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t In twitt. today 8: M ajn. Boone County Court meeting, County- Cit- y Building 8 p. m. Boone County Demo-cratic Wine and Cheese Fest, Columbia College. Exhibits Noon until midnight Exhibit of designs for a proposed cwnmunlty park between the County- Cit- y Building and Farm and Home Savings Association; Columbia Art League, 12 N. Tenth St. Conttmdng: University Fine Arta Gallery, drawings by Brooke Cameron, 9 a. m. to 3 p. m.; Colombia Public Library, Acrylics by Evelyn Jorgenson, 9 a m. to 9 pjn. ; Columbia Gallery of Photography, photographs by Ansel Adams, 11 a m. to 3 p m., Colombia Art League, heraldic banners by Gary Hennigh and paintings by William Sapp, 10- 3- 0 a m. to 3 15 p m., Betty Robins Gallery, pastels and paintings by Suzanne Vanasse, 10 30 a m. to 3 15 p m ; Columbia College Art Center Gallery, oil paintings and watercolors by Frank Stack, 8 am to 4 30 pm See page 13 for movie listings I J TVTE hi Ricv JCIETY HITT 8-- LJWRY oT . COLUMBIA, Q. 65201 ST. 12- 5-- 74 69th Year No. 31 Good Morning! It's Tuesday, Oct. I I 976 14 Pages 15 Cents 100 firms lose natural gas By Jeffrey M. Christian Missourian staff writer Natural gas supplies of an estimated 100 large businesses in Columbia were interrupted Monday as unseasonably cold weather forced Missouri Utilities Co to cut back gas consumption Among the institutions affected by Monday's action are Boone County Hospital, the 3-- M Corp, McGraw- Ediso- n and the Columbia Public Schools Jack Moore, vice president of Missouri Utilities Co , said the inter-ruption probably will last until Nov 1 when the company will receive its next monthly fuel allocation from its distributor It already has used 31 million cubic feet ( 930,000 cubic meters) more than usual by this tune of the month, he said Residential supplies will not be affected If the weather becomes wanner the company may be able to supply its large industrial customers with gas before the end of October, Moore said Temperatures more typical of late November than mid- Octob- er struck nud- Misso- un this week Record lows were recorded Saturday and Sunday when the temperature dropped into the upper 20s Most of the businesses mvolved m the cutback seem prepared for interruptions and have auxiliary fuel supplies for such occasions Jack Zaneis, director of buildings and grounds for the Columbia Public Schools, said he expected an interruption sometime this winter, but not this early " I was caught a little off guard. Just three weeks ago Missouri Utilities sent out a newsletter saving it had bought some extra fuel to guard against this " The school district has all schools on interruptible schedules They are equipped with auxiliary fuel oil supplies to use for heating when their gas supplies are interrupted Charles Johnston of McGraw- Ediso- n said his company was switching to propane heating He said the firm had anticipated heavy interruptions this winter and stocked large amounts of propane Both Boone County Hospital and the 3-- M Corp, along with most of the interrupted industries, have switched to fuel oil until regular sources are available again Indications are that Columbia's large consumers of natural gas will face such cutbacks throughout the winter While Missouri has slightly more natural gas this year than last, a continued nationwide shortage of the fuel and an expected severe vnnter probably will negate any positive effect the increased supplies might have The Federal Power Commission is predicting a 22 per cent shortfall in gas supplies this winter nationally Moore said Missouri Utibes has " just enough natural gas to get us through a normal winter " The National Weather Service's 30- d- ay outlook calls for below- norm- al temperatures and above- norm- al precipitation from now until mid- Novem- ber Dave Horner of the service's station at Columbia Regional Airport said this means Columbians can expect temperatures below 50 degrees Farenheit ( 10 degrees Celsius) and more than two niches ( five centimeters) of precipitation Moore said his company has taken every possible measure to locate and purchase sufficient gas to guarantee the Columbia area a steady supply this winter The company bought some extra gas supplies from a firm m Oklahoma to meet the demand for gas in October The extra purchase, which Moore termed " emergency gas," was onp ( See COLD, page 11) Bond, Teasdale disagree on food sales tax repeal By Marian McDowell State capital bureau JEFFERSON CITY Three issues tax reform, the role of the Missouri Public Service Commission and bund trusts have dominated the gubernatorial campaign this year All three have been made major . issues by the aggressive attacks of Ljoseph Teasdale, the Democratic achallenger, against the incumbent, Republican Christophers Bond jXgThe candidates differ most on tax Hgnn. Bond opposes a proposed pdment on the November ballot sHreould repeal the sales tax on food jHRh- ug- s