University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
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The University Daily
Friday, November 6, 1981 Vol. 92, No. 55 USPS 650-640
KU asks attorney's advice in reply to Taiwanese letter
Staff Reporter
By CATHERINE BEHAN Staff Reporter
KU Taiwanese faculty and students may send surveillance reports back to their government without violating any laws, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in Tooneka.
"We found that the Foreign Agents kaiser she said in the telephone inquiry," Briscoe said.
Mary Biscoe, assistant to the U.S. Attorney in Topeka, said yesterday that she called Vickie Thomas, the University's general counsel, in rehab for his question on the legality of the information-nassing.
THE FOREIGN Agents Registration Act defines a foreign agent as someone whose activities are supervised, financed, controlled or monitored by the government or "principal," and as a person who:
- "Engages within the United States in practical activities for or in the interest of such forestry."
- *Acts within the United States as a public counsel, publicity agent, information service, employment or political consultant for or in the interests of such foreign principal.*
- "Within the United States solicits, collects.
disburse, or dispense contributions, loans, money, or other things of value for or in the institution.
- "Within the United States represents the interests of such foreign principal before any agency or official of the government of the United States."
"I don't think we have those here," Briscoe said. We have no evidence that there is any injury or harm.
Thomas said she would not comment on Briscoe's response because Robert Cobb, KU executive vice-chancellor, would release a report on the problem sometime soon.
The University of Kansas asked for legal advice as part of its response to a letter sent by the University of Kansas to the president.
THE LETTER was sent to Chancellor Gene A. Budig and of local chapter of the American College of Medical Doctors.
- That the University urge the FBI to investigate the 'surveillance activities at KU, and that the university should consider disciplinary action if they found to be engaging in disruptive activities."
- That all foreign students be informed of the illegality of spying on campus, and that all Taiwaneese students be required to sign an oath pledging not to engage in spying while on
campus. They asked that all students who violated this pledge be expelled.
- That a letter be sent to the president and the minister of education of the Kuimingtang stating KU's opposition to the use of students as informants.
The decision made by the U.S. Attorney's office specifically answered the University's request for legal advice on the second request which was issued by the University's decision on the third request.
Rep. Stephen Solarz, D-N.Y., chairman of the House subcommittee on Asian and Pacific affairs, also recently sent a letter concerning the problem of possible apping on campuses to a KU professor, a member, who asked not to be identified because he feared he would be harassed by informants.
IN THE LETTER, Solarz said, "I am planning to introduce legislation which should require the president to certify that the authorities on Taiwan were no longer engaged in a campaign of harassment and intolerance against Taiwanese citizens under condition for their receiving any additional arms."
Despite the concern of Solarz and others about the problem, Cobb said in a meeting Oct. 26 that he had been waiting for the results from the U.S. attorney's office before working on a solution here.
KU police will enforce traffic laws; bicyclists in violation to be ticketed
By LILLIAN DAVIS Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
A crackdown on enforcement of bicycle traffic laws is underway on the KU campus, and bicyclists running stop signs or failing to wear helmets can expect a ticket, KU police said yesterday.
"In the past, the enforcement has not been as strict, and those who have been recently complaining to police said they felt bicyclists had been too much, too much." KU 1. Jeanne Longaker said.
She said she had received numerous complaints over the telephone and by mail.
"Bicyclists are disregarding stop signs, speed, pedestrians, and many times at night they are not traveling with lights," Longaker said.
She said that with the increased enforcement of traffic laws, bicyclists could
expect to receive the same traffic ticket they would if they were in a car.
"They are just as responsible as a car driver," Longaker said, "and they should take that responsibility, especially with pedestrians."
THE WORST violations Longaker said she was during class changes, in the early morning.
Jayhawk Boulevard is busy during these times, Longaker said, and the bikers cut in and out among the pedestrian traffic at fairly high speeds.
It makes me wonder if they are prepared for an emergency," she said. "They seem to always be in a hurry, and I think they tend to be more vulnerable of who could be hurt." Loken asked.
Some of the trouble spots Longaker said police would be watching the Chi Omega fountain and the three-way stop sign at Memorial Drive and West Campus road.
Longaker said that the three-way stop sign
had been the scene of problems when bicyclists whizzed through the intersection while a motorist was trying to make a right hand turn onto Memorial Drive.
GENE WEE, program adviser for SUA and a past president of the Mount Oured Bicycle Club, said the bicyclist's tendency to break laws was unintentional for the most part.
"It's a natural tendency to speed, whether you are on a bike or in a car." Wheat said. "But
Wee said that he did not agree with this philosophy but that it was the case with some
"It is kind of like on the highway with the big trucks. It's a power play in some instances, but also a good way to drive."
Longaker said that many of the problems they faced with bikers bike riders also were true for mopedriders.
"We're going to be cracking down on all of them," Longaker said.
--some furniture on fire." Simpson said. "The furniture was a little above my head and the room was just too small."
JOHN EBELSPAKE KAWAI
Lawrence firefighters survey burned furniture in a side Naismith Hall elevator, where a fire broke out at 5:45 a.m. today.
Arson squad to investigate morning Naismith Hall blaze
By LILLIAN DAVIS
Staff Reporter
A two-alarm fire broke out at Nainshim Hall at about 5:48 this morning, damaging a side elevator and the main lobby, Lawrence firefighters said at the scene.
