KANSAN
84th Year, No. 76
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
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Friday, January 25, 1974
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Local Gas Stations Are Receiving Smaller Allotments
Area Gas Stations Closing Early, Rationing Sales as Supply Drops
By BYRON MYERS Kansan Staff Reporter
Several Lawrence gasoline dealers said yesterday that their gasoline supplies had decreased considerably, forcing them to shorten their hours and to ration the gasoline that they could sell during any given day.
Dealer's rebuttant to speculate about the amount of gasoline they would receive
All dealers interviewed said that next month's allotments would decrease, but they did not expect a drop.
"My allotment dropped from 24,000 gallons for December to 12,000 gallons this month," said Jerry Collins, who operates Jerry's Texaco, 2005 Iowa St. "I have no idea how much I'll get next month. Every time I try to guess I'm wrong."
"FIRST I WAS told that I'd get all of the December allotment, but that I couldn't sell more than 60 per cent of it during the first 15 days of the mouth," he said.
Collins said that the procedure for determining his allocation had been different each month and that his allotment for the past three revised three times during the month.
"Then the company said I couldn't sell that much within the first 18 days. Then I was told that I would be cut back to the allotment for January of 1972, which were around 16,000 gallons, but I had already pumped 15,000. Then three days later I was told that I could have only 12,000 gallons, but I had already sold over 15,000."
Collins had put an "out of gas" sign in his driveway.
"The company really fouled me up," Collins said. "It's fouled up my customers, and that hurts because many of them have insurance." I don't know him now and now I don't have the gas to sell them."
Colins said that a Texaco station at 23rd and Louisiana streets had been closed but no fire alarm was installed.
Fred Robertson, manager of Hillcrest Sinclair at 9th and 10th streets, said that
his gasoline allotment had been cut from 60,000 gallons a month to 41,000 gallons and that his allotment for oil and grease had been reduced by 75 per cent.
"ONE SINCLAIR station on 23rd street closed about three months ago, and another at 6th and Massachusetts streets was closed because of the construction there, but I didn't even get any of their allotments," Robertson said.
"I've had to let one man go, and now all I have is part-time student help. With the cut in gas supply I'm going to have to cut their hours and mine too."
Jim Warren, who operates Jim's Mobile service at 8th and Kentucky streets, said he had been able to work with the firm.
Robertson said he did enough shop work to stay in business, with an average of five tune-ups a week and minor auto repair work accounting for more than half of his income.
"I'll be out of regular by Monday," Warren said, "but I should be getting in my supply for February by then. I haven't what my allotment for the month will be."
"My January allotment was changed three times. First I was told that I'd get as much gas as was delivered here in January of 1972, then that was cut by seven per cent and then raised by two per cent, so I took a five per cent loss for the month."
HAROLD TWIGG, lessee of Harold's 60
Service at 1540 W. 6th St., he worked
with a 1,000 gallon a day allotment, which
he about was the same as at this time last
year.
"I don't sell as much gas through the week," Twigs said, "but I make it all up on Saturday. My tire, battery and accessory sales are up and they're a big percentage of my sales, but if I can't sell gas I can't get on the drive to bury anything else."
Twigg said his shop work and U-haul truck and trailer rental service helped to make up for a loss in gallons of gasoline sold.
Jack Panchol, operator of Jack's Super 100 Clark station at 9th and Louisiana
“That works out to about 1,900 gallons a day,” Panchot said. “We open up at 8 a.m. and then close when we’re out of gas for the day. We’ve been closing at about 2 p.m. We’ve been closing down enough that I’ve had to let four cows go, which leaves two employees and me.”
streets, said his allotment was set at about 51,400 gallons a month.
Democrats Support Crude Oil Price Cut
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats expressed strong support yesterday for a proposal to roll back the price of domestic crude oil.
The support was voiced at a closed party caucus; senators later reported. Action on the matter was delayed by the caucus, and the hearings by the Senate Finance Committee.
