4 Friday, November 19, 1971 University Daily Kansan The Lifeboat Rush The student above is one of nearly 190 persons who attended the SUA Forum last night to hear legislators tell their side of the financial crisis that is threatening the state in general and in particular. It was an informative session if for no other reason than that it revealed a viewpoint that KU students must understand if they are to influence the problem at hand. State Sen. Tom Van Sickle, chairman of the Senateways Sale and Means Committee, expressed doubt during the forum that the financial pinch is seriously injuring the quality of higher education The budget cuts of the past—and the probable ones of the future—are limiting certain parts of University activity but, he said, he didn't see the damage to quality. Not vet anyway. Actually because the damage being done now is only gradually appearing. And the realization that it exists will catch up with Mr. Van Sickle and the rest of Kansas' citizens only after it has sufficiently progressed to the point that it is undeniable. What that will mean to the universities of the state and their students is the rush for the lifeboats will come after the shin has sunk. This situation deserves the attention of KU students. It is time for us, as Rep. Jerry Harper, another participant in the forum suggested, to do some politicking, to in fact educate Mr. Van Sickle and the state on KU's financial difficulties. The Concerned Students for Higher Education met before Thursday night's forum to plan a campaign for educating people in their hometowns during the Thanksgiving vacation. It is an effort we should join in some way or another. Rusty Lefel, a member of the Concerned Students, has information and facts for those interested in the project. For those who do not, have a happy, relaxed, unbothered vacation. And while you relax, take a moment to wonder how many of this University's outstanding professors are using their vacation to seek another state and another University in which to exercise their talents. David Bartel. Editor Garry Invisibility Of Vietnam Taunts U.S. Wills Vietnam has always been the invisible war. We were in it before we knew we were in. And we have forgotten it before we are out. There is a feeling that if the war is not an issue, it is nothing; it does not exist. Even its critics, among the politicians, are afraid to run hard against it, for fear they will base their campaign on a nonexistent source of course, keeps taking credit for having ended the war because it is in the process of ending it. So we hear a great deal about withdrawals, each time there are some, while our bombing is increased; our attack is more aggressive regime in office, its own troops in the field; and "Victimization" means continuation of the war until we can entirely forget it—and then all the countries involved will prolong can collapses unnoticed. FOR THE AMI of the war is no longer to win it, but to forget it. We cannot withdraw entirely without remembering the pests thing. If we phase out, we would have followed that would have followed on a complete withdrawal two years ago. But "phasing out" lets us avoid looking at what is happening. That is worth a great deal for us; we are paying a great deal for it, in money and lives (our own and others). The worst danger is that our prolongation of "phase-out," to achieve forgetfulness, will lead to an openended minimal "presence" in Vietnam, with a residual force just sufficient to keep the Vietnamese fighting each other against their decade. It would be our last cruel endangerment, have absentmindedly ravaged so long, and it would guarantee a hatred for us quite earned, a hatred felt by all sides (as already it is felt in some measure, by followers of a Diem or Ky no less than by partisans of the Viet Cong) OUR RULERS DO NOT tend to think in terms of "costs" to others. But even they see one danger in the "residual force" solution—the danger of a rearward massacre, once our residualouch, such a dangerously exposed minimum. It is on this subject that the China and Moscow visits can be most useful. Our President, like the other rulers, must deny that the fate of Saihan and Kanoi will be settled in the absence of either regime's representatives. And it is true that direct settlement of the war cannot be conducted at such meetings. But our leaders must also work with their brothers" of the Communist world must give Hanoi dance at anything so offensive as a slaughter of remaining Americans. On the other hand, pressure can be put on us through this network of forces making for co-existence, to take our tempting exposed last targets out for good and all. In this way, the politics of these visits may betray Nixon into conflict, but the politics of the war, not mere hypothetic bullions of our consciousness that it goes on. He can probably, even in those conditions (of total withdrawal), conclude the hidden war with a disguised defeat, getting credit for doing now what he could have done earlier, under better terms, without the intervening loss of life. The Vice-President has stated that he has stated the real goal: "It will be Nikon's peace, and his alone." Well, all right—let it be his. But let it be. Copyright, 1971 Universal Press Syndicate Readers Respond Kudos for Kansan... Internationalism To the Editor: We as international students feel it necessary to refute Henry McCarthy's statements on international isolation (Kunsis Letter to Ed. 11-11-71). We feel it is necessary to rethink our dreams of dream world of international cooperation and integration. We agree with Henry on him not being capable to