THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
The University of Kansas
Vol. 88, No. 85
Lawrence, Kansas
Friday February 3,1978
Senate passes bill to relieve doctor shortage
Staff Writer
By DIRCK STEIMEL
Staff Writer
TOPEKA-The Kansas Senate approved a bill yesterday designed to help ease the state's doctor shortage, sending the bill to the House, where it is expected to pass.
The bill, which was approved by the Senate 21-16, would grant tuition waivers to University of Kansas Medical Center School of Medicine students who agree to practice in Kansas. In addition, students who agree to practice in medically underserved areas would receive a stipend of $500 a month for living expenses.
In cooperation with the Senate bill, the Kansas Board of Regents is planning to raise tuition at the Med Center. Under the Regents plan tuition for fall 1978 would be $3,000 a year for resident students in the four-year program and $4,500 a year for resident students in three-year program. Nonresident students would pay double the resident tuition fee.
Staff Photo by TIM ASHNER
But Rep. Mike Glover, D-Lawrence, did have some complaints about the Med Center.
STATE REP. JOHN Vogel, R-Lawrence,
would have little trouble passeing the bill
would have little trouble passing the bill
"I can see how anyone could complain about this bill," Vogel said. "I can't not certain it will help the doctor shortage, but at least it's an effort."
"I think it'll pass like Mom and appie pie, but I think we're trying too much to fast to relieve the doctor shorten." Glover said. "I think we should wait and see whether some of these doctor recruiting programs work before we pass new ones."
Rep. Lloyd Buzzi, R-Lawrence, said that he hoped the tutition bill would make it through the house but that he thought there would be some amendments to the bill.
GLOVER SAID THE state needed to persuade doctors to stay in the state by providing incentives but it should not make going to medical school too difficult.
The original bill, before it was amended in the Ways and Means Committee to allow the Regents to set School of Medicine tuition, instead of setting the tuition at more than $4,000 by 1980.
BUZZI SAID HE had considered proposing a program that would provide a pool of doctors. It would be based on an annual vacation. The state would provide
Rep. Belva Ott, R-Wichita, is introducing measure to bring back the original Senate bill.
Buzzi said he did not plan to make his idea an amendment to the Senate bill but perhaps to work try out a program in interp committee next summer.
"I'm more inclined to let the Senate bill 'by on its own merits,' Buzzi said. "I'll
Dau's end
Silhouetted against the heavy concrete stairs outside Wesco Hall, an ARC rodet caused briefly yesterday while descending
one stars. After adjusting his hat to better ward off the drizzling rain, the cadet moved on again after the falling afternoon
Loss to book thefts uncalculated but large
By MARY ANNE OLIVAR
Staff Writer
See DOCTOR SHORTAGE page nine
There are no figures to show the size of the loss, in dollars or inconvenience to students, but book theft from University of Kansas and administrators say, is a definite problem.
The reason for the lack of an inventory, he says, is lack of money.
"Losses are quite substantial," Jim Ranz, dean of libraries, has said, "but we have no way of knowing how many books are missing because we haven't taken an inventory of the entire library in about 15 years."
BUT, RANZ SAID, "Fewer books are stolen at KU than at universities that are in big metropolitan areas. And if we had more would it use it to the library more hour.
But because an extensive inventory has not been taken, the only way administrators know that books are missing is when customers complain that they cannot find books.
"If the book is checked out and is overdue, we send out a notice to the person who checked out the book," Eileen McGrath, circulation librarian, said.
Yet, an average of 75 books every month have been checked out are. never returned.
**BOOKS THAT ARE** lost are reordered if they are not out of print, Ranz said.
but it takes at least one month before the book is on the shelf again, he said.
Right now the only security system Watson Library has is the check-out desk on the first floor of Watson that is monitored by student assistants. They check brief cases,
hand bags and back-packs of all outgoing people for library books that have not been checked in.
However, according to one of the student assistants who works at the desk, the security check is more effective in getting people to gain in finding books that people try to steal.
"ONCE IN A WHILE I catch people who have books that are overdue," Larry Wallman, Oskalaosa graduate student, said. "But if people want to steal books, they'll attempt to hide it somewhere else rather than in their briefcase."
