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Friday, November 2, 1990/ University Daily Kansan
Panelists debate school bond proposal
By Amy Zamierowski
Kansan staff writer
Supporters and opponents of a $13.8 million bond proposal that would help pay for a new Lawrence high school debated last night at a forum attended by about 40 people at Dyche Hall.
Two representatives each from Citizens for Education and Lawrence Public Schools discussed the proposal, which will be presented to voters in Tuesday's elections. The group is by invitation from Student Organization.
If the proposal passes, the high school will be built one mile west of 15th Street and Wakaura Drive. The existing high school, Lawrence High School, 1901 Louisiana St., would be renovated, and two elementary schools would be expanded. Pro
Waxes would be baked or a pay on the bolts.
Representatives from both sides made 15-minute
presentations and answered questions from
presentation Jerry Bailey associate dean of
education
Stew Shaw, a representative from Citizens for Education, began by telling the audience that the bond issue would not improve the quality of education in Lawrence.
"Let's suppose it does pass," said Shawl, KU professor of physics and astronomy. "There would be no improved classroom learning, only opportunities for more participation in extracurricular activities. When the bond discussion came up, I saw nothing about education, just about the building."
Shawl said if there were two high schools, some courses would be dropped from the current curricul
If the proposal passes,ninth-grade students will
be moved to the high school level. Shawl said ninth grade students did not need all the course options
"I teach students at KU that can't read, write or do arithmetic," he said. "I want to see those cases."
Ann Archer, treasurer of Citizens of Education, said she did not think a ninth-grade student could read a book.
Mick Lowe, a representative for Lawrence Public Schools, said the new high school was needed to reduce crowding in the current high school. A group of 1000 students enrolled at Lawrence High School.
"We already have 300 more students than any other high school in the state," said Lowe, principal of West Junior High School. "By the year 2000, we will have over 3,000 students."
Roadways funding 'now or never,' Winter says
By Carol Krekeler
Kansan staff writer
If voters in Lawrence do not approve proposals for a South Lawrence Trafficway and an Eastern Lawrence Corridor on Nov. 6, they will not receive state financing for those projects in the future, said State Sen. Wint Winter Jr., R-Lawrence, yesterday.
to help alleviate traffic through Lawrence.
"It's now or never on both projects," said Winter at a news conference with Lawrence offices at City Hall. "But if we do say yes, then there will be amounts of money available for each stage in the project."
The proposed projects would create trafficways
Winter said that the Legislature had set aside $600 million for new state projects and existing roadway improvements in 1989. Of that amount, $274 million were incurred; the reserve traffic was unearned this year.
The $600 million was not enough to finance all the highway projects needed in Kansas, Winter said. The highway financing awaiting Lawrence voter registration was allocated to other cities if it is not approved, he said.
"Those who lost the first round will be back next year, saying 'Lawrence doesn't want it.'"
Winter said that he supported the two ballot proposals.
said.
Winter contends that a large margin of approval would open more eyes in the Legislature and enable Lawrence to obtain future financing more easily.
State Rep. Betty Jo Charlton, D-Lawrence, said that she did not think the number of votes was a concern if there were enough to approve the trafficways.
"I don't think it matters if it passes by one vote or '50. Charlton said." It has already been approvod by the senate, but no one knows what will happen next.
Slattery and Morgan debate budget, gun control, PACs
By David Roach
Kansan staff writer
TOPEKA — The budget, campaign financing and gun control highlighted a debate yesterday between opponents of the 2nd Congressional District race.
Democratic incumbent Rep. Jim Slattery and his Republican challenger, Scott Morgan, squared off for their first face-to-face confrontation of the campaign in a tapered debate, and aired last night over KTU-WT.
Slattery defended that budget, saying it represented the best compromise possible considering the political realities.
"We had a choice," he said. "We could have either chosen imperfect progress or perfect paralysis."
Morgan said U.S. citizens should stop accepting excuses about the budget from Congress.
"It really is a tragic thing if this is the best we can do." he said.
Morgan said that he understood the
system and the concept of compromise but that people should expect more out of Congress.
"If we think they did a fine job, then we should re-elect Jim Slater," he said. "But if we think we can do better, then I think we have got to start looking at some other folks."
battery said that Morgan had collected millions of dollars from PACs when he worked on Sen. Bob Dole's campaign staff, and that he should not criticize anyone for accepting PAC contributions.
Morgan also criticized Slattery for accepting campaign contributions from political action committees.
Slattery said that he believed in complete campaign finance disclosures and that his voting had never influenced by political contributions.
The candidates also clashed sharply over gun control.
Slattery said that he was against gun-control legislation because it was ineffective.
He said it was impossible to structure gun-control laws so that they would not infringe on citizens' rights to own sporting guns.
Morgan said that he supported hunting rights but that guns should be controlled.
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