INSIDE
Camping out
Elementary, junior high and high school students flock to campus for summer camps.
Focus, page 6
Rough reign
Miss Kansas, KU junior Nancy Cobb, recovers from a serious auto accident that rudely interrupted her term.
The forecast
OUTSIDE
Story, page 7
**Today. . .Cloudy, thunderstorms likely, high 76**
**Tonight. . .Cloudy, thunderstorms, low 62**
**Tomorrow. . .Partly sunny, high 81, low 60**
**Friday. .Mostly sunny, high near 80, low 58**
**Weekend. . Mostly sunny, highs in the 80s, lows in the 50s**
WEDNESDAY June 5,1985 Vol. 95, No. 147 (USPS 650-640)
Details, page 3
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KANSAN
Published since 1889 by students of the University of Kansas
KU to be one site in study
Pentagon picks research locales for 'Star Wars'
Staff Reporter
A research proposal submitted by two KU physics and astronomy professors has been selected along with proposals from 12 other universities in a nationwide joint research effort for President Reagan's strategic defense initiative, commonly known as Star Wars.
Ronald Bass, associate professor of physics and astronomy, and Thomas P. Armstrong, professor of physics and astronomy, will conduct research to determine how charged particles interact with the operation of a spacecraft.
Bass said yesterday that the title of their proposal was "Plasma Interaction with Insulating Solids." The research will focus on how dart particles interact with spacecraft. Computer modeling will be used to conduct the research.
"We have been interested in the material borders in plasma research." Bass said. "We hope to discover the electrical effects of an insulated solid — a spacecraft — in air with dust or small articles.
Plasma is the collection of charged particles, he said. An example would be what happens in a fluorescent light — the atoms are stripped and electrons move around, giving off charges.
Ken Peterson, press secretary for Rep. Jim Slattery, D-Kan., said that the Star Wars research work would cost about $12.5 million. Bass said his and Armstrong's grant would be $60,000.
The rest of the money will be divided among the other universities and laboratories.
Wait Riker, press secretary for Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, R-Kan., said the announcement by the Defense Department's Strategic Defense Initiative Organization was good news for KU because it was a project focused on developing significance office announced the research effort yesterday after the Pentagon notified Dole that KU would be involved.
Peterson said the other universities involved with the research included the John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Baltimore, which will lead KU and 11 other universities and two government laboratories in the effort.
Others selected for the project were the University of Maryland, College Park, Utah State University, Logan, University of California at Los Angeles, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; University of Iowa, Iowa City; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Vanderbilt University, Nashville; University Research Laboratory, Washington, University of Arizona, Tucson; Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.; University of California at Berkeley; New York University, New York City; and the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory, Cambridge, Mass.
Culture Farms decision due todav
By Jill Ovens
Staff Reporter
A recommendation is expected today by the examiner who conducted a hearing into allegations against a local culture-growing company.
Wurth's order followed an investigation by Attorney General Robert Stephan into Culture Farms; Activator Supply Co. Inc., Las
Vegas, Nev.; and Cleopatra's Secret, Reno, Nev. The investigation began Jan. 31.
Larry Christ, attorney for the securities commission, said yesterday that regardless of Briscoe's recommendation, the final decision on the order would rest with Wurth.
"Briscoe won't say" we were wrong to issue the order." Christ said. "But he could decide there were no facts to back up the order. It depends how many of our allegations we were able to prove at the hearing.
securities commission) were not proven."
"The recommendation could be to modify the order. Some of the people named in the order could be taken off, or it could be that some of the allegations of fraud (made by the
The basis of Wurth's order is that the companies named are operating a pyramid sales scheme. Under such conditions, you can from the sale of investment contracts.
Pyramid schemes use money from new investors to pay returns to previous investors. They rely on an endless supply of new investors to continue and do not sell any service or product.
State securities officials see the promotion of activator kits by the companies as a device to sell the contracts that were defined in the order securities. It is illegal to sell such materials not been registered with the state.
