VOL. 99, NO. 150 (USPS 650-640)
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PUBLISHED SINCE 1889 BY THE STUDE
WEDNESDAY JULY 5,1989
SUMMER WEEKLY EDITION
Thousands of onlookers watch the fireworks at independence Days from Burcham Park in Lawrence. Among them, Carroll and Ronda
Weber, Baldwin City, witness the display sponsored by the
Lawrence Jacques
Fireworks banned after July 4th
by Susan Newburger Kansan staff writer
Those unexploded sparklers, auto fools, bang matches, M-70's, smoke bombs, hot rods and buzz bombs that you stored in your basement or garage for next month or fourth of July, are against the law.
"The general public can buy or store fireworks on July 2, 3 and 4," said Rich Barr, fire Marshal of the Lawrence Fire Department. "But fireworks cannot be sold or stored at any other time."
He said leftover fireworks should be destroyed rather than
discharged, an act which would be illegal in Lawrence after July 4.
"You can soak them in water," he said, and then open the package and soak them once again to break down the powder chamomile.
Lawrence city code bans the sale of fireworks within the city limits but does not prohibit residents from buying them elsewhere.
Fireworks stands are set up outside city borders on highways 59,24,40 and 10.
Brett Delaney, Kansas City, Mo., resident, worked at a stand which was within sight of the city
"We get the kids working here," he said. "With the whole family working, it's fun. You forget about the long hours and the heat."
Dalaney worked at the stand with two other families for about five years. The other families have used the site since 1901.
To operate a stand, Daleyan had to get a permit from Douglas County and had to be certified by the state.
"We set up on Saturday and
Fireworks stands are tightly regulated.
started to sell on Sunday," he said
Monday, as customers browsed
under the red and white striped
background until the end at mid-
night on the Fourth.
Supervised public displays are the only fireworks which are not limited to three days in July. They may be scheduled at any time and must be sponsored by a sponsoring group has been approved by the fire department
At least 15 days before a display, fireworks operators must pass a Kansas certification test written by the state fire marshal.
Court allows states to limit abortions
by Angela Howell Kansan staff writer
Abortion opponents applaud decision
The Overland Park abortion clinic where Betty Armstrong works was flooded with calls Monday afternoon from women worried that the Supreme Court had made abortions illegal.
The court upheld its 1973 decision of Roe v. Wade, which established a woman's constitutional right to an abortion, but made it easier for states to place restrictions on that right. The court's decision in 1973 said that no state could prevent a woman from having an abortion during the first six months of pregnancy.
"We're not going to stop. We're more determined than ever," said Armstrong, public relations director for Comprehensive Health for Women.
Armstrong said the clinic performed about 100 abortions a week.
Emotional reactions from the decision were high on both sides of the spectrum.
"I'm excited about it," said Lee Vinkemulder, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. senior. Vinkemulder is a member of the Campus Crusade for Christ.
"I think it's a good move. It's about time people hear the truth, that life begins at conception," she said
Kirsten Lawing, Wichita senior, disagreed.
"I feel like my womb belongs to the state," said Lawning. "They're not doing things to make the regulations work. There is no legal maternity leave, women live in poverty, and they get a hold of birth control information."
The result will be more unwanted neglected children, Lawing said.
... while our conservatives are grasping at tradition and shoving it down everyone's throat," Lawling said. "They're ignoring reality."
Charlene Muehlenhard, assistant professor of women's studies and psychology, said cutbacks in abortion rights would affect women's rights in other areas, such as the work force.
"If women are not free to control whether they have babies or not, their freedom is threatened in all other areas," Muehlenhard said.
There are two restrictions that will be particularly damaging to women: the state's power to cut tax financing of abortion counseling and the state's ability to make fewer hospitals available. Muehlenhard said. These restrictions especially will affect poorer women.
Phillip Paladan, professor of history, agreed Paladan has taught constitutional law for 20 years, covered major issues of abortion in his course.
“It’s going to further disadvantage poor women,” Paladan said. “They’re eroding the right by allowing economic hurdles, by distancing women from exercising the right. If the right exists, but only the wealthy exercise the right, after awhile it may cease to exist.”
The regulations the court restored from the Missouri law allow states to ban the use of tax money for "encouraging or counseling" women to have abortions not necessary to save the mother's life.
States were given the power to ban any doctor, nurse or other health care provider that is a federal or state employee, from performing or
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're eroding the right by
allowing economic hurdles,
by distancing women from
exercising the right.'
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assisting an abortion not necessary to save a life Also, any public hospital or public facility could be banned from performing abortions not necessary to save the mother's life.
Paladin said he predicted the court would move toward fulfilling Reagan's promises to ban abortion. The reason the court did not overturn the 1973 decision legalizing abortion was because the court thought it was important to follow precedent, Paladin said.
Palladum said a political force might be strengthening in response to the Supreme Court's decision and could have an effect on future vice-
"They've turned off the conservatives with the flag-burning decision and now they've turned off the liberals with the abortion decision. The court may be building it seven power political opposition." Patton said.
Müchenhäuser recommended that people upset by the decision contact their state representatives, because they would should take place in the political arena.
