University Daily Kansan, January 12, 1984
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Kissinger report offers little Democratic leaders contend
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — Several Democratic members of Congress yesterday criticized the Kissinger report on Central America. One senator complained it "offers no solutions beyond spending $8 billion and increasing military aid."
But other Democrats who worked more closely with the bipartisan commission endorsed parts of it.
Most Democrats were pleased by the report's recommendation that U.S. aid to El Salvador be directly to human rights progress. President Obama adopted a bill that would have continued that policy.
Republicans generally praised the commission's report. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Robert Domenici, R-N.M., called it "the most constructive work involving the region in decades."
Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Donn., complained in a statement, "The commission fails to address the fundamental economic, social and political issues of poverty, which may take any aid program effective within the region."
Senate Democratic leader Robert Byrd of West Virginia said, "It is highly questionable for a nation that is racking up $200 billion a year
deficits to consider pouring $2 billion into Central America at this time."
Rep. Michael Barnes, D-Md., a senior counselor to the commission, said at a news conference that while he endorses several recommendations in the report, he is 'disappointed that the commission fails to point the way toward a better policy for this country that adequately promotes United States' interests in Central America.'
He criticized the panel for "uncritically accepting the administration's assertion that the poor performance of the Salvadoran military is due basically to inadequate aid.
"Absent reform, a further $400 million in military aid will not buy peace or security in EI."
*Brad Pitt*
Rep. Dante FasceL, D-Fla., acting chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said, "While there are some disagreement among the members, the outstanding fact is that prominent Democrats and Republicans represent a wide political spectrum have come to basic accord on the main U.S. policy needed toward Central America.
Former Vice President Walter Mondale, the front-running contender for the Democratic nomination, said he was pleased the panel wants him to aid to El Salvador with human rights progress.
Kansans for Life at its Best, said the bill was "so logical, it ought to sail right through." For several years, Taylor has supported raising the drinking age.
Drink
But he said tavern owners would fight the bill because it would cause them to lose money.
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get you drunk or they lose money." Taylor said.
Doug Compton, the Man of Coburgus, 737 New Hampshire St., and The Mad Hatter, 709 New Hampshire St., said he did not think the bill would have any way of keeping drunk drivers off the road.
"Clubs and bars have been picked on long enough," he said. "I'm a big supporter of controlling drunk drinks, but there are other methods and studies that should be done."
“It’s not fair that they can rule or regulate how we dispense our beer.”
"It's probably different in each business, but I have the 'Drink-and-Drown Night' to give my customers a break for supporting me the other five nights I'm open," he said.
Compton said "Drink-and-Drown Night" at the Mad Hater last week a was not a week with him.
Compton said the bill was too confusing and if it were passed, it would be a hard law to hold.
"I still think the bars could get around it," he said.
Boeing considers security buildup after hearing about terrorist hit list
WICHTA – Boeing Military Airplane Co. is reviewing options to strengthen security because of a U.S. Air Force letter warning the defense contractor of the potential for terrorist threats.
A Wichita television station, KAKE-TV, reported yesterday that Boeing was one of many large American defense contractors to receive similar letters.
Air Force officials said a terrorist group called the "United Freedom Front" claimed it had a number of defense contractors on a target list, KAKE-TV reported.
Boeing received the U.S. Air Force letter within the last few months, said Allen Hobbs, a Bombing
"It warned us to be on alert." Hobbs told UPI.
"Because of this letter we are considering a number of options of extra things to do. None of the extra things have been set in place, however."
React
One possible option was to ask local government officials to close off or restrict access to a street in front of the plant, Hobbs said. This might hinder a suicide bombing run.
The Regents had requested a 7 percent salary raise for faculty and other unclassified staff. Carlin recommended a 6 percent increase plus an additional $2 million that would be allocated by the Regents for special salary needs at each Regents institution.
KOPLIK SAID CARLIN'S recommendation was approximately the same as the Regents' request although the method of distribution of the $2 million pool would be different.
He said he didn't know how the funds would be allocated if Carlin's request were to be approved.
Budig said he didn't know how the pool would
affect KU because it hadn't been reviewed by the Regents.
Carlin also recommended that graduates of schools of education be required to take the National Teacher Exam for initial certification and complete one-year internship for full certification.
Dale Scannell, dean of the school of education, said that he was in favor of Carlin's proposal, and that KU's program established in 1983 to upgrade the school was already working toward it.
KIPPS
"Our new program was three years ahead of what's getting attention now," he said.
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many as three paychecks owed to them — wondering just how the University got into this mess in the first place and how it plans to get out.
Of Six Board of Regents universities, KU is the only one that uses KIPPS. The schools have postponed entering the system until experiments with the system can be corrected.
In the current KIPPS program, student employees are treated like all other employees, despite the fact that some have no Social Security or income tax withholdings taken out of their checks.
Gardner said a committee headed by Dick Mann, director of information systems, and Gary Howland, assistant secretary of administration, was working on solutions to KU's payroll problems.
THE ENDOWMENT Association has
received no more requests for loans to employees inconvenienced by KIPPS, George Stewart, vice president for finance, with the dowment Association, said yesterday.
"We practically out of that business," he said. "We have made some payroll loans. But we haven't made any loans to people this month who were inconvenienced as a result of the switch-over to KIPPS."
Robert Cobb, executive vice chancellor, said that all employees who were not paid through KIPPS in January received handwritten checks.
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"No fixed solution to this problem has been determined," Gardner said. "But before that I understand, we will be staying with KIPPS in some form or another."
Despite its initial problems, KIPPS is in the pool of options being considered. This was the case with the original KIPS.
