Med Center workers to return
Restraining order stops pickets
By GLORIA VOBEJDA
Kansan Staff Writer
KANSAS CITY A temporary restraining order has sent the pickets home from the University of Kansas Medical Center and the workers expect to be on the job at 8 a.m. today, a union official said.
At 4 p.m. yesterday, a petition for a temporary restraining order was filed in the District Court of Wyandotte County and at 4:30 p.m. the document was delivered to officials of Public Service Employees Local 1132.
All workers had gone home by 6 p.m., said Milton H. Bledsoe, president of Local 1132.
Bledsoe said last night a hearing had been set for Friday but the time was indefinite. He said it either would be at 9:30 a.m. or 2:30 p.m. Friday.
Asst. Atty. Gen., Richard Seaton said the trial hearing will give both parties a chance to present their cases.
The attorney general's office filed the petition for the restraining order upon the request of the Kansas Board of Regents.
Seaton said the petition signed by Judge Harry G. Miller Jr. of the District Court of Wyandotte County asked the court to enjoin the union and its members from:
- Striking against the Medical Center
- Picketing the Medical Center, and
- Encouraging others to strike and picket the Medical Center.
The union, Local 1132, has drawn up a list of 13 grievances. The main complaint centers
around inadequate salary levels, said Russell H. Miller, director of the Medical Center.
"Most of these workers are in the $1.38 to $2 an hour range and they are just not satisfied," Miller said.
Floyd Camp, Local 1132 business manager, said some of the demands include:
- A 25 per cent wage increase for all Medical Center workers
- Contract or collective bargaining
- Hospital insurance paid by the state
- Workmen's compensation benefits
- Premium pay for night shift workers
- Free parking for non-professionals, and
- Overtime based on a 40-hour week
The walkout, which began at 9 p.m. Sunday and involved nearly 500 employees in the housekeeping, dietary, laundry and other maintenance and hospital attendant categories, has caused a suspension of all admissions including emergency room service.
"We are getting along but with difficulty," Miller said. "Nursing personnel are doing housekeeping functions and food service is very difficult and very limited.
"Laundry service is getting along reasonably well but the fewer the patients the easier it gets."
Miller said that patient count was down to 288 from a normal 430-440, and he expected it to drop further. At 11 p.m. yesterday the count was down
to 277, the admitting clerk or rather the person performing the duties of the clerk said.
Miller said he thought 30-35 housekeeping employees might show up at the 10 p.m. shift but only 10 appeared. The housekeeping department said they expected the full complement at 8 a.m. today.
"With all services very much reduced and with the limited number of patients and visitors, the place is very quiet," Miller said.
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Kansas beauty contest begins
Natural beauty in face, figure and personality are the only requirements for any KU coed to become Miss Kansas of 1969, said Pat Fairchild, Miss Kansas 1966
Miss Fairchild will interview for the forthcoming state finals from 6 to 10 p.m. March 25 in the Kansas Union room 305A
"These interviews will be conducted in an effort to give every girl who is naturally beautiful an opportunity to qualify as a candidate in the Miss Kansas-Miss Missouri Beauty Pareants." said Miss Fairechild.
She said no special dress will be required but girls should bring a picture of themselves.
"There is no talent competition," she added. "Girls are judged on natural beauty and personality only."
The pageants will be presented in Kansas City, Mo., May 3-4, Miss Fairchild said, and are the preliminaries for the Miss USA-Miss Universe pageants to be held in Miami Beach.
Group suggests senior class gift
The Institutional Racism discussion group, which met Sunday afternoon decided the senior class gift should be something more practical and "community-minded" than in past years, said Cathy Wiehe, Farley, Mo., senior.
Sponsored by the Wesley Foundation, the four-week course Feb. 9 to March 9 dealt with racism in American institutions.
So far, interest in changing the gift idea has been shown by many students, Davis said. Suggestions have been gifts to the local hospital, a gigantic portrait of Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe and organizing and financing a shop to rent prints. Also interest has been shown in support of a scholarship fund for minority groups.
"Beauty is a fine thing to generate, but I'd like to see our money go for something more substantial than a fountain in front of Murphy Hall," said Phil Davis, Topeka freshman and member of the senior class gift committee.
"This year's donation looks like about $1,000," Davis said. Julie Turtle, Prairie Village senior and chairman of the senior gift committee, called a meeting at 9:30 p.m. yesterday in the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority house to receive further suggestions.
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