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Thursday, September 11. 1986 / University Daily Kansan
Profs ask Senate not to rubber-stamp Rehnquist
United Press International
WASHINGTON — A group of law professors urged the Senate yesterday to consider William Rehnquist's truthfulness at his confirmation hearing and resist political pressure to rubber stamp his nomination for chief justice.
A leading authority on legal ethics also strongly suggested that Rehnquist had acted improperly when he participated in a Supreme Court decision involving military spying against civilians because he had worked on the issue while in the Nixon Justice Department.
In letters to the lawmakers, some of the country's leading legal scholars said Rehnquist's nomination had become a "testing document" for the ethical standards of this nation."
They urged an extensive debate on Rehn
quist's qualifications to be chief justice before voting on whether to confirm his nomination by President Reagan.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Rehnquist's nomination last month on a 13-5 vote. The full Senate is expected to discuss the issue tomorrow.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the nomination last month on a 13-5 vote. The full Senate is expected to take up Rehnquist's
"There is a common and disturbing thread that runs through all of the matters that have been raised at (Kehnquist's) hearings," 75 law professors wrote. "That common thread pertains to the integrity and ethical standards of the nominee."
nomination tomorrow, before action on the parallel nomination of Antonin Scalia, now a federal appeals judge, to be an associate justice of the high court.
The legal scholars reviewed Rehnquist's testimony before the Judiciary Committee and concluded there were still questions about the allegations against him as well as his responses to them.
"We ask that each of you resist the political push and decide this most important appointment of all as a matter of individual conscience," the professors told the senators.
The group raised questions about Rehman's responses to charges that he harassed
minority voters in Arizona, his ownership of two homes with deeds prohibiting their sale to Jews or blacks, and charges by his brother-in-law that he violated legal ethics in handling a family trust fund.
In each of these cases, the professors said Rehnquist's integrity, honesty and character were issues. These are not "political attacks nor are they trivial," they said.
But the group said the most serious charge involved Rehnquist's refusal to disqualify himself from participating in the Supreme Court's 1972 decision involving military spying against civilians.
Geoffrey Hazard, a Yale Law School professor and leading authority on legal ethics, told the Senate in a separate letter that Rehnquist had a duty to remove himself from the office.
He raised questions about Rehquist's candor in telling the Judiciary Committee that
he had "no recollection of any participation in the formulation of policy on the use of the military to conduct surveillance." He suggested Rehnquist acted improperly.
Rehnquist had been a Justice Department official when the administration was involved in the spying effort, but he denied involvement in the case.
when rechnquist was nominated to the court by President Nixon in 1971, he survived similar opposition and was confirmed 68-26 by a Democratic-controlled Senate. He is expected to be confirmed as chief justice to succeed the retiring Warren Burger.
The professors include Arthur Berney of Boston College, Mark Tusheln of Georgetown University, Debra Evenson of DePaul University, Sylvia Law of New York University, Arthur Pinto of Brooklyn Law School, Herman Schwartz of American University and Nadine Rudtz of Rutgers University
New-car rates don't slow used car sales
Ellena Buick Oldsmobile GMC & Renault, 2300 W. 29th St., is offering “no interest” loans on the Renault Alliances.
By JOHN BENNER
Area merchants who sell big-ticket items or used cars say the recent new-car buying frenzy spurred by low-interest financing has not cut into their sales.
Nationally, however, the story may be different. Richard Berner, an economist with the Solomon Brothers securities firm in New York, said recently in the Kansas City Times that he expected items such as furniture, appliances, used cars and service on cars to be in reduced demand as long as interest rates on new cars remained low.
Gordon Jones, a spokesman for Sears and Roebuck in Chicago agreed. He said that a cause-and-effect relationship existed between increased new car sales and decreased used car sales and service.
But Lawrence does not seem to be following that trend.
Jan and Terry Snodgrass of Topeka visited the Jim Ellena Buick Oldsmobile GMC & Renault dealership, 2300 W. 29th Terrace, on Monday hoping to take advantage of free financing offered on American Motors Corp. cars.
"It might be the opposite of what you would expect, but since the cost of buying a new car has gone down, we're actually going to go ahead and get the couch we were looking at, too." Terry Snodgrass said.
According to many Lawrence merchants and lenders, a similar mood has been exhibited by many shoppers.
Darla, Simmons, associate manager of Beneficial Kansas Inc., 946 Massachusetts St., said consumers still were borrowing for purchases other than cars despite interest rates of up to 36 percent, the legal limit for lenders in Kansas.
