UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN editorials Unsigned editors represent the opinion of the Kanan edi- tors. Signed columns represent the views of only the wri- ters. January 18, 1980 Legislative leftovers Regular readers of local newspapers should be well informed about the parking space scuffle going on among employees and Topaka city officials. According to the "Summary of Legislation," put out by the Legislative Research Department, the Legislature carried over 345 bills from the '69 session to the '70 session. This session lawmakers will be facing 262 old bills. But a somewhat more significant item of interest, which has received considerably less attention, is the fact that the Kansas Legislature carried over more bills from the previous session into the present session than in the last 10 years. The Legislature started its 1980 session Monday. At first, the surprisingly large number of bills carried over to the new session might raise doubts as to whether Kansas legislators are doing their jobs efficiently. But as the summary points out, legislation could more bills during the last few sessions during earlier sessions. By law, a bill is valid for only two years. If it is not passed within that length of time it becomes dead and cannot be carried into the new Even though the reason for a large number of leftover bills can be explained easily, one must wonder whether it really can be justified. Why introduce so many more bills than possibly can be handled within a session? The 9th Kansas Legislature has not only the 622 lefter bills to contend with but also 174 new bills that were introduced Monday. The new bills include legislation to limit the present 90-day legislative sessions to just 30 days during even-numbered years; legislation to provide income tax credits for some solar energy systems; legislation to prevent the so-called palmythy suits, which were brought to national attention and involved in such a case; and legislation to raise the legal driving age from 16 to 18. But what about these 62$ old bills? What actions lie in their potentially lawmaking lakes? Local newspapers apparently have showed them to the back of the legislative refrigerator, writing not a word about their contents in stories about the legislators' first day back. But the bills' sponsors undoubtedly are doing everything they can to push their projects to the forefront. And maybe they will succeed—if the Legislature has not cooked up more than it can heathfully eat. Ploy to black out press from Iran sure to fail So much for show business. The government of Iran no longer wants "based" reminders of the more than 50 American hostages piped into American living rooms, so this week they pulled the plague. They report an American reporters to leave Iran by today. For a while it seemed as if the Iranian "government" had hired a Madison Avenue consulting agency that the Voivodeship anti-American demonstrations were shrewdly orchestrated to coincide with the American television coverage to reach the American Embassy. Nattily dressed government officials, speaking crisp, comprehensible English, made themselves available to any American reporter who asked. Iranian Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghozhadze fumed as he spoke at a morning "Tunight" show, sparing and joung with the likes of John Chancellor of NBC and Walter Kristen of CBS. brenton r. And the American media lapped it up. Here, for once was a magnificent cris in which all the leading actors (except for the reclusive Aylashira Robotik Khomein) spoke on language articulately, and even drew attention to them, even looked somewhat like Americans. TO THE IRANIANS' credit, they handled their parts masterly. While the American press occasionally would unleash accusations that Iran was being governed by a gaggle of lunatics and religious fanfiction, the official spokesmen demonstrated to the American media that they were in fact embattled, even in the American sense of the word. So the ordered departure of American reporters comes somewhat as a surprise. The news media have no longer the media has had the paradoxical effect of allowing journalists to publish newspapers, and defusing and confusing American hostility. The question now is "What will a news blackout accomplish for American readers?" According to director of the foreign press, Fredric Alverman), the blackout will result in less emphasis on the American hostages and more emphasis on the exiled former COLUMNIST schlender "I THINK IT will be good for Iran, the United States and the hostages," he said. But the Iranians fail to take into account that the American media are just as capable of holding superpowers. A spirited American press could conceivably rouge the same American public. This is not to say that the American media are all-powerful. But consider the media's ability to influence presidential elections, including the vote of the article that sparked the Spanish-American War and remember that American