The Wichita Beacon from Wichita, Kansas • 34

The Answer Man Happy Days Here Brent Weaver l-O a fifth grader at Field School staged a quiet demonstration of student the llucklelierry Finn kind of unrest that longs for summer Brent the son of Mr and Mrs Al Weaver 6:11 Mt Carmel had visions leisurely summer days on the riverbank as lie gazed out the classroom window on this the last day of school There were probably many similar scenes in classrooms across the city as Wiihitas 66noo school children bid their schools goodhge until next fall million miles more than at perihelion nearest point to the sun Perihelion occurred on Jan 3 The earth was then slightly more than 91 million miles from the sun Rig Hirer Bridge There is a very bad bridge over the Arkansas River at 21st When is this bridge going to be replaced? A The 21st Street bridge over the Arkansas River is scheduled in the city's Capital Improvements Program iCIPj for 1970 The bridge will be part of the project to improve 21st from Meridian to West Irasshopiter Glacier Is there really a glacier which contains millions of trapped grasshoppers in the US? Someone said it was located in one of the western states A Grasshopper Glacier in Montana takes its name from the millions of grasshoppers trapped in it Scientists estimate that years ago the insects migrating across the mountains were trapped in a severe storm and deposited in the forming glacier Send your hot questions to The Answer Man You have a citizen's right to fair treatment and information from government city county school state and federal When you have a problem or question send it to The Answer Man The Wichita Beacon PO Box 829 Wichita Kan and get ACTION NOW The IfyStailder stration it might be well to buy a mask Gas invades quite an area and who wants to cry? It will be necessary to quote freely from the sayings of Mao This is the least costly item as a paperback will do the job It will be necessary to memorize a number of Mao's sayings and I feel sorry for you as you never were too good at memorizing things in the local schools I give you one warning No matter how zealous you may be it will take determination to read this boring book BOMBS -There are home made affairs and not too costly Be careful dear son in fooling with chemicals and explosives Some of them are for experts to handle There is no need to blind yourself in order to show your contempt for the administration SHOES Buy yourself a good stout pair of "comfortable shoes Corns are heck in your old age Ask the man who knows UNIFORM Much to my sorrow you never went into sports and therefore never tasted the glories of being a super-hero in high school But you will need such a suit if you lie down in front of the ROTC They might march right over you Also a football outfit protects if police drag you from a building or down steps Better buy a few bottles of liquor this summer and practice up You would hale to pass out after sampling the liquor supply found in the office of the universily president could add much more my son but you will pay no heed to an old square Urban Expert Cites Unity For Success By JERRY WILLIAMS Beacon Staff Writer Cities must solve their urban problems in an atmosphere of relative calm and unity or it will be forced on them in the wake of crisis and emergency there is no worse climate than that" an urban affairs expert said here today said Thomas McBride associate director of Urban Coalition Inc takes a riot in many cities to bring about a leadership commitment to action and I don't think the cities can stand much more of that" McBRIDE GAVE his views in an interview at Wichita State University this morning He was to address the Uth meeting of the Conference on Implementation of Community Goals for the Wichita Region conducted by WSU's Center for Urban Studies of the Urban Coalition" McBride said very much interested and dedicated to bringing about greater action by both government and private citizens in the whole range of urban problems so we have a common objective in moving from talk to action" Urban Coalition Inc represents thousands of national leaders businessmen minority religious and labor leaders McBride said share the belief that wc must be facing our major problems arising from race and great urbanization" THESE PROBLEMS the Washington DC executive emphasized are not peculiar to Washington or Detroit nr to Wichita or Topeka to all urban areas" The problems they face he said arc those of adequate financing educational quality equal job opportunities and the preservation of the environment part of what we call the believe if we can get heavier involvement by leadership at the local level we will see greater levels of understanding action and communications between the businessman the blacks the Mexican-Americans and government officials who all have a common stake in the health of the WHAT IT TAKES to achieve this McBride said is a coalition like effort involving the participation of more people and a rational coordination of private effort oriented not simply to programs but to the use of all program resources in the solution of problems must demand a much greater coordination of effort" McBride declared going to really use our resources well" And this greater coordinated effort he added to fit the city in the same way a suit fits a man It has to he tailor made" McBRIDE SAID such groups as the metropolitan council government at both city and county level the United Fund the planning council chamber of commerce and minority groups organizations have to hammer out a common agreement that they are going to work in better unity and are going to do their best to end fragmented program efforts" They must work he said a united group cutting across all lines and speaking to the major issues which can divide a community unless this happens in an atmosphere of relative calm and unity going In be forced to happen in the wake of crisis and emergency and there's no worse climate than that" Mental Health Experts Form Central Training Foundation fcr Dirty Restaurant There ii a very dirty restaurant near the downtown area whirh has closed for some reason or