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Student arrest
Steven Schwartz, Barrington, R.L., freshman, was arrested yesterday by KU police during a protest by more than 100 people who were demonstrating against the signing Mono-
day of the Egyptian-Iraeli peace treaty. Schwartz later was charged with disorderly conduct, battery on a police officer and resisting arrest.
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Palestine march ignites tempers
Staff Reporters
and LAURIE WOLKEY
A KU student was arrested and another was issued a notice to appear in court on a charge of disorderly conduct during yesterday's protest march by members of the Organization of Arab Students and the Iranian Student Association.
Steven Schwartz, Barrington, R.I. freshman, was arrested by KU police during a demonstration by more than 100 people. The murders were protesting Monday's election.
SGT. JOHN WOLFE of the KU police department said Schwartz was attempting to disrupt the march when he was arrested. He said the battery charge stemmed from a bomb that was planted there.
Douglas County Sheriff's officers said Schwartz, 19, was charged with battery on a police officer, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest. Schwartz was being held last night in the Douglas County jail in lieu of $2,250 bond.
Mike Hill, KU police chief, refused to identify the person who was issued a notice of arrest.
After the protest, Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor, told members of the University Senate executive committee that the arrest was made to protect the rights of the students.
"I told Mike Thomas that our position on any arrests is that they were made to protect the right of free expression," said Thomas, director of the KU police.
THE MARCH, which began at noon in front of Hoch Auditorium, was in protest of the Egyptian-Israel peace treaty, which calls for Israel withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula within three years and formal recognition of Israel by Egypt.
According to Mohamed Ghaj, president of the Organization of Arab Students, the university has been a center for international studies.
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people know that the so-called peace treaty between Egov and Israel is an unjust one.
During the hour-long demonstration, protostars marched twice between Hochstrasse and Zentralplatz.
Despite the protesters' intentions, the atmosphere was one of disruption and anger.
"Sure they should, because the American government can help." another said
"They shouldn't do it here," one unidentified student said.
Ghuj said the march was intended to be peaceful.
In several instances, some students at the march broke up in small groups to argue the
"I know," said the first student, "but whose country is this?"
Tension in the crowd, estimated to be 250 people, grew as three KU police officers struggled for several minutes to handcuff the student who later was cited for disorder conduct. A few bystanders shouted protests against police interference.
UNLIKE TUESDAY's march by the Moslem Student Association, the demonstration was flavored with shouts of "Down, down with Sadat" from protesters and "Go home PLO" from angry bystanders. The Organization of the Palestine Liberation Organization
IN ANother incident, an unidentified
outward stole an Israeli flag from the
bay of Jaffa.
The flag, belonging to Scott White, Prairie Village senior, was stolen by the bystander when he fell off a ladder and about eight other counter-protesters followed the bystander but were unable to retrieve it.
Among the group of marchers were two children, led by a woman protester. One of the children, an unidentified 5-year-old boy, held a plastic toy machine gun at bystanders.
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House endorses liquor bill
By TAMMY TIERNEY
TOPEAK - Temperature took a blow in the Kansas House yesterday when the representatives gave their tentative appeal to Governor Eric Hogan to equate Liquor pools in the state's private clubs.
Owners of private clubs, however, also were snake with the possibility of a 10 per cent chance of death.
Before giving their approval, however, legislators considered six amendments to the bill.
Approval of the bill, which would allow private clubs to sell liquor by the drink to their members, came on a 68-45 vote. The bill already has been passed by the Senate
And, although the bill is the first of its kind in Kansas, two local bar owners say the measure will not change.
Class A clubs generally are those operated by non-profit fraternal organizations.
The approved amendments would allow reciprocal club memberships only in Class A clubs and would place a 10 percent excise tax on the sale of alcohol in clubs.
Because Class A clubs already reciprocate, the amendment would be a detention to the private club industry, said Ackson, owner of the Sanctuary v. 1401 W. Seventh St.
"I PERSONALLY am not upset because I would reciprocate with very few clubs. However, all Class B clubs will be very disappointed. This was something they were very much in favor of and were really honing for." he said.
Paul Loyd, owner of G.P. Loyd, 701
Farmers' Market, too, was not pleased,
with the amount agreed.
"Although we not really made any term plans to reciprocate, it's a little bit of a challenge."
The addition of the 10 percent excise tax would increase taxes on private club liquor and those under 21 years old.
The amendment also earmarked $5 million from the tax revenues to be used for funding state and local alcohol treatment programs.
THE TAX AMENDMENT was proposed by State Rep. Vic Miller, D-Topela. Miller's amendment came after House members voted to override the state's State Rep. David Heinemann, R-Garden
City. The amendment to raise the tax to 10 percent was passed by a slim 54-50 vote.
"Drinks are going to be considerably more expensive," Johnson said. "I would save $600 each payroll if the bill had been passed without that amendment. The amount I saved would have been passed on to me. With a 10 percent tax it can't save anything. What the Legislature has us doing is passing higher prices on to the customer."
Loyd echoed Johnson's sentiments.
programs, Johnson said the programs were "a waste of time."
BUT, JOHNSON said, he would live with
the tax if it were the way the clubs
could play.
"Personally I don't like it because most sales taxes are ill-sent anyway. But if this is what I have to do to eliminate the liquor tax, then I'm too much time in Topeka fighting it not to.
"I'm sure the tax will make drink prices even higher than they are already. But it one step at a time, I guess. I imagine the business we'll do will make up for the tax."
Although Miller said the tax increase would generate more money for alcohol
"THEER WON'T BE increased alcoholism with liquor by the drink," he said. "The main reason is because alcoholics can't afford our prices. People who are alcohcies are people who go out to buy their bottle and take it home to drink it."
