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When your roommate keeps you awake all night with amateur philosophy or you stare at the ceiling endlessly wondering which job offer to take, you still have to sleep
sometime, somewhere, eventually. The sandman and his charges can show up in the oddest places, like the middle of Watson Library or a Kansas Union lounge, see page 3.
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KANSAN
Vol. 95, No. 72 (USPS 650-640)
Friday, December 7, 1984
By SUZANNE BROWN
Staff Reporter
State Rep. John Solbach speaks in metaphors when he describes the progress of KU budget requests through the Kansas Leedsature.
One metaphor is baking bread, because the process involves so many steps. Another is the journey of a flimsy cane skillfully maneuvered through raids.
"It can be very stormy," Solbach, D-D Lawrence, said recently. "It takes the constant vigilance of students, faculty and administrators (1) watch where requests are
But Solbach, other area legislators and KU administrators agree that the relationship between the University of Kansas and the Legislature is fairly healthy.
"Legislators from other parts of the state naturally are loyal to the schools within their own districts," said Richard Von Ende, executive secretary of the University "But by large, the Legislature represents a group of people at all levels to whatever they can afford."
FORMER STATE SENATE President Ross Doyen, R-Concordia, said that despite the grumbling of a few representatives and senators, most legislators wanted to give state universities as much financing as the state could afford.
"If a university really needed something, when push comes to shave, we'd come up with it."
Legislators and administrators say suggestions of friction between the University and Legislature — which traditionally appropriates less money to KU than the administration requests — are exaggerated.
If KU doesn't receive enough money for something, they say, it's usually because of a lack of funds in state coffers, not a negative mood in the Legislature.
"A LOT OF those in leadership positions on the House and Senate Ways and Means committees tend to want to cut funding for universities," State Rep. Betty Jo Charlton, D-Lawrence, said. "But these are the people who get their powerful positions by being fiscally conservative. I'm sure they would be proud to have top universities, but their truaglyph comes first. And in a way they're right."
Like Solbach's bread baking, the KU financing process is composed of many stages. Each June, the chancellor submits budget requests to the Board of Regents, which oversees the six state universities and the Kansas Technical Institute in Salina. In September, after reviewing the requests, the Regents staff compiles its budget requests.
LATER IN THE fall, the state budget office examines the requests and recommends a budget to the governor. The governor presents his proposed budget to the Legislature in January. KU requests usually are trimmed at each step along this journey.
The budget then goes through a lengthy process in both houses before going to the bank.
Along this winding road he numerous obstacles.
"Historically, Gov. Carlin has not been an active advocate of higher education," State Sen. Wint Winter Jr., R.Lawrence, said. He said hurt KU's cause in the Legislature.
Winter said that the past several years had left a vacuum of higher education advocates in leadership positions, such as members of the Commission on Abortion. Means committees and the Senate presidency
HOWEVER, WINTER SAID, Solbach's position on the House Ways and Means Committee, as well as the recent election of State Sen. Robert Talkingham, R-Iola and a KU auumnus, to the Senate presidency, was a sten forward for KU.
"I think KU is gaining legislative clout," he said. "Our legislators from Lawrence are also gaining more veteran status, which really helps in the political process."
But Charlton said, "You can't say, 'Oh, now things will be fine because' Talkington was not."
State Sen. Mike Johnston, D-Parsons, who this week was elected Senate minority leader, said legislators from most areas had to be loyal to the primary and secondary schools and the community colleges in their district, he said. The school legislators at a disadvantage, he said.
"Within the broad context of available resources, though, KU puts its fair share," he said.
ARNO KNAPPER, PROFESSOR of business and chairman of the University Senate
See LEGISLATURE, p. 5, col. 1
Reagan may take pay cut to set 'austerity example'
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — President Reagan is willing to set a government austerity example by taking a 10 percent pay cut and "lead the charge" in winning public support for his proposed budget slashes, his spokesman indicated yesterday.
White House spokesman Larry Speakers also said Reagan reaffirmed strong opposition to the stimulus and told the congressional leader, there is no alternative to freezing spending.
