University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, September 20.1978
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2 Wichita union officials jailed for wildcat strike
WICHTA (UPI)—A judge trying to mediate a wildcat strike by the firefighters union yesterday ordered two union officials jailed for contempt and fined them each $125 a day for refusing his court order to return to work.
The two spent yesterday in jail, although they were technically released on bonds of $1,000 each, based on the condition they neither picket nor encourage others directly or indirectly to violate any orders of the court.
The officials, Bill Cook and John Robinson, president and vice president of Local Firefighters, were booked into the Sedgwick County jail after District Judge David Burchman convicted them.
THE TWO were jailed about the same time negotiators for the Fraternal Order of Police, whose names are also displayed on police tape with city leaders in an attempt to sink their lieutenant wage dispute. Four hours of negotiations Monday afternoon ended without any announcement of results.
Joe McMahon, a district representative for the national IAFF, said Cook and Robinson were prepared to go to jail rather than accept a tentative offer of a salary increase tied to voter approval of a half-cent sales tax in November.
"I THINK the firefighters are looking into
On Sunday and Monday firefighters overwhelmingly rejected the city's offer of raises of 9 percent plus $40 a month. The rejections came because there were no guarantees striking police, 123 of whom were fired Thursday, would be returned to work, and because the 3 percent more than the previous standing offer of 6 percent was undercut by taxation. The same tax was rejected by more than 10 l in a county-wide vote Aug. 12.
"As officers of the union, you have the responsibility to set an example for the men you represent" rather than encouraging "others to break the law." Calvert said.
the future of their livelihood—they've got a family to support, too," McMahon said. "I think that's maybe why Mr. Cook and Mr. Robinson went to jail, because they felt their people haven't been satisfied with the job that its involved in the future compensation."
Calvert fined each man $25 as an individual firefighter and $100 as a union officer for each day they refuse to return to work, both to jail until they agree to return to work.
CALVERT SAID despite his personal feelings, Cook and Robinson were guilty of contempt both as individuals and as union officials.
The walkout prompted city officials to request National Guardsmen, about 180 of whom have been the sole staff for seven of the city's 16 fire stations.
The Thursday strike by about half the 314-member police union force挡 police supervisors into 12-hour shifts, and street patrols in a handful of rookies were pressed into service.
CALVERTS FINES—an addition to the $20,000 contemp fhe levied against the
However, there have been no major outbreaks of crime or fire since the strikes
union during the weekend—were handed down because firefighters have repeatedly refused to go back to the jobs they abandoned the evening of Sept. 11.
A government spokesman in the Jordanian capital said Hussein had a telephone discussion of the agreements with Crown Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia before Hussein presided over a four-hour emergency session of his Cabinet.
Hussein also telephoned President Hafez Assad of Syria.
The development was viewed as a setback
to President Carter, who had hoped to win
the presidency.
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — King Hussein or Jordan yesterday dissociated his nation from the Islamic State.
"Jordan is not obligated morally or materially by the agreements signed at the Camp David summit," the Jordanian spokesman said.
PALESTINIAN GUERILLA leader Yasser Aasser faved to strike at American interests throughout the Arab world in 1965. Camp David Middle East peace agreements.
Even if Began were to quit as head of the right-of-center Herut Party, the arithmetic of announcements support by other parties would be much less of the accords by the 120-member chamber.
THE KNESSET is to vote within two weeks on the documents and whether to accede to Sadat's condition that the 20 civilian settlements in the Sinai be evacuated. The Camp David agreements are finalized in Sinai. They leave the status of the settlements on the West Bank of the Jordan River open to negotiation.
Accord loses Jordan's backing
Two of Begin's 18 Cabinet ministers are likely to quit if the two documents negotiated at the Camp David Middle East Alliance ratified by the Knoess, or parliament,
JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Menachem Begin appears to have solid support in the Israeli parliament for the agreements he signed with President Anwar Sadat of Egypt but reportedly is in so much conflict own party that he could be forced to resign.
But political observers expect Begin to canvass hard for support within his own party, where opposition to the Camp David accords is greatest.
Begin has said he would allow each Kneset member to vote according to conscience rather than under party discipline, and that he might refrain from speaking in the debate "so that the vote will be absolutely free."
"By my count, the worst Begin could get would be 16 votes," one political insider said.
