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Wednesday, March 31. 1971
University Daily Kansan
KANSAN comment
Disgusting Exploitation
The blind, the aged, the disabled and children aren't the most vocal constituency in Kansas or anywhere else for that matter. So naturally, these groups have been chosen by some Kansas legislators as the safest targets politically to bear the heaviest brunt of their "economy drive," designed to eliminate the need for any new state taxes this year.
Legislative attacks on welfare recipients are being led by Sen. Tom Van Sickle, R-FI, Scott, and Rep. Leland Speer, R-Kansas City. They are being aided by numerous conservative Republicans who are bowing to public rejection against welfare. Hence, they are seeking to penalize deserving welfare recipients for the abuses of a few. If the laws are not followed, the clients will be punished because they are blind, because they are aged, because they are disabled or because they were born into poverty.
If the bills being pushed by Van Sickle and Speer are passed, the state faces the loss of federal welfare funds through non-compliance with federal regulations.
The state faces this fund denial if the legislature passes two bills, one to provide investigators for local welfare departments and one to force welfare clients to pay part of their medical expenses. These two bills are pending (as of Monday) in the Senate when have been passed through the House by Speer.
Snoer, a wealthy pediatrician, wrote the bill
which would force welfare clients to pay something for medical care. He also has been a vociferous critic of the KU Medical Center and the Medical School's plan to start training paramedics to help meet the shortage of doctors. Speer denies there is any shortage of doctors and gives the impression that the status quo must be maintained for medical care in similar reasons. Speer opposed proposals that invade privacy of physicians who sometimes overlook ethical practice when they bill the state for welfare patients.
Van Stickle is the author of a regressive bill that would limit monthly welfare payments to $275 regardless of family size and require the publishing of names of those receiving welfare. His guiding answers for the problems of the poor and the handicapped seem to be punishment and shame.
The majority of Kansas taxpayers seem to be favoring a mass abdication of their responsibility, not only in welfare, but in education, mental health, and salaries for state employees. A politically astute Governor is capitalizing on this situation, and formerly progressive Kansas is suffering as a result. How much the state is suffering should be evident in a few years.
Bob Womack
Unfortunately, it appears that those who are going to have to bear the brunt of this false economy be practiced at the state level are those who need most, but who have the least political power.
Will the Real Special Agents Please Stand Up
"It's an honor to be able to depotize both of you as Special Agents from the Attorney General's Office. The card authorizes the person the bearing of arms throughout the State of Kansas and of course, gives you much authority in the area of police power. If you ever have any questions concerning the use of the card, feel free to call on me."
Vern Miller
"Mr. Miller, I think there are several others who have questions about the cards. The only trouble is that we, apparently, are not free to call on you.
Also, some of us are wondering what law gives you the power to commission these agents.
You told a University Daily Kansan reporter that statue 75-3111 was not the one. (This law allows the attorney general to hire "employees as may be necessary to discharge the duties of his office.")
However, on Friday, a Wichita Beacon story said, "the attorney general added state law authorizes the attorney general to appoint other 'employees as may be necessary to discharge the duties of his office.'"
Paul E. Wilson, professor of law, said he thought the commissions could only be honorary." "I can't see them carrying any power," he said.
Anybody heard of a credibility gap?
But the letter from the attorney general said the cards authorized "the person the bearing of arms throughout the State of
Kansas and of course, gives . . . much authority in the area of police power."
This turns into a matter of interpreting the law. And to whom do we turn for advice on legal questions such as this? Why, the attorney general. Has anyone around here seen "Catch 227"?
During the past two attorneys' general administrations less than 50 commissions that resemble the commissions of Mr. Miller were awarded.
The attorney general told our reporter that he had appointed several hundred "special agents."
Rep. Bob Miller, R-Wellington, who is investigating this matter, said that so far this year 700 cards had been printed.
The attorney general declined to tell the
them what beacon how many cards had been
dealt.
But don't get your interest up.
"Those individuals involved in criminal activity have great concern over the number of agents who might be behind the murders. Vern Meller said to the Wichita Beacon.
Only criminals would have an interest in how many mysterious special agents they had.
I think you've raised the interest of more than the criminal element, Mr. Miller. It is one thing to enforce the law (a very good thing). It is something else to have a mysterious, unknown I won't say secret) force doing unknown duties. The state of Kansas needs a better answer than, "trust me."
Galen Bland Editor
Editor
Making a Plane Not a Plane
The Lighter Side
By DICK WEST
WASHINGTON (UPI)—One on one training has been running twice this year with papers to impress people with the size of the stand-up bars and a variety of styles.
believe they were in a movie theater, have fallen short. Most passengers continued feel they were in a movie aboard an airplane.
"You won't believe you're on an airplane," says the caption over a photograph of the spacious drinking compartment.
At last, it appears, airlines have discovered the secret of success to shield passengers from the fact that they are flying.
ret of passengers from the fact that they are fluffy. If ways can be found to make passengers believe they are seated, it is not necessarily, which has been in a bit of a slump lately, should increase be-
Previous efforts in that direction, such as making passengers
I'm not sure that disgusting the sane are a barroom "bigger than another." Over the years, airplanes and alcohol have become close friends.
