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Wednesday, March 21. 1979
University Daily Kansan
Vacation deal draws lawsuit
By LESLIE GUILD
Staff Reporter
A discount on a vacation to a popular city in the United States is a tempting offer. But a $500 value offered for $15.95 may raise questions.
Such an offer is being made to some Lawrence residents by the Columbia Research Corporation of Chicago. The offer has resulted in two inquiries filed this week at the Consumer Affairs Association, 819 E. 26th St., campus representative, said yesterday.
Other complaints prompted the Kansas attorney general's office to file a lawsuit against the company offering a pass for discounts on lodging and meals for vacationers to Las Vegas.
Leslie Rawlings, assistant attorney for the consumer protection division of the attorney general's office, said Monday that the suit was filed "because people
responding to the company's ad-
vertisements not receiving what it
Consumers were instructed to mail the company a check for $15.50 and were told that a pass would be mailed to them. However, some consumers reported that they never received the passes and one of them did a complaint with the attorney general.
"ALTHOUGH WEVE had many calls about this company, it took one person filing a written, formal complaint for us to be able to begin investigating the company," Rawlings said. "After the complaint was filed in January, we investigated and found that the company's business practices appeared to be deceptive. So, our office filed an action against it last week. We are requesting that the money invested be returned."
She said the company had not responded to the state's suit.
"They only have a certain amount of time in which to respond," Rawlings said. "So, we expect to hear from them sometime within two weeks."
Hanna said formal complaints had not been filed with Lawrence consumer affairs, but she said the office had received many inquiries about Columbia research.
"THE MOST RECENT inquiries came last week, right after the attorney general's lawsuit was filed," she said. "They were from Lawrence residents who had received advertisements in the mail about the trip discounts."
Although the advertisements stated that recipients of the offer were selected by computer, Hanna said, she doesn't know how the company's mailing lists are compiled.
"Most of the inquiries have come from residents of the community and not from employers."
advised to beware of such offers because they are always a vulnerable market for them.
"MOST OF THE Calls we have received have been from people requesting information on the legitimacy of this company," she said. "Although the company doesn't offer transportation to Las Vegas or you can get there, they say they will save you $500."
Hanna said that she had received calls about Columbia Research since last year. She said the information received by consular officers in the attorney general's office in January.
A spokesman for Columbia Research Corporation in Chicago confirmed the offer for travel accommodation, food discounts and other benefits to a client comment on the attorney general's lawsuit.
The spokesman said the company mailed more than 1,000 letters across the country.
IHP...
From page one
unit," the release said. "Dean Cobb has chosen, however, to implement the recommendations by dismissing the present director of IHP and transferring the fund, files and office of the program to the new committee chairperson.
"Dean Cobb could have chosen to allow HIP to continue to function as a sub-unit under the new committee, but he has chosen rather to take HIP entirely out of the hands of the faculty that originated it and has sustained it for the past nine years."
Cobb said he refused to respond to statements made in Quinn's press release but would rather speak directly with Quinn about the recommendations.
IHP has generated criticism since the program began in 1970.
The University of Kansas has received pressure from people outside the University who say HIP professors present one-sided viewpoints in class, aim at converting their students to Catholicism and urge them to ignore the rest of University life.
Attorney opens new office for student legal services
Steve Ruddick's new office is so bare that he had to use a jar lid for an ash tray during his first day of work Monday as the new legal services attorney.
Ruddick will use Rooms 211 and 312 of Curruth-O'Leary Hall as his office until the end of the term.
Ruddick said Monday that his main concern now was getting the office ready for
"All I've done today is fill out forms and go through red tape," he said.
Ruddick had planned to start seeing him next Monday, but he said he thought it was a good idea.
The legal services program is funded by $27,000 of the student activity fee and will be provided by the University.
He said some office furniture, three phones and some office supplies had been taken away.
documentation for KU students. Ruddick will not be able to represent students in
Ruddick also will hire a legal secretary and four law school interns, he said. He and Rob Rocha, from the legal services board, posted a notice in the law school placement book on Tuesday. Rocha said he expected that the interns would be hired by this weekend.
He said he did not know when a secretary would be hired.
"Maybe we could hire a secretary temporarily to answer the phone," he said.
TONIGHT IS
SOFTBALL OFFICIAL'S CLINIC Thurs., March 22 5:00 p.m. 205 Robinson Center
NIGHT IS Pitcher Night AT THE HAWK
205 Robinson Center
ENDS THURSDAY
Dustin Hoffman
"AGATHA"
PG
Eve at 7:20 & 9:15
Hillcrest
ENDS THURSDAY:
"MONITY PYTHON"
Meets BEYOND THE FRINGE"
PG
Eve at 7:40 & 9:30
Hillcrest
ENDS THURSDAY:
"THE CHINA SYNDROME"
PG
Eve 7:30 &
8:40
5-Sat 2:30
Grandada
ENDS THURSDAY:
"GLACIER FOX"
G
Eve 7:20 &
8:30
5-Sat 2:40
Cinema Twin
Fascinating!
