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THURSDAY, FEB. 27, 1986, VOL. 96, NO. 106 (USPS 650-640)
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Marcos in Hawaii to start exiled life
United Press International
HONOLULU — Ousted Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos arrived without ceremony at a restricted military base in Hawaii yesterday to begin a life of exile from the island nation he ruled for 20 years.
In contrast to the flag-waving crowds that had met him in the past as president, Marcos arrived quietly with his wife, Imela, and their entourage at Hickam Air Force Base aboard two U.S. Air Force C-141 Starlifers.
See related stories p. 10.
The ailing Marcos, was helped down the six-step aircraft ramp and onto the tarmac, where he was given the traditional leis by a small group that included Hawaii Gov George R. Arivoshi and Lt Gov John Wainee.
Marcos, 68, dressed casually and wearing a golf cap, then walked unaided to a limousine and drove off in a fleet of seven vehicles to a group of cottages on the base. There were no speeches or band music during the 10-minute arrival.
"He will stay at the base temporarily until he decides what he wants to do and where he wants to go," said MaJ. Virginia Pribyla, spokesman for the Commander in Chief for the Pacific.
Ariyoshi, who met with Marcos for an hour, said the former Philippine president would stay at the base at least 24 hours, then may decide to spend some time in Hawaii. However, he emphasized that the former president was in Hawaii temporarily.
The governor said Marcos appeared spry and in good spirits.
Marcos has no real estate holdings in Hawaii but while visiting the islands in the past he stayed at the Honolulu homes of two supporters, Antonio Florirendo, known as the "Banana King" of the Philippines, and millionaire Bienenvenido R. Tantoco.
The island's Filipino community, which makes up about one-tenth of the state's population of 1 million, is divided over whether the deposed president should be given sanctuary in Hawaii.
Marcos had once enjoyed strong support in Hawaii because many of their Filipinos come from Marcos' home area of Iloos Norte.
Raul Rabe, consult general of the Philippine consulate in Hawaii, and six of his top aides were among the first consult personnel to withdraw support of Marcos and to pledge allegiance to the new Philippine government.
Marcos was carried onto the plane on a stretcher Tuesday for his flight from the Philippines to the U.S. administered Pacific island of Guam but appeared to have recovered his strength when he left hours later.
The former leader, who sur- rendered power Tuesday and left the government in the hands of the new Philippines president, Corazon Aquino, "looked very well rested and in good spirits, as was Mrs. Marcos," said acting Gov Edward D. Reyes of Guam, who saw the ex-president's party off.
Among the passengers on board the plane for the eight-hour flight to the base outside Honolulu, were Marcos's wife, his former military chief of staff, Gen. Fabian Ver, and Ver's wife.
He left with 88 relatives and supporters, headed for Hawaii and refuge in the United States, which asked him to step down Monday following a rebellion by top Filipino military leaders, who joined with thousands of civilians to drive him from the country.
Officials said they did not know how long the Marcos party would remain at Hickam or where they planned to go from there. Deputy White House press secretary Larry Speakes said there have been discussions on the possibility of Marcos staying in Hawaii.
Speakes said Marcos had his personal physician with him and seemed to be regaining his strength.
There have been reports that Marcos is suffering from degenerative kidney disease and a dialysis machine was found in his palace when it was overturn by Aquino supporters Tuesday.
An extra detachment of Marines augmented normal security at Andersen Air Base.
Mark Mohler/KANSAN
TOPEKA — Victoria Morales, a lifetime Topeka resident, shows her support for Lt. Gov Tom Docking Docking, a Democrat, was at the Capitol yesterday to announce officially his intention of running for Kansas governor.
Tom Docking opens his bid to be governor
By Mark Siebert Staff writer
As expected, Lt. Gov. Tom Docking officially announced his intention to run for Kansas governor yesterday morning at the Eldridge House, Seventh and Massachusetts streets.
Docking, whose father and grandfather were Kansas governors, is the first Democratic candidate to announce candidacy in the governor's race that will be decided in November.
