THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
The University of Kansas
Vol. 88, No.150
Thursday, June 15, 1978
Lawrence, Kansas
Firemen and city nearer accord
Rv DAVID LINK
Staff Writer
Contract negotiations between Lawrence firefighters and the city inched closer to a tentative agreement yesterday when both teams agreed to meet with the heated exchange of earlier sessions.
"We've really resolved everything but the waze question," he said.
Kevin Burt, director of employee relations for the city, said that significant progress was made at the meeting and that he remained optimistic about a settlement.
After three hours of proposals and counterproposals, wages remained as the only point of major contention when the meeting broke up with an agreement to
THE UNION's last offer requested a 45 cent an hour wage increase, down from the 46.3 cents an hour offer.
beginning of negotiations May 5. The city countered with an offer of a $ 7.55 percent pay increase, up from its original offer of 5 percent.
"In discussing wages, we're talking about two different things," Burt said.
The firefighters' request translates to a 10 pay in pay, depending on the palms's real rate.
The city is pushing for an across-the-board percentage increase, but union officials are holding out for a flat raise in their hourly wage.
James Woydtzak, a member of the union's negotiating team, said that the union's proposal would increase wages without widening the gap between pay levels for different ranks and that the city's offer would increase that gap.
Using the union's plan, the difference in pay between a beginner's fireman's annual
salary and that of a fireman first class would remain at about $2700. The city's proposal would increase the difference to about $285, adding about $150 to the gap between the lowest and the highest paid firefighter's annual pay.
OTHER ISSUES that remain to be resolved include a union request that three firemen be designated as training assistants, receiving additional pay, and a request for three sick days a year that would not require a doctor's excuse.
currently a fireman who calls in sick must obtain proof from a doctor of his
The two sides are close to agreement on the city's share of health insurance premiums, required performance on evaluation tests for promotion and coverage of heart and respiratory disorders incurred in the line of duty.
burt expressed disappointment that the meeting broke up while progress was being made, but Donald Knight, president of the local union, said they had gone as far as they could.
*agreement was reached on the number of days that members could take off for union business, the laundering of uniforms by the company, a physical fitness program for firefighters*
A request that the city provide a monthly food allowance of $10 was dropped by the union.
"WE JUST WENT to the limit agreed on by our membership and now we have to go to work."
Knight took over as president of the International Association of Firefighters 1L96 when Mike Penner joined June 6. citing "calculating indifference and
See FIRE page seven
Speech sponsor approves administrative action
By TOM RAMSTACK
Staff Writer
Robert Vickers, a member of the Vickers family that sponsored Yitzhak Rabin's April 6 speech in Hoch Auditorium, said yesterday that he was satisfied with the administration's decision not to attempt to break up the investigation, unless unexpected evidence comes to light.
Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor,
and David Ambler, vice chancellor for
student affairs, announced Tuesday that no
disciplinary action would be taken against
the protesters because they could not be accurately identified.
"That kind of decision is up to them," Vickers said. " that's really not my affair."
He also said he thought that the University would discipline protesters if there were riots.
"FROM MY association with Chancellor Dykes, I don't think he would try to avoid the issue at all." Vickers said. "If their friend is it, then that it's the best thint, then it's okay."
Vickers, who was present at the speech, said that the Vickers Lecture Series would
"I don't feel, as one student wrote a letter to the editor, that we have a responsibility to present the other side," he said. "We don't need the availability at all. These are private funds."
continue to sponsor speakers for the
contest, even when they were as
controversial as Rabin.
In an April 10 issue of the Kansas, Shankel was reported to have said that some of the protesters were known to KU administrators and that they could be identified by photographs taken during the speech by KU police.
KU's budget request facing test
The University of Kansas will find out tomorrow how much spending money they have.
The Kansas Board of Regents will decide how much of KU's $10,516.328 budget request will be sent to Gov. Robert F. Baker for recommendation to the 1978 Kansas Legislature.
Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor,
said yesterday that he did not expect the
Regents to approve the total amount
requested.
"I expect that they will probably not find me," she said "yea" to all our requests." Shankai said.
