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Monday, Dec. 9, 1985
News Briefs
Station attendant is in fair condition
A 17-year-old gas station attendant who was shot during a holdup Wednesday night was listed in fair condition yesterday, a nursing supervisor at Lawrence Memorial Hospital said.
Scott Lucas, a senior at Lawrence High School and the son of Rita and Don Lucas, 3009 Tomahawk Drive, was shot in the abdomen as he was leaving the University Phillips 66 Station, 2434 Iowa St., to deposit the night's receipts.
Police continue to seek a suspect in the case.
The M & M Oil Co. Inc., which owns the station, is offering a $500 reward for information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of the robber who shot Lucas.
Informers can remain anonymous, if they wish, by submitting their information on a plain piece of paper and identifying themselves by a six-digit number on the paper. Then write the number on the edge of the page, tear off the edge and keep it.
Police probe murder
Lawrence police continue to investigate the murder of George V. Hixson, a former professor of interior design, who was found dead last Monday in the bedroom closet of his Lawrence condominium.
Police worked on the case Saturday but no new developments came up as of yesterday afternoon, Lt. Wayne Schmille said. Police have no suspects in the case.
Parking Services will no longer jumpstart or unlock cars for motorists on campus, the service's director said Friday in a prepared statement.
Don Kearns, the director, said the new policy, which went into effect Friday, was approved by the University Parking Board at its December meeting. The board said that because the department's personnel were not insured against damage that might occur during attempts to assist disabled cars, the services would no longer be provided.
An autopsy performed Tuesday revealed that Hixson was strangled. The report said that he died Nov. 22.
Free jumps will end
Motorists who call the KU Parking Service for help now will be referred to commercial wrecker services and locksmiths, Kearns said.
Union rooms open
Two additional study rooms will be available in the Kansas Union starting today.
The Regionalist Room will be open to non-smokers and the Oread Room will be open to smokers.
The rooms will be open from 7-10 p.m. today through Dec. 14, and 7-9 p.m. Dec. 16 through Dec. 19.
Weather
Today will be cloudy and cold with a 30 percent chance of freezing drizzle or snow. The high will be in the low to mid-30s and winds will be out of the northeast at 5 to 15 mph. Tonight will be cloudy with a 50 percent chance of freezing drizzle or snow. The low will be in the mid-to upper 20s. Tomorrow will be cloudy and cold with a 50 percent chance of snow and a high around 30.
Although the University of Missouri announced Friday that it planned to sell more than $5 million worth of holdings in firms that do business in South Africa, the University of Kansas won't change its policy on divestment, the president of the Kansas University Endowment Association said yesterday.
MU divestment won't change KUEA policy
From staff and wire reports
Todd Seymour, the president, said the Missouri divestment would not affect KU because the Endowment Association was satisfied with its policy on South African investment.
By Kady McMaster Of the Kansan staff
The University of Missouri Board of Curators voted to sell its holdings in companies doing business in South Africa that do not subscribe to the Sullivan Principles — voluntary guidelines designed to promote racial equality in South Africa developed by Leon H. Sullivan, a Philadelphia minister and a member of the board of General Motors Corp.
"The decision at Missouri won't affect us." Seymour said. "We've got a policy out that we think is a good one. No matter what others do, we will stay the same."
The Sullivan Principles serve as a standard for fair and equal employment for multinational corporations operating in South Africa and try to insure that companies doing business there have a non-segregated workplace and equal pay for equal work.
The University of Missouri still will have more than $96 million invested in businesses with operations in South Africa, according to
September estimates. Friday's action by the board of curators calls for the divestment to occur over a two-year period beginning Jan. 1.
"We're very close to compliance with the Sullivan Principles," Seymour said. "All but six of the companies are in compliance."
Jane Ungerman, member of the KU Committee on South Africa and Lawrence senior, said
she thought the action by Missouri was encouraging.
"Each time someone divests, it is not only the financially prudent thing to do, it is the morally right thing to do," Ungerman said. "Missouri is bringing divestment closer to home. It still amazes me that we in Kansas are among the last to divest. We are going down in a sinking ship."
The University of Missouri Board of Curators also voted to stop the purchase of stock in any company doing business in South Africa that did not follow the Sullivan Principles.
United Press International supplied some information for this story.
Researchers jam library as end nears
By Bonnie Snyder Of the Kansan staff
Watson Library was booked up last night as the inevitable doom of deadlines descended upon students.
"They're all checking out books for term papers that are due tomorrow," Lee Ann Larew, Wichita freshman, said last night as she sat at the information desk.
She had counted 40 people coming into Watson in 20 minutes, but few students were going out.
"There are people in here that have gone to this school for four years and have never been in the library." she said.
The periodicals section was having its own problems.
"Everybody's frustrated over here," said Simone Swan, St. Louis junior, who was working at the periodicals desk.
"People cuss at you," she said.
"You just can't get things out there as quickly as people want them."
As students filed into the library, the first-floor change machine ate dollars and spat out quarters, nickels and dimes.
Most of the change ended up in two places — copy machines and snack machines.
In the second-floor copy room, Kelly McElhinney, Kansas City, Kan., junior, wrestled with a microfilm coier.
She said she had used microfilm before but had never had to make a copy.
"Well, I've got to figure it out now," she said. She had looked up seven films for a paper that is due next week, and five were checked out.
Down in the reader's lounge, Tom Perry, Cincinnati senior, sat reading a newspaper and munching his dinner — a Planter's peanut bar and a Diet Coke.
He said he had been working on an extra-credit paper for about two hours and was taking a break.
"I'll only be here a couple more hours," he said.
Christina Mace, Leavenworth senior, said she probably wouldn't be that lucky.
