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Cold, cloudy High, 20. Low, 0 See story below.
Vol. 95, No. 78 (USPS 650-640)
Published since 1889 by students of the University of Kansas.
Eric Rohn, Overland Park sophomore, leads the cheers touchdown in the first quarter of Superbowl XIX. The 49ers yesterday at Battenfeld Hall after the first Miami Dolphin won 38-16. See story on page 11.
Imber still seeking GLSOK referendum
By NANCY STOETZER Staff Reporter
Steve Imber, Lawrence senior and author or a petition calling for the campus vote, said he had been on the panel.
Despite agreeing last week to call for an end to hostilities in the dispute over Student Senate financing of Gay and Lesbian Services of Kansas, a student said yesterday that he would continue his drive for a campus vote on this issue.
Last week, Imber and Ruth Lichtwardt, GLOSK president, issued a statement condemning harassment and intolerance on both sides of the issue. They said that although they had no option on either GLOSK should be funded, they hoped their statement would have a calming effect.
"In the joint statement we were agreeing to disagree." Imber said yesterday. "Now attention should return to the original issue—should the organizator be funded?"
IMBER SAID HE thought members of GLSOK should be tolerated but he still questioned financing their organization.
"It's one thing to accept homosexuals"
Imber said, "And it's another to fund them."
"They say it makes it worse," he said.
Lichtwardt said, "It's too bad that Steve is
continuing the petition. I was hoping this was all over."
"This issue has made people afraid to come to our dances," she said. "People are afraid of being harassed and now we don't have money."
Imber's petition, which began circulating last spring, obtained signatures from 13 percent of the student body, 3 percent more than the required amount to call a referendum.
She said GLSOK's financial status has already been hurt by the dispute.
"FEEL OBLIGATED to pursue this; people even asked me to continue with the petition."
Imber said two factors influenced his decision to continue the petition.
Reagan takes oath; weather cancels outdoor ceremonies
"First, support by 13 percent of the students shows they have earned the right to a vote. "Imber said. "And also, I think an controversial should be put to a student vote."
"I feel students who signed this petition accept homosexuals at KU but whether they want to support them is a different story. This is the student's money. I think its discriminatory for someone to say the student doesn't have the right to vote on this
See PETITION, p. 5, col. 1
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — President Reagan took the oath of office for a second term in a private White House ceremony yesterday, and hours later bitter cold forced cancellation of today's traditional outdoor festivals for the first time in history.
The celebrations, including the traditional parade down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House and Reagan's months of planning with coats in the millions
Temperatures that plunged near zero threatened frostbite or worse to thousands watching the ceremonies. The public swearing-in and Reagan's second inaugural address was moved to the rotunda of the Capitol and aides scrambled for a site where some of the inaugural parade participants could perform.
THE DECISION WAS a huge disappointment for thousands of Americans and foreigners who traveled to Washington to take part in the inaugural hoopla — particularly to hundreds of high school students seeking a moment in history by marching in the parade.
After shaking hands with Chief Justice Warren Burger, who administered the oath, Reagan turned to his wife, Nancy, said in a
"Nancy and I are disappointed," Reagan said in a statement, "but the health and safety of those attending and working at church events must come before any celebrations."
Reagan acted quickly on recommendations the public ceremonies be moved indoors after forecasts indicated a windchill factor would plunge the temperature 30 degrees below zero. The temperatures officials said could keep the temperature free in five to 10 minutes. The prefreezing集装箱 was 1873 when temperatures plunged to 16 for President Ulysses Grant.
"I, Ronald Reagan, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the nation of the United States, so help me, God," said Reagan, the nation's oldest president at 73.
THE DECISION WAS made about six hours after Reagan placed his left hand on his mother's Bible, raised his right hand, and took the same 35-word oath repeated by each of the nation's 40 president starting with George Washington in 1789.
voice clearly audible to the nationwide television audience, "I'm going to kiss you now" and proceeded to do so.
