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Friday, November 3. 1972
University Daily Kansan
17 Compete for Offices in Douglas County
New Offices to Be Filled
Douglas County voters will be selecting persons for two
governance committees to battle in win posts in this predominantly Republican district.
Because of reapportionment, voters in Douglas County will be electing a representative in the reorganized 44th State
A second division judgeship of the Seventh Judicial District is also a new office in the county. The second judgement was created because of the heavy work load now facing the district court.
In state legislative contests, one of the major issues among candidates is the method of funding elementary and secondary education. After recent court decisions ruling that the federal government cannot pay for education, an interim legislative committee was created to
study the issue and to make recommendations. A new foundation formula is being studied, and the revenue sharing bill
Industrial safety, small claims and workmen's compensation are areas in which several candidates said they would like to be involved.
Candidates for probate judge say they advocate an increase in the probation officer staff and the establishment of a probate judge office.
Candidates for county attorney said the office should concentrate more on individual complaints and should be willing to work with a firm of lawyers.
The county attorney also should increase his efforts in solving violent crimes against persons and property, they said.
Democrat
County Attorney
DAVID J. BERKOWITZ (D) — B.A. in history, Wichita State University; J.D. degree, KU School of Law; order of the Gulf of Mexico Jurisprudence Prize, awarded twice; service on KU Law Review; Asst. General Counsel, Kansas Corporation Commission, two years; private law practice County, Kansas, American Bar County, Kansas, American Bar
Associations; present address: 915 Louisiana, Lawrence.
Q. What do you see as the role of the office you are seeking?
A. I feel that the county at
torney's job is one not only of prosecution but also of direction. The law enforcement agencies need direction; they are picking up too many people on misdeeds in order to prevent serious crimes so uncoveited.
Q. Do you have any program proposals in mind?
A. I would like to reorder prisons in the county attorney's office because the prosecution of crimes against person and property instead of use of guns would be safer.
This can be done by working closely with the police and sheriff, who will determine on what kind of cases are to be prosecuted and just by the kind of publicity this office can generate. You should not get a conviction out if they can't get a conviction out of it. If certain cases do not get a conviction, you will stop bringing those cases in.
Q. Why do you feel that you are more qualified for this job than your opponent?
A. I have a background in criminal defense while my opponent, although he worked briefly as a police officer, was been working in the attorney general's office and is now working in the county attorney's office. I think when one has been around he needs to know one tends to get into a pattern.
I think that I would bring in new blood and new ideas to the office, as well as a healthy skepticism.
Republican
EDWARD G. COLLISTER
(R)-Married; three children;
LIILD degree, KU, 1964; Summer-
LLD degree, KU, 1964; Summer-
Scollar; scholar, Kansas
University; Kansas
Kansas university general, 1988-72;
Chief of Criminal Division, 1971;
Chief of Litigation Division, 1971;
present address 3503 S. Wheel
Street, KU.
Q. What do you see as the role of the office you are seeking?
A. The county attorney is the man who is responsible for enforcing state law. Traditionally, he is a county judge. However, the county attorney's jurisdiction also includes the enforcement and environmental laws
and bringing action against public officials.
It is also important for the county attorney to communicate. His office should be open and there should be people there to assist him with those problems with those who need assistance. It is also essential for a lawyer who represents the state as often as the county attorney to help the law enforcement agent understand constitutional problems.
Q. Do you have any specific program proposals?
A. I have talked with the dean of the KU School of Law about the possibility of using law students as interns in the county attorney's office. The program would be of an advantage to both the students and the office. It would give the law students a perspective of what goes on in a prosecutor's office and it would reach a lot more of the public.
I would also like to see some of the program set up in which a pet owner is required to submit the owner's office will be on call for the law enforcement agencies
SUE NEUSTIFER—Marrried; one daughter; Eudora resident since 1931; high school student (2007); Register of Deeds Office, 6 years; Deputy Register of Deeds, 8 years; Register of Deeds, 110 Cherry, Eudora.
Register of Deeds
pretty well defined by law.
Q. Why are you more qualified for this job than your opponent?
Q. What do you see as the role of Register of Deeds?
Q. Do you have any program proposals? Will you change the
capacity of the office in any way?
A. No, the job of the register is well defined by law.
Republican
for this job than your opponent? A. I've had 14 years experience working in the register's office. believe in serving the public.
Democrat
Q. What are the duties of the Register of Deeds?
JANICE BEEM—Marrried; one son; graduate of Douglas County Schools; Clerk and Deputy Register of Deeds, eight years; present address: 1419 S. Elm St., Eudora.
A. My office records anything that pattains to real estate. This can include articles of incorporation, tax orders, affidavits, etc. We also the personal property records and handle army discharges. The job is actually one of a county recorder. This office records all real estate transactions for the property files other legal documents, too.
