University Daily Kansan / Monday, February 2, 1987
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Death penalty bill to face Senate
Bv IOHN BUZRFF
Staff writer
TOPEKA — The death penalty leapt over its final hurdle in the Kansas House on Friday and now heads to the Senate, but without some momentum it had last week.
A bill to reinstate the death penalty passed the House, 71-53. It had faced tougher-thanexpected resistance as opponents argued that it was too expensive and on Wednesday refused preliminary approval.
State Sen. Wint Winter Jr., RLawrence, said of the bill's consideration in the Senate, "I think it's going to be even more dramatic. The Senate has always been less hospitable to the death penalty."
State Sen. Edward Reilly, R Leavenworth, is chairman of the Federal and State Affairs Committee, which probably will consider the
Really said the bill could be considered within a few weeks and predicted that it eventually would pass.
"Before this session is over, there will be capital punishment on the KKK."
Winter said the vote was too close to call and would come relatively soon.
"That bill is on an extremely fast track." he said.
The death penalty was approved by the Legislature four times in the past eight years and was vetoed by former Gov. John Carlin every time.
After those years of debate and the
after House debate, not much more can
be said.
"Senators have made their minds to he said, 'They're either for it or against it.'
Winter is against it. And he thinks some former supporters of the death penalty will join him because they believe Henry will sign the bill if they pass it.
"We've put them right on the battlefield," he said. "It's a lot harder to pull that trigger."
But Reilly said Hayden's support would help the bill
"I think the governor, with the power he has to veto other legislation, has considerable influence," he said.
"The executive still holds the whin."
Really said financial arguments against the death penalty weren't
"I don't think that will be the issue that will kill it or not," he said.
State Rep. Betty Jo Charlton, D-Lawrence, said House amendments to the original bill, including one to remove felony murder from capital offences, had softened the bill.
The amendments were a reaction to supporter's fears that the bill's cost could kill it in the Senate, she said.
"It's not as broad as it was, and therefore not as expensive as it was," she said.
In the House, Democrats tried to stall the bill to gain Republican support in social programs that have been hurt by the bank's financial crunch. Charlson said.
*(Supporters) offered to vote against it to kind of hold the Republic.*
Winter said that although some senate Democrats might want to demand a bill as a blow to Hayden, he didn't expect the vote to follow party lines.
"It's certainly possible that politics
winter into it, but I don't think like
that."
"It is not a partisan decision. It is a human decision."
State Rep Jessie Branson, D-
Lawrence, said it was appropriate to
the death penalty vote to social
programs and to increase crime.
Death penalty supporters say it would deter crime
Senator starts effort to delete travel plan
By CHRISTOPHER HINES
Staff writer
A new centralized state travel plan, which has forced cries of protest from KU faculty and Lawrence travel agents, may be dismantled if a local state senator has his way.
"I have hard evidence to show that the plan has already cost the taxpayers money." Winter said. "It was flawed from the beginning."
Sen. Wint Winter Jr., R Lawrence, said yesterday that he considered the plan anti-competitive and costly to Kansas taxpayers. He said he would introduce a bill to the Kansas Senate today to eliminate it.
Since Jan. 1, the Legislature has tried to reduce expenses by giving its travel business to the lowest bidder in each of nine state zones. King Travel of Topeka received a contract for all the state's travel business in
Even though most of KU's estimated $1.8 million annual travel business is supported by federal grants and private funds, all the University's travel arrangements are regulated by the state and must go through King Travel.
Douglas County
Winter made public copies of two invoices that he said were given to him by a KU professor. The invoices showed that for a round trip flight from Kansas City, Mo., to Duluth, Minn. King gave a price of $220. A Lawrence travel agency quoted a price of $348.
"I'm not saying that King did anything illegal, but that one agency handling all that business cannot aggressively search out and find the lowest fare as well as a number of agencies could," Winter said.
House considers 2 marijuana tax bills
By JOHN BUZBEE
Staff writer
TOPEKA — Marijana dealers could buy tax stamps confidentially under two House bills, the state director of taxation said yesterday.
"You may have murdered your mother, but if you filed a good tax notice," he said, "really wouldn't be looking to refer your prosecution." said Carol Bonehrake, the director.
The two bills would require marijuana dealers to attach drug stamps, bought from the state, to their drugs. The dealers could be charged with
felony tax evasion, in addition to normal charges, if they are caught with marijuana that didn't have the stamps.
The sale and possession of marijuana is illegal in Kansas.
State Rep. Keith Roe, R-Mankato, who sponsored one of the bills, said its intent was to raise revenue by limiting the drugs of drug dealers after their arrests.
State Rep. Robert H. Miller, R-Wellington, co-sponsored the other bill. He said Thursday that it would give law enforcement agencies and
the courts an extra tool in fighting the drug trade.
The bills are similar and were introduced in the House on Thursday and Friday. They have not been referred to committees yet.
