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Thursday, September 6. 1990 / University Daily Kansan
Local man wins trafficway issue
Rv Flicia Hill
Kansan staff write
Although Les Blevins Sr. is not, an imposing figure with his white hair and ruddy cheeks, his presence at the ceremony was a memorable last week commanded attention.
This was the man who sued the county last year because he wanted the chance to decide where his tax dollars would go. He won his case, and now there is a referendum on the November ballot for the approval of the southwest trafficway, a proposed route that would loop south and west of Lawrence, linking Kansas Highway to and the Kansas Turnpike.
Blevins said that his goal was to get a commission vote, but because they opposed his questioning of their home ruling powers, he decided to sue.
"I am not for or against the bypass, but what I objected to is the county's steamroller approach to putting it through," Blewns said. "Douglas County is going through a lot of changes, and those of us who own a part of this town and feel like we desire a chance to say so."
Blevins was born in 1917 in Lawrence and attended Liberty High School, now Lawrence High School. He and his father owned a bicycle/motorcycle shop on Massachusetts Street.
Blevins said he was no stranger to ideas that saved money.
For 15 years he worked at Boeing Co. in Wichita as a supervisor in the
division suggestion system. He processed 15,000 suggestions a year and implemented those that would save the company money.
"My idea for the trafficway is to use existing roads to build on instead of going through land that has leaped up," he said. "The proposed route was plotted." he said
Les Blevins Sr. displays a petition that asks for more voter input.
He clenched his fists in anger as he recounted first hearing about the trafficker and his helplessness to do anything about it. But it was this feeling that fueled his desire to use the system and see the county, he said.
Donald G. Stroble, Blevins' attorney, said, "It's absolutely amazing that there is an individual in this town that had the willingness and ability to deal with it and expense that it took to take this 'aseal all the way to its conclusion.'"
Strole said the case was heard by the Kansas Supreme Court in December 1989, with an appellation that was argued in July. Although the county judge ruled the case unresolved because the county was forced to put the issue on the referendum.
"They held our position that the county improperly used its home rule powers, and they will not be able to do this in future issues," he said. John Swift, spokesperson for Vote On Ethane Requirements, a grassroots
taxpayers group, said. "Yes there is a real champion of the people. He took on the government bodies that were involved in achieving voter control over tax issues.
Blevins said that he was not run-
ong or public office, and that he bad no financial interest in where the trafficway would be built
He said his only concern was voter rights.
City to host Soviets
Kansan staff writer
By Carol Krekeler
Lawrence has been chosen as the kick-off location for the Soviet-U.S. Meeting For Peace because of its somewhat unpeaceful history, Robert Swan, co-chairperson of the event, said yesterday.
Swan also said the six-day event in October would take place in Lawrence because of the communi-ity's commitment to creating peace
"Lawrence has a historical role in the issue of war and peace," Swan said, citing such events as Quantrill's Raid, the 1863 raid on the city that destroyed downtown Lawrence, and the Fall, "After," which was set in Lawrence.
Lawrence families will host 250 delegates from the Soviet Union from Oct. 12 to 18 as a part of the meeting between citizens of both countries,
said Robert Ivanov, co-chairperson of the event.
Judy Kish, coordinator for host families, said that as of yesterday, two-thirds of the 250 Soviet delegates assigned Lawrence host families.
Kish said she hoped to find families for the rest of the Soviet visitors in the next few weeks.
The meeting's $525,000 budget came from national, state and personal contributions. Brashares said
Karon Brashares, executive director of the Meeting for Peace, said that Soviet delegates would attend the conference at no expense, and that each U.S. delegate would pay $750 to attend.
After the conference meets in Lawrence, it will move to Wichita, Manhattan, Topeka, Kansas City, Kan, Abilene and Baldwin City.
Morgan attacks Slattery
The Associated Press
TOPEKA — The Republican 2nd District congressional candidate today declared himself a strong abortion rights advocate and attacked Rep Jim Slattery for what he said was Slattery's wailing on the issue.
Scott Morgan said he supported federal legislation designed to protect a woman's ability to obtain an abortion consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark 1736 Roe v. Wade decision. In July 1989, the court ruled that states could increase their regulation of abortion.
Morgan served as Republican Gov. Mike Hayden's chief counsel before deciding to run for Congress, and helped Hayden develop his position on the issue. Morgan criticized Slattery, aying the Democratic congressman is offensively inconsistent on the issue.
Slattery has said he is personally opposed to abortion in most cases but has also described himself as an abortion rights advocate. Hiscampaign for passage of a response to Morgan's criticism but planned to issue a position paper
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