other Is there any way to be sure that it is cleaned ap before it is reopened? A All restaurants are required to have a license from health officials before it can operate The restaurant you mention will be required to meet the health standards "before it is issued a license Jim Aiken of the environmental section of the health department said Veneer Protluction How is the vrneer used on much of the furniture today made? A The modern veneer manufacturer mounts a log on a huge lathe and presses a knife against the log while it is revolving The wood is peeled off the log like paper is unrolled from a roll The veneer is then applied to the furniture and finished Distance From Sun Since the earth's distance from the sun varies during the year when will the earth be at its greatest distance from the sun? A The earth will reach aphelion that point in its orbit which brings it farthercst from the sun during the year on July 5 This is a distance of some 3 A local father whose son graduated from high school this week reportedly prepared a memo for the boy and then threw it away It read: all love our fun but I suggest you work this summer to earn money for some essentials not needed in college back when I prepared to matriculate may not know it but I am a little strapped for money this summer what with taxes and inflation You have a car and of course 1 will put up money for your clothing fees books room board and other incidentals here are a few items I think you should buy with your earned money along with advice on the purchases: In case you help seize a building at the university it may be necessary to have a weapon in order to deal with university officials or the police if they are called to the campus I do not think a rifle or shotgun should be purchased A rifle is costly cumbersome and carries so far it might hit your spinster'English teacher while she stands waiting for a bus a mile from the battle A shotgun also is heavy hard to conceal and like the rifle is too costly to throw away in case the battle is lost I would suggest a cheap pistol This can be used in gallant defense of the college building and will cost but little if tossed aside Also it is hard to find fingerprints upon an oily pistol in case officers are evil enough to want to charge murder MASK -It may take some shopping around to find a suitable mask One will be essential if police hurl gas while you are shouting obscenities or even such harmless a word as pig Even if you are not active in the demon CRUST Weeks of planning and preparation were sweetly climaxed Saturday when Bob (furniture company) Laughlin laughingly stepped up to Jim (the stock broker) Rice and mashed a custard pic in Jim's face This ultimate of all slapstick gestures was well-earned by Bob unresented by Jim It was part of the first prize for winners of the annual Rice-Barton Treasure Hunt Jim wasn't the only picface His dear wife Betty accepted her faceful of custard without a whimper So did Dick and Kathleen Barton Bob Laughlin was joined in the pie throwing by his wife Connie and by Dick and Paula Roberts the other couple in his hunt team Pies and faces to put them in were furnished for the second place team loo That meant the Rices and the Bartons had to face up to pics in the hands of Al and Jeanette Greer and Frank and Edie Webb SIXTY COUPLES were involved but only six were able to unravel the elaborate clues that began 'a couple of weeks ago when each couple began -to receive playing cards in the one card at a time until each couple had a five-card poker hand The winning hand earned the privilege of being first to leave the house to start the hunt The hunt began when Johnson (the educator) who was dressed up as a paper boy handed a copy of the Dec 1 1SSB Sunday Eagle Beacon to each team The first page of the second section carried a map of the proposed canal route This had a clue that led to a place on the canal north of Harty where a man in a car waited to hand out the next clue This was a graph with 11 dots arranged into the city for one or two days of meetings and workshops in various areas CURRENTLY foundation aims are concentrated on what Dr Porter called the three care giving areas psychology psychiatry and social work The foundation will work with the psychology department at Wichita State University although the department can't act as a focus for activities (the WSU department) don't have a PhD program and only recently added a Dr Porter said we want to work with them any way we can" In addition foundation activities might be expanded into such allied fields as anthropology and sociology if there is enough interest MANY OF THE foundation's future plans are of necessity nebulous at this point Dr Porter said because members don't know how much money they'll be able to generate every one of these things that gets off the ground dozens of others he admitted However taking the rosy view the foundation members already have discussed a wide number of activities they would support if they have enough money It could for example fund experimental projects that would have difficulty obtaining grants from such traditional sources as the United Fund and the government It could conduct vnd support research that presently is beyand the scope or the means of existing agencies DR PORTER SAID the idea for a foundation was generated when he was approached by an estate executor for suggested uses for a bequest earmarked for mental health might even be the possibility of scholarships" he added In general the foundation hopes to do a comprehensive job of gap-filling in the area of community mental health and welfare he said didn't get the money but it started us thinking that there must be other money around that people would be interested in putting into work like ours" he said Members also feel he added that since they're going to lose a portion of their incomes to taxes anyway like to be putting some of it where we know what doing and feel it's THE first official activity will be next Wednesday when Dr Herbert Modlin director of the department of peventive psychology at the Menningcr Foundation in Topeka will spend the day