University Daily Kansan, April 5. 1984
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CAMPUS AND AREA News briefs from staff and wire reports
House committee approves a pari-mutuel racing plan
TOPEKA — In surprisingly quick action yesterday, a House committee approved a plan calling for a constitutional amendment to allow pari-mutuel racing in Kansas.
The House Calendar and Printing Committee took less than five minutes to approve the resolution, which now goes to the full House for consideration. Only Rep. Rochelle Chronister, R-Neodesha, voted against the measure.
The amendment would allow wagering on horse races and other types of racing. Because legalizing pari-mutuel racing requires a change in the Kansas Constitution, the resolution must be approved by a majority of voters. It must then be approved by a majority of the voters in the state.
The measure would allow each county to decide if it wanted to allow the wagering within its boundaries.
Proponents of the amendment say pari-mutuel would generate millions of dollars in state revenue and provide jobs for local residents. House Majority Leader Joseph Hoagland, R-Overland Park, said he had no timetable for bringing the measure before the House.
FBI to investigate cookie tampering
PLAINVILLE — FBI agents arrived yesterday to investigate Kansas' third report of Girl Scout cookie tampering, the city's police chief said.
Earlier this week, the mother of an unidentified 7-year-old boy reported that her son had found a straight pin inside a Girl Scout cookie he was eating. Police Chief K.P. Wright said.
"He didn't stick himself," Wright said yesterday. "He felt the pin and gave it to his mom."
After examining the box containing the cookie, Wright said it did not appear to have been tampered with...
However, he said the find warranted further investigation. U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials are scheduled to arrive in Plainville later this week
Last week, a KU sorority member said she bit into a Girl Scout cookie and a straight pin became lodged between her teeth. A Lawrence Police Department spokesman said yesterday that the woman still had not reported the incident to police, and until she does, no action would be taken.
Also last week, a Bonner Springs woman said she found a pin in a Girl Scout cookie — one of about 150 reports of cookie tampering nationwide.
Award puts 7 seniors on top of hill
Seven seniors at the University of Kansas have been chosen as Jayhawk Yearbook Hilltoppers.
The honor was established in the 1930s to recognize seniors who made significant contributions to the campus and community. The honors were last bestowed in 1973.
1994 Hilltopppers are: Lisa Ashner, Mission; Allison Beardsley,
Overland Park; Jim Cramer and Kimberly Ellfeldt, Prairie Village;
Christine Fidler, Salina; Sandra Ward, Lawrence and Belva Wilson,
Leavenworth.
ON THE RECORD
A 28-YEAR-OLD Lawrence man's television, microwave, gold chain, charm holder and ornament, worth a total of $1,490, were stolen Tuesday from the 2400 block of Alabama Street, Lawrence police said. The police have no suspects.
A 41-YEAR-OLD Lawrence woman's cassette player and dirt bike worth $740 were stolen last week from an unlocked garage in the 2600 block of Alabama Street, Lawrence police said. The police have no suspects.
ALUMINUM BEER CANS worth $500 were stolen Monday night from Cash Salvage, 1241 E. Eighth St., Lawrence police said. The thieves climbed over the north gate of the salvage yard, police reports showed. The police have no suspects.
CASH TOTALING $480 was stolen March 21 from a 36-year-old Lawrence woman's unlocked residence in the 1700 block of West 20th Terrace. Lawrence police said. The police have no suspects.
A 25-YEAR-OLD Lawrence woman's duffel bag containing clothes and toiletries worth $470 was stolen Monday night from the 3700 block of Overland Drive, Lawrence police said. The police have no suspects.
THIEVES BROKE into a student's locked car in the Joseph R. Pearson Hall parking lot Tuesday night and attempted to steal an equalizer, KU police said. The burglar broke a window, cut the wires on the equalizer and left it on the seat, police said. The thieves caused $315 worth of damage.
The police have no suspects.
A KU STUDENT'S CAR suffered $275 worth of damage between Saturday and Tuesday in the Oliver Hall parking lot, KU police said. The police have no suspects.
WHERE TO CALL
Do you have a news tip or photo idea? If so, call us at 864-4810. If your idea or press release deals with campus or area news, ask for Jeff Taylor, campus editor. For entertainment and On Campus items, check with Christy Fisher, entertainment editor. For sports news, speak with Jeff Craven,
For other questions or complaints, ask for Doug Cunningham, editor, or Don Knox, managing editor.
The number of the Kansan business office, which handles all advertising, is 864-4358.
SANDERS, WHO LOST to Jeffrey in last month's AURH officer elections, said that through the procedures used by Jeffrey, Unger and Maas, who ran as the Phoenix Coalition, they "could have picked all of their own people" as committee chairmen.
Past vice president cites rules violation
Selection of AURH chairmen disputed
By TODD NELSON Staff Reporter
ranottt did not participate in the interviews Tuesday night either. Maas said, because she had not seen the previous applicants interviewed, and therefore she would not have been a fair judge of applicants that night.
stetanie Sanders, former AURH vice president, said that James Jeffrey, AURH president, Mark Unger, AURH vice president; and Troy Maas, AURH treasurer, violated Article 14 of the AURH Constitution, which establishes procedures for selecting standing committee chairmen.
The president and two other officers of the Association of University Residence Halls violated the AURH Constitution this week in the way they selected new committee chairmen, the former AURH vice president said yesterday.
Neither Jeffrey nor Unger could be reached for comment.
The AURH Constitution says that "the Association Officers, in conference with the Association Adviser, shall give public notice, take applications, and make recommendations to the Association General Assembly for the appointments of Standing Committee Chairpersons."
Denke said that he had approved the interview and selection procedures beforehand because he knew he could not attend the interviews.
Sunday and Monday nights because she hadn't known about them.
Maas said that he understood that Jeffrey had discussed the procedures with Mark Denke, AURH adviser, and that Denke had approved them.
THE AURH GENERAL assembly will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow in Oliver Hall to discuss the recommendations. A majority of the AURH assembly must approve those people selected as committee chairmen to confirm their appointments.
Maas said, "If people like Stetame feel that people's rights were violated, they can look at the applications."
Sanders cited as specific violations the failure of Jeffrey to publicize the committee chair openings and the absence of Denke and Army Talbott,
"I DIDN'T FEEL there were any problems with me not being there," Denke said. "I don't feel that anything was violated in the procedures."
"I think it was kind of done under the table," Sanders said. "I wasn't pleased with what happened."
AURH secretary, from the interviews.
Denke said that his absence and Jeffrey's procedures had not violated the AURH Constitution because the constitution required only that he review applications and recommend those people selected after interviews as committee chairmen to the AURH general assembly.
Tailbott, however, said that some notice had been given to residents that applications would be accepted, but that the publicity was not widespread.
Talbott, who ran unopposed in the election, and was the only member of Sanders' Insight Coalition to win an office, said that she had asked Jeffrey "to call me and let me know who had to be at the interviews."
However, Talbott said that Jeffrey had probably misunderstood her and thought that she had referred to interviews of applicants for AURH summer internships rather than the committee chairman interviews.
TALBOTT SAID THAT because of the possible misunderstanding, she didn't hear from Jeffley about the interviews until Jeffley left her a note Monday morning.
Talbott said that she had made plans that forced her to miss the interviews
Sanders said that she would ask Jeffrey to explain the committee chairman selection procedures at tomorrow night's AURH general assembly meeting.
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