consider the situation from a 'subjective' standpoint. However, we feel that this is not because he 'is not an international friend' but because he has failed to realize that he is indeed one. For Internationalism. The American and foreign students that form the international community are virtually isolated from each other in all but perhaps, the academic level. It is nice and grand to talk about great programs which involve the international community, but how many people are actually involved in them? Granted, there are some students involved in these integration programs. In spite of the impressive list of facilities presented by Henry, that are supposed to bring students from around the world, they have been unsuccessful for the most part. A successful integration of the international community has not taken place so far and will not until there is more interaction between the two groups that form this community. -Guy Darlan. Bangui, Central African Republic Bangui, Central graduate student graduate student Lourdes Goveia Caracas, Venezuela senior Alex Thomas. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia junior Kansan Praised To the Editor: On behalf of the Student Body, I wish to extend my sincere congratulations on the selection of the Kansas for the National Pacemaker award. Your predecessors, Mr. Dodd and Mr. Bland were dedicated journalists. Their concern and tireless efforts certainly deserve their award. I hope the efforts they will be still similarly rewarded. I know we believe they should be. This award is indication of the excellence which is characteristic of this university's student community. We can all be proud of your accomplishment in the name of KU. With every good wish, President of the Student Body James J. Kilpatrick The Racket of Abstracts WASHINGTON Senator Senator Bernie Sanders took dead aim the other day on a target that has been far too long neglected. The title insurance carrier is taking the title insurance racket, the pelorative noun will not be badly Every person who ever has borrowed money to buy a home has run into this costly imposition, costing "$" a fine, fatt item appears: $480 for a house, $680 in it, is entered this Owner's and mortgage title insurance; $175; tite examination, $290; tite insurance application. In return for this walloping in the home buyer gets a policy which begins by specially insurance company possibly can imagine that ever might cause trouble. These exemptions are typed in the printed policy then goes on to exclude just about all those who own laws, ordinances, regulations, zoning rules, easements, and governmental rights. When every conceivable risk has thus been taken out against the buyer against any remaining improbable defects in his title. The provisions are printed in exceedingly small type. One leading company prints its own policies that fairly quivers on the page. This is title insurance. As an abstract proposition, no pun intended. Proxmise is not against "panies," but against "panies," he says, "perform a vital service. By searching the title they are insuring that the property is paying for. A home is the largest single investment that of us make. We must be sure that we are getting good title." He conducted a survey of 41 title insurance companies whose gross income last year totaled $850,000 and amounted to barely $7,500.000. The Title Insurance & Trust Company of California, for example, and a gross income of $33 million and payments of $2.8 million. Lawyer's Title of Virginia had an income of $33 million and payments of $1.4 million. The Title Insurance Company took in $23 million and paid out $1.2 million. Chicago Title had a gross income of $48,000 and net payments of $48,000. But Proxmire's point is that the buyer is compelled to pay entirely too much for the service. Where does all the income go? Proximie's survey found that the companies devote 41 per cent of over again for a dumbo洗澡 in the insurance carrier Says Proxmire: makework of the highest order "custom" supports but be customer "Everyone seems to benefit from these 'customary' charges," says Proxmile, "except the home buyer. Lawyers get awarding fees. Lawyers agent assignments missions. Lenders get compensating balances—and the home buyer gets taken." Proxmire's bill would require requirements for search and titile insurance as a part of their overhead in making a loan. To be sure, the expenses would have to be disclosed. James J. Killpatrick applauds a bill by Sen. William Proxmite to regulate the title insurance business because of the industry is good for everyone by the home-buyer. heir income to personnel expenses and 20 per cent to "commissions." Only 5 per cent if gross revenues go into actual spending, or it is a costly, inefficient, and many areas a monopolist set-up. The system operates with a kind of slot-machine perfection in the typical suburban subdivision. It picks up cars from 100 acres His title is searched and joined in The treat. The treat is indeed individual parcels. A few months later a home buyer comes along. As a condition of obtaining a loan, he must pay taxes on the but there would be some incentive among competing lenders to keep the cost down. There is no such incentive now. The bill doubleslw will arouse vicious opposition from the banking and real estate lobbies, and of course from the title sales. The bank has themselves. Home .buyers, a disorganized lot, carry small clout. But even if nothing comes into the equation, there is round of applications coming up. (C) 1971 (C) 1971 The Washington Star Syndicate, Inc. 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