University Daliv Kansan, September 9. 1982
Page 5
Mixer
From page one
From page one
Defense spending is one area that can be reduced in the federal budget, he said, perhaps by as much as $25 billion.
Lawrence city commissioners had differing opinions on the economic situation.
"We're better off than most places," said Commissioner Tom Glasson. "We're fortunate in that."
Gleason said he was particularly encouraged by recent chamber proposals to develop a rehab center.
THE CHAMBER send a letter to its members last week asking for help in finding sites for future industrial parks, including research, light industry and medium industry.
"I think that's really the wave of the future," Gleason said of the research park. "The high-tech aspects of business are going to continue to be very promising."
Commissioner Donald Binns agreed.
"That's what makes the country go, is research," he said.
However, Mayor Marc Francisco said that while the idea of a research park was attractive, it also lacked investment.
Whatever new development is undertaken must be planned carefully, she said.
"The city needs to maintain some degree of control now how the city grows," he said.
Costs
LAWRENCE DOES not have the problems some cities have, she said.
From page one
"In Lawrence we talk about trying to attract industry," she said. "Many other towns are built around it."
DESPITE ALL of these increases, KU students still study more than many of their peers to the extent that
The Lawrence-Douglas County area must strike a balance between development and maintaining prime agricultural land, Francisco said.
"We've had a strong tradition in the state of Kansas that students pay low fees," he said. But, he said, "You can't provide free services forever."
Students did pay about $7 less for tuition this
Cobb said that he doubted the added costs for classroom materials would equal the amount of material needed.
fall because the University was scheduled to
fall but is still available for Wescock Hall and
Watkins Memorial Hospital.
MANY FACULTY MEMBERS fear that the
largest budget cuts, as well as others in recent
years, will further damage their ability.
Jeffries frustrated,will retire
By BRUCE SCHREINER
Staff Reporter
After nearly four years in Washington, D.C., 2nd District Congressman Jim Jeffries has concluded that many Capitol Hill traditions need overhauling.
Instead of crusading on the House floor for revisions, though, Jeffries has decided to show his frustration with the system by retiring from Congress in January.
But before leaving, the Kansas Republican vented his feelings on how Congress should be handled.
POLITICS AND election day, Jeffries said, are the primary reasons for congressional inactivity in solving the nagging problem of federal debts.
"It is apparent that many people go to Congress with the thought of making it their life's vocation," Jeffries said. "For many of its the best job they have ever had. And many of them are aware that if they are going to make it their work, they have to stay away from bad press."
To avoid unfavorable publicity, Jeffries said, congressmen support appropriations bills that please constituents but anger economists pleading for a balanced budget.
one eye on the press gallery and the other eye on the ballot box back home.
"You can get good press if you approve money to build new roads or avialing units." Jeffrey Fuchs wrote.
"It's a horrible mistake and people suffer because money that comes out of the federal till comes from people's pocketbooks."
One remedy to the tendency of running re-election campaigns from Capitol Hill would be to eliminate the profession of career politician, Jeffries said.
By limiting the amount of time a congressman could serve, he said, legislators would be more likely to do so.
"BUSINESS TODAY is not like it was 20 or 30 years ago," Jeffries said. "It's tough to make a profit today. They (some congressmen) have been criticized by the destruction of incentives in this nation."
Another defect in Congress, which stems from the success of legislators to dominate their district for a couple of decades, is in the selection of committee chairman, Jeffries said.
但 attempts in both chambers to limit careers have consistently been derailed in committee
If the movement gained enough momentum, Jeffries said, a new breed of men and women
"Those truly interested in wanting to serve the nation for the good of the people would be in
"Many committee chairmen are not any
better than others, but they simply have put in more time than others," he said.
JEFFRIES SAID ability rather than durability should weigh more heavily in the decision-making process. But, he said, not enough congressmen shared this viewpoint.
Perhaps the most critical error committed by Congress, Jeffries said, was the conception that the president would be a Republican.
"It seems everyone wants to make a law to correct an already-existing law, which has been corrected before," Jeffries said. "I have always told those who govern the左, govern the best."
This centralization has resulted in food legislation that nearly drowns the chance of healthy eating.
He said nationwide battles over moral issues, such as abortion, could have been avoided if the federal government had allowed the states to make their own decisions.
BUT, JEFFRIES SAID, Congress is only partly to blame for the nation's difficulties. The conservative legislator also pinned responsibility on the people.
"I hear so often that everyone is entitled to so much," he said. "Under the Constitution you are entitled only to the freedom to work, to worship and to accept responsibility of your actions."
"People think they are entitled to a living, but you are actually entitled to earn a living. There is no way you can live without them."
LOCATION Lutheran Church 2104 West 15th Street at Iowa Street
SCHEDULE OF FREE LESSONS
Thurs. 9/910 a.m.,12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.
Fri. 9/10 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Sat. 9/11 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Choose the day and time most convenient for you. Reservations are not necessary.
EVELYN WOOD READING DYNAMICS
© 1978 Evelyn Wood
Reading Dynamics, Inc.