Teasdale supports it HBasdale believes the sales tax is nKrecsive " Regressive means unfair. Wpepoor and middle class pay the same Hmeunt as people who have more Buying power," he says Bond believes Hue sates tax exemption would hurt the BBBBBBBTawLtlBwaBYawalBTdtVMttteu aflaaB sHalBBHBBNBHllBBHHkfi JR ShristopherBond " Wavers keeping sales tax poor more because it would take money away from mental health and education Bond is urging the public not to vote for the sales tax exemption because he says the state cannot afford a $ 180 million loss in general revenue " I have worked with the legislature Insight nBMHBMBMMMiMMMaiBNBIaa long enough to know there's no sure guarantee that those taxes will be made up," Bond says. " If the food and drug tax exemption goes through, there will have to be significant tax increases or material cuts in services " His Democratic challenger has said he would shift the tax burden from the poor and middle class to the multi- stat- e corporations. Teasdale says he would raise corporate taxes by eliminating the 8BJbb9vCbJBBbHB bBSb? iSEssxk. aHaflR BL Jm J& JKF ' B tame jSaaBr ? JSKmBBa Joseph Teasdale nnuAuwn Supports sales tax repeal federal income tax write- off- s for corporations, which would amount to $ 50 million However, Teasdale has not spelled out how he would replace the remaining $ 130 million Bond says he would wait for a report from a tax study group Teasdale often points out that Missouri is one of only seven states which allows the federal tax write- of- f for state income tax purposes Bond said Missouri's low corporate income taxes have been an important selling point in attracting new industry to the state and providing jobs Taxes are not the only consumer issue in the campaign Teasdale has crossed the state attacking the utilities and blaming Bond for rate increases granted by the Missouri Public Service- Commissi-on The PSC, which regulates the rates and operating procedures of private utilities, is appointed by the governor Teasdale charges the PSC has favored utilities at the expense of consumers " People feel they have been greatly abused by the Public Utility Commission it's not the Public Service Commission They ( PSC commissioners) give the public utilities anything they ask for," Teasdale says " In 1975, Union Electric Co increased its profits by 50 per cent, it's really hard for me to feel sorry for it," Teasdale says " The first thing I'll do if I'm elected governor is ask for the immediate resignation of the PSC members That is the area where people feel most abused " Bond said his opponent is attempting to politicize the PSC, an independent regulatory agency " My opponent has talked about nothing but platitudes He has implied he can lower peoples' utility rates " Teasdale has brought up the ( See BOND, page 14) Wm BffKrtBMTBl BBBaBaaaMaBElaaaaaBaSBaaaBBBPi'BBpWyWBIBEBwi aHaalaBfllaflaHaKaaaaflf vKHlHEkaFwllpSHHGEIB9lBHIIHflflBMKlBnflEi BBBSBBSHBlHiSBSBKBiEHinlBffiUS This crab apple tree typifies the paradox of mid- Misso- un weather, which even Mother Nature can't always understand. Despite temperatures Monday which hovered around the freezing Columbians had better turn up their furnaces and dust off their winter wardrobes because freezing temperatures and predictions ot snow have announced the early departure of autumnal weather Temperatures are not expected to rise above the upper 30s F ( 2 C) or lower 40s F ( 4 C) today, accompanied by a possible mixture of rain and snow, according to the National Weather Service Temperatures are expected to be colder Wednesday and Thursday, mark, the tree managed to show off its blossoms behind the University's Fine Arts Building, giving students their last glance of the fading summer. ( Missourian photo by Bert Monk) Snowy weather ahead ranging from the upper 20s F ( 2 C) to the lower 40s F ( 4 C) Kansas City first reported the precipitation Monday morning that was expected to spread throughout the state by Monday night Snow and rain were expected to end today, but there is a chance of snow in northern and central Missouri The weekend was chilled by record- breakin- g lows of 26 F ( 3 C) Sunday and 30 F ( 1 C) Saturday The freezing temperatures will not affect most crops because of another quirk in this year s weather Most of the soybeans and corn matured early and have been harvested already The drought took care of that," said Bud Wilson, assistant state statistician for the Missouri Crop and Livestock Reporting Senvce A weather service spokesman said the average temperature for this time of the year is 57 F ( 14 C) Freezing temperatures normally do not occur until mid- Novemb- er, about a month before winter officially begins Dec 21 Bwine flu inoculations begin here bySteven Rosen BOssoorian staff writer B Persons with a touch of the sniffles or Wbl fever should delay getting swine Ou Knots when the first inoculation programs begin today, city and university health officials said. H