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Marchers kick off the Black and White Ball with a parade down
Broadway Thursday morning. Bill Lewis, 13, of Columbia does
a flip at the end of the parade. The parade, in honor of the city's
black community, was sponsored by the Stylistic Social Club
and the Columbia Youth Services Division. The parade signals
the beginning of two weekends of activities for former and cur-rent
residents of the community.
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Earth of 2000 may be overcrowded, impoverished
WASHINGTON (UPI) If a grim forecast of
life in the year 2000 proves to be correct, the av-erag- e
world citizen will look hack to 1980 as the
good oH days, a golden age of plenty .
The massive government report issued
Tissrsday, "Global 2000," is not meant as a pre--
dlctian of what will be; it is a forecast of what
. life could be, if international measures are not
taken to reverse present trends.
The average citizen will find his space more
confined, with another 2J25 bOlioa people
jammed onto the planet.
The real jostling for room will take place in
sach countries as Mexico and Brazil, where the
populations will more than doable in the nest 20
years.
Mexico (Sty will be three tirrtpsthe size of the
present metropolitan New York (Sty, with 3LS
million people jammed into its streets and
buildings.
Food prod action win increase by 90 percent
in the cert 20 years, faster than the population,
but at a terrible price.
Jogging or swimming wd be more difficult.
The increased food production wfll mean the
water win be fouler, because of pesticides, and
the air will be polluted because of the increased
use of energy to keep pace with the population.
However, distribution of that food wQl be-co- me
even more inequitable; mere will be chro-nic
hunger, and a resulting political instabOity
and violence in the poorest two-third- s of the
world.
The average world citizen will live in a cli-mate
that is fouler, with temperatures that will
be warmer than they have been, on the aver-age,
for the last 1,000 years, becanse of more
carbon dioxide in the air.
If the century-en-d citizen decides to go fish-ing
to get his mind off his troubles, he will find
the world's coastal waters have been fouled by
DoHation and fish are scarcer than they were in
1S30.
A walk in the forest may be equally frustrat-ing.
The report says, "In the less developed
countries, virtually all of the physically acces-sible
forest is expected to have been cut down
bythe year 2020."
Even a drink of water will be virtually un-available
in large areas of the globe.
The desert will spread through North Africa.
And even in some sections of Northern Europe,
festgM
pure drinking water will be regarded as scarce.
Reaction to the report from experts in sci-ence,
education, economics and politics ranged
widely.
The overcrowded, polluted and impoverished
world future glimpsed by the report is probably
optimistic one scientist consulted en the new
study said Thursday.
Mihajlo Mesarovic ef Case Western Reserve
University told a National Press Club luncheon
the report was "briniant," but the reality "Is
perhaps even more disturbing."
The report, a three-ye- ar labor of 13 federal
agencies, concluded "if present trends contin-ue,
the world in 2000 wQl be more crowded,
more poUnted, less stable ecologically and
more vulnerable to disruption . . . Despite
greater material output, the worlds people will
be poorer in many ways than they are today."
The-- finding, reminiscent of the Club of
Home's controversial 1372 'limit to Growth"
report, is important because it finally "makes
official that the world of 2OG0 win not be belter
off than it is today," said Mesarovjc
Ann Ehriich. another sdentinc consultant.
charged in a statement that the report, request-ed
by President Carter us 1977, was delayed by
"attempts to suppress it."
Dr. Gerald Barney, study director, denied
any censorship, although he was excluded from
some government conferences leading up to fi-nal
publicaticn.
Federal officials associated with the report
were initially barred from attending the lunch-eon,
sponsored by the Environmental Fund, a
group concerned about population growth. But
Gus Speth, chairman of the Council on Environ-ment- al
Quality, later made an appearance.
Several of the report s non-governm- ent sc-en- ce
advisers, who fielded luncheon questions,
conceded the report contained a crucai inter-nal
conflict.
Its prescription for growing environmental
problems is to conserve and manage resources.
