Cashing in
After he retires on Friday, Dick Steffen will no longer have to let KU's $79 million monly payroll monopolize his time. Instead, he'll be trading the returns of his labor for
less fiscal pursuits, such as playing the organ, traveling and square dancing. Not a bad exchange for "concrete" deadlines and tangles with inept computers. See page 3.
Cold
High, 30s. Low, 20s.
Details on page 3.
The University Daily
KANSAN
Vol. 95, No. 64 (USPS 650-640)
Tuesday, November 27, 1984
Committees call fast-food franchise unprofitable
By JOHN HANNA Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
Big Macs or Whoppers should not go on sale in the Kansas Union, two committees recommended last night.
Citing the findings in a report presented by a Kansas City, Mo., accounting firm, the chairman of one committee said a commercial fast-food franchise, such as McDonald's or Burger King, probably would not be profitable for the Union.
Janis Biehler, chairman of the Union Memorial Board's Merchandising, Policies and Fractures Committee, also said a fast-food franchise might jeopardize the Union's exemption from property taxes under state law.
The Memorial Board committee made its decision after reviewing a report from the Board.
City, Mo., firm that handles the Union's accounting.
And the University's Renovation Committee last night accepted the Memorial Board committee's recommendation, which now be reviewed by the Union Memorial Board.
JIM LONG, DIRECTOR of the Union, said he hoped a report that included recommendations for the Union's renovation would be ready for the board's Saturday meeting.
For about a year, the board has been discussing the Union's renovation, originally estimated to cost about $4.1 million, Long Island would not know when construction would begin.
Russ Pticek, a former student senator and a supporter of a commercial fast-food franchise in the Union, said the chance was low. The restaurant would be included in the renovation.
But, he said, he will be at the Union
Memorial Board's meeting to promote the idea.
"It's been a long fight and it's been an uphill fight all the way," he said. "But I'm not one to back down when there's one more avenue available."
Ptacek said such a restaurant would draw more students to the Union and raise its profits.
THE ACCOUNTING FIRM'S report also said McDonald's Corp. officials, who met with Union officials this summer, estimated that after five years a franchise could gross about $1 million in sales annually.
The 27-page report included a survey of five other universities with commercial food franchises in their student unions and two restaurants. Donald's grossed $220,000 and $225,000 annually.
But the report also said such a franchise would have to make from $43,000 to more
to $1.5 million within three years for the union to break even on food services.
The report based its findings on projected profits for Union fox services that would be delivered to consumers.
THE AMOUNT OF sales a franchise would have to generate for the Union to break even on food services would depend on the percentage of gross sales that.Union officials would collect from a lease of space, the report said. The lease would probably be between 5 percent and 9 percent of gross sales.
The report also raised questions about the Union's tax status
Under Kansas law, buildings used exclusively as places for public worship or for educational purposes, such as the Union, are exempt from property taxes.
The report said the Union could lose this status if a commercial franchise were involved.
Corporation, a nonprofit corporation chartered by the state to provide Union services, then might have to pay the property tax.
BUT JIM BERBERICK, a spokesman for Alexander Grant, emphasized that the members of the firm were not entirely sure they were part of the status of the Union because they were not lax.
Plateck said the matter should have been investigated before the Merchandising, Policies and Practices Committee made its recommendation.
But some members of the committee and some Union officials said an investigation might cause county or state officials to put the Union and its operations under unnecessary pressure.
The Merchandising, Policies and Practices Committee this summer asked Alexander Grant to study the effects of a fast-food franchise in the Union.
Brice Waddill/KANSAh
Protected by an umbrella, a student climbs the stairs behind Wescoe Hall during yesterday afternoon's rain. The rain turned to snow early this morning, but forecasters saw it will
be light with little chance for accumulation. tonight is a temperature, with wind chill, should be near zero. S related story, page 7.
Schroeder alert, gaining strength
By United Press International
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — William J. Schroeder passed the danger of additional severe bleeding, was alert and gained strength on his second day of life with an artificial heart beating in his chest, a doctor reported yesterday.