Meanwhile, the Senate agreed to vote next Tuesday afternoon on an emergency budget.
Sen. Russell B. Long, D-LA., indicated a move would be made to return the bill to a Senate floor vote.
AFTER THE agreement was reached for a final vote at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield withdrew a cloture petition he filed earlier in the day on Wednesday.
The study committee will be headed by
Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, D-Hawaii, who
has served as chairman.
Under the current overlapping of committees dealing with energy, three committees are studying three measures with a rollback in domestic crude oil prices.
With several Senate committees becoming involved in various aspects of the energy situation, Mansfield announced creation of a special panel to consider forming a committee to study all matters related to the environment and natural resources.
MONDALE SAID he will introduce his proposal as a bill. BILL Johnson announced a
Sen. Henry M. Jackson, D-Wash., the manneuse's floor manager, predicted earlier that
The energy question dominated the first Democratic caucus of the new congressional session. Debate focused on a resolution by Sen. Walter F. Mondale, D-Minn., for a rollback to November 1973 prices.
One provision of the measure would give President Nixon authority to order gasoline
Mondale said his price resolution would save consumers $6 billion a year.
THE PRICE OF crude oil in November 1973 was $4.25 a barrel for so-called "old" oil controlled by the Cost of Living Council (CLOC) and for so-called "new" or decontrolled oil.
Old oil currently is selling for $2.52 a barrel, while decontoured crude prices have risen to an average of $10.35 per barrel.
In another energy-related development, federal energy chief William E. Simon criticized a proposal to impose a $4 billion annual tax on U.S. energy production.
The tax, proposed by Sen. Mike Gravel, D-Alaska, would raise funds for an energy trust fund to finance government projects to boost energy production.
Simon, testing before a Senate finance subcommittee, said the tax would add to inflationary pressures, causing price hikes in commodities and cent on the less expensive grades of coal.
Lawmakers Disagree On Legality of No-Fault
By ROY CLEVENGER Kansan Staff Reporter
In New York, Mobile Oil Corp. the nation's second largest oil company, said its 107 percent share of the company's $42.8 billion in the past year, compared to $74.2 million in the past year.
Mobil was the fourth major oil firm to report a substantial increase in its profits
TOPEKA—Local legislators and state officials yesterday gave conflicting views on the legal debate over the Kansas no-fault automobile insurance law.
But they agreed that the dispute is one of the most complex in recent state history and has created many challenges.
Earlier in the week, Exxon Corp, the nation's biggest oil company, announced a 99 per cent increase and Cities Service and Cities Service announced gains of close to 50 per cent.
A new bill to be submitted to the Kansas Senate today or early next week would require out-of-state students at the University of Kansas—and any other people driving on state highways—to purchase the no-fault insurance available in Kansas.
Legislative leaders decided yesterday morning to introduce the bill in an attempt to correct deficiencies that prompted a request to rule the current law unconstitutional.
"I think the old bill had some serious
Voters to Decide on Bingo
The resolution was the first measure from Docking's legislative recommendations to allow states to take action against illegal drilling.
TOPEKA (AP)—Kansans will get a chance to legalize gambling bingo at the polls next fall, but apparently it will be a long time before roulette wheels, blackjack games and slot machines are operated legally in the state.
The house voted yesterday to place a bingo-only amendment on the November general election ballot. A resolution that would have removed the constitutional ban on all forms of lotteries was crushed by 29 votes.
The bingo-only resolution passed, 105-18, but the lottery amendment managed only 55 yes votes. There were 68 votes against the latter.
Both amendments needed B4 votes, or two-thirds of the house membership for participation.
"I AM PLEASED that the Kansas Legislature has approved giving the people the right to vote on legalizing bingo for veterans and veteran organizations." Docking said.
The governor had opposed the amendment to do away with all prohibition on lotteries.
Gov. Robert Docking expressed satisfaction at passage of the bingo protocol.
