University Daily Kansan, August 23, 1983
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NEWS BRIEFS From Area Staff and Wire Reports
Rayl, former prison head, accepts job at honor camps
TOPEKA — Ending 10 days of uncertainty over his next move, Gary Rayl, former Kansas State Penitentiary Director, yesterday accepted his transfer to the state's honor camps.
his transter to the state a honor camps. In exchange, the proposal that Rayl be demoted was dropped
in exchange, the proposal that Rayl be demoted down to Rayl and the man with whom he has been a past 10 days. Concerns Secretary Chancellor charged from a two-hour, closed会议室 with the announcement that the demotion would be dropped and Rayl would accept his transfer.
KC ex-mayor Wheeler to visit class
"This action is a result of each party acknowledging that the good of the appropriate institutions, the Department of Corrections and the state of Kansas in general requires this matter be resolved as soon as possible." Rayl and Barbara said in a joint statement.
Charles Wheeler, former mayor of Kansas City, Mo., will visit a KU architecture class tomorrow to present ideas from Kansas City businessmen for a possible 1997 Kansas City World's Fair.
A class of 18 fifth-year architecture students will spend the school year working on a design of the master plan of the individual buildings and pavilions proposed for the fair.
proposers proposed.
Glen Leroy, KI assistant professor of architecture and urban design, said he is working closely with a Kansas City business and professional leaders' group in formulating plans for a large project that may come to fruition. The project involves a real timetable and real locations and is considerably larger than most hypothetical assignments."
In the spring, Leroy will put together a review board of prominent Kansas Citians for the students' public presentation.
Sunrise program offers free exercise
KU students and faculty members, along with Lawrence residents, will have the chance once again to get into shape through the University's fall Sunrise Fitness program.
The free program, which is in its 12th year, consists of four exercise classes that are designed to improve cardiovascular fitness, said Wayne Oness, professor of health, physical education and recreation.
professional health meeting. An annual meeting is planned for 4:30 p.m. tomorrow in 202
Rohinson Center.
This year's classes include rhythmic aerobics, aerobic swimming circuit weight training and jogging. The classes will run through the second week in December.
must stay in December. The rhythmic aerobics class will begin Sept. 2 and will meet from 6:15 to 7:45 on Wednesdays and Fridays in Robinson. People 35 years of age and older will be required to get consent from their physicians to participate.
to pat.
The two morning class will begin Sep. 1 and will meet from 6:15 to 7 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday.
Beginning秋休班 lagging and running class will meet from 6:45 to 7:20. Wednesdays, Wedgages and Fridays at Allen Field House.
7:30 a.m. Mondays.
The weekend train program began Aug. 22 and will continue meeting from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday.
Body found yesterday near Eudora
The body of an unidentified man was found late yesterday afternoon about two miles east and six miles south of Eudora.
A spokesman for the Douglas County Sheriff's Department said that the man apparently committed suicide but that the department was awaiting the coroner's report to determine the cause of death.
The man was described as being about 32 years old. The name was being withheld pending notification of the man's nearest relative. A farmer discovered the body about 5 p.m.
ON THE RECORD
CARPENTRY TOOLS worth $95 were stolen from a camper parked at 1707 Brook St. sometime between 8 p.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday, Lawrence police said. Police said an intruder opened the rear door of the camper and removed the items. Police have no suspects in the case.
MORE THAN $100 was stolen from a cash drawer in the Student Union Activities office in the Kansas Union sometime between 12:30 a.m. and 12:55 p.m. Sunday, KU police said Police said someone entered the locked office and broke into a locked metal cabinet that contained a key to the cash drawer.
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Merger won't increase utility rates, KPL savs
By BRUCE F. HONOMICHL Staff Reporter
A spokesman for Kansas Power and Light Co. in Topeka said yesterday that the company's proposed takeover of the Gas Service Co. would have little, if any, effect on utility rates.
However, Tom Taylor, director of public relations for the Kansas Corporation Commission, said he was unable to make a prediction on the merger's possible effects. He said that the KCC would need time to review the results of its Sept. 9 hearing on the takeover.
"KPL does not see that there will be any rate increase," said Hal Hudson, the KPL spokesman.
Taylor said, "We're just going to have to wait to see what happens. Even the members of the commission don't really have that much of an idea yet of how all this will come off and how much it will affect customers."
AT THE HEARING, Taylor said the KCC would consider the possible effects of the takeover on KPL's bond rating, whether the takeover would create an increase in debt burden, or whether the takeover would affect the rates of KPL's customers
He said, however, that there was little formal opposition to the proposed
'We have had only a couple or three responses from the citizens on the
matter." Taylor said. "These have been people who have had customer service problems with KPL, and have said they might want to testify at hearing."
The takeover plan also has to be approved by utility commissions in Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma, which Gas Service also serves. In all, Gas Service, a Kansas City, Mo., firm, has about 850,000 customers in 400 communities. KPL provides gas and electric services, including 22,344 in Lawrence and 2,263 additional customers in Douglas County.
GAN SERVICE, which had recently been troubled financially, successfully fought a takeover attempt earlier this year by the Missouri Public Service Co.
However, shortly afterward, officials of Gas Service and KPL agreed to a takeover plan. In addition to approval from the regulatory agencies, the company also would need approval from holders of two-thirds of Gas Service's stock.
Under the plan, KPL would acquire a minimum of two-thirds, or 2.9 million outstanding shares, of Gas Service's common stock. The remaining 1.4 million shares of Gas Services' stock would be purchased by KPL for $16 a share.
At a pre-conference bearing last week, KPL requested permission for certification to borrow $80 million for the transaction.
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Task force suggests formula to attract high tech to state
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The task force's 40 recommendations range from the conventional—providing tax credits for businesses conducting high technology research or development — to the controversial — placing "liquor by the drink" on a statewide ballot, eliminating unit banking provisions and granting special tax exemptions to public school teachers.
After seven months of meetings, the Governor's Task Force on High Technology Development submitted a 31-page report stressing the need for improved education, the importance of promoting and the importance of promoting the state to companies in the high technology market.
"We think we must expand high technology on the existing base in Kansas (and create new high tech on the things we do best," Pearson said.
"There's not going to be a program that you're going to see march through the legislative session that's nice and neat and tidy." Carlin cautioned.
TOPEKA — Former U.S. Sen. James Pearson, presenting a proposed formula to attract high technology businesses to Kansas, told Gov. John Carlin yesterday that the state must focus on keeping and expanding existing high technology companies.
Carlin said he would rely on the report to develop a strategy for
expanding the state's share of high technology business,but he declined to comment on specific parts of the report.
Pearson, task force chairman,
said the state had great opportunities for high technology development and he encouraged Carlin to use the report as a blueprint for any recommendations he would make to the 1984 Legislature.
The report is broken down into actions the task force says should be addressed by Carlin, the Legislature, the Kansas Department of Economic Development, the Kansas Association of Commerce and Industry, the Board of Regents, local school boards, the state securities commissioner and the state Board of Education.
"The state must play a major role in stimulating entrepreneurship by removing technical, institutional and economic barriers to business expansion," the report says.
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