UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, November 3,1994
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Debates ignite lottery, trafficway sparks
By Shannon Newton Kansan staff writer
Six candidates last night took questions from community members and a three-member panel at a candidates' forum sponsored by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and Sunflower Cablevision. Candidates for County Commission and the 45th and the 46th districts seats of the Kansas House of Representatives discussed issues at City Hall.
The 45th District
Jimmy Fishbein / KANSAN
The candidates for the 45th District disagree on many issues. One of them is the extension of the Kansas lottery, which will be re-evaluated in July of 1996.
Tom Sloan, Republican candidate, said he supported the extension of the Kansas lottery.
"The lottery should be permanent in Kansas for two reasons," he said. "The public enjoys the games, and the revenue from the lottery is great for economic development."
Forrest Swall, the Democratic candidate, said he had concern for gambling in this state.
"I think there needs to be further studies on its objective," he said. "I think that gambling is exploiting vulnerable Lawrence citizens."
One audience member asked the candidates if their campaigns had been honest.
Sloan defended his campaign, saying it had been truthful.
But Swail finished the forum by holding up Sloan's campaign materials.
"Shame on you, Snoa Loan, for negative campaigning in the 45th district," he said. "If I were elected, I would not be a puppet on a string to the political leaders in Topeka."
The 46th District
The candidates for the 46th District found they had some common ground.
"Shame on you, Tom Sloan," says Forrest Swall, Democratic candidate for the 45th district of the Kansas House of Representatives, as he holds up negative campaign materials his opponent has circulated. The two were part of a candidates forum at City Hall last night.
Eric Schmidt, Republican candidate, said he supported qualified admissions but said that university administrators should set the admission standards, not legislators.
"Qualified admissions would allow universities to better their budget resources," he said. "Some kind of I.Q. test or aptitude test should set the standards."
Troy Findley, Democratic candidate, said that this issue had sparked a lot of controversy in his campaign because before he became a candidate, he thought qualified admissions were unfair.
"After research, I agree with qualified admissions, but I do think there should be a program that would allow everyone the opportunity to attend college," he said.
In closing remarks, the two candidates took shots at each other.
"I welcome Troy Findley into the district since he only moved here shortly before the deadline to run," Schmidt said.
Findley said the voters should elect him because, unlike his opponent, he would get the job done.
County Commission
addressed concerns about the South Lawrence Trafficway.
Lisa Blair, Democratic candidate, said she wanted to help the two sides of the debate reach a compromise.
The county commission candidates
"We are a growing community, and we need the trafficway," she said. "But nature is becoming consumed by development, and we need to find a balance."
Mark Buhler, Republican candidate, said that he had supported the traffcway for four years. But he said he cared about concerns expressed by students and faculty at Haskell Indian Nations University.
"I support the trafficway, but we need to continue looking into the concerns of Haskell," he said. "There needs to be a balance between the needs and concerns of the community. The trafficway does not ruin the wetlands. It only covers a piece of it."
The candidates were asked how they would balance their families, careers and roles as public officials.
Buhler said his family would be the ones to suffer.
Blair said she would quit her job as the administrator of Downtown Lawrence, Inc.
Judge rules cab driver talked into rape confession
Judge rules Police told man to confess to rape to avoid prison
By Manny Lopez Kansan staff writer
A Lawrence cab driver, who was accused of raping a 20-year-old woman in July, was released from custody Tuesday.
Douglas County District Judge Paula Martin said in a statement on Tuesday that Richard Countess, 34, was released after the judge determined that a Lawrence police officer coerced Countess to confess.
Countess had served 12 days in the Douglas County jail because he could not initially post a bail bond, said his lawyer, Ben Wood.
"The charge against him was essentially thrown out." Wood said.
"As a practical matter, the issue is dead," he said. "My client testified, the woman testified, and there is no new evidence."
The rape charge was filed in July after Countess, who was working as a driver for A-1 City Cab, picked up the woman at the Adams Alumni Center where she had been at a reception. The woman had been drinking and said during preliminary hearing testimony that she did not remember most of the evening, Wood said. Countess said he took the woman to
her requested destination and then made plans to see her later that same night. Since July, Countess has maintained that the sex was consensual.
In September, Countess was removed from his position as a driver for A-1 City Cab, but he did remain with the company in a position that did not require direct contact with the public, A-1 officials said. He still remains at that position, Wood said.
The district attorney's office now has 30 days to take further action. Wood said he did not think his client would face further charges because all of the evidence had already been exposed.
Douglas County District Attorney Jerry Wells was not available for comment yesterday
"I am pretty disturbed we have a police officer who will lie and try and put somebody away for a long time," Wood said.
Wood said that the officer, Terry Haak, gave his client an ultimatum when he was arrested. Wood said his client was told he could continue to proclaim his innocence or confess and not have to go to jail. Haak denied during testimony that he threatened the man, but another officer, Doug Payne, testified that the statement was made, Wood said.
Countess did not want to talk to the media yesterday, but Wood said his client was relieved by the ruling.
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