That proposal had passed the Senate last Friday by a 28-11 vote, but legislators had agreed its chances for passage in the house were slim.
Sen. Ted Saar, D-Pittsburgh, who sponsored the mousse, said he wasn't surprised by the change.
"I've never been able to understand any legislator who would vote against giving the ballot to the Republicans."
Saar said that voting was similar to in the house last week when a liquor-by-the-drink amendment was defeated. He said the vote was the most votes in November were apparently a factor.
"I PERSONALLY think it is a mistake not to give the people a chance to vote on it," she said.
Rep. Mike Glover, D-Lawrence, said, "As far as I'm concerned, we legalized gambling in the state of Kansas today. Bingo is being sold on the street and putting two dollars on a horse."
SEN. JOHN CROFOFT, R-Cedar Point, who had pushed for putting both amendments on the ballot, said he was disapproved by the question. He says the way, Now, he said, those who want other
forms of gambling legalized, such as pari-mutuel wagering, will continue to lobby in future sessions for another amendment on the ballot.
"It appears that the 'pup and pony' boys took a fall coming down the home stretch," quipped the Rev. Richard E. Taylor Jr., head of Kansas United Dry Forces, who had lobbed hard against the resolution to吊设 an amendment to remove the lottery ban.
In senate action yesterday, a bill that would allow a change of venue in all criminal court cases was approved and sent to the House.
A MEASURE PERMITTING all legal services for indigent inmates in Kansas correctional institutions to submit their annual operating budgets to a state board before receiving support from the Aid to the Indigents Fund was also passed.
The senate received 29 new bills and killed five, including a measure that would have eliminated junior colleges from provisions of the state driver training law.
Fifteen bills were approved in a preliminary vote, including measures that
- Permit a judge to decide whether counsel is necessary for a first-time jury trial.
Booth Optimistic on KU Pay Hikes
By ROY CLEVENGER Kansan Staff Reporter
State Sen. Arend Boon, R-Lawrence, said yesterday that faculty members at the University of Kansas probably would get a higher increase proposed by the Kansas Board.
The Kansas Legislature probably will increase by 1.5 or 2 per cent Gov. Robert Docking's proposed 8.5 per cent pay hike, he said.
First in a Series
"We want to restore the cuts in the University of Kansas budget made by the governor and return the budget to the level presetted by the Board of Regents," Booth said.
Rather, he said workmen's compensation
But the salary increase won't be the key issue before the legislature. he said.
BOOTH IS A member of an interim senate committee drafting an amendment to the current workman's compensation law to exempt employers of domestic or part-owner farms.
"We want to remove restrictions on farmers and businessmen with limited employment," he said. "If this succeeds, we anticipate drafting a completely new bill to resolve some very rigid differences with labor policies." What what conditions that compense a commensurable injury."
and campaign financing reform will stir the most debate.
"I think this wil undoubtedly be the nottest issue in the legislature this session."
Booth said that increased costs to businessmen caused by the bill must be balanced with restrictions on use of the new rules.
Political factions will be able to overcome
philosophical differences and approve a finance reform bill. Booth said.
Booth has drafted a bill that would classify graduates of Haskell Indian Junior College as Kansas students to qualify them for n-state tuition at Kansas colleges and
If this succeeds, graduates would pay lower tuition, no matter where their homes are.
"THERE'S NOTHING at all concrete now, but by the end of the session, we should see a lot more."
The bill is pending before the Senate Education and Ways and Means committees and is well on its way, Booth said. Overall, Booth said, the work of the current legislative session will be productive but not glamorous.
"THIS YEAR'S work won't carry the romance of last year's session," he said. "It's a bit much."
reduction in property taxes and saw the finish of a massive two- to three-year legislative effort to reorganize school financing.