here Dr Porter said Dr Modlin has been concentrating on the relationship of poverty to psychopathology and has worked in a number of low-income areas While Dr Modlin is here he will tour neighborhood facilities of the Wichita Area Community Action Program Inc (WACAPI) and Model Cities He also will hold a 'workshop wiLh WACAPI and Model Cities neighborhood workers In the late afternoon he will give a public speech on his work in the Burton Auditorium of Wesley Medical Center Dr Porter said the talk which will begin at 4 pm is" open to the public at no charge Talk of the Town By CAROL DUNLAP Beacon Staff Writer Lack of a central training facility for psychologists and psychiatrists in Wichita has led to formation of the Kansas Foundation for the Behavioral Sciences Dr Garry Porter who heads the county mental health clinic said 15 psychiatrists and one attorney formed the foundation to provide themselves with a professional structure otherwise lacking here don't know whether it will become a lank' operation yet or not but it will give us a chance to get together and continue to upgrade ourselves Dr Porter said THE FOUNDATION has been incorporated as a non-profit corporation with offices at 1600 Wichita Plaza Building The address also is the office of the foundation's lone attorney Philip Knsscbaum haven't had any central training Dr Porter said this week all been trying to do our own work and get together occasionally but wc hope this (the foundation) will give us more he added Initially the foundation plans and has money for three or four seminars a year Members plan to bring an expert indicted by a federal grand jury in December 1967 During his closing argument Johnston claimed the government had failed to prove even through its own witnesses that Blackmon had made the- threat as contained in the indictment He said it was the responsibility of the government to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the alleged threat had been made by Blackmon and that he (Blackmon) was capable and intended to carry out the alleged threat ROME ASKED the jurors what more in the way of a statement could be made than for Blackmon to say: going to gel a gun and kill the son-of-a-bitch" lie asked the jurors if he (Rome) had made such a statement against them wouldn't they Ixdicvc that he intended to do that" Rome said evidence was presented that proved that Blackmon did make the alleged threat and that he did have the intent and capability to carry it out The jury of eight men and four women hcaid instructions from District Court Judge Wesley Brown before beginning ils del ilntra lions shortly before noon Attorney: US Failed In Retrial Mother Daughter Killed As Car Struck hy Train so that a comparison with the 1969 calendar produced a long distance telephone number The voice that answered said is Chicago Hunt Headquarters" and directed the caller to 323 North Topeka in Wichita where the manager of an apartment house had a supply of the ancient puzzles called Proper combination of the 19 vertical lines of letters with the 10 horizontal rows sent the hunter to Cash Register Sales Service at 1900 North Broadway where a scries of clock faces (painted backwards) were pasted to the door The scries in which the clocks' would strike produced an address (2011 West 24th) where Johnson who began the hunt as a paper boy) was in his back yard walking over flat pieces of wood that had been strung on ropes suspended from the clothes line Proper adjustment of the wooden pieces sent the hunter to the Kallail Liquor Store where there was a cartoon in which one man said: "Why are you going to Kansas City Mr Jones?" and the other man answers: deliver 2000 pounds of junk" THIS WAS A CLUE to go to a hamburger heaven known as Jones' Junction" where there was untitled sheet music which when played or sung produced the old folk song Tailed Fly" There is a tavern in our town by that name and in it there was a clue which led to a golden box padlocked to a tree in the Riverside Urban Renewal Area Park Plaza A A huge deck of playing cards was in the gold-painted box The first couple to open the box got the ace as proof of victory That's where Bob Laughlin and his crew came in first They rushed to the Rice home to exchange their ace for custard and the pie throwing began Defense Ally James Johnston told a US District Court jury here today the government had failed" to prove that Charles Blackmon had threatened the life of former President Lyndon Johnson But Assistant US Ally Richard Rome contended there has been than evidence to support the federal charge The two attorneys summed testimony in the two-day retrial of Blackmon who is accused of threatening to gel a gun and shoot Johnson when the former president made a visit to McConnell Air Force Base on Nov 11 1967 A first trial last year ended with a jury unable to reach a verdict BLACKMON 26 of 2310 Wildwood was BEACON CALENDAR THURSDAY the Wind" by the Crown Players 8:13 pm'Hl Century II Theater Special to The Beacon FLORENCE Kan A mother and daughter were killed on their way fo work early today when a Santa Fe passenger train struck the car in which they were riding Mrs Charles Britton was killed instantly and her 22-ycar-old daughter Roberta was dead on arrival at St Luke Hospital in Marion Kan Mrs Britton's age was not immediately available THE WOMEN were making their daily drive from llie yBrilton farm outside Florence to their jobs in Peabody and Newton when they attempted to cross the Santa Fe tracks on a county road one and a half miles west of Florence Highway Patrol Trooper Frank Boyle said the weslhounl train (number 15) FBIIB under the engine and sea fragments over a half-mile area Mrs Britton worked at Virginia' Her daughter wort Phillips Industries in Newton Boyle said it is believed Miss Brilti driving THE TRAIN backed into Florence after wreckage was removed from under the engine and repairs were made al the Florence station It left Florence at am Survivors include the husband and father Charles Britton of the home three married sons and three married daughters Thompson Funeral Home in Marion has charge of arrangements.