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Monday, June 21, 1982 Vol. 92, No. 149 USPS 650-640
KANSAN
The University Daily
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
Regents elect chair appoint new officer
By CANDICE SACKUVICH Staff Reporter
TOPEKA-The Kansas Board of Regents elected a new chairman and appointed a new executive officer at its regular monthly meeting Friday.
James Pickert, Emporia regent, was unanimously elected as chairman to replace Sandra McMullen. Hutchinson regent, for fiscal year 1983, beginning July of this year. McMullen, who has been a regent for four years, will become vice chairman.
Stanley Kopilk replaced John Conard as executive Officer Friday. Kopilk was commissioned on April 27, 1994, and is the first of three to become chairman of the board.
Conard resigned as the Regent's executive officer to become an assistant to the president of the Higher Education Assistance Foundation, which is the guarantee agency for college student loan programs in Kansas and five other states.
BEFORE FRIDAY'S ELECTION and appointment of officers, the Regents agreed Thursday to apply to the state director of the Division of
Accounts and Reports for authority to write off nearly $2.1 million as uncollectible and delinquent accounts at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.
"The $2.1 million in uncollectible accounts receivable was approximately 3 percent of the hospital's gross charges," said Keith Nicher, president and fiscal affairs at the Lawrence campus.
Those charges include hospital rooms, X-rays, pharmacy items, blood and other special supplies for patients, he said.
Tom Greeson, associate director of business affairs at the Med Center, said the 3 percent was lower than at most hospitals.
"The national average for bad debt write-off at other medical colleges is 5 percent to 6 percent," Gresson said. "So we feel the 3 percent is reasonable and within the levels of other heps."
SOME ACCOUNTS have been carried for or more years, Greeseon said. Most of the unpaid debts were from self-pay patients who were not covered by insurance, Medicare or Medicaid.
"I assume that the number of self-pay patients
See Records page 10
Begin says no desire to take Arafat prisoner
Transferring the arms back to Israel "will take us six weeks if we use to big mack trucks
By United Press International
NEW YORK—Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, predicting peace between Israel and Lebanon "in a very short time," said yesterday that his country had no intention of seizing Beirut and no desire to take PLO chief Yasser Arafat prisoner.
"We don't want to capture Mr. Arafat. We don't want to deal with him at all." Begin said in a television interview, "I think it would be trouble for us. Let him go where he wants to."
Speaking on the CBS program "Face the Nation," Begin said the Israelis were surprised at the amount of Soviet arms they discovered in Syria and did a service free world" by seizing them.
Begin said he had received a note from the Soviet Union before leaving last week for the United States asking for assurances for the Soviet Embassy in Beirut would not be attacked.
Begin said he responded that Israeli troops would respect the embassy's "absolute immunity," and also "used the opportunity" of his campaign to help Lebanon in a response to PLO aggression.
Began he said he was eager to 'recall our men from Lebanon as soon as possible', but declined to speak.
sured that the PLO would never See Mideast page 10
"Our problem is not measured by days. It may be two weeks, it may be several weeks," he said.
He added that Israel would withdraw only when it could be assured that the PLO would never be
Seasonal temperatures and little or no precipitation are expected for the rest of the week. Highs will be in the 80s, lows in the 60s.
Today is the longest day of the year and marks the beginning of summer. It will be sunny with temperatures in the low 80s and southerly winds from 5 to 15 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka.
Tomorrow will be partly cloudy with a high in the mid-80s.
Tonight will be fair with temperatures in the low 60s.
Weather
Protesters marched down Jayhawk Boulevard Friday afternoon, demonstrating against the Israeli aggressions in Lebanon.
Protesters condemn Israeli invasion, denounce U.S. participation in dispute
By NEAL McCHRISTY
Staff Reporter
About 50 chanting, placard-carrying demonstrators marched down Jayhawk Boulevard Friday protesting the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
Sponsored by the Muslim Student Organization, the demonstrators marched from the Kansas Union to the front of Strong Hall and chanted "Stand With Them." Arm in arm, they "Arms from Reagan—soldiers from Begin."
The marchers paused at noon with placards above their heads and silently stood near Strong Bridge.
of arms and a well-trained army to do this massacre.
Although most of the demonstrators were male, two women led the march and carried a black banner with "There Is No God But Allah" written in white Arabic and English lettering. A woman marched with her four children near the back of the demonstration.
Mohammad Asgarian, Iran. graduate student and leader of the demonstration, said, "We are condaining Israel aggression toward Lebanon. We do believe that it takes a tremendous amount
"This means Reagan is furnishing arms to the Israeli and Britain is furnishing the soldiers."