Booth said he agreed with Kansas Atty. Gen. Vern Miller and Rep. Ross Doyle, R-Nev., who were among 24 persons on charges of conspiracy to commit bribery of public officials in connection with Docking's 1972 re-election campaign, only the first part of a major investigation.
"The issues before us now are important, but they aren't very exciting."
"I can only echo their statement that an indictment is an accusation, not a conviction."
- Permit religious organizations to remove vacated buildings that were once occupied
—Abolish the Research Foundation of Kansas.
"My very strong feelings are that our goals of righteousness and justice should be tempered with mercy. But we must also keep our moral goals are righteousness and justice."
- Establish a specific geographic environment within the state for distributions of octetts.
THE HOUSE introduced five new bills and passed four.
FLETCHER BELL, Kansas insurance commissioner, explained last night that legislative leaders had asked his department to maintain current law and suggest possible changes.
The Insurance Committee sponsored a new measure calling for a four-year term for the insurance commissioner. The bill contains a provision that in case of a vacancy, a successor would be appointed by the governor for the remainder of the term.
A bill to increase the budget limitations on schools to a 7 per cent per pupil increase was introduced by the House Education Department. The current ceiling is 5 per cent per pupil.
errors," Rep. Mike Glover, D-Lawrence, said yesterday. "But the judge wasn't entirely right. It's an incredibly complicated problem."
A bill that would increase the fee for a certificate of title for a motor vehicle from $1 to $2 and for transfer from $1. $1.50 was added to the bill for Transportation and Utilities Committee.
William R. Carpenter, Shawnee County District Court judge, ruled Jan. 4 that two sections and the title of the bill were unconstitutional.
"We have complied with the legislators' request and have submitted suggestions," Bell said. "The legislators will ask at the next floor session and see whether it would correct malters."
"No-fault is certainly an extraordinarily involved issue."
Sen. Richard Rogers, R-Manhattan and chairman of the Senate Commerce and Financial Institutions Committee, said the new legislation had been prepared and would be submitted as soon as Carpenter issued the official version of a decision announced Wednesday that postponed until October 26, when the forcement of the no-fault law. The delay would permit an appeal of the case to the Kansas Supreme Court.
"WE WILL follow up on this appeal, even if we have prepared a new bill," Roger T.
The most controversial concept in the new legislation would require all persons who drive in Kansas to have no-fault insurance, even if they don't reside in the state.
Glover said he thought this restriction would violate federal laws governing interestholder rights.
"It would be extremely difficult to enforce," he said. "And the bill, as currently in effect, doesn't cause any major problems."
State Rep. Lloyd Buzzi, R-Lawrence, said yesterday that he wasn't completely sure the new legislation was needed or even prepared for submission to the senate.
"The state might have a rather tough time requiring everyone to have its insurance, but it's hard to comment without seeing a finished bill," he said.
THE LEGISLATORS expressed great confusion about the next step in the legal陀
State Sen. Arden Booth, R-Lawrence, said yesterday afternoon that no further legislation would be drafted until the new law is issued and a definitive ruling on the current law.
An hour earlier, Glover said he had been told by State Rep. John Hayes, R-Hutchinson, and L. M. Corning, Topeka insurance lawyer and lobbyist, that a new bill would be filed before the Supreme Court could rule on the appeal.
Cornish said he had no specific information on any new legislation.
"I have heard that the legislative leadership may draft a new bill," he said. "But I have no specific information on the action."
He said the appeal would proceed despite the preparation of a substitute law.
HAYES WAS unavailable for comment. The new bill wasn't repeat the original bill, which Carpenter declared unconstitutional. If the Kansas Supreme Court approves the new bill, Kansas would have approves the new bill, Kansas would have laws that differ on whether out-of-state drivers would be required to have the type of insurance approved in Kansas.
That, agreed all legislators and officials interviewed, would produce confusion.
"I really don't know what to think about all this," Booth said. "I'm no lawyer, and before I could start to make up my mind I'd have to see what a lawyer would say.
"It's a very mixed-up situation."