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University Daily Kansan, February 7. 1984
House Democrats call for amendment on tax
By United Press International
TOPEKA — House Democratic leaders are calling for a constitutional amendment for the classification of property in Kansas.
"The Republican leadersmup was failed to provide needed protection for Kansas homeowners and farmers against the potentially huge tax increases that would follow statewide reappraisal of property." House Mimie Reappraisal, Marcus Barkis, D. Louisburg, H. Larry Bayley, "Reappraisal is coming and it's time we acted in the public interest in the area of property tax reform."
THE RESOLUTION calling for classification is part of a package of public interest bills revealed by the five leading leaders in the House yesterday.
One of the bills would establish felony prosecutors in each of the state's judicial districts to help inexperienced county attorneys.
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Barkis said county attorneys' decisions on what to do with a felony case too often depend on the amount of time they have, with too many plea bargainings being the result.
The state's county attorney system often has been criticized because in many areas the county attorney is the least experienced attorney in town.
The bill would establish the felony prosecutors as a part of the attorney general's office. To be appointed, an attorney would have to be a member of the Kansas bar for at least five years. If the attorney worked as a county attorney or assistant county attorney, the department would be reduced to three years.
ANOTHER BILL unveiled by the Democrats calls for conservation rates.
They also are calling for the establishment of a Citizen Utility Board under the supervision of the Kansas Corporation Commission. The board would "provide residential customers the representation necessary to offset the excessive lobbying of the corporate and industrial sectors in determining who carries the load of utility rate increases," Barkis said.
Barkis said he hoped the bill would result in career prosecutors. Under the bill, the felony prosecutor could not have a private law practice, which many county attorneys now have to supplement their county salary.
Dinnerware thieves set table for a shortage at GSP, Corbin
By TODD NELSON Staff Reporter
Residents of Gertrude Sellards Pearson and Corbin halls are facing trying times.
So much silverware and dishwash has been stolen from the halls' cafeteria that residents have frequently been forced to use plastic utensils, the director of food services for the halls said yesterday.
"We were in pretty good shape at the end of Christmas break," said Denise Wiseman, the director. "But we noticed a big loss in spouses at the beginning of this semester, and we're probably not going to get any more."
AN INVENTORY conducted by the hall during semester break revealed that 1,189 spoons, 268 forks, 141 knives, 73 shakers and 563 glasses were missing.
The silverware usually lasts through only half of the dinner period, according to Wiseman, and after that, students must use plastic utensils.
Wiseman said most of the loss occurred when residents took dinner trays from the cafeteria to their rooms so they could eat while watching afternoon soap operas or while studying at night.
To help combat the problem, Wiseman has had signs posted in the ball court.
silverware and dishware had been stolen so far this school year.
"I have been surprised at how well things have progressed. Wiseman said.
Cafeteria personnel have also began enforcing some cafeteria rules that had been ignored.
"The first couple of days were kind of hard for them."
THE POLICY CHANGES include the enforcement of a rule that prohibits residents from returning to their rooms with trays, silverware or dishes from the cafeteria, she said. Students are positioned at caterer cafeteria exites to enforce the rule.
Since Thursday, when the policy changes went into effect, Wiseman said. "I know we're not losing as much stuff out of the dining room."
Residents may no longer bring their own glasses or containers into the cafeteria, Wiseman said. She said the policy was changed because residents were "packing out quarts of milk and bowls of peanut butter."
Wiseman said that the halls usually bought all the silverware and dishware for the year at the beginning of the fall semester. However, this year's supply is already in use, and finding replacements for losses now might be difficult.
"My biggest problem is not always being able to get replacements for the things I lost," Wiseman said. "If we run our equipment, we must have to use plastic."
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Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Oread Room of the Kansas Union.
"IImproving the quality of education and improving our system in Kansas is the governor's No. 1 priority for the teachers in office." Myers told the committee.
Myers said Carlin's proposal would raise the average teacher salary in Kansas by about 9.75 percent. Property taxes would go up by about $394 million and education taxes would go up by about $394 million in new dollars into the system.
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The Senate Education Committee opened hearings on two bills calling for widely different approaches to financing public education in Kansas school districts. Hearings are to continue until a vote scheduled for early next week.
John Myers, state budget analyst,
testified on behalf of the Carlin
administration for a bill that would
allow school districts to increase their
budgets next year by 4 percent to 8
percent, depending on district wealth.
The state education department
budget authority of 2 percent to be
earmarked for raising teacher salaries.
BAPTIST STUDENT UNION will present "Getting the job" to students at W. W. H. School.
TOPEKA — Improving the quality of education in Kansas should be one of the state's chief goals, with upgrading teacher salaries one way to achieve the goal, a spokesman for Gov. John Carlin testified yesterday.
SING WITH KU Collegium Musicum at 4:30 p.m. in 328 Murphy.
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THE LAWRENCE JAZZ SOCIETY
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THE WESTERN BRASS Quintet, a faculty ensemble from Western Michigan at Kalamazoo, will attend @ 8 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall.
"A SUFFOCATING LONELINESS" will be the first session of a Theological Seminar: "Spiritual Formation; Three Movements of Spiritual Life" at 4:30 p.m. at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Orcad Ave
NON-TRADITIONAL STUDENTS will meet today and tomorrow for lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Cork Room I of the Union Cafeteria.
TAU SIGMA Student Dance Club will meet at 7 p.m. in 242 Robinson Center "CHAMPIONS" will meet at 7 p.m. in the Trail Room of the Licee.
Sen. Fred Kerr, R-Praff, a member of the panel, questioned how much teacher salaries would increase. He said that Carlin had recommended that the state finance only 87 percent of the excess cost of special education, which meant that school districts would have to draw on their general fund dollars to meet the constitutional mandate for special education.
THE BROWN BAG Concert Series will present the KU Student Brass
Myers said fewer and fewer college students were entering education schools to become teachers, and studies showed those who did were finishing in the lower 50 percent of their graduating class. By raising base teaching salaries, these students would be more competitive with others and more attractive to the best students, he said.
TOMORROW
Quintet at noon in the Strong Hall Rotunda
CAMPUS CRUSADE For Christ will
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CHAMPIONS! will meet at 7 p.m. in the Trail Room of the Union.
CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR Christ will present Philip Sandifer, guitarist, at 9 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium of the Union.
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