"This means Reagan is furnishing arms to the Israelis and Begin is furnishing the soldiers." Reactions varied among observers of the demonstration.
Bruce Beckum, Dallas senior, after passing the process said, "I agree with him, if that's what he wanted."
Beckum said he did not think the demonstration would accomplish much.
"If they had the power to lobby, they would be doing that instead of demonstrating." Beekum
Luis Mata, B20 Vermont St., said, "I sympathize with what's happening with the Palestinian people. I understand the frustration the people who are Palestinian have—or those in sympathy with the Palestinian people—and I think they have a right to their opinion."
OTHER PASSERS-BY said they were con-
cerned with potential violence.
I believed with patience what I learned.
"I think that they have a right to demonstrate
as much as anyone else, but I'm going to stay away from it in case it does not appeal to "peaceful".
Tom Probasco, Lawrence senior, was watching the demonstration from the steps of Lippincott Hall. He said that another group had been paired with him to send messages opposing the demonstrators.
"I think some trouble is brewing on this campus," Probusca said.
David Dougherty, Garnett senior, watched the demonstration from north of Wescock Hall.
He said he thought what Israel was doing was similar to the recent British invasion of the Iraqis.
I had heard a man say, "In a way, what Israel is doing—if they pull out—is a defensive move, rather than an offensive move." Dougherty said.
Asgarian addressed the group after it returned to the sidewalk in front of the Kansas Union.
"The thousands of women and children killed by the Israelis were bombed by the heavy
See Demonstration page 10
Members of the Nuevo Mariachi Estrella de Topeka performed Saturday night at the Mexican Fiesta sponsored by St. John's Catholic Church.
The musicians, from right to left, are: Darren Kahler, Kim Peyton, Rachel Galvan, Isabel Gonzolez and Teresa Cueves.
Photo by SUSAN PAGE
Food, fun highlight fiesta
By KATE DUFFY Staff Reporter
It was Mexican Fiesta Night at St. John's Catholic Church, 229 Vermont St.
A brightly colored banner waved "Fiesta" at passing motorists on Kentucky Street while strains of mariachi music floated above the burn of voices.
The approximately 60 Mexican-American families in the parish organized the Fiesta to raise funds for the church and to have some fun.
AT THE HORSE RACE game, kids watch breathtaking as colored marbles representing Big Eight universities raced through a maze, finally dropping to the bottom.
"The Mexican people are, by and large, a fun community, a joyful community," said Bertha Bernules, one of the faestas' main organizers. "You can see to see all these people enjoying themselves."
But the Dunk Tank seemed to be the most popular game.
By 7:30 p.m., 700 people had poured into the fenced playground at St. John's School to eat tacos, tamales, tostados and burritos by the plateful.
"We made 2,000 of everything," said Bermudez. "And it's going fast."
SHE SAID organizers had been planning the fund-raiser since April and the cooks started preparing the mountains of food two weeks ago.
St. John's pastor, the Rev Ai Rockers, said local businesses contributed money to cover much of the church's expenses. He said thought they might come close to their $5,000
"The money we raise won't be for anything exotic like paying off a mortgage," Rockers said. "It will be used for the basic bills."
Games also provided a source of funds and fun for everyone. Children ran from Ring Toss to Star Wars to Horse Race, clutching back yoyo-yos, airplanes rings and stuffed足球s.
"With the economy the way it is, you have to go on beyond the collection plate."
boy standing at the toss line. The kid obeyed,
and Riley plunged into the cold water.
Eight-year-old Patrick Riley, 420 Country Club Terrace, taunted the crowd and induced people to throw a ball at the white circle connected to his seat above the converted staircase.
Sputtering, his mouth full of water, Riley explained how his cousin had told him to try
"Come on. Hit me, hit me," he yelled at the
Monday Morning
"I'll never listen to her again," he said just before he dropped into the tank for the second one.
IN THE SCHOOL, GYM, young dancers from Our Lady of Guadalupe School, Topeka, and St. John's School performed traditional Mexican dances.
As the evening wore on, helium balloons escaped from their booth and floated among the blue and yellow paper parrots swinging on their crepe-paper perches in the breeze.
By 9 p.m., the cooks had run out of beans, and the arts-and-crafts booth looked a little depleted, but the beer and pop stands were still gone. The band and the Wise-Man's legal band, tuned up.
SUNDAY MORNING, Bermuda said the last diners had left shortly after 11 p.m. she said everybody in the Mexican community was happy; "everyone we're very happy about the turnout."