2 Thursday, March 9, 1978 University Daily Kansan Administration seeks immediate back-to-work order WASHINGTON (AP)—The Carter administration will go to court today to seek an immediate back-to-work order against coal miners, an administration official said. The statement came as a presidential fact-finding panel completed a one-day hearing on the 93-day coal strike now in force. Administration officials said the president needed only to receive the panel's report before directing Justice Department attorneys to ask for the court order. the fact-finding panel, established under the Taft-Hartley Act, took testimony yesterday from representatives of the striking United Mine Workers union and from workers in the mining sector a report to the president that is expected to be completed by noon today. THE OFFICIAL, SAID the request for a temporary restraining order would name more than 1,000 union locals and officials and coal companies as defendants. Officials said other defendants would be UMW construction miners and member companies of the American Bituminous company, who are negotiating a separate agreement. The government is prepared to seek contempt citations and fines against defendants violating the back-to-work order, the official said, adding, "There's not much point in getting the order if you're not ready to enforce it." IT WAS NOT clear how soon miners would return to work under the order. The order the government would seek presumably would remain in force until a judge could hear arguments on a request for an 80-day injunction. UMW President Arnold d Miller yesterday said it was likely that thousands of miners would dishey a back-to-work order. Government officials said miners would have to be inspected as a safety precaution before miners would be allowed underground. As the administration worked under the Taft-Hartley Act, there were preliminary indications of renewed attempts to negotiate a national contract. It was reported that chief federal mediator Mr. Fitzgerald met yesterday on industry officials. ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS said previously that industrywide bargaining seemed all but hopeless in light of a weekend contract rejection by the 100,000 The administration continued to discourage tallow of poisoning, posing that enough miners would obey a court order to increase coal production significantly. But Carter's top spokesman, presidential press secretary Jody Powell, conceded that no option could be ruled out as the ad-hoc attack an end to the long and disruptive strike. "We do not plan to send Congress legislation for seizure of the mines ..." Powell said. "Obviously, if at some point we encounter situations change, then plans could change." MANY UNION officials and miners prefer seizure legislation to a Taft-Hartley injunction, primarily because the government and working conditions under legislation. Both sides in the dispute have indicated a willingness to resolve negotiations but on no basis. WASHINGTON (AP)—The Carter administration said yesterday that if it would not lift economic sanctions against Rhodesia, and along with Britain, insisted that guerrilla leaders denied a rule in a final vote to lift the black majority of the African nation to its black majority. secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance said the transfer-of-power plan arranged by Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith and three black nationalist leaders was no more than a proposal. Vance was joined by visiting British Foreign Secretary David Owen in stating that the plan fell short of an acceptable transfer of power. After meeting at the White House with President Jimmy Carter, Vance and Owen issued a statement that they would work together to bring all parties into the negotiations. This includes the patriotic front, a guerrilla group that has been staging raids against Rhodesia from sanctuaries in Mozambique and Zambia. Vance arranged to meet today with the two wrestlers, front leaders, Joshua Nikomo and Robert Murtagh. U.S., Britain oppose Rhodesian agreement Earlier, Vance had told reporters that the plan approved last week by Smith and three nationalist leaders was only a "significant step" that would have to be measured against the yardstick of a more comprehensive Anglo-American approach. Owens said, meanwhile, that he was returning to London. While insisting that the guerrilla patriotic front be included in negotiations, Vance said there was no reason yet for the United States to try to remove international economic pressure on the breakaway colony where blacks outnumber whites by about 20 to 1. "American helping hand" with a terse "No." He dismissed Smith's appeal for an Earlier Vance had met with Bishop Abel Muzorewa, one of three black nationalist leaders who signed the proposition to abolish Muzorewa left the meeting saying, "I believe we have explained our case. I am left with nothing that he's going to consider it carefully." But immediately afterward, the State Department said the United States and Britain