But Ranz said, "Obviously the system can be beaten, but starting to frisk people would
A number of students agreed that the security system was not very efficient in
In two heavily used branch libraries, the Science Library in Malott Hall and the Engineering and Architecture one in Marvin Hall, there is no security system.
" half of the time they don't check that thoroughly," Greg Pritzart, Chicago freshman, said. "If you want a book bad enough there is a way to do it."
'IT'S REALLY EASY to steal books from
'HIT'S' Sherri Marty) Topeka third year
philomarx, who had been a writer.
One of the reasons it is easier to ease books from Malton but from Watson is that there are three exists to the library and users do not have to pass by the circulation desk to
Martell said she thought one of the reasons people stole materials from Maatti
Complaints never voiced at hearing, professor says
See THEFT page nine
By NANCY DRESSLER
Staff Writer
KANSAS CITY, Kan.—A University of Kansas professor of business took the witness stand yesterday as testimony continued in a libel suit involving former students and officials at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
The professor, J. Hammond McNish, said that at a hearing scheduled for a 1974 complaint that was lodged by four students at the Med Center and that apparently prompted the libel suit, the students left without presenting any evidence.
The four former Med Center students and a former affirmative action officer for the Med Center are defendants in the label suit, filed in 1975 by Dante G. Scarpelli, former chairman of the Med Center's pathology department. Scarpelli is seeking $140,000 in damages from each of the five defendants named in the suit.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Capsules From the Associated Press, United Press International
Sadat
Sadat tours world requests assistance
CAIRO, Egypt—President Anwar Sadat began a world
tour yesterday to try to find support for his Mideast peace
effort.
MCNISH, A witness for the prosecution, said he had been asked to serve as head of a panel of faculty members at the Med Center who heard the students' complaint in May 1974.
The complaint alleged discriminatory practices on the part of Scarpelli against black medical students. The four students signed the complaint, which was endorsed by the executive committee of the Student National Medical Association.
Scheduled to arrive in Washington today for talks Saturday and Sunday with President Jimmy Carter, Sadat also is scheduled to meet with government leaders in Britain, France, West Germany, Austria, Italy and Romania during the remainder of his tour. See story page two.
TOPEKA, Dale William Dillawa appeared in Shawne County District Court yesterday on a charge of first-degree morder, the second such charge filed in the district.
Man arraigned for recent murders
The affirmative action officer, Chester Rempson, reportedly supported the students. He had filed the complaint in his office and was told by Med Center's affirmative action office.
Soviet, Cambodian split foreseen
Williams, 22, Junction City, is charged in connection with the deaths of Pamela Shemil, 19, who was slain in an apartment parking lot in Topeka, and Pamela Parker, 24, who was stabbed during the noon hour Tuesday in the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce office, where she worked.
MOSCOW—The Soviet Union appears to be headed toward a permanent diplomatic break with Cambodia.
See LAWSUIT page two
Williams is being held on $150,000 bond.
Soviet diplomats have been hissing since early December that relations with Cambodia were headed downward. Cambodia's border war with Vietnam and its rejection of Soviet offers of economic aid were cited as possible reasons for the diplomatic difficulties. See story page three.
Bournys Steele doesn't work a typical nine-to-five job. Thirteen years ago she was the first woman to become a Douglas County deputy sheriff. In 13 years she has taken part in every major drug raid and worked with juvenile offenders, rape victims and women prisoners. Steele said she never knew there was a need for a woman deputy. See story page ten.
Locally...
Steele
Polite conversation, politicking practiced at legislators' dinner
About 300 legislators, administrators and University of Kansas students discussed politics. Watson library and residence hall food over dinner last night.
The dinner was the seventh annual Legislator's Dinner at the University residence Hall.
REP. JERRY CAYWOOD, D-Wichita
Reprint some lobbying for the dinger at the dinner.
Each year Kansas legislators are invited to the dinner at KU. Students are paired with a legislator from their district for the evening.
Phill Kaufman, Legislator's Dinner chairman, said the purpose of the dinner was to give the students and legislators a chance to learn about minor things as well as political issues.
Rep. Geneva Anderson, D-Mulvane, agreed that there had been some lobbying at the dinner but she said it was "the most delightful type of lobbying."
BESIDES POLITICS, Anderson said, her assigned student, Linda Dienpicker. Herrington freshman, had tried to convince Mr. Brennan that she was not as good as that served at the dinner.
