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KANSAN
84th Year, No. 84
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
Wednesday, February 6, 1974
City Officials Speak Against Anti-Flood Plan
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Demo Wins First 1974 Congressional Race
Democrat John P. Murtha narrowly defeated Republican Harry M. Fox in the nation's first congressional election of 1974 last night.
Unofficial tallies gave Murtha, who made subtle campaign issues out of Watercress and the Nice Administration, a 22vote vote, 60,530 to 60,310.
Murtha didn't claim victory immediately, saying he would wait for the official vote total. He said the gasoline shortage kept many of his district's voters out.
"I know the people were very disgruntled with what was going on in Washington, and I'm sure it helped me some," said Murtha. "We got a lot of benefits."
Nixon Ready to Compromise on Budget
President Nixon is ready to compromise with Congress to get some of his budget and legislative programs through this year, a top budget official
"We've only got three years left," said Fred Malek, deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. "We're willing to give a little in certain
In Nixon's fiscal 1975 budget message to Congress, there were no threats of votes or program cutbacks as there were last year.
Armed Kidnapers Abduct Hearst Heiress
Armed Kidnapers Abduct Hearts Heircess
Firing at witnesses as they went, kidnappers dragged newspaper heircess Patricia Campbell Heart, 19, screaming from her apartment Monday night,
it was disclosed yesterday.
Authorities and the family awaited a ransom demand, but none was reported.
In full view of neighbors, the blindfolded and half-nude victim was dumped into the trunk of a stolen car. The empty car was later found seven blocks
Heart is a granddaughter of the late publisher William Randolph Hearst and a daughter of Randolph A. Hearst, president and editor of the San
Nixon Praises Health Insurance Proposals
President Nixon said yesterday that his national health insurance proposal would strengthen the present health care system, not destroy it. It is one, he said, under which "our entire health care system would not be placed under the heavy hand of the federal government."
The system proposals call for a three-part system, including an employment plan, a government assistance plan for people with low incomes
Drivers Reject Nixon Offer
By the Associated Press
Negotiators for striking independent truckers recommended in Washington last night that drivers continue their strike, by President Nixon to freeze diesel fuel prices. More efforts and pending food shortages were expected the increasingly violent strike continued.
Leonard Fleet, attorney for the Council of Independent Truckers, said the drivers rejected Nixon's offer yesterday for an immediate price free because they wanted assurances that the freeze would remain in effect as long as necessary and urgent care is provided. They would permit the truckers to pass their increased fuel costs to customers.
He said the truckers wouldn't go back to work until they had immediate authority to levy an additional 5 per cent surcharge on shimmers.
INDEPENDENT TRUCKING operators, Fleet said, "can no longer be made the scapegoat for absorbing the rapidly rising costs of moving goods." $^{15}$
The rejection of the administration's measure to end the dispute was announced in February, but negotiations committee met for more than four hours. Negotiations to bring the crippling strike to an end began Sunday at the instigation of Pennsylvania Gov. Milton J. Wilson.
Fleet said the administration's action was a "total deviation" from the written proposals of the truckers that were expected to go to the government Monday night by Sharp.
Despite the rejection, he said, the truckers are willing to continue negotiating here "as long and hard as necessary to bring this to a just solution."
There was no immediate word on the scheduling of new talks.
Earlier in the day, federal energy chief William E. Simon had expressed hope that the government's actions "will get the trucks back on the road." The truckers"s conducting the negotiations with the government, had no immediate comment.
IN ANOTHER major move, Simon said that the Federal Energy Office has directed that companies not have to deal with the issue.
Good Health Seeks 8.5% of Costs As Fee for Work on New Hospital
That fee was contained in a contract presented to the board of trustees of Lawrence Memorial Hospital at a special meeting yesterday afternoon, which was attended by about 40 people. No action was taken on the contract after two hours of discussion.
Good Health Care Management, Inc., a hospital consulting firm, is seeking 8.5 project of construction costs and $80,000 in reimbursable expenses for its fee as project managers for the building of a new hospital in Lawrence.
By HAL RITTER Kansan Staff Reporter
The fee, which would be based on construction costs of between $12 million and $15 million, is somewhat misleading because to 4% or per cent of it would be paid
As contained in the contract, the 8.5 per cent would include 4 per cent for an apprentice and 2 per cent for a selected by Good Health, 2½ per cent for Good Health's work as project managers, 1½ per cent for a construction management and a half per cent for administrative fees.
Dr. John Simons, president of Good
Health, said a construction management firm would make sure that construction proceeded on schedule and would act as "a law officer" to ensure that the building be made without formal change orders."
