Friday, March 9,1973
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University Daily Kansan
Kansas Photo by JAMES COOP
Roadblock Set Up on Country Road near Wounded Knee . . . FBI agents and federal marshals armed with high-powered rifles search car . . .
Travel Said Hurt by Dollar Drop
By NANCY GILLILAND Kansan Staff Writer
Students planning trips abroad this spring or summer might be in for a rude awakening. It is now almost impossible to exchange dollars for European currency, though many expats speak, and even Lawrence banks have stopped selling foreign currency.
The dollar's purchasing power has declined the greatest in France, Austria, Japan and Spain but other countries such as Italy and England also have been affected.
University of Kansas students studying abroad are feeling a pinch on their budgets, as a result of the 10 per cent dollar increase in tuition costs. Burzell, associate dean of liberal arts and
The main effect of devaluation on students in European study programs will probably be a curtailment of extracurricular activities, rather than a cutback in the number of students in the program.
sciences and professor of German, said that KU had 23 students at the University of Bonn who would each have to pay nearly $70 more for the spring semester starting in
"KU hopes to help this financial crisis through added scholarship assistance," he said.
The cost for KU's summer foreign study group has been hiked from $14,160 to $16,400.
As a result of increased costs, Burzell has received a grant of 1,000 maps (about $380) from the FAA.
finance a field trip to Berlin for KU students at Bonn.
The dollar devaluation in England will have the greatest effect on American students because England introduced, with its entry into the common market, an added value *tax* that adds, in addition to currency, another 10 per cent to the cost of living.
KU Budget Nears . . .
these specific additions to the amount recommended by the governor;
$18,400 for additional preliminary planning for a new visual art department building.
Ronald Calgaard, associate professor of economics, said that it would be more expensive to travel abroad this summer than he did in 1980, when the wasift by a decrease in airline prices.
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$43,937 for expansion of the biological survey.
-$79,614 for a disability and life insurance program for faculty members.
The subcommittee is recommending an increase of $ 8,075 for the regents' office staff to provide 10.7 per cent salary increases to unclassified professional staff members. Docking had requested 5.5 per cents raised.
Also recommended was $3,000 for continued effort at statewide academic and clinic conferences.
THE REGENTS and the six state school presidents testified recently at closed sessions of the subcommittee and, accustomed to public questioning, gave five priorities to each item they requested.
Rogers said the additions were made because these areas were high priority, primary recommendations of the Board of Regents.
University officials mirrored Rogers' optimism.
Tuesday the chamber announced the election of seven directors, including Diana
Martin B. Dickinson Jr., dean of the School of Law at KU, has been elected to the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
KU Law Dean Voted Director
The other six elected and their places of business are: Roger Hill, Hallmark Cards, Inc. John McGrew, McGrew Real Estate, Inc.; Don Palmateer, farmer; Byron Springer, law firm of Barber, Emerson, Six, Spring and Zinn; Pete Whitenight, Town Shop; and Lee Zimmerman, Zimmerman steel Co.
Chancellor Raymond Nichols said Tuesday that higher education bills "move slowly by tradition, but there's no reason to be pessimistic."
Group flights, at half the cost of regular tourist flights, are becoming increasingly available to the public. Competition between airlines for transcoceanic travel has been growing and has increased airline costs. However, present international air rate agreements expire this spring.
"I think it will be amended upward," he said, "but there's no hope—and never been—for the faculty retirement plan we'd hoped for."
John Conard, director of University relations and development and former speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives, said he was confident that the subcommittee's recommendations would be enacted.
NICHOLS and William O. Rieke, vice chancellor for health affairs, testified before the subcommittee Monday regarding construction at the KU Medical Center.
Conard also explained the budget cycle. "Right now," he said, "the deans are charged with making decisions for the 1974 legislature. These requests will go to the chancellor and then to the deans
"The regents hold hearings with the six state school presidents and usually revise the requests. Then they (the regents) send their requests to the state Budget Division, reviews the requests, during the summer and sends recommendations to the governor.
The budget submitted by the governor is very detailed, Conard said, as he thumped through a "condensed" form that was about 10 percent of the metropolitan area telephone directories.
"The GOVERNOR prepares the executive budget in December and presents his budget request to the legislature, usually in the first week of the session."
"Because of the massiveness," he said, "the work is divided between the House and Senate Ways and Measures committees. The House's addition, in fact, gets the higher education budget,
"The request they go to a subcommittee, which reviews each request in detail and invites the college presidents and the regents to testify. The subcommittee then uses recommendations to the full Ways and Grants Committee. That's where we are now."
Student tour packages will remain the same price, according to a spokesman from the Student Union Activities travel service. Visitors going abroad will probably cut their trip short about three days unless they increase their budgets.
Calgairad that student hostels will not have the same price increase impact as first-class hotels. The most expensiveinement place will hit tourists the hardest.
Local country costs will increase 10 per cent to 15 per cent on the dollar. European francs rose by $10 to $15 more. French wine has suffered a even greater increase for two reasons; the devaluation has increased prices by 20 per cent and the inflation because of a shortage in supply, he said.
Calgaard predicted an increase of foreigners traveling in the United States this summer. Although Americans will be spending more than before to stay in foreign countries, costs have decreased for visitors to the United States.
The KU chapter of Delta Gamma will join Beta Theta Pi fraternity and Beta Pi Phi to celebrate its 100th birthday, chapters celebrating their 100th birthday, The Delta Gamma sorority will celebrate its centennial on Sunday, its Founder's Day, its chapters across the nation also will participate.
Virginia Gard Mastio, a KU graduate and collegiate chairman of Providencia 12, one of 100 "regions" in the country will be the host for the annual meeting. Members will present MGJ. Francis said.
Sorority Joins Centennial Party
Since the chapter was founded in 1941, 550 women have been members, Carol Francis, chairman of the centennial committee, said Monday. All have been invited to return to celebration, and about 100 to 150 members, alumni and guests are expected to attend.
KU's chapter, called the Beta Kappa chapter, was colonized in 1940, Francis said, and affiliated as a chapter in 1941. The chapter's house, 1001 Emery Road, was formerly known for the affiliation and formerly belonged to the Sigma Phi Epion fraternity, she said.
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S.D. Indians Get Support In Kansas
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TOPEKA—Abraham Chicoes and whites demonstrated on the steps of the Kansas State House Thursday in support of Indians who have seized Wounded Knee.
From Kansan News Services
John Flynn of Lawrence, Kansas, coordinator for the American Indian Movement (AM), protested attitudes of Americans and the U.S. government toward the Indian. He held attitudes toward the Indian had not changed since the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890.
"In 1890, 200 Sioux were killed at Wounded Knee," he said.
such a bloodthrob would be repeated, he said, if federal forces moved on the 300 and 500-mile stretch.
"These men have vowed to stay and die unless the government changes its attitudes," Flynn said. "The Red Giant is beginning to awaken. He is almost standing. What he does depends on the actions of the U.S. government."
Ken Cadue, another AIM spokesman, said, "You can't imagine what it's like up there. They still have signs up in front of the building that says Dogs and Indians not allowed."
"We're not asking that everything taken from us be returned. We're only asking to be left alone, to live as Indian people, without the harassment of the U.S. government."
Indians from Kansas and Missouri will gather again Thursday night at the Huron Cemetery in Kansas City for an all-night gathering, word from Wounded Knee, Flynn said.
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featuring
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Friday Afternoon-March 9,1973
3-5 p.m.
- Weather Permitting-
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417 W. 37th, Topeka, Kas.
March 8-10, 1973. 8:00-12:00.
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