From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Aug. 3, 1973:

• A natural history visitation site was under construction this summer at Lawrence High School. The project, initiated by LHS biology teacher Kenneth Highfill, had been in the planning stages for two years and had been approved by the board of education the previous year. The chosen site, the future home to two skunks, some flying squirrels, ground squirrels, and a prairie dog community, was an area about 150 feet by 35 feet on the east side of the two LHS buildings. Plastic-coated wire was to be installed six feet above the ground with curved edges at the top; the wire was also to run three feet deep and then three feet horizontally to keep the burrowing prairie dogs from escaping. A large amount of fresh dirt was to be hauled in so that the prairie dogs could begin building a community. Biology students were caring for the skunks and several of the prairie dogs until the site was ready; Highfill was planning to lead an expedition to southern Kansas for more prairie dogs for the community. While the site was to be primarily for the use of LHS biology students, Highfill said that tours for elementary and junior high school students would be arranged.
• Repair work was nearly finished at Kansas University’s Moore Hall, home of the State Geological Survey. Water had been leaking through the walls of the building ever since its construction had been completed in February. Keith Lawton, director of KU’s office of facilities planning and operations, attributed the leaks to poor application of outside waterproofing and collection of water in the building’s brick shelf-angle supports, pieces of steel placed in the wall at every floor line to help carry the weight of the bricks.
• In Washington, Republican opponents of a bill to raise the minimum wage to $2.20 an hour were predicting that President Nixon would veto the measure in spite of strong support for the bill from Labor Secretary Peter J. Brennan.