THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Vol. 90. No. 73
10 cents off campus
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
Jayhawks edge Cowgirls, 56-55
Friday, January 18, 1980
See story page 11
Stokely strikers tighten belts
SCOTT SMITH/Kansan Staff
By JUDITH LYNN HOWARD
Crisp winds embraced employees of Stokely Van-Camp, Inc. E, 10th Street, as they picked this week outside the company plant.
They warmed their hands over trash-barrel fires and bundled themselves in coats and hats, saying they would continue to contract in spite of a night-lounger.
Stokley offered a 50-cent-an-hour hour raise and general benefits to be settled at the Stokley office. Cochrane, employee public relations spokesman at the Stokley office in Innsbruck, Austria.
The lockout began Dec. 21 and the picketing began Jan. 11. Neither side shows any sign of backing down, although employees and their families may be hostile.
DOUBLE the employees, members of TeamsMinder Unit Local 696, rejected Stokley's contract twice—at the beginning of the lockout in December, and again soon. According to the workers, Stokley's offer would not meet the rising costs of
Labor lockout
Moreover, Stokley's one-year offer was useless, employees said, because it offered little job security. Although the employees received two weeks of pay, they said they preferred a three-year contract.
The employees' preference for a three year contract, as well as other contract disagreements, has stalled negotiations between the companies and their families their Stakeholder income.
Eva Daniels, 101 Michigan St., a worker at Voley Van Camp, insts. stands next to a sign protesting the lockout by Stokeley of about 259 workers. The lockout began Dec. 21 after the company and its employees failed to agree on a new contract. Daniels,
But Nina Burkitt, Route 3, Tonganoxie, said she would rather be out of work than comply with the Stokley offer.
COMPANY BURKITT IS divorced and has three children, and her Stokley wage was her only source of income. Her parents have
alluding to the company's offer to raise wages 50 cents an hour, said that she and her co-workers were "more than 50 cents" and that she plans to stick with the union during the dispute.
been helping her, but that has not been enough, she said.
Another employee, Mike Todd, 239,
Miller Drive, said he was evicted because
he could not pay his rent. Todd said he
had looked for another job, but that it was
difficult to find one in Lawrence that paid more than minimum wage.
He lives with friends, some of whom are also employees at Stokely.
The needs of Stokley employees during the contract dispute have prompted them to form an independent relief service, the Stokley Worker Services. The company has some 150 employees sought
"We've applied for food stamps. One of us got them," he said.
See STRIKE page 15
Forer goes to New York on peace mission
By BRIAN VON BEVERN
Staff Reporter
Norman Forner, KU associate professor of social welfare, left for New York City yesterday to set up a peace conference in his home in Brooklyn and the Iranian assassin, his son said last night.
Forer was granted a leave without pay yesterday for the spring semester.
Borel Peter said his father would be in New York City for a "a few days," meeting with religious leaders in an attempt to set up a conference between Iranian and U.S.
citizens. He did not identify the religious leaders.
The "Dialogue for Reconciliation" will be a "private, people-to-people effort," he said.
He also said his father would like to hold the conference in the Midwest.
Ferer was placed on leave without pay from the University last month after he left his job as a lecturer, welfare, and Muriel Paul. Lawrence social worker, went to Iran in an attempt to secure work.
Ralph Christoffersen, KU vice chancellor for academic affairs, said Fereer and Dillingham had been reinstated upon their return to KU Dec. 24.
Dillingham did not accompany Forer to New York City, and had no comment on Forer's trip.
Christofersen said Forer was under "absolutely no pressure" to take the leave.
"I didn't even know about the request until I saw it just before noon," Christofersen said. "He had mentioned the possibility of taking a leave, but had indicated he would be a faculty member this spring."
Bofore Baker, "It was his own choice, either working full time as a faculty member or working full time on the conference.
"He had a lot of work to do. He couldn't compromise his job or the peace conference."
David Hardcastle, de the school of Social Welfare, said Foro took the leave for "personal reasons," but he refused to elaborate.
