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 overt military support for the rebels fighting the leftist Sandinista government, killed Reagan's request for $36.2 million in new aid to keep the contras 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. 21, 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 schedule to
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The 5:30 p.m. aerobics class at Body by Schliebe, 2223 Louisiana St., is filled to capacity. Mark Fraser, who has been teaching aerobics for about six months, shouts encouragements to his sweating students.
Aerobics: Feel the burn
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BY JULIE ADAM
But is aerobic dancing just a bad? According to Bob Johnson, owner of The Fitness Factory, aerobics is here to stay. He has enlarged his workout room twice since he opened his club five years ago at 711 W. 23rd St. He predicts that aerobics will continue as a serious form of exercise and that people will find new and better ways to do aerobic dancing.
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Soon after Cooper's studies, the jogging craze of the '70s started. Everybody wanted a fit and trim body. Then, in 1979, Jack Sorensen originated aerobic dancing — simple dance movements set to popular music. These exercises were not only to increase cardiovascular strength but also to improve flexibility and to help in weight loss. Sorensen's book, "Aerobic Dancing," helped promote what is now one of the most popular exercise forms of the '80s.
While more people are benefiting from aerobics, more people are taking it seriously. Sarah Hoffman, aerobics instructor, owns Body Shapes Fitness Club, 601 Kasold Dr. She says, "Aerobics is turning more professional. It's not just a cheerleader saying, 'I can lead an aerobics class.' It's a lot more than that."
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ae windows fog. Heartbeats race. Hot, sweet bodies work their muscles in unison. Blood flows through the body, physical and emotional highs.
Aerobicizers now can perform in competitions much like ice skaters do. Crystal Light, a
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Aerobics literally means "with oxygen." When people do aerobic exercise, they increase their oxygen consumption. The lungs begin processing more air, so the heart pumps more blood and eventually grows stronger.
Aerobics is the trend sport of the '80s. It has been in the Lawrence area for about five years, but one man knew about the benefits of aerobic exercise long before. Kenneth Cooper, a physician in the U.S. Air Force, started studying the benefits of aerobic exercise, such as jogging, swimming, cycling and brisk walking about 1968, when his book, "Aerobics," was published. And the key to the exercises, he said, was oxygen.
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Halftime acrobats entertain audience
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By Jeff Suggs
Kansan staff writer
In fact, some of the best action occurred at halftime.
Several athletes made spectaculal 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-trampoline, 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 at the Topeka Sizzlers game on Sunday.
The Daredevils, who are based in Memphis, Tenn., perform around the world. The four-member team has played in over 150 colleges, in every National Basketball Association arena and in Europe, the Middle East, Japan, Latin America and Australia.
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real surprised." Cobb said. "It always just for fun. I feel it's really lucky."
Cobb, coach and performer the Daredevils, founded the when he was a cheerleader the University of Mississippi in It was originally a part-time but when he graduated in 1983, came a profession. Cobb said as surprised at the success of Daredevil team.
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her, Guy, Tim Lancaster and
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Eye-to-eye contact — that kills the whole show," Lancasa said. "It's a real personal w. We want to look like we're in a party."
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we come to," he said. "It
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best so far, for sure."
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David Morris, president of the erfraternity Council, said that the incil didn't have a chance to review resolution yet but that it would be cussed at an upcoming meeting.
mandra reese, president of Gamla Phi Beta sorority and a member the panhellenic alcohol task force, that the future might bring even icter policies.
Ieees said that a policy to ban oolh from all functions, even for se who could legally drink, was ng discussed.
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he said that even if the 70 percent are true, it was meaningless ause some women still don't get d as much as men, even though y do the same jobs.
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sky earnings of women working
time rose by $13 a week, from
$ to $309, but men's weekly earns
rose $17, from $428 to $445.
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See SALARY, p. 6, col. 1
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