THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Vol. 90, No.8
The University of Kansas—Lawrence. Kansas 10 cents off campus Wednesday, September 5, 1979
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Melon Mouthful
of watermelon last night at Potter Lake Pavilion. About 80 students attended the watermelon feast in Nephin's honor sponsored by the Young Republicans.
Attorney General Robert Stephan helped Claire McCurdy, Lawrence senior, eat a piece
Stephan weary of group whines
By TONI WOOD Staff Reporter
Attorney General Robert Stephain told the College Republicans last night that he was tired of hearing only from special interest groups rather than people with individual needs.
"I always thought I was in office to represent the people of the state," he said, "but I only hear from executive directors of special interest groups.
"I am really sick and tired of hearing about every group's economic or special problems."
He said he had heard from all types of groupists, the anti-bombing groups, the anti-shiitaoist, the school boards, the nursing homes, fireworks sellers, firewreaks hotels, hospital workers.
Stephan told about 80 people at the Potter College he had attended the University of Virginia, where he was the winner of the Republican primary for attorney general was automatically elected to the U.S. Senate.
"Now, every race in the state is a dog fight," he said. "The Republican Party ought to stand for people, but somewhere along the way, we missed the boat."
"We had all that power in hand, and we let it go because we were not in touch with the people."
He said he had been on the KU campus last year and didn't get raving reviews.
Sporting a "Bob Dole for President" button, Stephan urged people to get involved in Sen. Dole's 1980 presidential campaign.
"I promised not to say much about the University Daily Kansan," he said. "There's not much to say."
"I'm not happy that they neglected to endorse me during my campaign. But they didn't endorse anyone who won."
"He's well-qualified and has helped me a lot," he said. "And he's from the heartland of America. Sometimes we don't appreciate a prophet in our own home."
Stephan later discussed the lawsuit he filed Friday in U.S. District Court to block the elimination of the Chicago-Houston Lone Mountain passenger train, which serves Kansans.
He said an amendment would be added to the lawsuit that would cite an Amtrik study of train ridership last June. The study, released this fall, July and August because of energy problems, he said, but the study was completed too early to take those figures
Stephan said his staff had made the attorney general's office better than the attorney been under former Attorney General Curt Schneider.
"I could not be proud of the people in my office," he said. "I can't imagine a more knowledgeable or canabile group."
Randy Scheer, Garden City junior and chairman of the College Republicans, said, "I think Stephan has provided the energy, the exposure and the public relations needed to get the company to run for an attorney general to have a good working relationship with students."
Cliff Rattner, Wichita junior and a member of the Young Democrats, said, "I think Stephens done a good job. He's not a bad teacher, but conservatives people thought he would be."
"He is probably the perfect politician—one who doesn't offend anyone."
Inflation erodes value of grants for research, training programs
Stephan's visit was sponsored by the College Republicans.
By JEFF SJERVEN Staff Reporter
Research and training programs at the University of Kansas must wrestle with inflation and changing government priorities to survive. Carolyn Hallenbeck, assistant to the vice chancellor for research, graduate studies and public service, said
Hallenbeck said that although grants for research at KU had increased in recent years, inflation had eaten away much of the added funding.
“In terms of constant dollars,” she said,
“there has actually been a decrease in
funds, although in current dollars, the allocations are up."
Hallenbeck said researchers on the Lawrence campus had received $18.4 million in research grants in fiscal 1979, 3.8 percent increase from last year's $15.4 million.
"However," she said, "when you take the 13 percent inflation rate into account, you find that we are losing money."
GRANTS AWARDED at the College of Health Sciences in Kansas City, Kan., totaled 183,948 (7.08% in 1976), an increase according to Bill Smith, assistant controller.
Hallenbeck said government grants make up about 60 percent of labor costs, and the department usually contends through the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, had favored applied research over traditional studies.
Basic research, Hallenbeck said, involves general study into the properties of the objects or organisms under study. Applied research, Hallenbeck said, involves the applications of existing techniques.
"The GOVERNMENT is under pressure to get results," she said. "Rather than funding basic research in cell biology, the
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SenEx to ponder seminar
Staff Reporter
By DAVE LEWIS
A series of seminars, designed to prevent misunderstandings between students and law enforcement officers, was among the sessions held at a university president of American University Professors to the University Senate executive committee, Mr. Carney, president of the AAUP, said yesterday.
SenXen will meet Friday to discuss what actions it might take on AAUP's recent recommendations that changes be made in the banner policy.
Srinivasan had he hoped SenEx would recommend that Chancellor Archie K. Williams appoint a giant contract attorney, faculty, advisory and law enforcement officers, so that "each segment would understand and appreciate the perspective and the problems of the
Gerhard Zuther, chairman of the English department and chairman of SenEx, said he thought the seminar was a good idea.
freedom of speech, it is a very good idea," Zuther said.
Dykes said the seminar proposal would have to be discussed.
"We are having discussions with SenFx." Dykes said. "We want to discuss the matter before making a recommendation."
On Aug. 31, SemEx unanimously approved an AAUP recommendation calling for a meeting of the University's right to freedom of speech with the preservation of order at University.
"ANY TIME YOU can get all interested parties together in a central issue like
Radiation center close to approval
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Administrators at the University of Kansas Medical Center gave contingent approval yesterday to construction of a new radiation center at the Med Center, according to Jerry Imming, planning its operations on the Kansas City campus.
