THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
The University of Kansas
Vol.89, No.124
Wednesday, April 4, 1979
County working on reappraisal
See story page six
Tape policy is requested by Shankel
By JOHN LOGAN Staff Reporter
Del Shanker, executive vice chancellor,
said yesterday that he had asked the
University Senate executive committee to
conduct a study of institutional demonstrations at the University of Kansas.
The action came in response to controversy surrounding the videotape by JAPAN.
Shankel said he had met with several faculty members of SenEx yesterday morning to review plans that had been made to tape a rally on campus yesterday.
The rally was in support of the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty. KU police monitoring the rally had videotape equipment available to the police and that provided peaceful. Mike Hill, KU chief of police, said.
Last week, KU police taped two protest marches against the signing of the peace treaty and a rally protesting South African racism by the KU Endowment Association.
A KU student was arrested in one of the tense marches, but KU police said the attack was spontaneous.
THE TAPE OF the rally protesting South African investments was erased by police last weekend at the request of some of the protesters, HILL said. He added that any future tapes would be erased if there were no evidence of criminal activity.
However, Mike Thomas, director of KU police, said his department should not erase videotapes in the future just because students wanted the tapes erased.
Last week was the first time KU police videotaped a protest, Hill said.
SHANKEL SAID the said system had been purchased so that police could identify protesters violating the law and use them as a weapon. The protesters also are used in training KU policy.
Shankel said he supported the use of the IDEadapting equipment if it were closely matched.
"We ought to use it when criminal activities are taking place." Shunkel said.
Shankel said he did not see any potential for abuse of the videotapes if careful guidelines were developed, but SenXe had mixed reactions to his proposal.
Evelyn Swartz, chairman of SenEx, said that although she thought the taping did not violate personal rights, she questioned whether it was the best method of identifying lawbreakers.
"THEERE A **L** aot of peripheral issues involved here as well," Swartz said. "There are questions about what would happen to the tapes, who would decide how they would be used and whether everyone knows the taping is taking place."
"The whole thing needs to be investigated."
But Don Marquis, associate professor of philosophy, defended the use of video tapes.
"I don't see any objections to it," Marquas said. "It isn't a matter of violating a person's right to privacy. A demonstration is a public occurrence.
"If people are free to watch it, then I suppose they are free to take it if they are."
Binns. Francisco. Schumm win
BY SHIRLEY SHOUP and TAMMI HARBERT
Staff Reporters
In a close election that attracted few voters yesterday, Donald Binns, Marci Francisco and Robert Schumm won seats on the Lawrence City Commission.
Bimis, the only incumbent, won the most votes, 3,666. Francona came in second with 3,598. Meyer was tied with 3,396. Landry Betendreth received 3,172 votes and Florence "Danny" Drury had 3,163 to 3,145.
Although poor weather might have kept some voters at home, Delbert Mathina, county clerk, the absence of issues probably caused the low turnout.
This year's voter turnout was 6,450.
There were 27,680 eligible voters in the
state.
Four of the candidates congratulated or consoled one another at the Douglas County Courthouse as the final returns came in. Binns was at the weekly city commission meeting as the totals were announced.
BINNS AND Francisco will serve four-year terms and Schumm will serve a two-year term.
"I tried to run a people campaign," he said.
Bimms, the leading vote-getter, usually takes conservative stands on issues. He said he was proud he had won the election and supported him on campaigning than the other candidates.
He said he thought his opposition to a proposed shopping mall south of town might have cost him a few votes, but that his incumbency gave him an advantage.
Bimbs said his priorities for the coming term included restoring city limits' confinement to buildings, putting city hall and Clinton Parkway, which extends west from the intersection of Main Street and Michigan Avenue.
FRANCISCO, WHO trained Binsy by 86 votes, said she thought she won because she had a broad range of support from different groups.
"I think maybe I won because I did a lot of different things." she said.
Francisco, who promised to quit one her jobs if elected, said she would continue to work for KU Architectural Services, but not teach at the University next year.
To fill another campaign promise, she plans to spend every Tuesday at city hall. She said her campaign was not geared toward capturing the student vote.
"I think this was very much a city election," she said. "I was running as a candidate of the city."
SHE SAID SHE thought that her opposition to the shopping mall was won by a group of students in the Oread Neighborhood Association had helped win support from the neigh-
He resigned Monday as director of the Downtown Lawrence Association but remains a member of the Chamber of Commerce.
Schumm, who came in third, said he thought his appeal to the average voter won the election for him. He is the owner of four downtown restaurants.
"I resigned simply so there wouldn't be any kind of conflict of interest," he said.
Schumm said the redevelopment of the downtown business district was his highest priority.
THEER. WERE 212 votes separating Schumm and Landreth, the largest margin between any of the candidates. Landreth said he thought he lost votes because of his
refusal to take a stand concerning the shopping mall.
My gut feeling is that this is a tita against the mail, he said. "I sure that man should have done it," Drury trailed Landretch by nine votes. Despite her loss, she was pleased with one woman's reaction.
"I'm pleased that Marci got in," she said. "They are all good candidates. I think either the voters couldn't have lost."
In the school board election for Unified School District 497, four candidates won four-year terms. The three highest votee-gente were incumbents.
Julie Hock led the race with 4,833 votes. Charles Oldfather was second with 4,772, and Martha Masstин was third with 4,269.
The newcomer to the school board was Mary Lou Wright, who garnered 4,165 votes.
