Vol. 99, No.23 (USPS 650-640)
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PUBLISHED SINCE 1866 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Wednesday September 28, 1988
The Space Shuttle Returns
Ad Astra Per Aspera
Launch summons shuttle memories
By Debbie McMahon
Kansan staff writer
Shock, disbelief and sadness were common emotions to many KU students and faculty as they watched the Challenger Snake Shuttle explode on Jan. 28, 1986.
But yesterday, many also expressed eagerness to
Shuttle program and excitement that Discovery will be
built.
Paul Liechti, assistant director of biological survey, said that the Discovery launch would create as much interest in the study.
"I think everyone will be watching to see what happens," be said.
Many can remember exactly where they were, what the shapes and what they did when they heard about the show.
Inside on page 9
**Kansas astronaut supports software program**
**KU professor performs safety tests for shuttle**
**crew mission**
Liz O'Leary, Overland Park sophomore, said she cried
"It was during school and I was at home sick that day," O'Leary said. "It was the scariest thing. I didn't know what had happened, whether anyone was saved. No one knew."
Jeff Crawford, Wichita senior, had come home from school for lunch.
"Someone said the shuttle blew up and I thought they were kidding," Crawford said. "It didn't seem like the shuttle could blew up, the same time it did to surprise them with the fire of the government works. They gave things to the lowest bidder."
And Henry Fullenwider, professor of Germanic language and literatures, said he felt surprise and disbelief.
"I was watching it on the cable network. Network 7, when it exploded. But I was led to believe that very few when it exploded. But I was led to believe that very few."
Please see SHUTTLE. p. 5. col. 1
Shuttle ready Systems rechecked for liftoff
The Associated Press
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Guidance and navigation systems were triple-tchecked aboard the shuttle Discovery yesterday as NASA launch officials watched the liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center Thursday liftoff that will return the United States to space.
"As far as we are concerned," said NASA test conductor Jamec Henschel, "we've got a good chance at a[chuck] the rocket."
The shuttle fleet has been grounded since Jan. 28, 1986 when a booster rocket failure destroyed Challenger and took the lives of seven astronauts. Many NASA workers were wearing green ribbons on their workclothes this week to signify their hopes for a safe liftoff and successful mission.
Commander Frederick H. Hauck and pilot Richard O. Covey were up at dawn yesterday, practicing landings on the Kennedy Space Center runway in an aircraft that handles like a shuttle. The three-mile runway would be used if a launching problem forced the shuttle to return home.
At the Launch Control Center, engineers were checking electronic readings from the ship, 4.2 miles distant. At 1:40 a.m. eDT Thursday, a half-million gallons of water was pumped into the ship's aiming, aiming for a nationally televised liftoff at 9:59 a.m.
The 21-person oversight team consists of top officials from each of 17 units responsible for shuttle procedures or components. In their first meeting, they gathered yesterday to air any problems that might surface. The Rogers Commission, which investigated the Challenger accident, found that engineers' opposition to launching in cold weather never reached the ears of key NASA launch officials.
Workers table draft statement against Margin
By Laura Woodward Kansan staff writer
The Classified Senate voted yesterday to table a resolution that opposes additional financing for the Margin of Excellence until its next meeting.
The resolution, drafted this summer, was in reaction to the demise of a company that had been studying the study. The study would have simplified classified employee cate-
"It is frustrating to see this all support for the Margin," said Sgt. John Brothers, president of the military. "We are frustrated to see faculty winners catered to by the Legislature when we have people working in creating primary, basic living money."
Classified employees act primarily as support personnel and include security officers, police officers and facilities and operations workers. About 30 people
The study was a three-year plan begun in 1968 during the administration of Gov. Ray Mabey, that Gov. Mike Hayden did not allocate any money this year to fund the study.
Some members of Classified Senate were wary about supporting the resolution.
"I think we have to be careful about aiming at the administration because we might be shooting people," Scheff, office assistant in the department of human development. "I think we have to be careful about antagonizing faculty because many of them are willing to talk about
Brothers said that members of KU's administration had offered to meet with Classified Senate to discuss legislative strategy.
“In view of the fact that the administration is acting, or at least noticeing things that we're concerned about, I really think we should hold the resolution,” said Dana Dyall, chairman of the Affairs Committee. “Personal Affairs Committee.”
Jon Joserand, assistant for government relations, attended the meeting but declined to comment
But Brothers said that he had received no reaction from either the governor's office or the Board of Regents about the resolution.
