The University Daily
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
KANSAN
Monday, April 11, 1983 Vol. 93, No. 131 USPS 650-640
Hawkstock concert may be dry
By WARREN BRIDGES Staff Reporter
Hawkstock, an outdoor concert that two years ago brought five bands to the University of Kansas and provided about 120 kegs of beer, will be inducted to the Interfraternity Council said yesterday.
"We hope to have the decision soon," Farmer said.
Art Farmer, the adviser, said the city of Lawrence was still determining how to interpret a state law that prohibits the distribution of beer on Sunday.
THE EVENT IS scheduled for Sunday, May 1,
and will be at Memorial Stadium. It is sponsored
Mike Glover, Lawrence city prosecutor, said several city attorneys were considering the matter.
He said a city ordinance prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday, but attorneys are determining whether it applies to the dispensing of beverages.
"They will have to prove it will not be sold," Glover said, "and we also have to consider health and safety issues like sanitation and crowd control."
He said he hoped the city would make a decision in the next week.
FARMER SAID that if beer could not be served, then the council would find out whether individuals could bring in their own beer.
"Beer in the stadium has never been a problem." Farmer said.
He said beer was served at the three previous Hawkstocks, which were not on Sundays.
Brad Becker, president of IFC, said that although he hoped that the popularity of the bands would bring in a lot of people, the absence of beer could hurt attendance.
Last year's Hawkstock was canceled shortly before the event because several of the bands canceled their engagements, Becker said.
"THE PROMOTERS may have been leading us on," he said. "The bands then just kind of pulled the music on us before any contracts were signed."
Becker said that all of the bands had signed contracts for this year's event but that last year's problem might have hurt the Hawkstock image.
"After last year, people may be down on Hawkstock," he said. "If it doesn't go through this year, we'll consider a name change or some kind of face-lift."
Becker. Leawood sophomore, said that despite
the poor image the event might have, he and the Hawkstock committee were optimistic about its chances for success.
HE SAID HE hoped that people would not be disappointed if no beer were provided.
Mark McKee, Overland Park sophomore and coordinator of the event, said that the city had been considering the issue for several weeks and that he expected a decision sometime today.
The money from ticket sales will be used to pay for the bands, he said.
McKee said the five bands scheduled to appear were Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Shooting Star, Huey Lewis and the News, Modern English and the Fabulous Thunderbirds.
Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 the day of the show and can be purchased at the Student Union Activities box office in the Kansas Union.
MCKEE SAID THE money raised from the event would be given to the University as a charitable donation.
He said that IFC would decide tonight who would be the beneficiary, but that some possibilities were the Hilptop Child Development Center, Women's Transitional Care Services Inc. and the University of Kansas Alumni Association.
12 dead as flood forces evacuations
By United Press International
NEW ORLEANS — The swirling, rain-swollen Pearl River flowed through makeshift levees and spilled over interstate highways yesterday, and sending thousands of people to higher ground.
The Pearl River, which straddles the Louisiana-Mississippi border, was 8 feet above its 12-foot flood stage Saturday at the town of Fort Smith, where it overflowed on Friday, covering 21.2 feet, then slowly started its retreat.
SUNNY SKIES and temperatures in the 70s across the flood-striken South enabled thousands of flood victims in Mississippi and the state to return home yesterday to assess damage and begin the cleanup.
Three days of torrential rains last week caused widespread flash flooding, leaving 12 people dead in three states; forcing the evacuation of more than 100,000 residents.
Flooding stretched from St. Louis, Mo., to the Gulf of Mexico. Mississippi and Louisiana bore the brunt of the deluge. Damage estimates have reached $300 million and are expected to go
Six people died in Mississippi, four in Louisiana and two in Tennessee. Louisiana
recorded its fourth flood-related death Saturday when a 6-year-old Baton Rouge boy drowned in a rain-swollen canal near his home.
YESTERDAY'S SPRINGLIKE weather offered little comfort to the southeast Louisiana residents who lived along the Pearl River, an area prone to flooding.
The St. Tammany Parish sheriff's office said the river broke through at least two levees built in recent days in Slidell, 30 miles northeast of New Orleans. Water quickly filled homes, rising to depths of 10 feet in some places. At least 3,500 people were evacuated.
Water as deep as 10 inches forced the closure of Interstate 10 from Slidell east to Mississippi. Parts of Interstate 59 over the Pearl River and Interstate 23 in Mississippi also were closed in the Slidell area.
Authorities predicted that the highways would remain closed for at least a day, perhaps several
PRESIDENT REAGAN promised that the federal government would speed emergency aid to flood areas. Louisiana Gov. Dave Treen yesterday in Baton Rouge met the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, who was surveying flood areas.
Among the hard-hit spots in Louisiana were New Orleans, Slidell, Franklinton, Baton Rouge and nearby Denham Springs. In Mississippi,
Foxworth, Hattiesburg and Columbia were among the towns hit hard by flooding.
Alabama, Tennessee and Missouri also were inundated. More than 5 inches of rain fell in northwest North Carolina Saturday, causing the county to get wet in an hour and resulting in minor flooding.
Residents of West Alton, Mo., yesterday waited for the Mississippi River to fall so they could reach it.
AUTHORITIES SAID flooding affected every home in Alton, a town of 500 residents at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. After an earthen levee on the river broke Friday.
The Mississippi River created Saturday at St. Louis about 6 feet above flood stage, but no serious problems were reported. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it did not expect Mississippi River flooding.
Those forced from their homes in Hattiesburg and elsewhere in Mississippi quickly returned again yesterday as floodwaters receded.
