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Summit countries converge on integration of Soviet economy
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The Associated Press
LONDON — Western leaders hailed Mikhail Gorbachev's efforts toward an open and democratic Soviet Union yesterday and worked to assemble a limited package.
On the eve of the Soviet president's precedent-setting appearance at a free-world economic summit, President Bush and Secretary of State James Baker promised Gorbachev would not leave London empty-handed.
A draft of the group's concluding economic communique, which was obtained by The Associated Press, provided no specific on what type of aid would be offered. It said only that the summit countries were ready to aid the Russian forces of the Soviet Union into the world economy.
The package will contain more details by the time it is announced today by British Parchment.
The seven largest industrial democracies also endorsed a universal register for arms transfers, vowed to leave all sanctions on
Iraq until it complies with remaining U.N. authority, then embraces Bush's new pusst for a Middle East fistfight.
The Middle East effort, given new life with apparent conciliatory movement by Syria, may be the best chance yet for direct peace talks between Israel and her Arab neighbors, Baker told reporters. But he cautioned that there were still many hurdles remaining
The draft economic statement said the groundbreaking study of the Soviet economy done by international lending agencies last year provided a good outline on which the Soviets should proceed. That study called for the government to invest in the market system into place even though the transformation would involve economic pain and dislocation in the beginning.
"That study lists many of the elements necessary so that the reform be crowned with success, among which is fiscal and monetary policy. The market economy," the draft communiqué states.
A Bush administration source, speaking on
the condition of anonymity, said the communique would not include details on the exact aid that would be offered.
In a political communique earlier yesterday, the leaders of the United States, Britain, Japan, Germany, France, Italy and Canada said their support for political and economic reforms undertaken by Gorbachev was as strong as ever.
In private sessions, the summit leaders argued over what form Western assistance to
"There's no chance that he will leave here empty-handed," Baker said. "There are any number of things the countries here will agree should be done."
Dieter Vogel, chief representative for German Chancellor Helmut Kohl's government, said deputies from the seven countries planned to work through the night to reach agreement on G-7 financing for specific Soviet projects in the energy and transportation sectors.
Gorbachev's aid plea embarrasses Soviets
The Associated Press
MOSCOW — Despite Mikhail Gorbachev's assurances that he will not beg for foreign aid at the London economic summit, many ordinary Soviets find his trip shameful.
"What happened to our honor?" asked seamstress Valentina Shmelyova, 42, as she bought tomatoes yesterday at a farmer's market in Moscow.
"People should try to help themselves before asking for handouts," she said. "I'm working, I'm trying. We're not a country of beggars."
Historic Russian pride, reinforced by
decades of propaganda about socialist achievements in science and industry, has been bruised by Gorbachev's quest for foreign help in transforming the economy.
As a result, the Soviet president was on the defensive as he prepared for his London meeting today with leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized countries; the United States, Canada, England, France, Italy, Germany and Japan.
"If any of you think that Gorbache is going to get down on his knees and beg the G7 leaders, this is not serious." Gorbache told a Kremlin news conference Friday.
Although swift movement toward a market economy is popular, public opinion polls show that aid from the West is not.
Nearly half the Soviets queried in one recent poll opposed Western aid, and the opposition reached 75 percent among teacher- and student-district stands whose job it is to instil national pride.
The poll found the greatest desire for Western aid among people under the age of 30, who were two-to-one in favor of it, according to the weekly newspaper Arguments and Facts. No details of the polling method or margin of error were given.
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Dick Rector, co-owner of Free State Glass, 307 E. Ninth St., works on a vase still hot from the furnace. Rector has blown glass for about 10 years.
Testing negative for HIV can have side effects
Confidential exams remain on medical records and may cause difficulties in obtaining new insurance
By Cathy Garrard Kansan staff writer
Nowadays, even testing negative to the AIDS virus can cause problem.
Janine Demo, coordinator of health education at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said having a human immunodeficiency virus test on your medical records could cause serious insurance problems.
A positive HIV result does not mean the person tested has AIDS.
People infected with the virus do not have to until they develop symptoms of the disease.
"People who were tested can be denied insurance," Demo said. "Even if the tests are negative, some agencies will not cover a person who had reason to believe they were infected."
Bob Carlson, a health and life insurance agent with State Farm Insurance in Lawrence, said the company cautiously looked at people
who had had HIV tests taken.
"If a test has been done, but we don't know the results, it's usually seen as a red flag by our company," Carlson said.
Beth Harrison, an independent insurance agent, said that insurance could not be dropped if a person already was covered but that not many insurance companies wanted coverage on an HIV-positive client.
"Most insurance companies can't
afford to buy a claim of an HIV-positive client," she said.
Harrison said that she knew of one company in Kansas that covered patients but that the agency tempested and had stopped practicicing in the state.
Demo said medical expenses due to AIDS could cost a person from $150,000 to $200,000. AZT, one medicine used to prolong the quality of life of an AIDS victim, can cost more than $350 a month.