The common cold and other Respiratory infections could cause Hniner reactions in persons receiving Bhe swine flu shot, said City Health Director Michael Sanford. H " With someone already ill, the shot Rould cause them to feel a bit worse," ST " People having upper respiratory Mnnpflaffl should delay getting the shots toe think ifs better to wait" " People allergic to eggs should not be Bracdnated, because tie fin vaccine is grown in eggs," said Dr. William Kaleota, director of the University's fctudent Health Oinic. Persons allergic to eggs could experience reactions ranging from skin rashes to more serious reactions after the injections, Dr Galeotasaid. Persons who recently received another inoculation, such as a diptbena shot, also should wait and take the swine flu shot at a later date, Dr Galeotasaid. The city will offer 6S0 doses of monovalent vaccine from 8- 3- 0 to 10 30 a m. today at the Municipal Building, 600 E Broadway An additional 670 doses of monovalent vaccine will be offered to students from 1 to 4 p. m at the University StudentHealth Clinic The vacdne will be offered on a first- com- e, first served basis Persons must sign a consent slip before the vaccine is administered. Monovalent vaccine, which is given to most persons, protects against the swine flu. Sanford stressed that persons need-ing bivalent vaccine should not come to the health department clinic Bivalent vaccine protects against bom swine flu and A- Vict- oria influenza. It is given to persons 65 and older, and to high risk patients, such as those with heart problems The University dime, however, will offer bivalent vaccine. It is available to members of the University community 65 and older Students 25 and older with heart, lung or kidney problems, or with a history of diabetes or metabolic disorders, also would receive the vaccine The University has 200 doses of the bivalent vaccine " It will be available until we run out," said Dr Galeota " A lot of people have been coming in for it" There still is some apprehension about the shot because of deaths in other areas of the country last week of persons who were inoculated Sanford said, however, that most persons will have " no reaction from the vaccine " In some cases there will be some tenderness around the injection," he said, " but 95 per cent of the people should have no problem." Dr Galeota said he expects the reaction to the vaccine " generally will be mild" Officials at the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, who last week stressed that the immunization program is safe, said Monday they would not know until later this week how badly the deaths had hurt the nationwide inoculation program. Since last week, thirty- fiv- e persons have died after receiving flu shots Most of the dead were elderly persons with a history of heart disease or other chronic illnesses ( Busing vote not school hoard idea HByGfemyHfltca HMJBMorian staff writer fhynMq school board members sought to make one thing perfectly dear Monday night the school busing change and accompanying tax rate increase on the November ballot are not their ideas. Responding to what they said have been numerous questions from the public about the board's position on the issue, board members approved a reao-" luti- on explaining that the transporta-tion vote U not a resutt of board initia tive but a result of a petition filed by a citizen group legally compelling the board to submit the issue to a vote " The board's submission of tins transportation issue to the voters . . . does not constitute any endorsement of this proposal by the board," the resolution states. The resolution states also that the board does not have money to fund the proposal if it passes, so board members were forced to put the 19- ce- nt tax increase on the ballot topay forit Free transportation was reduced in August from2 miles ( 4 kilometers) to 3 miles ( 4 8 kilometers) for high school students. A group of parents presented the board with a petition bearing enough signatures to require the board to submit the question of free trans-portation to Columbia voters Nov 2. The board also approveda request by Hank Steere, assistant superintendent for instruction, to pursue federal and state grants to fund special programs for handicapped students. Steere said the programs were discontinued this year because of lost funding. He said he applied Oct 1 for approxi-mately ( 49,000 in state and federal aid But the real problem is getting aid for next year Only 118,000 is guaranteed by the state The school system must find tite rest of the needed funds Steere said he has talked to several organizations about providing the remaining funds if the extra state funding does not come through next year. The program would include a special educator, a speech and language therapist, two aides, a physical therapist, transportation and materials and equipment He said that, if the money can be found, it is possible to ( See SCHOOL, page 