But for many, the floods were an enormous setback. Mrs. and Mr. Clyde Dillon of Tylertown lost most of their possessions in their home of 30 years when Magee Creek flooded.
"There ain't a thing left but us, thank goodness," Mrs. Dillon said "I have cried until I
Weather
Severance tax OK'd, awaits Carlin's view
Today will be sunny with a high around 65, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka. Winds will be from the southeast at 5 to 15 mph.
Julian Rush, who was a Methodist minister in Colorado until he announced that he was a homosexual, now lives in Emoria and works as a sales clerk in a discount store.
Tonight will be cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. The low will be around
By JEFF TAYLOR Staff Reporter
Tomorrow will be closely with a chance of showers. The high will be around 85.
Staff Reporter
American dream loses luster for gay minister
By ANNE FITZGERALD
At 44, Rush represented what many saw as the American dream. The father of two, he held three master's degrees and was a respected Methodist minister making $20,000 a year.
For years, Julian Rush silently waged war with himself, refusing to yield to his deepest fears. Instead, he followed the conventions of a world that only reinforced those fears.
1 percent In an effort to reimburse some counties for local property taxes they would lose to the severance tax, the committee decided to give counties that produce minerals 3.67 percent of the oil revenues collected and 1 percent of natural gas revenues.
If Carlin signs the tax proposal, the state will also collect $1 from coal producers for every ton of coal extracted. Salt producers would have pay 4 cents to the state for every ton of salt
House Speaker Mike Hayden. R-Atwood and a member of the conference committee, has consistently opposed a severance tax and voted against the proposal. But he said the bitter tax plan was the best the Legislature could make.
Staff Reporter
HIS LIFE CHANGED dramatically in August 1981, when he told his congregation at the First United Methodist Church in Boulder, Colo., that he was homosexual.
A House and Senate conference committee wrapped up the severance tax package during weekend marathon meetings and submitted a compromise of House and Senate versions to both bodies. Of the bargain, the commission were satisfied that the tax proposal on constitutionally sound.
Overall, the state would collect about $85.7 million from oil, $37.6 million from gas and $222,000 from coal and salt.
See TAX page 5
since then, no statewide production tax has been levied against mineral producers.
More than 25 years ago, Kansas collected about $2 million in three months from oil and natural gas producers. But the severance tax passed in 1957 was declared unconstitutional.
The Senate gave final approval on a 27-12 vote and the House, endorsed the measure 85-38.
Gov. John Carlin told reporters Saturday that he would review the Legislature's tax plan for possible loopholes or constitutional flaws before signing it.
SATURDAY, THE Kansas Legislature overwhelmingly approved a compromise 8 percent severance tax on oil and natural gas. Both chambers also included coal and salt in the tax package, which analysts guess will bring in $104 million in revenue next year.
Now Rush has lost the respect and trust he held for 17 years. He earns $6,000 a year as a clerk in the hardware department of a discount store in Emporia.
IN EFFECT, oil producers will pay a 4.33 percent tax and natural gas producers will pay a 7 percent tax.
"More than anything, I miss being trusted to have the ability to do things. In 17 years of doing youth ministry, a lot of people found my advice useful. But I don't have anyone coming to me for anything."
Rush moved to Emporia to live with a man he met after leaving First Methodist. None of the Methodist churches in Emporia were willing to meet him, so the church asked the best he could find in the small college town.
"It's not just the cut in salary, although that's been the main point of stress. My salary now is so low that I never have enough to pay all there is to pay in a month."
RUSH HOPED to break the news of his homosexuality gradually. But the senior minister at the church, Binford Gilbert, insisted on him not speaking so soon as Rush told him about his homosexuality.
signature. "The day I shall truly relish will be the day my signature can confidently be placed on a severance tax for Kansas," the governor said.
"It's been a real change, going from a professional as to a nobody," he said.
Monday Morning
at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, a small inner-city parish in Denver where many homosexuals live.
He said the uproar that followed his announcement surprised him and disappointed many of his loyal supporters at First Methodist.
Rush said that Gibert had supported him See RUSH page 5
Wendy L. Nugent/KANSAN
Constancio Garay, La Paz, Bolivia, graduate student, strummed a charango during the International Club festival yesterday afternoon. The main part of the charango is made from an armadillo. Students representing about 20 countries displayed crafts, costumes and other artifacts indigenous to their cultures during the festival. See related story on page 8.
Savings bill to encourage college funds
Staff Reporter
Bv SUSAN STANLEY
Congress is expected to pass a bill that will make it easier for the parents of college students to save money for their children's education, a government official said Friday.
But a KU financial aid official said that the number of people who would benefit from the bill would be limited.
would be mentioned.
The bill, stemming from a Reagan proposal,
will allow parents to deposit $1,000 a year into a
savings account for each child for a college
education, said Gary Bower, deputy under-
secretary for the U.S. Department of Education's office of planning, budget and evaluation.
THE DEPOSITS for each savings account would be taxed, but the interests and would be saved.
Bower said Reagan's opponents in Congress might try to change the wording of the proposal slightly so that Republicans could not claim a complete political victory.
"Considering that we have a Democratic Congress, the chance that the Republican proposal will pass isn't guaranteed, but before any dissent is over we will see one passed," he said.
"The idea behind the accounts is to allow parents an easier way to save for children's education without breaking themselves paying for it or depending upon loans.
"Anything that will encourage savings to wards higher education we are willing to look
JEFF WEINMER, associate director of the KU office of financial aid, said that the accounts were accurate.