Bv SUSAN SCHOENMAKER
and BILL MENEZES Staff Reporters
A proposed 9.5% rent at stuffer At place has sparked protest from some residents who charge that the University is lining its pockets at the expense of low-rent
The increase proposal, scheduled for a vote at the board of Regents meeting today in Tapova, is expected to pass without being rejected to Regents chairman Jordan Haines.
limits said the 9.5% increase was reasonable and was less than the current 13% rate of inflation.
BUT INFLATION is a lame duck answer, according to Tim Sterling. Shoaf resident, He has been studying the proposal since last spring and he said several KU housing and business officials.
Sterling said that 1979 KU financial reports listed $4,117 as the unencumbered cash balance for one-third of Shuffer. This amount is used for maintenance costs or operating and maintenance costs.
"I'm just a simple student, but I can read numbers and the housing administration won't give me an answer," Sterling said.
J. J. WILSON, director of housing, said a monthly increase of $1 per unit, totaling $8,000, was necessary to keep the budget in step with rising maintenance and operating costs. He said both inflation and the annual Staunfer Place piled up housing costs.
"Why do they need another $36,000 in rent increases when they are already in the black?"
"It is not an arbitrary increase," Wilson said, "But I understand that nobody like a price increase on anything. You just can't run a proebet that is very popular."
Haines said the inflation made budget projections difficult.
"This is the epitome of crystal-balling," he said. "We're trying to set reasonable fees nine months down the road, and we don't want that inflation what infallation will be between now and then."
THE RENT INCREASE is necessary to keep the budget on firm footing, according to a report by the state board of Regents. He said the unencumbered cash balance would be used to cover rent.
I present unencumbered cash balance of $46,117 would be drained to $29,288 for the next year. Arnold said.
"If we were great and wise people we would calculate the precise amount of expenditure each year and there wouldn't be any problems." "But that we're not that accurate and nobody is."
He said that because of past budgeting,
students might have paid too high a rent.
"It is an ongoing process," he said when asked whether current rents also were too high.
BUT HE SAID he thought that students were more interested in their pocketbooks than in institutional welfare and tended to have tunnel vision.
For example, he said, it is good fiscal management to pay off the bonds on Stefler as soon as possible.
"The students are only at the University four years, but the people operating the institutions have to take the long view," Arnold said.
Arthur said.
He said the possibilities of declining enrollments and fluctuating interest rates made early bond repayment attractive.
Stouffer is expected to pay its bond debts ahead of schedule, according to KU finance firm JPMorgan. Its money流. Stouffer's three bonds will be repaid 10-20 years earlier than the bonds
Siphatte WILSON SAID Stouffer money would be recirculated through KU housing after the bills were paid off.
"I personally don't know anywhere in the world where a person could live and rent a single bedroom for $115 a month," Haines said. "There is no profit ground into this."
However, Haines said that although there was no alternative to raising the rent at Stauffer, he thought the roughly 10 percent increase was reasonable considering in
CHANCELLOR ARCHIE R. DYKES said the costs and rates for housing at all of the Regents institutions were increasing significantly.
Residence hall fees also will increase an average of $132 per year for a double occupancy room and $577 per year for a single occupancy room if the proposal is approved.
But the fledgling Stuffer Neighborhood Association played no role in rent increase negotiations, according to Kent Frobish. SNA chairman.
He said that he doubled KU housing was hiding information, but that the SNA did not have enough clout to participate in making the decision.
ACCORDING TO RICK NORRIS, SNA treasurer, communications between Stoufer residents and KU housing officials are strained.
"We're a forgiven segment," Norris said. "They make up their minds up there on the hill and they don't tell anybody about it."
However, Wilson said he thought the views of some of the more vocal Stouffre residents did not necessarily represent mainstream opinion.
"There are no disagreements with the majority of the Stouffer residents," he said. But Brishil had he thought the majority was silent out of apathy, not agreement.
KU financial aid increases 70%
Staff Reporter
By CINDY WHITCOME
Financial aid for KU students has increased by about 70 percent this academic year. Mr. Chadwell slowed by staff shortages and paperwork. Jerry Rogers, director of financial aid, said
Funds have increased because in the Middle Income Student Assistance Act, 1973, they were amended in 1975, and because of federal loans that provide money for students who cannot get them.
the largest source of financial aid, guaranteed student loans, has nearly doubled because of the legislation. Huggers suggested that an estimate $8 million this year, he said.
