Boycott calls worry KU Olympic hopefuls By MATT SEELEY In 30 days the XIII Winter Olympics will be history. In 30 days, barring a Soviet military withdrawal from Afghanistan, the United States' part in the Summer Olympics may also be history. Sports Writer President Carter's announcement Sunday that the United States will boycott the Games unless the Russians withdraw from Afghanistan within a month has sent shock waves through amateur athletics. Athletes have attacked Carter and other politicians for using the Olympics as a political tool. Politicians say that the Olympic Games cannot be separated from politics. Bob Timmons, men's track coach and a former member of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Committee, said he thought the United States should use the bovocot only if other methods failed. "Only as a last resort should we demonstrate to the world that no matter how much we love our sports, we can't play in them." ALTHOUGH ANY decision by Carter would have a great effect on the country's participation in the Games, it is the U.S. Olympic Committee that would decide whether to send athletes to be buoyett, but the committee's president, Robert Kane, Timmons' main concern is the athletes. He coached 21 athletes who went to the 1978 U.S. Olympic Trials, and in 1988, he coached medal winner Jim Ryun. He said he planned to coach as many this year. has said the committee would "be receptive to any admonition from our government." "The Olympics mean more to the athletes than any other competitive event from the standpoint of an athlete. It's not like one shot in four years. It's not like the Super Bowl where every year only the best in America come." What worries Tummons most, he said, is that the United States might be the only nation to boycott the Games. Saudia Arabia has indicated that it would send its athletes to the International Olympic Committee, the Saudis have never had a team in the Olympics. Egypt and Fiji have said they would go along with a U.S. decision. Australia and Great Britain are considering a boycott of the Olympics. France accepted the Russias invitation to Moscow. But Theo Hamilton, assistant women's track coach "I don't think we should go over there," he said. "There's too much turnuil. Athletes aren't politicians. I just hope that everything gets resolved soon, whether I go or not." and a possible participant in the 1980 Olympics, disarreed. HAMILTON, a former KU long jumper who the NCAA Indoor Championship in 1975, missed the 1976 Montreal Olympics by a few inches. He said this would be his last try for the Olympic team. Hamilton isn't the only athlete with KU ties training for the Olympics. Lester Mickers and Jeff Kinney are also on the roster. "here's nothing we can do to stop the Russians," Lindstrom said. "There are too many people who have been working too long and hard for us to pull out." IF THE UNITED States does go through with the boycott, it will mark the third time in Olympic history a nation or group of nations has withdrawn from the Games. for the Olympic Trials, Swimmers Janet Lindstrom and Lanny Shaffer and basketball player Lynette Woodward are headed for the Trials. Darrell Valineel, KU basketball player, probably will receive an offer. 10, 1900, spain, Switzerland and The Netherlands withdrew from the Melbourne Olympics in protest of the Soviet invasion of Hungary. Twenty years later in Montreal, 28 African nations withdrew in protest of New Zealand's participation. New Zealand had close athletic ties with the aparthied government of South Africa. umms said, "The worst part of all this is the tremendous respect Russian and American athletes have for each other. I know our athletes would be impressed." She competed, "compete," SO. WHAT_options does the U.S. have? Timmmess said it was not practical to move the Games. "This would mean boxing in one city, track and field in another, and so on," Tromsued said. "The Games might lose some excitement, but that's better than losing them completely." "There has been some interest in postponing the Olympics for one year," Timmons said. "That's not a bad idea. But, any more than a year's wait, forget it." A more practical idea is to postpone to Timmons, or dine at dawn. Marian Washington, women's basketball coach, said she knew how an athlete might feel about losing a chance to compete in the Olympics. She tried and failed three times to make the Olympic track team as a junior. Washington, like Timmons, would favor an alternate site for the Games. "That would be a great way to resolve our concerns," Washington said. "The athletes would get to compete, but