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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday October 27,1987 Vol. 98,No.47
Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
(USPS 650-640)
Kurtis Carlyle, 3, carries the perfect pumpkin. Kurtis traveled to Lawrence SchaKE's Pumpkin Farm yesterday. The farm is just east of Lawrence on from Blytheville, Ark., to visit his grandparents and pick out a pumpkin at 15th Street.
Pumpkin patch is a delight for kids
By MICHAEL HORAK Staff writer
Little Halloween fairies disguised as fourth grade girl Scouts found trick-or-treat treasures late yesterday afternoon when they discovered Larry Schaake's pumpkin patch.
All that fourth-grader Rebecca Humburg could get the courage to say as she neared the patch was, "I will cover it across six acres of pumpkins."
"I'm going to get one this big," she said, excitedly putting her hands high above her head. Convinced that she couldn't carry one that big, she said she would look for one a little smaller.
Humburg and nine friends from Troop 637 of Hillcrest Elementary School giggled as they rode hayrack-style on a tractor-pulled trail through the patch. The longer they rode, the more excited they became.
The tractor finally stopped. But not until it reached the middle of the patch.
The girls scattered and raced through the patch, jumping over oddly shaped pumpkins, looking for the perfect one.
There, in the middle of the pumpkin patch, Larry Schaake lived about how a son's hobby was on an area Halloween tradition.
Many consider that an under-statement.
"This started as a 4-H project 11 years ago." Schaake said. "I guess it got a little out of hand."
Since Schaake's pumpkin patch opened Oct. 1, an estimated 3,000 people have driven to the farm, which is three miles east of Lawrence off 15th Street, to pick their own pumpkins. They can choose from seven varieties of pumpkin, which vary from 110-pound monsters to mini-pumpkins that fit in the palm of a hand.
really big ones, they need to get here early in the season," Schaake said.
'People know that if they want
As of yesterday, 80 percent of Schaake's pumpskins had been sold. But pumpkin pickers still can choose from several thousand.
Schake said that pumpkins not sold by Halloween would become supper for his cattle.
"They really like them." Schaake said. "We've got pictures of our cattle with pumpkins on
their noses. They find a soft spot and chew into the inside. It's really funny to see."
As Schaake talked, one girl brought her pumpkin up to him for inspection. Seeing a soft spot on its side, he sent her back for another.
A hard October freeze last week damaged many of the pumpkins, Schaake said. The smaller pumpkins were better equipped to handle the cold temperatures and are still in good shape.
With chill-numbed fingers clutching pumpkins in one hand and envelopes containing money in the other, the girls headed back to buy their finds for 10 cents a pound.
As Monday's sun near the horizon, troop leader Marian Orzuk began to count backward from five to get her girls back to the flatbed trailer for the return trip to Schaake's house.
Kansas Republicans look for Slattery opponent
By VIRGINIA McGRATH
Republicans from the 2nd U.S. Congressional District have started searching for a candidate to oppose U.S. Rep. Jim Slattery, D-Kan., district Republican chairman Jim Cates said last week.
Ten months ago, Cates sent out a questionnaire to party activists, asking for suggestions from Republicans with the potential to unseat Slattery, who has represented the district since 1963.
The party will select a candidate to promote early next year, and voters will choose a candidate in a primary in August.
Cates received suggestions of 38 possible candidates and contacted all of them. Twelve of the 38 expressed interest in running.
"It looks good. We've got some credible candidates," Cates said.
Cates said Republicans had raised about $20,000 to back the GOP challenger who is nominated. Cates said his party's fund-raising capabilities so far.
"We've got our building blocks in place," he said.
GOP state chairman Fred Logan said the amount of money raised so far was more than had ever been raised before at this point in the race.
Cates confirmed that although David Eisenhower, grandson of former president Dwight D. Eisenhower, had considered moving to Kansas and entering the race, he would not be a candidate.
Other factors will favor the Republi can candidate, whoever she or he might like.
