THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.101, NO.9
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1990
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Eric Fields, Glienview, III., freshman, (lett) attempts to block as Steve Ellis, Glienview, III., freshman, drives for a layup. The two were playing basketball behind Naimshi Hall yesterday afternoon despite temperatures near 100 degrees.
Hayden to welcome Bush
The Associated Press
TOPEKA — President Bush is scheduled to make a quick stop today here for what Gov. Mike Hayden's campaign staff expects to be the most important fund-raising event before the general election.
Hayden's staff sees Bush's visit as an opportunity to tens of thousands of dollars for the governor's promotion, and it will promote Republican Party unity.
However, a spokesperson for State Treasurer Joan Finney downplayed the significance of the Bush visit for Finney's efforts to unseat Hayden in the Nov. 6 election. Democratic Chair Chairman Jim Parril criticized the visit, saying Bush would do better to attend to the Persian Gulf crisis
"We expect this, obviously, to be our major fund-raiser for the general election." said Frank Ybarra. Hayden's campaign press secretary "I think the presence of the president speaks well for the governor."
Ybarra said as many as 800 people could attend a $500 a person lunchmen at the Kansas Exocentre. That means Republicans could pay a total of $400,000 to hear Bush's 15-minute speech.
Ybarra said the campaign did not have an estimate on how much the visit would raise for the campaign. Ybarra said she had the expenses of the presidential visit.
Ybarra said Hayden expected the
visit to also boost his image because Bush enjoyed relatively high approval ratings from the public.
Hayden defeated Wichita Realtor Nestor Weigand Jr. by about 8,000 votes in the Aug. 7 Republican primary, and Democrats plan to form a coalition in an attempt to capitalize on possible dissension within GOP ranks.
"It sends a very strong message about unity," *vbarra* said of Bush's visit. "It sends a very strong message to Republicans."
Bush is scheduled to arrive at Forbes Field south of Topeka about 11 a.m., with a ride in a motorcade to the Expcentre to follow. A private reception for Republican dignitaries is scheduled for 11:30 a.m., with Bush expected to make his remarks to the luncheon crowd shortly after noon.
Hayden left Topeka for Washington, D.C., last night. The governor was to fly back to Kansas with Bush and Mr. Trump for One a Boeing 749 built in Wichita.
Parrish labeled the events "ostentatious displays of limousine motorcades and big jets" and said that Finney "knows that the majority of votes do not come from the jet set or the limousine crowd."
The president then is scheduled to depart before 1 p.m. for a trip to Tallahassee. Fla
Jack Parry, Finney's campaign manager, said Finney expected to be
Air Force One returns
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — It's official Today, Kansas will welcome the new Air Force One, a jumbo jet outfitted in the state.
The White House press office announced yesterday that President Bush would take his maiden flight aboard the modified Boeing 747 when he travels to Kansas for a visit to impeachment for Gov. Mike Hawke.
The president is to attend a fund-raiser today in Topeka for the governor before flying to Tallahassee for another campaign appearance.
the designation 'Air Force One' is given to any aircraft that carries the president and does not refer to a specific plane.
However, the new 747 is to become the primary plane used by Bush, replacing a smaller Boeing
707 that has been in service two decades.
The basic jumbo jet was built at a Boeing plant in Everett, Wash., but the modifications were made to military Airplanes in Wichita.
outspent in the general election campaign. She won the Democratic primary after spending about $50,000, and Parry said Finney will continue campaigning among ordinary Kansans.
Among its features, the plane carries state-of-the-art communications systems, an anti-missile system, collision-avoidance equipment and is designed to protect aircraft systems after a nuclear explosion.
White House spokesperson Marin Fitzwater and Tuesday that it was likely that the new 747 were used for the Kansas trip and that its maiden flight would be "a wedge of time" to return to Kansas, its birthplace."
Boeing also is preparing an identical backup 747 for the president's use.
"Those are the people who know who Kansans are and what Kansans
want," he said. Of Bush, he added. "We wish him Godspeed and a happy visit."
American shot during escape
"It sounds like to me that Mr Parrish has an acute case of presi dent envy," he said.
Ybarra dismissed Parrish's criticism as silly.
State Department receives report of shooting by Iraqi soldier
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- The State Department said last night it had received a report that a U.S. citizen killed in Saudi Arabia while traveling to Kuwait while trying to avoid capture.
"We have no information on how serious his injuries might be," the department said in a statement.
Diplomats at the blockaded U.S. Embassy in Kuwait City spoke with officials at the hospital where they were told the American had been killed by gunmen while they had no knowledge of the incident," according to the statement.
"The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has been instructed to contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to demand consular access to this citizen," according to the statement by Tom Dougherty, a spokesperson.
man thought to have been shot had been told of the report. Dougherty, however, said he was not at liberty to identify him.
Dougherty said the family of the
“Attempts by our embassy in Kuwait to obtain more information from Iraqi officials in Kuwait have continue to press this case,” he said.
Though the statement spoke only of 'a report' of a shooting, Dougherty said the department thought it was a well-founded report.
Iraqi soldiers have been rounding up Westerners in Kuwait ever since their Aug. 2 takeover of the country. Embassies have been ordered closed and diplomats transferred to Baghdad.
The United States and several other countries have refused to recognize the closure order. Iraq has cut off access to the embassies, stopped water and power service, and has lost their diplomatic immunity.
Dipolates have stayed in the U.S. Embassy, which has not been invaded, and have not tested their diplomatic status in the streets.
