Legislators favor, residents fear prison camp plan
By CAROL HUNTER
Staff Writer
The proposed state prison honor camp near Clinton Reservoir would not pose a threat to tourists or home owners, its own area or but some area home owners are not so sure.
"I don't know whether I want those people to tell me," King, King, said. "I depend on you."
Some homeowners interviewed last week said the prison camp might reduce the number of tourists, expected to be one a year, who will visit Clinton Reservoir.
Others said a prison camp would hinder the construction of homes west of Lawrence, an area scheduled for heavy development in the next ten years.
The Clinton camp is part of a bill before the Kansas Legislature that would provide funds to construct three honor camps at the Turtle Creek site and at the Turtle Creek and EL Dorado reservoirs.
THE CAMPS WILL be built at reservoirs so that prisoners can do maintenance work at state parks there. The camps will hold a lot of prisoners, all near eligibility for parole.
Gov. Robert F. Bennett has suggested that the Clinton camp be the first one built. If so, it would be scheduled for completion in July 1979.
State Sen. Arnold Berman, D-Lawrence,
said the camp would be in Clinton State Park.
The northeast boundary of the park is
four miles west of iowa Street and two miles
south of U.S. 40. The park covers about two
square miles.
Despite the park's proximity to Lawrence, Berman said he did not expect an honor camp to cause problems. The security record of other honor camps in the state is unclear.
State Rep, Patrick Hurley, D-Leavenworth, chairman of the committee on corrections that proposed the honor camps, said the testimony the committee had received showed that honor camps posed little danger to citizens.
The honor camps had the lowest rate of
repeating offenders, the fewest walkaways and almost no offenses among prisoners, he
"I would expect that there will be some apprehension at first," Hurley said, "but judging by the track record of honor camps they'll become accepted parts of the community."
Of 13 homeowners who live near the proposed camp site, five said they had no objections to the camp if the prisoners were properly supervised. However, eight said they did not think a prison camp at Clinton Reservoir was a good idea.
Martha Parker, Route 2, Overbrook, said, "I can't see a prison farm and a recreational area together, especially with young people using it. The western reaches of the lake are almost desolate. I could see putting it there away from tourists."
JOIN MCGREW, a developer of areas west of Lawrence, said he thought a prison camp should be isolated from residential development.
However, others said they had no objections to an honor camp at Clinton.
"Well, I think that anytime you talk about a prison, even if it is an honor prison, it has a negative connotation," he said. "I think certainly we wouldn't want it to be very difficult for the prisoners isolated Distance and geographic barriers would make a good deal of difference."
Jane Combes, Route 1, said she thought the area's terrain would prevent the camp from hindering tourism or the construction of homes.
"That's a fairly rough area," she said. "It seems to me that there is enough vegetation."
between where it would be and a heavy populated area to prevent any trouble.
Robert Laushman, Route 1, also said he did not think the prison camp would pose a threat to homeowners if the prisoners were properly supervised.
"I suppose there's always going to be people who are fearing people break out and attack us," she said.
Hurley said that homeowners would be accustomed to the camp after it was over.
"They go to churches in the community, bowl every Friday night in community bowling alleys and they have teams in the local recreation league," he said. "The reaction now would be that they would hate to see them leave."
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Vol.88.No.91
Lawrence, Kansas
Monday
February 13
Insurance could keep graduation in stadium
By MARY HOENK
Staff Writer
Graduation in Memorial Stadium may be possible if Kansas University officials are able to circumvent potential insurance liabilities.
Chancellor Archie R. Dykes said Saturday that the possibility of purchasing insurance to cover the day of the graduation ceremony was being considered.
The traditional stadium graduation may be because of a current renovation.
Dykes said Max Lucas, director of facilities planning and a representative of the renovation contractor were among those who met in April to discuss the progress of the renovations.
The focus of the meeting, according to Dykes, was to work out problems concerning the protection of the contractors from insurance liabilities.
