Live—a gay and lesbian AA group meeting, in the SU Council Room.
THURSDAY, APRIL 3
All day WEAR BLUE JEANS IF YOU ARE GAY DAY—can you tell who 'is' and who isn't? Does it really matter?
Noon "Homophobia In Counselors" by Diane McDermott and Larry Tyndall, in the SUA Meadowlark Room.
7 p.m. "The Politics of Homophobia" by Norm Forer, in the SU Pine Room.
7 p.m. The Politics of Homophobia by Tom Hyman
8 p.m. "Christianity and Homosexuality" by Robert Shelton, in the SJ Pine Room
FRIDAY, APRIL 4
Noon "Alcohol and Drug Abuse—Lesbians and Gays as a High-Risk Group" by Hanne Lille-Schulstad, in the SU Meadowlark Room.
SATURDAY, APRIL 5
7 p.m. We Are Your Children, a reader's theatre by Craig Miller in the Big Eight Room.
9 p.m. DANCE!!! A GLSOK birthday celebration, featuring 17 years of dance music by Smilty, the K.C. D.J. Best of all, it's FREE!! SU Kansas Room.
SUNDAY, APRIL 6
5:30 p.m. Worship Service by Jack Bremer, at ECM. A simple supper follows.
Visit or call the Gay and Lesbian Services of Kansas office for more information on GALA Week events. Office: Kansas Union B104C (on the third floor). Phone: 864-3091.