Ronald Schmidt lost with 3.972
Staff photo by STEPHEN SPECTOR
Victory smile
a seat on the Lawrence City Commission. Donald Bimbs and Robert Schumm won the other two contested seats on the five member commission.
A happy Marcel Francisco blows a kiss to one of her supporters last night after winning
Mystery shrouds write-in hopeful's campaign
Staff Renorter
By TONI WOOD
A dignified man in a business suit is pictured sitting behind his desk, working on papers. Beside the picture, a message reads: "We believe the city, the new candidate for city commission."
Roberts is a native Kansan, an experienced businessman, a City League learner play and a Methodist, according to the New York Times. April 2 Lawrence Daily Journal-World
The ad was the entirety of the Roberts campaign. In yesterday's city election, 71% of voters cast their ballots in the mission of the 450 people who voted. That was not enough to get him elected,
never had a traffic ticket, never been late in paying a bill and never had a check bounce.
He is not a registered voter in Douglas County, nor is he listed in the Lawrence city directory or the Southwestern Bell telephone book.
Along with the attributes mentioned in the ad, Roberts has never been arrested,
TIM MILLER, religious instructor at the University of Kansas and a Roberts supporter, said yesterday, "You probably had a little trouble getting hold of him.
"He's out of town quite a bit—gone a lot on business."
Out of the thousands of supporters, ten contributed money to Roberts' campaign, Miller said. However, the candidate made
no public appearances and had no other expenses, so the money was used for the ad in the Journal-World.
A SPOKESMAN in the advertising department at the Journal-World said each column inch of advertisement space for the Rodgers ad, 40 column inches, cost $13.
Roger Martin, assistant instructor of English at KU and another Roberts supporter, said, "Roberts is very concerned about Lawrence. He cares!"
Included in the ad were endorsements for Roberts, a fictional person, by four persons whose names correspond to 22 persons in the Lawrence area.
Dave Nelson said in the ad, "I know Martin and Emily (Martin's wife) are concerned. They're active. They are a real plus for Lawrence."
THERE ARE FOUR Dave Nelson
listed in the Lawrence phone book.
Robert Johnson said in the ad. "I know he 'll promote Lawrence for us."
The phone book lists six Robert Johnsons.
Paul Miller was more specific in his endorsement, "Martin is especially interested in good parks and recreation."
Five Paul Millers are listed in the phone book.
Georgia Barker said in the ad, "He's running because he wants to provide efficient government." The phone book lists seven different Barkers.
If Roberts had appealed to enough voters to win a seat on the commission, he would probably have had to decline. Miller said that Republican prohibits him from being in town.
Legislative learner
Staff photo by BARB KINNEY
Scott Richardson, Wichita senior, is working this semester at the Topeka State Capitol as a legislative intern. Richardson does research work for State Rep. Mike Meacham. R.Wichita.
Interns learn complexities of legislative procedures
By GENE LINN Staff Reporter
After being in the thick of the legislative fray for a semester, nine KU students have mixed opinions about the Kansas Legislature's effectiveness.
"I didn't expect them to be as effective as they are," Bob Tozer, Topeka senior shoer works for State Rep. John Sibach, D-Dawrence, said. "But there are some losers up there, guys who have been there a long time and don't do much work."
Toter and the other students working as interns for the Legislature this semester receive 12 to 15 hours of political science credit from the program. Besides working in Topeka, they attend seminars and complete directed readings assignments.
During their internships, they have learned some of the parliamentary tricks of the trade necessary to secure passage of a bill.
DAVID DRAZ, Leavenworth junior who works for State Sen. Ron Hein, R-Topeka, said parliamentary maneuvering had saved the Kansas in Hein that was first killed in the Kansas Senate.
"It was exciting to breathe new life into the bill," Draz said.
But Draz said he was not happy about a death penalty bill that Hein sponsored. Hein said he sponsored the bill because his constituents strongly favored the death penalty, even though he was personally opposed to it.
The bill would have provided an income tax deduction for an artist's final product. Hein and his staff amended the bill onto a new tax deduction, and the amended bill passed the House.
"ALL SEVEN OF his interns were against the death penalty and we couldn't believe it."
"But he is responsible both to his constituents and to himself. I can understand."
Solbach, Toser's boss, also was involved with a tough issue.
SHAUAUNA MAHONEY, Overland Park junior who works for State Rep. William Bunten, R-Topke, is doing a computer another aspect of politics—lobbying.
Solbach drew up the House Apportionment Committee's map for the Douglas County area. House Republicans later changed the map, which may deprive State Mike Glover, D-Lawrence, of his traditional KU student support.
"My attitude is that what the Republicans did was perfectly legal even though they split the student vote. "Toter said. "But the governor had to accept those resident residents, so it was a political trade-off."
"We'll see if senators and representatives who represent the same areas vote the same," she said. "If they don't, we'll see if their vote was influenced by lobbyists.
"It's really weird the way lobbyists work," she said. "They'll go into a legalist's office and ask him if he supports liquor by the drink, for instance. If he says yes, they write him a check for $50 and leave."
'Some people could end up supporting it even though they're from conservative dietary advice.'
Mahoney said names of lobbying groups sometimes were misleading to voters.
"For example," she said, "'The Committee for Responsible Government' represents the Kansas Wine and Spirits Wholesaler Association.
"A lot of people vote the way the lobbyists want," she said.
Mahoney said she thought most legislators were hardworking and conscious.
Draz and Scott Richardson, a Wichita senior working for State Rep. Mike Meacham, R-Witchah, also said they were impressed with state legislators.
"All representatives do things to help the constituents and not just to get reeled for them."