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Tuesday, January 23, 1979
University Dally Kansan
Senate to begin Regents debate
By PAT MANSON
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
Two members of the Kansas Board of Regents, who were reappointed by former Gov. Robert F. Bennett before he left office, are expected to appear before a Kansas Senate committee sometime this week.
Bennett's appointees are being actively opposed by Gov. John Carlin, who has called for an end to the ban.
On Jan. 3, five days before he left office,
Bennett renominated Republicans Glee
Smith Jr., of Larned and Walter Hier-
er. Fairway to four-year terms on the
board.
Two weeks ago, Carlin named his choices, Republicans Margaret Glades of Yates Center and John MacDonald of Hutchinson. Carlin said that he had right to choose the new Regents and that he would fight Bennett's appointments.
The Senate Select Committee on Appointments is responsible for reviewing Regents appointments. Tom Rehorn, D-Kansas City, chairman of the committee, said yesterday that he would try to schedule a hearing for Bennett's nominee but that he did not know what the committee would make its recommendation.
"There's no way I can predict how long it will take or how many questions the nine members on the committee will ask," Rehman said.
AFTER THE committee has made its recommendation, the appointments will go to the Senate floor for debate.
The Senate, which must confirm appointments to state agencies by a simple majority, will then decide which of the four nonimmies will serve on the Board. The Senate could confirm the appointments of one nominee of Bennett and Carlin or reselect all of them.
The term of a third board member, M. Prudence Hudson of Newton, also has expired, but Carlin said he would not fill the vacancy until the Senate confirmed appointments to the two seats. Bennett made no nomination for Hudson's position.
Because the four nominees to the disputed seats are Republicans, Hutton's successor will most likely be a Democrat. The only other major difference between the two parties required by state law
Meanwhile, serve and Hierstheiner have continued to serve on the board since their terms expired Dec. 31. According to state law, Regents remain on the board until their successes are confirmed by the Senate.
Until the Senate takes action on Bennett's nominations, Carlin cannot submit his own. Carlin, however, has said he will not be subject to the Senate selects Bennett's nomines.
Carlin's aides have not denied that Bennett had the legal authority to nominate Smith and Hiersteiner. However, they have said that because Carlin must work with the new members, he should choose them.
BILL HOAG, a Carlin aide, said. "It is true that the vacancies occurred during the last 10 days of the Bennett administration. Obviously, as the vacancies
exist, a sitting governor may make the appointments.
"It was Gov. Carlin's position—Gov. Bennett being a gift-duck governor—that it would make more sense for the governor-elect to decide who would be on the board, and then rely on them on a continuing basis. It's logical to have people you can work with on the board.
"That was the motivation behind Gov. Carlin's actions."
Smith, however, said it had been a tradition for outgoing governors to fill the vacant office.
"The law has been for many decades, for vacancies that occur Dec. 31, that was not announced," said. "As a matter of fact, Docking appressed me four years ago, not Bob Ben-
However, when Bennett took office four years ago, the Senate confirmed his nominees to some state posts rather than Docking's nominees.
Smith and Hierister both said partisan politics had motivated Carlin's app
"I THINK it should be decided not on who makes the appointments, but who is appointed," Smith said. "He they judge us, he has been an at-terror to make it political."
Hierstner said, "I'm of the opinion that the integrity of the Board of Regents will be maintained with the appointments of Glee and myself, and that it will be damaged if we are not confirmed. I don't think this should be a partisan issue."
Rehorn, however, said he thought partitions politics were not play a large role in the country.
Also, the Senate has given no indication that it will vote in party blocs. The Senate Republicans, who outnumber the Democrats, would probably take a stand on the nominations as a party.
Gaar said then that he did not want to促Hierstenter to a state post because he had no money.
Majority leader Norman Gaar, R-Westwood, voted four years ago against confirming Hierstein, a Republican governor's nominee.
Garre recently said that he didn't know whether Hiersteiner would reflect Carlin's views on education and that he had not whether to vote for his confirmation.
Gaar, however, has said that Smith had a good chance of being confirmed because of his legislative connections. Smith was also charged with the murder he was appointed to the Board of Regents.