"Politicians will decide if women have rights now." Muehlenhard said. "It's my conception of America that we don't vote if people have rights. There are some rights that should not be left to popular opinion."
Armstrong said their main target would be the Kansas Legislature
Armstrong was hopeful of support from the legislature.
"Mainly we have to be determined." Armstrong said. "We have to fight back. And we're going to protect it of a lot of people when we do it."
"They (the legislature) have to realize that there's a huge pre-choice majority and if they vote against it, they're going to be resected," strong said.
The Supreme Court said it would review two abortion cases in its next term that question the Roe v. Wade decision. One case originates in Illinois and the other in Ohio. The next term begins in October.
“It’s an unfortunate decision, but not very surprised,” said Philip Kissam, professor of law. Kissam said the decision was too limited to predict what stand the court would take on future decisions.
"It's not surprising that the court is divided so closely when the country is divided so closely on whether it is a moral act," said Kissam.
The regulations also require doctors to determine whether fetuses more than 20 weeks old are capable of surviving outside the womb.
The decision said that a declaration in Missouri law stating "the life of each human being begins at conception" does not prevent abortion because it does not restrict abortion
Court ruling stirs debate. Foreigners show respect for flag
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's willingness to scrap the constitutional right to abortion it established 16 years ago against was overturned by O'Connor.
"We can't look to the courts for our protection on this anymore," said Patricia Ireland of the National Organization for Women.
Abortion-rights activists said Tuesday that the worst was feared.
'O Connor' never met a regulation she doesn't like, said Sarah Weddington, the lawyer who successfully won a court ruling vs. Wade that legalized abortion.
The court concluded its 1988-89 term by removing some of the shackles that barred states from regulating most abortions for 16 years. It soon could broaden state power even further.
Their growing dismay was sparked by the court's ruling Monday, which barely stopped short of letting states outlaw abortions.
The court announced it would review three new abortion cases next term, giving it a new opportunity to end Roe vs. Wade.
O'Connor is one of five justices who has expressed his hospitability to the 1973 ruling. In 1983 she said the ruler's central premise, permitting greater state control as a woman's preagreement, "no justification in the law or loatte."
"There is no longer a majority on the court to support Roe," said Janet Benshoef of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Monday's "decision indicates that Roe's days are numbered," said Randall Terry of Operation Rescue.
If the 16-year-old decision is totering, O'Connor was not willing to topple it Monday.
O'Connor said the time was not ripe to discard the 1973 decision. Instead, she chose to uphold Missouri law that prohibits abortion rights on narrow grounds.
by Gary Patton
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court in the decision that permits flag-burning as a form of free speech, some foreign KU students and staff members said that similar actions should be tolerated in their home countries.
by Gary Patton Kansan staff writer
"I don't know if we have laws about burning the flag," said Loogman Tidjani, Algiers, Algeria, graduate student. "But the people are really burned in our country, someone burned our flag, he would have to face the consequences."
"Even if the government didn't do anything, the people would take the law into their own hands. Back home." "This is a dangerous independence fresh on their minds."
Algeria, a former French colony, fought a prolonged war with France that ended in Algerian independence in 1962.
Zhou Xiaofang, Beijing, computer
science senior, said his country had no law against burning the flag, but that it was not a proper thing to do. He had never seen a Chinese flag on television or some dome television on the recent Taiwan Square crisis.
"I saw some flags torn, spread with paint and their stars cut off," Zhou said. "The government has regarded flag defacing as counter-revolutionary behavior. I think the government would not allow anyone to carry a flag."
"Some protesters burn flags, but these people are punished under the law. They should find some other
"Freedom of speech is a fundamental right." Joshi said. "Flag-burning is not I don't think it allows to spoil the flag.
Heman Joshi, Bombay, India, doctor candidate in pharmacy, said he did not believe that flag burning was a protected constitutional right in his country.
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Ray Trucker, assistant professor of health education, is a British citizen who has lived 30 years in England and 10 years in New Zealand. He said he do not know of any situation in England where the flag was desecrated.
"I imagine that if anyone was caught burning the flag, that person would get in trouble with the law." Khoa said. "We don't openly but mouth the government. A person who is not expected to the king or to the flag."
Cheng Khoo, Malaysia, director of systems development, was not aware of a flag law in his country
"The question of legality has never arisen," Tricker said. "The flag has always been regarded as a source of pride, as part of our heritage. The flag does not represent your government but represents the country and the people in it."
Ciro Ortega, a visiting journalist
"Since we were small children in school, we were taught that the flag is a symbol of the nation," Ortega said. "We have a national feeling to respect the flag. To burn the flag would be unthinkable."
from Panama City, Panama, said his country had no established law to protect the flag.
Another visiting journalist, Eny Aquche of Guatemala City, said her country had no flag laws or cases of flaws being burned
"Some people have burned effigies of the president as a form of protest." Aquebre said "But our citizens cannot not contemplate burning our flag."
Dominique Brunet, Dijon, France, vice president of the international club, had a different point of view. He said his countrymen would not make a very big issue over burning the French flag.