IN THE STATEMENT. Reagan said he directed his inaugural Committee to "make every effort" to find an alternate event to be held midafternoon in the Capitol Centre
Vice President George Bush, 60, once Reagan's rival for the White House and now the front-runner for the 1988 Republican presidential nominee, took his oath a minute before the president.
IT WAS THE first time since Andrew Jackson moved the inauguration outdoors to the Capitol steps in 1829 that foul weather forced cancellation of all the outdoor events.
Because Inauguration Day fell on Sunday this year, Reagan held private ceremonies in the White House at noon to follow the mandate of the Constitution and planned the traditional elaborate outdoor ceremonies on the Capitol stets day.
He said the Reagans still expected to attend the nine inaugural balls tonight.
"I want to tell you, I want to cry," said Ron Walker, Reagan's inaugural chairman as he left the White House after urging the president to cancel the ceremonies. "The president doesn't want to hurt those people and he accepted our recommendation."
for the 12,000 people, most of them students,
who had planned to participate in the parade.
Inaugural Committee spokesman James Lake, who briefed reporters at the White House on the decision, said "people will need to put together" another inaugural event.
If one is worked out, he added, the president and first lady will attend.
"We really feel badly about this," Lake said. "There are thousands of young people who came from all over the country and it's a tremendous blow for them."
"IT'S A VERY costly decision, but in view of the health considerations there was no alternative." Lake said. He said ticket sales amounted to more than $800,000, the money will be returned if the tickets are submitted by Feb. 10.
Every state except Idaho and Montana had planned to be represented in the parade, which usually lasted 90 minutes to two hours. The 50th inaugural parade was to include 37 civilian and six military bands, 35 horse units, seven floats and a dog sled.
During Reagan's tath-taking ceremony, the mercury dipped to nine degrees, the National Weather Service reported. The temperature was 75 degrees. Washington this winter, caught the capital by
surprise. As late as Thursday, when it began snowing, inaugural spokesman John Buckley vowed the show would on "even if a tornado hits Washington."
"The President and Mrs. Reagan were deeply concerned about the safety of the thousands of persons working, attending and viewing these events," assistant White House Press Secretary Katherine McCormack had been shown medical information from experts describing the danger of frostbite.
Preparations for the parade had continued unabated despite the cold yesterday. However, the first disruption of the elaborate plans because of the weather came early in the day yesterday with cancellation of an event and congestion for youths at the Jefferson Memorial early-evening wind chill was forecast to be 15 below or worse.
The presidential inaugural committee, stuck with the 2,000 box lunches ordered for the pageant, said yesterday it would donate the food to the needy and homeless.
Reagan invited 96 friends, leaders of Congress and family members to witness the brief inaugural ceremony. About 170 guest lunch at the White House afterwards.
KU drops bid for fuel oil and stays with natural gas
By DeNEEN BROWN Staff Reporter
The University of Kansas has dropped bids to buy fuel oil and will continue to burn natural gas to heat campus buildings, the KU director of support services said Friday.
Rodger Oroke, the director, said KU officials had decided to stay with natural gas after Kansas Public Service Co. last month to reduce methane emissions by a percent rate reduction in natural gas prices.
KPS made the offer in order to keep KU, of its largest customers, from switching to Nintendo.
KPS announced last month that new rates for KU would be $4.8 per thousand cubic feet. The cost is $675,000.
The new rates for KU are 41 cents lower than the rates for other commercial customers in KU's class, Salome said. Those customers are charged $3.99 per thousand gas and residential customers in Lawrence are charged $4 per thousand cubic feet.
Salome said the reduced rate was designed to keep KU as a customer because if it kept KU, it could lower the rates of residential customers.
thousand cubic feet from last year. The decreased rate, which went into effect Dec. 23, could save the University more than $150,000 per year, Oroke said.
Salome said the initial price KPS had charged KU for natural gas was $5.
