Monday, October 1, 1990/ University Daily Kansan
Schwarzenegger promotes children's physical fitness
By Carol Krekeler Kansas staff writer
TOPEKA — Governments in every state should mandate that children have at least 35 minutes of exercise a day as part of the National School Outdoor Schwarzenegger, chairperson of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
"I want you to be smart, but I don't care if you die early." That what's we are saying to our children," the body builder and actor same old, "we have to treat physical fitness the same way we treat education."
Schwarzeegger began his visit by attending a private breakfast meeting with Gov. Mike Hayden in the governor's mansion.
"I explained to him the problem that this state is facing in physical education," Schwarzenegger said. "The governor has promised us an imminent victory over everything possible to put physical education back into the schools."
He said 36 percent of U.S. school children had a daily physical education program. About 17 percent of the schools in Kansas have one.
"I think we can really make tremendous progress in this state," Warzengarzeen said. Kansas is the 11th state on his two-year, self-
financed tour of the 50 state legislatures.
Schwarzenegger also met with state educational leaders to discuss how legislative action on physical education could take place.
"Everyone has to work together on this," he said. "It is no excuse to say that there is not enough money or there is not enough time."
Shwarzeengeger said he hoped legislative action would take place because he had exposed the problem of physical education in school.
"We didn't get a commitment out of the educational leaders, but we definitely felt that they are now looking into it," he said. "All we can hope for is that they consider it seriously."
Schwarzenegger spent part of his Kansas visit participating in a physical education program with children from Hill Elementary School in Topeka.
Schwarzenegger was scheduled to appear in Lincoln, Neb., on Friday afternoon to meet with Neb. Kay Orr.
He said the council would submit a report, based on the states visited so far, to President Obama about the school's physical disabilities and an education on children's physical education.
Gary Visconti, a member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports who is traveling with Schwarzenegger, said the tour was trying to push for daily physical exercise, not organized sports.
"This crusade is a youth-fitness crusade." he said.
Schwarzenegger and Havden discuss physical education in public schools. They talked Friday.
Hayden puts attention on child health
Kansan staff report
Gov. Mike Hayden has proclaimed today "Child Health Day" to draw attention to the health concerns of adolescents.
Oct. 1 marks the beginning of a series of activities that will recognize the contributions adolescents make to Kansas society, say Joyce Markendorf, school health coordinator for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment
The Kansas Child Health Day corresponds with National Child Health Day, observed annually since 1928 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Hayden appointed the Commission on Children in 1988 to examine issues and concerns of the state's youth. Following a series of hearings, the commission established the Governor's Office of Children and Families, which coordinates state and local youth organizations.
Markendorf said that for three years the Legislature had allocated money to adolescent health programs.
Governor announces new tax-review commission
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KU students who are not registered to vote in the Nov. 6 general election can register through Sunday, Oct. 21 at the Douglas County Clerk's office.
The county clerk's office, at 11th and Massachusetts streets, is open weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Associated Students of Kansas (ASK) also will be helping students register in October. ASK will sponsor an election registration kick-off Oct. 8-12, with registration cards available at tables in the Kansas Union.
Volunteers from ASK will go to residence halls, scholarship halls and other living groups to register students. Sources: Douglas County Clerk's office, ASK
By David Hoacn
Kansas staff writer
Kansan staff write
TOPEKA — Gov. Mike Hayden announced Friday the creation of a commission that would review and approve news and recommend needed changes.
State Rep. Joan Wagnon, D-Topeka, said the commission was window dressing.
"I've promised to make property relief my No.1 priority, and this commission will help me and the people who have suffered with this much needed goal," he said.
"Hayden is just trying to draw some of the heat off himself because he can't come up with anything that
will sell," said Wagnon, who is the ranking minority member of the House taxation committee.
Hayden has proposed adding 1 cent to the existing 4.5-cent state sales tax and using the estimated $200 million raise to finance property tax relief
Hayden denied that the creation of the commission was an indirect admission that his tax plan was not viable or that he was abandoning it.