Consumers purchase the activator kits from Activator Supply at a cost of $9.50 for a minimum purchase of 10 kits. Cultures are grown in a mixture containing milk, often in people's own homes.
Wurth ordered that the sale of the kits be temporarily halted based on evidence that the companies were violating state securities laws.
Culture Farms then buys the cultures at a current rate of $6 to $10 a culture. An initial investment of $395 will bring a return of $675 on recent prices, said Jeff Scott. Culture Farms customer service representative.
Diversified Labs, 2220 Delaware St., tests the cultures for bacterial contamination before they are sold
to Cleopatra's Secret for use in a new line of cosmetics.
Wurth's order was blocked immediately by Shawnee District County Judge James Buchele after company attorneys filed a lawsuit against Wurth. The hearings, which were scheduled to determine whether Wurth's order was warranted. In the meantime, the order has not been in effect.
Testimony at hearings in Topeka from both company and state witnesses concluded May 24. Among the witnesses for Culture Farms were two KU Faculty members, Del Shankel, professor of microbiology.
See FARMS, p. 5, col. 3
Weekend looks dry after rain
Bv Carol Stephenson
Staff Reporter
The sun should break through the clouds tomorrow, bringing a respite from the recent stormy, gloomy weather.
This week's wet weather didn't laze "The Pioneer," a statue behind Fraser Hall
Tomorrow is expected to be partly sunny. Temperatures should reach the upper 70s to lower 80s, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka.
A 70 percent chance of thunderstorms is forecast for today. The high is expected to be in the 70s and the low should be in the low to mid-50s.
The extended forecast for Lawrence shows little or no precipitation for the weekend. Temperatures should rise to the 80s statewide by Sunday, according to the weather service.
Kansas has been plagued with scattered showers throughout the last few days. Severe thunderstorm watches have been issued, lightning and hail hit the area.
Summer jobs offer rewards for eager students
Staff Reporter
"April's rate was 3.1 percent, and I expect it will stay basically the same for May because the students were
By Gina Kellogg Staff Reporter
Summer jobs may not be plentiful for students, but with a little bit of effort, students still may be able to find their pot of gold — in the form of a paycheck.
"When summer starts, firms lose quite a few workers and they don't hire new ones generally because they can't fill in with more hours." Mills said.
According to Ed Mills, manager of the local Job Service Center, when students leave for the summer, it is likely that the effect on the Lawrence economy
Thus, the unemployment rate goes up, he said.
still here." he said. "But I expect the unemployment rate for June will be between 3.1 and maybe even at 4.5 percent."
mills suggests that students looking for summer jobs check into service employment, such as fast food, retail sales and manufacturing.
"It's a popular job with college students because the hours are ideal." Lockraw said. "I work 5 to 9 in the evening. It's a low-pressure job, and it doesn't interfere at all with my school work. It's very flexible, and it beats working at a fast food place."
Telemarketing is also an area in which a demand for workers exists
Mitsuo Lockrow, Middletown,
Conn., junior, works for a
telemarketing firm in Lawrence call-
ed Enterted. 619 Massachusetts St.
Lockrow said that Entertel was the sort of company that hired sporadically because some students become discouraged with selling over the telephone.
"They don't like it," he said. "I take it with a kind of relaxed attitude, so it doesn't bother me. There isn't any quota to make."
Another company in town that hires a lot of KU students is Packer Plastics, 2330 Packer Road, Eric Walther, personnel manager, said that the company generally hired about 50 KU students during the fall and spring and an additional 20 during the summer. The company currently is taking applications to fill an increased weekend shift.
"The job is inspecting and packing the plastic goods we produce."
uts are examples of these types of products, along with other plastic goods, such as dayhawk plastic cups, which are sold at athletic events.
Working at Packer Plastics can accommodate students attending classes, Walther said, because the shifts are mainly on the weekends and day shift, which would be from 4 p.m. to midnight or midnight to 8 a.m.
Some students seem to enjoy the often beaten pace of going to school.
For example, Nancy Patt, Creve Coeur, Mo., senior, is working two part-time jobs and taking eight hours of classes.