"We must not spend one nickel more next year than we spent this year," the counselor said.
Reagan outlined his views in a 'scene-setter at the start of a nearly two-hour meeting with GOP leaders. Budget设计师兼财政顾问 him, reviewing the reductions one by one.
Incoming Senate Republican leader Robert Dole said there was "some discussion" of members of Congress and others in high places 'taking a 10 percent pay cut.
Asked about Reagan's willingness to cut
Strong opposition is expected to that one, particularly from the government workers' unions and congressmen with large federal worker constituencies. Some 2.1 million federal employees, excluding the military, would be affected by the pay cut that officials said would result in savings of about $3 billion.
the will $20,000 a year salary, Speakes nodded, then said, "I think the president will go along with a 10 percent ($20,000) cut."
A federal pay increase of 3.5 percent in January will be allowed to become effective, officials said. The proposed austerity budget, which includes the pay cuts, would not become effective until the next fiscal year, Oct. 1, even if enacted.
Reagan's tough budget proposals, first revealed Wednesday, include a one-year 5 percent across-the-board pay cut for all employees beginning in January 1986, to save $3 billion.
Dale told reporters, "It's going to be a challenge to fill the campaign promises."
"Obviously Congress is not willing to go along with everything." Dole said.
A small crowd spent yesterday afternoon at Hawk's Crossing, 618 W. 12th St., during one of the tavern's last days of business. At the table, twoCrossing regulars, Monte Smith,
left, and Tucker Jontz, both of 834 Kentucky St., talk with Sandra Newton, 746 Mississippi St., far right. At left, Crossing waitress Stacy Wade makes her way to serve a customer.
Many mourn closing of landmark tavern
BY LAURETTA SCHULTZ
Staff Reporter
For more than 60 years an establishment — under many names and even more formats — has stood at 618 W. 121h St. as a haven for students, professors, neighbors and outcasts.
One week from tomorrow, Hawk's Crossing will close. Businesses at that spot on the north end of Oread Avenue have closed many times for many reasons.
"This place is unreal," said Jeff McRomy, owner of the Crossing. "There is so much wrong in it."
"We named it Hawk's Crossing because it was a geographically and historically correct name. The campus and the rest of the town have always intersected here."
In 1925, the Rock Chalk Stand 2 opened with a new soda fountain and twice the capacity of the shop that stood there before.
KNOWS FOR DECADES as "The Child" to students, the gatherer at each edge of each change in their changes.
By the late '60s and early '70s, the Chalk had become a center for the drug culture in Lawrence. CBS newsman Dan Rather and "60 Minutes" visited the bar while doing a story about drug problems on college campuses.
"I'ts truly anti-establishment," said a Chalk patron in a 1966 Kanan story. "It's for real, it's here, it's now — it's what's really happening."
At that time, the Chalk was known for the graffiti on its bathroom walls.
"God is alive for $15 a lid." was one example.
That scene came to an abrupt end on March 13, 1971, when Vern Miller, then attorney general, closed the tavern. He called the Chalk a public nuisance.
A KANSAN EDITORIAL printed five days after the closing read, "The beer flowed and joints were roiled, a lifestyle that Vern Miller loved, and a lifestyle he fears and wishes to stop.
In many ways, the same situation exists now. The regulars at the Crossing are a lot of them.
confused about where they will congregate after Dec. 15.
"The closing of the Crossing epitomizes the death of the counter culture in Lawrence," said Steve Gilbert, a former manager of the tavern. "The people are still hanging around, but there will be no where to go. When this is gone, there is nothing else."
MORROW BOUGHT THE building in January 1960. It had been called the Cattail Bar & Grill. Before that it was the Ark, and before that it was called Flagship international airport. As was the Flagship front of the building was rebuilt to look like the back of a ship.
Before it was the Flagship, the tavern was called the New Haven, which opened in September 1971, five months after Miller closed the Chalk.
Before Morrow opened the Crossing in February 1980, he extensively remodeled the building.
