Drinking bill could leave students jobless and sober
By BLAKE GUMPRECHT
Staff Reporter
Editor's note: This is the last story in a three-part series examining the possibility of raising the 3.2 beer drinking age from 18 to 21 in Kansas.
Mike Schwartz, sophomore geology student from Hoisington, works 15 hours a week to pay his tuition.
But if a bill under consideration in the Kansas Legislature becomes law, he would have to find another way to finance his education.
"I'd be out of a job"be says.
Schwartz, 2 is a part-time bartender at Louis's Bar, 1008 Massachusetts. He would be to fire if the legislature decides to give the legal drinkage for 3.2 beef from 18 to 19.
Eighteen-year-olds have been allowed to buy beer in Kansas since 1937.
Student employment would be just one of the effects of an increased minimum age, the bill's onomonees argue.
STATE AND local economies would suffer as well, tavern owners say. At least one bar
owner predicts 75 percent of Lawrence's 3.2 beer taverns would close down if the drinking acre were raised to 21.
"It sucks," says Tony Garnimbo, 20, who stands to lose his 20-hour-week job as a bartender at the Wagon Wheel Cafe. "It's going to put us all out of business."
Some 189,000 persons between the ages of 18 and 21 would be effected by the bill, which is expected to be voted in the House of State Affairs Committee within two weeks.
That age group accounts for 10 to 20 percent of the 2 2 beer sales in Kansas, state officials say, spending of about $20 million annually on "near beer."
The percentages are much higher in college towns such as Lawrence, Manhattan and Emporia.
"Eighty to 90 percent of our customers are 18- to 39-year-olds," says Ken Wallace, owner of the Jayhawk Cafe and spokesman for the town, which is located in the town's organization, the city tavern owner's organization.
WALLACE SPECULATES that threequarters of Lawrence's 24.3 beer bars, including the Hawk, would close down if the drinking age was raised.
The owners of the Wagon Wheel Cafe and Louise's West bars have also said that their
"For all practical purposes, 3.2 bars of alcohol would kill us. Some people would try to convert to private clubs. But there isn't enough business to go around when you need them."
Wallace says that the Hawk and the Wheel, two of the most popular bars in town among students, would probably not be able become clubs because of zoning regulations.
businesses probably would go under if the bill passes.
The area around the two bars is bored for residential use. The city has allowed the bars to remain because they opened before the regulations went into effect.
Opponents of the House bill also charge that Lawrence could lose a large chunk of the $14,000 in sales taxes and $240,000 in sales generated annually by the city's 3.2 bars.
STATE OFFICIALS say that Kansas could forfeit $1.7 million in taxes if the drinking age is raised to 21.
However, Robert Taylor, special assistant to the secretary of revenue, questions the significance of the potential loss.
"There are bills enacted every year that cost us or give us millions," he says. "I don't
see how $1.2 million would make much of a dent in a $2.5 billion budget."
Others argue against the raising of the drinking age because of its possible social effects.
are now drinking in bars, are going to go driving around drinking," says Steve Benton. 19, Liberal sophistry. "It's going to explicitly the opposite of what they want it to do."
"If they raise the drinking age to 21, what's going to happen is 180,000 people who
Even proponents of a higher minimum age admit that raising the legal age would probably have little effect on drinking among college students.
SCHOOL OFFICIALS, concerned citizens and police officers content, though, that raising the legal age will help take alcohol of the hands of many high school students.
Eleven states have raised the drinking age in the last three years largely for that reason.
In Michigan, a poll of 830 high school principals showed that 73 percent thought that fewer students were drinking during the day, compared to the drinking age was raised to 21 in 1978.
Local officials, however, challenge that argument.
"I don't think raising the drinking age to 21, would make much difference," Brad职位, principal of Lawrence High School, said he wants to get liquor no matter what anyway.
conducted by the school's student newspaper supports Tate's contention
About 49 percent of those poised and drank hard liquor as well as beer and 40.3 percent said they bought alcohol themselves but, where customers are required to be 21.
THE POLL also showed that 66.6 percent said they were able to get alcohol because retailers had not asked them for identification.
Lawrence Assistant Police Chief Ron Olim insists that a higher minimum age would actually increase problems.
Enforcement would no doubt be one of the biggest problems of a higher drinking age, officials arrese.
"One of our biggest problems now is underage drinking in bars," he said. "I'm very concerned about forcing drinking out of the legal places and into cars and parties."