See GAS, p. 5, col. 3
Arctic weather chills city but keeps garages jumping
By GREG LARSON Staff Reporter
For wrecker and car care services, the hours during cold weather and snow are long and hard.
"Sometimes we work 36 straight hours I've been on duty since 8 a.m. yesterday," Julia Teichmann, dispatcher for Hillcrest Bicycle Service, 1120 E. 23d St, said yesterday.
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"I'm used to the increased number of calls. It's hectic for the drivers of the wreckers too. Some of them haven't had anything to eat since 5:30 this morning."
Hillcrest logged more than 300 calls yesterday morning, Teichmann said, and 80 percent of those were requests to jump-start cars. The other 20 percent needed tos, she
Jayhawk Tow and Storage, 501 Maple St.
reported 30 to 35 calls for jump-starting.
IN LAWRENCE, THE temperature plunged to 15 degrees below zero Saturday night. On the wind chill index, temperatures ranged from 30 to 50 degrees below zero, a spokesman for the National Weather Service in Topeka said.
Subzero temperatures kept many cars and people from their daily routines during the winter.
"It's keeping us busy," a worker for the service said.
On Sunday, the mercury climbed to only four degrees, with a wind chill of mines 20. The temperature was supposed to drop to minus 15 degrees, but the wind chill of mines 30, the KU weather services said.
A large mass of Arctic high-pressure air from Canada and a cold front passing through the area shared responsibility for the low temperatures the spokesman said.
The forecast for today calls for temper-
See COLD, p. 5, col. 1
Campus crime decreases by 12 percent during 1984
By MIKE GREEN Staff Reporter
Campus crime was down 12 percent last year compared to 1985 according to a report by the National Bureau of Justice.
In 1984, 1,115 crimes were reported compared to 1,270 crimes reported in 1983
The 12 percent decline is part of a three-year trend, said Jim Denney, KU police director.
Denney said he thought the declining campus crime rate was part of a national pattern. National crime statistics show a decline in crimes, and the campus figures reflect this fact.
"We're a mirror of society," Denney
said. "This fact surprises some people but it shouldn't."
The crime reports were divided by KU police into two categories, Part I and Part II crimes. Part I crimes are murder, assault, and rape; Part II crimes are theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.
Denney said he thought the drop in vandalism was perhaps the most significant figure in the statistics. Reports of vandalism fell from 210 in 1983 to 151 in 1996.
Part II crimes are all other crimes, including vandalism, trespassing, disorderly conduct, telephone harassment and kidnapping.
"People might not think of vandalism as a real 'major' crime but that was a real drop." Denney said.
Regents say KU services high quality
By MICHELLE T. JOHNSON Staff Reporter
The University of Kansas provides excellent student services, even though they are financed at a rate lower than at some schools. The University is a Board of Regents report issued last week.
A report on student services at Board of Regents institutions last week praised KU for providing high quality services on a smaller budget than similar schools.
As part of a five-year review to evaluate every program in the seven Regents schools, some Regents came to KU in November to meet with KU's principal and student leaders to assess student services.
Student services include academic advising, financial aid, admissions and recruitment, student unions, student government and extracurricular programs.
THE REPORT SAID the budget for KU's student services was 58 percent of the average budget for such services at "peer institutions." Peer institutions are schools in other states that Regents schools are compared to in evaluations.
Genie Kasper, Regents' director of special projects who was in charge of the report, said KU was praised in particular for the Kansas campus using and residential programs and admissions.
David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, said of the report, "Generally, they found our program to be very comprehensive, that both the staff and the services were of high quality. We will continue to do the work can consider our modest resources."
Kasper said the report praised the Union's food services, the administration's response to students' needs and the way Union officials worked with student groups to assess their
JIM LONG, UNION director, said, "It's a well-educated motivator and it speaks well of the nation."
See SERVICES, p. 5, col. 3