THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
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82nd Year, No. 21
The University of Kansas—Lawrence Kansas
Tuesday, September 28, 1971
Kansan Staff Photo by ED LALLO
Docking Listens as Students Explain Concerns
John Morris, Clare Moore of Wichita State
Mansfield to Press Viet Withdrawal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield introduced Monday another amendment withdrawal of U.S. forces from Indochina within six months. He said he would press for an agreement again" until American involvement ends.
"I want no more blood on my hands," Mansfield who is from Montana, said.
The amendment would declare as U.S.
policy a withdrawal of American forces within six months if U.S. prisoners of war
"We must face up to our problems here at home," Marefield said. "We are in love."
"It can be cured only by withdrawal, lock stock and barrel, from not only Vietnam, but Laos, Cambodia and Thailand."
Nixon,Hirohito Meet; No Results Announced
ANCHORAGE (AP)—President Nixon was described Monday as pleased and satisfied with an unprecedented visit from Emperor Hirohito of Japan that produced words of amity but apparently nothing in the way of decisions.
White House officials said even though there was nothing specific to announce, the 25 minutes of private discussion between the President and the emperor and brief talks with their key diplomatic advisers, produced something of value.
Against a gorgeous background of blue, purple and red northern lights flickering on the horizon, Hirohito became the first Japanese imperial ruler to set foot on foreign soil when he and Empress Nagako stopped for an informal meeting with Emperor Clonard at Ulmendorf Air Force Base on the way to a seventen tour of Europe.
There was enough of a feeling of good will, they said, to have updated to some extent relations that were strained by the lack of progress in China and to impose a sur tax on imports.
"May this historic meeting, the first meeting in history between the emperor of Japan and the President of the United States, demonstrate for all the years to come a determination of our two great people to work together for the和平 for prosperity for the world." Nixon told Hirohito.
IN REPLY, Hirohito was be deeply moved because President and Mrs. Nixon had come such a long way—more than 8,000 miles in all—to meet him and his
empress even though pressed with matters of state.
He said it was "a manifestation of your very special good will and interest for the young people."
The Japanese royalty remained in Alaska less than two hours, but Nixon flew in early to embark on a personal pacification mission.
Along a nine-mile route that was flanked by thousands of spectators, some waving flags and others standing against a projected nuclear test shot in the Aleutian Islands, Nixon rode to the coast.
Last November, Nixon had ousted Hickel from his post as secretary of the interior. But Sunday all was pleasant and handshakes when Nixon arrived. Hickel had invited prominent Alaskans to meet the chief executive.
A prominent non-Alaskan was Rogers C. B. Morton, a former Republican National Committee chairman and now the occupant of Hickel's old Cabinet seat.
AND, AS IN the major meeting here, neither he nor Nixon offered much of his support to the continuing issues of the Interior Department and Alaska: Construction of the proposed trans-Alaska pipeline to the Arctic Sea, North Saskatchewan Field above the Arctic Circle.
Morton said he was confident building a platform compatible with environmental protection.
But Morton said it would be March or later before work on the piping could sit.
Light Turnout Is Expected In Today's Bond Election
A light turnout is expected by Lawrence and Douglas County officials for Tuesday's bond election to decide the future of the proposed city-county government
There were 15,749 registered voters in Lawrence by Monday afternoon, five per cent of whom were under 21. The bond county is Douglas County, which history is for $64 million.
According to Douglas County records, only 86 persons have voted by absentee ballot. In past city elections as many as 300 were absentee voters in the absentee ballot, according to the records.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
for the election. Information about the
voting places may be obtained from the
Lawrence city offices by calling 834-6000.
Pre-voting activities included a tour of the courthouse sponsored by the League of
Women Voters, and an "Eggs and Issues"
breakfast at the Holiday Inn, Opinions on
the issue have ranged from "too
grandiose" to "just great."
Proponents of the issue cite a lack of storage space, crowded working conditions, unfit jail facilities and the increase in the county; staff with no increase in office size as some of the reasons a new building is needed.
The idea for the proposed building was formulated in 1963, when a building levy was adopted. There is $131,000 remaining in the fund from this levy. The amount should increase to $385,000 by the time the bond issue is for the remaining $5.64 million needed to complete the $5.975 million structure.