Until the ultimate status of the West Bank is decided, Begin agree not to allow any new settlements. The city today more morning about 20 families moved into a new West Bank settlement eight miles south of Nabuus. The move was sponsored by the ultra-nationalist Gush Emmun-ir and the unanticipated Gush Emmun-ir.
A STRAW poll by the armed forces radio Monday questioned 68 Knesset members on how they would vote. Only two said they opposed dismantling the settlements, 44 said they would vote in favor and 22 refused to reply.
"Sadat has stripped himself of all Arab affinities," said Halabi as presidents of hardline Arab states gathered in Damascus for a meeting to form a collective strategy to thwart the agreements.
Support for peace accord seen in Israeli parliament
Army cutting back in S. Korea
KU tops research outlays
Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Aly Halabi launched the最壮丽的 Arab assault on the accords concluded under Carter's auspices by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.
WASHINGTON (AP)—The Army has quietly reduced its strength in South Korea by about 2,600 soldiers in recent months, mostly through attrition, as part of President Carter's troop cutback, officials said yesterday.
THE ARMY said it had not decided on a permanent base for the division, which will
be reorganized into a two-brige mechanized outfit of about 12,500 men and women. In event of war, it would be brought under with addition of a National brigade guard.
As a mechanized unit, the 2nd Division will be equipped with hundreds of additional tanks and armored troop carriers and given amphibious assault capability to confront Russian divisions in Europe, which are more mobile and heavily armored than the North Korean troops the division faces.
THE ADMINISTRATION had planned to withdraw a larger slice of the division this year, including a brigade headquarters, an administration medical maintenance and engineer companies.
But Carter announced in 'April that, principally because of some congressional uncertainties in approval of arms transfers to South Korea, only one infantry battalion and some support troops would be withdrawn. Other units remaining until late next year.
They said the size of some units and headquarters staffs were cut, an infant battalion was reorganized into a smaller tank battalion and soldiers who left Korea after their normal tours ended were not replaced.
At the same time, a 60-member ordinance company will be shipped to a permanent new home at the Seneca Army Depot in New York State. This noncombat unit is not part of the division but serves in a supporting role.
TOPEKA (AP)—Research expenditures at the state-operated universities and colleges total nearly $13 million a year, a rise from about $8 million in Kansas Legislature was told yesterday.
The gradual withdraw came to light after the Army announced Monday that an understrength 500-man battalion of the 2nd Infantry Division was expected to be based temporarily at Fort Riley when it returned from Korea in December.
The Ways and Means Committee received a report which listed research overhead expenditures of $5.91 million at state institutions of higher learning in fiscal 1978. The research overhead expenditures are estimated at the same level for fiscal 1979.
The congressional difficulties appear to have been cleared since then, but the administration has not restored the original larger first-stage withdrawal plan.
KU and K-State the leaders in research and training contracts with other state colleges.
The cutbacks bring to about 4,000 the number of U.S. soldiers withdrawn from South Korea since Carter announced in June 1977 that he intended to pull all U.S. ground troops from that country over a four to five-year period.
THE ARMY'S total strength in South Korea was down to about 30,000 at the end of July, said the officials, who asked not to be named.
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In addition, the colleges and universities had $4.89 million in contracts with other state agencies for research and training in fiscal 1978 and made additional contributions totaling $1.94 million to the projects covered by the contracts.
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Meanwhile, the Air Force will send an additional 12 F-4 Phantom fight-bombers to South Korea, increasing the total of U.S. aircraft sent into combat. Carter's promise to strengthen U.S. airpower on the Korean peninsula while withdrawing ground troops.
HEY, THERE LOVERS!
THE UNIVERSITY of Kansas and the University of Kansas Medical Center had the top amounts in research overhead expenditures. In fiscal 1978 the KU research overhead expenditure was $2.22 million and that of the Med Center $2.23 million. Kansas University was next at $1.12 million. None of the other schools reached the $300,000.mark
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THE KU contract amount was $2.66 million with the school making an additional contribution of $1.11 million. K-State's contractual amount was $1.05 million and the school made an additional contribution of $199,000.
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The committee is reviewing the research figures in considering future policy for the agency.
The Med Center had $708,582 in research and training contracts with other state agencies but contributed an additional $486,631.
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