Thursday February 4, 1988
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
Vol. 98, No. 89 (USPS 650-640)
House votes to eliminate contra plan
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A bitterly divided House voted yesterday to cut off U.S. military support for Nicaragua's contra rebels, rejecting President Reagan's aid request in the hope of spurring peace prospects in Central America.
The 219-211 vote, culminating six years of overt and covert military support for the rebels fighting the lefist Sandinista government, killed Reagan's request for $36.2 million in new aid to keep the contas alive as a fighting force through June.
It was a serious defeat for the president, who had lobbed hard on the issue for two weeks and had put the contras among the top foreign policy priorities for his final year in office. Only a day earlier, Reagan had argued that failure to extend aid would strengthen communist influence in the hemisphere.
"Today's vote is the end of a chapter," said House Majority Whip
"If you vote this package down, you'd better be prepared to bear the consequences," Michel said. "And who among you is smart enough to predict the path on which Daniel Ortega will take you?"
Current aid to the rebels expires Feb. 29, and democrats pledged to hold another vote before the month is out on an alternative package of purely humanitarian aid to the rebels, and to follow that up with a new emphasis on economic development aid for countries in the region that abide by terms of a five-nation peace accord.
The most controversial part of the defeated package was $3.6 million earmarked for weapons and ammunition, which Reagan had said he would withhold until March 31 to see how cease-fire talks went between the rebels and the Managua government. Those talks are scheduled to
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Richard Moore:
the 'Father of Radar'
After 27 years at KU, the director of the Radar Systems and Remote Sensing Lab is looking for a prodigious son.
BY JEFF MOBERG
After returning from a Kiwanis luncheon, the "Father of Radar" enters the tile hallway leading to his second-floor office in Nichols Hall. He sticks close to the wall. Moving into the doorway, he greets his secretary and steps past her desk into his office. He sets his black briefcase down and removes his coat and hat. He then finds his pipe and wheels around to pinch some Kentucky Broad Cut from the glass jar on the table. Lighting his pipe with a yellow Bic, he sits down in a chair to collect his thoughts on the afternoon's schedule.
Richard Moore, Black and Veach Distinguished Professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been called the father of radar by his colleagues for his contributions to radar remote sensing. Moore has served as both an instructor and an administrator at the University of Kansas for 27 years. But now, "the father" is looking for a prodigious son. Moore is ready to relinquish his command, so he can spend more time sailing and teaching. He also wants to delve into other areas of remote sensing.
When he lights his pipe again, the alarm on his turquoise watch beeps, indicating it is 2 p.m. Moore exhales and says, "I'd rather let somebody else put up with the crap of dealing with the administration, handling the myriad of letters and organizing the meetings for the lab. I'm tired of it. I'd stay on as an adviser, but I would rather be off doing my own thing with other students and professors."
Moore doesn't know when he will step down as the lab's director. But when he does, the University will have some big shoes to fill. Moore wears a size 10, but the tracks he has left on West Campus are much larger. In the 1960s, Moore discovered a process for measuring by satellite the direction and speed of winds on the ocean surface. Big deal? Fawwaz Ulaby, former director of the Remote Sensing Lab, says it is. "It was a major scientific achievement and a very important contribution. It was the basis for formulas, theories and models that people use today. Dick Moore has a true pioneering spirit and he is a true dreamer . . . It is through such dreams that novel techniques happen."
Moore has spent 13 of his 27 years at KU directing the Radar Systems and Remote Sensing Lab in Nichols Hall on West Campus. With support from a NASA official, Moore founded the lab in 1964 as a radar unit for the infant U.S. space program. Remote sensing involves the use of microwaves and radar in looking at the earth and atmosphere. The lab is one of the University's most highly respected research facilities and has received international recognition.
Ulaby replaced Moore as lab director in 1974 and held the position for 10 years while Moore worked on his own research projects and taught classes. Ulaby left KU for the University of Michigan in 1984, and Moore returned as lab director.
When Moore began his second stint as lab director, three of the lab's top professors had left within three months. "It was kind of a blow when they all left at the same time. But we've rebuilt now, and we have a good
Richard Moore, director of the Radar Systems and Remote Sensing Lab, is ready to retire as lab director to spend more time with his hobbies and students.
I'd rather let somebody else put up with the crap of dealing with the administration, handling the myriad of letters and organizing the meetings for the lab. I'm tired of it. I'd stay on as an adviser, but I would rather be off doing my own thing with other students and professors.'
director of the Radar Systems and Remote Sensing Lab
Richard Moore
solid working group — more solid than the one before." Big tracks, indeed. Moore also has made an impact on the field of radar remote sensing with his teaching. In 1980, NASA called together about 60 specialists to draft a plan called "Earth Resources Synthetic Aperture Radar." More than half of the participants had either taken a class from Moore or worked for him.
One of Moore's recent projects is to find a way to measure the length of ocean waves and the direction from which they come. Another project includes measuring ice thickness and predicting the direction in which icebergs float. Both of these methods would help in forecasting global weather conditions and finding safer shipping routes. To support his ongoing research, Moore holds up $550,000 in grants from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the U.S. Navy, Bell Laboratories and the National Science Foundation.
When asked if his research had made an impact on his field, Moore leans forward and his bolo tie falls away from his blue shirt. "I suppose that's true." Moore laughed — the first time his voice is clearly heard over the classical music coming from a radio and the rat-a-tat of the secretary's typewriter. "I guess that's why I get invited to give lectures in a lot of different places," he says.
Like many people immersed in their work, Moore wishes he had more time to spend with his students. He plans to continue teaching and wants eventually to teach in other areas within his department.
His watch beeps again. Three o'clock. Moore empties the ashes from his pipe and picks up a stack of papers. The father of radar has a meeting to attend. His students and sailboat will have to wait.
Halftime acrobats entertain audience
KANSAN MAGAZINE February 3, 1988 9
By Jeff Suggs Kansan staff writer
In fact, some of the best action occurred at halftime.
Several athletes made spectaculair moves at last night's KU-Oklahoma basketball game. But they didn't just include Danny Manning, Harvey Grant or Stacey King
The Bud Light Daredevils, with the help of a mini-trampline, fascinated the sellout crowd in Allen Field House with their acrobatic slam dunks.
the team will play at Nebraska tonight, Missouri Western tomorrow, Kansas State on Saturday and Topeka Sizzlers game on Sunday.
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