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University Daily Kansan / Thursday, March 5, 1992
Pravda deeply troubled by financial difficulties
The famous Russian newspaper founded by Lenin has cut down to three issues a week, may be broke soon
The Associated Press
MOSCOW — The rising cost of newsprint has forced Pravda to cut back to three issues a week and ask its readers for donations. Dwindling funds threaten to put the former Communist Party newspaper out of business by next month.
"We have colossal difficulties," the deputy chief editor, Alexander Tlyn, said yesterday. "We have certain loans and have appealed to our readers for help."
Chief Editor Gennady Seleznev told Commonwealth of Independent States television Tuesday that the newspaper founded by Lenin in 1912 will run out of money at the end of March.
Seleznev said newspaper subscriptions for 1992 covered the cost of producing only 20 issues, and that *Pravda* has been relying on high-interest loans from commercial banks.
Pravda already has reduced publication from seven days a week to five days. Now it will appear on newstands on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only, Ilyin said.
Pravda also has raised it price several times since the failed August coup against former President Mikhail Gorbachev, which led to the banning of the Communist Party and temporary suspension of the newspaper.
It now costs 1.25 rubles (about 1.3
cents), up from 3 kopecks (a fraction of 1 cent) from last year.
The 1,385,000 circulation newspaper still enjoys wide support among readers who favor a return to a more hard-line government. But that's not enough to keep up with increases in everything from salaries to newsprint costs.
Yeltis issued a decree in February that would force all enterprises in the pulp and paper industry to sell their goods at fixed prices, but Flyin said it came too late.
"A systematic economic stifling of the free, independent press, including *Pravda*, is going on," the newspaper said in a front-page note to readers on Tuesday.
Student Senate postpones vote on discipline measure
By Jay Williams
Kansan staff writer
Student Senate last night decided not to vote on a bill proposing discipline measures for its members.
The bill will be heard again at Senate's next meeting March 25.
Senate was to have voted on the proposal. Lance Wright, social welfare senator, moved to table the bill, saying the Senate needed more time to consider the bill before voting.
Before voting to table the bill, John Robertson, graduate senator, made an amendment to add language explaining that the accused had the right to appeal a decision to the Judicial Board. Senate approved the change.
Also at the meeting last night, David Suroff, engineering senator, told Senate during the open forum section of the meeting that he had drawn up a resolution asking for the resignation of Toi Willis, executive secretary.
He said that Willis had not fulfilled
her of her duties as outlined in Senate Rules and Regulations and that Willis had not delivered meeting minutes promptly after meetings.
But he said that he decided not to submit the resolution because of the lack of time left in the academic year. Suroff said that by drafting the resolution he was trying to point out some hypocrisy in Senate.
"If we are going to hold integrity of office up before somebody gets in office, then it's ridiculous to not do the same for somebody who is not doing the job," he said.
Suroff was referring to Senate's motion last semester to remove former student body president Darren Fulcher from office.
He was not trying to maliciously attack her. Sorrof said.
Although Willis said that she had failed in some of her duties, she asked Senate to be patient with her.
In a letter to Senators, she said,
"During my spring break, I plan to get caught up on everything in Senate. For the most part I have started."
Later in the meeting, a letter of apology for Suroff's speech was passed around to members of Senate. Suroff's signature was on the letter.
Dilley said that the speech surprised him.
Patrick Dilley, graduate senator,
said that most members signed the
letter, which was given to Willis at
the end of the meeting.
"There have been problems, but maybe it was because we had six-hour meetings which she had to transcribe the notes from," he said.
In other business:
Senate financed $3,972.55 for Native American Student Association's Pow-wow. The Pow-wow will be April 11 at the Kansas Union Ballroom.
GALA Week funding was approved. Senate appropriated $2,072 for the week, sponsored by Gay and Lesbian Services of Kansas.
A Celebration of the Arts was financed by Senate for $1,024. The program will take place April 1.
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