"I'm sure that we will be able to work something out in time for graduation,"
Lucas said yesterday that he hoped the lucas questions would be able to be answered. "I was mad."
Lacas said the grandstands probably would not be available for the ceremony but alternatives, such as setting up chairs on the playing field, were being considered.
HE SAID it was fortunate that the
decision to renovate the stadium had not been delayed because there was more damage to concrete than had first been anticipated.
Lacas said that the contractor would continue to work with University officials to ensure that commencement would be in the stadium.
However, he said such factors as bad weather and delivery of construction materials also would have to be considered before the decision could be made, the question of eradication could be made.
L. J. Beeb, chairman of the KU commencement committee, said Friday that a meeting of the committee scheduled for last week was postponed and would be rescheduled after more information could be collected...
IN DECEMBER KU announced that
the team will be in Allen Field
house instead of the stadium.
Actual construction began on the project in mid-1987 and a contract to build it was approved by September 1986.
The renovations consist of concrete restoration, waterproofing, new seating, replacement of the artificial playing surface, expansion of the press box and remodeling the dressing rooms and restrooms.
The $1.3 million renovation plan increased
the cost of a student season football ticket
(to $260) and
Apathy main question in candidates' forum
Legal services, athletic departments and student apathy were among topics addressed by candidates for student body leadership. The president of the university last night that attested only 15 persons.
Candidates for president are Jane
Candida, and Mike Harper,
Standpoint Coalition.
Candidates for vice president are David
points, integration, and Reggie Robinson,
partnership.
Calacci, Glendale, Mo., sophomore, prefaced questions from a panel of administrators, faculty, and students by explaining that one of her reasons for running was "a primary concern of care about students."
Harper, Lawrence junior, also he was interested in students. He said his coalition had put a lot of effort into talking with students during his campaign.
He said his stand on such issues as recreational services, legal services and the transportation system echoed student feelings.
Parris said he had placed himself on the baller "originally to provide students with a training
He admitted that his team could not compete with the experience of the opposition but that he would like to see more than a few students responsible for creating
See FORUM page eight
Staff Photo bv ELI REICHMAN
Heroes
University of Kansas basketball guard Clint Johnson and Wilmere Fowler, celebrated victory early at mid-court in Ahearn Field house with 21 seconds left to play in Saturday's contest. Johnson scored 9 points and held K-Satev's Mike Evans to 10
points, and Fowler was devastated from the field, scoring 18 points. KU was losing early in the first half, 16-5, but rallied before halftime and beat the Wildcats, 75-63. For more pictures and story see page 7.
Snow storm halts classes
Staff Writer
By MARY-ANNE OLIVAR
At least eight inches of snow and ice dumped on Lawrence last night closed morning classes at the University of Kansas and metierten to cancel classes for the entire day.
Although University offices officially were open, students were excused from classes meeting from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday before school. Whether afternoon classes would be held.
The last time classes were canceled because of snow was five years ago.
Haskell Indian Junior College, Lawrence schools in Unified District 497 and most Lawrence businesses were closed because the storm that moved in from the West Coast.
Lawrence police this morning urged people to stay home and make only urgent trips.
CAMPUS bus service was halted because this morning when service would resume.
Snow was expected to taper off this afternoon, a spokesman for the National Weather Service said. The snow fell at the rate of 1 inch an hour. As much as 12 inches of snow were expected in the Lawrence area. The storm is the same size as last week's flood mud slides in california this past weekend.
Although many roads throughout western Kansas were closed, including I-70 between Junction City and Manhattan, a spokesman for the Kansas Turnpike Authority said last night that the rest of the turnpike would stay open as long as possible.
Many western Kansas schools were closed last night. Some Kansas City school districts remain closed.
one spokesman said the Lawrence area would have the same conditions as Junction City and Manhattan. The roads there were packed with 6 inches of snow.
Icy roads and snow had caused about 10 car accidents in Lawrence by 10 p.m. Ron Daltest, Lawrence patrol sergeant, said. No injuries were reported.
