THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Vol. 90. No. 28.
free on campus
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
Kassebaum criticizes Carter
Ry TONI WOOD
Staff Reporter
Nancy Kassebaum seemed to be the polished U.S. senator last night, as she calmly discussed controversial issues, such as SALT II and combat troops battles.
Krassebu was at Beverley Bradley's farm south of Lawrence for a women's Republican Club dinner, where she was greeted by more than 100 people.
Standing outside in the chill of the evening, K楚寰, R-Kan, cozy criticized the Carter administration for delaying action with the Soviet troops in
She said President Carter made the
United States appear weak because he took too long to deal with the issue.
"I can't believe how poorly the administration handled it," she said. "What have been done four weeks ago. He should not have allowed the issue to simmer."
Soviet troops have been stationed in Cuba for quite some time, she said. The government knew in 1972 about Soviet forces there and the area, but chose not to make it an issue.
"WE HAVE TROOPS in Cuba too," she said. Carter's action to send more troops to strengthen that force was wise, but should have been done a month ago, she said.
She said the United States should improve trade with Latin America, instead of just giving it aid in a "paternal" sense.
The issue that seemed to concern most of the local Republicans at the dinner was the second Strategic Arts Limitation Talks treat with Russia.
"We tend to overlook the importance of Mexico and Cuba, but the Soviet Union is very aware of their importance."
Krassebba said she had not decided to support or oppose SALT II, but had no reason to trust the Soviet Union's intentions.
"I feel it's important to get the SALT II debate on the floor of the Senate. It been in the Armed Services Committee and has
THE LETTERS she receives concerning SALT II show that about half of her constituents support the treaty and half oppose it, she said.
Many people simply are unsure about SALT II, she said, but many have been against the treaty since its beginning.
been debated, but it's time to move it onto the floor of the Senate."
She asked people in the crowd how they felt about the treaty, and of the few who raised their hands, about half supported the treaty.
of Lawrence. Kassebaum will speak to the Lawrence Rotary club today
Arden Booth, former state senator from Lawrence, was one who indicated he opposed SALT II Kassebaum asked him why he was arraigned it.
"lack of trust," he said. Defending the country is more important now than boosting the economy, he said, and SAIT did not help the United States defend itself.
KASSEBAU SAID internal problems, such as inflation, interest rates and energy also were issues that demanded immediate attention.
She voted against the Energy Mobilization Board last week, she said, because it would be another layer of bureaucracy."
non. Nancy Kassahman spoke last night to more than 100 Republican senators at Reyer's Bradley's farm, four miles east.
Up front
Kassaehu was one of only 25 senators who voted against the board.
She told the group at the dinner at the historic meeting Saturday between Carter and Pope John Paul II. Kassaeum was at the reception, and the members of Congress to greet the pope.
"It was an interesting time to watch the two together, she said. "There was a feeling of tremendous force of personality."
"THE POFE conveys a sense of genuineness and candor, but the president's personality shows a lack of leadership.
"That question of personality has affected legislative proposals—energy, foreign policy and the economy."
Kassebaum said she was convinced that Kassebaum would run for reelection in 1860. It can be prove that he is a tough incumbent, but he is also probably will not challenge him, she said.
Kassebaum will be in Lawrence today to speak to members of the Rotary Club. He was in Kansas City, Kan., yesterday afternoon and opened a new congressional office.
Anti-racist march needs approval
Staff Reporter
Bv JEFF SJERVEN
Two anti-racist groups must obtain the approval of the University Events Committee, which is also responsible for Day rally and march that will pass through the KU campus, according to Ann Evanhoe.
Eversteed said Friday that the groups, the international Committee Against Racism and Violence (ICAV), and the committee's approval because they wanted to march Jaswukh Boulevard on Thursday.
"If they're going to use University streets,
they will need the assistance of KU police," she said. "That requires the committee's approval."
Eversole said she thought the committee members might be concerned that the expected 250 to 400 marchers would be taken home near the stadium on Homecoming Day.
Picture Showlaw, INCAR member, said yesterday that he had talked I Eversole and that he would appear at the Events Comptroller's meeting to present a proposal for the rally and march.
The marchers will need permission from the Lawrence City Commission to use sound
equipment during the march. Showalter said he would try to have the permission request placed on the agenda of tomorrow night's commission meeting;
"So far," he said, "it appears that the University and the city are not particularly happy that we want to march on campus Day, but they have been cooperative."
