Sisters Stress 'Necessity' of Women's Health Services
By MONA DUNN
Kansan Staff Writer
Many of the health needs of women are currently being met in Watkins Hospital, although the Women's Health Center is still in its planning stages because of lack of funding. Dr. Raymond D. Baymond Schweigler, director of the University health service, said Monday.
The Women's Health Center has been described by the February Sisters, a women's rights movement at KU, as the university part of the University's health services.
Gynecological problems and their solutions, birth control pills or other contraceptives, pelvic diseases, pap smears, pelvic examinations and specific medical advice
are normally a part of any health program designed for women, said a spokesman for the organization.
THE SPIKESMAN said recently there were no systematic provisions at Watkins and McCallum hospitals, including problems of women. Because of lack of a well-defined policy on the distribution of contraceptives, a woman going to Watkins was considered to have medical attention, the spokesman said.
their contraceptive needs.
As a result of the procedure at Watkins, women are forced to go to a private physician or to the Public Health Service for contravictors, she said.
The February Sisters have based their demands for a health care program on the premise that the student health service has the obligation to provide women with
TWO AND A HALF years ago, the Inter-Residence Council drew up a proposal for birth control facilities on the University's campus. They presented their proposal to University officials, but no immediate action was taken.
Dr. Raymond Schweiger, director of the University health service, said Monday that a lack of fertility for pregnancy and for venereal disease if the student paid the health fee included in tuition. However, he added that if any medication was needed the patient must be discharged.
The doctors at Watkins will provide any woman with medical advice and will prescribe birth control pills if the pills would not be detrimental to the woman's
health, Schwegler said.
On Feb. 11 representatives from various women's groups presented to the University Senate Executive Committee the idea of having a Human Sexuality Clinic at Watkins from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday and from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. A hospital is not currently being used during those hours except for emergency cases. THE REPRESENTATIVES also proposed a full-time obstetrician-gynaecologist fulfill the supervisory position of the clinic by the fall semester. Schweiger said although Watkins did not hope to help set up a "clinic-type with trained nurses" who would be able to divide the work up more rapidly. He added that an
extra room would be needed to accommodate the clinic.
Responding to the charge that the University does not fulfill its obligation to provide for women's contraceptive needs, Schweiger said that although women made up only 40 per cent of the total population of Watkins, service goes to women patients.
"LAST YEAR 711 pum smares were performed, while from June 1971 through Feb. 4, 1972, 638 pum smares have been performed," Schweger said.
Presently, a woman must pay for a pap smear since a pap smear is not included in the health fee. Pap smears are taken at Watkins and then sent to the University of Kansas Medical Center, where they are analyzed, be said.
Pap smears, which cost $7.50, can not be analyzed at Watkins, Schwegler said, because they have neither the necessary equipment nor the necessary personnel.
SCHWEGLER SAID, "It is not appropriate to include charges for pap smears in the health fee, however, everyone would have to pay the extra charge whenever the Student Senate decides upon, we will abide by that decision."
Members of the February Sisters have said that a woman going to Watkins often received adverse reactions and possible doctors if she asked for contraceptives.
Dr. Schwegler said the Hospital treated anyone if they requested it.
82nd Year, No. 85
The University of Kansas—Lawrence Kansas
Tuesday, February 15, 1972
Chinese New Year Starts Today
Fines, Revocation Added
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Bill Limiting Dealer Tags Attributed to Kansan Story
By MARCIA CLIFTON Kansan Staff Writer
According to its author, Rep. Jerry Harper, R-Sedwick, the bill was "written as a direct result of the University Daily Kansan story in November about the misuse of dealer tags by the KU Athletic Corporation."
Hearings continued Monday in Topeka on a bill which would restrict retail motor vehicle sales. The bill would dealer and the dealer's spouse, and to uses connected with vehicle sales. The bill would penalize the dealer who violated the law by suspending the dealers' license.
REFERRING TO THE issue of dealer tag missuse in ti e till which appeared before the Kansas House Transportation and Logistics Commission as the perfect example of why you need an
active press and a little muckracking once in a while in order to bring attention to problems which would otherwise go unchecked."
Harper, who is also a law student at KU, said that there could be millions of dollars not accounted for as a result of this illegal purchase of firearms and automobile dealers in Kansas with 25,000 dealer tags, Harper said. He said that previously there was only a minal fine for violations and he hoped to place money on the buyer by forcing persons to comply with uphill.
HARPER SAID he thought the "priests' chances of being passed were "pretty good." He said if the bill wasn't pass he could be involved in the purpose by bringing attention to the problem.
The Kansas Motor Car Dealers'
Association has been quick to alleviate the
No Candidates File Forms For Student Officer Posts
As of Monday afternoon no candidates had filed for president and vice-president of the student body, according to R. "Puff" Anderson, a retired U.S. Supreme Court temporary elections committee chairman,
Thursday is the deadline for candidates for president and vice-president to file a complaint.