Opponents of the issue mainly object to the cost of the rooosed building.
Mansfield's original amendment was approved earlier by the Senate, rejected by the House and compromised in the final version of the draft extension bill.
The version Congress approved asks President Nixon to negotiate a final date for the peace deal.
The new amendment, like the first one, will be added to a bill handled by the Armed Services committees of the House and Senate. It could again run into House resistance and a deadlock between the two groups. Mansfield said that happened he would impose his withdrawal plan again, as an amendment to a foreign aid bill.
Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania, Republican leader, said last week the new amendment could be more before it was approved. Of Nixon's own withdrawal program.
"NOTHING WOULD please me better than an announcement from the White House setting a time certain for withdrawal." Marsfield said Monday.
"This amendment has already had its day in court," Stenias said.
"If we are stymied to try it again and again," he said. Sen. John C. Stennis, D-Miss. and chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said the withdrawal should be dealt with as a separate measure and not tacked onto a weapons-buying bill.
At Meeting with Docking
Student Leaders Express Concern Over Finances
and
By RON WOMBLE
ROBIN GROOM Kansan Staff Writers
Student body presidents and senior class officers of the six-state colleges and universities told Gov. Robert Docking Monday night that their major concern was that the state was not adequately financing higher education.
Docking invited the student leaders to the executive mansion in Topeka to discuss with them the problems they see facing the state's schools.
The student body presidents expressed concern over low faculty salaries, potential loss of good faculty members, use of activity fees to fund state buildings, lack of funds for student jobs, cuts in staff positions, and erugeate of new student voters.
Dave Miller, Eudora senior and student body president, and John Mize, Salina senior and senior class president, both expressed concern over low faculty numbers, who would lose some good faculty members next year unless something was done.
R. D. Harmon, Kansas State University student body president, Steve Lamar, Kansas State College at Pittsburg student body president and David Darrant, Fort Hays Kansas State College student body president all echoed William's concern.
James P. Williams, associate student government president from Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia, said one of college construction with student fees.
Docking said that it had been historically up to the students to finance construction costs to accelerate programs available.
Lamar said that the decision on financing of a new library at Pittsburg could have serious implications with respect to future funding.
Tarrant expressed a long-standing concern of Kansas small colleges. He said he thought Fort Hays and other colleges its biggest impact, and the effect compared to the state's larger schools.
Mite talked about a new program at KU that is an attempt to establish two-way
Harmon disclosed plans for Count Down 72, a voter information and education drive to be held in Manhattan October 30 and 31. Representatives will meet there to inform the student to register new young voters and inform them of their rights and responsibilities.
Williams stressed that Count Down 72 would not endorse a political candidate or
communication in the state between students seeking jobs and Kansas employers. Mize said that the object of the program was to link graduating students with jobs within the state. A brochure is being prepared that includes student resumes that will be sent to over 400 businesses and chambers of Commerce.
Docking said that specific legislation on leaders' concerns could not be proposed until matters could be discussed with the college presidents, the chancellor and the university president, according to Docking, is President Nixon's wage-price freeze. He placed emphasis on
the importance of salaries rather than new or improved buildings and equipment
Monday night's meeting differed greatly from last year's meeting, which was held in the midst of campus unrest. In contrast, this year's meeting was concerned with the financial woes of the state's colleges and universities. Campus unrest was not a major topic.
When questioned about unrest, Miller said he didn't "feel competent to evaluate student unrest at KU." I do think KU has a good history of getting it right which didn't help the University," he said.
Harmon said he thought the potential for campus unrest is still at K-State.
Reserve Fund Money Allocated to Library
By REES OLANDER
Kansan Staff Writer
In increased enrollment at the University of Kansas made it possible to allocate $145,000 in reserve fund to restore library operating hours, David Heron, director of Watson library, said Monday after he was told of the decision made late Friday by Vice President
The reserve fund was created to provide money for essential demands in the event there was, "a disastrous drop in enrollment." Heron said.
When it was evident that enrollment increases would meet the projected increase, the University administration was able to allot money for the library. The library's employee funds had been cut because of the light University budget.
However, Heron said he was "a little ill at ease" about the new funding.
He said that with such a tight money situation at KU, to give even a small sum to the library was a hard decision for the Chancellor to make at a time when everyone in the University was screaming for money.