But it also advocates more exploration as per-haps
the only way to give the worlds poor
enough to eat and a chance --for material bene-fits.
--Either you figure a way to expand supply,
reduce dfnvTxi or reduce people." acknowl-edged
Dr. Douglas Ross, a congressional staff
ecorTomisr.
Ann Carter, president of 3randeis Universi-ty,
said she was confident the conflict would be
resolved by technological advances. 3ut Bar-ney
said continuing technological progress was
discounted --n reaching the report's bleak con-clusions.
On the overpopulation issue. Carter noted
that high populaiaon. wmch woaid mainly af-flict
poor countries. .ns .es auraeu on world
resources than rising weaith.
An increase in income per capita seems tc
have a much stronger effect en resource re-qxrem- ents
than increase in population.'" said
Carter.
Mesanrnc notes tnat it takes from srx to 12
times as much resources to support the aver-age
effizen of an affluent country than one in a
poor country. Panel named to investigate Billy
WASHINGTON (UPI) The Senate
Thursday created a nine-membe- r,
Woe-ribbo- n panel to embark on a polit-ically
charged election-yea- r investiga- -
tion of BEQy Carter's activities as a
paid agentfor Libya's government.
Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Inc- L, who win
chair the special panel, said he wOI try
to start proceedings next week "to pur-sue
the truth wherever the truth may
lead and let the chips fall where they
may."
Oct 4 is the deadline for a report
final or interim to the Senate.
Presidential spokesman Jody Powell
said the administration's reaction
"will be based upon our desire to be .
as accurate as we can."
"I have no doubt that at the end of all
this we're going to come out all right,"
he told reporters.
The panel, created through a unani-mously
adopted Senate resolution, will
be made up of five Democrats and four
Republicans, with seven members cho-sen
from the Judiciary Committee and
two from the Foreign Relations paneL
Sen. Strom Tbormond, R-S.- C, who
wfll be vice chairman, immediately
named Sens. Charles Mathias, R-Mj-L,
and Robert Dole, R-Xa- n., to it Other
members win. be named in coming
days.
Bayh and Thurmond will both have
subpoena powers, but in a dispute a
party-lin-e vote could keep Republicans
from calling up a desired witness.
Both sides said, however, they are
intent on a thorough, expeditions inves-tigation
and foresee no extra problems
with subpoenas, because, as Bayb
said, "we all have a lot of things we'd
rather be doing than walking through
this minefield."
Bayh expressed hope BiHy Carter
wili come forward to testify voluntari-ly,
and urged the president and depart-ment
chiefs to send staff members vol-untarily
to testify if requested to do so,
and iAnot watt to be hit between the
eyes with a subpoena.
"I'm prepared to assume that those
within the administration are more
embarrassed by what's gone on by a
certain member of the president's
family than anybody else," Bayh said,
But if the panel finds otherwise, he
reid, "then well have to undertakf
whatever steps are necessary to in-crease
the degree of cooperation."
Democratic leader Robert Byrd said
"a unanimous agreement" on the for-mat
for the panel was worked out be-tween
Senate leaders from both parties.
Republican leader Howard Baker,
who haH preferred a panel closer in
style to the 1973 Watergate Committee
than Democrats wanted, said he was
satisfied the investigation will he "a
good-fait- h effort for both sides to cre-ate
a fair, de-poiitiaz- ed inquiry" of
this "sensitive political situation."
Inside
College town"
Today's special College Town
sections include stones on how to
reduce the cost of education.
Intowrn
7:20 p.m. Theater, "Dana Yan-kees,"
Maplewood Barn The-ater,
Niftcg Park. Tickets for
adults are $2, senior citizens and
students $1.
8:15 p-- m. Theater, "School for
Scandal," UMC Summer Reper-tory
Theater, University Fine " Arts BiaMng. Tickets are $3.
Carter offers panel cooperation
WASHINGTON (UPI) President
Carter wOI "respond fully" to the Sen-ate's
inquiry into his brother's ties with
the Libyan government, and does not
expect to invoke executive privilege,
bis spokesman said Thursday.