Q. Why do you think you are qualified for this job?
A. I have been Register of Deeds for the past eight years and have worked in this office for two years. The necessity is necessary for the job.
B. If elected, do you plan to bring any changes into the office?
A. Right now, we are in our system to microfilm. This will cut down on quite a bit of the work of recording. I plan to continue to
Q. What do you see as the role of the job that you are seeking?
A. The role of the county commissioner in the county where deficiency in the county while staying within the budget. This includes the role of welfare, road funds and county taxes.
Q. What do you plan to do to fulfill this role? Do you have any program proposals in mind?
FRED STEWART-Married;
two children; high school graduate;
educate; attended college; self-employed; operates walnut mill, heading mill that manufactures barrels for barrels, builds houses, delivers fireplace wood; present membership 1116 Birkhild, Eudora.
County Commissioner 2nd District
Q. Why do you feel that you are qualified for this job?
A. I would like to try to eliminate excessive spending in the county. This could be done by meeting with all the departments that need and correct any mistakes that are being made now.
Democrat
Republican
A. I am a businessman and have been one all my life. I've worked road construction, coming up from nothing to what I am now. I must just give to give me money, want for county commissioner.
ARTHUR A HECK-Married;
two children; Lifehog Douglas
County resident; farmer;
graduated Lawrence School of
highway improvements such as the building of access roads to the Clinton Reservoir and a county development and improvement program.
A. There are many complex situations and problems that face the county commission during the upcoming term. Among these problems, some need county judicial facility, the improvement and expansion of park and recreational facilities and the implementation of a comprehensive system. Another important item in the next year will be major
Kansas Association for Mental Health; president, Kansas Children's Service League; lifelong member, Alumnae Association of Tulsa Township governing body, Grant School Board District No. 100; former chairman, Unified District No. 497 Bonding Boundary Man, Business Division of United Fund; former chairman, Lawrence Chamber of Commerce; former president, Lawrence Sergeant Council for Progress; Present Address: RR 4, Lawrence.
A. As a county commissioner resolving these things, I would want to be certain that such developments in the highway development are implemented in an environmentally sound manner. In park开发 technology is important to me as much so as the space as possible be preserved.
Q. What do you see as the role of the office you are seeking?
Q. Do you have any specific programs in mind?
Business; attended KU; mem.
meer, Boa' of Directors of t
I also think that it is important that all governing bodies in Douglas County give attention to developing techniques and methadone help their fellow men. This includes the care of mental illness, care of the retarded and the handicapped and development of correctional and rehabilitation programs. I also believe that the population becomes anger, sensitive attention must be given to the care of senior citizens.
County Commissioner 3rd District
I. J. STONEBACK (D)—Marrie; three children; attended KU; past director and vice-president, Douglas County Farm Bureau; organizer and past director of Farm Bureau; president, Douglas County National Farmers' Organization; cochairman, Lawrence Committee for Peace in Vietnam; chairman, Kansas chapter of the Farm Bureau; Sherri Committee; present address: RR 4, Lawrence;
ring at the present time. We should be using more federal and state financial funds for federal funds because we were not a member of the regional planning council to provide the part of county officials. I think we should be taking advantage of organization that would provide us with better funding.
role of the office you are seeking in the county missioner is to operate the county government, collect the taxes of the county and spend the money collected.
RAYMOND H. ICE (R)—MARRYON II, two children; Lawrence High School graduate; attended New York City resident; beed and cattle farmer; member, Douglas County Com-munity College; Solid Waste Planning
Q. Why are you more qualified for this job than your opponent? A. I think that I am more qualified because I could give more money into government agencies about funding for county projects.
Republican
Q. What do you plan to do to fulfill the responsibilities of this job? Do you have any programs in mind?
I. think that in the coming year the Clinton Reservoir project will have top priority. It is quite a task to see that proper management of the reservoir. We also have a problem with space since the new county building was voted down. I think one solution to this would be mimicking the present courtroom for administrative purposes.
entrusted to the County Commissioner. That is how I would treat it; as a businessman operating the office of Q. What do you plan to do to
Democrat
A. The business of the county is
fulfill this role? Do you have any program proposals in mind?
Q. What do you see as the role of the office you are seeking?
County Clerk
Q. What do you see to be the role of the office user are working
Mathla
DELERT E. MATHIA (R)—Graduate of Douglas County schools; business trade school; counselor; county clerk, 1954 to present clerk, County Clarks Association of Kansas; past chairman, Legislation Committee for County Montana; lawrence
Q. Why do you think that you are more qualified for this job than your opponent?
A. I think that the county can be run more thriftily than it is be-
learned this job from a good man.
I have worked in this office since
1948 and I have been county clerk
since 1954.