Showalter said he thought the protesters would not have difficulty in gaming the approval of the KU administration and the Lawrence City Commission. Showalter said.
The groups chose Oct. 27 for their rally
"WE'VE ASKED for permission to rally on the lawn of Flint Hall from no.130 to 136, so that we can have a far enough away from the activities so that they won't interfere with us and we won't
because it marked the 120th anniversary of John Brown's raid on Harper Ferry. W. Va. Showalter said they did not plan to interfere with KU's Homecoming Day activities.
Showalter said the proposed march route would take protesters along Jayhawk Boulevard, 13th Street and Massachusetts Street before the process stopped the
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Women to have championships
By BRETT CONLEY
Staff Reporter
The Big Eight conference will become the first large conference to sponsor championship athletic events for all women's sports beginning this fall.
The move could have some implications for women's athletics in the areas of who controls and makes rules governing women's athletics, and how competition among schools will be structured. Steve Hauser big Apple Big Eight commissioner, or Friday.
The decision last spring to spend $150,000 this year on the sponsorship of 10 championships for women was a national precedent. Hattched said.
"There are no other conferences as involved in women's athletics now as the Big Eight is." Hutchell said. "The Missouri Conference sponsors one of the three championships a year, but they don't have the communication with the women that we need."
Championships will be conducted in cross-
country, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics,
indoor track, swimming, tennis, softball,
self and outdoor track.
IN THE PAST, only the Association of INTELECTABLE Athletics for Women has sponsored local, regional or national championship events for women's sports. Hatchell said a problem with the AIAW has been competing within their state. Hatchell said.
The emphasis on state competition has often caused problems for teams from KU, Phyllis Howlett, assistant director of athletics, said.
"There are few institutions that are on the same level within a state, and that makes hard for everyone to be competitive with each other," Howlett said. "As an institution wet be crazy to ignore the additions we have in our sports in the Eight Conference."
Howlett said she thought the Big Eight would remain involved in women's sports
and continue sponsorship of the championships even though the championships are being sponsored as a one-year experiment.
"I know that the Big Eight getting involved in women's sports has got to be disquieting to the AIAW." Howlett said.
"It does go counter to the AIAW idea of state-based championships. But even though only three of the championships will qualify teams for further national competition, it would be silly for women to ignore the logic behind themselves through this process. It already has natural rivalries, institutions of the same size and tradition," she said.
Funding was an initial problem with Big Eight sponsorship of the women's championships, Hattchell said, because many people were not able to take away forms (from men's sashes).
HOWEVER, at a meeting of Big Eight faculty representatives and athletic director Michael Cohen, we sprung the idea of spending $130,000 for ten, the spring of spending was quicky, accepted, timely.
"WE ORIGINALLY set up an advisory committee last winter to look at the work that needs to be done on May 7, the athletic directors and faculty representatives adopted all of the task force's recommendations, which included the setting up of a coordinating committee to oversee the work.
The original task force disbanded after that meeting, Hatchell said, and each school appointed members to the new committees.
The new advisory committee's duties are more long-term than the coordinating committee's. Hatchell said.
Howlett, who was KU's representative on the coordinating committee, said, "Our meetings were more dollar and cents type meetings. We basically had figure out the cost of each meeting to go背 and the amount of reimbursement for travelring expenses and lodging.
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ASK chooses issues; Glover advises reps
Staff Reporter
By ELLEN IWAMOTO
State Rep. Mike Glover, D-Lawrence, advised delegates of the Associated Students of Kansas last weekend to lobby for a legislative compromise such as the decriminalization of marijuana.
"You'll have more impact on the legislature if you concentrate your efforts solely on issues related to education," he said Saturday.
The ASK fall legislative assembly, comprising 72 delegates from seven state schools, met at Emporia State University to discuss support in the next state legislative session. Six Regents schools-Fort Hays State University, Pittsburgh State University, Emory State University, Oklahoma State University, Wichita State University and the University of Kansas—belong to ASK, in addition to Washburn University. KU has 24 votes in the assembly. Each school receives $50,000 per school.
The assembly compiled a list of issues it considered as priorities for ASK to lobby for this year. The issues are faculty salary issues, budget constraints for students, increased state funding for the state scholarship program, lowered Kansas residency requirements from one year to six years.
