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You know the type: Wearing a catatonic gaze, they wander at 5 a.m. through the streets of our town in search of someone to turn their just-finished mess of a term paper
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The University Daily
KANSAN
Vol. 95, No. 66 (USPS 650-640)
Thursday, November 29, 1984
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — William Kuckelshaus resigned as head of the Environmental Protection Agency in a surprise move that embarrassed him with dismissed his goal of cleaning up the agency.
The White House released Kruckelshaus's letter of resignation and President Reagan's acceptance of it late yesterday. White House officials said the vice president, a successor would be named in a few days.
"My sense of accomplishment derives from the current state of EPA." Ruckelshaus' letter said. "Employee morale is high, first-rate presidential appointees are in office and they will be installed that is functioning well and all of the programs have generated momentum
"In short, the ship called EPA is righted and is now steering a steady course."
RUCKELSHAUS, 52. WAS the first person to head the EPA when it was created in 1970 in response to a public clamor to put the nation under control, adding the nation of air and water pollution.
He returned to the agency in March 1983 after it had been tainted by allegations of mismanagement, political shenanigans and crimes whose toxic waste dumps it regulated.
He replaced one of Reagan's most controversial appointees, Anne Gorsuch
Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, said that there might be other reasons for Ruckelshaus' departure. He also said that Al Alm, the deputy administrator also was leaving
"THE SITTATION IS developing and the first appearance may not be reliable," he said, adding that the resignation "probably is not solely of Ruckelshaus' choice.
"My concern is the administration might be seeking, very unwisely, the kind of administrative, legislative chaos they were trying to avoid," the time Ruckelsbach took over, "Dingell said.
Reagan, in accepting the resignation "with great regret," praised Ruckelsdale's "reputation for leadership, thoughtfulness and personal integrity."
The president noted that Ruckelshaus had made "an extraordinary personal sacrifice"
"Since reassuming control of EPA, you have performed your duties in an exemplary manner and have justified fully the faith Iach 1 and so many Americans have in you."
THE RESIGNATION CAUGHT many EPA officials off guard, although one said, "It shouldn't come as a shock to anybody. He promised he would stay to the end of the term."
Al Heier, a spokesman of the public affairs office, said, "We didn't know anything about
Peter Dykstra, spokesman for the environmental group Greenepeace, said. "Any successor to Mr. Ruckleshaup that would be acceptable to the Reagan administration is destined to fail in protecting the environment. There are over 2,000 toxic waste sites which EPA has failed to clean up during the Reagan administration, and major problems such as acid rain have worsened considerably."
Ruckelshaus, who formerly served as deputy attorney general and acting director of the FBI, said he was resigning "with both hands" because of his resignation. His resignation becomes effective Jan. 5.
THE UNEXPECTED RESIGNATION letter vaguely referred to his desire to return to private life. He had returned to Washington after serving as a vice president of a corporation.
Ruckelshaus' wife, Jill, a political activist, was fired by Reagan last year from the U.S. Civil Rights Commission.
Ruckelshaus was himself fired by former President Nixon as deputy attorney general in 1973 for refusing to fire special prosecutor Archbald Cox.
Ruckelshaus met with Reagan to tell him of his decision Tuesday, Spokes said.
Captain Allen Johnson, left, and Jim Sloan, firefighter for the Lawrence Fire Department, perform company maneuvers involving the use of a foam solution at Fire Station No. 2, 19th and Haskell Streets. Different companies
were timed and compared in different maneuvers with other companies within the city fire departments. Lawrence firefighters go through the evaluation once a year while practicing different procedures four times a week.
New Senate brings back the gavel
By JOHN HANNA
Staff Reporter
With one swift rap, Jeff Polack last night
christened his new, $9, walnut gavel.
Polack, student body vice president, will use the gavel to control Student Senate meetings William Easley, student body senator, and Matthew Widen with Senate money as a gift for Polack.
Easley, Polack and 58 newly-elected senators officially took office last night at the Capitol.
The gavel, Easley and Polack had said before the meeting, represented the change
between their administration and that of former president and vice president. Carla Hahn said the administration's plan was
"THIS IS STABILITY." Easley said laughing as he handed theravel
The gavel is a Senate tradition. But Highberger ran his meetings without one, and he gave Polack an imaginary gavel when he gave up his position.
Speeches dominated the meeting — no bills are considered at the last Senate meeting of the fall semester. Vogel reflected in her upon the nearly nine months she held office.
"I didn't even know there was one." Highberg said.
"I learned that conflict and change can and should be productive." Vogel said. "We should not judge our own behavior."
"All I can say is that it's been a long, strange trip, and I'm glad I did it."
nIGIBERGER KEPT his address short — as a gift for friends, he said. He did end it.
"I'm so glad we had this time together." he began.
After their comments, Vogel and Highberger took the Senate sofa they had won in the race.
In his speech, Easley said that senators
Domenici said it was a "geneine effort" by the small liberal-moderate bloc known as the "gang of six" that had kept Stevens in power, but this has given him, McClure and Lugar their chances.
See SENATE, p. 5, col. 3
Dole elected to take over Senate post
One of the biggest surprises was McClure's inability to survive the first round, in which he finished last with only eight votes. He had been expected to have much broader support from conservatives.
By United Press International
Budget Chairman Domenici, who waged
WASHINGTON — Kansas Sen. Robert Dole was elected Senate major leader yesterday, defeating four colleagues in a runoff of Republican forces in the 99th Congress.
