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fonday Evening, October 6, 1969

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, LEXINGTON

Vol. LXI, No. 20

Lexington Air: Moving Toward A Crisis

EDITOR'S NOTE: In this first of a three-par- t
scries
on Lexington air pollution, the focus is on both private
and city contribution to the problem.

the eyesores which they produce, but in the harmful effects they have on health. Health ills caused by pollution range from minor coughs toailmentsofa far more
serious nature, especially asthma and other respiratory

Health Hazard
The correlation between air pollution and disease
is recognized by many area physicians, according to a
recent survey by the state Department of Health. Of the
Lexington physicians sampled, 21 percent agreed that increasing pollution was at least partially responsible
for an increase in deaths and illnesses in Lexington,
and 80 percent voiced support of new pollution legislation.
Sources of air pollution in this area are many and
varied, and UK, described by a number of graduate
engineering students as "a major source of pollution,"
must assume its share of the blame. The problem is
especially apparent on South Limestone Street, where

By DAHLIA HAYS

black smoke billows out of the Physical Plant Department, and in the GOO block of South Broadway, where
pollutants from the R.J. Reynolds building settle on
windshields of parked cars several blocks away.
City Offenders
Also mentioned by the Department of Health as ofg
fensive sources are the
heating plants at thr
city housing project on Bluegrass Drive, and the Lexington Dump on Old Frankfort Pike, where a large incinerator and a rocket-shape- d
"teepee burner" add their
part to the pollution process.

diseases.

And
CHARLES FLORO
Kernel Staff Writers
What is the "problem?" The Average person thinks
of it as "smoke," while the Kentucky Air Pollution
Control Commission refers to it as "suspended particua very fine material composed of dirt, soot,
lates
metal fumes, and mist that remain suspended for a long

...

time."
According to the commission, air pollution in Lexington usually takes the form of fly ash, gases, soot and
odors. These pollutants may express themselves in visible formsas ugly smoke or grime collected on windows,
windshielfs and laundry.
The chief objection to pollution lies, however, not in

SliitL

By DOTTIE BEAN
Associate Editor
Dr. Z. Covindarajulu, UK professor of statistics, holds the distinction of being the only man

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The Fayette County Dump, also located on Old
Frankfort Pike, no longer burns rubbish but uses it as
landfill. This practice was begun after July 4 this year,
when a fire got out of control and caused extensive
damage to the dump's teepee burner.

in the United States to attend
the first international seminar
in mathematics to be held in a
Communist country.
The seminar, entitled the International Symposium of Mathematical Theory, was held Sept.
in Budapest, Hungary.
"Things have improved considerably in Budapest since I was
there last," Dr. Covindarajulu
said. "I was really impressed
with how freely the scientists
from Eastern Europe were allowed to mingle and discuss their
projects. And the atmosphere in
Budapest was a lot more relaxed."
"The air of informality was
very different," he said. "Most
of the scientists could speak several languages Hungarian, Russian, English and German-a- nd
if one of us had trouble finding the correct word another scientist would immediately supply
it for him. They struck me as
very friendly people."
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These typical UK students are shown a! the favorite UK
Rumor has it that restless
in g diligently for
students like these are out to set a new record this semester for
college
Kernel Photo by Paul Mansfield
something.
pass-time-stu-

Studying'

mid-term-

Operation Intercept: Nixon's Narcs
College Press Service
From the
WASHINGTON
people who brought you nerve
gas, the moon flight and ABM,
we now have Operation Inter-

cept.
Operation Intercept is the Nixn
on Administration's James
title for an
air, land
and sea assault it is mounting
to reduce the traffic or marijuana and other drugs between
Mexico and the U.S. Its weapons are hardly less impressive
than those wielded by the fictitious Coldfinger or Dr. No of
Bon-dia-

all-o-

007 fame.

