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Published since 1889 by students of the University of Kansas
Vol. 94, No. 86 (USPS 650-640)
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Thursday morning, January 26, 1984
Reagan says that U.S. is revived, 'standing tall'
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — Declaring that "America is back," President Reagan issued an election-year call last night to "keep America free, strong and secure." The course he has set over the past three years.
In his third State of the Union message, delivered to a joint session of Congress and a national television audience, Reagan turned to the stars — a cause that has rallied the nation in the past — and declared it was time to "develop America's next frontier." He even set a goal of having a permanent manned space station in orbit within the next decade.
orbit within the new universe.
"America has always been greatest when we dared to be great," he said. "We can reach for greatness again. We can follow our dreams to distant stars — living and working in space for peaceful, economic and scientific gain."
peace, comfort and love.
"It IS TIME TO move forward again — time for America to take freedom's next step," the 72-year-old president said.
Together, he said. "We can ensure steady economic growth. We can develop America's next frontier. We can strengthen traditional values.
Stressing that bipartisan partnership was needed to tackle the nation's most vexing problems, Reagan spoke to an audience of lawmakers, Cabinet and other administration officials, the Supreme Court and members of the diplomatic corps. The Capitol is shrouded by a tight security since World War II, stringent powers spawned by fears of terrorist attacks.
Reagan proposed a bipartisan panel to decide how to cut the budget deficit by $100 billion, saying that simply raising taxes was a
"Band-Aid solution" that threatened economic recovery.
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS AND administrators could negotiate deficit cuts to be implemented over the next three years by closing tax loopholes and eliminating waste.
He also defended U.S. participation in the multinational peace-keeping force in Lebanon and announced plans to seek legislation to help combat international terrorism.
Also, he outlined an "agenda for peace" that included establishing a more stable basis for peaceful relations with the Soviet Union, and providing assistance with allies and providing more aid to developing nations.
more art and design to inspire Reagan told members of Congress that his philosophy of peace through strength had made the United States safer. But he also promised people in the Soviet Union, "If your government wants peace, there will be peace."
"People of the Soviet Union," he said, "there is only one sane policy for your country and mine to preserve our civilization in this modern age: a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought."
tough.
DURING HIS SPEECH, Reagan boasted of a revived economy. Opponents have attacked his economic policies, saying that while inflation dropped, they caused unemployment to soar to 10.7 percent. There are still 9.2 million Americans unemployed, and another 1.5 million too discouraged to even look for a job.
Reagan barely touched on the unemployment figures.
But he took up some of his favorite moral issues, calling on Americans to strengthen their values. He pushed several of his old goals, include a better prayer, tuition tax credits and a salary.
See REAGAN, p. 5, col. 1
Bill would limit 18-year-olds to buying beer from taverns
By LORI DODGE
Staff Reporter
Eighteen-year-olds would be prohibited from buying a six-pack to go, but they could still buy and drink beer in taverns under a bill scheduled to be introduced in the Kansas House of Law.
The House Federal and State Affairs Committee yesterday voted to introduce the bill, which would raise the age for buying carry-out beer at bars and grocery stores from 18 to 21, but would leave 18 as the age for drinking 3.2 percent beer in taverns.
percen beer State Rep. Robert H. Miller, R-Wellington and congressional chairman, said the main concerns behind the measure were the increasing number of accidents involving young people drinking while driving and the availability of beer for 18-year-old high school students.
HE SAID THE BILL was the result of discussion between a number of legislators who were concerned about high school students who would buy a six-pack and drink it in a parking
Todd Bower, assistant manager of Town and Country Market Store, 501 W. Ninth St., said that if the bill were passed, beer sales at Town and Country would decline sharply.
Country would be almost certainly he said probably more than 60 percent of the beer sold there was sold to "just-out-of-high-school types."
school types
Dean Davenport, night manager at Rusty's
Food Center, 23rd and Louisiana streets, said
most people who bought beer at Rusty's were
under 21 because those over 21 went to liquor stores and bought strong beer. He said the bill would lower beer sales at the store.
BUT BOB FLOYD, owner and manager of Jayhawk Food Mart, 846 Illinois St., said his beer sales would not be affected a great deal because he didn't sell much beer anyway.
Miller said he didn't think any previous sessions had considered this method for fighting the problem of drinking and driving among high school students.
Although several legislators said they weren't sure whether the bill would immediately go into effect if it were passed, State Rep Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka, said he thought it would. If it went into effect immediately it would affect people now 18 to 20 years old.
Hensley said he assumed the bill would go into effect immediately after passage because Miller had not mentioned any provision in the bill that would put it into effect gradually.
would put it off. Although he had not yet seen the bill, State Rep. John Solbach, D.Lawrence, said yesterday that it would probably fail.
SOLBACH SAID THAT the present drinking age was a reasonable compromise.
The committee also approved for introduction in the House today a bill that would prohibit all you-can-drink specials at private clubs.
He said he saw no compelling need for a change in the drinking age, considering the strong action the Legislature took last year.
Stace reep, Vic Miller, D-Topela, had introduced two weeks ago a similar bill concerning "Drink-and-Drown Night" specials at bars with licenses to sell 3.2 beer.
Campus crime by location and incidents per year
Crime figures remain stable report shows
KU's crime statistics change little in '83, say campus police
By AMY BALDING Staff Reporter
James Denney, KU director of police, said that last year's figures, which were figured separately from Lawrence statistics, were "uncommonly stable."
Crime statistics for the University of Kansas remained unusually constant in 1983, a report released yesterday by the KU Police Department indicates
The year-end crime report showed that there were 1,293 crimes reported in 1983 compared with 1,288 in 1982, an increase of less than 1 percent.
percent.