would keep working to bring the treaty together with Muzorewa and his allies. TOPEKA (AP)—Low-income working mothers who must pay for childcare would be entitled to a Kansas income tax credit approved by the Kansas House yesterday. The credit could range from 100 percent of the federal credit allowed, for persons with adjusted gross income below $5,000, to no more than $5,000, with adjusted gross income above $14,000. Kansas House approves child care tax credit The House passed, 119-3, and sent to the Senate a bill to remove compulsory retirement for state employees. Credit also would be available for providing care for other dependents. The bill will be up for a final vote today. THE BILL also would make major revisions in the state personnel system. At the hearing, both Joseph P. Brennan, a spokesman for the Bituminous Coal Operators Association, and UMW Wife Cooper, the administrator's handling of the strike. It would replace the Civil Service Commission with a Civil Service Board, expand and clearly define the personnel authority of the secretary of administration and define the responsibility of the director of personnel services. It also would establish an employee recognition program and decentralize certain personnel functions, including the allocation of positions to specific classes and ranges, recruitment, administration of employees, appointment and promotion of employees. UMW-preferred alternatives include coal export restrictions, allocation of coal among utilities and, if necessary, government control over the supply to produce a negotiated settlement. Church said. THE KANSAS Senate passed, 33-7, and sent to the House yesterday a bill designed to give small businesses—and possibly minority businesses—a boost by requiring the state to send more of its contracts their way. The bill passed easily despite strong opposition from Senate Majority Leader Norman Gaar, Senate President Ross Doyen and others. Under the bill state agencies will be required to offer non-construction contracts of less than $10,000 and less than $100,000 to small businesses, as defined in the bill. These small businesses could submit bids of up to 10 percent above estimated cost and still get THE BILL was among 14 measures given final Senate approval and another 23 given preliminary approval that advance to a final roll call vote today. Also passed and sent to the House were measures to: - Appropriate $6.2 million over the next fiscal years to renovate Watson Library. - Establish a state telephone hotline which citizens could use to report suspected crime. provider fraud—The so-called "public switch line." known to believe that company-by-company takes precisely hold the only hope for a breakthrough. But neither side in the dispute favors that approach. THE UPPER chamber killed on a 14-25 vote a bill which would have exempted state and federal government agencies from having to pay local building permit fees. ne state never has paid local building permit fees. The bill was the result of an attempt by Kansas City, Kan., to collect a $6,000 building permit fee from the state for construction of the radiation therapy center at the Medical Center. The state balked, and the bill was introduced to make it clear that the state didn't have to pay. But Sen. Tom Rehorn, D-Kansas City, led a successful fight to kill the bill, arguing that such disregard of local ordinances could cost the state is an unaccountable bureaucracy. The Bituminous Coal Operators Association said it was ready to talk, but, in a slap at Miller, said it wanted to deal with the members who had the support of the membership. Disco Dance Sponsored by Gay Services 8 PM, March 10 $2.00 Admission Large variety of music "Jayhawk Celebration Sale" 25c each/4 for $1 - Little Breaker Burger - Grilled Cheeze - Corn Dog - Reg. Order French Fries - Med. Soft Drink Offer good through March 31 Doyen prosecution stirs tempers WHEEL MEALS DRIVE IN 2554 Iowa Doyen said he had no comment on the charges that he had aided his campaign treasurer in violating the state's Campaign Finance Act in 1976. He allegedly withheld TOPEKA (AP)-Kansas Senate President Roy Doyen conferred with his attorneys yesterday and later said that no decisions had been made on procedure in defenses against criminal counts against him Tuesday by Attorney General Curt Schnieder. reports of some contributions until after the general election. Doyen on Tuesday had labeled the charges ridiculous. Fellow senators expressed surprise that Schneider would proceed with the prosecution. One, Frank Gaines of Augusta, a democrat like Mr. Schaefer, general of politically persecuted Doyen. Doyen has retained Charles Henson and Robert Hecht, Topka, to represent him. He said they still were studying the complaint and had not decided whether Deyen should be hearing in Shawnee County District Court. A key decision will be how quickly Doyen wants to try to dispose of the matter. Doven could claim legislative immunity and try to defer his appearance until after the vote. He has been unable to do so.