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From Staff and Wire Reports
In the hope of achieving a breakthrough in American-Franconian relations, a group led by Randy Farrer, associate professor of social welfare, worked with the New York City last night for a worker, left New York city last night for
At a press conference here yesterday afternoon, Forer's wife, Iuna, his son, Robert, and Clarence Dillingham, instructor of social welfare, said members of the delegation hoped to meet not only with the emissary militants but also with the Rashid Rahbami, Foreign Minister Sahab Zakhar and President Abadian Bassam Khan.
Dillingham said it was "time for the two countries to sit down before a war starts and rationally discuss the problem."
ROBERT FORER said the American-Iranian Crisis Resolution Committee received the invitation to go to Iran Jan. 17 through Iran students on campus.
"We congratulate the students for their bold and courageous effort." be said.
At a press conference before his departure from Kennedy Airport, Foreser said he viewed the militants' invitation as a demonstration of friendship toward the American people.
The hostages entered their 95th day in cavitity today.
He expressed concern for the 50 Americans held hostage in Tehran and called their detention an illegal act. But he said the militants' actions must be weighed "side by side with the anguish of the Iranian people" over what he called the brutal attack.
The 49 persons traveling to Iran were chosen during the last three weeks by Forer and Paul, the leaders of the committee. The 10 persons traveling from Iran will remain in Iran for at least 10 days.
DILLINGHAM SAID the criteria for
selection of delegation members included experience in popular movements and knowledge of the current situation in Iraq. Mr. Joura was a member of the delegation are the Rev. Jack Brenner, executive director of KU Ecumenical Christian Ministries. Lester Jessepe, Topka K. Burdell, Kansas University graduate, a member at Beltz College in Newton.
Dillingham said the delegation consisted of whites and minorities.
"We approach the hostage question in the much broader context of why the hostages were taken." Robert Forer said.
BUT DILLINGHAM said the broad scope of the committee's inquiries did not lessen its concern for the hostages.
"O'course we were concerned with the hostages," he said, but we're equally concerned by the potential military intervention. For young people to spill one drop of blood, in a case that seems unlikely, is an act of insurrection.
Dillingham said his group was stepping in to mediate the crisis because it thought the U.S. State Department was not doing its job. He said, however, that the committee would let the State Department take over and that if agency knew to do so at a later date.
Dillingham also said he thought the State Department approved of the trip because they had not attempted to interfere with the group's travel documents. He said the State Department "supports us privately but they cannot take that position publicly." Our group has recently come to understand that this is the only way to resolve this crisis."
Dillingham said he thought the delegation's trim was justified.
“In cases where two governments are unyielding,” he said, “it’s up to the people to try to resolve their differences.”
William Sullivan
Former U.S. ambassador recalls revolution in Iran
By BLAKE GUMPRECHT
Staff Reporter
TOPEKA—Life is less hectic these days for William Sullivan.
Just a year ago, he was in Tehran, Iran as the United States ambassador to that riot country. He was the last ambassador in Iraq and he tookover the U.S. embassy in November.
Four months later, he and 35,000 other Americans were forced out of the country in much the same way that Shah Mohammad Al-Qasmi was forced out by the revolutionary Iranians.
But last night, the 57-year-old Sullivan was here to eat prime rib, listen to the Kansas State University singers and speak with Ms. Benson from Industry's "Causus" b dinner.
"Living through a revolution is an experience," he emphasized during a preacher conference. "It should be done with respect to the lifetime-before-but preferably at a vanguard age."
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Sullivan, a diplomat for 32 years, retired after his two-year stay in Iran.
HE DIDN'T hesitate to say that the United States was less than wise in some of its dealings with Iran that led to the hostage situation that has existed for 94 days.
"We were overrun, shot at and held in the embassy on February 14," he explained. "After that, I warned the United States that we could have a country could result in a hostage situation."
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"I felt that if we could have at least established some relations with the new government—if we could have made some official contact with the Ayatollah Yosef, we would we have an embassy today. The President ignored our recommendations."
"There was a refusal in Washington to accept the bad news," he said during his dinner address. "President Carter got some bad advice."
"I don't know how to spell it, but it begins with Brezenski," he said, referring to National Security Advisor Zhbignay Brzeznski.
In his 30-minute speech, Sullivan gave a brief history lesson on Iran and outlined the circumstances that surrounded last year's revolution to a crowd of more than 400 that included him.