He said that the firm could be a local general contractor who didn't participate with other local firms in the bidding for construction contracts, but that the firm would have to "vast experience of the projects of the magnitude of this project."
Conceivably, Good Health could assume the role if a qualified local firm isn't there.
Estimated construction costs for a new Hospital, according to the contract, are $14.6 million for a hospital and professional office building and $12.7 million for a project without an office building. Good Health's 8.5 per cent fee is included in the estimates.
The half per cent for administrative fees would also go to Good Health and would be used to keep records, pay employees and process orders for construction changes.
The reimbursable expenses would cover Good Health's mailing, travel, long distance and other expenses.
The contract also places a 24-month
deadline on completion of the hospital,
beginning the day the contract is signed.
The most controversial issue raised during the meeting concerned the location of a hospital and the heavy made up trustees last November, Good Health favored building a hospital on the Mount St. Mary streets and Wisconsin streets.
Yesterday, trustees raised numerous questions about the possibility of building a new hospital where Lawrence Memorial is located and the wing of Lawrence Memorial built in 1969.
"The reason for this is the sooner you can get it the more you save," Dr. Simons said. "We're talking about 10 per cent a year in escalation of costs (due to inflation)."
Trustee Ben Barteldes also asked whether the rest of Lawrence Memorial could be used for any of several purposes, including a warehouse, administration building, maintenance shop, gift shop or chapel.
Simons agreed that the 1969 wing "is usable in our best professional estimates." But Simons said he did not know if it
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maximum extent possible all the fuel it needs.
AS SIMON spoke at the White House, Atty. Gen. William B. Saxbe was announcing steps being taken by the Justice Department to prevent violence in the East Coast and Midwest shutdown, which Simon said presented "a threat not only to life and limb but also to the immediate fuel supplies of millions of Americans."
Under previous regulations, the industry had been eligible for 110 per cent of the fuel it used during a base period. That allocation increased in the mid-1980s when the industry brought fuel to meet its needs.
He also said that his office was taking regulatory action to prevent excessive inventories of diesel fuel by end users and would柴油 put more fuel into the truck stops.
Administration to "consider all appropriate relief to the small businessman, including truck owner-operators, adversely affected by the energy crisis."
Simon also announced that the administration was asking the small Business
Vern Won't Raid KU Films
Vern Miller, Kansas attorney general, said yesterday that his office wouldn't trai d pornographic films shown at the University of Kapsag.
Answering questions after an address at the School of Law's "Noon Forum" series, Miller said he would rely on local officials to enforce obscenity statutes.
Miller's speech traced his career in law enforcement and highlighted some of his most-publicized campaigns, such as prosecution of bingo and liquor by the drunk
The largest category of questions concerned Miller's position on the "Erotic Film Festival," which was canceled last month after complaints by two state senators. State Sen. Edward Reilly, R-Leavenworth, had said Miller called him to see
whether any state laws were broken by the exhibition of the film.
Miller said he would direct any complaints about KU films to Dave Berkowitz, who works at the film company.
Before there can be any prosecutions, Mr. Maier said the film must be viewed and discussed.
"There are procedures," he said. "We wouldn't just come in and raid the film."
Miller said that he would confer with Berkawitz about any film under question and, if the two could not agree, he would try to convince him to follow his advice.
"The law's usually pretty clear," Mier said. He was interrupted by loud loudness.
Miller's remarks were generally light-hearted and were frequently greeted by
appreciative laughter. But when questioning turned to involvement by Miller with KU films, the discussion became serious.
A student asked whether community standards on what is considered pornographic could be judged by state senators from other parts of the state. Community standards are the guidelines used to prosecute distribution of pornography.
"I's hard to say," Miller said. "A senator from Leavenworth might not agree with the senator."
"In this country everybody has a right to complain."
Miller said he was convinced that organized crime made tremendous profits from the sale of pornography. Actual evidence indicates that, as he said, have been traced to pornography.
Attv. Gen. Vern Miller Speaks to Law Students
Tape Requests Answered
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has made a written response to special Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski's request for continued access to tapes and documents. A meeting has been scheduled for later this week to resolve a growing
The letter, from White House Watergate lawyer James D. St. Clair, was termed "a lengthy communication" by a spokesman in the special prosecutor's office. The spokesman said he could not confirm further discussion between Mr. Jaworski and Mr. St. Clair.
He added that there would be no further comment until after the meeting, expected when, Jaworski returns from a trip to Texas, he no longer elaboration about what the letter said.
What is being sought by Jaworski isn't known, and neither the White House nor the press are aware of it.