There were no injuries and residents were evacuated immediately after the fire was discovered in the side elevator, Brad Simpson, a Naisthm desk clerk, said.
An all clear was given at 6:45 a.m. and Fire Chief Jim McWain said the sarcasm had bled away. "They were there," he said.
Simpson said he discovered the fire in the side elevator when he tried to take it up to the fourth floor where there had been noise complaints earlier in the morning.
"When the doors opened, I saw that there was
Simpson described the furniture as a couch and several upholstered chairs.
According to residents, who sought the warmer side of Oliver Hall across the street, smoke spread from the windows.
It was the smoke that convinced many residents that the fire was real.
"the smoke got me up," Keith Hoskison, St. Louis freshman, said.
Hoskison and another resident Pat Levi, Wichita freshman, said they ignored the back-up second alarm that signaled the first alarm had not been false.
Local apartment tenant claims rights violated
Fire Chief Jim McSawain said only one person had been found still in the building when firefighters arrived.
By JOE REBEIN Staff Reporter
The state's civil rights agency is investigating the eviction process of a Lawrence apartment complex after a resident filed a complaint charging the manager violated her civil rights.
Nancy Carry, a resident of the complex, filed a complaint with the Kansas Commission on Civil Rights against Alta Weems and Wood Creek Apartments, 255 N. Michigan St. charging that her 30-day lease was not renewed because of her religious preference.
Carr said yesterday she was opposing the eviction because the manager had "no legitimate reason to evict me." She said she was told by other members of the complex that there been evictions in residents and receiving the eviction notice must Mustard Seed Fellowship, 256 N. Michigan St.
A FORMER fellowship member and former Wood Creek resident said yesterday that she had heard during a prayer meeting near a year ago he had turned from barn Wood Creek into a "Christian community."
Some former and present Wood Creek residents said they had heard the rumors about
David Davenport, a spokesman for Modern Management, the Sioux City, Iowa firm that overseas Wood Creek Apartments, said last month that the charges of discrimination were "invalid."
"I've heard people say, 'We've got to get people out of there—they have to be Christians.'" Milly Hughes, the former member, said.
Daventport said that the firm had given Carr process in her eviction and that specific policies should be implemented.
The minister of the fellowship, Nick Willems, said last night that he had not heard of any plans to turn Wood Creek into a Mustard Seed community.
When contacted last night, Weems refused comment.
"If that's true, it's news to me." Willems said with a laugh. "We are a fairly close fellowship and people often wish that they could all live near each other, but no one should be tried to that."
Willems said the manager of the complex was a member of the Mustard Seed fellowship and that about 10 to 15 fellowships families lived in the 124-apartment complex.
"I was really hoping they would settle it and we could avoid the hassle of the investigation," she said. "My main want is to stay at Wood Creek and we have consistent maintenance."
CARR, A RESIDENT of Wood Creek since August 1978, said she had received a letter Oct. 30 from Davenport that stated her lease would not be renewed.
Carr said that a civil rights investigator talked
yesterday afternoon, but that a settlement
was on hold.
Before the notice, Carr had received two letters from Davenport complaining about her dog and her friend's dog running unleashed around the complex.
The letter stated that Carr must move out by *N* to require his compliance to *requests* to keep her friend's contact.
See LANDLORD page 5
Weather
Carr said she had her dog inside her apartment and that she was not responsible for her friend's
Today through Sunday will be mostly clear and warmer, according to the KU Weather Service.
southwesterly winds this afternoon. Tonight will be clear and cool with a low of 40.
today's high will be 61 with
Flying's a family affair for Engles
Jon Engle
"It's exciting and it's a big thing to me, but I was used to it."
If you didn't know that Nassau Bay, Texas,
freshman Jong En歌 was the son of Columbia
space shuttle astronaut Joe Engle, you would
never guess by talking to him.
By LISA BOLTON Staff Reporter
Having grown up with the children of astronauts and others connected with the NASA center in Nassau Bay, Engle is quite casual about his profession.
Engle was on the roof of an office building in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Wednesday morning, expecting to watch the shuttle carry his father into outer space.
"When you go up in that kind of neighborhood, it kind of seems like that's a normal job," said Engle, a tall, Army ROTC student with clear, blue eyes and a sure smile.
AT 31 SECONDS before loffall, all systems were suddenly stopped when a computer detected impurities in the oil of a mechanism that Engle and Richard Truly will use in an experiment while re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.
"You get a little disappointed, but looking back, you are kind of glad, because you want to go somewhere."
"They could have flown the flight, but because everything wasn't perfect, they couldn't."
Engle had seen his father Tuesday afternoon at supper before liftoff. Other people were present, and there were no long good-byes.
"It was just a 'see you later' kind of thing," Engle said, shrinking his shoulders.
The Army is studying meteorology with the Engle RCMP program and hopes to fly a drone into space.
"Flying rockets would be fun," he said, "but I didn't ever really want to do it as a job. It's thousands of hours of training, and you only get one shot at it."
HE COMPARED growing up around the center to growing up in Lawrence, a college.
"Everybody knows somebody that is connected with it in some way," he explained.