University Daily Kansan
Thursday, September 21, 1978
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Self-defense spray peddled
By CORIE BROWN
Staff Reporter
Whether a woman is jogging, attending class or simply walking from her car to her door, she needs to be protected, Buck Duck, developer and promoter of "My Little Bodyguard," said when he visited KU sorority houses last week.
"My Little Bodyguard" is a chemical spray. Duck said it 10 times the height of a bottle.
For $8.50, a woman could buy a "pumpen weapon," which, if aimed at the face, Duck said, can disable one or more molestors for up to 30 minutes. The cost would be $7.95 if bought at a later date through a Dallas office.
For two weeks, Duck and his brother Alan, both from Dallas, gave presentations on self-defense to KU sorority houses. The sisters, who are in their twenties for the sorority women to purchase the spray
Literature rules to be revised
Because of an opinion issued by the assistant to the University general counsel, guidelines regulating the distribution of literature on the KU campus will be revised, the University Events Committee decided yesterday.
The events committee had delayed action on the guidelines the past two weeks until it received an opinion on the guidelines legality.
The events committee has the right to "regulate the time, place, and manner of student activities on campus in order to prevent disruption of the ordinary educational activities," according to the written opinion by Vickie Davis, Mike Davis, University general counsel.
But, the opinion says, 'any regulations adopted must provide for a reasonable number of distribution points at reasonable places of public access.'
The distribution committee's original recommendations would have allowed newspapers to be sold in locked boxes in front of the Kansas Union.
Ron Williams, speech and drama representative on the events committee, said he was unsure what the aim of the recommendations were.
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Wills also said the events committee should consider whether the publications were free or sold, published regularly or not. He also said that a group intended for everyone or a specialized group
Last spring, David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, appointed a committee to establish guidelines for the distribution of literature on campus.
Without specific guidelines, the events committee was unsure which publications were available.
BY WESTERDAY, Duck had moved to another city. His secretary would say only two things.
Duck suggested that women keep "My Little Bodyguard" by the door and with them at all times, according to the women. Duck said that a woman needed to do a war, shoot and run.
He urged each woman to buy four to six units of the spray. Of the 40 to 50 women in each house who heard him speak, most bought at least two units, according to women in the various securities. Each unit should be used twice or more to remain effective for five to seven years.
Relating the story of how his daughter had been attacked and almost raped, Duck said he was dedicated to keeping the same thing from happening to other young women.
His stories about how his device had saved women on campuses in Texas and Oklahoma apparently were convincing to most women.
Aitchen Brock, Great Bend sophomore and member of Delta Delta Delta, said, "I was really impressed. He didn't sound fake. It helps everyone around here feel more confident."
Nancy Riley, Tulsa, Okaa, junior and member Pi Beta. Phil also said she Sue Becker, former
but I didn't buy one because I didn't think I ever need it," she said.
"I thought what he said was convincing,
Many of the women said they thought Duck's success had a lot to do with timing. There have been numerous rumors of Duck's involvement and assaults reported to KU police that fall.
Mary Ellen Pogan, Pittsburgh senior and president of Kappa Alpha Theta, said. Women are really carrying them around. Women who wear this shirt when they go jogging or are on campus."
Duck's selling techniques were extremely assertive, Pogson said. The devices were passed out immediately after the orders were fulfilled, balls will be sent to the women's parents.
Nancy Newell, Kansas City, Mo, senior and member of Kappa Alpha Theta, said, "It was very obvious that this was his means of livelihood."
Mary Beth Mueler, Mission Hills senior and member of Gamma Phi Beta, said she is proud of the program's accomplishments.
"I thought it was hokey, I'm not against self-protection, but I thought he was a joke,"
Duck gave his presentation to the President's Council of Panhellenic and gave them the opportunity to invite him to talk to them. All of the sororites invited him to speak.
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Lawrence Water Department workers and the city moved one step closer to resolving their differences over the proper filing of a grievance form yesterday in a meeting between city officials and representatives of the workers.
Staff Reporter
By JOHN FISCHER
Workers to refile grievances
The water workers decided to accept a proposal by city officials to file four separate arrevenue forms.
Burt refused to comment on the meeting. THE FOUR grievances against Vogt are inappropriate job assignments, age discrimination, improper employee and professional contact. Vogt refused to comment on the individual charges.
Blevins said the meeting lasted nearly one hour. The workers agreed to file the complaint and the Blevins agreed will sign the separate charges against Gena Vogt, director of utilities.
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The second grievance form filed several weeks later was rejected by Burt because the form was not specific enough in its wording. The problem needed to be more specific because the city would then know what action could be done and the problem possibly could have been solved by Burt.
Burt also said the form had been rejected because some of the 15 workers who signed the form could not have been employed with Vogt's actions that other workers cited.
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Blevins said the workers decided to
Blevins said he was discouraged by the fact that the city had delayed the problem rather than actin on it quickly.
"If we don't do this now it will die." Blevins said. "We are going to at least see if the city is well-meaning in their intentions."
Vogt. They were four different charges.
Blevins also said he thought the city would still be ignoring their problem if it had not been brought to the public's attention by the press.
"It tome is snee," Blevins said, "that if the city was concerned enough, then they would cover the trivia of filing four cases of grievances and get to the problem."
The workers submitted two grievance forms to Burt, and he rejected both, saying the forms were not filed according to rules in the city employee's code.
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HOWEVER, THE workers thought their second grievance did conform to the employee's code because the code does not require a grievance must be specific in its charge.
Burt explained the steps a grievance form takes before coming before the city. He said the workers must first ask their supervisor to resolve their problem. If he cannot, the workers must then ask their department head.
accept the city proposal because they feared the city would soon forget the issue,
The first grievance form was submitted by the workers on Aug. 17. Burt rejected this form saying that the workers would have to file forms for each charge against
If he cannot help them, the grievance goes before the grievance board.
Blevins said the workers would go through the process again.
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