Police departments in states where the drinking age has been raised have tried various methods to combat illegal drinking. The first step was previously allowed to be down a beer.
A DISPATCHER in East Lansing, Mich., of Michigan State University, said that the East Lansing police department
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Kevin Kerr. 8. shows the form of a pro as he sails off his homemade skate board jump
House bill could outlaw use of anti-radar devices
By SCOTT FAUST Staff Reporter
For years, drivers all over the country have been casually breaking the speed limit by using "Fuzz-Buster" radar detectors.
But a bill before the Kansas House attempts to stop the use and sale of the detectors, for which "Fuzz-Bust" is one of many brand names, on Kansas highways.
"They destroy the credibility of the laws and the people's respect for them."
He said that the bill probably would receive House approval, but that the vote would be close.
Stephan's report is expected within the next couple of weeks. Sullyan said.
"We sit up here and make laws," Sullivan said, "and we expect them to be enforced. The devices are used for no other reason to use the law—they have no useful purpose.
State Rep John Sullivan, R-Wichita, the bulb's primary sponsor, said yesterday that he is seeking to form a tory remark General Robert Stephan completed an opinion on the constitutionality of a radar system.
SULLIVAN'S BILL also includes prohibition of expensive transmitters, illegal under federal statute, which send out signals to officers.
The bill makes possession of a detector a misdemeanor punishable by a $25 to $100 fine.
Sullivan said he supported the bill because it would prevent bliant circumvention of speed limit laws.
The bill would make Kansas the fourth
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But it may be only a matter of time before radar detector manufacturers can beat this law enforcement advantage.
Rose said the radar detector industry had consistently caught up to law enforcement developments.
INSTEAD OF leaving the radar on all the time, Ferguson said, an officer can turn the new type of radar on for a split second. He added that the radar to pick up the signal before it is too late.
State Rep. Ward Ferguson, D-McPherson, who opposes the bill and tried to amuse it in committee to outlaw only the transmitter and/or transmitting equipment would be required to pay for conditional units.
"I think it's dangerous for the state to be left unprotected when we recompense," Ferguson said. "You can't take property away from people without paying them for it and still remain a free citizen."
Ferguson said police and highway patrol officers were already able to beat the radar detectors from an instant-on feature on some radar systems.
According to Stephanie Rose, manager of sales and promotion for the Whistler Co. Carriage Company, a manufacturer, Connecticut and Virginia have outlawed the use of the devices and
state to enact anti-radar detector legislation.
Sullivan said 32 other states had similar legislation pending.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
Vol. 90, No.103
KANSAN
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
HPER to lose Robinson space to relocated architecture classes
Friday, February 29, 1980
The KU administration announced yesterday that Robinson Mammum would head the new Architecture and Urban Design classes during the scheduled Marvin Hall
By GRANT OVERSTAKE
Staff Reporter
According to Deanell Tacha, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, one Robinson gymnasium would be converted into a $0.010 square-foot design studio this summer.
Because relocation sites have now been selected, the $2.8 million project to renovate space at Marvin Hall could begin as early as this summer. Tacha said.
The school's jury rooms, carrels and faculty offices will be housed in Lindley Annex, Blake Annex, Fowler shops, the Visual Arts Building and the second floor of Dr. Carruth-O'Leary, she said. Specifies on who will be involved with 28,352 square feet of space are involved.
TACHA SAID she was glad the search for space was over.
"It has been a challenge," she said. "The students, faculty and administrators have
been really helpful as far as giving us advice. We've been really pleased with the cooperation."
Wayne Oyesse, chairman of the Health,
Physical Education and Recreation department, said he was told about his new
squad last Wednesday. He was not pleased.
"Needens to say, we are not able to realize the building that we have worked so hard on for the last six years," he said. "But it was a difficult decision for the administration."
Ossess said that because the Robinson addition would open next fall, his department would have about the same amount of snow that it has now.
"We'll give up one of the old gyms and move into the new spaces," he said. "We'll have a new gym, a new room, a new room and the combative rooms for karate and judo. We're not happy but we unaware."
TACHA SAID that the HPER students' need for space was considered during the search for relocation sites.
"The issue was to make the dislocation as minimal as possible for the architecture
students while having a minimum impact on another program," she said. "I hope it works out at least satisfactorily."
Robinson will be open 24 hours a day for the architecture students, Ossness said.
