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Friday, October 16, 1987 / University Daily Kansan
State/Local
Committee studies law on deadly force
The Associated Press
TOPEKA — A Kansas attorney told the interim Committee on Judiciary yesterday that Kansas already had a "make my day" law, but a jury must determine if a person used reasonable judgment in using deadly force to protect his property.
State Rep. Norman Justice, D-Kansas City, has proposed that Kansas law forces people more latitude in using deadly force to protect their property.
But Jim Clark, executive director of the Kansas County and District Attorneys Association, said Kansas would force to protect a household.
"the only test is reasonableness," Clark said. "It's up to a jury as to the reasonable test. Ultimately, it's a jury question."
The proposal has been called the "make my day" law after a line used in a movie by a character played by Clint Eastwood.
Justice recounted for lawmakers the night earlier this year when he shot at a man who was stealing his car.
He said he was in his bathroom when he saw his car, parked in the driveway, back up. He told his wife to call, said, and then retrieved his revolver.
"I speculated for a moment whether or not to fire. So my decision was to prevent my car from being ravished," he told the committee, which is considering the proposal.
"I made the decision to fire," Justice told the committee. "I hit the car on the driver's side, but I didn't bit the individual."
At the time he fired, he said, he knew he was in violation of a Wyandotte County ordinance prohibiting firearm charge of a firearm within city limits.
But Justice told the committee that the incident, and the burglary of his house two weeks before his car was stolen, convinced him that Kansas needs a law that allows individuals greater latitude to protect their property.
Vacation options offered
By JENNIFER ROWLAND Staff writer
Classified employees to choose when to take time off
Classified employees who would rather take a vacation sometime other than in December now have that option.
A plan to accommodate employees who want to use their holiday vacation days during the year was announced yesterday by the executive vice chancellor's office and the personnel service office.
"We're trying to be sensitive to the concerns of our employees," said David Lewin, director of personnel services.
Many University of Kansas offices are closed between Dec. 24 and Jan. 3. In the past, that meant employees in those offices were compelled to take their vacation time then.
Brothers, chairman of
Classified Senate, said, "It was
pretty much accepted, but it
wasn't very well liked the way
it was administered previously."
Brothers said classified employees liked the new option.
Lewin said that if an office were
closed from Dec. 24 to Jan. 3, and the classified employees in that office wished to work, they would be assigned temporarily to a similar position in another department.
Also, if an office has employees who want time off, but that office needs to be fully-staffed, temporary replacements could be brought in from that pool of classified employees, Lewin said.
"It should be a benefit in both directions," he said.
"Since we hadn't tried it on this campus before this year it's 'experimental,' he said. "We hope it's successful."
KU police and facilities operations will not be affected by the new policy and will remain on hold until dates during the winter holiday.
KU employees accumulate vacation days according to the number of years they have worked at a job in the KU. The day of vacation time is granted each month to employees with fewer than five years at the Uki-
versity. More vacation days each month are granted to employees who have worked at the University for a longer period of time.
Classified employees have vacation days on Martin Luther King Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, New Year's Day, Labor Day and Memorial Day. They also have vacation on Thanksgiving Day and the day after and Christmas Day and the day after.
In addition, full-time classified employees are granted one eight-hour discretionary holiday each year. Employees covered by the employee's supervisor.
Cara Decker, administrative assistant for the department of psychology, said she enjoyed hav- ing lunch in December and January off.
"I'm looking forward to having the office closed," Decker said. "I would not wish to be reassigned."
Senior class announces Hope award candidates
By a Kansan reporter
Semifinalists for the Hope award, given each year by the senior class to an outstanding KU educator, were announced yesterday.
The finalists are Lonn Beaudry, associate professor of fine arts; Don Green, professor of engineering; Loise Greene, director of The Arts; Colin Howat, associate professor of engineering; Maurice Joy, distinguished professor of business; James Seaver, professor of history; Paul Wallace, assistant professor of engineering; George Swift, assistant professor of engineering; and Mary Wallace, assistant professor of journalism.
The field will be pared down to four by a series of interviews next week. Seniors will choose the winner at the ballot box Oct. 28-29. The winner will be announced during halftime at the KU-Oklahoma State game Nov. 14, said Clifford Stubbs, senior class president.
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in its first-ever U.S. tour with Zuohuang Chen, Conductor Li Jian, Piano Soloist
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