The operation's arsenal Includes German Shepherd dogs
trained to react to the scent
of marUuana, Navy patrol boats
in the Gulf of Mexico, Air Force
pursuit planes, a web of radar
screens installed by the Federal
Aviation Administration to detect
illegal border crossings, and aircraft equipped with electronic
sensing devices capable of sniffing poppy fields from the sky.
Massive numbers of customs
exact number is
inspectors-t- he
a government secret -- are posted
at 27 U.S. airports in the Southwest, authorized to receive inter

national flights, and at 31 places
along the 2,500 mile Mexican
border, where all motor vehicles
and pedestrians are now stopped
around the clock to undergo
searches for contraband.

two-minu- te

Presidential Report
The cause for this increased
surveillance
comprising the
most intensive drug crackdown
rein U.S. history-- is a
port released with President Nixon's blessings by the Special
Presidential Task Force Relating
to Narcotics, Marijuana and Dan55-pa-

gerous Drugs.

The report, authored by 22
government personnel under the
direction of Deputy Attorney
Ceneral Richard Kleindienst,
makes the following conclusions
about the use of marijuana:

It is psychologically addicting, tending to lead to the use

mental health problem . . . since
persistent use of an agent which
serves to ward off reality during
this critical period of development is likely to affect adversely
the ability of the individual to
cope with the demands of a
complex society."

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UK Prof Describes
Czechs, Hungarians

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of association between crime and
the use of marijuana."
Finding that pot smoking was
originally confined to "certain

jazz musicians, artists and ghetto dwellers," the report says current evidence suggests that over
five million people in the U.S.
have tried grass at least once,
Though medical evidence and perhaps 60 percent of the
"neither proves- nor disproves students at some
colleges and
that marijuana is a cause of universities.
crime, "criminal records estabContinued on Page 6, CoL 1
lish clearly an accelerating rate
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Not only did the symposium
supply a time for discussing"
mathematical theories, but it also
gave the scientists a chance to
be informal with each other and
learn a little more about other
countries, he said.
"Everybody knew a little bit
of English and half the time
things were very informal," he
said. "We got together and discussed everything but politics.
No one ever mentioned that. We
even got around to discussing
the salaries of each of us. In
America one never asks another's
salary, but there no one was affronted since they are on fixed
salaries."
By contrast with the U.S.,
Dr. Covindarajulu said, the Communist scientists' research grants
come entirely from the government rather than from industrial
and foundation sources. "The
scientists from these countries
are very much interested in theory. They are behind us in its
appUcation to industry."
One thing which surprised
him, he said, was the atmosphere between the scientists from
East and West Cermany. "They
were not on odd terms but instead were very friendly and many
times would get together and sing
German folk songs."
In Czechoslovakia
Dr. Covindarajulu compared
the atmosphere in Hungary to
that of Czechoslovakia, where
he also went after the seminar.
"In Czechoslovakia I was very
sad," he said. "I stayed there
for three days and I noted that
the young people were very unhappy, frustrated and insecure.
There were a great many Russians there in plain clothes and
"

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Religious Liberals Back Oct. 15

By TOM BOWDEN
Kernel Staff Writer
"All of our presidents lie to
us. But they will respond to public pressure."

And the Vietnam War Morabecause once torium Day will give people a
of hard narcotics,
chance to bring public pressure
the user has adopted the drug on
the federal government to end
with life
as a "crutch to cope
the war, according to the Camstress," he is "substantially more
Religious Liberals, (CRLs),
susceptible to the acquisition of pus met
who
Sunday night inthe Stua larger crutch through the medent Center.
dium of a stronger drug."
Mason Taylor, graduate stuIts widespread use by the
young constitutes a "significant dent in sociology, said the pur

pose of the moratorium day is
to help people "learn about the
Vietnam war, its history, and t lie
history of American involvement."
To be held Oct. 15, the
'Teach-In- "
is
to include
speeches, poetry readings and informal folk concerts relating to
the Vietnam war.
Dr. Wayne Davis of the Zoology Department objected to any
cancellation of classes on the
moratorium day on the grounds
that students who liave paid for
their classes will be unfalily de

prived of their right to attend.
Although Taylor expects that
the majority of activities will be
anti-wa"pro-wa- r
people are
welcome to come and speak."
r,

For this reason, Taylor dismissed Dr. Davis' objection as
"a false issue."
Taylor urged those present to
ask their professors to cancel
their classes on Oct. 15, and he
added that facilities are available for CRLs to print antiwar
literature for distribution during
moratorium activities.