it would in no way undermine our government." Editor's note: This is the first of a multipart series dealing with KU and its ties to the Olympic Games. Tomorrow: A look at a pair of old-time Olympians, A.C. "Dutch" Lomborg and Dean Nesmith. Tenant problems focus of Solbach By STEVE YOUNG Staff Reporter Joe rents an apartment in Lawrence with some fellow students. His landlord laughed when Joe told him that the heat was not working. But Joe was not laughing because he knew he only had four choices: A) He could live without heat. B) He could fix the heat at his own expense. C) He could use his landlord. D) He could use a generator. Joe is the type of person that State Rep. Sofiah Young, a Democrat from an amnesty district, introduced to give tenants a legal, affordable remedy when landlords refuse to make rent. Under Solbach's "self-help" amendment to the Landlord-Tenant Act, a tenant could Landlord Tenant Act Part I take steps to have needed repair work done if the landlord fails to comply with the lease or existing provisions in the act. He said the amendment would "put a remedy into the Landlord-Tenant Act where one does not now exist." Such work might include fixing broken plumbing or landlord-owned appliances. Solbach said, but not such things as resplaining or recarpeting. SOLBACH SAID the bill, which is expected to get a house Judiciary Committee approval, that Mr. McCormack did not have a legal, affordable means of forcing negligent landlords to comply with the new law. Under Solbach's bill, a tenant using the "self-help" provision would have to notify his landlord in writing that the tenant intended to have a renew made. Solbach said in *Lawrence*, the lack of a remedy for getting necessary repairs done most affected students and the elderly—lowly trained staff and students—to brine legal action against their landlords. If the landlord chose not to make the repair himself, the tenant could have the work done on his own expense. If the tenant needed help with the work, submit a receipt for the work, his next The CLERK would then notify the landlord that the work had been done, and send the landlord the rent check--minus the cost of the repairs. If the landlord wishes to protect payin for repair, he would nollly the clerk. The ten- ten percent claim court to reimbursed and t small claims court to be reimbursed and t premises the landlord in receive the payin Repairs would be limited to $100 or one half the monthly rent, whichever was greater. month's rent and a $2 fee to a district court clerk CONTRARY TO what most landlord believe the amendment means, Sobac said, no new responsibilities would be created for the landlord. The court then would decide whether the tenant had made unnecessary repairs or whether the landlord had been negligent. "I do not foresee tenants using this befor they go to see their landlords on an inform basis. Tenants are only going to use it as last resort" he said. Solbach said he thought tenants would us the "self-help" provision only who everything else failed. Sobach said his bill was designed to offen tenants a remedy and protect landlordrights at the same time. WHEN THE KANSAS Legislature passure the Landlord-Temant Act in 1975, both the House and Senate versions container "remig and deduct" provisions. Staff Reporter "It's difficult to lose high-quality faculty like Erickson," Rutledge said. "Not only that, but when we lose them, we need be able to attract people to take their place. In any job opportunity there are several factors, but salaries are a very important The Kansas Resident Landlord-Tern Act, passed in 1975, required landlords t maintain minimum health, building an safety codes in their rental units. Landlords have vigorously oppose Solach's "self-help" on the grounds that rents would have to be raised, because maintenance costs would increase and because they feared tenants would be able to obtain the provision to make unnecessary repairs. "I think it's very important that lan djorts' interests be protected, and they areprotected in his bill," he said. "If 'won't o't thetenant any good to use the bill if's go the bill." However, when the bill went to a conference committee to iron out differences in the two bills, the remedy was stricken from the measure. BvGRANTOVERSTAKE Proposed faculty salary called uncompetitive, However, Solbach and lobbies in sup port of the bill said that many landlords misunderstood the bill and that once it was passed, responsible landlords would no oppose it. Several KU faculty members now are concerned that an increasing number of professors will be billed away because the University's