After relaxing its grip on nonsubpenounced material last year and even allowing an assistant special prosecutor to go through a file cabinet, there has been an obvious hardening in the White House attitude toward supplying all that Jaworski seeks.
President Nixon signaled that in his State of the Union message when he said, "I believe that we have provided all the material that he (Jaworski) needs to conclude his investigations and to proceed to prosecute the guilty and to clear the innocent."
St. Clair the next day, told newsman "There has to come an end at some point, and we'll just have to consider the circumstances as they hereafter occur."
In a television interview Sunday on ABC's "Issues and Answers," Jaworski acknowledged that he had requested more information from the station and that he expected a decision Monday.
But the day passed with only the word from Deputy Press Secretary Gerald L. Anderson, who described in "confidential conversations and communications" between St. Clair and Jaworski. That led to yesterday's announcement of office about monthly communication.
Jaworski left open the question of whether he will go to court as his predecessor, Archibald Cox, did. The White House eventually gave up that fight, but by then Cox had been fired for refusing to stop pursuing the matter in court.
More KU Students Combining Marriage, Education
By BUNNY MILLER
Kansas Staff Reporter
"Being married and going to school is great! It's the only way to go," said Ron Carney.
Reno speaks for the growing number of University of Kansas students who marry while still in school. This trend seems to defy the spirit of women's liberation and the sexual revolution, and many students say they are unwilling to sacrifice the traditional reason—they are in love.
"We got married when we did because we were in love, it's as simple as that," Reno smiled.
He and his wife, LaAnn, also a graduate student, were married a semester before they graduated from Emporia State Teachers College.
"being a student didn't have
anything to do with why I got married,
and I had no idea how to deal."
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problem for those couples interviewed. Several married couples said they spent no more as a couple than they did separately when they were single.
"There's no economical hardship," said LaAnn Remo. "We don't do a lot of partying, but we wouldn't have done that even if we weren't married."
"It's much easier to get married than to the pressures of trying to be together all the time. Ron goes to school part-time and works full-time. If we weren't married, I'd question how much we'd see of each other."
ONE MARRIED STUDENT said he found it easier to save money when he felt responsible.
Liz and Bill Haddock, Lawrence seniors, have been married five years and have two children. Bill Haddock is taking 23 hours of work five nights a week in Kansas City.
"But I always find time to do the things I want to do," he said. "There are some
financial problems, but veterian's benefits take care of my education."
LIZ HADDOCK doesn't work, and her great aunt takes care of the children while she is home.
"I don't think our children feel deprived just because we are both in school," she said. "I go back home between classes and whenever I can."
Several married students said they had to go through adjustments to marriage life, adjustments they thought all newlyweds faced.
Dobbs said, "Some of the people I knew changed their attitude toward me just a bit."
“There are many adjustments,” LaAnn Reno said. “Where you squeeze the tophate and where you throw your towel on it, and like much until you have to love with it.
"I don't socialize as much as I used to?"
"Dbuss said. But I find it a lot easier to
communicate with people."
RON RENO said, "When you got two people working toward the same goal, it felt good."
The latest figures available from the Office of Admissions, gathered in 1972, show that 4,475 students, or 23.9 per cent of the 18,546 students enrolled, were married.
who are the married students? The 1972 study showed that 2.999 of all married students were divorced.
Although no past or current figures are available, several University officials estimated that the 1972 figure was higher than in previous years and substantially lower than in the 1960s.
The Graduate School, with 2,184 married students, had the highest number. The College of Letters and Humanities, of the other schools, the School of Social Welfare had the fewest, 64. CARLY SMITH, associate dean of the College, has the highest the increase in married women students.
The women's movement has helped make women aware of their choices, Smith said, and one of these choices is a college education.
"I think the women's movement may have encouraged more married women to continue with or return to college," she said.
THE OFFICE of Affirmative Action
against that the University's equal
opportunity program.
"As long as women have been able to go to colleges there have been married women students," she said. "But there are more women in the work force today and many of them are married. There they are exposed to college education will help their careers."
Another reason for the increase, she said, is that KU has begun to design more programs for nontraditional students. These are students who have interrupted their degree programs or who are seeking nontraditional degrees.
students. The Affirmative Action Plan states:
—No person shall be denied employment or promotion because of martial status or other condition.
- Salaries and other benefits for all positions shall be determined without regard to . . . marital status, number of dependents, educational background, independent spouse by the University.
- Marital status and sex shall not be factors in determining eligibility for financial support and dependency allowances.
- The Student Health AService shall offer optional health care for spouses and children of spouses as soon as facilities and personnel permit.
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