Wednesday, December 10. 1975
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University Daily Kansan
Garage, unions top local stories
By SUSIE HANNA JANET MAJURE and THEERSE MENDENHAI
Top stories in Lawrence in 1975 were controversies over the location of the city maintenance garage, unions for city employees, the Haskell Loop, disruptions at three local taverns and a change in the city housing code.
The commission voted last spring to put the garage at Second and Indiana, but after three new commissioners who opposed the change of April 1, the new location was chosen.
After a year and a half of controversy, the city commission voted to condemn land at 12th and Haskell for a new city maintenance garage.
Lawrence voters elected Marnie Argertsinger, Donald Bimbs and Carl Mibek to replace Nancy Hambleton, John Emick and Maver Jack Rose.
The condemnation was approved by the commission after their attempt to purchase the property.
The proposal of a collective bargaining unit for city employees was rejected by a 3-2 vote.
A committee appointed by the commission is investigating the grievances of the unit, the United Employees Association (UEPA), a coalition of police, fire fighters, and street workers. The committee will report to the commission at the beginning of 1976.
The UPEA's petition came while the commission was considering hiring a private contractor to collect the city's trash. But it has since improved the trash service.
Plans for construction of the Haskell Loop
continued after the city commission approval.
Supporters of the loop, which will run southeast from Seventh and Connecticut to 11th and Delaware, said it would reduce traffic on residential streets in East Lawrence and act as a buffer between the industrial north and east and the residential south. However, 234 East Lawrence residents signed a petition opposing the泊
The city commission threatened to close taverns in the area of 14th and Ohio on days when KU played home football games. The Jayhawk Cafe and the Wagon Wheel had become the scene of large, abusive crowds after the games. A compromise was reached between the commission and the owners of the 'Hawk, the Wheel and the
Construction of the loop will destroy 27 houses and isolate 26 houses on the east side.
Bierstur, which is at 14th and Tennessee. The owners agreed to take a larger part in controlling the crowds and to place advertisements in the Kanas asking students to cooperate. The taverns have remained open.
Irregularities in the enforcement of the Lawrence Minimum Housing Code brought about a new code and the resignation of the housing inspector.
The inspector, Ed Covington, resigned in the summer on grounds that City Manager Buford Watson had prevented him from fulfilling his duties.
The new code establishes structural standards and provides a procedure for enforcement. Enforcement had been enacted because of the old code's vagueness.
Several substandard houses owned by Daniel Ling, associate professor of physics and astronomy, were involved in the uncertain. Other important stories were
The Dial-DRUG program, started in April by the Douglas County Drug Abuse Council, has survived in spite of the disbanding of the council in July and recent attempts by the city commission to stop the program for allegedly promoting drugs. The program, a service of telephone messages about drugs in the Lawrence area, which can be contacted by dialing 841-DRUG, was continued by its director, Bing Hart.
Jim York, an army deserter and member of President Ford's amnesty program, was hired in February by the city as part of the federal Comprehensive Employment and Training Program. Wes Santee, a lawrence insurance broker, objected to the fact that York, a non-local amnesty seeker, had been hired instead of Lawrence residents who had applied. Department of Labor officials ruled that York was ineligible for the job and he would not be hired under the program. The debate brought two national television crews to Lawrence.
After two and one-half years of work by the city planners, the planned unit development (PUD) ordinance received the mayor's approval in December, making Lawrence the first city in Kansas to have a PUD ordinance. The ordinance allows a developer to plan a parcel of land as a unit, combining residential and commercial zoning with open spaces.
Construction began in October on the TRW, Inc. plant as part of a 10-year, $10 million expansion in Lawrence. The plant eventually will employ 800 to 1,000 people.
Staff Photo by DON PIERCE
William Shockley ...
The presence of William Shockley, who espouses the theory that blacks are genetically inferior to whites, provoked a demon-
straitation that led to his removal from campus. Shockley's original appearance was cancelled by SUA, but he was brought to campus
"Dynamite," bump, Jaws give '75 lighter moments
By CINDY MORGAN and ROXI TAVLOR
People remember the tragic and discouraging stories of 1785, but the lighter moments often are lost in the shuffle. Yet even those who saw what gave it its flavor the country, were what gave it its flavor.
