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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
Wednesday
March 4, 1987
Vol. 97, No. 108
(USP5 650-640)
Longhurst defeated in city primary by two votes
By TODD COHEN
Staff writer
Two votes defeated Lawrence City Commissioner David Longhurst in yesterday's primary as voters put six candidates, four of whom are opposed to a proposed downtown mall on the April 7 general election ballot.
Longhunt, who had finished first when he was elected in 1983, fell two
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votes short of political newcomer Ellis Hayden, who finished sixth.
Voters will elect three commissioners in April, as well as vote on a three-question referendum on the mall.
In the past three city commission races, the top three primary vote-getters won on to win in the general election. But last night, candidates and political observers said that the referendum could change that trend.
Former commissioner Bob Schumm, who opposes the downtown mall, led the pack, claiming 14 of the city's 32 precincts and 3,324 votes.
Commissioner Ernest Angino finished secd with 2.951 votes, followed by Dennis Constance, third with 2.818; Mike Rundle, fourth with 2.770; and Commissioner Howard
Hill, fifth with 1,927.
Hayden came from behind to claim the sixth spot and knock Longhurst out of the race 1,899 to 1,887.
Henry Johns, Tom Graves and Carol Brown also were defeated. Two
The Primary
Candidate Votes Percent
Bob Summm 3,524 16.48
Ernst Angelo* 2,951 13.8
Dennis Constance 2,818 13.18
Mike Rundle 2,770 12.95
Howard Hill* 1,927 9.01
Ellen Hayden 1,889 8.83
Bold indicates winners
David Longhurst* 1,887 8.82
Henry Johns 1,875 8.77
Tom Craves 756 3.53
Carol Brown 560 2.62
Carol Hamilton 225 1.05
Sandra Quinlan 192 .89
* indicates incumbent
Bill Skoet/KANSAN
other candidates, Sandra Quinlan and Carol Hamilton, withdrew early in the race, but their names appeared on the ballot.
Schumm, Constance, Rundle and Hayden expose the mall. Hill and Angtu have backed off from earlier plans to reopen it they will wait for referendum results.
Longhurst, who was seeking a second term, congratulated Hayden last night and said that he wouldn't ask for a recount.
, wound not want to win on a technicality," Longhurst said.
But he said, "I do take it personally. But I can't believe that we (the incumbents) could have done so badly.
"I would have thought the people in Lawrence felt reasonably good about what's happened the last four years."
In his four years on the commission, Longhurst became known as a peace activist. In 1983 he proposed that Lawrence sponsor a superpowers summit and last month attended a Soviet peace forum in Moscow.
Longhurst, who owns House of Usher, 833 Massachusetts St., has been an enthusiastic supporter of a downtown mail
When commissioners voted unanimously to place the mail referendum on the April ballot, Longhurst said that he would prefer to wait until
See PRIMARY, p. 8, col. 2
David Longhurst and his wife, Nancy, talk with reporters about the outcome of the Lawrence City Commission primary. Longhurst will not be on the April 7 general election ballot because he lost a space by two votes last night.
Tourney tickets are rare items at Big 8 schools
Few students will be present when conference basketball champion is crowned in Kansas City
Statt writer
By ROB KNAPP
Although competition among Big Eight schools for this season's conference basketball championship may have been fierce, competition for tickets to the postseason basketball tournament was one-sided.
This year's Big Eight Conference Postseason Tournament, to be played Friday through Sunday at the 17,000 seat Kempa Arena in Kansas and sold out Dec 19, Assistant Big Eight Coach Assistant Bill Hancock said yesterday.
The conference offered more than 1,000 upper level seats to its member schools before the sellout, but only Iowa State University bought a significant number of tickets.
Richard Konzem, KU assistant
athletic director, said the University of Kansas did not order any upper
Each school in the Big Eight automatically is entitled to 250 tickets on the floor level at Kemper. KU allotted 150 seats to members of the team, players of family members and UConn staff of Kansas Athletic Corporation personnel.
Of the remaining 100 tickets, 20 were offered to students and 16 to KU faculty and staff through separate online databases. Tickets were filed for the 20 student tickets.
The other 64 seats were offered to contributors to the Williams Fund, *Liam*.
Konzem said the KU athletic ticket office had been responding to ticket requests for the conference tournament since the fall. The ticket office advised interested people to get their tickets directly from the Big Eight, he said.
KU did not buy any upper-deck tickets for two reasons. Konzem said.
Tournament tickets for upper-level seats, which are near the corners of the arena, cost $40. Konzem said fans who wanted to sit closer to the action probably would complain about the location of the seats.
"To be honest, if a person has the opportunity to buy a bad seat, I'd rather he buy it from the Big Eight than from us," Konzem said.
" Iowa State took a different approach. They decided to sell the team because they didn't want to lose it."
Iowa State ticket director Larry McLaine said his school ordered
about 1,500 tickets. He said people
willing to be hit with tickets had
been blocked by him with tickets.
To gauge interest in Big Eight tournament tickets, Iowa State sent out a letter in September to season-ticket holders. The deadline for replies was Dec. 1 so that Iowa State could order before the Big Eight's Dec. 15 deadline.
The Iowa State ticket office sold 250 tickets to students on a first come, first served basis, McLaine said. The two-weeks ago and sold got Monday.
Konzem said another reason for
Konzem's decision is the Big
Big's agent's poor policy.
Tournament ticket-holders who buy their seats through the conference may automatically renew their
tickets each year if they return a renewal form to the Big Eight by Dec. 1. But the upstairs tickets sold to the schools do not come with an option to renew.