The announcement was not a surprise. He had been hinting he would run for some time, but more than 150 showed up to cheer Docking as he began the second day of his initial campaign tour.
Docking said improvements in public education and farm economy would be important campaign issues.
"As we enter the fight for the future, our biggest weapon is the Kansas strength and the Kansas traditions that have carried us this far and will carry us further still," he said.
A band played "Happy Days Are Here Again" as Docking greeted guests and moved through the crowd to make his announcement.
"I am on my way to Topeka today to declare my candidacy for governor of this great state," he said.
Docking, a native of Lawrence, earned a bachelor's degree in economics and political science from the University of Kansas in 1976. He later earned a law degree and a master's degree in business from KU.
Docking said he was grateful for the lessons he learned in Lawrence and was anxious for the future.
"Today marks the beginning of the most critical round in the fight for the future of our state and of our children." he said.
After the Lawrence engagement, Docking flew to Topeka, where he announced his candidacy at the Capitol.
In Topeka, Docking praised his father, Robert Docking, and grandfather, George Docking. But Docking said he did not want to depend on the accomplishments of his family.
"I stand here before you today as Tom Docking — my own man," he said. "And while I am thankful for the wisdom, experience and insight I learned from these men, from this day forward, I run on my own."
About 350 supporters and onlookers carried signs and chanted Docking's name.
He also made campaign stops in Overland Park and Kansas City, Kan. Announcements in Pittsburg, Salina, Dodge City and Hays are planned for today.
NASA flaw cited at shuttle hearing
United Press International
"It seems to me that there was a failure in the process," Chairman William Rogers said after hearing testimony that the warnings never were forwarded up the chain of command to the shuttle launch directors.
WASHINGTON — A flaw in NASA's decision-making process let Challenger fly last month despite warnings from some engineers that its rockets might be unsafe in cold weather, the chairman of the Rogers commission said yesterday.
See related story p. 11.
Two middle-level rocket managers for the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration testified that had they known the extent of reluctance among Morton Thiokol Inc. engineers, they might have asked for a flight delay.
The space agency officials, George Hardy and Lawrence Mulloy, acknowledged that they challenged Thiolok's initial recommendation not to launch in cold weather, but they denied that their complaints pressured four Thiolok vice presidents to reconsider and agree to launch.
The concern of Thiolok engineers was that the record cold spell at Cape Canaveral, Fla., might harden the crucial O-ring seals in rocket segment joints to the point they might
See DOCKING, p. 5, col. 3
fail to prevent the escape of 5,900-degree gases, triggering an explosion.
"I would hope that simple logic would suggest that no one in their right mind would knowingly accept increased flight risks for a few hours of schedule," Hardy told the
Hardy, deputy director of science and engineering at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., said any suggestion that safety was disregarded by NASA does a great disservice to many dedicated, committed professionals.
Challenger's right-hand booster rocket ruptured and the shuttle blew up 73 seconds after launch Jan 28, killing its crew of seven.
presidential commission investigating the disaster.
Stan Reinartz, manager of the shuttle project at Marshall, said it was he who decided not to inform NASA officials higher up the chain of command about concern over weather effects on the rocket seals.
"In hindsight, it may have been better to inform level 2," Reinartz said in the second of three days of hearings on the events leading up to the shuttle catastrophe. Level 2 is the management level within NASA that has ultimate responsibility for clearing a shuttle for flight.
Rogers, secretary of state under Richard Nixon and attorney general under Dwight Eisenhower, question-
Reinartz said he was not aware of the dissent among Thiolokl's engineering staff or memos written last summer by Thiolok engineer warning of serious problems with the synthetic rubber O-rings used to seal rocket joints.
ca Remartz repeatedly about his failure to inform higher-ups about the issue.
"Doesn't the process require some judgment?'" asked Rogers. "Wouldn't common sense require that you tell decision makers about this serious problem?"
