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It's now or never for top KU tennis player Mike Wolf. He will make his third and final attempt at becoming an All-American this weekend at the Volvo All-American Tennis Championships at UCLA.
Breezy street
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Hayden stopped in Lawrence today to speak on campus and to attend a rally at the local Republican Headquarters.
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Whistle stop
Today will be partly cloudy, windy and mild with a high temperature in the 60s. Tonight will be cloudy and cool.
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Vol. 97, No. 49 (USPS 650-640)
Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
Thursday
October 30,1986
Staff writer
Skyline of KU to lose stack in the spring
By KIRK KAHLER
KU's 257-foot smokestack will be demolished and replaced with two 15-foot smokestacks in the spring, the university director of facilities planning said yesterday.
Allen Wiechert, the director, said the smokestack is which behind Staffer-Flint Hall, could be torn down in
"It all depends on the heating need," he said.
The smokestack has been operating at the University since 1921 and is used to discharge residue from the burning oil or natural gas fuel used to create steam in the power plant's boilers.
At the end of the winter heating season, two boilers at the University press room will be modified for the
KUEA reports drop in contributions, increase in donors
By NANCY BARRE
Contributions to the Kansas University Endowment Association decreased by about 4 percent in the 1983-86 fiscal year, but the number of donors, money allocated for scholarships and investment income increased significantly.
Staff writer
According to the Endowment Association's annual report, released yesterday, 32,326 donors contributed $13.4 million to the Endowment Association to support the University. This figure is down from $13.9 million contributed by 30,000 donors in 1984-95
KU student faces tough incumbent
DECISION '86, OCTOBER 29, 1986 5
By Karen Samelson
ing a two-term incumbent would be easy.
The underdog in the state's 2nd District congressional race says he geser,thoughtchallenge
"It's an uphill road." Phill Kline, 26, the Republican candidate, admits.
Phill Kline
Republican
Challenger
Kline is challenging U.S. Rep. Jim Satterly, a Democrat, for the 2nd District seat because he thinks Congress needs innovative ideas.
Kline said recently that the biggest difference between himself and his opponent was his approach to issues such as the agriculture and budget crises.
However, Seymour said he was concerned that the tax reform law that President Reagan signed recently, in addition to the state of the Kansas economy, would discourage possible donors.
But to Slattery, the biggest difference is experience.
drives, he said.
Slattery, 37, seeking his third term in the U.S. House, served three terms in the Kansas House, where he was the majority leader. Before running for Congress in 1982, he was president of a Topeka real estate company.
"There's one major difference," Slattery said in a telephone interview last week. "I think it's a very obvious difference — and that is experience."
Kline, a third-year law student at the University of Kansas, is the state chairman of the Kansas Federation of College Republicans and former president of KU's College Republicans. He also is vice president of a childcare services
"From a future standpoint, these modest donations are a key factor." Seymour said. "It gets people into the habit of giving, and these people will probably give more later, when they are able."
2ND DIST. U.S. HOUSE
interest rates and stabilizing the dollar on world markets were keys to prosperity for farmers.
Both candidates favor programs to feed hungry people in the United States and other countries with surplus U.S. grain, although Kline said his proposal would go further than the existing Food for Peace program that Slattery supported.
company and has worked as a radio broadcaster.
"I'm not running in spite of my age. I'm running because of it," Kline said.
Slattery blamed the Reagan administration and high interest rates for the problems of rural America and said that lowering
Kline has made numerous charges about Slattery's voting record on financial bills, his expenditures for his office staff and his alleged refusal to participate in debates other than a Nov. 2 debate in Lawrence.
The new tax code, which goes into effect in January, will reduce the number of deductions taxpayers can declare for contributions to
Kline said that one of the big differences between the two candidates was in agriculture. Kline criticized Slattery for opposing the 1985 Farm Bill without offering an alternative, but Slattery said he did propose a marketing loan amendment.
Jim Slattery Democrat Incumbent
The Slattery campaign staff has called the charges press gimmicks
Kline and Slattery use almost the same words to describe the effects of the federal budget deficit, warning that the United States is mortgaging its future.
Slattery, who grew up on a farm near Atchison, said people would appreciate his experience and recognize that he had lived, worked and paid taxes in the 2nd District, whereas Kline registered to vote in the district the same day he filed for office.
