University Daily Kansan
Monday, September 10. 1973
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Trust Diluted By Scandal, Vern Says
By ELISE RITTER
BY ELISE RITTER
Kansan Staff Reporter
TOPEKA-Atty, Gen. Vern Miller examined the future priorities of Kansas and cited the watergate crisis as a cause of lack of trust in government at a dinner in his honor Friday night in Municipal Auditorium.
More than 1,000 people, including Gov.
Robert Docking, attended the $50 and $60
competition.
This problem, according to Miller, came from a lack of faith in national institutions.
Miller said Kansans as well as the rest of the American people shared a sense of apprehension and doubt, especially in the political arena.
"The American dream is turning into the American nightmare" as the American public watches the story unfold on TV, he said.
No public official or party should be allowed to build political campaign campaigns without permission to extract contributions from companies or to use vast amounts of money to mold public opinion.
He said the Kansas campaign financing laws were inadequate and the 1973 session of the Kansas legislature had refused to face up to this problem.
Miller said the role of the press was another issue of the Watergate controversy.
"Just because newman is skeptical, he shouldn't be put on the enemy list," he said.
Miller defended his own relationship with the press and denied that his office was publicity-seeking or exploitative of news coverage.
Miller said inflation caused by reckless spending at the national and state levels.
He lauded the Docking administration for holding down state property and sales taxes.
An important priority that Kansas has neglected has been its treatment of the border.
He said one of every nine Kansans was 65 years or older and this group was the most economically active.
The elderly shouldn't receive handouts, Miller said, but should have new and respected roles in society, as well as better health care and better transportation.
Miller said he looked forward to working with Kansans in the future and "loved beautiful Kansas in spite of what the Wall Street Journal savors."
U. S. Rep. Bill Roy, D-Kan, sent a *a* credit to the state that said Miller was "a credit to our state."
Robert Brock, Topeka businessman and former Second District Democratic chairman, said Miller was a "completely wrong person" who organized the office of the Office General.
No announcements were made about Miller's political future or his alleged ambition to run for office.
THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ASSOCIATION will have a training session at 6:30 tonight in Room 299 of the Kansas Building that is interested in volunteering for complaint work.
THE CITY OF LAWRENCE TRAFFIC AND SAFETY COMMITTEE will discuss possible bicycle routes in Lawrence at 7 p.m. and the city's Member of the Mt. Oread bike club will be at the meeting to offer some solutions to the traffic by increased bicycle traffic in the city.
THE KU COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN will have a general orientation meeting at 7 tonight in the EMBASSY. The meeting is open to men and women.
THE GAMMA CHAPTER OF PL LAMBDA THETA, national women's education honorary society, will meet at 7:30 tonight in Parlor A of the Kansas University. Betty Schroder, a professor of national convention, will speak on topics and problems discussed at the convention.
LOCAL MEMBERS OF COMMON CAUSE, national citizen's lobby, will have a general information and orientation session 8 tonight in the Lawrence Public Library.
Common Cause initiated a suit against the Committee to Re-elect the President to force disclosure of the source and amount of campaign contributions received before April 7, 1972. The group is lobbying for ratification of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment in states that have not ratified the amendment.
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Students' complaints or suggestions about the University's athletic department will be fielded by athletic director, Clyde Walker, at 3:30 p.m. The Governor's Room in Kansas Union.
Complaint Sessions Set
The informal session will be the first of four or five such meetings this year as part of the athletic department's new "open door policy."
"I want students to feel there is an open line to the athletic department," Walker said. "I have heard that in the past it was difficult for students to talk with the athletic director, and I want them to know that they can now."
He said the meetings were designed for him to answer students' questions or complaints and to listen to their suggestions.
"I like the idea of people expressing their opinions, criticism or complaints," Buckley said. "As many complains as I hear, if the people are really concerned about the athletic department, they'll come down here and tell him."
Walker approached Mert Buckley, Wichita senior and student body president, during the summer about the idea for the meetings.
Buckley said people complained constantly to him that the Student Senate was giving the athletic department too much money without knowing how it was being spent.
He said other complaints concerned the seating of students at University sports events and the belief by many that athletes receive high grades through favoritism by professors.
Buckley said he also had talked to Walker about the possibility of sending athletes to living groups to try to dispel rumors and misinformation. He said college athletes and KU's athletic program.
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