Hayden denied that political motivations contributed to the timing of
Wagon said Hayden should have created the committee four years ago, before the property reappraisal process started.
Former Gov. Robert Bennett is the chairperson of the commission, which includes businessmen, local-level politicians and property appraisers.
Finney has proposed placing a 1 percent sales tax on 52 categories of goods and services that now are exempt and using part of the estimated $800 million it would raise to finance property tax relief.
He said the commission would examine the numerous tax relief proposals floating around the state, including those of his Democratic gubernatorial opponent, Joan Finney.
"We certainly have our proposal," he said. "We think it's a good one, but I think it's healthy to have an independent assessment of those proposals or any others that may be out there."
sion that come from every segment of the economy," Bennett said.
Hayden said he would consider any recommendations from the commission, even if they contained components of Finney's plan.
"There was not time last year to have such a commission that could have had a meaningful impact on the legislative process," she said. "A commission cannot not take its recommendation to the Legislature until January of 91."
He said no legislators were on the committee because the Legislature had its own property tax agendas.
the commission's creation.
"I didn't feel, and the governor didn't feel, that this should be a forum to develop those agendas." Bennett said.
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"The purpose of this commission is to try to come up with an independent analysis of what our problems are and what our options are," he said.
We have people on the commis-
Wagon said that despite her high regard for Bennett's knowledge and abilities, she did not think the company could come up with any new proposals.
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Hayden creeps up on Finney in newly released election poll
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Gov. Mike Hayden has moved to within four percentage points of Democratic challenger State Treasurer Joan Winters for a newspaper and two television stations.
The poll had a margin of error of 4 percent, meaning the two candidates were in a virtual
tered voters conducted Sept. 21-23.
But the poll published yesterday by the Kansas City Star also indicated that 43 percent of the respondents disapprove of the job Hayden has done in four years in office and 42 percent approve. The poll was also taken for the survey in Kansas City, Mo., and KAKE-TV in Wichita.
Hayden trailed Finney 43 percent to 39 percent in the telephone survey of 500 regis-
Eighteen percent of the respondents were undecided.
The poll was taken before Finney said this week that she was opposed to abortion for women who have been raped or who were victims of incest.
The poll indicated an approval rating of 42 percent for Hayden, an increase from 35 percent for Coburn.
The approval rating for Finney increased from 34 percent in July to 48 percent. Her unfavorable rating rose from 7 percent to 18 percent, less than half of Hayden's unfavorable
Asked to describe the most important issue in voting for a candidate for governor, 32 percent rated a solution to the property tax problem.
Democrats, Republicans disagree over Hayden management style
By Lew Ferguson
Associated Press writer
TOPEKA — Democratic critics have likened Mike Hayden's management style during his tenure as governor to that of a "school bully."
His Republican supporters say Hayden's style may have had some rough edges, but he has enjoyed some major successes and he's getting better at managing.
The first-term GOP governor, who faces Democratic State Treasurer Joinny Finney in the Nov. 6 general election, said in an interview that he'd learned a lot about delegating authority, dealing with the Legislature and managing the state during his 3½ years in office. He said that he'd improved and continued to get better.
"I let me say that I see a transition in
these states. Each year of my
government, I have proved myself."
the actual details of the budget to a lesser extent than the previous year.
"I find that I actually spend less and less time on the details as time passes, and delegate more and more of those details. I spend more and more time on the overall picture of where we want the state to go and where it's moving.
"But I never lose sight of the fact that it's the sum of those details that is the overall truth."
Hayden's first term has been marked by hard partisan battles with House Democrats, especially Minority Leader Marvin Lincoln, who has defeated a dozen dissident House Republicans.
"I think his management style largely involves running the government out of his pocket," said Senate Minority Leader Hakeem Holmes. "That's no different than he was speaker.
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