THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSA.
KANSAS STATE HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
TOPEKA, KS 66812
VOL.101.No.140
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1991
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U.S. prepared for conflict
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American troops ready if Iraq refuses to leave refugee zone
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - The United States yesterday threatened to take whatever steps were necessary if Iraq balked at an ultimatum for the withdrawal of its security forces the refugee zone in northern Iraq.
Tomorrow is the deadline for the pullout, an administration source said.
U. S. officials said they thought that the Iraqis would comply with the ultimatum but added that American troops were prepared for a showdown
"There should be no doubt in their minds about what the outcome would be." Defense Secretary Dick Cheney said.
The United States would prevail in a conflict because it has sufficient forces in the area, he said. About 7,000 American troops already are in northern Iraq and across the border in Turkey.
The United States may deploy additional forces, Cheney said.
The order for an Iraq pullout is intended to援教 Kurdish refugees hiding in the mountains that it is safe to come down to allied-protected camps, he said. The first camp is being constructed in the area around Zakho, and plans were announced for a counter to be built 15 miles to the west.
White House press secretary Martin Fitzwater called the Iraqi forces an intimidating presence, saying only heightened the possibility of combat.
The administration also said that a U.S. Air Force flight carry blankets for Iraqi refugees in Iran would fly to Tehran tomorrow. This is believed to be the first official U.S. flight to Iran since former National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane led a delegation there in May 1986 in effort to free Iraqi hostages and establish a dialogue with Iran.
The ultimatum by the United States, Britain and France brings risk of a new military clash with Baghdad, which is struggling to regain control after its crushing defeat in the Persian Gulf War. However, administration officials are unlikely that Iraq would resist.
There are now several hundred armed Iraqi security troops in the area around Zakho.
"It is our belief they do not intend to provoke a confrontation," Fitzwaer said.
He said that although preliminary discussions with Iraq indicated they would be responsive, the U.S. would prefer to make sure the area was safe to make sure the area was safe.
Cheney declined to say how many more U.S. troops could be sent, or when, and whether the possible reinforcements were intended to back up the allied demand for withdrawal of Iraq security forces.
The secretary said the Iraqis were ordered to keep their security forces several kilometers back from Zakho. He indicated that the order applied to Iraq's internal security services and to external security forces, but not to ordinary help.
The ultimatum was delivered to Iraq at the United Nations by U.S. Ambassador Thomas Pickering. News of the allies' order leaked from
Iraq on Wednesday but was denied at the time by the White House.
Announcing the ultimatum, Fitzwater said it was essential for the refugee camps to have an atmosphere of safety.
"The presence of Iraqi security forces goes counter to conveying such an atmosphere," he said.
He said the United States and its allies had not encountered any problem with the security forces but that it was nonetheless prudent to have these forces pulled back in order to prevent any accidents.
"It is also essential for them to pull back to create a signal to the refugees that they are safe to come down from the mountains," he added.
The administration continued to express skepticism about a tentative agreement between Iraq President Saddam Hussein and Kurdish lead
"Saddam Hussein has a long record of broken promises," Fitzwater said.
*Fitzwater also expressed confidence that the United Nations eventually would take control of the refugee camps in northern Iraq, but he acknowledged some problems in arranging the takeover.
Facts members told to pay or be barred
Kansan staff report
The Student Senate Elections Commission issued an ultimatum last night to the Facts coalition: the fines or be barred from Senate.
Peter Paukstelis, a member of
The coalition was fined $253.
Tom Poer, elections commissioner, said the fines from campaign violations were due by May 6, or the 10 members of the coalition who gained seats would be removed and all 53 coalition would be barred from involvement in next year's Senate elections
This also would prevent Jason McIntosh, Giles Smith and Roger Ross, holdover senators, from retaining their seats in Senate, which they won Wednesday night during this year's last Senate meeting. McIntosh and Smith ran for president and vice president for the Facts coalition, and Ross ran for Senate.
"We'll definitely attempt to raise the money," he said.
Facts who defended the coalition during complaint hearings, said he had hoped the commission would have allowed some kind of community service repayment.
Pauktelis said Facts had appealed $133 of the fines to University Judicary yesterday.
If the appeals fail, the deadline stands. Poer said.
"They can pool their money, or a few can pay," he said.
Although Facts was fined for campaign violations, the coalition was not found in violation of two of the more serious charges against it — fraud and bribery.
Paukstells said that he did not begrudge the commission for its decision.
"We realize that the commission has to uphold its findings," he said.
Cable TV fires bullet, wages war on pirates
The Associated Press
NEW YORK – The newest weapon in the cable industry's war on video pirates would fit right in with the U.S. military's smart bomb and cruise
It is an electronic "bullet," a signal fired through the cable system from company headquarters right into the network converter box on top of the television.
If the box is legitimate, nothing happens. But if illegal chips were installed in a basic converter to descramble premium services such as HBO without payment of the monthly fee, the bullet uses the chips' own programs to shut down the converter and halt service.
Thanks to the bullet, American Cablevision of Queens in New York City filed a civil suit in federal court against 317 alleged cable thieves
The defendants in the lawsuit will be offered a deal — a $500 cash payment to the company within 20 days, or face prosecution and a possible fine ranging from $1,000 to $2,000. The television president Barry Rosenbloom.
The company fired a bullet March 13 that covers about one third of its system, and the switchboard was wired with three pairs ofembers whose screens had gone dark.
Technicians were sent to the homes to replace the boxes, then were disassembled and examined for evidence of illegal chips.
such piracy and other methods, such as illegal hookups and black market decoders, cost the industry $15 billion. But people do not take the piracy seriously.
"It's just like department store shoplifting," said Richard Aurelio, president of Time Warner's New York City Cable Group, which includes American Cablevision. "We have ways of detecting where it is and ... we're going to go after them."