ASK, A STUDENT lobbying group, also will lobby for state funding for non-student use of student unions. 100 percent graduate students will be required to clarify the federal TAX IX guidelines and a
statute prohibiting the use of student fees for the construction of academic facilities
ASK will not lobby actively for these issues but will make a statement of support. The vote on the bottle bill resolution was 86-29, and the House voted in favor, stating that the issue was not student-
The assembly also voted to support resolutions to increase voter registration among minority students and to support bottle hill legislation.
THE BOTTLE BILL would encourage the return of beverage containers by putting a five cent deposit on them. The resolution noted that a similar bill in Vermont reduced the amount of bottle add litter by about 20 percent, and total litter volume by more than 35 percent.
Issues, including a survey of student reaction to the draft and study of the high rate of minority students who do not receive college degrees, will be researched by ASK
Heated discussion about ASK lobbying for or supporting social issues not related to students punctuated debate throughout the assembly.
Some of the delegates who agreed with Glover's remarks said ASK would be overstepping its boundaries as a student in a criminal court. Some such as the decriminalization of marijuana.
ALTHOUGH BOTH Glover and ASK have supported such legislation in the past, Glover was pessimistic about the chances of
Future use of 120-year-old house tangled in city zoning regulations
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By ANN LANGENFELD
Staff Reporter
A 120-year old limestone house sits on a slab built at 190 Pennsylvania St. Large terrace walls and a wooden platform porch. But the house's triangular appearance belies the fact that it is the tallest in the town.
Hayden then decided to convert the building into a tavern, which was allowed by the zoning. But Lawrence City Commission rejected his site plan for the tavern because it did not need setback from the distance from the property lines),
Owner Tom Hayden wanted to remodel the structure so he could use it as his home. After spending about $7,000 in repairs and renovations a year, a zoning law stoned his project.
Two weeks ago Hayden filed suit in Douglas County District Court against the City of Lawrence for depriving him of use of the orervoy.
HAYDEN, 30, purchased the property in November 1975 primarily to establish his business, Lawrence Pipe and Steel, 712 E. Ninth St.
"The old house was just a part of the deal, so I decided to remodel it so it could be my home," he said.
The suit asks for a variance from the setback requirements, approval of the site plan for the tavern and $10.000 in damages.
In April 1976 Hayden received a building
permit to begin remodeling the structure for a home.
But his request for a further extension was denied, he said, because a city zoning official realized the property was zoned for industrial use, not residential use.
Because the remodeling still was incomplete in August 1978, Hayden said, he received a 30-day extension on his building permit.
"Technically, I should not have received either of those building permits," he said. "They don't give you permits in use in an industrial zone and decided to remodel it into a tavern. Several of my neighbors used them."
But an appeal by Hayden to the Lawrence Board of Zoning Appeals in October 1978 for a variance from the setback requirements is being considered by Hedrick, city-county planning director, said.
Hayden said he had not known his property was zoned for industrial use.
HEDRICK SAID the revision attempted to distinguish between nonconforming uses and nonconforming structures. An example of a nonconforming use might be tavern in a residential zone and a nonconforming structure that does not require requirements.
Earlier this year the city commission revised an ordinance concerning existing buildings that do not meet certain requirements.
Hedrick said that according to the interpretations of the revised ordinance by the planning commission and city attorney, the proposed tavern was a nonconforming structure that could be allowed without a seback variance. The planning commission then recommended the site plan for the
Mary Baylor Clark said yesterday that a large number of the neighborhood residents had come to the August meeting to speak against the proclaimed tavern.
But the city commissioners rejected the site plan in August, because the building did not meet setback requirements.
IT WAS THE CONSENSUS of the commission, he said, that the tavern, besides not meeting setback requirements, would be an intrusion into the neighborhood.
Among several things, the neighbors objected to the tavern because it would increase parking and sewage problems.
As a result of the tavern controversy, the east side of the 900-block of Pennsylvania Street, excluding Hayden's property, has been recommended by the planning committee to be rebuilt in HMAI (multi-family). This recommendation is presented to the city commission on Oct. 16.
Even though the remainder of the block probably will be zoned residential, Hayden said, he plans to pursue his plim to build a tavern.
"I'll see what happens with my lawsuit," he said. "I feel optimistic about its outcome."
Frustrated Fambrough
A perplexed Don Fambrighu answers questions Saturday after the Jawahners走 to Syracuse at 45-27. Fambrighu could not answer the question of whether he was in the hospital.
Mirris who keyed the second-half comeback of the Orangen.
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