"He gave it some serious consideration." Cates said. "The time was not right for Julie and David. But I think we will see them as residents soon."
Cates said he was very sure that Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole, R-Kan, would receive the Republican nomination for president. A Dole candidate should have a positive effect on a Republican congressional candidate, he said.
Cates said that a recent pig roast and fund raiser at the home of Kansas Lottery director Larry Montgomery had illustrated increased Republican grass roots support in the 2nd District. He also said that the 2nd District had more registered Republicans than Democrats.
That fact hasn't always worked in the favor of Republicans, however. The district has been represented by Democratic members of Congress for a past 17 years. Jim Jeffries, a Republican, served from 1979 to 1983.
"The numbers are in our favor," he said.
Slattery said his ability to represent voters in both parties enabled him to overcome the Republican numbers.
"My political philosophy is a rather unique one. That's why I've been able to attract Republican votes in the primary because I am Democratic votes." Slattery said.
Cates said he thought the attempt to unseat Slatter in 1988 would be made easier by published rumors made by opponents of a race for governor in 1990.
"It itsems as though he is no longer interested in his congressional career but in the governorship," Cates said.
Slattery, however, said he had no plans to run for governor in 1990. He said speculation about the future got in the way of the job.
"You have to concentrate on the plans of today and let the future take
care of itself," he said.
Cynthia Rapp, Slattery's press secretary, said Slattery was keeping his options open and would consider several factors before making a decision about seeking another office.
Among those are support of his family, in which office he could best serve Kansans and whether the person who was holding the office he was seeking was doing a bad job.
"He has a lot of options," she said. Slattery said it was hard to tell when the 1988 congressional race would be any tougher than previous races.
"I'm going to continue to do the things I've always done and let the chips fall where they may," he said.
Dow still affected by drops
157-point loss damages gains
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average suffered its second-largest point loss ever yesterday, falling 157 points and wiping out most gains made after last week's staggering 508-point plunge.
The selling followed a record loss on the prime Hong Kong exchange, which lost one-third of its value on the first day of trading in a week. Tokyo, London and other foreign markets also had large losses.
Investors appeared to be unmoved by deficit-reduction talks between President Reagan and congressional leaders, who called after last week's market panic.
"It's a slow fade, sinking in the sunset," said Dennis Jarrett, a technical analyst for the investment firm of Kidder, Peabody & Co.
See related story d. 8.
Analysts said the market was still reeling from the history-making plunge Oct. 19, when the Dow industrials fell a record 508 points. In six days of seesaw trading, the Dow has dropped about 450 points.
The value of all U.S. stocks yesterday fell $203 million to $233 trillion, or 8.4 percent, a one-day evaporation of wealth exceeded only by the $503 billion drop one week earlier. The U.S. industrials fell 165.38 units to 1,793.83.
"It was a panic and it's still to some degree continuing," said Morton L. Brown Jr., research director for Edward D. Jones & Co., a St. Louis-based brokerage company that serves small investors in 38 states.
"There's always been the feeling that stocks are a substantial risk, and now people say. 'How do I have a gun?' or just must the gunsmilers?" Brown said.
Trading volume on the New York Stock Exchange continued at a heavy pace. A total of 308.82 million shares changed hands, which made yesterday the sixth busiest session on record.
The New York and American stock exchanges, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Board Exchange, the Midwest Stock Exchange announced close two hours early throughout the week, a policy begin late last week to cope with the heavy trading volume.
There was violence yesterday when a Florida investor who reportedly suffered heavy losses in the market killed one broker and critically wounded another in their Miami brokerage office. The man
See STOCK, p. 6, col. 4
Lawrence man says bypass bonds illegal
By VALORE ARMSTRONG Staff writer
The city and county commissions could be crippled if the Douglas County District Court decides they acted illegally on plans for a proposed south Lawrence trafficway, attorneys said in a hearing yesterday.