The "so-called students aren't going to let the hostages go on their knees," said a lawyer who isn't on it. It's clear that it is going to take some peer pressure — from the ayatollah in the country or someone else.
"I don't share the optimism with the people in Washington about the situation in the embassy," he said.
Throughout the day's activities, Sullivan made references to the "so-called students" holding the Americans hostage.
"They're probably the same ones that took over the embassy Feb. 4, 1979. They don't seem to be responsible to anyone," he said. "They have their own views and opinions and seem to have dragged the punishment and the ayatolah along with them.
"They seem to follow an interpretation of Islam that's close to Marxism."
Student basketball ticket prices predicted to increase next year
BY STEVE YOUNG Staff Reporter
Student season tickets for basketball probably will increase from $11 to $7.50 next year, members of the University of Texas at Austin football team were held at all their meeting yesterday.
Joe Biedron, assistant athletic director of business affairs, said the Athletic Soating Board had recommended the use of paint to use process 50 cents per game on all tickets.
Steve Lehen, a student board member,
said the across-the-board increase was
unfair because student season tickets
were higher than the greater percentage
than would other tickets.
He said that he planned to meet with Biedron and seating board members to determine how the increase had been made. He also noted the increase at the next KUAC meeting.
Athletic Director Bob Marcum would make the final decision on ticket prices,
but the KUAC board could make recommendations.
IN OTHER business Marumc said that a lack of money was hurting both the men's and women's athletic programs but that the merger has succeeded. The merger began in July.
"A merger is not the easiest thing, because we're not all playing by the same rules. It takes control of men's sports and AIAW control of women's sports." But "I'll think the merger is working. The future of our athletic programs and women's, will depend on our resources."
"I would say that our program falls in the lower division of resources in the Big Eight—we're not spending what others are."
Treasurer Craig McCoy told the board that KUAC probably would face a deficit of $100,000 this year.
He said KU still was waiting to receive its share of bowl game appearance money from other conference schools.
Marcum said the conference money should come by the end of this month.
SEVERAL BOARD members said the treasurer's report was inadequate because exact figures were not presented to the board. The report was available by the end of the month.
Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor, told the board that KU was still trying to determine where the University was and whether it would be providing guidelines probabling sex discrimination.
In other reports, Gil Dyck, director of Admissions and Records, told the board that scandals were other universities affected when their athletes were not a problem at KU.
He said student athletes underwent several checks to ensure that they met eligibility guidelines.
Shankel said a Kansas Board of Regents task force was expected to report soon on Regents schools' compliance.
Nursing shortage easing
By STEVE MAUN Staff Reporter
The nursing shortage at the University of Kansas Medical Center is severe, still needs to have double shifts to provide adequate patient care. Mary A. Eisenhart, director of the nursing center.
The Med Center has filled 158 of the 228 new nursing positions established last spring by the Kansas Legislature.
"No matter what, we have to have more bodies to take care of people so we have to work double shifts." Eisenbeise said.
Elizabeth Jobe, intensive care unit head nurse, said that 10 of the 24 beds available in the medical critical care unit were being used to treat patients who were available in the surgery unit were being used.
Nurses work overtime just to keep half the beds open, Jobe said. One nurse worked 140 hours in two weeks.
Jobe said that nothing would make her happier than to open all the beds, but that
she did not have enough nurses to care for the patients.
JOE SAID she knew in advance of the surgery reservations, the number of patients and how many overtime nurses were needed daily.
If there is a serious accident, then the nurses on duty can handle the overload, she said.
"There are some nurses who like to work overtime to make money. It's amazing the number of nurses who say, 'I am willing to work overtime,'" she said.
The Med Center gave nurses a pay raise and initiated shift differential last summer to attract more nurses. Eisenhise said.
Under the shift differential, nurses who work the evening shift receive 5 percent more money than the day shift nurses. Night shift nurses receive 10 percent more.
The differential and the salary raise have improved the morale of the staff. Elswere Institute offers a Bachelor's degree in the School of Nursing requiring nursing students on scholarship to work in Kansas
CAROL THEIE, assistant director of recruitment and placement, said money for a scholarship program was not available.
Theiis said radio commercials and an advertising campaign last fall had attracted more applicants. She interviewed 67 nursing students in January compared to 48 last January.
Thets achieves career days at several area nursing colleges try to recruit nurses.
"You go to tell them about the Med Center, but it might be years down the road before you can see the effect," she said.