"He didn't quite quote the thumbs-up sign, but you can see that in his eye," said Allan Lansing, physician and chief spokesman for the American Academy to receive a permanent mechanical heart.
Schroeder's wife, Margaret, said her husband of 32 years "knows what he wants and he knows it's out there and he's just going to get it."
LANSING SAID SCHROEDER, a 52-year-old former military air traffic controller from Jasper, Ind., remained in critical but stable condition "and is warm and pink" and "looks super" despite surgery Sunday night to stop internal bleeding.
Now that Schroeder has passed the threat of more bleeding, Lansing said, doctors at Humana Hospital Audubon are stepping up their watch for other complications from the
A pulmonary embolism — a blood clot in the lungs — normally occurs about 10 days after a serious operation, but Lansing said Schroeder was so sick that blood clots could already be forming Shortness of breath, or pneumonia up blood would indicate a dangerous clot.
The six Schroeder children, ranging in age from 19 to 31, said, "We are extremely proud of Dad and are cautiously optimistic on the progress."
"So we're into the next phase, which includes looking for signs of infection, which may occur about a week afterwards, and
pulmonary embolism, which could occur anytime."
TO DETECT INFECTION, doctors look for a fever, monitor the number of white cells that help defend the body against infection or changes in appearance of the chest wound.
U.S. Press offers conservative view
Unlike people who receive heart transplants, rejection of an artificial heart is not a
See HEART, p. 5, col. 1
By JULIE COMINE
Staff Reporter
Tate, 934 Mississippi St., fills each rack with about 300 copies of U.S. Press, a weekly eight page paper published in Silver Spring, Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C.
David Tate drives on campus about 7 a.m. Mondays and Tuesdays and sets up blue newspaper racks outside the Kansas Union, Watson Library and Wesco Hall.
The paper, described by its editors as "an alternative to the predominately liberal American press," is distributed on campus and throughout Lawrence by members of the New Life Christian Church and the New Life Student Fellowship, said Tate, 25.
Tate said that about 1,000 issues were distributed each week on campus and that another 1,000 were distributed throughout United Parcel Service ships the papers.
MEMBERS OF THE groups pool their money to purchase about 2,000 papers a week at a bulk subscription rate of 7 cents a copy. The average single-price regular price for U.S. Press is 64 cents a copy.
"Basically, we think the paper presents a side of the news that isn't covered by most publications," said Tate, who is a member of the church but not of the student fellowship. "There are some issues, some stories, that don't get treated fairly by the liberal press as a whole. Some facts are omitted; some stories are ignored."
THE PAPER'S CONSERVATIVE content has met with some criticism on campus, Tate said. Two racks were stolen last month after the Oct. 30 issue carried a front-page story about the Nicaraguan elections with the Nicaragua crush free election hopes in Nicaragua."
The Oct. 30 issue also featured an editorial called "Ferraro's forgotten finances" and advertisements for the Conservative Book Club and Citizens for Reagan.
Tate said that he didn't know who took the racks but that papers had been stolen or broken.
"There are certain hot stories, and usually during these times we have papers disappear
See PAPER, p. 5, col. 1
KU will appeal denial of funds for pavilion
By BRENDA STOCKMAN
Staff Reporter
The University of Kansas will appeal a state recommendation that would deny funds for the maintenance of the Anschutz Sports Director of business affairs said yesterday.
Keith Nitcher, the director, said the state should help finance maintenance costs for the buildings.
KU has requested 812,732 from the state for 1985-86 to pay 57.6 percent of the utilities, supplies, maintenance and staffing of the university and Zimmerman, University director of budget.
ZIMMERMAN SAID THE state budget director, Lynn Muchmore, recommended the state finance only the utility request, or $61,920.
Nitcher said denying support might deter future donations for buildings
Several buildings on campus — including
the Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, Kenmeth Spencer Research Library and the University of Oklahoma.
nations to best meet their humanitarian needs — were built with private donations and their maintenance is paid for with state funds, he said.