Kline, who grew up in Shawnee, said he became acquainted with the issues of the 2nd District while in law school and had visited with voters during the campaign about their concerns.
Both support an across-the-board freeze in allocations for nearly all areas, including defense, and Kline wants an amendment that would require a balanced budget.
there in 1974.
Slattery said he knew from personal experience how important the programs were and wouldn't have made it through school without them. He earned a bachelor's degree from Washburn University of Topeka in 1970 and a law degree from
However, Slattery said, "Many people hide behind a constitutional amendment to avoid having to decide where to cut the budget or where to increase revenues."
Both agree on the need to fight illegal drugs, supporting a move to institute the death penalty for people convicted of selling dangerous narcotics to minors when death results.
Regarding education, Slattery said that, as a member of the House Budget Committee, he would fight possible attempts by Reagan to cut student assistance programs.
Kline, who graduated from Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg in 1982, has proposed an "Educational IRA" program that would allow parents to make tax-free investments for their children's educations.
Slattery denied Kline's charge that his position was inconsistent
with earlier votes against the death penalty. He said that this was the first time he had voted on a bill that targeted a specific crime to which the penalty might serve as a deterent.
They disagree on policies toward Central America Kline supported aid to the contras in Nicaragua. Slattery does not support the contras.
Regarding foreign policy, both support financing for the Strategic Defense Initiative, although Slattery said he did not vote in favor of the level of funds that Reagan requested.
Meyers campaigns to keep in touch
Even though U.S. Rep. Jan Meyers, Republican from the 3rd district, is running unopposed, she is campaigning as if she had an opponent.
By Patricia Feeny
3RD DIST.
U.S. HOUSE
Jan Meyers
Republican
Unopposed
"A lot of people tell me what's on their minds," she said. "It's a good way to get out and move around and stay in touch with my constituencies."
After a parade ended, Meyers said, she would talk to the crowds before they dispersed.
Meyers' district comprises Johnson, Linn, Miami and Wyandotte counties and includes Kansas City, Kan., Overland Park and Lenexa.
"I think it's important," she said recently. "I've attended all of the candidate meetings. I've been in the parades. I've cut ribbons for openings. I've done all those."
Meyers said no one opposed her in this election because, in the past, she remained close to her constituency and worked hard for what the people wanted.
During her last term, Meyers said, she came home from Washington, D.C., all but three weekends.
In June, Meyers raised $100,000 for her campaign because she presumed she would have an op
"I do have an office in Kansas City, and I have hired people to distribute literature and put up
ponent. Some of the money had been spent, she said, but not all.
'My two years in Congress was a definite learning experience. I've established my credibility and have earned the respect of my colleagues. I will build on that in the future.'
Jan Meyers U.S. Representative
signs," she said. "It is a regular campaign for me. If people have questions, there is a place for them to call."
When Meyers ran for the 3rd
District seat two years ago, she said the most important issue was getting control of spending and the federal budget deficit.
This is still a top priority, she said.
"It is an enormous burden for the taxayer," Meyers said. "That is the principal reason for getting it under control.
"We're spending an enormous amount of money on the interest on the deficit," she said. "Our interest payments are $150 billion."
"When we spend more than we take in, we are mortgaging the future of our children. We owe them better than that."
Meyers has two children and lives in Overland Park with her husband, Louis.
In Overland Park, she was a member of the City Council for five years. For two years, she was president of the council.
Meyers said that if she were running against an opponent she would emphasize to the voters influence at all three levels of government.
She worked in the Kansas
Senate for 12 years and held chairmanships.
She said her varied experience in the Senate helped her win the election in 1984. She captured 58 percent of the votes in the election, defeating Democrat Jack Reardon's 42 percent.
"In the Kansas Senate I worked closely with the local people," she said.
Meyers is on the Science and Technology Committee, which authorizes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration programs.
"We work with the space and environmental programs and any area where new technology plays a role." she said.
layers is also actively involved with the Small Business Committee and the Select Committee on Aging.
"My two years in Congress was a definite learning experience," she said. "I've established my credibility and have earned the respect of my colleagues. I will build on that in the future."
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