Roe predicted that stamp collection would be the only ones to buy the toy
But Bonebrake said that if drug dealers came to her office to buy stamps, she couldn't call the police to use tax records were confidential.
She agreed that the main effect of
the bill would be to tax drug dealers after their arrests.
"They're absolutely looking to make the sale of drugs painful for the dealer." she said.
They said that the bill's intent might be worthwhile but that it needed closer examination.
State Reps. Jess Branson and Betty Jo Charlson, both Lawrence Democrats, are members of the House taxation committee, which probably will consider the marijuana tax.
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Hays nurse practitioner program provides intense study, practice
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By TIM HAMILTON
Hays is the home of the KU School in Nursing's Nurse Practitioner Program.
When people speak of the University of Kansas School of Medicine, they usually mean Wichita or Kansas City, not Havs.
The program is open to registered nurses who have one year of experience.
Continuing Education programs
"In continuing education we're concerned about being updated and competent," said Hester Thurston, director of the School of Nursing's
As part of the school's Continuing Education Program, the one-year program features intensive study and training in nursing nurses advanced practitioner skills.
The nurse practitioner program is designed to help nurses keep up with the vast amount of knowledge in the field. The nursing team expanded base for practice, she said.
Practitioner nurses are registered nurses trained to make physical assessments of patients, deliver health care services, evaluate the treatment of a patient and consider possible alternative treatments. Thurston said they often operated in ambulatory care settings such as public schools, nursing homes and health clinics.
"Many graduate programs have a nurse practitioner track that nurses can pursue," the practitioner will be a better prepared nurse. That's the coming trend."
Thurston said the nursing field was placing heavy emphasis on education. Many nurse practitioners have master's or doctoral degrees.
"There are many job opportunities if you're a nurse practitioner," said Sandy Watchous, director of the Hays program. "It's an expanded range of care that is learning to incorporate aspects of medical care along with nursing care."
Thurston, who helps choose faculty for the program and evaluate it, said the school saw the need to move into graduate education.
Originally there were programs in Hays and Kansas City.
After Kansas City's program was canceled, the Hays program continued because it met what Thurston called a rural need.
Onan's Angels won their second
Donna Stokes, Ottawa sophomore and Lambda Sigma co-chairman for the College Bowl, said the contest's turnout was low. The audience consisted mainly of participants and sponsors.
"Our idea is to beat the nerds at their own game," Turk said. "It's fun
The team members anticipate a first or second place in that competition. Their toughest challenger will be Washington University in St. Louis, which beat them in last year's regional, they said.
10th Annual Jayhawk Invitational Jazz Festival
February 5-7, 1987
The University of Kansas Department of Music and Dance Presents the
Concerts nightly at 8:00 p.m.
Theatre St. Paul's Great Rectal Hall
February 7
Crafton-Prey Theatre
Ida McBeth, Vocalist-February 5
Featuring KU Jazz Ensemble I Conducted by Ronald McCurdy with guest artists
Onan's Angels rise to challenge in College Quiz Bowl tournament
Ria McBeeh, Vocalist-February 5
Bill Watrous, Trombonist-February 6
Bobby McFerrin, Vocalist-February 7*
*Co-sponsor with SUA; tickets on sale at the SUA Box Office,
Kansas City.*
Student Union Activities and Lambda Sigma, the sophomore honor society, sponsored the KU fournan- ce place Saturday in the Kansas University.
Staff writer
Oan's Angels will be challenged with new questions in February, when they go to Oklahoma City to participate in College Bowl regional.
The College Quiz Bowl is a nationwide question and answer game sponsored by the Association of College Unions—International.
consecutive KU College Bowl, outsmarting the Apathetics. 355 points to 95.
Tickets on sale in the KU Band Office,
214 Murphy Hall
After a brain-draining six hours with countless trivia questions, Onan's Angels gave their last correct answer and won the 1987 KU College Quiz Bowl.
By KJERSTI MOEN
Staff writer
Oman's Angels' team members are John Chappell, Overland Park senior; James Mamalis, Prairie Valley junior; Richard Turk, Overland Park junior; Erie Matheis, Overland Park senior; Robert Walker, Lunenburg Guasenamer, Sri Lanka senior.
Questions were based on general scholastic knowledge, according to the game rules, which name the king of Bowl a "varsity sport of the mind."
to get together and do something like this. And if we win, at least it is a free prize.
The College Quiz Bowl is played by teams of four students. Two teams must answer one question to test which team has the quickest minds and the fastest button-pressers
All seating is general admission
The Petroleum Shirts, the Apathetics and Jarvis Lunt were the other three teams that reached the final four.
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Buzzer-buttons and colored lamps are important in this game because they signal which team answers questions first.
"The way to win this game is to be fast on the button." Chappell said.
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For additional information and a full schedule of Jazz Festival events, contact the KU Band Office, 214 Murphy Hill, 864-3367
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