Rehorn said he could not predict how the Senate would vote on the nominees.
“It’s very close,” Rehorn said. “Long before this committee met there was a lot of lobbying going on. There’s been a lot of pressure. I don’t mean in an unreasonable amount. There’s just been a lot of phone calls for both sides.”
Rehorm said he did not think the Regents fight would cause bittersick on either side.
“There’s not going to be any malice or hard feelings,” Rehorn said. “Nobody’s going to be trying to crucify anybody else.”
600 students report flu cases to Watkins
By LESLIE GUILD
Staff Reporter
About 600 University of Kansas students reported to Watkins Hospital yesterday with fln symptoms, according to Martin Wollmann, director of Watkins Hospital.
Usually, about 150 students a day are treated at Watkins.
However, Wollmann said, he did not consider the increase of patients to be a flu
"We can't really call this an epidemic because that requires large numbers," he said.
Wollmann said between 18 and 20 persons had been hospitalized with the flu in the past two days. He said flu reports began last Friday.
"Those with more severe symptoms or with other complications, such as infections, have been admitted to the hospital," he said.
Wollmann said symptoms included high fevers, headaches and body aches.
"For those symptoms, a person should stay in bed, take aspirin and drink fluids," he said. "They must just wait it out until the fever comes down."
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Several students, including Rob crutchinger, Great Beat sophomore, and Robert Meyer, senior.
He said a number of students also had called the hospital asking advice.
"No prescriptions can be given over the phone," he said. "But some students who do not have a high fever or other severe pains have called in to talk to a nurse."
Collins said he would like to see 3.2 beer served at the student union at Haskell
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If it meant I had to go out of business, I'd gladly do it. Then Haskell students would be getting the same treatment as KU students."
Galbreath he did not know whether students would want beer at the student store, because it was a glass, rather than by six-packs, might eliminate beer in the residence hall, he said.
Colinls hasn't given up yet. He said he would fight for his license in court if questioned.
Haskell officials aren't ready to take that step yet. They are waiting to hear the city's interpretation told of the ordinance that they saw Uncle Milly's is violating.
Even then, Quiring said, "Before we would bring a recommendation to the city government," he added.
another basis, we would take another look at the situation."
Meanwhile, at Uncle Milly's the crowd is beginning to thin out. There are two cars parked nearby. But most of the patrons are heading near 23rd Street.
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Wollmann said: the staff had not been increased to handle the excess work load. He also said the hospital had enough medical supplies to meet the demand.
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KU to give county portable hospital
By BRUCE THOMAS
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Staff Reporter
The Douglas County Commission voted yesterday to accept the field hospital from the University of Kansas. The proposal was submitted to the commission by Travis Brann, coordinator of the Douglas County office of emergency preparedness.
A 200-bed portable hospital, which has been lying boxed in the basement of Oliver Hall for more than five years, will be moved to the University Building, 111 and New Hampshire streets.
The package disaster hospital was brought to the University in August of 1974 as part of a civil defense program to prepare for an attack. He served a major disaster, Brann said yesterday.
The hospital, located in the basement of the food storage warehouse at Olive Hall, was the first facility to be opened.
University officials decided last month that the 600 square feet of space the hospital occupied was needed for the storage of other medical equipment. The emergency medical stockup to the county.
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MARK DENKE, residence director of Oliver Hall, said he thought the space now occupied by the hospital would be used to store additional food. He said he learned of the hospital last month when a government inspector visited the hall.
Bram said, "Some of the equipment may be considered obsolete by the medical community, like the X-ray machine, but it could be put to use if the need came.
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war). In the case of a tornado we could move the patients to either Topeka or Kansas City faster than we could set up the hospital."
Beds, blankets, an X-ray unit, medical supplies, laboratory and lighting equipment and paper supplies to keep administrative records comprise the portable hospital. The only things that the hospital does not have, are Braun, are medicine, drugs and a shelter.
Last week, Brann received a letter from Hozan releasing the hospital to the county.
Bramn and William Hogan, association executive vice chancellor, had been discussing the transfer of the hospital to the county's care since last month.
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In the letter, Hogan said the hospital would be given to the county with the condition that the University could have access to the equipment in an emergency.
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