Herd Addresses CYD Senator Says Avery Holds Line On Budget During Election Year
One Democratic Senator's opinion of Governor William H. Avery's budget message was that it "reflected an attempt to hold the line on expenditures in this election year."
Sen. Harold Herd, D-Coldwater, said that Gov. Avery is trying to "lure the public into forgetfulness about last year's inequitable tax increases."
"It's hard to forget that the governor wanted to increase sales tax to three and one-half per cent, which was refused, and we now find that our balance of funds on hand is $55,000,000 in spite of the reduced rate," Herd said.
GOV. AVERY in his budget message to a joint session of the legislature Wednesday, recommended a state budget of $569.9 million. It is a 4.9 per cent increase over estimated spending during the last fiscal year.
In a speech to the KU-Collegiate Young Democrats, Herd also called on the Kansas Democratic party to step up programs and activities in the state.
The Democrats are the minority party, because they deserve to be, Herd said.
"WE ARE AN old party in Kansas, but we have been a minority party over 50 years."
Some of his Democratic counterparts complain about the press coverage, he said, but "we probably get more press than we deserve."
The only reason some Democrats have won was because of "defaults in the Republican party."
Another reason Republicans get the majority of votes, is that "people vote their tradition, if
they aren't offered a choice," Herd said.
"WHAT WE ALL want is better government. But we (the Democrats) have been able to exist in the state, because of the national party.
"We haven't been dynamic. The Republicans have not had to be either, because we have not made them work," he said.
The Issue of reapportionment, which goes before a special legislative session in two weeks, also was evaluated.
"When they try to reaportion the legislature, they are breaking up a power structure." Herd said.
The Democrats contest that the Republicans have gerry-mandered district voting lines in order to maintain a Republican majority vote in the state, Herd said.
THE DEMOCRATS want to apportion districts by population, rather than the present area divisions.
"We reapportioned the congressional districts last year and the population was nearly equalized in five districts," but Wyandotte and Sedgwick Counties have been divided to produce Republican majorities. Herd said,
"You subvert the will of the people when you start tampering with the boundaries. The Republicans are transgressing the county lines.
"They did this to preserve their incumbents' leads," Herd said.
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Lambda Chi Alpha Forms Auxiliary
with other organizations on campus," said Gail Freiermuth, Kirkwood, Mo., sophomore and public relations chairman.
Zeta Iota chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity recently formed a women's auxiliary organization.
Steve Smith, Mission sophomore, Lambda Chi vice-president is coordinator of the program.
"The main purpose of Crescents is to help facilitate projects within the house and relations
Other Crescent officers include Jackie Babcock, Shawnee Mission junior, president; Linda Weeks, Shawnee Mission freshman, vice-president; and Hallye Bergman, St. Louis, Mo., junior, secretary.
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