Profiles
Groh said that the University's reluctance to issue handwritten payroll checks until Dec. 1. illustrated a lack of concern by officials for the plight of employees who had been inconvenienced by KIPPS.
"If the administration had been concerned, they would've written out checks by hand in the first month," she said. "Only when people began crying about not being able to buy Christmas presents was something done."
Groh, along with several other disgruntled University employees, has filed a claim against the state for her troubles.
STATE SEN. WINT WINTER Jr.. R-Lawrence, said the claims would be considered Wednesday by the Joint Committee of Special Claims.
Groh declined to say how much her claim was for, but said she had filed the claim because the principle of the
matter called for some action on her part.
Before she had filed her claim, Groh said, a secretary at the Office of the Comptroller had suggested that she go to her parents for money.
"I'm 26 years old," she said, "my parents thought they were done supporting me years ago."
JAMES BREWER, professor of mathematics, also has a claim to stake. But he says he isn't doing it to get rich. He is asking for $11.
Brewer said yesterday that he was filing with the legislative committee to protest the way the payroll problem had been handled.
"I just thought I'd ride with it," he said.
In November Brewer wasn't paid at all, he said, but he thought that because the system was new, mistakes should be expected.
But when December came around and neither his November nor his December checks had arrived, he said he became annoyed. Eventually he tried the checks he said; but only because he was the governor's office "connections in the governor's office."
"I don't know what would have happened if I'd left it to my own devices," Brewer said. "But I don't care." University would've taken care of it."
Brewer said he was no longer upset. However, he said, "I thought it was badly mishandled, and it shouldn't be allowed to go unprotected."
DANIEL DUGAN, Wheaton, Ill.,
graduate student, is another KIPPS
instructor.
He too has filed a claim with the committee, even though his January check was accurate and on schedule.
His claim, he said, requests $30
remuneration for the time he spent making calls or personal visits to various offices to straighten out the problem.
He said that he had received no check in November and was overpaid Dec. 1. It took an extra day to come up with the right amount on that check, he said, and the November check finally arrived Dec. 2.
Dugan is also requesting $1 for "aggravation."
Dugan is also requesting that he be reimbursed for extra interest he paid on his Visa account because he was late making a payment.
Dugan said he was filing his claim to make a point.
"I REALLY WANTED to make the claim," he said. "The University is so strict as to when we pay our tuition, or when we pay our fees, and seem very lax in debts they pay out."
THE
JANUARY — FEBRUARY
EVENTS
AT THE
JANUARY
19 FORCE OF THURS. HABIT 5¢ PITCHERS
12 MR. SMITH THURS.
5¢ PITCHERS
BLUEBIRD 50$ DRAWS TILL 10:00 P.M.
BLUEBIRD 50* DRAWS TILL 10:00 P.M.
28
SAT.
THE CLIQUE
AND PLAIN JANE
$4.75 IN ADVANCE
$5.00 AT THE DOOR
BEER SPECIALS ALL NIGHT
13 J T N
FRI.
50$ DRAWS
TILL 10:00 P.M.
901 MISSISSIPPI LAWRENCE, KS
25
PLAIN JANE
WED.
$3.00 FEMALE $4.00 MALE
ALL YOU CAN
DRINK WITH KUID
FEBRUARY
J T N
50¢ DRAWS
TILL 10:00 P.M.
4 SAT. LUCY 50$ DRAWS TILL 10:00 P.M.
B
WED.
LADIES NIGHT
SPECIALS
10* DRAWS $1.25 PITCHERS
GUYS IN AT 9:00 P.M.
$2.25 REFILL PITCHERS
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WED.
LADIES NIGHT
SPECIALS
10* DRAWS 10* PITCHERS
GUYS IN AT 9:00 P.M.
$2.25 REFILL PITCHERS
26 PLAIN JANE
THURS.
MALE BURLESQUE
LADIES ONLY
7:30-10:00 P.M.
MALT DUCK 60*
NO BAND
LADIES NIGHT
NO COVER 10' DRAWS
$1.25 PITCHERS
GUYS IN AT 9.00
$2.25 REFL PITCHERS
9 THURS. 5¢ PITCHERS
16 THE KIDD BAND THURS.
5¢
PITCHERS
17 FRI. THE KIDD BAND 50¢ DRAWS TILL 10:00 P.M.
PLAIN JANE
50° DRAWS
TILL 10:00 P.M.
THE KIDD BAND
50¢ DRAWS
TILL 10:00 P.M.
2 THURS. 5¢ PITCHERS
0
FRI.
THE CLIQUE
50* DRAWS
TILL 10:00 P.M.
THE CLIQUE
50* DRAWS
TILL 10:00 P.M.
25 THE CLOCKS SAT. 50C DRAWS TILL 10:00 P.M.
22
WED.
LADIES
NIGHT SPECIALS
10* DRAWS $1.25 PITCHERS
GUYS IN AT 9:00 P.M.
$2.25 PITCHER REFILLS
3 FRI.
LUCY
50¢ DRAWS
TILL 10:00 P.M.
15
WED.
THE KIDD BAND
LADIES NIGHT
SPECIALS
GUYS IN AT 9:00 P.M.
23 THURS. 5¢ PITCHERS
THE CLOCKS
50¢ DRAWS
TILL 10:00 P.M.
THE
THE PLACE FOR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
BANDS FEATURED JANUARY-FEBRUARY
★ FORCE OF HABIT
★ THE KIDD BAND
★PLAIN JANE
★THE CLOCKS
★LUCY
★ THE CLIQUE
CLIP AND SAVE THIS CALENDAR —DON'T PLAN AN EVENING OUT WITHOUT IT