Q. What do you consider to be the job of the County Clerk?
Q. Will you make any changes in the county clerk job?
A. I think experience is my best qualification. I came into this office as an assistant and
A. The County Clerk handles the elections, establishes tax laws and covers the payroll for the county employees. We do the paperwork for
A. We are planning some changes in our operation. We are changing over to data processing and we plan to keep things as they are.
A. I have served one term as county commissioner and therefore am experienced in this position, and raised in Douglas County and farm operator here all my life. I went through high school and two years at the University here. I have been involved in community service for a leader, on the Fair Board and behind it all community involvement.
Q. Why do you consider yourself qualified for this job?
District Judge Division II
Democrat
ROBERT C. C. CASAD-Married; three children; A.B. degree, KU, 1950; M.A. degree in Engl., University of Michigan, 1957; Order of the Colf; postgraduate law study, Harvard Law School; Force veteran; bearer, Kansas Bar Association; bearer, Bar Associations; treasurer, Kansas Bar Association, 1961-62; executive secretary, Kansas Bar Association, 1963; professor of law, KU, 1959 to present; member, University Council, 1967-89; present address, 1130 Emery Road, Lawrence,
orders and writes to compel public officials to do their job.
Q. Do you have any program proposals for this office?
County Attorney, 1959-08; member, Douglas County, Kansas and American Bar Associations; past president, Douglas County Bar Association; Judication Society; Board of Education, six years; president, Board of Education, three years; member, Kansas State High Activities Association; present address: 2130 Louisiana, Lawrence.
Q. What do you see as the role of the office you are seeking?
A. I don't think that a judge should express himself on public
A. It has general, original jurisdiction over all cases, criminal and civil, in Douglas County, and appellate jurisdiction over cases against municipal courts. The court also has the power to issue injunctive
policy. My job would be to see that justice is fully and fairly admissible, it passes a law, it would be my responsibility to administer it, no matter what my personal opinion or creation a judge has is the severity
A. The district court handles all serious cases, criminal and civil distress. A. The district court. It also handles appeals from county, probation, juvenile and adult courts.
Q. What do you see as the role of the office that you are seeking?
A. I don't think that one has to feel that he is more qualified to take on a job, however, there is a difference in the level of experience we have both had in preparation for this job. My experience while my main thrust has been as a scholar and teacher of law. I feel that the kind of experience you need than that of an advocate because an advocate is forced to take one side or the other in each case when the officer is forced to look at both sides.
Republican
Q. Do you have any program proposals for your office or do you plan to change its capacities in any way?
of the sentences he gives.
A. No, I plan on working the same as past district judges have fair and impartial decisions to cases that come before the court.
Q. Why do you think you are more qualified than your opponent?
JAMES W. PADDOCK (R)—
dearest, KU, 1951; L.L.B. degree,
KU, 1951; J.D. degree, KU, 1988;
KU, 1988; J.D. degree, Astra-
city City attorney, 1973-58;
Clerk of District Court
LUCILE ALLISON (R) — district court clerk, 1853 to present; employed by the Law Department from 1947 to 52; "Who's Who" in American Women; — past president, Lawrence Business and Professional College of Kansas District Clerk's Association; past president, Soroptimist Club; member, Lawrence Chamber of Commerce; dress code: 112 W. 15th St., Lawrence.
Q. What do you see as the responsibilities of the district court clerk?
A. I am responsible for filing all court papers, keeping the court record, empaneling juries hearing in witnesses in court
Q. Why do you feel that you are
qualified for this job?
Allison
A. I feel that I am qualified by experience of my experience in this office. I have been court clerk since 1933. Since there has been a new district established and the trial proceeded after this election, I think that experience is necessary. I am also interested in good politics.
Democrat
Probate Judge
HERMAN K. REEDE (D)—Married, one child; attended Wichita State University, two years later; J.D. degree, KU, 1986; attorney, State Corporation Commission; member, Douglas County, Kan.; member, United Methodist Church's Commission on Minority Group Needs, Lawrence Indiana Club; conference: 2019 Kentucky St. Lawrence
Q. How do you plan to fulfill the role of probate judge? Do you have any program proposals?
A. It is my intention that due process of law will be given to minors who appear in the juvenile court. This means that the child would have a right to an attorney, would have a right to an attorney, should be allowed to confront his accusers and to cross-examine them. As it stands now, the child, it takes custody of a child, it maintains it throughout its minority.
I also would like to see some guidelines established for the probation officers. I feel that, if they were to enter the city of the children would not require formal processing. This would give the court and the pro-
I think the judge should make the initial decision on whether a child should be detained. At present, children can be held for several days before they are given a hearing. The child should be seen by the judge and may be proje prenot be appointed to assist in this area.
Q. What do you feel are some of your qualifications?
A. I think the judge makes a difference. Elwell has a prosense years in the county attorney's office. There also is too much of a tendency for judges to come all the way to the court, the defendant is guilty. This is not the fair and impartial attitude that is necessary for the job. I think that Judge Elwell makes judgements in the philosophy of the court.