television networks brought about the first face-to-face meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. Perhaps the Iranian government is counting on the notion that inaccessible news will cease to be news. "Out of sight, out of mind," as the old saying goes. BUT CHANCES ARE, the lack of eyewitness news-coverage will encourage news coverage about the number of hoots actually being held testifies to the idea that misinformation leads even mild-mattered news into being not noticed. But neither Iran nor the United States, nor especially the American hostages could benefit from impulsive action based on fear It is arguable that American reporting was "biased" and did tend to emphasize pandemonium in Persia. But that's the price of having to have access to the American media. But that's where the Iranian government leaves us. While the American press has reason to be peeved by the Iranian government's request for a visit, it has a way to retaliate. After all, it has had a ringside seal until now, and has been free to room and to talk with folks back home, but the Americans are lucky to be able to a bathroom. Shah's sister defends his monarchy By ASHRAF PAHLAVI N.Y. Times Special Feature NEW YORK—The two reigns of the Pahavi period had this in common: the continuous struggle of a strong-willed and unwavering leader, who is level of darkness, weakness and backwardness to a high level of strength, courageous struggle shared by all forward-looking countries, which allowed my beloved country to emerge from her medieval state. In modern and prosperous states, Iran became a responsible partner in world affairs, dedicated to insuring peace, security and the region and the community of nations. IN THAT connection, I will always recall my dear father (Mohammed Reza), the founder of modern Iran, speaking to the president of Iran in a ceremony: "Do not make the mistake of assuming that reform and the acceptance of the civilization of the world today mean the abandonment of the disciples of the faith of Islam as our national law," he said. Conflict between reform and modernization What Iran was seeking to accomplish held great significance not only for Iran, but also for all countries. Perhaps this did not please certain vested interests both at home and abroad which today back ignorant, reactionary and oblique religious fanatics want to reform and innovate thinking that Islam and the modern world are incompatible. on the one hand and religion aid faith on the other. AMEND WE DID, and Iran well on its way to becoming one of the most prosperous nations of the world. However, oday with the advent of Kohmeini's repose, Iran stands on the verge of total socioeconomic collapse and dismemberment. The tragedy behind them is their and their mother's careers is that they were not allowed to finish their tasks. Today, the forces of backwardness are in power and Iran has been plunged into one of the darkest chapters in its history by a series of crashes that trampled upon all international aws and ethics and upon the most sacred principles of Islam which teach us mercy and com- It is clear that compassion, mercy and justice have certainly no meaning to the fanatic of Qum who is holding 50 Americans hostage in Syria. The same person his yoke. This so-called man of iod has taken the life of my son (Shariler Matahpah Chafik, who was shot to death in Paris last month) and has murdered thousands of Iranians who have merely disagreed with "If the great lawgiver of Islam were alive today to see the progress of be world, he would confirm the complete birmingham of his own nation. He would establish the institutions of the civilization to久 Unfortunately those noble and lucid ideas have, with the passing of time, been misused by certain people, in conflation with the realities for 13 centuries, in each of which the country ought to have taken greap leap forward, it has remained modest and backward. We are now face with the need of making a change. We should make amends for the torpor of thast." FOR MY PART, I refuse to allow my body to be crucified by his vindictiveness. I will fight these accusations through judicial means if necessary. If I am wealthy today, it is not through illogical gains. I inherited land from my ancestors and learned to work with the development of Iran and the new prosperity that was there for all. All those who acquired real estate at the right time were rich and well-off; persons did, whether opponents of the regime or not, especially if they also chose to invest in the new industries burgeoning in Iran. If I were living in Iran and possessed innumerable properties and immense wealth both at home and abroad, but having close connections to the nation, I will stand immune to any accusations. AS FOR the Pahlavi Foundation, established under my brother's personal patronage, it was strictly a philanthropic organization with a broad-based cultural orientation. The school, schools, museums, libraries, granted thousands of scholarships