For 1979 was a year for green thumbs and a year when "bynature" was explosive but unpopular. In 1980, the new brand was introduced.
when "bump" became a hip thing and when streetwalkers weren't the only ones trying to hustle. Knees vanished as the hemlines of pants replaced many a pair of blue jeans.
COMMENT
Kansan: Special Delivery
Jawsmania hit the country as "Jaws" chomped its way through theaters across the nation while creating an insatiable appetite for "Jaws" spinoffs. A discoheme with shark jaws for decor opened; shark necklaces, T-shirts and purses became popular; and an ice cream stair renamed its flavors sharknake, finaa and jawberry. The men's collection was to be scared to take a bath one night because his rubber duck was circling him
We've come to the end of yet another semester. There are only 10 days until the end of finals, 15 days until the Christmas and 22 days until next year. Yet, it seems like only yesterday that I was sitting here during a documentary message to Kanan readers.
By DENNIS ELLSWORTH
It was a time when the Royals were faltering and Susan Ford was attracting more attention around the state than William Shookley ever would. William Shookley as well knows That is, everything except the Kansan's mail service.
It wasn't that the service was especially slow or unaware, but rather it was the content of the newspaper's daily mail that made me wonder whether there was anything predictable anymore.
The semester's mail brought the announcements of several presidential candidacies, including those of Captain Moron and one Gerry McDonnell. Moron was a candidate who candidates were victims of a disease that was curable only through adherence to reality therapy (political defeat). McDonnell's resume said he was a dropout from seven North American universities. He attended at the New York Hillion I expected more.
And then there was the letter from
God. That is, he said he was God and the father of Son. "As Almighty GOD, I greet you," he said. Speaking through Son, God told me he didn't want money, only free space in the newspaper to recruit members. He never said why the members are needed. Maybe he was a royal booster club or a team of his own.
$n$ is not enough to note only those letters received from Moron and God. There were many, many more, including one from a man who was seeking to have a legal case reaped because it would show he was the originator of the basic concept of the United Nations. That letter addressed the issue of Zionist resolution, however, and it may be that now he can safely deny sending it in the first place.
Then there was the one about the guy who supposedly "defeated" U.S. government mind-control experimenter Kiefer Samson: "As the world's greatest mentalist genius my minimum daily fee is $10,000—and I am well worth every penny of it. I actually was nominated for four Nobel Prizes but did not win due to the fear I might increase occultism. It would need to believe I am that fantastic."
There were letters from obviously warped minds, and some from people exposing the warped minds of others. The letter from a friend at Lempus and Sharii Pence for their nice
their fifth-grade class. It was with just pride that they noted they were copy editors on their own paper.
Indirectly, their letter leads me to the last letter I want to mention here, and to my other concluding comments.
This last was fan mail for the Kansan's "complete associate editor, Debbie Clement" Cherry *Curey* Sharon, Susan Dumont *Sarah* Nurse and Mattea *Mates at Hall Mill all were correct when they said both they and the Kansan feel "down in the gumps" at her leaving.
The news staff of course deserves credit also. Campbell for Carl Young and James for Kelsey Haegelin now will assume the roles of editor and associate editor. Most of their spring semester staff members gave up in Kansas this fall. I wish them the best.
There weren't other letters praising the Kansan crew, so I'll do that myself. The Kansan advertising staff has done a better job this semester than any other group of companies in the group's efforts, under the direction of Cindy Long, business manager, has been that thousands of Kansan readers have received a better product. That staff did heroic jobs selling ads for the back-to-school issue and for the special salute to Cindy and her staff for the success they brought us.
crumbled when Ann Landers shocked her readers by announcing she was divoring her husband after more than 25 years of marriage.
The country wanted more openness and honesty, and the first family provided it. Jack Ford admitted to smoking pot and Betty caused quite an uprоear when she said she wouldn't be surprised if her 18-year-old daughter. Susan had a love affair.
Susan became a VIP (very important photographer) in Kansas during a summer photography internship with a Toplea taken of her, but not taken of her, than pictures taken by her.
It was also a year that James Salamites was arrested for running a green light (his car struck the President's) and Michael Williams was killed to kill Ronald Reagan with a toy pistol.
Irony tinged the air when former President Richard M. Nixon claimed that the American people were too cynical of their political leaders and when the Ford administration strongly opposed gasoline price increases, president George W. Bush preside whose fortune was built on oil.