Despite spending nearly 90 minutes debating the bill's amendments, few are convinced.
State Rep. Lee Hamm, D-Prailt, House members that the bill would not be in
"Did the people of Kansas ask for this bill?" he asked. "No. Only a few selfish individuals who are trying to promote their own business. All this bill does is make it more convenient for more people to drink more."
State Rep. Bill Meacham, R-Wichita,
said the bill's passage would make Kansans
more comfortable.
"The liquor pool system is really hypocritical," he said. "If you think people aren't drinking in private clubs, you're just silly."
Pint-sized protestor
Staff photo by BARB KINNEY
An unidentified 5-year-old boy was one of two children who joined in a march down Jawhayk Boulevard yesterday to protest the Egyptian-Iranian peace treaty. The march was staged by members of the Organization of Arab Students and the Iranian Student Association.
Warmer temperatures put heat on maintenance
By DAVID SIMPSON Staff Reporter
Temperatures in Lawrence reached into the 70s yesterday but inside many KU buildings it seemed as if winter never ended.
Richard Perkins, associate director of plant maintenance, said yesterday that when temperatures rose, many people thought buildings were still being heated.
Perkins said that when temperatures rose, people often tried to adjust thermostats to cool off the classrooms. Some teachers became broken by persons tapping with them.
It's just the heat that has been retained in the buildings that causes the rooms to be hot.
And Perkins said little could be done to relieve the discomfort.
THEMOSTATS cost $70 to $100 each to replace, in addition to the hours needed to install them.
"Windows are often opened during the time of year when temperatures are 45 degrees outside." Perkins said. "Air crosses over and the thermostat says the room needs heat. It just senses the temperature." But this it tells the heating system to click on.
Perkins said that in most rooms theremostmats were set at 68 degrees for the winter and 78 degrees for the summer.
In addition to adjusting thermostats, people often open windows in hope that outside air will cool rooms. Perkins, says this says only aggravates the situation.
"WE TRY TO investigate all calls to make sure there are no big problems with the phone line." "We have so many calls that it needs while to get to all of the buildings to check
Perkins said his department received many calls from professors and students who had been working on the project.
Twice a year Facilities Operations
crews reset every thermostat on campus to compensate for weather changes. Tentative dates to reset thermostats this year are April 15 and October 15.
"IF THE TEMPERATURE is still cold on April 15 we'll move the date back," he said. "If we turn the off earlier and a child gets sick, people get cold and then we still get compliments."
Wescoe does not have vents that can bring in enough fresh air. When warm weather comes there is no way to get fresh air, so the conditioning system is turned on, he said.
"We can't get enough air into the buildings to cool the rooms off," Perkins said. "The building was poorly designed and it is something that has to be put on with."
Perkins said many campus buildings had heating problems, but one of the worst offenders was Wescoe Hall.
Temperatures are expected to rise into the 70s again, today, according to the NASA data.
Flouted speed limit costly
By TOM ZIND
Staff Reporter
Drivers who can't resist the temptation to speed on Kansas' wide open roads may end up costing the state a chunk of federal money.
Kansas stands to lose $3 million to $5
million unless more drivers obey the 55
miles rule.
Terry Isaacson, urban planner for the Federal Highway Administration, said yesterday that the Department of Transportation, said Kansas could lose the 26 percent figure from the 26 percent figure for the three-month period ending December 31.
Under the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, the Department of Transportation is federalized to have more than 70 percent of monitored traffic in the state is exceeding the speed limit. The act is designed to encourage trucks to crack down on speeding in a save fuel environment.
During the next four years, the govern- ment's criteria for unacceptable non-
Arland Hicks, traffic safety administrator for the Kansas Department of Transportation, said Kansas could lose money if its compliance did not improve from the 26 percent figure for the three month period ending December 31.
For that period only Texas and Wyoming had lower compliance figures.
Hicks said Kansas was in danger of losing funds.
These figures are compiled quarterly by the Kansas transportation department. The department monitors the speed of the traffic flow at different points across the state to
"It would be entirely possible," he said. "If we're over 70 percent, they'll at least reprimand us and at the most cut out part of our highway construction money."
Hicks said he thought the highway patrol was doing all it could to crack down on
Both Hicks and a Kansas Highway Patrol spokesman said that if the state were reprimanded it would not be because of lax enforcement by the state troopers.
Laynard Shearer, lieutenant with the research and planning section of the Kansas Highway Patrol, said the force's 319 field unit had been cracking down heavily since 1974.
"Since 1974, we've been going on an all-out effort to comply with the 55 mile-an-hour limit," he said. "With the present manpower, we're doing the best we can."
"The Highway Patrol has been extremely aggressive in its enforcement for the last four months," he said. "It's my opinion that we're at maximum enforcement now."
Isaacson said that considering its relatively small footing, Kansas Highway 160 must be built.
"I think Kansas is doing a good job," he said. "They're doing the best job in this state."
Shearer said ticketing speeders was an effective deterrent.
"It definitely helps," he said. "The department of transportation ran a survey on the number of fetal alcohol use."
Shearer said the results showed that of the 711 respondents, 32 percent said they were driving slower because of the possibility of getting a ticket.
"We'll have to hire more troopers to get more compliance," he said. "It might be a problem."
Hicks said that while more enforcement might help, the root of the problem lay in the
He said that at one time Kansas had the highest speed limit in the country and that Kansas residents were accustomed to driving fast.
"I think it's just part of our history," he said. "It will have to be the young people who will listen."
Hicks said the most effective deterrent to speeding would be a massive effort to inform the public of the merits of the 55 miles an hour limit.