Suiting up
Freshman Sara Munson posed this summer for the cover of this month's Swimwear Illustrated. She also is one of three models featured on the magazine's inside pages.
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Health food
Watkins Hospital will save up to $70,000 a year because it discontinued its food service this summer. Food for the hospital's inpatients now is provided by the Lawrence Memorial Hospital food service.
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You must be sloshing
Today will be mostly cloudy and breezy with a chance of thunderstorms. Tonight should be rainy and cool.
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Vol. 97, No.29 (USPS 650-640)
Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
Thursday October 2,1986
Solbach questions Parker's poll
By BETH COPELAND Staff writer
Martha Parker, Republican candidate for state representative, released survey results last week that have been questioned by her opponent and by a polling specialist.
"One has to be leery of the results because there's no way to ascertain whether the respondents were representative of the public." Cigler said.
representative.
"My first impression from just looking at it is, 'What a silly poll.'" he said, referring to the poll's design. The surveys had "yes" and "no" boxes but no box for respondents who were undecided on an issue.
Parker, who is running against incumbent State Rep. John Solbach, D-Lawrence, for the 45th District House of Representatives seat, concluded from the poll that Solbach wasn't representing his constituents.
Cigler also said that the letterhead on the poll, "Martha J. Parker needs to know your views!" favored Parker and that it suggested a systematic bias.
Sobbach, however, praised Parker's intent behind mailing the poll.
"I would comment my opponent for trying to find out the issues in the
The 45th District comprises Clinton, Kanwaka, Lecompton, Marion, North and West Wakarusa, Willow Springs Township and the far north, south and west parts of Lawrence.
Parker designed the poll and mailed about 10,000 surveys to registered voters in the district. About 700 people responded, and their party affiliation was determined by the smiling
SURVEY QUESTIONS
Parker Do you support the death penalty? YES NO The 1986 Legislature placed a cap of YES NO $1,000,000 on an award in a medical mal- tion case. Do you support this legislation?
NO Do you believe that Washburn University of NO Topeka should eventually become a state university?
NO Do you believe in further increases in sales tax NO to fund state government?
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