Home grown
Every year, Georgia Jessup hawks pumpkins, squash, apples and tomatoes out of a makeshift trailer off of Sixth Street. Some people, driving by, stop to shop, while
others wander in from the nearby bus station. A few, she says, venture from Topeka and points west for what may be the best watermelons around. See story, page 3.
Foggy
High, 70. Low, 60 Details on page 3.
The University Daily
KANSAN
Vol. 95, No. 33 (USPS 650-640)
Wednesday, October 10, 1984
Profs to get only half of expected Challenger data
By SUZANNE BROWN
Staff Reporter
About half the expected data from two KU experiments aboard the space shuttle Challenger will never be gathered because of the failure of the shuttle's radar antenna on Saturday, the co-director of the experiments said yesterday.
Richard Moore, the co-director, said that 40 to 60 percent of the information KU researchers had hoped would be obtained from radar-imaging experiments aboard the shuttle could not be recorded or relayed to Earth by the immobilized antenna.
"Nobody will get everything they want," said Moore, director of the Remote Sensing Laboratory and Black and Veach distinguished professor of electrical engineering.
Moore said about 45 experiments on the Challenger would be affected by the failure.
Challenger would be affected by the failure. He and his crew were all on seven, began its eight-day trip on Friday.
continuously point toward the earth while its pivoting antenna would remain pointed at the relay satellite. Moore said. This way, the shuttle could simultaneously take radar pictures of the earth and transmit that radar images via the satellite — to Earth stations.
ON SATURDAY, THE swiveling arm of a dish antenna that was supposed to beam information about the earth's surface and atmosphere to a relay satellite began operating on September 14. The detected astronauts to immobilize the antenna and lock it into one position on the shuttle.
Now, Moore said, the fixed antenna cannot transmit data to the relay satellite unless the entire shuttle is turned toward the satellite 22,000 miles above it.
Originally, the shuttle was meant to
THIS MEANS THERE now are extended periods of time when the shuttle is not taking radar pictures of the territory over which it is moving. The researchers counted on this data for their research.
NASA officials will determine when to point the shuttle at the earth and record data and when to turn off the earth-scanning radar, turn the shuttle and transmit taped information to the satellite. Moore said.
The Challenger will collect information from only three or four of its seven passes over the Amazon rain forest in South America. Moore said. Originally, KU researchers wanted to measure radar signals beamed at different angles during these seven passes to determine the radar's response to the space environment.
Data that the shuttle was supposed to have gathered for KU from other areas on Earth and asteroid debris.
MOORE SAID HE didn't know how much the missing data would affect the research by himself and his colleagues, Victor Frost, associate professor of electrical engineering, and Willard Pierson of the City University of New York.
"It's hard to say." Moore said. "We'll have to wait and see."
He said prospects for a successful collection of data had improved since Saturday, when it appeared as if the antenna might not be able to transmit at all.
Peres leaves White House sure of aid
"It's much more encouraging today than it was on Saturday," he said.
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Shimon Peres ended talks with President Reagan and administration officials yesterday concerning the Israel revive its inflation-ridged economy.
"Practically all the issues we saw eve to eye about what should and can be done." Peres said "is our desire to be helped by States so we shall be able to help ourselves."
Peres, on his first visit to Washington since assuming leadership of the coalition Israeli government, and Reagan agreed at their $2/\cdot$ hour White House meeting to form a joint study group of economists, businessmen and political representatives to consider how the United States can help strengthen Israel's troubled economy.
PERES, SEEKING RELIEF from Israel's balance of payments problem, received general assurances of a U.S. willingness to help, a commitment to explore ways of addressing the problem — but no specific new grants of aid.
"I found a full friend of Israel in the White House." Peres said.
Said Reagan. "Our ties remain un breakable, continue to grow stronger."
Reagan said the group would report back in 30 days—just after the Nov. 6 election—“on ways of strengthening growth and development prospects through increased trade and investment, as well as American aid.”
Peres arrived Monday and rushed through meetings on Capitol Hill, at the Pentagon and the State Department. He held two hours of talks with Secretary of State George Shultz after seeing Reagan and was to see him at breakfast today before leaving.
THE PRIME MINISTER said that the talks had included the Israeli role in Lebanon but that he felt no pressure to act favorably on Reagan's stalled Middle East peace plan
which includes a Palestinian entity on the occupied West Bank that Jerusalem opposes
"No linkage whatsoever was mentioned," Peres said at the State Department. "No imposed solution was suggested."
A senior U.S. official, briefing reporters after Reagan's announcement, said no specific aid figure was requested by Israel beyond the $2.6 billion already budgeted. A firm decision on additional aid is not likely to come from new Congress convenes in January, he said.
Although Peres found "very warm support" during his discussions, according to Israeli officials he also ran into some hard questioning from U.S. officials about whether Israel was doing enough cost-cutting on its own.
THE PRESENT BUDGET calls for $1 2 billion in economic aid for Israel, with the balance in military assistance. All funds are given out entirely, rather than in the form loan.
Michelle Tillford, Wichita freshman, left, and Molly Lutam,
Prairie Village sophomore, both fourth floor residents in
Steven Purcell/KANSAN
Lewis Halt, pose in curlers and cream for their Crazy Day Picture to be used in a contest between residence hall floors.
Senate to debate ties to S. Africa
By JOHN HANNA
Staff Reporter
Two proposals that attempt to cut some University ties to companies doing business in South Africa will reach the Student Senate tonight.
business in South Africa — an action that might not be practical or effective, the president of the Endowment Association said yesterday.
One proposal is a resolution calling for the Kansas University Endowment Association to pull investments out of companies that do
The second proposal is a bill that would prohibit student groups from using Senate money to buy products from companies that do business in South Africa.