"If there are students who want to 'get Big Eight tournament tickets for next year, I tell them now to order them.' The November or December," Konem said.
Hancock said that he thought Iowa State and KU did the best job of distributing tournament tickets to their fans.
KU season-ticket holders receive notices each fall asking them to direct their ticket orders and questions about the Big Eight tournament to the conference office, Konzm said.
INSIDE
First blood
The University of Kansas did not meet its goal of 175 pints in the day of the spring Red Cross blood drive, which continues today and tomorrow in the Kansas Union. See story page 5.
Midnight march Protesters for BSU say fund denial unfair
Michael Foubert, graduate student senator; second from left, defends his vote against granting revenue code status to Black Student Union. About 250 people marched from Ellsworth Hall to Wescoe Beach at midnight last night to protest the Student Senate Executive Committee's decision denying BSU revenue code status.
By MICHAEL MERSCHEL Special to the Kansan
Chanting, "For the forget of old, give BSU the code," about 250 people marched across campus at midnight last night to protest the denial of revenue code status to the Black Student Union.
Many of the marchers carried candles that occasionally were snuffed out by the wind. Some carried signs and wore buttons saying "Together we're better." the theme of a program this week sponsored by the University Senate's Human Relations Committee. On one sign was written, "Is KU's StudEx racist?"
The march, organized by BSU and spread by word of mouth, was in response to the Saturday vote of the Student Senate Executive Committee to deny revenue code status to BSU. The vote, which was three in favor, three against and three abstentions, reversed earlier approval of the status by the Senate Finance Committee.
But LaDale George, St. Louis senior, told the group that the problem was not so much racism as it was loose Senate rules regarding student groups' qualifications for revenue code status.
"This is just as serious as a cross burning in your front yard." BSU president Del Dynum told the crowd in front of Wescoe Hall.
The marchers assembled at Ellsworth Hall just before midnight and marched in front of the residence hills, down 15th Street, up Naismith Drive and onto Jayhawk Boulevard.
"The rules are very undefined as to what a revenue code group is," he said.
"They charged that BSU has mishandled funds in the past, and that the conduct would likely continue in the future," she said. "Where was the evidence of this claim?"
Bynum said that StudEx's denial of the status was unfair.
Michael Foubert, graduate student senator and chairman of the Senate Minority Affairs Committee, told the group that it didn't need revenue code status to receive adequate financing. BSU now is categorized as a student organization.
Earlier yesterday, student body vice president Kelly Milligan said, "Even without revenue code status, they should have no trouble
getting money. By that measure, this is not discrimination.
"This is not a matter of race. I cannot stress that enough."
Jason Krakow, StudEx chairman, said yesterday that traditionally, revenue code status was granted to groups that had shown engagement, damage money and serve the University community in a positive manner.
"It's pretty much up to the interpretation of the Finance Committee." he said
ident, said that the march had been planned since Saturday. Midnight was chosen as the time to march because, he said, it was war time.
“It’s unusual,” he said. “It points out the severity of the problem. Racism exists when you are awake, and it exists when you are awake.”
Ann Evensole, director of organizations and activities, said that although it hadn't been necessary,
See MARCH, p. 6, col. 3
Inquiry resumes; Regan questioned
As White House officials scrambled to find a new CIA director not tainted by the scandal, President
WASHINGTON — Investigators yesterday picked up where the Tower board left off by interviewing Donald Regan about the Iran-contra affair, and sources said a grand jury had summoned a contra leader for testimony on the money trail from the Iran arms deals.
'T the biggest remaining question is: Where did the so-called contra diversion money go?'
United Press International
Arthur Liman chief counsel for Senate select committee
Reagan woked on a nationally televised speech scheduled for today responding to the Tower Commission's report on the foreign policy fiasco and his role in it.
Arthur Liman, chief counsel for the Senate select committee probing the scandal, and two staff lawyers interviewed the ousted chief of staff about his role in the clandestine 18-month overture to Iran and the scheme to divert arms sales profits to the Nicaraguan rebels.
In addition, congressional sources said a federal grand jury investigating the operation had summoned the judge and other officials to testify today. Calero and other contra
"We had a thorough session. He answered all the questions. He was cooperative, and we accomplished what we set out to do, which was to take his testimony on certain open issues." Liman said after the interview.
The Tower Commission said Regan, who left his White House job Friday, failed in his duty to keep Reagan informed about critical operations and was responsible for the "chaos that descended on the White House" after the deal was disclosed Nov. 4.
Baker immediately replaced Regan, who moved over the weekend from his White House office to a room in the Executive Office Building next door.
leaders have denied getting proceeds from the arms sales.
The Tower Commission, which on Thursday issued the most comprehensive report to date on the affair, was unable to determine what happened to the profits from the secret sale of U.S. arms to Iran.
The commission, led by former Sen. John Tower, R-Rexas, said the money trail must be followed by the special congressional committees probing the affair and the special investigations investigating criminal wrongdoing
Liman's interview with Regan occurred in Regan's new office.
"The biggest remaining question is: Where did the so-called contra diversion money go? We know there was an intention to divert money to the contras. We know that money was diverted," Tower said last week. "We don't know that the contras ever got it or material purchased by it. It disappeared into a black hole, so to speak."
Members of the select committees said after the report was released that the board's findings gave the congressional panels a solid foundation for their inquiries, freeing congressional regulators to focus on unresolved issues.
Although the Tower Commission included no new information about whether the president knew of the diversion, its report included a memo from Lt. Col. Oliver North, fired as a national security aid Nov. 25, to Poindexter, asking that Reagan be briefed on the diversion.