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Wednesday, February 19, 1975
University Daily Kansan
Prime rate lowered
NEW YORK—The nation's sixth largest commercial bank, the Chemical Bank of New York, set the industry pace today by dropping its prime lending rate one-half point to 8.5 per cent, effective immediately. Meanwhile, the Chase Manhattan Bank, the Marine Midland Bank, the Bankers Trust Company and Manufacturers Hanover Trust of New York, the First National Bank of Boston and the First National Bank of St. Louis joined a growing list of major banks who have cut their prime rates one-fourth point to 8.75 per cent.
The prime rate is the interest commercial banks charge on loans to their most creditworthy business borrowers.
Utah reiects ERA
SALT LAKE CITY—The Utah House of Representatives, after hearing debate on whether the Mormon church was pressing to pressure it against the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), rejected the amendment by more than a 2-1 margin Tuesday.
Monday.
To become law, the ERA must be ratified by 38 of the 50 states before March 1979. In the three years since Congress passed the proposed amendment, 34 states have approved it.
The 54-21 defeat was the second consecutive setback in two days for the amendment that would write into the U.S. Constitution language banning sex discrimination. The Georgia General Assembly rejected the ERA on Monday.
Israeli oil deal
PARIS—Shah Mohammed Peza Pahlehi said Tuesday that Iran would infiltrate to Egypat as part of a Sinai agreement of returning the Abu Rudus offprints to Egypt as part of a Sinai agreement.
"Once the tankers are loaded, we don't mind where the oil goes. It is a purely commercial transaction for us," the Sahad said after he and Jarrod Jumpal were fired.
Israel pumps about 90,000 barrels of oil a day from Abu Dureis, more than half its petroleum needs. Israel already gets most of its remaining
The Shah said Iran wouldn't join in any economic boycott of Israel.
Impoundments illegal
WASHINGTON-Ruling for the first time on an impoundment issue, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that former President Richard M. Walters could stay in a U.S. federal court.
The EPA spokesman said the court ruling would have little practical effect on the pollution control funds, which would go mostly for awer construction, because the funds can be spent only after they are assigned to specific projects.
But Ford administration officials said shortly after the ruling that the Justice Department and the Office of Management and Budget were studying the court's decision before deciding how to handle pending lawsuits on other impoundments ordered by Nixon.
More than $20 billion in federal money withheld from other projects, such as highway and hospital construction, could be affected eventually
Italian abortion law
ROME- Italy's highest court, crossing swords with the Vatican, ruled Tuesday that abortion was legal in this Roman Catholic country if pregnancy threatened a woman's health. The Vatican reacted in a public statement to the court's decision and of extreme gravity because it backs killings of the one to be born."1
the ruling by the constitutional court, equivalent of the U.S. Supreme Court, came amid a massive campaign by feminists and most political groups opposing the abortion law.
Desire for drug biggest obstacle doctor says
BY KEN KREHBIEL
Kansan Staff Reporter
The intensity of an addict's compulsive desire for a drug is the most important thing to recognize in the treatment of drug addiction. In the foremow, a psychiatrist, said Tuesday night.
Twelmow spoke at the United Ministries Center on the causes and treatment of addition to drugs. He is in charge of research at the Topeka Veteran's Addiction Hospital and works with addicts at a rehabilitation center and prison in Topeka.
On the most basic level, he said,
rehabilitation is simply getting the user off
the drug. But the most difficult thing to
reach is the need for a durable and compulsive
need of the user he said.
"The most difficult part for the user is not stopping the taking, but stopping the having to take. "Twemlow said. "It's not the state of mind, it's just the feeling of being in the state of round while not under the influence."
HE SAID HE COULD LOOSELY connect the heroin addict with the everyday person because both had compulsive habits or idiosyncrasies that were hard to break.
"All of us have habits or idiosyncrasies that are hard to break whether it's smoking or eating or a desire to touch every third crack in the sidewalk." Twnlowled say.