Although many Americans were still discouraged, disappointed or enraged with Nixon after the Watergate disclosures in 1974, he surfaced for a public appearances, and David Elsehower was able to see some emerge from Watergate for his father-law.
He said, "One improvement in the Nixon Administration's image, due to Watergate, is that Mr. Nikon is no longer considered an unqualified doodv-oodv."
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger had another good year negotiating disputes—between himself and Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz, himself and Congress and himself and U.N. Ambassador Daniel Moynahan.
A cast of celebrity marriages, with the remarriage of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in the lead role, brightens the scene with Zsa Starp as Sam; John Boy of the Wall John Thomas; baseball star John Bench; Eddie Fisher (his fourth and finally not an actress) and Australian tennis star Evonne Goolgard. Ever Georgette and Ted Snedden are also heard, behead the wedding bells and Brenda Starr announced her engagement.
One American institution almost
Technology in 1975 brought the end to a well-loved pooch and the capture of an escaped population of her late husband's Poo公ic strip because the newspapers had reduced the strip so much that the cartoon was clear and the print made the words illegible.
Coors, the beer flown to Washington special for Ford, introduced a new safety pop top to beer drinkers which caused cut fingers and spilled beer, and the capture of an escaped convict who was identified when he couldn't open the can.
Another convict watched Charles Bronson use a helicopter to escape prison in the movie 'Breakout' and proceeded to breakout in just that manner.
Fie-throwing replaced streaking as the leading fad on campus. Hitmen could be bought for $25 or possibly just on a dare. A stunt was removed from the mayor to personal adversaries.
1975 was the year Robert E. Lee's citizenship was restored, the year bartenders took eight-week courses to learn how to counsel those who came in their bars or restaurants, a new car that motorists followed other motorists had CB radio antennas on their cars.
Record-breaking became a national pastime as people in greater numbers tried to ride roller coasters, sit on flag poles or be short order cook for record lengths of time.
1975 was a year of tragedy and discouragement but it was also a year of laughter and good times. And, yes, it was a year of joy and out there really is a Loch Ness monster.
Malloy trial, Bennett lead state stories
By JILL DOLES and DON SMITH
The KU Medical Center architectural kitchens are the top Kansas area news story of 1975.
The story was especially significant since two of the principal defendants in the case were Richard R. Docking, brother of former Gov. Robert Docking, and Richard Malloy, a top ally in the Docking administration. Nine other Kansas and area stories were recited by School of Journalism editorial and intrepid students being most important, but the Kochdock story received the overwhelming number of first place votes.
Eighteen persons, including Docking and Malloy, and five architectural firms had been charged by a Shawnee County grand jury with conspiracy to commit bribery. The charges were based on an alleged contribution to the 1972 Docking selection committee. $500,000 mid-1972 design contract for an addition to the Med Center
However, the charges against Docking and Malloy were dismissed by Shawnee on November 18, 2014, and one of the five architectural firms pleaded no contest to a charge of conspiracy. Charges against some of the other defendants were dismissed, and some were dismissed.
There was a tie for the second most important story between the Russian wheat deal and the inauguration and administration of Gov. Robert Bennett.
Many argued that the selling of wheat to Russia would cost the American consumer substantial price increases in food, but the embargo was lifted in the fall, and the United States vowed to work out a contractual agreement with Russia for future wheat sales.
The Russian wheat deal became an important story for Kansans when AFL-CIO members encouraged longservers not to load wheat that had been scheduled to be sent to Russia. Kansas groups, including the Ukrainian Union and the National Farm Organization, joined in.
The other second place story centered on Bennett. His inauguration ended the eight-year domination of the governor's office by Democrat Docking.
The visit of Ford to Topkea was voted the fourth most important story. Ford came to top after the governor proposed $3 per barrel tariff on imported oil. He spoke to a joint session of the Kansas Legislature and dined with 10 Mid-Westers and at Cedar Crest, the governor's mansion.
Early in his administration, Bennett became the first governor to set up branch offices, which he did in Garden City and Wichita. He also inaugurated to serve a four-year term.
