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Thursday, April 7, 1977
University Daily Kansan
News Digest
From our wire services
Prison plan seems ill-fated
TOPPER-A-The Kansas Senate debate Gov. Robert Bennett a severe blow yesterday, vowing to scuttle his proposal for a new minimum security law.
The Senate deleted $125,000 in preliminary planning money which the House had granted, and they instead recommended that the whole matter be referred to in the Senate.
Immediately after adjournment last night, Bennett called key legislative leaders to his office in an effort to salvage his prison program.
The vote to pass the bill without the prison funding was 37-3. State Rep. Fred Weaver, D-Bart Springs and chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said there was a chance the funding could be reinserted, but he said that the fate of the facility was bleak this session.
Liauor bu drink bill fails
TOPEKA - The Kansas Senate yesterday killed a bill that would have legalized sale of beer by the drink in restaurants, maintaining the state constitution's ban
The measure failed on a voice vote and was stricken from the Senate debate calendar. An attempt to refer it to the Federal and State Affairs Committee failed. The bill would have allowed sale of mixed drinks by restaurants that make 50 per cent of their sales of food. In addition, it provided for licensing and taxing of such establishments.
3 strikers taken to court
KANAS CITY, Mo.—Three striking teachers yesterday were served citations to counsel or violation of a judge's temporary restraining order against the teacher.
they were the first teachers in the illegal strike to appear in court on a citation. Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Lewis Clymer, who issued the temporary restraining order against the teachers' strike, granted a continuance until 130 days after the court's decision. James Glassow and Edward Wills, asked for more time to prepare for the hearing.
The hearing was to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt of court by ignoring the restraining order.
The strike had kept 51,000 students away from classes for 17 days, but 3,000 graduating seniors yesterday returned to four consolidated teaching centers.
Several disturbances were reported at the four schools where picketing teachers gathered to watch the seniors and non-striking teachers return to class.
At least one stricting teacher was arrested. Police said Jan Walker, 30, was charged with disorderly conduct after she and several other picketing teachers attempted to block non-striking teacher from entering the driveway at Central High School. She was released after posting $25 bond.
2 quilty in obscenity trial
WICHTA—Two theater employees were convicted of promoting obscurity in the first trial resulting from a campaign against pornography by Vern Miller, the former Kansas attorney general who now is Swedwick County district attorney. Bertram Ross and Gary Kirk were ordered to return to Swedwick County District Court on April 21 for sentencing, in case their motions for a new trial are denied.
College name changes pass
TOPEKA—A bill to change the official name of the Kanaansas Board of Regents institutions at Pittsburgh, Emporia and Hays from college to university was sent to the state legislature.
The official names of the institutions would become Pittsburgh State University, Emporia State University and Fort Hays State University.
The House originally had voted to make the name of the Pittsburgh institution Southeast Kansas State University at Pittsburg, but the Senate changed his to Baylor. The Senate also changed its name.
House OK's report on open meeting law
TOPEKA (AP) $-\frac{A}{b}$ to strengthen the Kansas open meetings law approached final legislative approval yesterday when the governor issued a conference committee report. 10-11.
Senate approval of the report is needed to forward the bill to Gov. Robert Bennett
- Define the term "meeting" as any prearranged gathering or assembly by a majority of the quorum of the membership of a body or agency subject to the open meetings law for the purpose of discussing the business of the body or agency.
- —Provide that exceptions could be established only by state or federal law and not by city or county ordinance or school board action.
- Make it the duty of the presiding officer or the person calling the meeting to furnish notice of date, time and place of any regular or special meeting to any person requesting the information, with the provision that notice to an executive officer of an eminent attorney shall be deemed to be notice to the entire membership of the organization
-Allow use of photographic lights in addition to cameras and recording devices
—Require any motion to recess to an executive meeting to include a statement of reasons for being recessed the meeting; the subjects to be disbanded from the executive meeting; and the time and place that the open meeting will resume, with the subject to be reinstated in executive meeting limited to the stated subject.
in all public meetings subject to reasonable rules.
- Bar consideration of any subject at any closed or executive meeting except for: personnel matters; pending litigation and consultation with an attorney for the body or agency that would be deemed privileged by statute; a person appointed by the employee-employee negotiations; confidential data relating to financial and other affairs of corporations; and matters relating to actions adversely or favorably affecting a person such as a student, inmate, patient or resident of a public institution, except the person who is a right to a public bearing月oon request.
—Provide a civil penalty of not more than $500 for a knowing violation.
Any binding action taken at a meeting not in substantial compliance would be voidable in accordance with the Code.
Copilot discusses disaster
Robert Bragg, 39, escaped from the worst air disaster in history with a broken ankle suffered when he jumped to the ground as cockpit was sheared from the rest of the plane.
BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine (UPI)—The copilot of the Pan Am charter jet that collided with a KLM jumbo jet at Tenerife in the Canary Islands last month said at a news conference yesterday the KLM pilot took off without clearance.
He told reporters at the news conference in his hometown that he didn't blame
anyone for the accident that killed 577 people.
Bragg said he heard the traffic controller give the KLM plane clearance to go from Tenerife to Las Palmas, but the controller didn't give it clearance to take off.
But he said he could understand why she the M pilot had taken off without clearance.
He said the traffic controller then asked his olane. "Are you off the runway?"
"Negative, we are still on the runway," the coplot quoted himself as having said.
Drug arrest made in Green Hall
A Topeka a man was arrested in Green Hall yesterday morning on charges of possession of drugs with intent to sell, according to KU police.
The man, Thomas Troughton III, and two other suspects were discovered in the basement of Green about 1 a.m. by an officer making a routine check of the building. The two other suspects were asked to leave the scene and weren't chared.
allegedly found two small bottles of oil in the lining of Troughton's jacket. Allegedly, Troughton told the officer that the bottles were full and later said he intended to sell it.
Trouthron is being held in the Douglas County Jail on $2,500 bond.
While frisking Troughton, the officer
Green Hall closes at midnight.
Troughton's presence in the building after closing is unclear.
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Indictment says truckers forced to pay pensions
DETROIT (UPI)—A federal grunt jury yesterday indicted reputed Mafia leader Vincent Meli and three other men on extortion charges for allegedly forcing drivers to pay employer contributions to various Teamsters Union pension funds.
Among those indicted was Roby Smith, the former business agent for Teamsters who had been arrested by Frank Fitzsimons and James Hofa before him, as a stepping stone to the union's international presidency. Hofa has been missing and presumed dead since July 19.
The indictments charged that Mell, Smith and J & J Cartage Co. owners James Russo and Joseph Cusmano forced J & J drivers to cover its pension fund contributions.
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Federal sources said government investigators believed such practices were unlawful.
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