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VOL. 101, NO. 38
KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1990
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Ford speaks at Baker convocation
Former president talks politics welcomes Soviets at university
Bv Elicia Hill
Kansan staff writer
Gov. Mike Hawden and former president Gerald Ford react to remarks made about Hayden at Baker University's fall convocation.
BALDWIN CITY — Former President Gerald Ford yesterday welcomed Soviet visitors from the Meeting For Peace, discussed current events and told some goling he would notaker Baker University in Baldwin City.
Ford, who was the guest speaker at Baker's fall convalescence, began his speech with several golf jokes before he took more serious turn.
"My golfing partner, Bob Hope,
loves to tell people that I am the only
man he knows that can play on four
golf courses at once," Ford said.
"He says I have turned golf into a
combat sport."
Ford said he was pleased to see the Soviets from the Meeting For Peace, and he praised Mikhail Koral for his efforts to achieve peace.
Ford, who said he had spoken to 179 audiences, 500 classes and answered more than 5,000 questions since he had left office in 1977, complimented the young people of the United States.
"This generation of young people is first really class," he said. "When the reins of government are in your hands, this country will be well served in local, state and national government."
"I am concerned with the lack of congressional ability to function as
Ford said he blamed Congress for the budget crisis, saying that the crisis was the result of a Congress assemble aside to address the issues.
an institution," he said in a news conference after his speech. "I love the House. I hope they can return to running themselves effectively. But action needs to be taken on the budget. If they don't find an answer, we are facing an economic crisis and we are bombing in our economic future."
Ford said during the speech that when he was in Congress he began his term in January and ended sessions in July.
"That way we could spend time with our people," he said. "It's not good when congressional leaders spend all their time in Washington with the lobbyists and the pressures instead of with all of you."
Ford said he supported President Bush's decision to send troops to the Middle East.
"President Bush acted decisively and was right," he said. "I think odds are 50-50 that peace will prevail. You have to be patient because superpowers exist."
Ford, who earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a law degree from Yale, was presented an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Baker University.
At a news conference at Baker, Ford said it was a refreshing change to hear about Soviet citizens who were disgruntled with Gorbachev.
"Aren't they lucky to be allowed to have an opinion without being shipped off to Siberia?" he said. "I think it's a healthy development in the Soviet Union. I hope in the process of changing from a controlled government to a government with freedom that the Soviets will be patient."
Dave Stelling, Overland Park senior at Baker University, said he enjoyed Ford's speech.
of Baker University, said he thought Ford was well received by the audience.
"I thought his remarks were very much to the point, but it must be nice to have Bob Hope as your joke
After the news conference, Ford attended a luncheon with Gov. Mike Hayden and University officials
writer." he said.
"I don't expect him to be that funny," he said. "But he kind of danced around the questions from the other side and didn't answer them directly."
See related story
Senate affirms budget
p. 12
Compromise would hit less sharply at wealthy
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Senate blocked a rank-and-file Democratic effort yesterday to redirect the pain of a bipartisan deficit-reduction bill more heavily at the wealthy and less sharply at the middle class.
The $250 billion budget-cutting measure then withstood its second crucial test as lawmakers turned to a bill that would allow them to kill a doubling of the gasoline tax.
The votes left intact a compromise budget that mildly raises income taxes on the rich, cuts Medicare and other benefits, cuts a line tax from 9 cents per gallon to 18½ cents. Overall, the Senate plan includes a broader-based tax increase than the soak-the-rich House version that President Bush introduced.
J. Keith Keeling, academic dean
Lawmakers rejected the tax-threatry proposal, offered by Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., by 67-32 vote. They then voted 84-80 to keep the gasoline store still defeating an attempt by Sen. Steve Symmons, D-Bello, to knock it out.
The defeated effort to tax the rich sought to capitalize on what legislators say is growing public disenchantment with the tax code. It would have imposed high income-tax boosts on the wealthiest U.S. taxpayers and increased tax increase in half, and eased cuts in Medicare and agriculture.
And the White House said the Senate version could form the basis for ending the government's long budget stalemate.
"The White House is ready to receive the bipartisan package similar to the Senate package," said John Sununu, Bush's chief of staff. "Get it to the president's desk and he'll sign it."
But leaders of both parties stuck by their middle-of-the-road package. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, D-Maine, warned that the amendment would never be enacted into law.
would impose. Those with incomes between $20,000 and $50,000 would see their tax bills jump by nearly 3 percent under the Senate plan but only about 1 percent with the House version.
The Senate measure would increase taxes on people earning more than $20,000 by 3.7 percent, exactly half the burden the House
The Senate omitted the income tax increase from 28 percent to 33 percent that the House would impose on the wealthiest people. It also made a tax cut to capital gains taxes that the House would grant to middle-income people.
Like the house-passed bill, the Senate version would increase taxes on alcohol, tobacco, fancy cars, priors and boats and bats, furs and jewelry.
The Senate bill would gradually hoist the monthly premium Medicare recipients pay for doctors' coverage from $28.60 this year to $7 by 1995 — 80 cents higher than the House. The bill does not deduct deductible beneficiaries pay, now $75, to $15 next year, compared with the House's $100.
More congressional coverage p.7
Prof makes sex education fun
By Karen Park
Learning about sexual relationships consists of more than just talking about the reproductive system, Dennis Dalley, professor of Gynaecology at KU students, as he spoke to 200 KU students in the McColum Hall lobby.
Kansan staff writer
Dalley asked the students if they had ever had a section of a sexual education class title "Organs: How to Have the Hummers."
