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Wednesday, February 20, 1980
University Daily Kansan
City to reword housing rule
By LYNN ANDERSON
Staff Reporter
In an effort to clarify the wording of an ordinance governing the sale of individual land, Mr. Hewlett last night referred the ordinance to the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission.
The ordinance, which sets guidelines for the development of suburban areas, has been adopted by some Lawrence residents who say they fear that its wording would allow owners of vacant land and old homes to be rented out.
The Douglas County Environmental
Improvement Council has said the ordinance could let the city's planning program go by the wayside.
LAWRENCE CITY MANAGER Buford
Wilson said he was confident
planning staff and the council had
convinced him that the ordinance's wording
was "not sufficient to settle all the
cases."
The city planning staff has asked the planning commission to rule that subdividing could not occur on undeveloped land, clarify the term 'mum-family dwelling'.
If the planning commission concurs with
the proposed clarifications, the ordinance could come before the city commission again on March 4.
Commissioner Marci Francisco suggested that the ordinance be denied rather than reworded.
Garner Stoll, one of the planners who drew up the new wording, said the revisions from him, original in-text, of the ordinance could be voted on, rather than starting over.
In other business, Francisco said he had been contacted by residents of East Lawrence and the Oread neighborhood who complained about enforcement of the
city's 48-hour parking limit during recent snows.
The city laws allow police to ticket cars that are not moved within 48 hours.
Francisco said that, considering the need to keep people safe of many residents to drive less, Lawrence police should be less careful about enforcing the parking limit during bad weather.
Watson said he would ask the police community relations officer to meet with neighborhood people to discuss their complaints.
He said other states with similar laws included Illinois, California and Oklahoma.
Because cohabitation was legalized in the
Proof of cohabitation would be obtained by issuing subpoenas to individuals involved and asking them whether they were living together, Miller said.
THE BILL would apply only when the cohabitation involved financial dependence on the part of the divorced person, Miller said.
Miller said the bill, which defines cohabitation as "living together continuously and habitually in a private conjugal relationship other than marriage," would prevent divorced persons from living together in the same way simply because they chose not to remarry.
By SCOTT FAUST
Staff Reporter
Divorced cohabitants could forfeit alimony
Noting Bureau of the Census figures, which show that the number of U.S. employees in the industry exited 1970, Miller said Kansas must amend existing statutes to conform to new moral standards.
"The state should not allow alimony to become a windfall or a means of revenge for a former spouse." sponsor State Rep. Katie Lowe, R-Wellington, told the committee.
TOPEKA—the sponsor of a bill that passed last year will deny divorced persons who wish to have a member of the opposite sex yesterday urged the Kahala House Judiciary Committee to support its request.
"There is nothing innate in the female gender that makes that person a better or a worse parent." Brewster said.
The exhibition features hand-crafted ceramics, jewelry, textile design, wood.
Laws that favor giving custody to the mother are out of date, Brewster said, because of the increasing number of working mothers.
This is the 25th anniversary of the event, which was initiated in 1945 by Marjorie Whitney, professor emerita.
He said that because alimay was often short-lived, a mother "is going to be working eight hours a day just like the old man if she's going to eat."
The Kansas Designer Craftsman Silver Exhibition is on display through February in the Kansas Gallery.
Kansas crafts exhibited
Brewster said the addition was necessary because a 1875 amendment to the statute, statutes that neither parent had a waived parental right, did not have been incorporated by Kansas courts.
The bill adds language to an existing statute deal with child custody.
THE BILL, WHICH STATES there should be no presumption that it is in a child's best interest to give custody to the mother, was rejected by the State Rep. Brian Brewer, D-Topeka.
Miller said a portion of the bill that would make proof of remarriage a basis for the termination of alimony did nothing more to prevent it. Supreme Court rulin in state statutes.
He said the bill, which will be voted on Thursday by the Judiciary Committee, had been well received by other legislators.
The House Judiciary Committee also heard testimony on a bill dealing with child custody, another of divorce's aftershocks.
last session of the Kansas Legislature, he said, individuals could not plead the fifth amendment to avoid testifying.
leather, glass and enamel made by residents or former members of Kansas.
A textile design by Bhakti Ziek was selected the "Best of Show" and the "Best of Textile." It was one of nearly 300 entries in an internationally known class sculptor.
Veron Brenaich, chairman of this year's exhibition, said he was grateful for the many hours of student assistance he had received in planning the event.
"Since this is the 25th year, we made a special effort to make it a longer show," Brejcha said, "and the people came through."
sua films
(1938)
Wednesday, February 20
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT
WITH YOU
Dir. Frank Capra, with James Stewart,
Alonir.igmaree, with Miller. Alder.
Farrell. A family who do exactly what they want to in life. Based on the Broadway play
(1959)
Thursday, February 2
FIRES ON THE PLAIN
Dir. Kon Ichikawa, with Eiji Kunio
Curitze. A gripping and brutal story about Japanese soldiers during the World War II. FREE ADMIN
FOR ALL PURCHASES
Friday & Saturday,
February 22-23
A PERFECT COUPLE
Dir. Robert Altman, with Paul Dooley,
Mirr. Helliell, Henry Gibson, Ted
Stern, and Michael Breen, from extremely different back-
grounds who meet on a date set up by a
computer/video dating service.
By Rover." Friday 7-00
Saturday-3:30,9:30
Midnight Movies 200 MOTELS
Dir. Frank Zappa & Tony Palmer, with Zappa. The Mothers, Riff Star, Riff Zappa. One of a pack's fantasies conception of government censorship, rock music, and the road lines musicians. Plus: "A Brief History," a "Fleischer Brothers cartoon."
Sunday, February 24
Truffaut:
LOVE ON THE RUN
(1979)
Dir. François Truffaut, with Jean-Dir. Pierre Leau, Marie-Claude Pfister, Marie-Christine Laim and film Truffaut's series on the Antoine Doinel character. Leaud continues his role as Antoine, and this film is a mature life. LOVE ON THE RUN will be making its Lawrence premiere with this showing.
Unless otherwise noted; all films will be shown at Woodford Auditorium in the Kansas Union; M-R I films are $1.00 and start at 7:30; weekend film is $2.50 and start at 8:30; Midnight on Fri. & Sat, and at 2:00 on Sunday; Tickets available at the SUA Office, Union 5th Level. No smoking or refurbishments allowed.