IN JUNE of that year, the Lawrence City Commission approved an ordinance variance
See CROSSING. d. 5. col. 4
Second American dies in Arab hijacking
By United Press International
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Five Arab gunmen aboard a hijacked Kuwait airliner at Tehran airport yesterday shot to death two hostages. The bombings were helped by hostages huts and helpless ropes to their seats.
The killings brought to at least three the number of hostages slain in the three-day showdown at Mehrabad Airport. It was the jackets singled out and executed passengers.
At least 86 hostages were roped to their seats aboard the Kuwait Airway A300 Airbus to the hijackers marched two hostages to the plane's staircase and killed
The gunmen are demanding that Kawait tree 21 people imprisoned for the bombings of Mosul.
IN WASHINGTON, THE State Department said one of the two passengers killed yesterday apparently was an American, the second U.S. citizen slain since the plane was commandeered Tuesday. He had been shot six times.
Thirty hostages were then released. The drama began Tuesday with 161 people on board the plane. A total of 101 has been
released, three are dead and one escaped,
leaving 5) hostages and five hijackers on
board as the hijacking entered its fourth day
early today.
"It appears that two Agency for International Development employees have been murdered at Tehran airport," the department said, basing its statement on information from the Swiss government, which represents U.S. interests in Iran.
One man believed to be an AID employee was shot to death and his body dumped onto
the airport tarmac from the airline
Tuesday, the department said
In Wausau, Wis., the family of Charles Hegna, 50, a State Department employee for 20 years from Sterling, Va., said department officials told the family they were 99 percent certain Hegna was killed aboard the plane Tuesday.
HEGNA'S SISTER, LORRINE Williams,
said Hegna had been in Yemen for AID and
was traveling to Pakistan on the airplane
when it was hijacked.
The State Department said three AID employees en route to posts in Karachi, Pakistan, were among six Americans on board the plane when it was hijacked. Two of the Americans — a woman and her daughter — were released earlier.
The welfare of the remaining AID employee and the sixth American was not known, it said.
Committee searches to replace retiring housing director
Staff Reporter
By HOLLIE B. MARKLAND
As a University committee searches for a new director of housing, director J.J. Wilson is making plans for his retirement.
Wilson, who has worked at the University of Kansas since 1949 and has been housing director since 1954, will retire in June. David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, said yesterday. Wilson, who turned 70 in July, must retire according to University policy.
Wilson said yesterday that his retirement
was "a natural thing" just like graduating from high school. Those steps come along."
ON TUESDAY, THE search committee established a schedule for the selection of the new housing director, said Ambler, the committee chairman. The office of student affairs is accepting applications for the position until Dec. 14.
Wilson's replacement will be called the director of student housing, Ambler said.
"It is a minor semantic change to emphasize that the job is student related," he said.
and financial operation of all University owned or operated student housing
The student housing director is responsible for the food service program, the custodian service and other activities.
"After the holidays, the search committee will begin to read the applications." Ambler said. "There's not much we can do until we pass the application deadline."
THE COMMITTEE IS composed of housing department personnel, presidents of three student housing organizations and a faculty representative.
"The job description says the new person
Ambler said that the committee would interview applicants in February and that the selection process should be completed by March.
will spend some time here in May so we can have time to work together." Wilson said.
After his retirement, Wilson will continue to work at KU as a consultant for a new scholarship hall project and other long term financial projects. Ambler said.
catherine Cox, administrative assistant to
Wilson, said she was a hard worker who
works with clients.
"He works until 6 a clock in the evening and even on Saturdays from 8 to 12. He works every day at his office."
"IUSUALLY COME in a little after 7:30 m the morning, and I have never beat him here," said Cox, who has worked in the housing department for about 20 years.
parties for his retirement...
Cox said she did not know how the department would change after Wilson's retirement
Wilson is a private person and a modest man, she said.
"He said he didn't want any publicity or writes for his retirement," she said.
"I will depend on who tells the job," she said. "But it will be different - Mr Wilson has been here for so long."
Fred McElheene, director of residential programs, said he did not know what changes would occur in University housing after Wilson's retirement
"I'm sure the good traditions he leaves will be carried on." McEhene said.