Yesterday, President Bush pushed a morale-boosting call to U.S. Ambassador Nathan Howell at the besieged U.S. Embassy.
Thousands of young men were reported enlisting in the armed forces in response to a new call for volunteers from King Fahd.
Elsewhere in the Persian Gulf:
■ The Saudis stepped up preparations for possible conflict with Iraq.
Significantly, a decree issued by Fahd also opened the door to Saudi Arabia's women to join the military and expand the nursing service.
■ In the Gulf of Oman, U.S. forces released an Iraqi freighter that they intercepted and boarded Tuesday as it headed for Iraq with a cargo of tea. The Navy said the ship was allowed to proceed to an unspecified port after a 30-hour search. Shipping sources said it headened for Yemen.
Saddam Hussein urged Arabs to rise in a holy war against the West and against former allies who have turned against him. Declaring that sanctions are key to Iraq's children, his speech has this personal sacrifice and emerge victorious.
No rush to replace Ramaley
Kansan staff report
Although five months have passed since Judith Ralaye, former executive vice chancellor, announced her plans to leave the University of Kansas Chancellor Gene A. Budig will not be in a hurry to find a replacement.
"I intend to spend much of this year assessing what the position should be in the years ahead," Budig said. "There is no need to rush."
Budig said he wanted to talk with faculty and students about the executive vice chancellor's role before deciding what sort of person should
fill the position.
He said it was too early to estimate when a committee would be formed.
Ramaley announced her decision to leave KU in April. She is now president of Portland State University in Oregon.
Until a replacement for Ramaley is found, Del Shankel, professor of microbiology and biochemistry, will act as executive vice chancellor.
"We are fortunate to have Dr Shankel in the position," Budd said. "He is providing excellent leadership."
Shankel is not teaching this semester but is involved in research. He said that he was anxious to spend more time in his laboratory and the classroom but that he would continue with interim executive vice chancellor.
Shankel served as the first execu
tive vice chancellor for the Lawrence campus from 1794 to 1808 and as interim executive vice chancellor in 1867 before Ramaley was appointed.
"I'm enjoying working with the people that I work with, and I'm enjoying the broader range of contact that I have." Shankel said.
Briscoe to head Court of Appeals
Rv David Roach
TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court broke with tradition last week by passing over a senior judge and naming Judge Mary Beck Briscoe as chief judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals.
Kansan staff writer
Briscoe is the court's fourth chief judge since it was re-established in 1977 and the first woman to hold that position, said Ken Roefer, public information officer for the Office of Judicial Administration.
The Supreme Court justices gave no reason for passing over the senior judge on the Court of Appeals, Judge Burch, who approved the appointment, Keefoa said.
Briscoe was promoted Aug. 30 to replace Chief Judge Bob Abbott, who assumed a position on the Kansas Supreme Court on Friday.
Keefoever said it was the first time the senior judge on the court was not appointed to chief judge.
Brisco said that in addition to a full case load, she would be responsible for the administration of the Court of Appeals and for scheduling
Maria Paeolla, executive director of the Kansas Bar Association, said Briscoe was breaking new ground for women in the legal profession.
court dockets. The court's 10 members sit in panels of three judges to hear cases.
"The simple function of time is changing the situation," she said. "For the most part, it's a matter of timing." She adds with enough experience to apply.
Briscoe said that compared to other states with similar populations, Kansas had fewer women presiding over state district courts.
She said she hoped her appointment would encourage other women lawyers and make people realize that they could be promoted in the courts.
"She is, first and foremost, a very well-qualified judge." Poell said.
Brisco said that universities only recently had begun producing women lawyers in large numbers and that as more women became
Brisco is also co-chairperson for the KBA's Task Force on the Status of Women in the Legal Profession.
qualified, more women would become judges.
Briscoe, 43, was born in Council Grove. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas and a master's degree from the KU School of Law in 1973.
"We're just now at that point in Kansas." she said.
In 1974, she began serving as an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Kansas. She earned a masters degree in education from University of Virginia School of Law.
Finney assures mentally ill aid
By Carol Krekeler
Kansan staff writer
State Treasurer Joan Finney, Democratic candidate for governor, and Dennis Taylor, representative for Gov. Mike Hayden, have filed a lawsuit about 200 people concerned about state aid for the mental ill.
As a part of the Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas' 10th annual conference, Finney and Taylor, who is secretary of the Department of Social Rehabilitation Services, joined the coalition to aid to mental health programs, as well as other campaign issues.
Finney said she was committed to providing more governmental assistance to the mentally ill.
"Mental illness is the worst form of illness a person can have," she said. "They do not really have to worry, because most of them do not vote."
Finney said the entire SRS program needed restructuring.
"I have proposed that the mental health service be separated out and made a free-standing department to handle." "SRS is in a state of emergency."
Finney said that if she was elected governor, she would repeal 52 of the 58 sales tax exemptions now in effect.
Joan Finney discusses quality of mental health care in Kansas.
She said she would place a 1
percent sales tax on those 32
groups, netting an $800 million
profit for Kansas.
Finney said she would give aid on the local level, roll back property taxes to their 1989 rates and help groups now being served by SRS.
Taylor said Finney's redistribution proposal would cause more debt for the state.
"This proposal would bring the
farming community to its knees," he said about the 1 percent tax that would affect tax-exempt farm equipment.
Taylor said that although the Hayden administration was making changes in the SRS department, Hayden's campaign was committed to improving the foundation he had laid while in office.
"We need an official that will not sell tomorrow for cheers today," he said.