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Thursday, December 5, 1974
University Daily Kansan
Buzzi recommends closing women's penal institutions
By LAURADAVIS
Reporter
Women's penal institutions in Kansas should be closed, Lloyd Buzzi, state representative from the 45th District (Lawrence), said last night.
Buzzi said the institutions Interim Committee he served on was recommending that women's penal institutions either be closed or made to develop some form of adequate work release program for the women.
Burzi and Mike Glover, state representative from the 44th District (Lawrence), spoke to a meeting of the Lawrence Women's Political Caucus and the local chapter of the National Organization for Women.
There is a problem with funding for the peral institutions and state mental institutions, but the governor agreed. The salaries for aides are so low that it is often difficult to fill aide positions. Buzz said, even though the money is insufficient, he remains with ransel emove turnover, he said.
One solution that has been suggested is to have certain jobs, such as administrators and head physicians, labeled as unclassified, Burzli said.
Funding has to come this year or next for these institutions, Buzi said. Money could be obtained for community-based centers, or for other communities don't want the institutions.
Glover discussed the Kansas Reception and Diagnostic Center. Those convicted of crimes are sent to the center for presence, and later postsentence, evaluation.
Those waited to be admitted to the center are held at the county jail right now, Glover said. They should be able to go to the larger hospital and wait for admission to the center, he said.
State funding of comprehensive day care programs for children was also discussed. Buzii said this was an "involved situation right now." Last year the state couldn't use all of its funds from the federal government because it either could not match the federal funds with state funds or the centers couldn't meet certain qualifications.
Glover used the Ballard Center in Lawrence as an example of a center that could not meet certain qualifications for funding. The center was unable to collect all of its income verification statements and therefore could not receive certain funds.
In response to a question, Burzi and Glover said some of the strongest lobbying groups in Kansas were the utilities, the bankers, labor, transportation, the League of Women's Advocates, who agreed that the utilities and the bankers probably had the strongest lobbying groups.
Buzzi said these groups were very valuable for their information. Glover said the lobbyists couldn't afford to give false information and then lose credibility and effectiveness.
The Lawrence City Commission and Chamber of Commerce endorsed a proposed U.S. 59 bypass route at a public park, which night at the National Guard ACRYTIC.
New bypass route endorsed by commission and chamber
The route, supported by both the commission and the chamber, began on 23rd Street east of Lawrence city limits, curve west along the Santa Fe railroad tracks and heads due north at 15th街 to connect with U.S. 24-40
City Commissioner Barkley Clark, representing the Lawrence City Commission, read a resolution adopted at last week's commission meeting. He stressed the need for new rules and for endorsed 11th Street and North Street interchanges on the supported bypass route.
Clark said the construction of the bypass wouldn't disturb the settling ponds used by Cooperative Farm Materials to purify the water used by the company.
Glen West, executive vice president of the Caiman Foundation, said a prepared statement endorsing the route.
West said the bypass was a vital link and was essential to the growth and orderly development of the city.
Two land owners who could be affected by the implementation of one of the seven alternative bypass routes made a case for more easterly locations of the bypass.
Faye Thomas, Route 2, said more than seven acres of her 40-acre farm had been taken by other highway construction, and she didn't want to lose any more.
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Both Thomas and Chuckey faved the most eastern location of the bypass because it was within 10 miles of the city.
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