Tentic Tournail
"HALLOWEEN"
R
Tonight
7:30 & 9:20
Hillcrest
ENDS THURSDAY:
SATURDAY NIGHT
FEVER
PG
Tonight
at
7:20 & 9:35
Cinema Twin
LATE SHOWS FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHT
THE EROTIC FRENCH CLASSIC
Emanuelle X
Box office opens 11:45
Showtime is 12:15
$2.75
THE ALWAYS DELIGHTFUL
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW R
Box office opens at 11:50
Showtime is 12:05
$2.75
Two other recommendations, renaming the IHP courses as humanities course offerings and abolishing the IHP Advisory Board, will be the next College Assembly meeting April 10.
One recommendation, however, is that adequate information be disseminated to incoming students about the availability of books and materials at KU, including those in the humanities.
--administration" predicted earlier," he said.
"With the stroke of the door's pen, IBP
SHENANIGANS
Wants You To Decide.
Cobb said he was not sure whether opposition to the program would cease after that. He said that he would leave.
Even if these two recommendations are not passed by the College Assembly, the formation of a Humanities Committee will proceed.
"THE POUR courses will exist only as catalogue items almost undetectable to the reader."
HE SAID, however, that he hoped all the recommendations submitted by the College would be implemented. The HIP Advisory and the HIP Advisory Committee would be implemented in a 'humane and respectful' manner.
We have a new D.J., Tom Trillin
Tom plays a good mixture of popular current disco along with the latest new records.
Remember Thursday Night is Ladies Night.
Tom will be on duty each night this weekend.
"They'll become a part of a much more viable group within the framework of the College—the availability of increased resources exist," he said.
Thomas Beisecker, chairman of the committee for studies and advising, said the implementation of these recommendations would be appropriate for the IHP if they were to avail themselves.
All Ladies Admitted Free.
"The proposed changes will protract the lingering demise of the HIP, the 'death by
Quinn disagrees.
Sign Shine Sellabration 6-9 p.m. Thursday March 22
All regular priced merchandise 10% off Coordinates by the Branch 20% off
Swimsuits Terry Coverups 15% off 25% off
T. G.I.F.
3-4 p.m.—$1.25 Pitchers
Johnny's Tavern
2-3 p.m.—90° Pitchers
Tuesdays 6-9 p.m.—$1.25 Pitchers
Friday and Saturday 20* Draws for Girls
4-7 p.m.—$1.50 Pitchers
Just North of the Massachusetts Street Bridge
917 Highland Drive
Sunday, Mar. 25 12:30 p.m.
A receiver valued at $625, a turntable valued at $375 and two speakers valued at $500 belonging to Robert W. Strom, Overland Park park, were taken.
Lawrence Jewish Community Center
Police said the house was open during spring break because several students were staying there.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Police Beat
Lawrence police said stereo equipment valued at $1,500 was stolen from the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house, 1918 Stewart Ave., during spring break.
— Compiled by David Edds
All You Can Eat
Spring break did not produce the usual rush of burglaries this year. Ron Olin, crime analyst for the Lawrence Police Department, said yesterday.
"It appears that there is no pattern for burglars over spring break. The number of burglars was small enough that we feel that we avoided most of the problems we've faced."
FacEx to consider plan altering pay raise system
$1 members
$2 non-members
KO police said a teipping balance, a type of scale used in the biochemistry laboratory, was stolen from Haworth Hall last weekend. The scale was valued at $800.
A resolution calling for a change in the way faculty raises are awarded will be discussed at today's meeting of the Faculty committee.
Police said there was no sign of forced entry.
The resolution calls for a raise distribution system that would divide faculty salary increases into two categories of living raises and raises based on merit.
Currently, all salary increases for faculty at Kansas Board of Regents schools are based on merit, Evelyn Swartz, FacEx chairman, said yesterday.
Swartz said the failure of merit increases to keep up with inflation led to the respite.
"Faculty are increasingly concerned that the raises we are getting are putting us down."
The proposed salary raise system, if
"There has been considerable talk about this here and on other campuses," she said.
Swartz said the University Senate presidents of the Regents schools had met with Gov. John Carlin last week and had discussed the proposal.
approved, would affect all the Rogers institutions. Swarte said support had been offered.
Wartz said although Carlin did not express support for the proposal, he did not comment.
Wazart said that if FacEx approved the resolution, it would be sent to the Board of Trustees.
"He asked a lot of questions about it but he didn't seem to be opposed to it," she said.
She said that the Kansas Legislature then would have to be on the idea if it were to pass.
Summer Orientation Program
1979
STUDENT STAFF POSITIONS
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
. . . leadership abilities
. . . knowledge of University programs & activities
. . . student in good academic standing
. . . interpersonal communication skills
. . . onthusiasm about program
JOB DESCRIPTIONS & APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE IN ADMISSIONS & RECORDS, 126 STRONG HALL APPLICATIONS DUE BY FRIDAY, MARCH 23
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
PRE-LAW STUDENTS
All Interested
meet with panel of 1st,2nd,and 3rd year Law School Students
March 22,1979
Room 106 New Green Hall
7:00 p.m.
Sponsored By the Chancery Club
Funded by Student Activity Fund
Registration For The K.U.
Blood
Drive
will be held on March 20-22
In front of Wescoe Hall
from 11:00 am to 3:30 pm on those days.