THE MED CENTER also offers a refresher course for nurses who want to return to work. Their said about 88 percent of nursing nurses the nurse had started working at the Med Center.
Winter is a slow time, she said, because people who are leaving often quit around Christmas and new graduates are not available until June.
Their said it would take time before she could measure the recruiting programs' effectiveness.
Renovation to address Watson's physical problems
By KEVIN MILLS
Staff Reporter
Editors Note: This is the second story in a three-part series on library renovation.
Watson Library's $6.2 million renovation has been called a "cosmetic improvement" by some.
Watson, built in 1924, has undergone five building additions—each a limited response to the needs at the time. The resulting library complex, Chittenden said, lacks coherence.
"It's that and more," Carol Chittenden, reference librarian in charge of renovation publication, said yesterday. "I think some very fundamental changes are being made in this building."
The renovation will address the problems inherent in a building that is more than half a century old, Chinatown.
The interior is a warren of narrow corridors and awkwardly shaped rooms, with difficulties necessitating bookshelves book-like.
A team of professional consultants, in assessing the library's needs in 1974, described Watson as "a problem building to make the most ingenious architect blanch."
Another consultant, Ralph Elsworth, said in 1976 that Watson was 'a very dangerous building to work in. In some states it would be condemned for human use.'
THE SAFETY of staff and library users has been threatened in the past by a lack of adequate fire protection provisions and by the isolation and poor lighting in parts of the building.
Dun Politkos, associate professor of music history and chairman of the University Senate Libraries committee, said, "Anytime you have a place that is appropriate for used areas, you invite trouble to a certain degree."
John Glinka, associate dean of libraries, said the library staff members "conscious of their mission" to serve students.
"There isn't that high an incidence, but people are unnerveed when a safety problem does occur," Glinka
The physical safety of book stack users has been a concern, Jim Ranz, dean of libraries, said. Two alleged raids in the stacks have been reported within the last three years, he said.
The renovation should improve the security of library users and staff. Ranz said.
"Renovation will get rid of the nocks and crannies." Rans said. "And there will be more lightening."
RENOVATION PLANS call for the center stacks section to be replaced by reading and study areas.
Pollitoske suggested that security monitors in the stacks might further improve safety.
"That would depend on the budget." Glinka said.
“In a sense, we're doing that now with the circulation staff reshaping books in the stacks.”
Glinda has a fire detection and sprinkler system would be added to meet state fire safety requirements. In the past, no fire system was required.
"It's a Catch-22 situation." Glinda said. "We weren't required to put a system in before. But the state indicated that because we are renovating a building, the system will be required."
Glinka said that bidding for the system had not begun, but that a system with a time delay device was in order.
Such a system would not activate the sprinkler until smoke or heat had been detected for 30 continuous seconds. This would help to prevent unnecessary water damage to books, he said.
GLINKA SAID a public address system would be intended to help evacuate the building quickly and safely.
"Right now, there's no way to search for and identify someone short of walking up and down the stacks looking for a person who fits the description," Glinka said.
A new elevator system will be added on the east end of the building, and the existing elevators will be removed.
The renovation also will improve other mechanical aspects of Watson.
The ventilation and air conditioning system will be updated, Chittenden said, because the current system is not fully functional.
"We've had problems in the past with medical emergencies," Glinka said. "The stretches were too big for the elevators, so the injured person had to be carried down the starway."
RESTROOMS WILL be added so that there will be facilities on every floor. There are now on recessroom balconies, and an enclosed patio.
"The stack temperature in some places has been 90 degrees, and that wasn't in the middle of the summer, either." Chattenden said. "Some years, the air was overloaded down because the equipment was overloaded."
A long ramp entrance in front of Watson is planned to make access easier for disabled persons.
The cosmetic improvement of Watson will take the form of some furniture, carpeting and re-painted
Construction is scheduled to begin in May, but the renovation process already has begun.
The microforms, reserve room, East Asian Library and copying services have been transferred from the main library.
The library's technical service departments, including cataloging and acquisitions, have been moved to Lippincott Hall for the duration of the renovation.
THE CARD catalogs and the circulation department eventually will move from the second floor to
Until construction begins, the unoccupied basement floor will be available as a study area.
"We've tried to rearrange things so that what people need the most will be the most accessible,"
The majority of construction work will involve demolition, Chittenden said. The entire process should be completed in the same time frame.
There will be an effort to keep students informed about what areas will be off-limits and where services will be provided.