University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, September 23, 1986
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partner in the firm.
Immel, who declined comment on the charge, said Smoot resigned sometime during the summer.
Through the firm, Smoot represented the University of Kansas Alumni Association and the University of Kansas Medical Center.
In 1978, before joining the firm, Smoot was counsel to then Gov. Robert Bennett. From January 1979 to June 1984, Smoot was deputy attorney general for Kansas. He was appointed to that position by Attorney General Bob Stephan.
In a prepared statement issued
yesterday, Stephan said, "This is a serious charge to face. Mr. Smoot demonstrated himself to be a bright, young attorney when he worked for this office and Gov. Bennett.
"Without commenting in any way on guilt or innocence, I can say that the filing of the charge demonstrates personal tragedy of drugs in our society."
Bennett wouldn't comment on the charges but said Smoot was a capable, effective and efficient young attorney while working for
in history and American studies from KU in 1973 and a law degree in 1976.
Smoot earned a bachelor's degree
Ken Martinez, who replaced Smoot as chairman of the Douglas County Republicans, said Smoot was chairman from Jan. 13 to Aug. 15. Smoot stepped down from his post because he said it involved more work than he had anticipated and he needed the time to devote to private practice, Martinez said.
Kansan reporters Ric Anderson, Tony Balandran, Both Copeland and Alison Young and United Press International also contributed information to this story.
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last week. "He looked green
Dubnick, like others, expressed sympathy for von Ende's situation.
"There was no doubt he needed the time off," Dubnick said yesterday.
"Those who know him and who worked with him understand it was a personal tragedy." he said.
James Bibb, KU associate director of business, has taken over some of von Ende's legislative duties during
his absence.
"I was hurt," said Bibb about von Ende's plea and resignation.
"I have a great respect for von Ende, and it hurts to see him destroy a career as good as his," he said.
Von Ende was one of 21 people indicted on July 22 on cocaine-related charges
George Clemente, an agent with the federal Drug Enforcement Ad
ministration in Kansas City, Kan,
said, "As far as the DEA is concerned,
von Ende's investigation is over.
He pleaded guilty."
Von Ende, a native of Austin, Texas, received his master's degree in political science from the University in 1971. He was a member of the Senate and SenEx from 1968 to 1970.
Kansas reporter Beth Copeland contributed information to this story.
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fairs, said KU professors from different departments taught about 10 classes at the college every semester and had been doing so for about 20 years.
Fort Leavenworth officials contact Hutchison one year in advance about what classes they need. Hutchison said.
"The teachers are assigned the work as a part of their regular instructional load. It just happens that the classroom is a few miles away," he said.
The Army college has a cooperative degree program with the University of Kansas, Hutchison said, so officers can obtain a degree through classwork at Fort Leavenworth and at the University the next semester.
Russian
Douglas Brisson, a boyishlooking 35-year-old major with a crewcut, is a student in the advanced Russian class at the college. Russian is an elective in the college curriculum.
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With some understanding of Soviet mentality and of how the Soviet military system works, he
hopes someday to advise on national policy regarding Soviet relations, he said.
Brisson said his reason for learning about how Soviets thought was that the knowledge would be helpful in confrontations.
Most of the officers in the Russian class have a secondary speciality besides their interest in a foreign region, he said. Some have served abroad, worked at the Pentagon or with intelligence agencies.
Brisson worked at the Defense Intelligence Agency before coming to Fort Leavenworth. He previously had commanded an Army company in South Korea.
He has applied for admission to the School of Advanced Military Studies, located in a small brick building across the parking lot from the college.
The school has only been in existence for four years. Brisson said that although about 200 people applied each year, only 47 students were accepted last year.
Because my children were born here, I got my education here and have been working here. I feel more American," she said.
Getting permission from the authorities to leave was not difficult.
Leaving her culture behind did not cause her much pain, she said. Marrying an American, whom she met at a concert in Leningrad, assured her a smooth transition to a new and foreign culture.
For the old or lonely, things might be different.
"Very many Soviet immigrants of the old generation never ad just culturally, and sometimes wish they could go back," she said.
But everyday life in the Soviet Union and the United States isn't as different as people think. People just have to deal with different sets of difficulties and advantages, she said.
On the bad side, most consumer goods are in short supply.
"Getting a phone book is the dream of your life if you live in Leningrad or Moscow," she said.
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