Republican
Douglas County has a real need for some clean, modern facilities away from adult prisoners to keep juvenile offenders. It also requires a separate Achievement House to place children who have been placed in the custody of the court. The children that we are sending out of county are taught at the Girls Industrial School and the Girls Industrial School really are being written off. There is a 100 per cent dropout rate among children re-enrolled at the school and 80 per cent of them get in trouble again with the law.
MIKE ELWELL (R)—Mariere; one child; B.S. degree, KU, graduate school; officer, third-year law school; president, Sigma Nu fraternity; private lawyer; 4648 residents; Assistant County Attorney; Eundora; Assistant County Attorney; Eundora; County Attorney
Q. What do you see as the role of the office you are seeking?
Attorney, 1971-72; member, Mayor's Committee on Drug Abuse; present address: 2013 Belle Haven, Lawrence.
A. The job of presiding Judge of the Douglas County Court requires judgment on both fair and impartial manner, and further supervision upon those division犯 of misdeemer crimes.
Many of the criminal defendants who appear in the County
Court are first offenders and I feel it is of the utmost importance that such defendants be exposed to court procedures that are eminent fair and give regard to the rights of accused. Nothing can do more damage to our system of justice than having courts of lower jurisdiction that breed disrespect for the guilty in entire court system, which is entitlement the day of seeing that the laws of the nation are applied fairly.
As the presiding authority on all probate matters, the Douglas County Probate Judge primarily sees all cases arising from seeing that all estates are administered in accordance with the laws of the state of Kansas. This, in effect, means that the judge in that the effect, protects the rights of heirs and acquainted with court procedures, and usually delegate a substantial amount of authority to the attorney handling the estate.
The third role that the office of Probate Judge encompasses is that of presiding over the Court of Appeal. Probate Juvenile offenders are not criminals and cannot be dealt with as such, and statistics will show that they are highly responsive to modern corrective methods which do not entail the archaic principles of punitive justice. Our national juvenile system
Q. Do you have any program proposals?
A. I would recommend a program for dealing with juvenile offenders that not only纳县 confinement and relines heavily on one-to-one counseling, but also on the campus in the city of Lawrence in that we have a great number of Kansas university graduates and undergraduates who possess substantial knowledge in the area of rehabilitative techniques.
Sheriff
Democrat
VIRGIL. FOUST - Married;
four children, attended KU 1952;
worked in school training schools; attended Police Supervisory Training School in Hutchison; Lawrence Police
wrote a memoir; won police chief, 1986; Little League football and baseball
present address;RR 1. lawrence.
Q. What do you see as the role of the office you are seeking?
A. The County Sheriff is the number one law enforcement officer in the county.
Q. How do you plan to fulfill this role? Do you have any program proposals in mind?
A. I think that the number of people we have working in the
ered, with extra men on at peak times of the day.
Q. Why do you feel that you are more qualified for this job than your opponent?
A. I think that I would be more confident than the present man, I have the background needed for the office. I have handled men in this kind of business.
I also feel that the present sheriff does not work with other departments working with the KU police, the Lawrence police, the metro squads, KBI and the attorney office in order to do a better job.
Republican
REX D. JOHNSON-Married;
four children; Sheriff, eight
years; Undershield, four years;
address: 420 N. Harrison
ent address; RR 4, Lawrence.
Q. What do you see as the role
of the office you are seeking?
A. The role of County Sheriff is governed entirely by existing Kansas statutes.
Q. What are your plans to fulfill this role?
A. My plans involve the continued dedication of every person on my staff to fair and impartial law enforcement.
Q. Why do you feel you are more qualified than your opponent?
A. My record in office covers four years as a deputy sheriff, two years as a county jailer, eight years as sheriff. Law enforcement has been my life. Over the last decade, I have staff of career people in the sheriff's office that is second to none in the state of Kansas. It is a place of which I am extremely proud.
EDYTHE L. NORMAN (R)-Married; no children; attended Strickler's Business College at Topeka and Kansas State Teachers College, Douglas County resident; County Treasurer, five terms; employed in treasurer's office, 22 years; member, Legislative Council of State Association of Treasures, Bank of America; National Association of County Officials; public address: 2000 Learnard, Lawrence
Q. What are the responsibilities of the county treasurer's office?
County Treasurer
Q. What are your qualifications for the position of county treasurer?
A. The treasurer's office collects taxes and registers all vehicles. We also process taxes after they have been collected.
Q. Will you change the duties of this office in any way?
A. I have held the job for 10 years and have worked in the treasurer's office for 22 years. I believe the expectation that is required for the job.
A. No, the treasure's responsibilities for the most part are governed by law. We can't change things.
Norman