By lowering financial need requirements,
According to Rogers' estimates, the number of students receiving guaranteed loans and Basic Educational Opportunity Grants has increased by 2,000 this year.
the new Student Assistance Act provides money for middle-income families that have not been able to receive aid before, Rogers said.
ROGERS SAID that nearly one-third of KU students would receive financial aid through loans, grants and work study neorows this semester.
"Students had to stand in for 30 minutes sometimes to get their financial aid at enrolment, and some had to stand in three or four lines," Rogers said.
Despite the increase in funds, the staff of the financial aid office has not increased. Rogers said. requests for additional staff are low, but there no room in the bedside, he said.
New requirements in paperwork also have placed additional responsibilities on his staff, Rogers said. Each requirement in the work is not time-consuming; but they add value.
The computer will be put through its last week of programming the end of July, said Rogers. He said that he planned to start putting information in the computer for the full semester; but that he did not know whether would be used to its full potential.
THE COMPUTER will help the office avoid overburdening and keep balance at computers and not overwhelm them. The computers also will send letters to students to inform them of missing documents.
A computerized system is being installed in the financial aid office to alleviate the staff or problems. Rogers said.
Parking debate goes on
By BLAKE GUMPRECHT
Hostages in Iran. Soviets in Afghanistan Parking in Topeka.
Staff Reporter
For several years, the city has covered 109 parking meters on streets north and south of the statehouse during the 64-day law, allowing state workers free parking.
But city officials now insist that the parking spaces should be left for the public because of growing congestion in the city's downtown area.
The fate of 225 parking spaces that surround the Capitol has been the most controversial issue to confront the Kansas Legislature since it convened Monday.
Parking in Topeka. Parking in Toneka?
"These are public parking spaces, in the public domain, for public use," said Bill Sheahan, Topeka street commissioner. "Those employees get any personal vehicles!"
In response, House Speaker Wendell
Lady, R-Overland Park, sponsored a bill
that would have given the state control of parking surrounding the statehouse.
Most legislators and city officials said that the bill failed because of reluctance by senators to pay the city $7,000 annual fee. Another loss in parking fees that would result.
"We're not going to have our secretaries walking two blocks at night to their cars." Lady said last week. "We're going to have the parking one way or another."
THE BILL, breezed through the House of Representatives Tuesday, passing by a 106-13 margin, before being struck down by the Senate Wednesday, 14-24.
Lady added, "There has been a lot of will on both sides. I don't think it's good for the city or the state. There are too many other important things to deal with."
"This has been an issue for 20 years," Sheshan said. "I think we're all getting a little netty."
Nevertheless, the controversy continues.
Yesterday, the Topeka City Commission
"It's for a year so the city and the state can down and discuss the problem rationally, instead of emotionally," Dan Turner, attorney said.
voted to offer the state 50 parking spaces on the south side of the statehouse grounds. The ordinance, though, expires Dec. 31, 1980.
NUMEROUS SOLUTIONS have been offered.
Shehani said there were usually 200 to 400 empty spaces in the restricted parking lot because there is always a space since the parking lot is already overbooked 14 percent, it could be overbooked even if it was empty.
The possibility of closing off a section of a nearby street, which currently serves only to connect two state parking lots, also has been suggested as a means for creating
A new downtown parking garage also has been discussed.
"Hopeless," Sheehan said, "this won't be a big issue in the 1981 session."
SCOTT SMITH/Kansan Staff
Snowless sled
Unseasonably warm temperatures and an absence of snow this winter, forces Rick Laughlin, 205 Illinois St., to take to the
sawdwells yesterday with a rolling rost. Laughlin rolled down the sidewalks on the hill north of the Campfire on silt that belongs to his property.
Dyck predicts record spring enrollment
Gil Dyck, deans of admissions and records, said last night that the University of Kansas could have a record enrollment again this semester.
school graduates in the United States is dropping.
Spring enrollment at the University has risen each of the last six years even though surveys indicate that the number of high
Dyck predicted that final enrollment figures for the Lawrence campus this semester would be from 150 to 300 higher than spring's record enrollment of 22,228.
Dyck also predicted that enrollment at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, and 2,100 students. This would be an increase of more than 200 students from last year.
Dyck said his department would have more precise figures next week.