11) Desert kingdom may get iceberg PARIS ( AP) A French engi neenng firm said Monday that oil- nc- h Saudi Arabia is considering a plan to tow icebergs from the Antarctic to the Red Sea to provide more water for the desert kingdom The firm said the 5,000- mil- e ( 8,000- kilomete- r) voyage, at a snail's pace, could take from 6 to 12 months and cost about $ 80 million The company, Cicero, located in the Pans suburb of Marly- Le- Ro- i, said it was contacted about a year ago by Saudi officials who wanted a fresh approach to their country's water shortage problems Contract discussions are in the final stage, Cicero officials said Company engineers worked out the plan to use icebergs, which are salt- fre- e and melt as fresh water, in coordination with French polar experts They said they are confident it is feasible. A company spokesman said that for the trial run, five ocean- goin- g tugs, each driven by 20,000 horse-power engines, would travel to the Antarctic where special crews would pick out a suitable iceberg The ideal one would have a more- orJe- ss rectangular shape to prevent tipping, weigh about 100 million tons ( 90 million tonnes), be about one mile ( 1 6 kilometers) long, 900 yards ( 810 meters) wide and 750 yards ( 675 . meters) high, one- fortie- th of which would be above water He said that after the iceberg is selected, experts will fix an 18- in- ch ( 45- centimet- er) thick special plastic cover over it for protection from the melting rays of the sun and the destructive force of waves and currents Special cables then will be rigged between the mothballed iceberg and the tugs, and the long trip will begin But there are two problems The first is heat Icebergs are rarely sighted beyond 40 degrees latitude and, Cicero's confidence notwithstanding, it is not known whether the iceberg can survive the torrid portion of the long trip The second problem is ocean depth. Though the waters off the Saudi capital of Jidda are 1,800 feet ( 540 meters) deep and could accom-modate the iceberg, the Straits of Bab al Mandab, connecting the Gulf of Aden with the Red Sea, are only 120 feet ( 35 meters) deep Cicero engineers, however, have thought of a solution. They plan to slice the iceberg into smaller sections with special electrically heated cables before entering the -- straits, then tow the chunks to special basins where the sun can liquefy them over an 18- mo- nth period.
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Title | Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1976-10-19 |
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Item.Transcript | t In twitt. today 8: M ajn. Boone County Court meeting, County- Cit- y Building 8 p. m. Boone County Demo-cratic Wine and Cheese Fest, Columbia College. Exhibits Noon until midnight Exhibit of designs for a proposed cwnmunlty park between the County- Cit- y Building and Farm and Home Savings Association; Columbia Art League, 12 N. Tenth St. Conttmdng: University Fine Arta Gallery, drawings by Brooke Cameron, 9 a. m. to 3 p. m.; Colombia Public Library, Acrylics by Evelyn Jorgenson, 9 a m. to 9 pjn. ; Columbia Gallery of Photography, photographs by Ansel Adams, 11 a m. to 3 p m., Colombia Art League, heraldic banners by Gary Hennigh and paintings by William Sapp, 10- 3- 0 a m. to 3 15 p m., Betty Robins Gallery, pastels and paintings by Suzanne Vanasse, 10 30 a m. to 3 15 p m ; Columbia College Art Center Gallery, oil paintings and watercolors by Frank Stack, 8 am to 4 30 pm See page 13 for movie listings I J TVTE hi Ricv JCIETY HITT 8-- LJWRY oT . COLUMBIA, Q. 65201 ST. 12- 5-- 74 69th Year No. 31 Good Morning! It's Tuesday, Oct. I I 976 14 Pages 15 Cents 100 firms lose natural gas By Jeffrey M. Christian Missourian staff writer Natural gas supplies of an estimated 100 large businesses in Columbia were interrupted Monday as unseasonably cold weather forced Missouri Utilities Co to cut back gas consumption Among the institutions affected by Monday's action are Boone County Hospital, the 3-- M Corp, McGraw- Ediso- n and the Columbia Public Schools Jack Moore, vice president of Missouri Utilities Co , said the inter-ruption probably will last until Nov 1 when the company will receive its next monthly fuel allocation from its distributor It already has used 31 million cubic feet ( 930,000 cubic meters) more than usual by this tune of the month, he said Residential supplies will not be affected If the weather becomes wanner the company may be able to supply its large industrial customers with gas before the end of October, Moore said Temperatures more typical of late November than mid- Octob- er struck nud- Misso- un this week Record lows were recorded Saturday and Sunday when the temperature dropped into the upper 20s Most of the businesses mvolved m the cutback seem prepared for interruptions and have auxiliary fuel supplies for such occasions Jack Zaneis, director of buildings and grounds for the Columbia Public Schools, said