University Daily Kansan, September 2, 1983
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NEWS BRIEFS From Staff Reports
Carlin to seek federal aid for drought-damaged crops
TOPEKA — Gov. John Carlin said yesterday that he would advise Agriculture Secretary John Block at a meeting in Chicago today that Kansas undoubtedly would seek federal disaster aid for drought-damaged crops.
During the past month, Carlin has said that persistent hot and dry weather was seriously damaging Kansas crops, particularly corn, sorghum.
In his weekly news conference, the Democratic governor also said he would instruct the new chairman of the Kansas Democrat Party and the governor to be more involved in local elections.
his staff to stay out of presidential politics, except for Rodney Carlin. Carlin said he hoped the instructions would ally fears that he intended to use party headquarters to solicit support for Ohio Sen. John Glenn, Carlin's choice to win the democratic presidential nomination.
Board considers reappraisal request
In a discovery conference, the board said the case was too wide-ranging to include only the 14 counties with residents who asked questions.
WICHITA — The state Board of Tax Appeals said yesterday that a complaint by residents of 14 counties demanding reappraisal of real property in Kansas must include reappraisal of all 105 counties.
In one way or another, reappraisal would affect virtually every individual in Kansas, said Carol Bonebrake, attorney for the property valuation division of the state Department of Revenue.
"Of course, the suggestion is that it will cause great shifts in taxes that are actually paid by taxpayers." Bonebrake said after the conference at the Old Sedgwick County Courthouse.
Baldwin resident killed in collision
A 22-year old Baldwin man was killed early yesterday morning when he lost control of his motorcycle while rounding a curve on Connecticut Street near 14th Street and slid into a northbound automobile, Lawrence police said.
the driver of the car, Linda M. Niedbalski, 1339 Ohio, and her passenger, Sandra Sue Broughton, 2102 Barker, were treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and released.
Carlos C. Kelley, Baldwin, died from head injuries at 8:01 a.m. at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Kelley was engulfed in flames, police said, and people at the scene smothered the flames. He was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital and then flown by the Life Flight helicopter to the Med Center.
KU fraternity gets national award
KU's Sigma Chi fraternity has received the Peterson Significant Chapter Award, the highest honor a Sigma Chi chapter can receive.
The award recognizes outstanding performance in all main fields of operations, programs and activities. It was awarded to KU during Sigma Chi In'ternational's leadership training workshop last month at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.
ON THE RECORD
A 19-INCH COLOR TELEVISION worth $800 was stolen sometime between 8 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Wednesday from 2148 W. 26th St., Apt. 3, police said. Burglar's forced open the south patio doors, police said. There are no suspects.
PATIO FURNITURE and weight equipment worth $240 were stolen sometime between 10:45 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Wednesday from a patio at 339 California, police said. There are no suspects.
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KU likely to retain control of Med Center
State Sen. Hess cites increased efficiency
By United Press International
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A rare meeting with the Board of Regents appears to have persuaded lawmakers on a study panel to continue allowing the University of Kansas to run the KU athletic state State Sen. Paul Hess said yesterday.
In an interview after the daylong meeting, Hess said he thought sentiment on the eight-member Legislative Budget Committee had turned against the idea of hiring a private management firm to oversee Bell Memorial Hospital in Kansas City, Kan.
Hess and six other members of the committee met with the Regents at the medical center in what Hess described as a "raire, candid meeting." Absent
because of other commitments was Kansas Senate President Ross Doyen, R-Concordia, who along with Hess questioned whether a hospital management firm could run the huge facility more efficiently than the state.
"I don't think the committee is going to recommend that the hospital be turned over to private management," Hess said.
"No, the hospital is not for sale. We spent too much money there."
HESS SAID HE thought the legislative panel would vote at its October meeting to establish an oversight committee that would meet once or twice, and the Regents to review the hospital's performance under University control.
This proposal was seriously dis-
cussed. Hess said, and the committee
rejected it.
"We've got the purse strings, and they've got the policy," he said. "We're not trying to run the hospital, but it's just too much money and too large an institution to just let things slide without periodic review."
of such a overview committee.
REGENTS MEMBERS asked the lawmakers during yesterday's meeting why they had initiated a study on turning the hospital over to private management when revenue figures appeared to be improving and a new hospital administrator, Gene Staples, had recently taken over, Hess said.
"The Regents were very concerned that the Legislature would even consider moving in that direction," he said. "They were there in a show of force and determination, people who were on board should be allowed to do their job. I think they did
a pretty good job of convincing us of that."
Since opening its doors in 1979 after a $60 million construction job unmatched in state history, the 660-bed Bell Memorial Hospital has been plagued with patients ranging from low revenue and poor patient bills to shoddy housekeeping.
THE REVENUE picture was reportedly what prompted legislators this year and last to ask whether the hospital could be run more efficiently. In fiscal 1982, the hospital was $6 million below its revenue projections
But for fiscal 1933, Hess said, the hospital showed a $5 million surplus over projected revenues. So far this year, the hospital reported about $1 million ahead of projections.
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