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Monday, December 4. 1972
University Daily Kansan
DUBLIN—President Eamon de Valera, once chief of the Irish Republican Army, signed the Republic of Ireland's tough antiguerilla measures into law Sunday amid a spate of bomb scares that left Dublin jittery after a weekend of violence and political crisis. Top men of the outlawed movement were killed by an apparent immunity over. The amended Offences Against the State Act provides that a senior police officer's officer that a man is a member of an illegal organization is enough to put him behind bars.
EPA Gas Rule
WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency probably will postpone for another year the issuance of regulations to phase out the use of lead in gasoline, EPA sources have reported. But EPA soon will revise rules that bar the use of grade of lead-free gasoline nationwide by mid-1974, EPA said Sunday. EPA officials now think lead eventually should be removed entirely from all gasoline. If it is removed, lead probably would be recycled costly petroleum "aromatic" to maintain regulation regulated by pre-1975 cars.
Westwood
ST. LOUIS—The Democratic Governors Caucasus asked national party chairman Jean Westwood to resign Sunday and voted to endorse former treasurer Robert Strauss as her replacement. Strauss had sought the governors' endorsement in advance of next Saturday's meeting of the Democratic National Committee, said the governor, who did not know but be told of race and would continue to fight if Strauss remained in it. She said she had the votes to retain her job if it comes to a showdown.
Swiss OK Pact
BERN-Swiss voters gave resounding approval Sunday to a free trade treaty linking their neutral country with the European Common Market. The treaty will eventually grant Swiss industrial products duty-free access to a consumer market of 300 million people already absorbing about half of Switzerland's total exports.
Good Grooming
CHICAGO-Monkens have a sense of social grooming which is responsible for their own unique kind of dental hygiene, in part due to the University of Edinburgh and Stanford in California. He conducted a study of the behavior of seven chimpanzees.
Two Arrests Made For Sale of Drugs
Two University of Kansas students were arrested Friday night on warrants for alleged drug violations, the Douglas County Sheriff's office reported.
Ross A. Stratton, 21, Harpendon Hertz, la. senior, was charged with illegal sale of phenyclidine on Oct. 17 and Edward J. Ogden, 19, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore, was charged with illegal sale of cocaine on Oct. 20.
Each man was released on $5,000 bond.
State Legislature Electing Officers Today;'73 Session Starts Jan. 9
The 1973 Kansas House of Representatives and Senate will meet today for a one-day session to select officers for the 90-day session beginning Jan. 9. Groundwork will also be laid in the organization of committees for the regular session.
The House and the Senate will formally convene at 10 a.m. in their respective chambers, including the secretary of state, and her deputies will formally announce the November election of candidates to the Senate.
While two of the races for party leadership are already virtually decided, there is still some doubt in many, notably the races for House majority floor leader, speaker pro tem of the House and Senate majority floor leader.
in the race for Senate majority leader, the frontrunner, Sen. Joseph Harder, R-Moundridge, is being challenged for the position by Sen. Robert Storye, R-Topkea.
IN THE RACE for speaker pro tem of the house, the battle is between Rep. Ansel M. Roberts and Keenith Howard, RoWerland Park. Tobias appears to have the edge in a close race.
The race for House majority floor leader pits Rep. Donn Everett, R-Manhattan, against Rep. James Maag, R-Dodge City. Members to have the edge in another close race.
On the House side, Rep. Duane S. (Pete) McGill, R-Winfield, is expected to be named speaker of the House. McGill, 50, elected to the position last fall, this fall, is expected to be formally named by his Republican colleagues today. If selected, McWill will replace Rep. Calvin Strowg, R-Abiline, who lost in the GOP for lieutenant governor last summer.
On the Senate side, Sen. Robert F. Bennet, R-Prairie Village, appears to have the president pro tem's spot clinched. If selected, Bennett will succeed Snee. Glee Smith, R-Larned, who did not run for re-election.
REP. R.C. (PETE) Loux, D-Wichita, is host as Democratic leader of the House.
There is still some question as to which of the 13 Democratic senators will replace Sen. Harold Herd, D-coldwater, who lost his seat Nov. 7; as Senate Democratic seat
The two houses will convene only for the certification of the electees and then will recess in order for the Democrats and Republicans to hold separate caucuses to
The Board of Class Officers is urging students to contact state legislators during Christmas break to make them aware of the problems of higher education in Kansas.
John Hackney, Wichita senior and class president, said he hoped to have more than 10 legislators contacted by University of Kansas students.
Hackney said interested students were being advised to talk to the legislators on two main topics. The first is how the legislators see the situation regarding higher education in Kansas at the present time and what they plan to do about it.
For the second advised topic of conversation with legislators, it was suggested that students describe their personal grievances with the University, such as losing professors to better-paying universities and closed classes.
choose their candidates for the various positions and discuss reorganization.
Following the caucuses the House and Senate will reconvene and choose the speaker and speaker pro tem of the House to govern. Since these positions are filled by a majority vote of the members of the House and Senate respectfully, the GOP, with a solid majority in both houses will be able to select members selected in the 'GOP' caucuses.
The Senate is expected to elevate its president pro term to president of the Senate and create a new position of vice president because of the constitutional amendment which removes the governor as president of the Senate.
THE AMENDMENT is under court challenge and the Senate may wait until the Kansas Supreme Court rules on the validity Supreme court before electing a vice president.
Applications for Kansan news and business staff positions for the spring semester have been obtained from the offices of the dean of medical science at the Student Senate office and 105 Filii Hall.
When the legislature reconvenes on Jan. 9, some of the important issues facing the legislature will be whether to submit committee recommendations to drink and gambling; what is to be done about a new school finance act to replace one declared unconstitutional by a Johnson County District Court judge; which is to be done with the $17 million federal revenue sharing funds; how to
finance increased state aid to schools; what to do with a proposal for no-fault insurance in Kansas recommended by a joint House Senate study committee; what to do about an avowed attempt by Gov. Robert Docking to get his 1967 property tax归 retracted and the governor proposed a proposal by the House Senate committee for a one-half decrease in the state sales tax to provide property tax reduction for local governments.
Applications For Kansan Due Tuesday
Applications should be returned to Dana Labbegood, assistant dean of the School of journalism, by noon Tuesday in 105 Flt. Applications for job positions should sign up for an interview on a schedule outside of 114 Flt. Interviews will begin Tuesday afternoon.
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