he expected an interruption sometime this winter, but not this early " I was caught a little off guard. Just three weeks ago Missouri Utilities sent out a newsletter saving it had bought some extra fuel to guard against this " The school district has all schools on interruptible schedules They are equipped with auxiliary fuel oil supplies to use for heating when their gas supplies are interrupted Charles Johnston of McGraw- Ediso- n said his company was switching to propane heating He said the firm had anticipated heavy interruptions this winter and stocked large amounts of propane Both Boone County Hospital and the 3-- M Corp, along with most of the interrupted industries, have switched to fuel oil until regular sources are available again Indications are that Columbia's large consumers of natural gas will face such cutbacks throughout the winter While Missouri has slightly more natural gas this year than last, a continued nationwide shortage of the fuel and an expected severe vnnter probably will negate any positive effect the increased supplies might have The Federal Power Commission is predicting a 22 per cent shortfall in gas supplies this winter nationally Moore said Missouri Utibes has " just enough natural gas to get us through a normal winter " The National Weather Service's 30- d- ay outlook calls for below- norm- al temperatures and above- norm- al precipitation from now until mid- Novem- ber Dave Horner of the service's station at Columbia Regional Airport said this means Columbians can expect temperatures below 50 degrees Farenheit ( 10 degrees Celsius) and more than two niches ( five centimeters) of precipitation Moore said his company has taken every possible measure to locate and purchase sufficient gas to guarantee the Columbia area a steady supply this winter The company bought some extra gas supplies from a firm m Oklahoma to meet the demand for gas in October The extra purchase, which Moore termed " emergency gas," was onp ( See COLD, page 11) Bond, Teasdale disagree on food sales tax repeal By Marian McDowell State capital bureau JEFFERSON CITY Three issues tax reform, the role of the Missouri Public Service Commission and bund trusts have dominated the gubernatorial campaign this year All three have been made major . issues by the aggressive attacks of Ljoseph Teasdale, the Democratic achallenger, against the incumbent, Republican Christophers Bond jXgThe candidates differ most on tax Hgnn. Bond opposes a proposed pdment on the November ballot sHreould repeal the sales tax on food jHRh- ug- s Teasdale supports it HBasdale believes the sales tax is nKrecsive " Regressive means unfair. Wpepoor and middle class pay the same Hmeunt as people who have more Buying power," he says Bond believes Hue sates tax exemption would hurt the BBBBBBBTawLtlBwaBYawalBTdtVMttteu aflaaB sHalBBHBBNBHllBBHHkfi JR ShristopherBond " Wavers keeping sales tax poor more because it would take money away from mental health and education Bond is urging the public not to vote for the sales tax exemption because he says the state cannot afford a $ 180 million loss in general revenue " I have worked with the legislature Insight nBMHBMBMMMiMMMaiBNBIaa long enough to know there's no sure guarantee that those taxes will be made up," Bond says. " If the food and drug tax exemption goes through, there will have to be significant tax increases or material cuts in services " His Democratic challenger has said he would shift the tax burden from the poor and middle class to the multi- stat- e corporations. Teasdale says he would raise corporate taxes by eliminating the 8BJbb9vCbJBBbHB bBSb? iSEssxk. aHaflR BL Jm J& JKF ' B tame jSaaBr ? JSKmBBa Joseph Teasdale nnuAuwn Supports sales tax repeal federal income tax write- off- s for corporations, which would amount to $ 50 million However, Teasdale has not spelled out how he would replace the remaining $ 130 million Bond says he would wait for a report from a tax study group Teasdale often points out that Missouri is one of only seven states which allows the federal tax write- of- f for state income tax purposes Bond said Missouri's low corporate income taxes have been an important selling point in attracting new industry to the state and providing jobs Taxes are not the only consumer issue in the campaign Teasdale has crossed the state attacking the utilities and blaming Bond for rate increases granted by the Missouri Public Service- Commissi-on The PSC, which regulates the rates and operating procedures of private utilities, is appointed by the governor Teasdale charges the PSC has favored utilities at the expense of consumers " People feel they have been greatly abused by the Public Utility Commission it's not the Public Service Commission They ( PSC commissioners) give the public utilities anything they ask for," Teasdale says " In 1975, Union Electric Co increased its profits by 50 per cent, it's really hard for me to feel sorry for it," Teasdale says " The first thing I'll do if I'm elected governor is ask for the immediate resignation of the PSC members That is the area where people feel most abused " Bond said his opponent is attempting to politicize the PSC, an independent regulatory agency " My opponent has talked about nothing but platitudes He has implied he can lower peoples' utility rates " Teasdale has brought up the ( See BOND, page 14) Wm BffKrtBMTBl BBBaBaaaMaBElaaaaaBaSBaaaBBBPi'BBpWyWBIBEBwi aHaalaBfllaflaHaKaaaaflf vKHlHEkaFwllpSHHGEIB9lBHIIHflflBMKlBnflEi BBBSBBSHBlHiSBSBKBiEHinlBffiUS This crab apple tree typifies the paradox of mid- Misso- un weather, which even Mother Nature can't always understand. Despite temperatures Monday which hovered around the freezing Columbians had better turn up their furnaces and dust off their winter wardrobes because freezing temperatures and predictions ot snow have announced the early departure of autumnal weather Temperatures are not expected to rise above the upper 30s F ( 2 C) or lower 40s F ( 4 C) today, accompanied by a possible mixture of rain and snow, according to the National Weather Service Temperatures are expected to be colder Wednesday and Thursday, mark, the tree managed to show off its blossoms behind the University's Fine Arts Building, giving students their last glance of the fading summer. ( Missourian photo by Bert Monk) Snowy weather ahead ranging from the upper 20s F ( 2 C) to the lower 40s F ( 4 C) Kansas City first reported the precipitation Monday morning that was expected to spread throughout the state by Monday night Snow and rain were expected to end today, but there is a chance of snow in northern and central Missouri The weekend was chilled by record- breakin- g lows of 26 F ( 3 C) Sunday and 30 F ( 1 C) Saturday The freezing temperatures will not affect most crops because of another quirk in this year s weather Most of the soybeans and corn matured early and have been harvested already The drought took care of that," said Bud Wilson, assistant state statistician for the Missouri Crop and Livestock Reporting Senvce A weather service spokesman said the average temperature for this time of the year is 57 F ( 14 C) Freezing temperatures normally do not occur until mid- Novemb- er, about a month before winter officially begins Dec 21 Bwine flu inoculations begin here bySteven Rosen BOssoorian staff writer B Persons with a touch of the sniffles or Wbl fever should delay getting swine Ou Knots when the first inoculation programs begin today, city and university health officials said. H The common cold and other Respiratory infections could cause Hniner reactions in persons receiving Bhe swine flu shot, said City Health Director Michael Sanford. H " With someone already ill, the shot Rould cause them to feel a bit worse," ST " People having upper respiratory Mnnpflaffl should delay getting the shots toe think ifs better to wait" " People allergic to eggs should not be Bracdnated, because tie fin vaccine is grown in eggs," said Dr. William Kaleota, director of the University's fctudent Health Oinic. Persons allergic to eggs could experience reactions ranging from skin rashes to more serious reactions after the injections, Dr Galeotasaid. Persons who recently received another inoculation, such as a diptbena shot, also should wait and take the swine flu shot at a later date, Dr Galeotasaid. The city will offer 6S0 doses of monovalent vaccine from 8- 3- 0 to 10 30 a m. today at the Municipal Building, 600 E Broadway An additional 670 doses of monovalent vaccine will be offered to students from 1 to 4 p. m at the University StudentHealth Clinic The vacdne will be offered on a first- com- e, first served basis Persons must sign a consent slip before the vaccine is administered. Monovalent vaccine, which is given to most persons, protects against the swine flu. Sanford stressed that persons need-ing bivalent vaccine should not come to the health department clinic Bivalent vaccine protects against bom swine flu and A- Vict- oria influenza. It is given to persons 65 and older, and to high risk patients, such as those with heart problems The University dime, however, will offer bivalent vaccine. It is available to members of the University community 65 and older Students 25 and older with heart, lung or kidney problems, or with a history of diabetes or metabolic disorders, also would receive the vaccine The University has 200 doses of the bivalent vaccine " It will be available until we run out," said Dr Galeota " A lot of people have been coming in for it" There still is some apprehension about the shot because of deaths in other areas of the country last week of persons who were inoculated Sanford said, however, that most persons will have " no reaction from the vaccine " In some cases there will be some tenderness around the injection," he said, " but 95 per cent of the people should have no problem." Dr Galeota said he expects the reaction to the vaccine " generally