inability to pay competitive But the proposal, which represents an 8 percent average increase, has been called inadequate by some faculty members. Two years ago, Carl Erickson left his tenured position in KU's department of pharmacology and toxicology and with his wife moved to Austin and the University of Texas. Charles Rutledge, chairman of the department, said yesterday that he had been sorry to see Ericsson go and sorry that he had no financial means of convincing him. IN ADDITION to a $9,000 per year raise that Erickson received for taking over the pharmacology department at Texas, he The Kansas Board of Regents has recommended to Gov. Carlin that $3.05 million be appropriated to the 1881 KU faculty to create a package for the University's faculty members. According to information in the budget request, the average KU salary levels for students in 1978-79 were 256 assistant professors for the 1978-79 school year ranked between the 36th and 56th percentiles. "I was perfectly satisfied with the per sonal at KU," Ericson said yesterday. "I was just the fact that a better offer came alone." According to Joseph Pichler, dean of the School of Business, the lack of major salary increases puts the school in a position where students are for professors with schools of lesser quality. Rutledge said that KU needed to offer adequate salaries in order to compete for the few toxicologists who were available. "The ace we have up our sleeve is a 56-year history of exceptional quality, but this can be eroded over time if people leave." said, he has received $3,000 in raises during the last two years. "If they aren't going to be paid what they are worth, then they won't even show up for the interview," he said. "The facts are that we're behind and the % percent probably won't close the gap entirely," he said. "I think we will continue to persist infficulty in keeping highly qualified people." PICHLER SAID the percent raise might not be enough to keep quality professors in the School of Business. THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Vol. 90, No. 76 free on campus The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas Wednesdav, January 23.1980 10 cents off campus MEN'S California State-Long Beach at Kansas State" Nebraska at Idaho" DePaul vs. Missouri at Kansas BIG EIGHT BASKETBALL SCHEDULE JANUARY 3 Redlands at Colorado* MacMurray at Iowa state* Hardin-Simmons at Oklahoma* Angelo State at Nebraska "A" Oklahoma State "A" Oklahoma State "A" Wisconsin at Colorado Oklahoma at Colorado (to) Oklahoma at Colorado Wisconsin-Oshkosh at Nebraska JANUARY 9 Nebraska at Iowa State Missouri at Kansas (TV) Kansas State at Oklahoma Guite Colorado at Oklahoma State Kansas at Iowa State Missouri at Nebraska (TV) Oklahoma at Kansas State Kansas State at Colorado Iowa State at Missouri Kansas at Nebraska (TV) Kylaahoma at Oklahoma Nebraska at Colorado Okahoma at Iowa State (TV) Missouri at Oklahoma State Kansas state at Kansas Colorado at Missouri (TV) Iowa State at Kansas State Kansas at Oklahoma Oklahoma State at Nebraska WOMEN'S Oklahoma State at Colorado Iowa State at Kansas Nebraska at Missouri Kansas State at Oklahoma Colorado at Kansas Oklahoma State at Iowa State (TV) (TV) Missouri at Oklahoma Nebraska at Kansas State Okahama at Nebraska Kansas State at Missouri (TV) Iowa State at Colorado Kansas at Oklahoma State Pennsas vs. Iona at Madison Square Garden FEBRUARY 5 Colorado at Kansas State Missouri at Iowa State Oklahoma at Oklahoma State Nebraska at Queens Colorado at Ohio State Iowa state at Illinois Kansas at Johnston and John JANUARY 3-5 Kansas at Oklahoma California at Chico Tournament Kansas at Booster In Wichita JANUARY 4 Leigh Dickinson Baltimore JANUARY 5 Tulsa at Oklahoma Kansas at Dallas Louisville Colorado at Duke JANUARY 6 California State- Fulton College of Texas JANUARY 7 Oklahoma City at Tennessee JANUARY 8 Indiana at Oklahoma State Missouri at State Parks Texas Tech Missouri at California State JANUARY 8-12 Oklahoma at A&M Long Beach JANUARY 9 Detroit at NY Johnson FEBRUARY 6 Nebraska at Kansas Colorado at Okihama IowaState at Nebraka Kansas at Missouri (IV) Okihama State at Kansas Missouri at Colorado Kansas State at Iowa State Oklahoma at Kansas (TV) Nebraska at Oklahoma State Colorado at Nebraska Oklahoma State at Missouri Kansas at Kansas State (TV) Iowa State at Oklahoma FEBRUARY 20 Kansas at Colorado Oklahoma at Missouri Kansas State at Nebraska FEBRUARY 19 Iowa State at Oklahoma State JANUARY 21 Nebraska at Louisiana Tech Kansas State at Seton Hall Missouri at Southern State Colorado at Penn State Kansas at Iowa State Colorado