Staff Reporter
Imming said final approval of the Mid-America Cancer Center could not be moved until all essential equipment had been moved into the building.
"We cannot accept the building until the 20 MV, the 6 MV (linear accelerators) and the cobalt machines have been moved in their hands that they have finished their work." he said.
An agreement with the contractors has been reached so that Med Center officials can get into the building to move the equipment, he said.
"It is the responsibility of the owners, the owners being us, to move our equipment in"
The opening of the center, which originally was scheduled for last February, has been postponed four times. Heavy snowfall in January prevented crews from completing the center's roof. Further delays were caused by a cement shortage last
THE CONTRACTORS are basically finished but still have to lay some carpet, a job that cannot be completed until after the prove he said.
A controversy between Kansas City and the state of Kansas over a building permit issued to the city. The decision is still pending in Wyndette County District Court on whether the city can force the state to pay $2,000 for a building permit for construction on state land.
so the contractors can finish their job," Imming said.
CARL MANSFIELD, director of the new radiation center, said an opening date scheduled for early fall had been moved up again.
Once the equipment is installed and working, Manstead said, the center will be one of the top ten radiation facilities in the country.
"Our goal is now late November," he said. ManSField said that placing the equipment in the building had been delayed because the machine had not been accepted treatment machines had not been accepted.
"The building is more or less finished but we can't do anything until the equipment is in." he said.
He estimated the moving cost would be between $30,000 and $25,000.
"Our goal is now late November." he
A $1.5 MILLION linear accelerator, designed to help doctors treat deep-seated tumors without damaging normal surrounding tissue, was installed last April.
Mansfield said the additional equipment would be installed one niece at a time.
"We want to get the 20 MV in and working along with the 40 MV before we move anything else," he said. "That was well on his mind as machine inappropriate during the moving."
Liquor price cut ruling receives cool greeting
From Staff and Wire Reports
A district court order abolishing minimum price markups on liquor at the retail level and halting an exclusive franchising system created by the 1979 Legislature raises the specter of sharp increases in夺居 retailers, officials said yesterday.
The decision was handed down Friday by Shawnee County District Judge Michael Barbara in a successful challenge to the new liquor franchise law.
A spokeswoman for the Department of
Travel and Entertainment defendant in
the challenge, brought by two
wholesaleers, said an announcement would be made today on whether to appeal
the decision.
The importance of the court decision price that was permitted retaliation over the past 30 years, and forbidding the implementation of the exclusive franchise
A memorandum drafted by the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control was nearly complete yesterday for possible expansion in the number that confirms the initial impression that
widespread price cutting may result if the decision stands.
THE MEMORANDUM HAS not received final approval of ABC Director Thomas Kennedy, but it states that liqueurt retailers may, if they wish, immediately cut prices to the barbecue without regard to the customer. Barbecue vendors imbed before Barbara's decision.
This would have the practical effect of reducing the competition among retailers, as fewer customers would be able to sum upurers ultimately would see the price of liqueur rise again, perhaps higher than
Similar fears were expressed last summer when the highgate student aired an ad in the newspaper for minimum markup schedules. Such profit guarantees have been in effect for both schools.
FOR EXAMPLE, the price to consumers for such liquars as whisky,雪茄 and vodka includes a 28.5 percent minimum markup, excluding taxes, from the price paid to wholesalers by the company. We have a 63.5 percent minimum markup.
Instead, lawmakers voted this year to create an exclusive franchise system.
Opponents cried foul after two wholesaleers managed to secure nearly 75 percent of the alcoholic beverages sold in Kansas.
which permits distributors to gain control of specific brands or labels of liquor in the market. A boiler would streamline the liquor industry and bring lower prices to consumers because
The minimum markup for distributors was eliminated with the new law, but left intact for retailers.
BARBARA RULED THAT this scheme encouraged monopolies and amounted to price fixing.
Those markups need not apply anymore, the ABC memo states, and retailers are free to decide for themselves how much they want. Prices cannot be cut below actual cost.
At least one liquor retailer announced over the weekend that he would begin cutting prices immediately at his Wichita store, thus ignoring the minimum markup.
Although this price flexibility could lead to increased competition, a larger high turnover retailer will be able to squeeze out the smaller retail liquor store and thereby reduce the number of stores that can offer it.
LAWRENCE LIQOR retailers reacted in a variety of ways to the court order, but none of the retailers said their prices would be affected immediately.
Curtis Burns, owner of Burns Retail Liquor, 917 W. 24th St., said he was surried by the court order.
"The court decision caught everyone off guard," Burns said. "Right now, I don't know what to do." The wholesalers have locked their prices into a computer and it would be difficult to get an accurate quote.
Burns said changes, if any, would occur in October. He said the larger liqueur retailers could squeeze the smaller retailers out of business by cutting their prices.
"IT'S VERY POSSIBLE if you get a store that would take a loss in profits. Naturally, a smaller store could not compete with that price level." he said.
Mars. Darrille Deerinwater, owner of Deerinwater Retail Liquor, 312 N. Third SL, said the court order would adversely affect her small store.
"I am certainly against it," she said. "I think the bigger stores will lower their prices. I am definitely not in favor of this." Deerinwater said she was not certain
Deerinwater said she was not certain how the prices at her store would be affected by the court order.
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