SOME OF THE REQUESTS, such as a 6.5 percent increase proposed for faculty salaries, a 5.5 percent increase in student employee wages and the 6 percent increase in other operating expenses have, in effect, already been authorized by the Regents.
Based on the new formula funding budgeting procedure, thus far unique to
Kansas, the University's budget is compared with the budgets of peer institutions across the country. The first comparisons made, using fiscal year 1976 figures, demonstrated that KU spent $4,024,787 less than the average of peer institutions.
The Regents already have tentatively committed themselves to authorizing some "catchup" requests, equalling half the number of cats that KU is laying behind other institutions.
Another request that already has received, the backing of the Regents is a 100 percent tuition waiver for Kansas graduate students teaching parttime. The Kansas Legislature approve a passwafer waiver of tuition for these students and the Regents recommend mended 100 percent.
OTHER CATCHUP requests being considered by the Regents tomorrow include
- $2,167,424 for academic instudent access;
* $256,320 for 28 Civil position positions
and $82,547 for 19 additional faculty positions;
- $300,000 for the purchase of new equipment;
- $80,613 for acquisition, additional
    student and two unclassified
    publications for the KIU program.
- $234,651 in institutional support;
- $158,926 in student service activities;
and
- 87,511 for the physical plant of the University and logistical services.
*$134,424 for a Kansas Geological Survey project to assist ground water management districts in management of dwiping water budgets and survey % total budget request is $8,279,149.
Other requests made, which were individually justified and not submitted under the comparison system of the formula funding method, include:
See BUDGET page five
But Shankel yesterday denied having made the statement.
"I think that probably what I actually said was that we hoped that some of the protesters could be identified by KU administrators and could be identified by photographs taken," he said. "I don't think that I ever said exact that."
A STATEMENT released Tuesday by Shankel and Ambler said, "We have carefully examined the photographs and other information available to us and have not been able to identify any KU students or staff involved in disruptive activities. Consequently, our attorneys have advised us that we do not need to receive disciplinary bearings for any members of the University community involved with those events."
Shankel said that the protesters could not be identified because the camera used by the police photographer had produced poor pictures.
Originally, he said, administrators planned to ask staff members from the office of the dean of foreign students to help with the identification of protesters from the photographs.
Shankel said that although other photographers were present at the speech, because they were members of the press, their own training was available to the KU administration.
"But if there were others there and they came forward with photographs, that's what we meant when we said that we were leaving it open so that if additional information comes to us it would be used to identify people." The statement said appropriate action would be taken if further information became available.
Staff Photo by TRISH LEWIS
Harley heels
Mara Anguita, Venezuela junior, has not changed her shoes to accommodate her mode of transport. After riding her Harley-Davidson for three weeks, she says she is worried about losing her shoes.
Court rules oil companies open to some state control
WASHINGTON (AP) - States may prohibit oil companies from operating retail gasoline service stations and also may impose restrictions on gasoline wholesaling policies, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday.
Saying that such laws do not interfere
Malott construction disrupts classes, faculty
By NANCY FLEEKER
Staff Writer
Plastic shrouded furniture and layers of concrete dust have disrupted classes and cluttered offices at Malott Hall this summer.
The installation of a new air conditioning system is causing the problems, according to John Landgrebe, chairman of the chemistry department.
Robert Bearse, professor of physics and astronomy, said, "A lot of research that might have gotten done this summer probably won't get done because people are too busy packing and unpacking stuff, and ducking dirt and grime.
THE DUCTS will be installed along corridors and through walls into classrooms, offices and laboratories, to remove all ceiling tiles in those areas.
"We did it during the summer because there is the least activity in the building," he said.
Because of the work the corridors of Malott have bare concrete ceilings, dangling fluorescent lights and a thick layer of dust.
Alen L. Wiechert, associate director of architectural faciliti a. planning, said the dust was caused by workmen who were working on a roof to install an air conditioning duct system.
"But the cubs have been moving through pretty quickly. I've been very impressed."
Landgrebe said workers from Facilities Operations had covered laboratory instruments, desks and bookshelves with plastic to protect them from dust.
Several hallways are blocked off completely to confine the dust to the working area.