In the case of some people, with habits such as having to wash their hands every five minutes, taking away their habit would make them psychotic, he said.
"Almost any drug can be used constructively, if used sensibly." Tniewlimw
He also said it was important to distinguish an addict from a user. He said he was taught that the one-time heroin user was an addict, but that was no longer true. He said methadone treatment wasn't the answer to rehabilitating heroin addicts.
"THE TRAGEDY OF METHADONE is that it really doesn't rehabilitate," Twemlow said. "I don't think it helps at all, and with its increased use in the treatment of heroin addicts, it is now easy to obtain on the streets."
He said one of the most interesting recent developments in research was the possible connection of a brain receptor to the feeling of need for a drug.
The theory is that a chemical need for a drug is conditioned in the brain. The chemistry behind the thought produces an artificial need for the drug, according to the theory.
The person who finally proves this will probably win the Nobel Prize, he said.
Of all the drugs being abused today, he said, the one that is most dangerous is ketamine.
*Alcohol is extremely toxic to almost all animals, but not just especially the liver, but the brain.*
The Affirmative Action plan needs to be toughened up in the area of goal achievement, according to the new director of Affirmative Action.
Kansan Staff Reporter
By DEBBIE GUMP
Affirmative Action head settles in
Bonnie Ritter Patton, who became director Monday, said Tuesday that although she hasn't yet had time to fully examine the University's Affirmative Action practices, the plan was weak in setting definite requirements for hiring.
"I would like to see more emphasis on achievement of," she said. "The plan as we have it written provides procedures, but there is no bottom line."
PATTON SAID THE requirements of the
SenEx reviews events decision
SenEx will reconsider a decision banning University events during final examinations at its meeting today. James Seaver, chairman of SenEx said
At last Wednesday's meeting, SenEx interpreted a University Senate rule as prohibiting activities during finals except certain athletic events scheduled without University sanction. If the interpretation stands, it will prevent the scheduling of a concert by the Beach Boys May 7, the first day of spring semester finals.
SenEx interpreted a Senate Code section specifically dealing with athletic events during finals as encompassing all other University events, William Balfour, vice president of the University Balfour said he thought the section's impact should be restricted to athletic events only.
SEAVER SAID THAT because of the interest aroused by the decision, he had called SUA officers and invited them to the SenEx meeting. He said they had indicated they would make a presentation regarding the position at the meeting at 1:30 p.m. today.
"We will have to deal with the immediate situation on such activities and possibly reconsider the decision," Seaver said. "We might want O and A (the University Council Committee on Organization and Administration) to develop some clarification."
Seaver said he couldn't predict the outcome of this SenEx reconsideration.
"It's always hard to second-guess SenEx on these matters." Seaver said.
plan were now satisfied if all the procedures were followed.
"I think if you don't achieve the goals it ought to achieve, it isn't a satisfactory," she added.
Bonnie Ritter Patton
Patton replaces Shirley Gilham, who resigned last July to complete her doctoral work. Patton was appointed director by Del Riche, the former president of Viell Hamer has been acting director.
Patton received her doctorate degree in speech communications and human communication from the executive administrative assistant and coordinator of the Speech III program from 1966 to 1971.
She has been the executive secretary of the Mortgage Commission County Commission for Western North Carolina.
Her husband is Bobby Patton, chairman of the Committees of the University Senate.
PATTON SAID SHE had spent her first two days as director learning her way around the office. Her view of the nature of action, Action, however, needs no orientation.
"Affirmative Action should mean that KU would take special efforts to seek access to special skills, knowledge and abilities of the student." The teacher prepared to take advantage of those skills.
Patton's work in Maryland was similar to her new job, she said, because she was working with county officials to initiate Affirmative Action processes.
Patton brushes aside the argument that there are no qualified women or minorities in the military.
"We know the resources are there," she said. "In other words, to argue that there is no minority male and there is no female minority male and there is no female minority male." The argument that doesn't seem valid to me.
