2 Tuesday, June 27, 1978 University Daily Kansan UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Capsules From the Associated Press, United Press International Court upholds nuclear liability limit WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court justices uphold unanimously a federal law that imposes a $560 million ceiling on damages that operators of nuclear power plants would have to pay after a significant nuclear accident. In reversing a lower court ruling, they said the 1987 Price-Anderson Act did not violate any Constitutional rights of potential victims of such accidents. Press access limited, court says Bomb rocks French palace of art WASHINGTON—In a 4-3 ruling the U.S., Supreme Court said yesterday that news organizations had no access rights in investigating conditions in prisons and other government-run institutions other than those given to members of the general public. In the majority opinion, Chief Justice Warren E. Burger said the Constitution gave no such special right to the media. VERSAILLES, France...The police searched ahead through the remains of art-filled robes of the 17th century Palace of Versailles searching for clues to the bomber who blasted a wing of the palace. Although three underground bombations, two leftist and one Breton separatist, claimed the responsibility for the early morning explosion, the police discunted those claims and said they had no solid leads. KSU rape case defendant sentenced MANHATTAN—The last of the five defendants in the Kansas State University athletic residence hall rape case was given yesterday a suspended sentence and placed on probation for a year. The defendant, Kirk Boykin, had been sentenced to one to five years in prison. He pleaded guilty in February to a reduced charge of conspiracy to commit rape. State candidate warns of tax revolt TOPEKA - If Gov. Robert F. Bennett is re-elected, the state budget may increase to more than $3 billion a year, Harry Wiles, a candidate for governor in the Aug. 1 primary, said, saying that if the increase comes through taxpayers who have been like the opposition 13 to stop an in-departmental taxes that would provide the additional money. larvis heads rent savings drive LOS ANGELES—Tax crusader Howard Jarvis and three landlord groups started a campaign yesterday urging apartment owners to give tenants any rights through the passage of Proposition 13, California's initiative that reduces property taxes by 57 percent. Because landlords will gain a hefty share of any property tax savings, Jarvis said, they should pass such savings to the tenants. THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Published at the University of Kansas daily August through May and Monday through Thursday during June and July on Saturday, Sunday and holidays. Second class postage paid at Lawrence, Kansas to mail are $ #1 a semester or $ 1 a year in Douglas County and $ 1 a semester or $ 10 a semester outside the county. Student subscriptions are $ #2 a semester, paid through the student activity fee. Editor Kevin Knox Campaign Editor Bob Beer Associate Campus Editor Kerry Barsotti Copy Chief Lori Bergman Wire Editor Mark Amendler Photographers Trish Lewa Artist/Fruit Sanaune Buricke, Alyan Doyle Sketch Artist LeRoy Johnston, Linda Word Business Manager Jeff Kosau Assistant Business Manager Gret Magner Advertising Manager Kathleen A. Long Production Manager Jessica Sportman Associate Promotion Manager Nicholas P. Hadley Classification Manager General Manager and News Advisor Kevin Knox WASHINGTON (AP) - President Jimmy Carter threatened yesterday to veto a proposed large reduction in capital gains taxes. Carter predicted that Congress would reject proposals to cut the tax rate on capital gains by as much as half once members realized that it would add $2 billion a year to the federal deficit and would benefit mostly the wealthy. Proposals to cut the tax on capital gains, which is paid on profits from the sale of such things as stocks, bonds, homes or farms, are being discussed in the House. Carter's veto threat came in a wide-ranging press conference. Carter also: - Publicly urged David Gartner to resign as a member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission because of gifts to his children from Celeusiaeopsis grain trader O. Andreas. - Said his promised proposal for a comprehensive national health insurance program may take years to be fully implemented in the cause of inflation and the federal deficit. - Said he had received in the past two weeks a "very positive" response from the Soviet Union on weapons reduction talks, and said prospects for an agreement were much better now than they were a month ago. Capital gains tax cut called unfair CARTER OPENED his press conference with a strong denunciation of the capital$^1$ Passman found mentally sound, freed on bond WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Rep. Otto Passman was declared mentally competent yesterday and arraigned on corruption and income tax charges arising from his misconduct in the business industry, which business associated with a congressional influence-buying scheme. On the eve of his 78th birthday, Passman, a Louisiana Democrat who spent 30 years in the House of Representatives, was released from prison that does not require money to be posted. A trial date