at St. Joseph's Big Eight Conference Tournament in Columbia. JANUARY 23 Drake at Iowa State W Missouri State at Oklahoma at N. Texas State University of Fort Worth Texas Woman's at Oklahoma State Colorado at Penn State Texas Tech at Oklahoma State Wayland Baptist at Colorado JANUARY 25-28 Hawkclavk class at Kansas SANDAIR 22 Oklahoma State at Arkansas Wichita State at Kansas Oral Roberts at Oklahoma N. Arizona at Colorado JANUARY 2 20 SPORTS BULLETIN JANUARY 23 FERRUARY 23 MARCH 5-6 16 sites to be determined FEBRUARY 29 FEBBRUARY 20 Big Eight Tournament Semifinals (TV) East: Philadelphia Midspectrum West: U of Kentucky Central: UC Davis West: U of Arizona Semifinals and Finals nonconference games MARCH 10 Eight sites to be determined NCAA TOURNAMENT First and Second Rounds Big Eight Tournament, Finals (T) Providence College Mideast. Purdue University U. of Western Kentucky Midwest. U. of Nebraska Third and Fourth Rounds NIT TOURNAMENT1 Four sites to be determined Seminilands and Finals: MARCH 17, 19 Square Square Garden, New York City Third Round MARCH 13 Nebraska at Iowa State Texas Tech at Oklahoma Nebraska-Omaha at Nebraska Tulsa at Oklahoma State Oklahoma at Texas JANUARY 2 Oklahoma State at Phillips JANUARY 28 Central Missouri State at Missouri Marymount Iowa State at Nebraska COLORADO PENTECHA or Oakland Rivers Kansas at Minnesota Colorado at Utah State Colorado at Utah State Missouri at Oklahoma Nebraska Oklaoma at Oklahoma State Colorado at Idaho State WHAT'S YOUR PREDICTION? FEBRUARY Drake at Kansas State Colorado at New Mexico State Prognostication can be a hazardous business—just ask the National Weather Service—but here's an opportunity to make prediction profitable. KANSAS STATE How do you think the final men's regular season conference stands will handle a win against expert sources, inside information, and best guesses. someone gets the final line-up exactly right. How does that happen in (miracle of miracles), we hold a drawing and award one $50 prize to the winner MISSOURI To send your prognostication, simply fill out the Miller Student Sports Poil card, which appears after page 20 of *Sports Bulletin*. Entries must be postmarked by February 1, 1980. BIG EIGHT STANDINGS Use this chart to keep track of the Big Eight conference battle. OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA STATE Won Lost | | | | :--- | :--- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Evon Oakland at Iowa State FBRUARY 8-9 Oklahoma State at Houston FEBRUARY Colorado at Weber State NW Missouri at Missouri Drake at Kansas FEBBRUARY 17 Iowa State at NW Missouri Delta State at FEBRUARY 12 Wichita State at Oklahoma Missouri at Kansas State Northwestern State at Chisholm State FEBRUARY 14 Colorado at N. Arizona Kansas at Missouri Minnesota at Kansas State Central Missouri State at Oklahoma State at Oral Roberts Central Missouri State at Iowa State Arkansas at Oklahoma Colorado at New Mexico FEBRUARY 18 FEBRUARY 19 Kansas at Wichita State Missouri at Stephen F. Austin South Dakota at Nebraska Grand View at Iowa State Kansas State at Central FEBRUARY 23 Weber State at Colorado Missouri at S. Illinois Kansas at Kansas State FEBRUARY 29 Idaho State at Colorado Utah State at Colorado TO BE ANNOUNCED AIAW Region 6 Tournament AIAW Region 7 Tournament- Brigham Young Finals: MARCH 21; 23 Central Michigan nes and have travel es. The football team is at home. sked to make changes dgets similar to those ke this year, Biedron costs probably would we don't get players, son and we don't get a." " Biedron said, all the more selective about $ . some football and been scheduled as for but that non-revenue cause games only are ball and basketball by trading already- other schools and to home to replace itly competitive as a said, "but the costs of or a San Diego State te - receive and through the ACT Family and School office, the office of student information must be ke a student eligible direct Direct Student grants. Health grants. Health fortune Grants every time that any four people left the department since be arrived. "One of our professors had a job offer from a company in August of last year," he said. "We bought him $30,000 a year and at that time he was making $19,250 for nine months. He had a salary of $47,000." "It is going to get tougher and tougher to tougher to this record up if we keep getting screwed by the Legislature. I think it's this year, but I don't know about the next." Power puffs The only thing breaking up yesterday's clear skies were these billows of smoke flowing from the Kansas Power and Light generation plant on the Kansas River in North Lawrence.