Press secretary Jody Powell told re-porters
Carter had made no decision
on whether he would be willing to per-sona- lly
testify on Capitol HHl about the
controversy.
But he said the president wOI order
Ms aides to cooperate fully with the
nine-memb- er special panel the Senate
created Thursday to look into Billy
Carters activities involving Libya.
"The president himself will also re--.
spond fully to the subcommittee's in-quiries
relating to these matters, En
accordance with mutually agreeable
procedures consistent with the respon-sibilities
and time constraints of Ms of-fice,"
Powell said.
"The president does sot expect to as-sert
datms of executive privilege with
respect to these matters," Powell told
reporters.
He said a presidectial directive to
staff members wOI cover any informa-tion
relating to Billy Carter's
relationship with Libya, contacts be-tween
the White House and the presi-dent's
brother and contacts with the
Justice Department.
Asked why Carter is taking the un-usual
step, Powell replied: "The presi-dent
believes we will come out ail right
is the end because we have behaved in
a proper manner on this issufi."
He said "we have not made deci-sions"
on whether or not the president
would be willing to testify personally
' before the paneL
Stressing that "we --kcaHA u1 expect
such a situation to anse," he sail A
only is remotely possible that Carter
might be forced to iavoke executive
privilege if, as an example, a question
"threatens an ongoing operation."
Powell said be knew of so discoss-kss- s
so far with the Senate panel nor of
any private assurances "wjih regard
to the scope" of the inquiry.
Carter's "statements of commitment
and "tent have to be judged on in the
final analysis of what we do," Powell
said, and he expects that also will be
true of the panel,
Powell said the president had not
talked with BUly in the past couple of
days.
Earlier Thursday, Powell acknowl-edged
the president had met once, and
his top security adviser huddled at
least three times, with Libya's charge
d'affaires after BiHy contacted the Li-byan
government
He confirmed the president met with
Ali Houderi Dec 6, following a meeteg
the Libyan had with Zhigaiew
Bczeaaski, and underscored VS. con-cern
about an attack on the VS. Em-bassy
in TnpolL
FoweH said the president also briefly
'''expressed appreciation for the posi-tk- sn
the Libyan government had tak-en"
on the US. hostages in Tehran. Li-bya
called on Iran to release them.
Utility revenues
in city increase
by $1.5 million
By Bobbie Huttenhower
SBssourian staff writer
Even before the oppressive heat
wave really settled in during July, the
city's utility revenues shot up 12J29 per-cent
resulting in more than S1.5 mil-lion
dollars being added to the aty"s
treasury.
Figures available reveal that more
than $13 million additional dollars
have come into aty coffers from Octo-ber
1979 to June 30 than were tallied
during the same months the previous
year. In the 1978-7-9 period, electncity
sales came in at 512,756.247: this year.
the sales hit S1-U25.14-
3.
City Finance Director Harold Boldt
said Thursday, "The aty is not in busi-ness
to make a profit."
When asked for figures reflecting
July 1 to date, Boldt said, "I'm person-ally
not gong to give ycu that informa-tion
because I feel it is not incattve of
anything until the end of the month. We
dont compare day to day cr week to
week, and I personally am not going to
relay incomplete information."
Boldt said financial reports are cone
on a montb-oy-mon- th bass.
Although Boldt would not discuss
what the dollar figures have been since
the first of July, when use of eiectnety
to combat the heat has been phenome-nal,
water and light oirector Dick Ma-ine
detailed the extra burden put on the
city's power plant
During those two weeks m July. Co-lumbians
suffered from iOO-desr- ee F
i37-degr-ee C) temperatures- - July 15
marked the eighth straight day of the
three-dig- it temperatures
A persistent hign pressure area lo-cated
over Arkansas spawned the ezr-l- y
July heat wave, a National Weatner
Service spokesman said.
