Kurt Waldheim to visit city in "UN Comes to Texas" Houston will be the first city theme, "A New Budget for the and World Food"; and Sipila will sons each. The registration fee the Houston program is the first outside New York to host a Earth's Resources," will be con- speak on "A New Dimension for includes a packet of materials. in a series of planned annual meeting of United Nations digni- ducted in the Continuing Edu- Human Resources: International Panelists for the seminar have visits by UN dignitaries to taries, including the Secretary- cation Center. Under-Secretary Women's Year, 1975." Each ses- not yet been finalized. American cities. Houston was General, Kurt Waldheim, when a , General Stavropoulos will head sion will feature panel discussion Mayor Fred Hofheinz is selected for the first program group visit here November 9 for the panel considering "Three- Registration for morning honorary chairman of the day- because of "its increasingly a one-day program at the Univer- quarters of the Earth's Surface: session, luncheon and afternoon long event. L. F. McCollum is international character as a port, sity of Houston entitled "The The UN Conference on the Law seminar of one's choice is chairman, and N. W. Freeman medical center, corporate head- United Nations Comes to of the Sea." Salas will lead $10.00 or $5.00 for students. and Welch are co-chairmen. quarters city, and site of mission Texas." "Balancing the Equation: UN Luncheon capacity is set for According to a United control for space exploration." The program is a public Conference on World Population 1,200 and seminars to 350 per- Nations Association spokesman, forum on issues facing the world community: economic develop- ment, the law of the sea, world population, world food and the status of women. Accomoda- tions are limited and tickets are now available from the Houston Chapter, United Nations Associ- ation, 2813 Westheimer, or from the University of Houston. In addition to Waldheim, the visiting United Nations contin- gent will include John Scali, Per- the manent Representative of the United States to the United Nations; F. Bradford Morse, Under-Secretary General for Political and General Assembly Affairs of the U. N.; Constantin Stavropoulos, Under-Secretary - General, Special Representative of the Secretary General at the Law of the 'Sea; Hon. John Norton Moore, Chairman, threJfier National Security Council Inter- thursday, october 31, 1974 agency Task Force on the Law volume 62, number 12 of the Sea; Rafael Salas, Execu- tive Director, Unfted Nations * Fund for Population Activities; and Mrs. Helvi Sipila, Assistant Recycling Center success spawns imitations Secretary-General, Secretary General for International Women's Year. " With much fanfare and high Center itself is open Sunday as raw materials. With the result- CANS - The Center will accept any kind of aluminum, Morse is the keynote speaker hopes, two years ago Rice afternoons from 2 pm to 5 pm. ing revenue (about $40/wk.), the for the morning session, opened its own Recycling Cen- Recyclable material can be Center finances three part time steel, or bimetal can. The alumi- "Economic Development: New ter, using student labor to deposited in collection bins next jobs at the Center, improve- num cans must be separated from Priorities for the Future," in demonstrate the feasibility of to the Center at other times if ments and other expenses of the others. They are easily recog- Cullen Auditorium. Also fea- the recycling concept. you are unable to come during operation. nized because they have no seam tured will be a panel of experts Part of" the success of this those hours. All members of the The following are guidelines on the side and because of their in the field of economic develop- demonstration could be seen Rice community and people for the items the Center can han- light weight. At present some living near campus are encour- ment. Audience participation when the city hired Duane dle; they are not merely for con- brands of beer come in alumi- aged to make use of this facility. will be encouraged. Marks, former student and direc- venience since many are imposed num cans, but no soft drinks do Secretary-General Waldheim tor of the center, to work on Currently, approximately by the companies who purchase anymore. It is not necessary to and Ambassador Scali will be developing the city's own recy- eight tons of newpapers and the materials. Your cooperation remove the label on food cans, speakers at a luncheon at the cling project. magazines, five tons of scrap will be greatly appreciated. but it is requested that they be paper, 700 pounds of aluminum, University Center at 2:30 pm. The Rice Recycling Center, PAPER — Please bundle or rinsed out to prevent odor and steel, and bimetal cans, and Louie Welch, former mayor and located next to the