Crime statistics have fluctuated since KU police began compiling them in 1978. Denney said. Reported crimes average between 1,500 and 1,619 annually since 1978. Reported crimes peaked at 1,619 in 1980.
KU police separate reported crimes into two categories. The first group comprises crimes comparable with those reported nationwide. Those crimes include murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.
THE SECOND GROUP comprises crimes that KU police classify differently from other law enforcement agencies. Those crimes include kidnapping, criminal damage to property, telephone harassment and disorderly conduct.
The first category showed that 852 crimes were reported to KU police in 1983 compared with 869 in 1982, a 2 percent decrease. The second category indicated that 441 crimes reported in KU were compared with 419 the previous year. This category showed a 5 percent decrease.
percent decrease.
"I emphasize the term 'reported' crimes,
since we are never notified about many of them." Denney said.
See STATS. p. 5, col. 1
Traffic bill lets offenders skip court
Staff Reporter
By ROB KARWATH
For years, violators of Kansas traffic laws have preferred to admit their guilt and pay their fines in an envelope rather than in a courtroom.
Despite the popularity of mail-in tickets, Kansas law says nothing about them. And as a result, some cities — especially small ones — still handle tickets the old-fashioned way.
That is, violators are required to go to court, even if they know they are guilty and are willing to pay.
from arresting drivers charged with violating any of 128 minor offenses, he said
But a proposed law, now before a State Senate committee, would officially make mail-inickets a statewide alternative to appearing in court.
Jim Waugh, a Topeka lawyer, yesterday told the Transportation and Utilities Committee that he favored the bill because it would "make life easier" for minor traffic offenders.
Waugh was chairman of a Kansas Judicial Council subcommittee that wrote the bill two years ago.
THE BILL WOULD DO more than simply establish the mail-in ticket as an alternative, Waugh said. It would prohibit police officers
years ago.
Under the bill, the most a police officer could do to a driver charged with a minor offense would be to give him a ticket. The driver could decide whether he wanted to pay the ticket by mail or appear in court at a later date.
DRIVERS accused of serious violations such as driving while intoxicated or reckless driving could still be arrested on scene and taken to jail, Waugh said.
The bill would also make fines for all violations uniform in Kansas. Currently, cities and counties determine the fines for violations within their jurisdictions.
UNDER THE BILL, drivers charged with minor violations would pay an $11 fine and court costs. The fine for speeding would depend upon how far above the speed limit the motorist was driving.
Jan Meyers, R-Overland Park, said the bill would benefit both drivers and the courts.
"It's an aggravation and a hassle to drive all
Meyers said a surprisingly large number of cities still handled tickets the old way.
the way downtown to city hall to pay a ticket," she said. "This also clogs the courts, which is expensive."
"A LOT OF CITIES abide by the letter of the law," she said. "Since the law doesn't say anything about mailing tickets, they don't allow it."
Waugh said that making fines uniform across the state would benefit drivers.
"This way, if you are picked up on the highway you always will be treated the same way — regardless of what part of the state you are in," he said.
Waugh said he expected most cities to favor the law. But he said cities that opposed it would not be forced into compliance.
out of a ruler on the number of out-of-state violators who did not pay tickets they received in Kansas.
"They would be able to put their money in an envelope and mail it, just like anybody else."
Lieutenant Joe Thibodeau, left, and firefighter John Evans of the Lawrence City Fire Department, look for flames on the roof of a two-story house of 1517 New Hampshire St. Stephen and
Sharon Hull were in the process of moving when the fire started early Wednesday afternoon. See story on page 5.
Parking at basketball games can be either cheap or costly
By TODD NELSON
Staff Reporter
How much will it cost to park at Naismith Hall for the Jayhawks' basketball game Saturday night?
That depends
Parking spaces at the hall, 1800 Naismith Drive, will probably be sold to the highest bidders because the University of Kansas will playing its intrastate rival Kansas State
If the weather is cold, then parking spaces at the hall might cost as much as $5, or whatever amount hall toll collectors can get drivers to pay, according to Brad Tennant, resident director.
Tenant said that as many as 20 parking spaces would be available in a small lot just east of the house.
or the train before the game.
Nine Naismith resident assistants, working in groups of three, sell the spaces before the games, Tennant said.
games; rename said.
HE SAID THAT HALL officials did not set the price, but that the assistants could charge as much as they wanted.
David May, hall manager, said the assistants considered what the weather was like and whom the Jayhawks were playing before setting their prices.
Tennant said that the collectors usually charged about $3 for parking in Naismith's private lots before games and that a collector
"It's a nice thing," he said. "The colder the weather, the more their profit goes up."
could earn about $50 from parking tolls during the basketball season.
money.
He said that all spaces in the hall's main lot were reserved for hall residents who had bought $25 permits to park there.
THE HALL PROHIBITS resident assistants, who receive free room and board at the hall, from holding other jobs during the semester. Tennant said. Collecting parking tols gives them an opportunity to earn some spending money.
The University also has some spaces available, which sell for $1.50 each before home basketball games, E.W. Fenstermaker, field opened advisor for KU parking services, and yesterday.
But the 1,000 spaces are usually sold out before Big Eight conference games, he said.
Fenstermaker said that most of the parking spaces sold before basketball games were in lot 90, formerly known as the O Zone, directly east of the field house. Parking is also available in two small lots west of the Frank R. Burge Union
THE UNIVERSITY RESERVES most of the spaces in parking lots adjacent to the field house for contributors to KU athletic scholarship funds, Fenstermaker said.
Fenstermaker said that eight student employees of the University's parking services collected toils before the games. The students earn an hourly wage for their work.
Fenstermaker said he had noticed that this season most KU basketball fans had been arriving for games about 15 minutes later than they have in the past.
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