Reinartz replied, "I felt that the Thiolot and Marshall people had fully examined that concern and it had been satisfactorily dispositioned."
New laws may restrict spring break fun
By Barbara Shear Staff writer
Thousands of college students, weary after half a semester of hard work and cold weather, flock to the beaches of Florida in search of one week of sun and fun.
The ordinance was passed last summer in Fort Lauderdale, Daytona Beach, Fla., has had a similar ordinance for 10 years.
But this police, in Florida are trying to keep the fun under control.
After two alcohol-related deaths and thousands of complaints from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., residents last spring break, the community passed an ordinance banning open containers on public beaches.
"The ordinances are used more as crowd management," Ott Cefkin, media relations director for the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, said yesterday. "We can't arrest thousands of people. We just hope to ease the crunch."
Cefkin said that one student died last year after he fell out of a car. Another was hit by a car as she crossed a street near the beach.
After spring break last year, he said, residents of the resort community complained about students blowing horns, screaming, throwing up on residents' doorsteps and
urinating on lawns and about the condition of the beach.
"The beach smelled like a brewery and looked sleazy." he said. "Things just got way out of hand."
This year, the police department plans to increase their force tenfold, he said. They are receiving extra assistance from the county.
"We think most people will abide by the ordinance but we don't know what to expect," he said. "We want everyone considered. It can't hurt."
Paul Scheer, Lenexa senior, said that when he went to Fort Lauderdale last year, students just ran around and were out of hand.
"There are so many people, police really can't control them," he said. "I only saw two people arrested. One threw a bottle of a ledge and the other was passed out on the street. I don't think things will change this year. They're just trying to scare people."
Although Daytona Beach has had its ordinance for 10 years, it recently began sending lists of rules to universities across the country outlining ordinances and rules that it hopes students will obey while on spring break there, said Lt. Richard Zalewski, a member of the Daytona Beach Police Department.
"Although we do have a certain amount of arrests, we don't have that many problems," he said. "We do increase our forces 100 percent, though."
Stephen Szabo, communication sergeant for Daytona Beach police, said the penalty for having an open container containing alcohol was $250 and a maximum of 10 days in jail. However, most people pay a $35 to $50 fine.
"Last year, we drank on the beach every day and there wasn't a problem," he said. "With so many people, police can't enforce it with everybody. If students are discreet, they can have a great time. There are always ways around the ordinance. Students are devious people; they can figure out a way around it."
South Padre Island, Tex., does allow open containers on the beaches, but no glass.
Tim Ransford, Chicago senior and a campus representative for a Daytona Beach spring break trip, said some students had asked him about the open container ordinances but most were concerned about the legal drinking age, which became 21 this summer.
KU professor joins council on the aging
Staff writer
Russell C. Mills, director of the Long-Term Care Gerontology Center at the Med Center, was nominated by Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole on Dec. 18.
A professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center was the first person appointed to the Federal Council on the Aging under a new appointment process.
By Lynn Maree Ross
Although council members are not paid for their work, they must take an oath of office.
Dorcas Hardy, assistant secretary of Human Development Services, swore Mills into office Tuesday in Washington.
Dole was able to nominate Mills under a new process that allows the Senate and the House to nominate candidates for the council. Previously only the president was authorized to make nominations.
Mills returned to Kansas City yesterday after his first two-day session with the council. He said the appointment was an honor.
"it hadn't really expected it," Mills said. "It's a very distinguished group."
Mitch Rose, press assistant to Dole, said yesterday that Dole nominated Mills for the position because of his record as the director of the Gerontology Center and his connection to Kansas.
In addition to his work at the Gerontology Center. Mills is also president of the national council on Long-Term Care Gerontology Centers and has worked with various state units on aging.
Chancellor Gene A. Budig, in a prepared statement, said, "Dr. Mills does an outstanding job as the director of the Long-Term Care Gerontology Center.
'ire is widely recognized in this region as a leading advocate for older citizens and as an innovative leader in this rapidly expanding area.'
See AGING, p. 5, col. 3