Most of the audience laughed, but that is the way Daley educates students about sex.
Troy Fay, Boulder, Colo. freshman, said, "I learned more from him than I did in my health class. He presented it all in a humorous man-
Dennis Dailey talks with KU students about sex and relationships.
Dailey said that the amount of sexual experience students had varied.
The differences in experience occurred because individuals decided to express their sexuality at different times, Dalley said. There is no set requirement that determines when people will express their sex-
"All of you are sexual human beings." he said.
"I don't care when you do it, but the next time one of you all express your sexuality. I want it to be really hard," he said. "I can still able to say, 'That was really good;'
He told the students that their next sexual experience should be good, not painful.
can we do it again real soon? " "
One way for men and women to make sure the experience is mutually pleasing is for the partners to know each others bodies, Dailay said.
He said that during their first sexual encounters, 98 percent of him had orgasms but that only 10 to 15
Dalley said it was not enough for individuals to simply know about contraception and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases.
percent of women experienced an orgasm.
you need to know about sexuality to increase the positive stuff and decrease the negative stuff," he said.
Bush promises bill vet
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The House approved a significant civil rights bill yesterday designed to combat job discrimination and sent it to the Senate, which who promised to veto it on grounds that it would lead to hiring quotas.
"I hope that President Bush will reconsider the unwise and unjustified course he is on." Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., said following House approval of the bill, 273-154.
The margin was 12 votes short of the two-thirds needed to override a veto and pass the bill over the president's objections.
Despite months of efforts to forge a compromise, civil rights forces gained just one vote beyond their expectations and passed an emergency code 727-154.
"We're somewhat disappointed because we had hoped that the additional compromises that were made would have picked up some votes," he said.
said William Taylor, a long-time Washington civil rights advocate
The Senate approved the bill Tuesday but also fell short of the support needed to override a veto. Somber civil rights forces planned a final campaign to persuade Bush to relent and sign the bill.
"Give us these measly crumbs from the table," Rep. Craig Washington, D-Texas, said as the house debated the measure, which
See CIVIL, p. 8
KU students receive half of state minority awards
By Holly M. Neuman
Minority students at KU received about half of the 87 Kansas Minority Scholarships available for the seven Kansas Board of Regents institu-
The Office of Student Financial Aid at the University of Kansas announced Monday that 44 KU students received one year. $1,500 academic scholarships. Last year, 48 KU students also were available to both Regents and non-Regents schools also were awarded to KU students.
Kansan staff writer
Clantha McCurdy, Regents director of student financial aid, said that last year all of the recipients attended the Lawrence campus. This summer the institution attends nursing school at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Del Shankel, interim executive vice chancellor, said he was pleased with the number of minority scholarships that KU students received.
"The more scholarships KU can obtain, the more minority students we can recruit and retain." he said. "We'll be able to match against forge good students have
sizable scholarships available. If we can't do that, we can't recruit. It is very definitely pleasing."
Kansas State University received 16 of the 87 Regents scholarships. Wichita State University received 13, Fort Hays State University received nine. Emporia State University was awarded three of the scholarships and two were awarded to Pittsburgh State University students.
MeCurdy said the reason KU received a little more than half of the scholarships was that every minority
San MINORITY. D. 8
Grissom jury selection goes on
By Eric Gorski
By Eric Gorski
Kansan projects writer
OLATHE — The pool of potential jurors for the Richard Grissom Jr. murder trial continued to shrink yesterday as prosecutors dismissed potential jurors they deemed unable to judge Grissom fairly.
About 300 people reported to Johnson County District Court yesterday morning for the second step of the jury-selection process, which began Monday. One hundred-fifty of the 300 were chosen randomly and charged with defense and prosecuting attorneys in the chambers of District Judge William Gray.
nates remain.
Grissom, with a guard on each side of him, also attended the interviews. He took notes about each potential juror.
Through the interviews, prosecutors began to select a pool of 50 to 75 potential jurors. From that group, defense and prosecuting attorneys were selected from the pool of potential jurors until the names of the 12-member jury and four alter-
Yesterday, 33 of the 50 people interviewed were asked to return to Johnson County District Court today to be a part of that pool. Today, prosecutors will continue questioning those involved in the trial of 50 to 75 potential jurors is met.
can and his father Black.
Grissom, 29, faces three counts of first-degree murder and nine other charges relating to the June 1989 disappearance of 1987 KU graduate Joan M. Butler, 24, of Overland Park, Missouri, who was killed by Christian Russo but both.
The women never have been found Grissom pleaded not guilty to all the charges
In Gray's chamber, Johnson County District Attorney Paul Morrison and Grissom's court-appointed attorneys, Thomas Erker and Kevin Moriarty, questioned potential jurors about whether they had preconceived notions about the case and whether or why any racial biases against Grissom.
Grissom's mother is Asian Ameri-
Most potential jurors that were excused were let go because they said they thought Grissom was guilty. None of the 50 said they held any racial prejudice against Grissom.
Moriarty said, "We want a jurer that has no opinion. We do not want to have bring a jurer back to the door before we with him over to our side."
Erker said he expected to begin choosing from the final pool of 50 to 75 potential jurors this afternoon or tomorrow morning. In open court, potential jurors will be asked if they know any of the more than 120 witnesses schematically arranged for them and be asked if they are associated with any law firms and if they understand that it is the state's burden to prove Grissom guilty.
Before individual interviews yesterday, Gray told potential jurors that he was leaning toward not grapple with defense motion to sequester the jury.