Electrical usage during approxi-mately
the first two weeks of July in-creased
h 2.450.GGO kilowatt soars.
Maion saic which is a 25 percent in-crease
from last year's figures.
In addition, Maion said that or. Jiy
15. power usage hit a "histonca.. all-ti- me
high." a whopping L24.G0G ki-lowatts.
Electricity use has mcreased by i.-357.- 000
kilowatt hours from June":373
to June ISS0. Year-to-dat- e figures show
this year's increase at a whopping 10.-31S.Q- 0Q
kilowatt hours
Boldt said the extra revenue from
this increased usage si be used to off-set
losses incurred for the first rune
months of 1S3Q. Boldt reported a SS2.604
net loss oecause there was less power
used dunng toe imid winter.
Boldt said the extra money also
would be used to meet expenses and to
pay debts off ahead of schedule.
The heat wave also has boosted wa-ter
revenues. Boldt reported a net in-come
of S545.3C2 for ear-to-da- te totals
for 193S and S227.S52 for 1979.
These figures indicate an increase in
water usage frcm Last year of 22.912.-80- 0
cubic feet.
Maion said water usage per cubic
foot has increased by 3.340,000 from
last year's figures for July, reflecting a
27 percent increase from July 1979.
Water usage hit a daily high of 13J
million gallons oa July 20. Maion said.
j ; ; 1 Cattle sale "panic
eases as heat lessens
ByMattGragg
MSssourian staff writer
The cooler temperatures of the
past few days have raised the hopes
of local livestock producers but
these hopes could merely be a mi-rage
darwnng before their eyes.
Trading at the Columbia
livestock Auction Barn was much
lighter Wednesday and prices were
up across the board as 710 cattle ex-changed
hands. Last week, in what
resembled a panic on Wall Street.
L575 cattle were sold. Farmers
didn't want to gamble on the heat
wave killing what was left of their
pastures- - The effect was tremen-dous.
"What's happening is a disaster."
said one farmer. Tve been coming
m here for 10 years and never have
seen anything like this; and with the
economy and all that the way it
is it's one heH of a disaster."
The cooler air this week brought
some relief to many areas of the
scorched state, but that one essen-tial
element that could brmg new
Me to the vital pasture land
rain fell only in limited
amounts. And the long-ran-ge fore-cast
is dismal. Weather experts pre-dict
a return to above-norm- al tem-peratures
and beiow-norm- al
rainfall next week; and some even
say these conditions may last for
another month or more.
Jim Harper of the Missouri De-partment
of Agriculture said the
I present statewide financial lass to
crops and livestock is over SI faOlass
dollars. Because of dried up pastur
es, many farmers want to start
feeding hay to their cattle. "This is
unusual," Harper said. "Hay isn't
normally fed until wintertime and
farmers would much rather use
their pastures in the summer.""
The Bocae County director of the
U.S-- Agricultural StahChzatian and
Conservation Service. Don Emery,
said 50 percent of the total pasture
that is normally used unhl fall for
grazing is gone. "If it doesn't rain
weH suffer a 95 to 100 percent less;
as it s now, there's not much out
there for cattle to feed oru"
But nourishing the livestock with
hay and grain now could spell bard-sh-ip
in the long run; the economic
effects of drought persist long after
the short-ter- m weather disaster is
over.
Emery said hay production is 30
to 50 percent below normal and
threatens to drive up prices. "One
producer told me that 'the price ofj
hay has gone ni 50 percent since
last fall."
Local shortages of hay may be ev-ident
this winter- - "I know mere
wont be a surplus," Emery saaL
Next week's auction may produce
some unsettling answers to the
question of the survival of livestock.
Already, cm farmer from Callaway
County is planning to sell off his en-tire
herd of 130 cattle because he
has nothing left to feed them.
"Don't worry, theyH be here next
week, a lot of "em," said Bandy Ja-cob,
an employee of the auction
bam. "And there couM be a heH of a
lot more here than Last week C when
close to 2Jffi were sold- - ."
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