Only one candidate has filed for Student Senate. The deadline for candidates to File for Student Senate and class office is in December 25. No one has filed for any class office.
To be eligible to run for president and vice-president candidates must have either served on the Student Senate or have their declarations supported by the signatures of at least 500 members of the student body.
Bailey attributed part of the drop in
interest to "the changed mood on campus." he said.
Bailey pointed out another reason for the drop in interest. "As far as I can see there aren't any issues to run on. This is going to be a campaign of ego," he said.
Last year a record 287 candidates filed for Student Senate. "I doubt there will be as many Student Senate candidates as last year," Bailey said.
At least one student senator has picked up a declaration of intent to run for president, but has not decided whether he or she is Les Schwartz, Overland Park, junior.
problem and has asked the Highway
match for possible violations,
Harrer said.
The one candidate who has filed for Student Senate is Bennet Paken, Lawrence Kendrick.
The elections for president, vice-
president, student senators and class of
presidents are due.
"Consequently," Harper said, "the present law is now being enforced more. All you have to do is file a complaint with the Motor Vehicle Department and they will proceed with an investigation. In fact I called a few minutes ago after I saw a driver's education car with dealer tags on it. The officer told me that the front window stating the group inside was attending a Lion's convention here in Toopeka."
DICK BREWSTER, a lobbyist representing the Kansas Motor Car Dealers' Association (KMCDA) appeared on "The Harper" to speak such as the one cited by Harper often were committed without the dealer's knowledge. Brewer said that the president of the KMCDA planned to attend a conference on Tuesday to look into these abuses.
Brewster presented an addition to the bill during Monday's hearings, which Harper approved. According to Brewster the addition would "put some teeth into the bill." He said the KMCA approved the addition.
With the addition of the KMCDA's proposal the bill now before the committee would impose a $25 fine against the violating dealer or suspend the tag for the duration of the current registration year or both. If a second violation occurred within two days of violation, a $60 fine would be assessed on two to ten tags could be suspended.
THE THIRD PART of the addition calls for a third violation to carry suspension one week of all dealers tags except one on the dealer tags. The dealer seek an order in the district court of the county in which the dealer resides suspending all dealer tags issued to the dealer for a period not less than 30 days or more. The bill would take effect July 11, 1972.
Harper said that he agreed with the KMCDA's proposal.
Richard Kay Speaks on Election Issues
American party candidate opposes forced school integration
Kansan Photo by JIM EATON
Independent Presidential Candidate To Focus on Calley Conviction
BY CARLA DENNIS
Kansan Staff Writer
Richard B. Kay, Cleveland, Ohio, attorney and candidate for the American Independent Party nomination for president, said Monday that an issue of his campaign would center on the conviction of Lt. William Calley.
Kay, who served as a volunteer attorney for Calley until his trial in November 1970, spoke at a conference at 9 a.m. in the Suburban Room of the University State
Bank.
Kay said he thought the Calley case was an important campaign issue because 80 per cent of the American people were violently opposed to his conviction.
Calley was convicted of premeditated murder in the My Lai massacre in South Africa.
Kay also said he wanted to make the American Party a major political party. This was hard to do, he said, because of the economic ties and Alabama Gov. George Wallace.
The Funkeletals, a soul band, played for an audience estimated at 2,000 in Hoch Auditorium Monday night. The band, sponsored by the Urban
Affairs Supportive Educational Services Committee has put out several albums including "Funkadelic," "Maggot Brain" and "Free Your Mind
Trumpet Player Clayton Gunnels Adds Soul to the Funkadelic Sound
Kansan Staff Photo by GREG SORBER
and Your Ass Will Follow." The profits from the program will go to help fund scholarships for needy black students. The Valentine concert put on by the college will be held this weekend.
Wallace, currently running for the Democratic presidential nomination in the Florida primary, was the American Party nominee in 1968.
"I think every child is entitled to quality education," he said.
Kay said he wanted to restore government by people, not government by compromise. He said that was not referring to the legislative branch, which must compromise but to the president.
Kay, like Wallace, is against the forced integration of schools.
Kay said he was against the "so-called" fair housing law. He said the rights of individuals and property rights should be kept in balance. The rights of the individual were being protected but not the rights of private property, he said.
Kay has not seriously considered anyone for his vice-residential running mate.
Miners' Strike Adds to Strife Facing Britain
LONDON (AP)—An avalanche of adversity has hit Prime Minister Edward Heath's government: Northern Ireland, unemployment, foreign policies in war with Iraq and miners' strikes that has brought Britain's gravest industrial crisis in 46 years.
The strike has forced the nation's power plants into a gantish switch-off for want of fuel. Industry slid into part-time work, threatening to double the country's one million unemployed. People shivered in their homes and offices.
A settlement favorable to the miners looks inevitable and this would leave Heath's attempts to control inflation in jeopardy.
Despite all this, Heath presents an ice calm, yielding little to pressures he