"We've been given assurance by the administration that we will have more space in our rooms than at home," Ossess said. "Normally the spaces are reserved after 2:30 p.m. for the in-cabin wardrobe."
"We're going to try to keep the recreation program open until 1 a.m., assuming things work out as we expect them to," he said.
Some sporty sports probably would be moved to Allen Field House but the gymnasies and swimming programs would remain at Robinson, he said.
"What we have to do now is pick up the papers and be positive about Dusss. Please do that." I should later at night and basically to carry with our overseas services program and our training.
OSNESS SAID he saw a problem with trying to mix a physical activity program with a laboratory program.
"Our people feel strongly about not
Ossess said this was not the first time the HPER program had been forced to give up space. The department's exercise and physiology laboratory was forced to relocate in Allen Field House last year to accommodate women's athletic training, he said.
"I think it will be worth the headaches and the worry because the long-term goal of the architecture team is to be said." We hope that, by keeping the core of the architecture students together, it will
Tacha said the Marvin renovation was worth short-term inconveniences.
TACHA HAS been involved with student relocations before. She was assistant dean of the School of Law during the relocation from Linnincott Hall to Green Hall.
having smoking or food in the facility," he said, "That might be a little difficult for them to handle."
Tacha said she hoped the renovation would be completed in about a year. Ossessia will be home for the first time by the Robinson Addition, he expected to have architecture students in the gm for two years.
By STEVE MAUN
Forer assails press. Carter administration
Staff Reporter
Norman Forer, associate professor of social welfare, last night accused the Carter administration and press of generating hostage crisis without examining its causes.
Foreer told about 300 people in a forum in Washington that Iranian Crisis Resolution that Americans should try to understand the situation of the Iranian people before the "hysteria" of the crisis.
The crowd was receptive to Foreer's comments, applauding enthusiastically. The 90-minute forum in the Union Bathroom was followed by a question-and answer session.
"This obsession with the hostages, the hostesss, and the heroes of history has started to develop a hyberna in the nation," Forder said. "I think we should question the causes of this obsession with the hostages, the hostesss, and the heroes of history."
Paul, a Lawrence social worker, said that, while he was not on the delegation members who were left for Iran on Feb. 5, no one could have remained untouched by the sincerity of the Islamic State.
Bremer, director of Ecumenical Christian Ministries, said he was surprised by the role of Islam in the Iranian revolution.
Muriel Paul, another leader of the 49-member American nation to Iran, and the Rev. Buck Bremer, another member of the nation's group about the need to understand the Iranians.
"The press had conditioned many of us to expect hate and we found only love," she said. "There was never a moment when we did not feel awash on a sense of love."
"I came away with a very profound and clear impression that the revolution is an Islamic revolution," he said. "It is not a first Arabic revolution, but rather a first Islamic revolution. It is an Islamic revolution."
Forer said to be known of several instances of CIA intervention in defeating revolts against the Shah in the 1980s and in organizing SAVAK, the Iranian secret
that Americans did not realize the price of gasoline had increased proportionately. Iran because former President Richard Nixon and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger had encouraged the Shah to help him buy gasoline and prices so Iran could buy more weapons.
police. These two issues were the basis for irianian grievances, he said.
Only a superficial investigation of relations between the United States and Mexico must be made. For Florida, documentation exists that shows U.S. senators and representatives were involved by Frumman.
"This is why the Shah once said, if you put me on trial you will put on trial the administrations of seven presidents," he said.
Forer also said documents existed that described complaints from the U.S. embassy in Iran that Iranians were being sent to Israel and that they during the revolution. The complaints warned that if the press released pictures, the American people might become sympathetic.
He emphasized that the press had failed to report the oppression of the Iranian people because the government did not want them. The press did the same thing all good
workers do—wrote exactly what "the boss wants."
The Carter administration has used the Iranian crisis as an excuse to move a naval fleet into the Persian Gulf, to reinstate drafthisers and increase arms production. For ever, said
"I think our fellow countrymen will come home when the administration has milked the last bit of political capital it can," he said.
that said Carter had used the crisis to obscure the failure of his inflation policy, his failure to develop an energy policy and his failure to house and housing problems from public attention.
Forer forum
Norman Forer, associate professor of social welfare, addressed a crowded Kansas Union Ballroom last night as he explained what his group had tried to accomplish during its recent trip to Iran.
crowded Kansas Union Ballroom last night as he explained what his group had tried to accomplish during its recent trip to Iran.
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