"TO TAKE STEPS to find people that fit these categories is a useful thing, and it's really important. In addition, we have to be careful not to overlook things we found? if in fact they are never found."
Patton said she wouldn't take aggressive action until she learned what she was doing. However, she said, she would take steps when she saw the need to act.
"I think it comes to the point that people accomplish what they say they're in favor of accomplishing or acknowledge they aren't interested in doing it." she said.
Issues that will involve the Affirmative Action office are a new program to aid the handcapped, possible salary discrimination between women and men faculty members and the proposed biweekly payroll system.
Until Patton becomes familiar with her job, however, the only changes in the office will be the addition of some of their mementos from Maryland.
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--spending trends, if continued, might tempt the Soviets to attack the United States.
Schlesinger testifies on Soviet strength
WASHINGTON (AP)—Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger testified Tuesday that the Soviets could gain military air superiority during 1978 or 1980 if present trends continued.
If Congress and the public decide the United States should become a second-rate power then, Schlesinger said, "we certainly are in going in the right direction."
Schlesinger told a congressional panel this could occur when the Soviets add accuracy comparable to America's to their superiority in nuclear missile payload
He testified before the House Armed
Committee on July 14, a $980 billion
debt settlement摇摆期.
Any cuts by Congress, Schlesinger said, would proportionately increase the risk of America's being unable to prevent eventual Soviet military superiority in the eastern hemisphere. However, he said Congress must provide a higher risk level was acceptable.
Schelsinger got a generally friendly hearing from the House committee. But Chairman Melvin Price, D-III., told him at the beginning, "We are going to make reductions wherever we find they can safely be made."
Before making the estimate that the Soviets could gain considerable superiority overall militarily by 1978 or 1980, it would have to believe Americans would let that happen.
He said it could happen if the service continued to increase military spending 3 to 5 per cent a year and the United States continued to decrease its spending at a rate of 42 per cent since 1968, measured in 1968 dollars.
Schlesinger made the estimate when asked at what point of disarrange that
President Gerald R. Ford requested $22.8 billion military spending for the fiscal year starting July 1. Schlesinger said there likely would be $2.2 billion in supplemental requests for military pay and retirement increases and for putting the Elk Hills, Calif., Navy oil reserve fields into production.
He didn't answer directly, but said that even if a militarily superior Soviet Union took no military action, some Western allies might realigning themselves toward the Soviet's.
Schlesinger also testified off the hearing that if Congress cut off all U.S. energy imports, the nation would suffer the loss of the countryside at best.
He said this would increase the request to a total of $104.7 billion during the year.
SUA Presents DAVE MASON featuring Mike Finnigan
Chairman Price said during the hearing that the government has thoroughly inquired into Pentagon contracts for a U.S. company to train a force of Saudi Arabian national guarders to defend oil facilities.
Wednesday,
February 26
Two shows:
7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
FREE STATE OPERA HOUSE
$5.50 in advance
$6.50 at door
SUA OFFICE KIEF'S
Tickets available at:
SUA Presents
GUNGA DIN with Cary Grant & Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
1:30 Sunday, Feb. 23
MONKEY BUSINESS
with the Marx Brothers
Fridav. Feb. 21 7:00-9:30
Saturdav. Feb. 22 7:00-9:30
$1.00
SUA Canoe Club
Come to find out about our 3 big options this Spring!
OPTION I:
Two beginner's trips w/discounts for experienced canoeists Apr. 4-6 Nlangua R.
April 18-20 Current R.
Spring organizational meeting, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 18th, Forum Room Kansas Union.
Kansas Union.
OPTION 2:
Organized trips for advanced canoeists Apr. 11-13 Buffalo R. April 25-27 Northfork
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OPTION 3:
Wilderness Discovery
Canoe Rental; '7 per day
'35 per week, life jackets,
cartop carriers.
'25 deductible ins.
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