to needy students, built low-cost housing projects and dealt with many aspects of the our society. Its staff included teachers, members of its board included the prime minister, the court of court, chief justice of the supreme court, president of the Senate and speaker of the Parliament. All of its assets were given by my brother for his own use. None of it was kept for his own use. NOW, THE entire foundation and all of its assets have been taken over by Khomeini who has remained the Alavi Foundation. And, in the many months that have elapsed since the takeover, he has been unable to spend much time on his duties, misused or spent for anything but the welfare of the people of Iran. Its accounts and balance sheets were disclosed and audited, so regular intervals for the perusal of them are the social institutions under my patronage. Perhaps Kohmini will try to falsify these records or force under duress former officials to make false statements. but they cannot stand up for the records do exist. The Pahali Foundation and its fortune are now hiked, and the question really be asked is: ask who would be the richest people of Iran with all that wealth, now that accounts are not even kent? IT APPAREARS highly fashionable to throw stones at those who tried to elevate their country to the level of a prosperous and peaceful nation now that they are down. However, I still have the right to reply to her. We are all friends with family. I will fight these slanders with all my might and through whatever judicial means are available to me. Hopefully, our lives are safe. (Princess Ashraf Pahlavi is the twin sister of the shah.) House sitting provides domestic bliss Ever since I attained the age of responsibility (7), I've been sitting. Sitting babies, dogs, cats, mice and goldfish, most of which are in my bedroom, most of which didn't; and my sister's a boyfriend, most of whom didn't call. But this past Christmas, I had a new sitting chair. It involves responsibilities, too. Taking in the newspapers—at this house, three a day. A pile of newspapers outside the house may indicate not only that there's a genuine lack of newspapers there, but also that there's no one around to pick them up. There's a pile of email every day— Letters Policy House-sitting is not as easy as it sounds. It's not merely a matter of attacking the refrigerator with frozen pans and six-packs of bottled beer, but also heavily blasted on food, beer and football. The University Daily Kanran welcomes letters to the editor. Letters should be typewritten, double-spaced and include the name of the author, include the writer's name, address and telephone number. If the writer is affiliated with the University, the letter should state this affiliation and home town or faculty or staff position. The Kanran reserves the right to edit letters delivered personally or mailed to the Kanran newsroom. 112 Flint Hall. Because of space limitations, the right to edit letters for publication. And there's the house itself to protect. Christmas in Lawrence came and went without snow or extreme temperatures, but in other years there may be pipes to im- IT'S ALSO important to be there to answer the telephone. Burglaries who want to find unoccupied houses don't always drive around looking for mountains of newspapers and mail. It's simpler to use the telephone than searching for news answers, say they're doing a market survey. all those cards that arrive after Christmas, when people who left you off their list get your card and feel they must send one. **david** COLUMNIST **mould** The cat I sat was a straightforward case of the "feed me, stroke me and leave me alone" syndrome—which I did, a policy that led to a sound, businesslike relation MY HOUSE came with a couple of extra sitting responsibilities—an aging but free-spirited cat, and some plants that were move docle. I have little faith in that pseudo-scientific fad, cat therapy, in which you supposed to spend long hours analyzing what the cat is trying to say to you to keep its innermost psychological needs. WHAT'S IN it for the house-sitter? Whatever they left in the refrigerator for a start. Usually a color TV and a dishwasher where you can stack the debris of TV meals, the leftovers from the kitchen or the luxury of living in six or seven rooms, instead of one. I'll go back anytime. freeze and driveways to clear. And when you don't feel like you're higher because you're feeling cold, you can rationize your action by telling yourself "you did it for the well-being of you." Every holiday, hundreds of people in Lawrence leave their houses, pets and plants for a week or more. While they're away, it's a reassuring to know someone is nearby. And you can enjoy their vacation without worrying about frozen pumps, burglaries and pets. ship. The single alteration came when the tuna and egg meal I had so lovingly extracted from the can was refused. For the tortilla I put it backed on I backed another can. 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