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University Daily Kansan
Campus/Area
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1986
Teachers support program
United Press International
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One of the finalists to become the first teacher-in-space aboard the space shuttle Challenger, which exploded after liftoff, said yesterday that he provided overwhelming support of a resolution to continue the program.
Kent Kavanaaugh, a chemistry teacher at Park Hill High School, sent copies of the resolution to the 105 finalists urging that manned space exploration not be halted because of the deaths of teacher Christa McAulife and the six other crew
members of Challenger.
Kavanaugh mailed the letters containing the resolution last week. He asked that the teachers call Park Hill High School with their support, then sign and return the document to him.
"Even as the fiery image of the Challenger explosion burns bright in our memories, our collective commitment to the USA's teacher-in-space and civilian-in-space programs today remains stronger than ever," the resolution states.
By yesterday morning, the deadline day for calling, Kavanaugh had received 78 positive responses
and no negative responses out of 96 expected. He said he did not expect to hear from the group of nine finalists from which McAuliffe was chosen because they were at NASA stations across the country and would not have received their letters in time.
Plans are to present the resolution sometime this week to President Reagan. Kavanaugh said he would probably ask the finalist from the District of Columbia to give Reagan the resolution.
"I would hate to see that for millions of children their last relationship to the teacher-in-space program was a fireball," Kavannah said at a news conference at his school. "It would be very sad if this is where it ends."
Oner teachers who have returned their signed resolutions also sent letters expressing their support of the program, the document Kavanaugh drafted and their feelings about the disaster.
"I'm sure we've all had an equally devastating week. The fact that you have been strong enough and resourceful enough to draft this resolution reconfirms my commitment to a truly amazing group.
State's second elk herd being started
The Associated Press
CANTON — An attempt to establish a second free-ranging elk herd in Kansas is underway using animals from the Maxwell Game Refuge near here.
Kansas Fish and Game workers
have been culling elk from the 50-head head at the central Kansas refuge east of McPherson for several days. By yesterday morning, they had an adult bull, a young bull and three females.
The elk allow workers in a Fish and Game truck to get close because for
several weeks the truck has been used to haul a small trailer full of sweet-tasting range cubes to the herd. Once the cubes are dropped off, the truck circles around and tranquilizer guns are used to shoot medicated darts into the animals choosen for capture. The drugged
elk, sometimes two at a time, are loaded into a trailer and transported to holding pens.
The workers draw blood from the animals for tests to make sure they are disease free, said David Case, a commission wildlife information specialist.
The Associated Press
TOPEKA — A bill that would increase the penalties for distribution of drugs to children was one of seven measures given tentative approval yesterday in the Kansas House.
The drug proposal would change the status of the crime from a misdemeanor to a felony.
Rep. Edwin Bideau III, R-Chanute, said the penalties would apply to transfers of drugs between adults and children when authorities were unable to prove a sale had taken place.
However, Rep. John Solbach, D-Lawrence, warned that the penalty could apply even to people who do not use drugs, such as those who pass a marijuana cigarette along to someone sitting next to them at a rock concert.
Sobbach sarcastically suggested that if someone finds themselves in such a situation after the bill is
passed, they should check the person's identification before passing along a marijuana cigarette.
Under the proposal, penalties for distributing drugs to minors would increase from the current maximum sentence of one year in a county jail to one to 10 years in the state prison system.
The House also approved a bill that would allow people to refuse emergency medical service on religious grounds.
The bill quickly came under fire by rep. David Heinemann, R-Garden City, who offered a successful amendment that would allow only adults to refuse emergency services. Heinemann contended that the state has a responsibility to protect children regardless of their religious beliefs.
"I can foresee many incidents when someone is called to the scene of an accident and the parent says, 'No, I want to pray.'
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