"We've not seen a drop in business since new car rates have gone down," Simmons said. "The only activity we've seen along that vein is people trying to pay off a used car so they can use it as a trade-in."
Eddie Klotz, manager of the Erd Marling Store, 1601 W 23rd St., which sells furniture and appliances, said sales had been good
recently and had not declined since the onset of low new-car interest rates.
Local used-car sales and service calls also have not declined.
Alan Reilly, sales manager at Laird Noller Ford-Mazda. 23rd and Alabama streets, said, "New car sales have not affected other departments. Sales have been
good in used cars as well as in imports, where interest rates aren't as low.
"I guess people are just in a buying mood."
"The low interest rates on new cars would affect us more if we sold a lot of 1985 and 1986 model year used cars, but we don't," he said.
Mike Stogsdill, a salesman at University Motors Used Cars and Trucks, 814 Iowa St., agreed. He said that used car sales had been brisk.
Stogsdill said his company obtained financing for customers through banks, which were offering 10 to 11 percent interest rates.
Panel passes resolution on state reapportionment
that it be taken Jan. 1, 1988.
The Associated Press
The committee also endorsed a bill which would reinstate a state census in 1988, so that lawmakers would have fresh population figures to work with if they decide to draw new House districts for the 1990 elections.
However, the proposed resolution approved by the Special Committee on Legislative Apportionment was amended to permit reapportionment of the Kansas House of Representatives in 1989, if lawmakers decide that. should be done to avoid a lawsuit.
TOPEKA — A legislative study committee voted yesterday to recommend letting voters in 1988 decide whether to allow the Kansas Legislature to postpone reapportioning itself until 1992.
It also spells out that university students are to be counted in their home towns and not in university cities, and that military personnel stationed at federal military installations will not be counted in the state census unless they are permanent residents who vote and pay taxes in Kansas.
Draft legislation approved by the committee designates the secretary of state's office as the agency to conduct the state census, and directs
KCC combines Trailways requests
Nominations for court spot open to public
A majority of legislators always have thought that population figures for university cities and those with military installations should not be inflated if people are only part-time residents.
Service must explain route cuts
The biggest difference between the old state census, which was abolished seven years ago, and the federal census taken every 10 years, was where students and military personnel were counted. The U.S. Census counts them wherever they physically are located on enumeration day, April 1 at the start of each decade.
TOPEKA — The Supreme Court Nominating Commission yesterday was notified of the impending vacancy on the high court because of the retirement of Chief Justice Alfred G Schroeder. Nominations will begin immediately.
proved. The company wants to keep just one line — from Kansas City to Wichita via Lawrence, Topeka and Emporia, which also serves Winfield and Arkansas City on its way to Oklahoma City.
Lewis C. Carter, clerk of the appellate courts, notified Robert C. Foulston, chairman of the nominating commission, that Schroeder had not filed for retention on the seven-member court in the Nov. 4 general election and therefore would retire in January.
The Associated Press
Routes it proposed to drop included Topeka to Denver, Wichita to Lamar, Colo., Wichita to Joplin, Mo., and Kansas City to Pittsburg.
Carter said letters would be mailed to the 7,500 attorneys in the state seeking nominees to fill the vacancy created by Schroeder's retirement.
By consolidating the cases, the commission will have more time to consider the proposed abandonment, which Trailways would like to take effect on April 1, 1987. The commission will have 120 days to consider the request after the updated request is filed.
The general public is invited to nominate a replacement for Schroeder, who is retiring after 30 years on the high court.
All names must be submitted to the nominating commission by Oct. 15 and forms for making nominations are available in every district court clerk's office.
Anyone nominated for the Supreme Court must be at least 30 years old and be continuously engaged in the practice of law for the 10 years prior to the date of the swearing in — in this case Jan. 12, 1987. Nominees who would quality are lawyers, judges and law school professors.
Carter said Foulston tentatively had set Oct. 30 as the date the nominating commission would first meet to begin its deliberations.
The commission also told the Dallas-based bus line it was consolidating the abandonment request with an earlier request to drop service to 10 cities in Kansas, on routes between Wichita and Lincoln, Neb.
A total of 38 of the 56 cities involved would be left without any bus service if the Trailways pulled were an-
The 11-member nominating commission includes five members elected by the Kansas Bar Association and five members appointed by the governor. It will sift through all nominations and select three finalists whose names will be submitted to Gov. John Carlin.
TOPEKA — Trailways Lanes Inc. yesterday was ordered by the Kansas Corporation Commission to submit a comprehensive explanation of why it wanted to eliminate bus service to 56 Kansas communities.
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