will probably be set July 13 by U.S. District Judge Barrington D. Parker. "All involved agree he is a 78-year-old man, and the infirmities of old Parker." Parker said. However, he said, expert testimony convinced him that Passman was competent to participate in the criminal proceeding. NNE WITNESSES, including a court-appointed psychiatrist, testified during a five-day competency hearing last week. Several witnesses, and Passman, were injured the night before to trial, and one related soon after a threat grade that very day. S. Yemeni leader ousted. killed BEHIND, the South Yemen president, was ousted in a power struggle with other members of his Marxist regime yesterday and then executed with two of his aides, reports from South Yemen said yesterday. The Iraqi news agency reported from South Yemen's capital, Aden, that the 43-year-old Ali and two unidentified aides were shot to death after he was captured during fighting between loyal army troops and insurgent air force units supporting his opponents. IN ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT, the United States posted yesterday a The overthrow and reported execution of Ali, who took office in 1969, came two days after the president of rival North Yemen was assassinated in the explosion of a bomb concealed in the briefcase of a South Yemeni diplomat, who also was killed by the gunman. diplomatic mission to South Yemen after assassination of the North Yemen extremist Instead, the mission, currently in Jidda, Saud Arabia, will go to North Yemen with a message from President Jimmy Carter to the chairman of the republican council. The State Department said the main reason for routing the mission headed by U.S. diplomat Joseph W. Twinan was to indicate its concern for the government in the wake of the assassination of the North Yemen president. Department spokesman Hadding Carter said the United States was making no judgment about who may have been responsible for the assault, which was linked to tumult within South Yemen. The Twain mission to Aden was to have held exploratory, noncommittal talks with leaders of South Yemen, a Marxist historian who had been a key diplomatic relations with South Yemen, which holds a SPOKESMAN CARTER said he understood that it was an interim arrangement until the parliament could hold elections for a new president. The U.S. embassy reported the capital was quiet and all Americans were safe. A four-moun council was formed after the assassination Saturday of President L. Col. Ahmed Hussein al-Ghashmi of North Yemen. strategic position in the oil-rich Arabian peninsula. gains tax proposals. To underscore his point, aides took the unusual step of handing to reporters a three-page 'fact sheet' indicating how various income groups would fare under the proposals and elaborating on his objections to it. The other 99.5% percent of taxpayers would not do so well. The taxpayer who makes $20,000 or less a year would get no more than 25 cents. Carter said 80 percent of the relief would go to one half of 1 percent of the U.S. tax payers who make more than $100,000 a year. The remainder would get tax reductions averaging $214,000. 25 cents. "The American people want tax relief from the heavy burden of taxation on their shields." Carter said. "But neither they can will I tolerate a plan that provides huge tax windfalls for millionaires and two bits for the average American. That underestimates the intelligence of the American people." HE SAID, when asked about a possible possibility of any possibility of my approving such a procedure. NOW SHOWING Hillcrest Eve Shows at 7:40 9:40 Sat Sun Mar 205 WILLIAM HOLDEN LEE GRANT R NOW BEGINNING Carter said he had changed his mind about Gartner, whom he appointed to the commission and whom he had at first when the Andreas gift became public. Hillcrest Eve Shows at 7:30 & 9:35 Sat-Sun Mat 1:55 Hillcrest "CAPRICORN ONE" PG Eat 7:20, 9:35 Lincoln 14:11 "I think he should resign," Carter said. "The decision now is up to him." Cinema Twins "JUNGLE BOOK" Daily 2,15; 7,15; 9,30 Cinema Twins "THE TURNING POINT" Daily 2:30, 9:30, 9:40 G Carter, who has no legal power to fire Gartner now that he has been confirmed by the Senate, said that he already had password to Gartner asking for his resignation and that Gartner had telephoned the White House staff to say he does not intend to resign. "WARLORDS OF ATLANTIS" and "SINBAD & THE EYE OF THE TIGER" Showtime is 9:15 Sunset www.sunset.com Gartner, a former aider to the late Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, D-Minn., was criticized because his children received $72,000 in stock as gifts from the family of Andreas, whose business dealings are subject to regulation by the commission. TODAY: The art department FILM SERIES ON CHINA AND CHINESE ART features "China: The Enduring Heritage," parts 7-9, at 1:30 p.m. in Room 211 of the Spencer Museum of Art. THE AMERICAN STRING QUARTET presents a summer concert at 8 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall. TOMORROW. THE KU SAILING CLUB will meet at 7 p.m. in the Council Room of the University Hospital. KANSAN On Campus MALLS BOOKSHOP Events Acme Dry Cleaners, Inc Come in and see us for Hallmark Cards & Gifts 711 W. 23rd in the Malls 3 convenient locations Hillcrest Downtown The Malls 843-0895 At the back of The Town Shop