"Meeting the students this way is much better than someone just coming in my door," she said.
Caywood said, however, that the students seemed more interested in hearing his comments.
Kaufman said, however, that this was one of the most successful dinners KU had sponsored. He said fewer than ten dinners attended the first dinner seven years ago.
Hectic job occupies new Regent
Senate President Ross Doyen, R-Concordia, said that he had come mainly for the fellowship and friendship but that he wished more senators had come. Doyen estimated that only half the senators had attended the dinner.
By BRIAN SETTLE
Caywood said that he thought the senators and representatives looked forward to coming to the dinner because it gave them a chance to meet with students.
Staff Writer
"There are not many times when we can get down, elbow to elbow with young people."
Bernard Franklin, one of the two new members of the Kansas Board of Regents, thought he knew what being tired meant when he served as student body president at Kansas State University from 1975 to 1976.
However, Franklin, who at 24 is the youngest member ever to be selected to lead the company, stated that tired means catching up on Legend details and concerns, legislative information, campus correspondence his full-time job with American Telephone and Telegraph
"I thought I did a lot in college and I was always wanting to get more sleep," he said Wednesday. "But frankly, I have never so tired in all my life as this past week."
r franklin, along with Robert O'Neil of Topeka, was appointed to the board last week by Gov. Robert F. Bennett. The appointment by Bennett to the board has been called the most prestigious appointment the governor can make.
Franklin seems unconcerned about his rand use in state politics.
Franklin listed specific factors that have played a relevant role in his success.
"For a long time people have thought that the characteristic of objectivity was that there is no subjectivity having a family and being in business for a long time," he said. "However, I think the governor realizes that this is not only subjective but as be as objective at 24 as you can at 64."
"First of all, I come from a strong Christian background," he said. "I attribute any success to my hard work and dedication, as plan for all of us and this is just part of the plan he has for me."
He is currently an associate minister of the Evangelist Temple Church of God in New York.
"Secondly, at K-State I acquired certain skills, such as dealing with people, finding enough energy to get things done that have to be done, things like that," he said. "You have to realize that what most of my jobs are in, that I be a step ahead of everyone else."
Bernard Franklin Staff photo by DONALD WALLER
Currently, Franklin said, he is a step behind as a Regent and has been spending all his time catching up on certain aspects of higher education in Kansas.
“It’s not as if I had a lot of free time before my appointment,” he said. “But will say that I will be carrying a bag of newspapers and paper out any lesure time that I did have.”
Franklin is a service consultant in the Management Development Program at A&T. He said his superiors at A&T and his adviser at a corporate advisory about his appointment of the board.
"They've given me all the free time that I've needed so far," he said. "I think they were really happy for me when I got the appointment."
Franklin's resume is a long list of activities, accomplishments and awards. There is one, however, that is prevalent in Franklin's mind.
"The fact that I was considered by the black students and the faculty at K-State as being the most outstanding black student, and thus the recipient of the Martin Luther King Award, is the one I'm broadest of," he said.
Franklin's appointment to the board came after the Regents' Student Advisory Commission, which is composed of the student body leaders of the seven Regents institution. Mr. Rogers asked the team to consider appointing a more recent graduate to the board.
Franklin, who played an integral part in establishing the commission while he was at K-State, he already was scheduled to meet with the members next week.
"I know they have some complaints or suggestions about their status right now, but I'm not aware of what they are yet," he said.
However, he said he was sure of one advisory commission problem that he
"I think they need to better identify their role more closely with the Associated Students of Kansas," he said. "Both groups are finding themselves presenting the same interest and requesting the same things at the same time."
Franklin initially has two major con-
trols of the board he hopes he can con-
trieve.
"From what I know so far, we need to work on solving the shortage of doctors in Kansas and need to decide how the Med Center can help solve the problem," he said.
In addition, he said, he was concerned about future funding for Regents institutions.
Nansas had the largest number of high school graduates ever last year," Franklin said. "But from now on those figures are proiected to go down."
He said the board needed to find a way to continue sufficient funding for the universities when revenue from enrollment was lowered.
Being the youngest member on the board has posed no problems for Franklin.
"Everybody has been very receptive and great to work with so far," he said. "I think people were caught a little offguard when the governor appointed someone so young, but once I assure everyone I can be effective, they'll forget about it."