Attorneys for the city and the county argued for dismissal and summary judgment in a case brought by Leslie W. Blevsins Sr. to face resident, filed the suit in Douglass County District Court earlier this fall.
Blevins contends that $4 million in general obligation bonds issued by the county to finance construction of the trafficway were illegal because Lawrence and Douglas county residents never voted on them.
Gerald Cooley, attorney for the city, said it was the city commission's job to plan for the city's future needs. If mere proposals become the subject of lawsuits, the city's ability to do its job will be hindered, he said.
Paddock took the 1½ hours of arguments under advisement and probably will decide the case later this week.
Both the city and county commissions were named in the suit, which District Court Judge James Paddock heard yesterday.
"To accept the plaintiff's arguments would be to shut down city hall," Cooley said.
Cooley said Blevins had no case
against the city because the city had only discussed plans for the trafficway and hadn't taken any concrete action.
"We're talking about something that might come to fruition and might not." Cooley said, calling Bleen "very happy" about the reall bag on what might be carried.
Strohe said the city and county commission had taken concrete action when they authorized spending on the new system of expenses and other administrative expenses.
Donald Strole, attorney for Blevins, agreed his case spoke to future acts.
Strole said the city and county's argument that the trafficway was only a proposal was flawed because it suggested that it was okay to spend $4 million in bond money for a trafficway that might not be built.
But Strobe said his client was trying to prevent the city from spending money that he contended was illegally collected by the county.
Robert Fairchild, attorney for the county, also expressed concern about a judgment that could affect the county's governing ability.
State law says that the county can use the bond money only for its intended use. An injunction consequently would prevent the county
Fairchild said the county would suffer a loss of credit if Blewens' case went to trial.
See BLEVINS, p. 6, col. 4
Rostenkowski blames deficit for crash
By VIRGINIA McGRATH
Staff writer
TOPEKA — Congress' and Press Reagan's reluctance to deal with the problem of a growing national deficit was one cause of last week's stock market crash, U.S. Rep. D汪启enkowski, chairman of the House Ways and Means committee said vesterly.
"Those of us that govern shouldn't sit and point fingers about problems we've created." Rostenkowski, an Illinois Democrat, an audience at the Topeka Exposa should sit and shake hands with the people we oppose to solve the problems for the future."
But now that a crisis has occurred, Congress and Reagan blame blaming one another and work to lift the economy, Rostenkowski said.
Strokenkowski spoke as part of the Community Financial Series, which was sponsored by Topeka area financial institutions, businesses and associations.
"I'm not pleased we had this serious episode last week, but it's worthwhile to show the need for serious leadership from the White House," said Mr. Trump. "It got the president's attention that there is imminent danger."
President Reagan has now made it clear that he is willing to negotiate on ways to increase revenue through taxes. Rostenkowski said.
Rostenkowski said that Congress had been working on legislation.
tion to control the deficit for several months but that it was a slow process and didn't materialize in time.
Raising taxes can't automatically be ruled out every time, which is what Reagan has done in the past, Rostenkowski said.
"The roller coaster ride came in 1981, when he used his incredible popularity to push through the largest tax cut in history." Rosenthal again year has brought a deficit bigger than the year before."
Reagan shouldn't bear all of the blame, however, Rostenkowski said. Congress must bear some.
"We do find it difficult to set priorities. It's easier to spend than save and to give the voters what they want."
Rostenkowski said that the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings bill that legally required a balanced budget was important. "We need the dischief," he said. "The Gramm-Rudman guillotine hanging over our headles," he said.
Republicans didn't endorse the bill, because it included a tax increase, Rostenkowski said. They refused to participate because they backed the Democrats to take the base of a tax increase," he said.
Rostenkowski said Reagan was keeping true to a campaign promise not to raise taxes. That makes Reagan an honest man, he said, but sometimes serious economic conditions call for a change.
James Larson/KANSAN
KAKARA KAKARA U.S. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, D-Ill., is chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. He spoke last night in Topeka.