"I plan on being up here late tonight," she said. She was working on a final paper that is due Wednesday. She said she had no problems finding the books she wanted.
"I try to be nice," he said, even though many people complained to him when the books they absolutely had to have were checked out.
Pat Swanson, Prairie Village junior, hardly had time to talk as he answered questions and checked books for the line of people in front of the circulation desk.
"My paper's on Oregon," she said. "It's not something that's really in demand."
"The big problem is that a search takes two days," he said.
He said if he could not find a book, he would fill up a search card for the book.
Mary Burger/Special to the KANSAN
Brenda Sheler. Ottawa, receives a hug from volunteer Cynthia Sawle. Lawrence senior, after winning second place Saturday in the 300-meter roller-skating competition at the Special Olympics games, which were conducted in Lawrence this weekend. The roller-skating competition took place at Fantasyland Skating Rink, 3210 Iowa St.
Special embrace
City set to hear gun law debate
By Karen Blakeman Of the Kansan staff
Armed with petitions and rhetoric, supporters and opponents of a proposed city handgun ordinance have waged a bitter two-month battle that may come to a head next week.
The Lawrence City Commission plans to decide on Dec. 17 whether city staff should draft an ordinance establishing a three-day waiting period to buy handguns.
Gun control has been a heated issue since the ordinance was first proposed by Commissioner David Longhurst on Oct. 22, two weeks after a 21-year-old KU student shot herself with a handgun she had bought two hours earlier at a Lawrence gun shop.
On Nov. 15, the City Commission received a petition with more than 500 signatures favoring the proposal. Although support for the proposed legislation has been strong, so has opposition.
Longhurst said that during the week after he presented his proposal he received threatening phone calls. But he said he stood by his proposal.
Longhurst said a three-day waiting period to buy guns would allow police
to check for felony convictions against the buyer and to record the names and addresses of the gun's buyer and seller.
The background check, he said, would help prevent guns from being sold to convicted felons. It also would provide a cooling-off time for buyers to prevent them from using guns in crimes or against themselves.
Ludwig, who sold the gun to the KU student who killed herself has collected about 70 police officers' signatures on a petition opposing the measure. Ludwig would not comment on the issue.
Opposition to Longhurst's proposal has been led by James Ludwig, owner of JPL Gun Shop. 2449 Iowa St.
Lawrence police Det. David Reavis, chairman of the Lawrence Police Officers' Association, said some officers worried that if police approved the sale of a gun and the buyer used the gun in a crime, police would be held liable.
Other officers think the proposed ordinance would violate the constitutional right to bear arms, Reavis said.
"That's how Castro took over Cuba," he said. "First he took over the media, then he told the people
that too many bad guys had guns, so they should all turn in their guns."
Although some Lawrence police officers oppose the waiting period, they do not echo the sentiments of other Kansas law enforcement departments.
Five Kansas cities have waiting periods to buy handguns, and 15 Kansas police chiefs were among the 400 chiefs nationwide who signed a petition favoring a federal waitment period of no less than 14 days. Lawrence Police Chief Richard Stanwix said he did not receive a copy of the petition.
Longhurst said that uneptite opposition from gun dealers and police, he hadn't changed his view.
Carl Black, a Kansas City, Kan., attorney hired to represent Ludwig and other Lawrence gun shop owners opposing the ordinance, told the City Commission on Nov. 19 that the proposed ordinance would be unconstitutional and cause the city to lose revenue from gun sales.
Black said, "If I lived in Lawrence and decided I wanted a gun now, I'd just drive to Eudora."
Longhurst said, "God forbid that someone who wanted to commit suicide would go to Topeka and deprive the local dealers of the sale."
Decision could fall to Carlin
By Gary Duda Of the Kansan staff
TOPEKA — Gov. John Carlin may have the final word on whether Larry Jones, chairman of the Board of Regents, can retain his Regents post while campaigning in the 1986 gubernatorial race.
Jones, who said last week that he vas 90 percent sure he would launch his gubernatorial campaign, said Friday he would announce his decision Wednesday.
Mike Swenson, Carlin's press secretary, said yesterday that it was likely that some sort of discussion between Jones and Carlin on the phb subject.
Swenson said he thought that Jones would be able to remain on the Board of Regents while campaigning. He said it would be the governor's decision, however, on whether to reappoint Jones, whose term expires Dec. 31.
Jones said he would meet with Carlin to discuss any possible problems with campaigning for governor while serving as a Regent.
The Regents govern seven Kansas schools: the University of Kansas, Kansas State University, Pittsburg State University, Fort Hays State University, Wichita State University, Emporia State University and the Kansas Technical Institute in Salina
Jones, a Republican, said he had only one concern about running for governor after being a Regent.
"If I go to argue the case of the Regents system, does this hurt the Regents system?" he said.
Haines resigned after becoming chairman of the board of the Fourth National Bank and Trust Co., Wichita.
Jones said that if he ever was to enter the political world, now was the time. He said that he recently retired as chief executive of the Coleman Co. Inc., Wichita.
The idea of running for governor, Jones said, came after several Wichita officers asked him to do so.
Senate President Robert Talkington, R-Iola, said he didn't think Kansas laws would prohibit Jones from running for governor while serving as a Regent.
"I don't know of any statute that prohibits that," he said. "Just the fact that he is a member of the Board of Regents shouldn't keep him from running for political office."
As far as personal conflict goes, State Sen. Wint Winter Jr., RLawrence, said Jones' only interest was a healthy state economy.
Winter said the only conflict he could see was that of time. He said that Jones might be unable to fulfill the time requirements of a Regent while running a campaign.
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