University Daily Kansan
Thursday October 31, 1974
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Uncapher
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Voters' guide
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Q. What do you see as the role of the office of Lieutenant Governor?
A. Four things: to work for passage of the governor's recommended legislation, to coordinate long-range state planning, to press on for executive second-phase reorganization and serve as a liaison with the attorney general.
Q. What do you plan to do to fulfill this role? Do you have any proposals in mind? What are they?
A. In the areas of economic development, we want to attract private research and modern technological industry in and about the universities where they can utilize the services of the universities. Also we want to establish a coordinating committee with agencies to plan for the 50-year future in such areas as social services, land usage and highways.
Q. Why do you think you are more qualified for this job than your opponents?
A. Our own administration would be more responsive to human needs or problems, whereas my opponent isn't a progressive but an ultra-conservative. We aren't financed by private industry groups. I have been minority leader and was in the legislature 10 years. I spent eight years abroad observing other government structures, which has given me insight into problems America is just now having that Europe has already gone through, such as in the area of education.
Q. What do you think are the major issues facing the winner of this election? How will you cope with them?
A. The major issue is to elect candidates people will have confidence in. Inflation is an issue. We propose a controlled spending lid to force appropriation of tax money on a priority basis.
Congress
SAMUEL J. WELLS (D)—Married, three children; University of Missouri-Kansas City, A.B., LLB., J.D.; four years with Wyandotte County Attorney Office; eight years, Special Counsel, Department of Revenue; Johnson County Delegate to 1974 Democrat National Convention, 360 Johnson Drive, Shawnee Mission.
Q. What do you see as the role of the office of 3rd District Congressman?
A. A conduit between the 3rd District and the government in Washington, more to translate the desires of the people instead of proposing.
Q. What do you plan to do to fulfill this role? Do you have any proposals in mind? What are they?
A. People are interested in inflation, keeping their jobs and helping the economy.
Q. Why do you think you are more qualified for this job than your opponents?
A. I do have a few original ideas. My opponent has never authored a bill that's been passed. I want to represent the people instead of banks and big corporations. I will be voting for the "have-nots" instead of the "haves."
Q. What do you think are the major issues facing the winner of this election? How will you cope with these?
A. Inflation, high interest rates and prices are the issues. The way to whip these is to vote against overruns on military contracts, special tax privileges that allow oil companies to receive higher profits and a bureau that determines what goods are in short supply and has a priority on manufacturing those goods.
LARRY WINN JR. (R)—Married; five children; University of Kansas, B.A.; Third District Republican Chairman; Republican State Executive Committee; member of Congress, 1967 to date; incumbent, 5405 West 13rd Terrace, Overland Park.
Q. What do you see as the role of the office of 3rd District Congressman?
A. To represent and communicate, not just represent by voting, but by making my thoughts known to the public and requesting their opinions.
Q. What do you plan to do to fulfill this role? Do you have any proposals in mind? What are they?
A. The same thing I have been doing for eight years. I can always do a better job through the more experience I am gaining. There will be an enlargement of our program now. I don't want communication one way. We always respond even if we disagree.
Q. Why do you think you are more qualified for this job than your opponents?
A. I don't try to compare; it is up to the people to look at me and look at what the other candidates present. My background in civic and community life help. I think we need businessmen in Congress.
Q. What do you think are the major issues facing the winner of this election? How will you cope with them?
A. Inflation is the biggest issue. Work must be done with constituents on budgeting of priorities. We must cope with inflation.
There are many pressures on Congress and government from organized people, but we must say no to pressure from the public to spend.
CURT T. SCHNEEIDER (D)—Married, one child; attended Coffeyville Jr. College, A.A.; Pittsburg State Teachers College, B.S.; University of Kansas Law School, J.D.; Assistant Attorney General, Chief of Litigation; 611 Willow, Coffeyville, 67337. Q. What do you see as the role of the office
Atty. General
Q. What do you see as the role of the office of Attorney General?
A. The duties of the office are clear. The attorney general is chief council and law enforcer of the state. He doesn't vote or carry legislation, or decide whether the law is right or wrong, he just enforces laws.
Q. What do you plan to do to fulfill this role? Do you have any proposals in mind? What are they?
A. The hard drug problem is the number one problem in the state, so I will continue the enforcement in this area in particular. I have told the people we are ready to go anyplace, to all counties, to make sure there is equal enforcement of laws. More antitrust money and more consumer money from cases have been collected this past term than under any other attorney general. I have had experience in trying cases in the courts, and as attorney general, I will defend state agencies and state members, and answer opinions.
Q. Why do you think you are more qualified for this job than your opponent?
qualified for this job than your opponent? A. My opponent says it is an administrative job, but I think the people want a man to do the job. My experience as chief council, with KBI. local law enforcement
officers, and my practice in the courts, prosecuting and defending, qualify me for the office.
Q. What do you think are the major issues facing the winner of this election? How will you cope with them?
A. The major issue is in the function of the office in anti-trust areas, whether in monopoly cases, consumer protection, or door-to-door salesman frauds. The attorney general's office is prepared to handle these problems with our manpower. The hard drug problem will be worked on too.
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TOM R. VAN SICKLE (R)—Married, two children; attended Baker University; University of Kansas, B.A.; Washburn Law School, J.D.; state representative, 1958-1960; state senator, 1960-1972, chairman, Ways and Means Committee and Legislative Post-Audit Committee; past Bourbon County Republican Chairman; past chairman, National Federation of Young Republicans; state treasurer, P.O. Drawer 630, Fort Scott.
Q. What do you see as the role of the office of Attorney General?
A. It is a two-fold job of chief law enforcer and chief lawyer for the state. The job of chief law enforced is to promote cooperation between law enforcement officers in the various units. As chief attorney of the 14 lawyers in the attorney general's office, more efficient and economical legal service will result if attorneys are placed under the supervision of the attorney general.
Q. What do you plan to do to fulfill this role? Do you have any proposals in mind?
What are they?
A. I will ask the legislature to pass into law my proposal to transfer the attorneys in Continued on Next Page
Re-Elect MICHAEL G. GLOVER
Democrat
for
State Representative
44th District
Pol. Adv.
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VOTE
Ruth Vervynck
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DOUGLAS COUNTY TREASURER
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