The policy should be the same for the Sports Pavilion, Nitcher said.
About 60 people donated $3.5 million to build the Sports Pavilion The softball, baseball, golf, football, and men's and women's track teams will use the Sports Pavilion.
KU SKED THE state to help with maintenance costs because students, faculty members and physical education classes should use the Sports Pavilion, Zimmerman park.
Monk Johnson, athletic director, said he was not directly involved in the University's request for state money. He said, however, that his staff had helped determine what
See ANSCHUTZ, p. 5, col. 4
Republicans to select Senate majority head
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — Five conservative Republicans launched final vote appeals yesterday in the hectic race for Senate majority leader, with Kansas Sen. Robert Dole a primary contender.
The candidates, seeking to succeed Tennessee's retiring Sen. Howard Baker in the powerful political position, are Richard Lugar of Indiana, Ted Stevens of Alaska, James McClure of Idaho, Pete Domenici of New Mexico and Dole.
"I don't think anyone can tell how it looks," said Stevens, the current assistant Senate GOP leader. "It keeps shifting so much that no one can tell."
Dole, the highly visible former GOP vice presidential candidate and chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and McClure, who has a solid first-round base as the preferred candidate of the right wing, appear the strongest on the first ballot.
TOMORROW'S ELECTION HINGES on many factors, such as personal friendships, past and potential favors, the impact on chairmanships and even geographical ties. The process of making a secret, there have been instances when firm commitments failed to materialize.
The election will be held under a system where the low man is eliminated on each ballot until one gets a majority, 27, of the 53 Republican senators and senators-elect.
All five candidates concede that none has the votes to win on the first ballot, and all were attempting to nail down enough strength to survive the first vote.
Dole, who normally chats with reporters in a flip manner, sounded rather grim during a phone interview. He said he called his colleagues to tell them he thought he could produce results and to remind him of his "very strong Reagan record."
"IT DEPENDS on what people want."
Dole said. "Some people express reservations about 66, since I am a candidate (for the Senate). Some people have asked me about 86 (the presidential race) but that doesn't matter to people who aren't around to vote for you."
Asked if he thought he had the votes to
survive the first round. Dole said dryly, "I hope so."
McClure said, "It takes 11 to survive the first round, mathematically. I'm pretty confident of that, but I guess everybody else is too. I have somewhere between nine, 10 or 11 solid commitments, and some others that are not.
"The they vote for very different reasons in this race compared with others. It's ... it not a regional or geographical choice. It has a lot to do with personality. Many of them are because the five of us in the race have been around for a white and we have mutual friends."
DOMINICI SAID. "I feel pretty good about my first-round prospects. Everybody says I'm going out first — I just know that isn't true. I have enough (votes) for that."
The 'gang of six' bloc consists of Sens Mark Hattfield of Oregon, Charles Mathias of Maryland, Lowell Weickar of Connecticut, John Chafee of Rhode Island, Robert Stafford of Vermont and Mark Andrews of North Dakota
The Senate's tiny Republican liberal moderate bloc planned to meet today to consider uniting behind one candidate — perhaps after the first ballot — after first talking with at least one of the candidates, Lugar.
They met with each of the five candidates before the congressional session ended, and a spokesman for Chafea said it had been impossible to arrange a meeting since then because "these guys have been spread all around God's green earth."
GOING INTO THE first round, the candidates concede there is still a large bloc of uncommitted senators, somewhere between 12 and 20, who may go into the Old Supreme Court chamber for the meeting tomorrow without disclosing their intention.
That would leave Domenici, Stevens and Lugar at greatest risk on the first vote.
Domenici and Lugar have expressed confidence on the first ballot. But Stevens, the assistant leader since 1977, seemed somewhat discouraged about his chances.
Stevens said "I don't talk numbers," but noted that other candidates — Dole, McClure and Domenici — could expect backing from committees they head.