"SOME OF them are spending time in the library and some are just taking their papers home," Landgrebe said.
protect them from dust. This way we can confine the dust and hopefully exhaust the dust outside with
Although some faculty members have other offices, many are temporarily without office.
"We hope we have all the disruptive,
work done this summer."
Landgrabber said.
"We had to spread the secretaries from the chemistry office all over the building. We just sat them at desks in people's offices."
their offices, they may have problems with dust or may lack a ceiling.
Even when faculty members return to
"I got my office back today," Charles Reynolds, professor of chemistry, said. "Of course, I still tracked dust all over."
Landgrebe, who has been out of his office
before, will be our course, when we get back
in, he will help us.
Undercover
our fluorescent lights and left dangling incandescent bulbs."
However, many doors have signs directing students to other floors for their classes.
Lletse Letsome, research assistant in medical chemistry, is finding it difficult to continue his research and experiments amid
Laboratories that were needed for classes were all finished before summer school
Several classes that ordinarily meet in
plastic-wrapped equipment and dust. Many of the offices,
classrooms, the laboratories in Mahlati Hall have plastic-wrapped equipment and dust air conditioning.
Malot have been meeting in Wescoc and Sumnerfield hall until the work is com-
pleted.
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"Now that our Malatty Hall classes are free and an invitation, we'll be moving back to our campus."
NO DEFINITE arrangements have been made to compensate for later drilling in the sixth floor library.
"They may need to shut it down for a few days." Landgraf said. "It's not clear what happened."
Despite the inconvenience caused by the construction work, relations between the Malot staff and the work crews have been good.
good relationship with the crew." Landgrebe
we've had a really good working
relationship with the crew."
"Jack Rose, the director of our labs, has kind of been our key link to the architect."
Bearse said, "If could be a hell of a lot worse if we didn't have a contractor who gave a damn or a work crew who cared.
"It's not as bad as we thought it would be."
O. Andersen Construction Co of Tapex KEITH LAWTON, director of facilities planning, said that the entire building would be equipped with air conditioning.
New energy-saving double glaze windows also will be installed.
He said that all drilling work would be completed this summer so that all offices and classrooms would be available for the fall semester.
"Old Mallet will sit there maybe a year with the duct work in and won't be energized until the new system goes in," Wiechert said.
Lawton said that air conditioning installation and window replacement were the only projects that would affect the entire building.
Because the air conditioning system will be housed in the new addition, Malott occupants will continue to use window air conditioners until the new system is
with interstate commerce, the court upheld a Maryland law passed after the gasoline
Most states have considered following Maryland's lead. If they do, oil companies could face significant changes in the way they do business on the retail level.
It was not clear, however, what result the decision would have for consumers.
"WE HONESTLY don't know what it will mean for prices at the pumps," Marvin Bond, assistant to Maryland's comptroller of the currency, said.
However, Francis B. Burch, Maryland attorney general, said, "This will mean much more competition in the marketplace and ultimately will lead to lower gasoline
State officials said the law was enacted to prevent oil companies from disciplining independent dealers in Maryland by controlling their supplies during gasoline
The court's vote to uphold Maryland's law was 7-1. Justice Harry A. Blackmun dissented from only part of the decision, and Judge Dennis H. Sargent did not participate in deciding the case.
The decision means that oil producers and refiners will have to stop operating about 250 stations in Maryland within the next year.
COMPANIES THAT own and operate those stations do not have to sell the properties but could choose to lease them, an arrangement most often used by oil companies.
The court ruled that states may require oil companies to make only across-the-board price reductions within a state. That means that a state could tell a refiner or producer not to charge varying wholesale prices for its product.
In most states an oil company legally may give its retailers in certain areas special price breaks to meet competition or spark rivalry. Some of all such price breaks have to be statewide.
For example, Exxon could not reduce the wholesale price of premium gasoline for only the Baltimore area. If it wanted to give Baltimore stations selling Exxon premium gas a price break, it would have to give all states the wholesale selling Exxon premium the same break.
Florida, Delaware and the District of
Columbia prohibit oil companies from
competing on public lands.
Weather
Skiers will be clear to partly cloudy, according to the National Weather Bureau. There will be a 20 percent chance of snow formation. Temperatures will be in the low to mid 90s.