Patt said she would have to sacrifice much of her social life to keep up with work and studies. But it's just a matter of beating the clock, she said.
"I really like to keep busy, and doing this keeps me that way," she said. "I also want to be able to pay my own out-of-state tuition."
"You just have to work it out and meet your own personal time schedule." she said.
Mike Dixon, Kansas City, Mo. senior, agreed. He works as a cook at Minsky's Pizza, 2228 Iowa St., and also is taking a summer school class.
"Sometimes they just can't help but overlap," he said of work and school. "But I make a timetable for myself. I tell myself I'm going to study from this time to this, and then I work. If I'm not done on time with my studying, then I cut into my leisure time."
2 protesters will face charges tomorrow
By Dwight Hunter
Staff Reporter
Two of the anti-apartheid protesters arrested last month at Youngberg and Strong halls are scheduled to appear in Douglas County District Court at 11:15 a.m. tomorrow.
Mark T. Parker and Warren R. Frerich, both 25, pleaded not guilty May 12 to a Class B misdemeanor for criminal trespassing. Parker was arrested on May 9 with 44 others at YoungBerg Hall, the site of the University's College Association offices. Frerich was one of four people arrested in Chancellor Gene A. Budg's office in Strong Hall during a protest on the same day
Parker and Frerich were brought under the district court jurisdiction because they refused to provide identification at the time of their
Parker and Frenich are the only two protesters who will be appearing in district court. All of the other protestors who pleaded not guilty will appear in municipal court June 11, 12 and 14.
The two were protesting against investments by the Kansas University Endowment Association in company that do business in South Africa.
The maximum sentence for criminal trespassing in municipal court is six months in jail or a $500
fine or both. The maximum sentence for criminal trespassing in district court is six months in the jail or a $1,000 fine or both.
The 20 who pleaded no contest to criminal trespassing we Dean Goering, Cheryl Hueckelbill, Luca Jellinek, Richard Powers, Lisa Rasor, Gordon Woods, Fabian Afie, Anthony Baker, Edgar Carlson, Er Eckles, Sherly Hampton, Lydia Kelley, Mary Kennicott, Linda Wilson, Marie Burger, Debbie Noyelles, Lucia Joiner, Joseph Radcliffe, Carmen Storm and Mya Treat.
The 36 who pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor criminal trespassing
charges were Aime Alderman, Lawrence Peters, William Taylor, Ann Wheeler, Deborah Anderson, Clark Coan, Kirk Cusick, Edward Dace, Angela Hawkins, Rachel Land, Dawn Martens, Kathryn Steger, Gabriele Barbara Otto, Sandy Bodge, Michael Fouford, Dennis Highinger, Shawn Holstrum, Kristine Learned, Packard oke Jr., Stuart Shafer, Jane Durrant, Buterbaugh, Customer Butter, Heather Cusick, Judy Ernst, Donald Fulhage Jr., Laura Goldstein, Rebecca Kem, Ruh Lichtwardt, Charles T. Munson Jr., Robert Neyer Jr., Romona Paden, Charles Schleicher, Holly Schweitz and Patricia Witry.
Staff Reporters
Summer amusement abounds in Lawrence
By Carol Stephenson
Two thirds of KU students left town weeks ago. Lawrence's often hectic pace has slowed considerably.
But don't despair. You needn't watch reruns of "Gilligan's Island" or read your psychology textbook front to back to keep yourself entertained.
Entertainment can be found almost anywhere you look.
For those who want some fun in the sun, they can take advantage of the Lawrence Municipal Pool, Eight
and Kentucky streets. The pool is open from 1:30 to 9 p.m. seven days a week. Adults pay $1, and children 12 and under pay only 50 cents. The pool does offer a $12 ticket worth 15 visits.
For those who don't enjoy just putting around the house, they can take their putting outdoors to the Putt Putt Golf Course. 3107, Iowa St., which is open Monday through Sunday and Sunday 1 to 11 p.m. This Saturday, Putt Putt offers a ticket that allows a person to play 20 games at his convenience for
See SUMMER, p. 5, col. 1