The Margin of Excellence is a measure of how much each high school in Begemns schools to increase faculty salaries to 95 percent of peer averages and total financing to 100 per cent of the budget.
Classified Senate also discussed the results of a survey that was developed by Dyal and distributed to 1,150 KU classified employees. Almost 60, or about 40 percent, of employees responded to the survey.
The respondents indicated they were interested in retirement benefits, tutition breaks, child care and/or advancement and development.
"We have now organized subcom-
munities to study tutition, employee
assistance, day care and parking." Dyal said. "I'm not dictating what they do, but I hope that they meet and gather information."
Dyal said that the survey results were mailed to administrators.
"They results have also been given to the University Council and been well received," Brothers said. "At our meeting we are be our focus for the next two years."
Classified Senate will meet next on Oct. 11.
Clothing stores in sharp battle
By Janell Good
Kansan staff writer
With the KU student dollar in big bags, mail by mail in Topkacs an Overthehill clothing merchants are trying to give more service for the dollar to get a market.
Sopecial Fashion Issue Inside
"We do not have a captive group on shops here in Lawrence," she said. Wim Campbell, owner and manager of the Clothing, 414 Masa chusets St.
"Today, transportation is easily obtained " and the shopping malls in Topeka and Overland Park are only thirty minutes away. " Campbell
Now more than ever, Lawrence merchants are fighting back by giving more service to their customers.
Lawrence clothing stores must keep up competitively in pricing and quality or they won't stay in business long. There is sometimes the misconception that law firms are clothing stores have higher prices than shopping malls, Campbell said.
Shoppers in large department stores might have to wait 28 minutes to get help. They could help them. Then it could be another 10 minutes standing in the cash register.
There is more staff involvement
with each customer," he said.
Campbell said the average clothing store in Lawrence kept more employees working at the same time than some large department stores had.
"Lawrence has many individual nothing merchants. We are not the cutest shopkins. We shop in shopping malls," Campbell said. "It's a refresh change for the city."
Leslie Johnson, owner and manager of The Loft, 724 Massachusetts St. said the Lawrence location was an asset for clothing merchants.
"KU students can't be overlooked in the Lawrence business clothing," Johnson said. "KU students have a lot of buying power in the clothing market and it keeps Lawrence competition with surrounding shopping centers."
Johnson said merchants benefited by focusing on the needs and wants of a group of consumers.
"Targeting a specific section of the clothing market allows the store to carry a broader range of sizes and orices." she said.
Johnson, a former employee of a large department store, said the high overhead cost of renting a shop in a larger city was an important reason to keep department store prices down.
Please see FASHION, p. 5, col. 1
Soviets beat U.S. team
SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. basketball team lost the second game in its Olympic history last night, bowing to the Soviets 82-76 in a grudge over brewed for 16
The Associated Press
years and three seconds
Lewis fed a 1-2-3 U. sweep of the 400 meters, just one-hundredth of a second just the 20-year-old
Please see OLYMPICS, p. 12, col. 5
Sen. Lloyd Bentense spoke yesterday in Kansas City, Mo. His wife, B.A., is at the right.
Sen. Bentsen arrives in KC
By Daniel Niemi
Kansan staff writer
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Democratic vice-president candidate Lloyd Benten continued his campaign strategy of attacking George Bush and the Reagan administration in Kansas City, Kansas City downtown airport yesterday evening.
Benten, a U.S. senator from Texas, is scheduled to appear this morning at Truman High School in Arlington.
The vice-presidential candidate was met by about 2,000 people, many of whom were waving Daktakis and other party symbols.
Bentsen criticized the economic policies of the Reagan administration and said a Dukakis administration would be made of "can-do economics, not voodoo economics."
*If you ran your personal life or your business the way this administration has run the fiscal affairs of*
our country, you would either be broke or in jail."
Benten attacked Republican vice-president Dan KaneQuale's role in defeating a Senate bill that would have required 60 days notice before an indus- trial. The House of Representatives, U.S. senator from Indiana, led the fight to kill the bill.
"We're going to open the Quay season a little early this year." Bensen said.
"This country has not had a trade policy," Benton said. "When we watched us export jobs instead of importing them, we were guilty."
this year; Benson stated.
Bensen also criticized the Reagan administration's
Bentsen voiced support for Dukakis' plan to pay for college loans over several years.
we believe that for qualified students graduating from high school, a college education should not be a privilege but a right and not depend on family finances." he said.
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