Cancellor E. Laurence Chalmers Jr., said the dears of the schools understood the necessity for restoring library funds. The dears also recommended enough money in fund other areas, he said.
MOST OF THE MONEY, which will cover library expenses until May 15, will make possible longer operating hours at the main library. Some more students might be hired, but Linda, associate librarian, said, "that most of the money would be used to
pay present employees for longer working hours.
"We feel the pressure here," Glinda said. "Graduate students generally know their way around the branch libraries and only need student employees on Saturdays. But we need fulltime staff here on weekends."
All of the branch libraries have severely reduced budgets and have adjusted their expenses accordingly. Officials do not expect the new funds to restore any branch facilities except the science library at Malot Hall.
The main responsibility of the library is to meet the demands of the public first, Glinka said. He said few of the new funds would go to library restoration. Most of the library housekeeping" is done during valuation and the public exerts less pressure on the staff.
Library directors hope someday to reclassify the art library which is presently functioning under two separate systems. Public access to the stacks have made it possible to keep from developing a new system there now.
John Conard, director of university relations, said that four and a half cents of every KU dollar go to the library. But he had been forced to raise by 12 and a half per cent since 1966.
THE LARGEST internal project at Watson, begin last summer, is the Library of Congress classification system. Ideally, Glinda said that the library staff could finish the task in three to four months, but that it would probably take a
Support Building to Give Peking Only China Seat
UNITED NATIONS (AP)—The new thinking on China was reflected Monday in the U.N. General Assembly where Iran, a country with a long history of Falkenburg as the only government of China.
Foreign Minister Abbas Alkhalabi of Iran was one of the early speakers in the debate.
Senate to Quiz Chalmers
Chancellor E. Laurence Chalmers Jr. will answer questions from the Student Senate at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Kansas Union Ballroom. Chalmers is expected to defend his stand against recognizing the host as a bona fide student organization.
The question and answer period will precede a Finance and Auditing Committee report that will recommend that the Senate not allocate $600 to the Gay Lib to help it in its court fight against the University.
A bill sponsored by Brad Smoot, Sterling senior, and George Laughau, Dodge City graduate student, was introduced at a meeting on Wednesday to approve the for Senate to approve the $600.
Smoot said Monday that he would not fight Finance and Auditing's recommendation but would vote against it and urge others to do the same.
Chalmers has twice refused to give Gay Lib recognition. Opponents to the appropriation cite this history as their reason for not giving Gay Lib the allocation. Other arguments raised at hearings last week questioned the wisdom of funding a group that is suing the University.
Brazilian Foreign Minister Mario Gibson Barbonza, opening the general debate, assented that the participation of Brazilian citizens is granted, whether it be today or tomorrow.
Iran abstained last year in the U.N. China vote, but since then has joined the swing to Red China, which now includes a small portion with Atlantic Treaty Organization countries.
occupy the 138-nation assembly for the next three weeks.
Without mentioning the United States by name, he criticized big power politics which, he said, was mainly responsible for the changed prospects for Red China.
"THE VERY NOVELTY of the situation, which is now in the offending and that fundamentally changes the prospects for membership in the United Nations," he said, "is that a superpower could decide the fate of its allies to acknowledge the existence of another great power."
Brazil has in the past sided with the United States in opposing Peking's seating. Gibson Barboza did not say that his group would have the two rival resolutions before the assembly.
These are the U.S. plan to seat the Chinese Communists while permitting Nationalist China to remain, and the so-called Albanian resolution calling for the seating of Peking and the expulsion of Taiwan.
THE ALBANIAN RESOLUTION has picked up three new sponsors, Ceylon, Nepal and Equatorial Guinea to bring the total to 21. This appears to be part of a numbers game to put it ahead of two U.S.-backed resolutions.
The U.S. proposal embodying the two-China policy has 17 sponsors and a second one to declare the expulsion of Taiwan an "important question" has 19 sponsors. If the latter is approved, a two-thirds majority would be required for action.
Kansan Staff Photo by GREG SORBER
Sailing Over the O-Zone Blue
O-Zone parking lot provided a dry lake for Lou Fisher of Lawrence took advantage of prevailing winds to glide across the lot.