The percentage of passengers who are golfers or pool-shooters is pretty meager compared to the percentage of drinkers. Therefore, neither facility would create a barrier feeling of ease—whenever.
Disguising the plane as a pool bell or as a putting green might be easier than it seems, but billiards nor golf has ever been regarded an airborne activity. The notion that planes are
A small but elegant boutique and maybe a first class delicatessen where the passengers could browse around, trying on hot pants and sniffing the liverwurst to make sure it's tasty. You must judgment do more to suspend belief than a dozen stand-up bars.
If I were an airline and if I had some extra space in the rear of a 747, I'll tell you what I would do—I will open a shopping center.
There are, of course, always a few passengers who actually like airplanes. Let them catch a bus.
The Astrodome Set-Up Looked Perfect
... but the spectators created problems
By TED ILIFF
Reflections on a Livid Dome
But the real annoyance evolved from the irresistible urge some folks had to stand up when the door would stand, and then everyone would have to stand to see. Then someone else would stand on his shoulders.
Much has been written about the Astrodome as a place for a basketball tournament, but most people don't know that sports writers siting at courtside. No one could appreciate how absolutely awful the place was unless he was sitting in the last Thursday and Saturday.
The pattern for viewing the games was quickly established Thursday night in the latter stages of the first game. Persons who played that game see over the person standing at courtside. Those farther back had a little better angle, but when the players were at the far end of the court, all they could see was the players and the basket, maybe.
on his chair. The end result of these constant up-down-up-down gymnastics was that nobody could see what was happening, regardless of their relative height.
The poor souls in the permanent seats didn't have it any better. They were just too far away. Someone described the view as "like watching midgets throw around an oranule."
In the future the NCAA had better stop thinking only of the people who pay to get in, KU had an excellent turnout for the games, and to treat the students the way the NCAA did borders on
For football and baseball in the Astrodome, there isn't a bad seat in the house. But for basketball, it's not a good seat in the house.
While I'm on the subject of the games in the Astrodome, several things happened there that may have been difficult. They probably didn't show up on the tube.
tickets, and the students stayed in Los Angeles.
People driving to Houston encountered the snow storm here and it was everywhere that it had snowed 12 inches here and school
-I'm surprised a technical foul wasn't called on the KU fans
-Wicks again encountered dissention when he was walking to the locker room. About 15 young spectators stood by the walkway yelling insults. They were imprinted.
during the UCLA game. The stream of verbal abuse directed at the officials was blistering and the officials seemed to bear several distribs. They certainly deserved it at times, but the officials must be admired for their self-control.
—The KU section was full of Wheaties boxes Thursday in anticipation of an opponent foiling out. The fans folded the boxes, and the band was set to play again. But not one Brunfouled out.
ternoon. The arch-villain was UCLA's Sidney Wicks. When he went to the bench late in the championship game, he faced the UCLA team and raised his hands with the number one sign. He had to play from the saltire other schools returned the salute, but with different fingers.
The Western Kentucky, Villanova and KU students formed a loose coalition to rout against UCLA Saturday af-
—Not many UCLA fans showed up in Houston. Most of those present were alumni. Reportedly they were given first shot at the
The KU yell leaders had a fairly cooperative crowd to work with, but once there was an open rebellion. During the Saturday game the yell leaders started chanting "Go KU. Beat the KU." The players cheered, however. We were playing the Hilloppers; the Wildcats were from Villanova. Force of habit, I guess.
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Griff & the Unicorn
By Sokoloff
THE MIWAUKEE JOURNAL
THE 44th anniversary issue (1923)
with articles by many of the world's leading
archives.
"This will protect your virtue, my dear."
"Copyright 1971, David Sokoloff."
Those Were the Days
50 Years Ago—1921
The senior class passed a resolution requesting that seniors having A and B grades be excused from final examinations.
The KU Madame Curie Radium Fund asked for donations to help purchase a gram of radium from Madame
The required fee for commencement week is $6.25. The fee covers caps and gowns, alumi dues and the senior picnic.
The University of Kansas Law School altered its requirements from 10 to 92 hours of credit for coursework. Students were required more hours for
graduation than most law schools in the country.
The Associated Journalism Students were going to issue an 8-page edition of the University Bulletin, which was fevered from the regular edition in that no member of the Kansun Board was eligible for the staff.
Effrem Zimbabwe, the world famous violinist, will play in Hoch Auditorium tomorrow. Vladimir Sokofol will accompany him at Sokolov.
Each candidate for the Hattie Elizabeth Lewis essay contest must hand a tentative outline of her paper to the office. The general theme of the
essays submitted were "The Application of the Teachings of Jesus to Problems of the Modern Day."
10 Years Ago Today—1961
"Operation Abilition," a film produced by the House Uncle Robert Hale, the alleged Communist inspiration of student roids in San Francisco last May, was seen in Thea'sar at an overflow crowd.
Cora Downs, professor of bacteriology, who helped track the elusive virus tulariaemia (rabbit fever), has developed a revolutionary method for spotting bacteria.