The Senate will discuss the proposals at 7 p.m. in the Rovens-Apollio XL Audio Hall.
TODD SEYMOUR, THE president, said that because the Endowment Association acted as a fiduciary, it had a responsibility to find the best investments for their money.
A fiduciary is a person or institution that manages money or property for another and that must show care with it while under contract.
Sarai Porta, press officer at the embassy, said Sergio Ramirez, a member of the ruling Sandista junta and a vice presidential candidate, had changed plans because of official duties.
See AFRICA, p. 5, col. 3
A high-level Nicaraguan official who had applied for a visa to visit the University of Kansas on Oct. 17 has decided not to make the request. Embassy official in Washington said yesterday.
Nicaraguan is unable to come to KU, embassy says
By DAN HOWELL
The change came a day after Charles Stansfer, director of the Center for Latin American Studies, announced that Ramirez would visit the University Stansfer also announced that he would go to Nicaragua on Oct. 28 to observe that country's election.
Staff Reporter
Stamiser said yesterday that he did not know about the change in Ramirez's plans and why.
ROBERT NUNLEY, TECHNICAL director of the center, said that the center had invited Ramirez to speak at an early December conference.
In April, Ramirez had intended to come to KU but he canceled that visit because of restrictions on his visa. Nunley said Ramirez universities in April than the visa would allow
in coming to KU this month and in December. Porta said plans for Ramirez's December visit had not changed.
Reagan defines stand on Social Security cuts
Ramirez in reply had indicated an interest
Nunley said he would not be surprised if Ramirez still visited KU this month because high government officials often changed plans.
WASHINGTON — President Reagan, dodging political fallout from the first campaign debate, responded yesterday to a challenge from Walter Mondale by ruling out benefit cuts for present or future Social Security recipients.
See LATIN, p. 5, col. 3
By United Press International
On the defensive against a recharged Democratic campaign, Reagan clarified his position against Social Security cutbacks during a day devoted to White House duties.
Pressed by reporters yesterday. White House spokesman Larry Spears sought to quash talk of possible Social Security cuts. The Reagan position, he said yesterday, is unequivocal: "No change in Social Security now or in the future — period."
"THE PRESIDENT WILL never stand for reduction of Social Security benefits for anybody — those now getting it or future retirees — and said Reagan had authorized his comments.
At the White House, Reagan signed legislation that he said would clarify and
expedite administration of the Social Security disability program
The measure, spurred by a purge of handicapped from the program's rolls, would have become law at midnight even without his signature, unless the president vetoed it.
Reagan also signed legislation amending the Older Americans Act and authorizing almost $4 billion over the next three years for programs to aid the elderly.
DURING SUNDAY'S TELEVISIED debate and on earlier occasions. Rezaan had ruled
out benefit reductions only for current old-age pension recipients, but Speakes yesterday told reporters that Reagan's position included present and future recipi
Since the debate, Mondale has challenged Reagan to state "without loopholes" that he would oppose benefit cuts for Americans still in poverty or those already on the Social Security rolls.
Mondale yesterday took his campaign to
See POLITICS, p. 5, col. 1
Promotions fail to entice football fans
By BRENDA STOCKMAN Staff Reporter
A double-header promotion designed to fire up student support for the Jayhawk football team left the Student Sports Council holding its shirts — more than 2,000 of them.
Robin Nordin, council president, said few students had taken advantage of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game Day," which let season ticket holders bring a guest to Saturday's KU-Iowa State game for $1 and supplied them with a free T-shirt. Even fewer entered a contest to design a banner supporting the team, she said.
Terry Johnson, athletic department ticket manager, said 425 students bought the $1 tickets. Jim Williamson, member of the council and chairman of the barron contest, groups. Corbin Hall fifth floor north and Sigma Kappa sorority, had entered the contest.
NORDIN SAID THE athletic department had donated 2,500 T-shirts to a soft drink company had printed as a promotion for the football team. The remaining shirts probably will be used in another football promotion, she said.
Monte Johnson, athletic director, said. "I hoped that it would be a student promotion and hoped they could get the student paper to help them."
The council had no expectations about the number of students that might attend, Nordin said. But she said she had expected more than 425 students to buy tickets.
The athletic department "ran an ad in the Kansan late in the week, knowing the paper didn't see fit to treat it as a student event worth covering," he said.
A short story on "Take Me Out to the Ball Game Day" appeared on page three of the (O)liver newspaper.
THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT did not plan to advertise "Take Me Out to the Ball Game Day" because the Sports Council was sponsoring the event, Johnson said. He said he was disappointed that local newspapers had not supported the council's effort.
Terry Johnson said, "We promoted it at such a late date that we couldn't promote it
Given the limited advertising, Terry Johnson said, ticket sales were good. It was the first promotion of this type he said, so there was nothing to compare the response to.
The final decision to sponsor the $1 ticket sale was made 2½ weeks ago.
"FOUR HUNDRED AND twenty-five more students came to the game than would have been in this year."
Monte Johnson said the late decision to promote the event might have been a factor in the poor ticket sales, but was not the only reason for the poor response.
Nordin said she didn't think student groups were supportive of the council's efforts.
Council members send letters to fraternities, sororites, scholarship halls and residence halls, inviting the groups to enter the banner contest. They also handed out flirts in front of Wescoe Hall to promote the contest.
Information about the $1 tickets and free T-shirts was sent to local papers and radio station reports.
A dozen groups entered the banner
contest last year, he said. The year before
the contest, each group was
For their first place banner, Corbin fifth floor nown won a keg of beer donated by the Lawrence Taverna Association. Sigma Kappa on a pony can be second place. Williamson
Nordin said, "I'm not sure what happened. When you make a ticket available for $1 and they don't go, they must just not want to go."