The Douglas County Health Center provides free anonymous testing for people who suspect they may have the disease.
This year, three of the 329 people in the center checked have tested positive.
Watkins offers confidential but not anonymous testing.
medical records.
Demo said confidential testing was put on health records and later could cause problems with insurance. Anonymous testing never is added to
Demo said Watkins did not perform free anonymous testing because it was not a state-testing site.
"The state funds the testing done by the Douglas County Health Center through the Kansas Department of Environment budget," Demo said.
Demo said the county health department said that Watkins is in severe seismic stress.
Lawrence police get new sets of wheels
Officers say mountain bikes offer stealth and chance to improve public relations
Lawrence patrol officers Jim Hallen and Damon Thomas stand with the police department in 930 mountain bikes. Hallen and Thomas volunteered for the patrol, and can ride 20 to 30 miles a day.
Bv Kellev Frieze
Kansan staff writer
Some Lawrence police have been newly outfitted in shorts, helmets and mountain bikes this summer.
By using mountain bikes, Lawrence police hope to catch thieves who usually are scared away when they hear police cars approaching. They also want to get closer to the Lawrence community and improve public relations
"It's a step away from foot patrol, but it is a lot closer to interaction with the public," said police Sgt. Kevin Harmon.
Since the bike patrol began Monday, officers on day and evening shifts have been riding in the mountain bikes on Trek 21 speed mountain bikes.
"All kinds of people have been talking to us today," said Damon Thomas, patrol officer. "We've had nothing but good response."
Patrol officer Jim Haller, who rode with Thomas, said, "It's a positive police appearance out where the public can meet you."
The department bought four bicycles at Sunflower, 804 Massachusetts St.
So far, only two bikes are used each shift.
Harmon said that the bike patrol's specific purpose was to catch pedestrian and traffic violations but that it also was useful for patrolling parking lots and alleys and operating in areas where patrol cars would be cumbersome.
The bikes are equipped with headlights and taillights and a bag on the back for a ticket book, lock and paperwork.
Although the bike patrol has
"It's good because we'll be able to patrol the alleyways and hard-to-get places, especially at night." Thomas said.
The foot patrol also will become more prevalent in downtown Lawrence this summer, Harmon said.
drawbacks such as speed, the bikes are quieter and harder to notice than police cars.
By being on foot, officers can
Bruce Elliott, who was on foot patrol yesterday, said officers on foot could help keep bikes and skateboards off the sidewalks.
They also catch drivers crossing the yellow line on Massa-ka Street to park on the other side of the street, which is illegal.
Officers volunteer to be on the bike patrol and the foot patrol.
"People just like to see us walking around downtown," Elliott said.
The new patrols are possible because of the 23 new officers who are finishing their training, Harmon said. Until now, the department only has had officers to fill its patrol cars.
KU awaits legislation on crime-report policy
Kansan staff writer
In January 1990, Traci Bauer, the editor of Southwestern Missouri State University's student newspaper, asked her to gain access to campus crime reports.
By Eric Swanson
KU is waiting for the passage of federal legislation before changing its policy concerning the release of campus crime reports.
In March, a district court judge in Bauer's favor and ordered the reprimand.
The Education Department now is urging Congress to pass legislation that exempts campus-police and security-department reports from the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. The act, also known as the Buckley Amendment, protects students' rights regarding educational records.
In the past, the Education Department used the act to support its position that any university or college should report reports risked losing federal money.
Rose Marino, KU associate general counsel, said, "We have always followed the Buckley Amendment very closely." She added, "It's a shame to reveal student info-
If the Education Department succeeds in getting the new legislation passed, that policy will have to change, said Mark Goodman, executive director of the Student Press Law Association in Washington, D.C.
mation to anyone who asks without the student's consent."
The KU police department's current policy is to open campus police after a person's descriptive referral, including the name, are crossed out.
Goodman said that the association supported the Education Department's new position but that it was overdue.
"They could have said, 'We misinterpreted the Buckley Amendment; it does not cover campus crime reports,' a long time ago," he said. "If this legislation isn't passed by Sept. 1, someone will sue the department to contest its interpretation of Buckley."
KU police LL. John Mullens said the proposed legislation would cut down on paperwork.
"It would make it slightly easier for us because our personnel won't have to sit down and cross out the names in the report," he said.
In this issue of the Kansan:
Profile of Frank Burge, the "father of the Kansas Union" - Page 3.
Reservations at Jayhawk Towers overflow — Page 3.
Koo exhibit at the Museum of Natural History — Page 4.
Killer bee exhibit at the Museum of Natural History - Page 6.
Gov. Joan Finney speaks in Lawrence — Page 6.
Premium coverage outside the United States.
Preview of tomorrow's downtown sidewalk sale — Page 9.
Profile of Jon Eric Narum, a local artist - Page 10
The Kinect Theater
The Kansas City Comets fold — Page 11.
EPA grant to Kansas Biological Survey to investigate ground-water contamination - Page 12