will be mild" Officials at the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, who last week stressed that the immunization program is safe, said Monday they would not know until later this week how badly the deaths had hurt the nationwide inoculation program. Since last week, thirty- fiv- e persons have died after receiving flu shots Most of the dead were elderly persons with a history of heart disease or other chronic illnesses ( Busing vote not school hoard idea HByGfemyHfltca HMJBMorian staff writer fhynMq school board members sought to make one thing perfectly dear Monday night the school busing change and accompanying tax rate increase on the November ballot are not their ideas. Responding to what they said have been numerous questions from the public about the board's position on the issue, board members approved a reao-" luti- on explaining that the transporta-tion vote U not a resutt of board initia tive but a result of a petition filed by a citizen group legally compelling the board to submit the issue to a vote " The board's submission of tins transportation issue to the voters . . . does not constitute any endorsement of this proposal by the board," the resolution states. The resolution states also that the board does not have money to fund the proposal if it passes, so board members were forced to put the 19- ce- nt tax increase on the ballot topay forit Free transportation was reduced in August from2 miles ( 4 kilometers) to 3 miles ( 4 8 kilometers) for high school students. A group of parents presented the board with a petition bearing enough signatures to require the board to submit the question of free trans-portation to Columbia voters Nov 2. The board also approveda request by Hank Steere, assistant superintendent for instruction, to pursue federal and state grants to fund special programs for handicapped students. Steere said the programs were discontinued this year because of lost funding. He said he applied Oct 1 for approxi-mately ( 49,000 in state and federal aid But the real problem is getting aid for next year Only 118,000 is guaranteed by the state The school system must find tite rest of the needed funds Steere said he has talked to several organizations about providing the remaining funds if the extra state funding does not come through next year. The program would include a special educator, a speech and language therapist, two aides, a physical therapist, transportation and materials and equipment He said that, if the money can be found, it is possible to ( See SCHOOL, page 11) Desert kingdom may get iceberg PARIS ( AP) A French engi neenng firm said Monday that oil- nc- h Saudi Arabia is considering a plan to tow icebergs from the Antarctic to the Red Sea to provide more water for the desert kingdom The firm said the 5,000- mil- e ( 8,000- kilomete- r) voyage, at a snail's pace, could take from 6 to 12 months and cost about $ 80 million The company, Cicero, located in the Pans suburb of Marly- Le- Ro- i, said it was contacted about a year ago by Saudi officials who wanted a fresh approach to their country's water shortage problems Contract discussions are in the final stage, Cicero officials said Company engineers worked out the plan to use icebergs, which are salt- fre- e and melt as fresh water, in coordination with French polar experts They said they are confident it is feasible. A company spokesman said that for the trial run, five ocean- goin- g tugs, each driven by 20,000 horse-power engines, would travel to the Antarctic where special crews would pick out a suitable iceberg The ideal one would have a more- orJe- ss rectangular shape to prevent tipping, weigh about 100 million tons ( 90 million tonnes), be about one mile ( 1 6 kilometers) long, 900 yards ( 810 meters) wide and 750 yards ( 675 . meters) high, one- fortie- th of which would be above water He said that after the iceberg is selected, experts will fix an 18- in- ch ( 45- centimet- er) thick special plastic cover over it for protection from the melting rays of the sun and the destructive force of waves and currents Special cables then will be rigged between the mothballed iceberg and the tugs, and the long trip will begin But there are two problems The first is heat Icebergs are rarely sighted beyond 40 degrees latitude and, Cicero's confidence notwithstanding, it is not known whether the iceberg can survive the torrid portion of the long trip The second problem is ocean depth. Though the waters off the Saudi capital of Jidda are 1,800 feet ( 540 meters) deep and could accom-modate the iceberg, the Straits of Bab al Mandab, connecting the Gulf of Aden with the Red Sea, are only 120 feet ( 35 meters) deep Cicero engineers, however, have thought of a solution. They plan to slice the iceberg into smaller sections with special electrically heated cables before entering the -- straits, then tow the chunks to special basins where the sun can liquefy them over an 18- mo- nth period. |