"'They're mainly fender-benders,' Dalton said.
"We're having a lot of problems."
Dalatsset a line of 30 cars was stopped about 20 minutes on 19th and Iowa roads.
The streets where cars were having the most problems were 9th, Iowa, 23rd and 40th.
Barracles were put on up on hills on 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th seats because cars were too low.
University of Kansas police said there had
See STORM page eight
See STORM page eight
Administrators criticize Carter's college aid plan
By BOB BEER Staff Writer
However, the two administrators, David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, and Jeff Weinberg, associate director of the school's journalism department, asked about what was wrong with Carter's plan.
President Jimmy Carter's $1.2 billion proposal for financial aid to college students is off-task, two University of Kansas administrators said yesterday.
CARTER'S PROPOSAL has been called an attempt to undercut Congress' plans for a $250 tax credit to parents of all college students.
Last week, Carter unveiled a $1.2 billion program designed to provide aid to college students in the U.S.
In the Carter program, grants of $250 would be provided to students from families in rural areas.
AMBLER SAID the tax credit would be easier and cheaper to administer. The amount of processing that Carter's proposal would take might not be worthwhile compared with the amount of money received, Ambler said.
"I DON'T FEEL that every taxpayer needs that particular break," he said.
However, Weinberg said, the tax credit was not necessary.
Timing device fixed on whistle
The steam whistle that signals the end of class periods at the University of Kansas is in good condition again, according to Mr. Kins, associate director of maintenance.
Weinberg he thought that Carter's proposal could be administered better and
Workmen from the Simplex Time Recorder Co., Topeka, last week replaced a part in the programmer mechanism that works automatically and sounds automatically at scheduled times.
could provide more money for students who needed it most.
The proposal makes the government pay the interest on loans for students from families that qualify and earn as much as $47,000 yearly.
For example, if a student from such a family qualifies for a subsidized loan and borrows $2,000, the government will pay the $140 interest a year while he is in school, he
"My question is, shouldn't the government use the $140 a year to help students from families with $12,000 to $18,000 incomes?" Weinberg said.
However, Weinberg said, students were not automatically going to qualify for loans or grants based on family income. Financial advisers suggest that the students qualified for a loan, he said. There are some families with $10,000 incomes and some independent students with $4,000 incomes.
*AP*
If he had to choose between Carter's and
Cairn's proposal, Weinberg said he would
pick Carter.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSÁN-
News Capsules From the Associated Press. United Press International
41 dead from plane crash
CRANBROOK, British Columbia—The death toll reached 41 yesterday from the crash of a Pacific Western Airlines jet plane. The Boeing 737 overshot the runway at Cranbrook Saturday and slammed into a snowbowl in what was actually an inflatable boat and a snooker on the runway. Seven persons seated in the plane's tail section survived. See story page three.
Coal strike end rejected
WASHINGTON—The United Mine Workers yesterday rejected a proposed settlement of the nationwide coal strike and ordered UMW president Arnold Miller to commence new negotiations. See story page eight.
Canadian election expected in June
OTTWA—Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, his popularity waning because of Canada's economic and political woes, may call an election by summer before his government loses more popular support, according to an Associated Press report.
Trudeau
Israel calls U.S. unfair in Mideast
Begin
JERUSALEM—Irauls-U.S. relations dampened somewhat yesterday when the Israel cabinet accused the U.S. of not supporting Israel in Middle East peace negotiations. Prime Minister Menachem Begin protested remarks about U.S. military presence in Israel.
Cyrus Vance that condemned Israeli settlements in occupied Arab lands. See story page 21.
Locally...
Racism in America is thriving today, according to two speakers of Black History Month program at the University of Kansas.
Moleti Kete Aasan, professor and chairman of the department of communication at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and Emanuel Cleaver, board chairman of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, had all but brought progress had been made in race relations in the United States, racism was still a big issue. See story page nine.