Dole, 61, chairman of the Finance Committee and a potential 1988 presidential candidate, won the powerful and prestigious post by edging assistant Republican leader Ted Stevens 28-25 on the fourth and final ballot.
Dale succeeds retiring GOP leader
Baker and will take over the
position in next year's gubernatorial
When asked about a 1988 presidential race, a jovial Dole said "I'm not worried." A Republican opponent said, "I am worried."
Sens, James McClare of Idaho, Pete Domenici of New Mexico and Richard Lugar of Indiana were eliminated in the state's under the GOP's low-man-out rule.
"WERE WE TO retain the Republic can majority in 1986 — that's on our
agenda — and support the president's programs where we can. Deficit reduction has to come at the top of everyone's agenda."
stevens, known for his hot temper, said to waiters reporters, "I'll talk to the Alaska papers, but I won't talk to the national press."
See related story p. 8
See DOLE, p. 5, col. 1
KU conference will lack its keynote speakers
By DAN HOWELL Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
Sergio Ramirez, who will become Nicaraquia's vice president in January, changed plans because of a delay in getting his visa approved, said Charles Stansifer, director of the conference and the Center of Latin American Studies.
Nicaragua's vice president-elect and the publisher of the leading newspaper in northern South America — the two keynote speakers at a KU conference Saturday on Central America — will miss the conference, its director said last night.
Hernando Santos, publisher and co-
director of El Tiempo, a Bogota, Colomba-
lia company.
annual conference this weekend in Cartagena, a Colombian port city, Stansiver said.
"THAT'S THE WAY the cookie crumbles." Stansfer said in review the process of planning the conference, which is titted with a series of Prospects for Peace in Central America.
The two changes followed other attempts to get a speaker from Colombia and announce two weeks ago that the U.S. State Department should not send either of its invited speakers.
Stansifer said the KU conference would proceed with an adjusted schedule and seven other speakers, including Mariano Fiallo, president of Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council.
Carlos Tunnermann, Nicaragua's ambassador to the United States since August, will substitute for Ramirez. Transfer said.
For Ramirez, the change of plans marks the third time this year that he has not made changes in his business.
IN APRIL, HE canceled a tour of U.S. universities because the State Department limited the number of campuses he could visit.
On Oct. 9, he canceled a trip scheduled for the following week because of official duties. He is a member of Nicaragua's ruling Sandinista junta.
Stansifer said he had talked Tuesday to officials at the State Department and yesterday to Tunnermann, who is in Washington. D.C.
"I'm not at liberty to discuss all the
"i'm not at liberty to discuss all the
"Stansfer said. "There was a
Stansiter said he had not talked to Ramirez and did not know whether Ramirez had changed his plans before or after the visa was approved.
good deal of discussion over the circumstances of the visa between Managua and Washington."
"On Nov. 19, Mr. Ramirez applied for a visa for the purpose of making a speaking tour in the U.S. However, the visa was not approved by the State Department until late in the afternoon of Nov. 27
"Due to the delay, Mr Ramirez was unsure of getting a visa and so made plans to
IN A PREPARED statement, Transfer insured the events that changed Giannis's plan.
See LATIN, p.5, col1.3
Holiday spending gives shoppers credit blues
By JOHN EGAN
Staff Reporter
With the yuletide season in full swing, shoppers armed with credit cards parade through department stores searching for the perfect gifts.
But in January, after taking down the tree and putting away the decorations, the bills were delivered.
Photo illustration by Buddy Mangine/KANSAN
"I think around the holidays we see an increase in credit spending." Steve Loyd, senior merchandise manager at the J.C. Inc., Inc. 1801 W 23rd St, said yesterday.
And the Christmas credit Grinch will strike again.
As early as late October, shoppers begin loading their charge accounts with credit purchases, according to three area merchants.
AT J.C. PENNEY, which accepts Mastercard, Visa, American Express and J.C. Penney cards, at least 40 percent of the year are made on credit, Levi's said.
Sandi Cichon, assistant manager at Wal-Mart, 2727 Iowa St., said credit purchases had risen about 15 percent since the holiday and that Mastercard accepts Mastercard and Vingera with cards.
Joe Flannery, executive vice president at Weaver's Department Store, said that during
the holiday season, customers made about 50 percent of their purchases on credit at Weaver's, 901 Massachusetts St., which takes Mastercard, Visa and American Express.
But in the frenzy to buy Christmas
presents, some customers surpass their credit limits.
"Really, it isn't as big of a problem as people would think," Loyd said. "It's just another problem."
know where their balances stand. And they don't know where their credit limit is."
THAT NEGLECT CAN lead to problems when the customer arrives at the cash register and their credit is refused, Loyd said.
"Some reactions are mixed." he said. "A lot of times it is kind of a point of embarrassment for the customer and the sales associate. Some people do get upset it's like a personal attack. But it's nothing personal.
To avoid any bad news, Don Beard,
president of the Consumer Credit Counseling
Service of Greater Kansas City, offers two
suggestions.
First, he recommends that shoppers go out with gift ideas and spending limits in mind. Shoppers should only charge up to 20 percent their net disposable personal income, he said.
"People always spend less when they go with a prepared list," Beard said. "People tend to overspend when they go unprepared."
Second, he suggests that consumers carefully select gifts.
"THEY NEED TO look around. They need to shop around." Beard said. "They need to
See CREDIT, p. 5, col. 1