Thursday, September 22,1977
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Energy director's arrival delayed
TOPEKA (AP)—The chairman of a legislative interim committee decided yesterday to delay until October the appearance of the state's new energy director, Steven Harris, permitting a storm of controversy surrounding him to settle.
The decision angered Sen. Arnold Berman, D-Lawrence, who had requested that Steven Harris be brought before the panel this week to answer whether he lied to the State Finance Council about federal funding for the Kansas energy plan.
"THIS IS NOT a game," said Berman, who angled toward the decision not to have him take part.
"If we can't rely on the credibility of statements made to us by state agency officials, we have lost our way."
At issue are remarks Harris made to the finance council last week as part of a pitch for five additional persons in his energy office.
Harris told the council he needed the additional staff if the state was to remain eligible for over $400,000 in federal grants to implement the energy plan.
THE COUNCIL refused, and five days later, Federal Energy Administration officials approved the federal grants to Kansas.
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Rep. Don Mainey, D-Topea, said yesterday that a scheduling conflict and a tight agenda made it impossible for Harris to appear this week. But he said the new energy director would be asked to appear at the Oct. 13 meeting.
Earlier Wednesday, Gov Robert F. Bennett came to the defense of the embattled Harris, telling reporters he didn't think Harris had lied to the finance council.
"I THINK WHAT he told the finance
council . . . was the fact that this plan was developed by Kansas State University, was reworked by state officials and is now ready for implementation."
Bennett said Harris told the finance council that the plan requires certain personnel to carry it out and that there are options to how the state can acquire those personnel—either by hiring its own people, by hiring consultants or a combination of those sources.
IF THE FINANCE council refuses to approve the hiring of additional personnel in the Kansas Energy Office, portions of the state energy conservation plan will have to be scrapped, Bennett said.
Bennett said opposition to the state energy plan and to Harris' selection to head the
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Wallace Galluzzi, president of Haskell,
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Haskell had celebrated American Indian Day.
The bookmarks will be distributed to more than 7,500 Lawrence school children.
But he said the executive branch of state government prepares plans in all kinds of areas which have little or no legislative say until they are put together. Then, he added, it is up to legislators to consider them if implementing legislation is needed.
agency probably was the result of "pique" over the legislature's not having greater input into development of the energy plan.
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Tomorrow is the 61st anniversary of American Indian Day. Informative bookmarks for this holiday will be a junior College tonight will help celebrate the national holiday in Lawrence.
Haskell celebrates 61st Indian dav
Lawrence Yellowfish, president of KU's Native American Alliance, said the 68 members on campus would wear their T-shirts in home of the holiday.
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