old football sack papers for convenience in roaches. Other forms of alumi- 1500 pounds of glass are now president of the Houston stadium, has been in operation loading and unloading. Grocery num, such as aluminum foil and since November 1972. Collec- processed each week. These col- bags are ideal for this purpose. pie pans, etc., are welcome. Chamber of Commerce, will lected "solid wastes" are then preside. tion bins for newspapers and Phone books and catalogs are all GLASS — Glass must be cans are situated in the colleges sold to Houston companies who right loose. separated in colored (including Beginning at 2:30 pm three reenter them into the economy concurrent seminars on the and other places on campus. The Since magazines are printed opaque white) and clear, and it on glossy paper, they must be is absolutely necessary to re- separated and bundled or move metallic bands and cans sacked. such as those on quart-size soft Cardboard boxes are valuable; drink bottles. These and lids to they are easier to handle if they jars may be added to the meta' are flattened. bin. Vinyl chloride warning is issued A recent TexPIRG "Con- post lists of those aerosols they sumer Alert" urges individuals to sold that contained vinyl chlor- avoid vinyl chloride in aerosol ide. Some aerosols must be re- sprays since the chemical has purchased by retailer. % been associated with a rare form However, because of statu- of liver cancer. Fifteen percent tory differences in the laws per- of the aerosol containers pro- taining to the FDA, EPA, and duced in the last five years used the Commission, not all aerosols vinyl chloride as a propellant. fall under the re-purchase order. Statistics derived from the While aerosols such as cleaners, health records of workers at dryers, and spray paints fall chemical plants handling vinyl under the re-purchase order, chloride demonstrated the chem- others such as insecticides, pesti- ical's potential danger. cides, deodorants and hair sprays As a result, the Food and do not. Drug Administration, the US TexPIRG urges you to check Consumer Product Safety Com- your aerosols against the lists of mission, and the Environmental aerosols posted by the stores Protection Agency have taken you patronize. If the store will steps to remove aerosols contain- not show you a list of aerosols ing vinyl chloride from the that contain vinyl chloride, con- marketplace. The aerosol ban tact the Consumer Product went into effect on Oct. 7 and Safety Commission toll free in the Consumer Product Safety Washington, DC, bv dialing —john COOk Commission ordered retailers to 1-800-638-2666. the rice threeher In his state of the University address, President Hackerman suggested that because of the transient nature of Rice students they are "incapable" of attain- m ing a sense of perspective into the operations of the $ University. He called this "typical of all students". This seems a strange thing to say. If perspective is gained in proportion to the amount of time spent here, which he seems to assume, then one might point out that there are many students who have been here longer than Dr. Hackerman. Perhaps we could look to them for leadership. Perspective can be gained from other methods as well. One method is to examine the writings and com- i mentary of students and faculty from previous years. With this in mind, it is interesting to look at The Rice UPSQME Thresher from February, 1962. A major problem at that time was the formation of a solid college system. In this case the right to set Open 'SHOW ME SOMETHING I'D WANT TO SPEND A DOLLAR ON!' House hours had been taken from the colleges due to "flagrant violations" by six students. The Dean of Students said he would not return this privilege until a there was a "new state of mind." That week's editorial Stuffed shirt" attitude improper explored the problem, saying, "Anyone who has been To the editor: cerning Fritz Reiner and the stuffed shirt occassionally, or here at Rice two months know where the fault lies." After reading many of Mr. Chicago Symphony's failure of stuff it with a six-pack of Shiner This editorial suggested that though there would Zimmerman's reviews, I have fifteen years ago, as I was not an beer before attending a concert. found that I must finally take ardent symphony goer then. He Given the quality of reviewers in always be some students with no concern for the col- issue with what he has said con- likewise certainly has the advan- the campus news media, a lack leges, the major problem lay with the "the self- cerning the Houston Symphony tage in knowing the circum- of taste can be excused, but I perpetuating hard-core of semi-students who are Orchestra concerts of October stances of Zabia Mehta and what cannot condone a lack of tolera- admitted on a double standard and go through four or 20, 21, and 22.