"It can be what they call a cocktail party crime . . . kind of a fun thing," said Jodi Hooper of the National Guard. "I don't really think of it as a crime."
But the cable industry considers it a significant problem. Most pay services began scrambling their satellite signals in 1986, so the focus now is on catching people with illegal descramblers.
The electronic bullet, developed by Jerrold Communications of Hatboro, Pa., was first fired last year by Water Media Cable of Philadelphia.
American Cablevision, with about 330.000 paid subscribers in New York's boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn, estimates it loses hundreds of thousands of dollars annually to pirates.
In three separate campaigns, Greater Media discovered 368 illegal converters and collected almost $20,000 in lost revenue and damage fees, said general manager Mark Shuster.
Philip Meiring/KANSAN
Chad Kingley, Chicago freshman, balances his lacrosse stick on his head during the KU lacrosse team's last practice of the season. The team was preparing yesterday for this weekend's tournament against Kansas State, Missouri and St. Louis University. Game times are 2 p.m. tomorrow, and 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Shenk Complex, 23rd and Iowa streets. See story Page 11.
Balanced approach
Senate considers tax-increase bill; no action taken
Bill would generate millions in revenue
Kansan staff writer
TOPEKA — Two days ago the pro-
tection of the Legislature putting
together any kind of spending pack-
ing at the end of the session
looked dim.
But after the Senate debated a $150 million tax-increase bill for more than five hours yesterday without taking any action, some legislators who favor an increase are showing signs of optimism.
The Senate yesterday passed an amendment proposed by State Sen. Shella Frahm, it Co-Chair, that would equip the Senate Majority Leader Fred Kerr
State Seen. Wint Winter Jr., R-
Lawrence said that because Kerr backed the amendment, the tax bill had a good chance to pass.
"I think we're in a good position to do it," he said. "He's risked alienating a lot of people, and I respect that." "His entry into this shouldn't be
"His entry into this stu. undersd. He is a major ally."
However, the Senate passed four amendments that would reduce the number of deaths from gunfire.
The bill originally would have raised $99.3 million in revenue by increasing personal income tax rates and raising the tax rate 1/4 percent to 4.75 percent.
Frahm's measure would cut $27.6 million from the personal income tax total, and she said she would propose an amendment package to target the remaining $74 million to local school districts.
She plans to propose her amendments when the Senate begins debate on a school finance bill this morning. Final action will be taken on both the tax bill and school finance bill after the latter bill is debated.
'Why are we raising taxes?
Let's just leave it alone and let our taxpayers rest for a little while. They'll love you for it.' — State Sen. Gus Bogina
State Sen. Gus Bogina R-Shawnee
Frahm said the outcome of the tax bill now depended upon how the school finance bill shaped up.
"Some of us don't want to vote on the tax bill until we know whether or not some of the money will be earmarked for education," she said.
Frahm said Kansans would face a $20 million instead of $159 million property tax increase if her amendment proposing tighter budget lids on local school district budgets was approved.
Kerr said that he supported the property tax relief measure.
"These amendments would make a great deal of progress toward solving the problem."
Winter said if the tax increase passed, he would move to restore $18 million to the Board of Regents institutions.
However, State Sen. Gus Bogina,
who said he would continue to
fight the tax bill,
"I have a very good question to ask you," he said to the rest of the senators. "Why are we raising taxes?"
"Let's just leave it alone and let our taxpayers rest for a little while. They'll love you for it."
Pilot dies after plane crashes near hospital
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A burning single-engine plane circled low over residential areas before afternoon a near hospital.
The pilot, dead at the scene, was identified by family members as Frank Morris, 57, of suburban Raytown. Fire officials said it appeared he was the only person aboard the plane, owned by CAZU Inc. of Raytown. The Federal Aviation Administration said late Thursday it had not determined whether anyone else was aboard.
Witnesses said they saw the plane circling low as the pilot appeared to be looking for a safe place to land the burning craft.
The pilot was speaking frantically into his radio moments before the plane went down, witnesses told local broadcast stations.
"It was a big ball of fire as he was trying to control it," said Sharika Johnson. "He was trying not to hurt anybody. We were thinking he would try to jump out, but we know why he didn't. He saved a lot of lives. I think he was a hero."
A helicopter pilot who was standing at the helicopter pad at the time of the crash saw the pilot move out of the way and enter the hospital and other buildings.
The plane hit nothing except a light pole, reporters on the scene said.
Demand for storage services increases when students leave
By Benjamin W. Allen
Kansan staff writer
Finals, projects and even summer subleases are just a few of the problems students face as the summer approaches.
But one problem students often do not think of until the last minute is where to store their possessions when they leave town.
The demand for storage space when students leave town has generated a boon for local self-storage and even has spawned a new business.
Cynthia Snyder, Augusta senior, and Brian Osborn, Okulmegie, Oklea, senior, have created a business called Jayhawk Summer Storage that collects students' possessions and returns them at the beginning of
'Generally we see anywhere from 30 to 40 more rentals in May. Our business normally quadruples.'
manager of StorGard
next year.
Oscarn said they already had been contacted by 40 students who were
Snyder said she got the idea from a friend who ran the same type of business at other universities.
"It was successful, but my grades were suffering and it didn't seem
She said she originally had offered the storage service her freshman year.
Fred McElhenne, associate director of student housing, said he had noticed a trend toward students using cell phones to store large items they owned.
worth it at the time," she said.
He said that at the end of the year the residence halls designated areas where students could put the bigger books and equipment to take with them for the summer.
McElheneir said the housing department often suggested that students use the dormitory.
Mary Spruk, manager of StorGard,
said that business picked up in May.
"Generally we see anywhere from 30 to 40 more rentals in May," she said. "Our business normally quadruples."