The fifth most important story was the announcement that the Republican Party would have its 1976 presidential nominating convention in Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas wasn't exempt from policemen and firemen strikes in 1975, and the strikes in Kansas City, Kan. and Kansas City, Mo., were voted the next biggest star.
Policemen were on strike in Kansas City, Kan., in early October for a salary raise. A few days later, firemen in Kansas City, Mo., responded to a police call. Police last dated about four weeks.
The seventh most important story was announcement the record harvests enjoyed by Kansas farmers. July 1975 was the driest July since 1940, but rains came later and the yield increased as the second largest wheat crop in history and record soy bean, milo and corn crops.
The controversy about the Wolf Creek nuclear plant, proposed to be built near Burlington, was the eightth story. The Kansas Gas and Electric Company and the Kansas City Power and Light Co. had announced plans in 1973 to build the $500 million plant. However, intense citizen protests by the Alliance Corporation Commission and the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board are holding hearings about the plant.
The state's ninth most important story was the filing for bankruptcy by the Rock Island Railroad, which runs through the northern half of Kansas. An official of the railroad, however, said in May that the railroad was planned to stay in business as well as work with Kansas farmers who thought they would have trouble getting products to market.
Susan Ford's six-week photography
interview with the Topeka Capital Journal
Top KU stories
From page one
grant from the Kenneth A. and Helen F. Spencer Foundation for construction of a new art museum, west of the Kansas Union, was the largest gift ever received by KJI.
Other projects include construction of a new law school, visual arts facility and computer science building. Additions to Malott Hall, Robinson Gymnasium and Learned Hall were also in planning or progress.
Bennett said that teaching loads must increase with salaries and a speech at KU this fall said that a cut in faculty positions might be necessary.
Bennett also asked for a 15 per cent increase in general operating expenses for KU, which restored cuts made by the State Budget Director.
Gov. Robert Bennett's request for a 10 per cent increase in faculty salaries for the school is $20 million.
Oklahoma on November 8 was the seventh biggest story, according to editorial writing students.OU was previously unbeaten and was ranked second nationally. The Sooners were undefeated before what KU football coach Bud Moore joyfully called "the biggest victor I have ever seen."KU moved into 17th place in the Associated Press poll. At the end of the year, with a Sun Bowl berth assured, KU was ranked 19th.
The city-wide celebration after the 23-3 football victory over the University of
The eighth highest number of votes was received by the story about KU's record Lawrence enrollment last spring of 21,483 students and enrollment of 21,738 for the fall semester.
Inflation and a tight job market were given as possible reasons for the jump, which was not anticipated because many students applied for admission late.
The ninth biggest campus story involved Steven Lewis, former assistant professor of social welfare, who was convicted of a misdemeanor battery charge in an incident
--involving a Security and Parking Department patrolman in February.
Lewis' nine-month teaching contract was not renewed.
—The Buckley Amendment to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, which became law Jan. 1. and gave students more control over access to their records;
The KU housing crunch was story number 10. At the beginning of fall semester, some students had great difficulty finding a place to stay.
—The conviction of Don Long, 28, Topeka, of felony charges in connection with the murder of KU student Todd Storkeb at the Sanctuary Club in Lawrence in November
Other top stories were;
—The Student Senate's decision to cut KUAC subsidies for student tickets;
-Pie-throwing incidents, including a charge of battery by a professor of psychology who was hit with a pie by a student;
The searches for deans of the Schools of Journalism, Fine Arts and Social Welfare, and the appointments made during the year, including Kala Mays Sroup as dean of women, Robert P. Cobb as dean of Liberal Arts, and John R. Marianas as dean of the School of Journalism:
--The energy shortage last winter and the searches for new sources of energy;
—The report from the SenEx ad hoc committee on financial exigency, outlining program goals and actions.
—the report of the Student Senate's
committee on the Quality of Classroom
Teaching, and
—The space problems encountered by Watson Library and proposals for a new library or extensive remodeling in the FY 78 budget;
The appointment of Edward P. Bassett as associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and charges that affirmative action guidelines weren't followed;
Crowd watchina
Staff Photo by DON PIERCE
A patrolman watches the 14th and Ohio street crowd after the Kansas-Kansas State football game. The Lawrence City Commission threatened to close the two 14th and Ohio bars, the Jayhawk and the Wagon Wheel Cafes, but the crowd problem was brought under control.