THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Vol. 87, No.115
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
Wednesday, March 30, 1977
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Student Senate unable to consider 3 groups' funds
By LINDA STEWART
Staff Reporter
The Student Senate can't consider three student organizations' requests for funds at the Senate budget hearings starting tomorrow until they are recognized by the Office of Student Affairs, Steve Leben, student body president, said yesterday.
The three groups—the College Republicans, the KU Young Democrats and Haven a campus Jewish organization—have received requests to the Senate totaling $5,216.
The problem, Leben said, is that the Student Affairs' guidelines for recognition don't clearly define what constitutes a political or religious organization.
The guidelines say that an organization won't be funded if it is "substantially oriented" toward support for a particular religious institution's activities or beliefs, or for a political party's activities or programs.
A STUDENT committee has been formed to work with Donald Alderson, acting vice chancellor for student affairs, to clarify the relationship might be classified as political or religious.
The student members, all members of StudEx, are Ralph Munyan, Sam Zweifel, Reggie Robinson, Don Green and Barbara Brussell.
Aderson said the committee was tentatively planning to meet next week.
Leben said the programs of the three organizations weren't different from many programs of organizations the Senate now funds.
"IF WE LOOK past the religious and political connotations, we can find programs that would be of substantial benefit to students," he said.
The three groups still can get funds during the year even if they aren't officially recognized, he said, by having a student produce a bill asking for funds for the groups.
requesting that Hillel be reclassified as a cultural organization.
SALVAY SAID he be also met with Alderson to explain his request. Alderson was favorable, Salvay said, but didn't say he reclassify Hillel as a cultural organization.
Brian Salvay, director of Hilld, said that the time he presented his budget to the Senate in 2014 was a good one.
Salvay said that Hillel was never a religious organization and that most of its members were secular.
Hillel doesn't sponsor religious programs, he said, but sponsors speakers, films and dinners which are open to the general public.
Pauline Rosacker, president of the KU Young Democrat, said that the group's
purpose was to inform and teach students about the democratic policies of the U.S. government and that it wasn't necessary to be a Democrat to belong.
Roaster asked to be on the committee investigating the problem of recognition, but he was not convinced.
"I WOULD like for the committee to look into each organization," she said, "I feel as if we haven't been recognized because our name is so expressive of what we are. I feel as if they haven't even looked into our organization to see what it really is."
Kathy Pieron, president of the College
Republican, said she hoped her group and
others would continue to work with
them.
brella-type organization that would include all political affiliations.
"The umbrella organization was suggested by Steve Leben," she said. "The organization wouldn't support any party and any student could belong."
Leben said the Senate would be able to fund a general political organization if it was formed for nonpartisan purposes such as bringing political speakers to cannams.
Speaker turns down Bennett speech plea
Leben said if the three organizations were determined to be eligible for funding after the Senate completed its regular budget, they would not fund later this semester or during the fall.
By HANNES DEAR
Staff Reporter
Gov. Robert Bennett's request to address a joint session of the state legislature about the state's fiscal condition was denied by John Carlin, speaker of the House.
Carlin, D-Smolan, in a letter to Bennett released yesterday, said that because the governor's request came so late in the campaign year, he was asked by many of the legislators as unnecessary.
"As a former leader in the legislature, I think how busy we are at this point," Carl said.
The first part of the legislative session is expected to end early next week. Conference committees would meet during a month before the future would return for final action on bills.
Bennett announced shortly after receiving Carlin's letter that he would appear on both radio and television at 7:30 tonight.
"THE LEGISLATURE will yet receive my message of concern, as will the people," he added.
BIBW-JV and BIBW江辐 stations to Topeka will carry Bennett's message, and the governor's office said the BIBW江辐射站也将 be the broadcast available to other stations.
Lady said Bennett's message was expressive and information about a possible loss of state resources.
HOUSE MINORITY LEADER Wendell
Lane, R.OVERPARK, park, said he thought the
park is not a place for him.
Bennett had said in a letter sent Monday to Carlin and Senate President Ross Doyen, R-Concordia, that he wanted to discuss the state's fiscal condition with the lawmakers of factors unknown to him when the budget recommendations were presented in January.
The loss in state revenue could come in three areas, he said. A recent Kansas Supreme Court decision could result in a loss of $19 million in state sales taxes. President Jimmy Carter's tax package could cut state revenues, and funds might also be reduced in unified school districts with many federal employees.
Lady introduced a resolution in the House yesterday morning to accept Bennett's offer.
said that the Democrats wouldn't support it. "He said so there wasn't much point in pushing it." Carlin said the legislature was aware of the state's fiscal problems.
"However," he said, "we have much to do and we need the time to get the job done." State Rep. Mike Glover, D-Lawrence, said he agreed with Carlin.
"Our committee (House Ways and Moans) has the information that the government is making."
Glover said it cost $25,000 a day to keep the legislature in session, and efforts were made to make the process more efficient.
"IT DOESN'T make sense to cause a lot of faldereal for the governor to come speak and tell us what we already know," he said. "Let him use the press for that."
State Rep. Lloyd Buzi, R-Lawrence didn't like Carlin's decision.
"We've had some pretty doggy bills that we've wasted time on," he said. "I can't see how an hour or so with the governor would be detrimental."
JAMES DRURY, University of Kansas professor of political science, said he couldn't remember a precedent for the action.
Report due on charges by Iranians
"However," he said, "in some years past when Gov. (Robert) Docking requested an address, the particular time he requested was rejected. But he was not."
A report concerning an investigation into a alleged beating incident between two inmates at the prison.
A decision on possible unsequenced injury in the incident was reached Monday by a three-member committee investigating the incident, according to Del Shankel, an actuarial chancellor, but an announcement that a decision had been made was delayed.
Details concerning any disciplinary action won't be released by KU, in accordance with the Buckley Amendment, which guarantees students' privacy.
The investigative committee comprises Shankel; Mike Davis, University general counsel; and Donald Alderson, acting vice chancellor for student affairs.
The Feb. 25 incident alleged involved kambiz Zibail, Tehran, Iran, specialist in the Iraqi counterterrorism service.
Shankler ordered the investigation March 7 after meeting with members of the American Student Association (ISA) and New Mexicocor, associate professor of social welfare.
The ISA had charged after the alleged incident that Zibail was a member of SAVAK, the Iranian secret police, and that he had been involved in inspiring the KU investigation, however, was limited determination of whether a beating actually occurred.
Contacted last night, Alderson said that an announcement would be made today, but
the message was not available.
Back atop the tower
Kansas Head Football Coach Bud Moore returned to his usual football practice perch yesterday during the first day of spring practice. Practice was scheduled to start will last five weeks.
City, neighborhoods agree on fund guidelines
By STEVE STINGLEY
Staff Reporter
Representatives of three neighborhood improvement associations and the Lawrence City Commission agreed at last night's会议 meeting on a resolution setting guidelines for neighborhood groups receiving community development funds.
The revised resolution will come before the commission next week for final approval.
The resolution had been deferred from the March 15 commission meeting after several neighborhood associations voiced disapproval of specific requirements included in the resolution.
At last night's meeting, Barbara Wilkins, representing the East Lawrence Imprisoner, said she didn't want to see the city compulsory internal workings of neighborhood
associations, because a provision in the
resolution regulating membership did use
The commission said it didn't want membership dues limiting who could join neighborhood associations. The original document said no association could require dues.
But the neighborhood associations argued that dues were a good way to keep track of murders.
borhood was enough to merit their membership.
resolution to say that membership couldn't be more than $1 a person a year. Walt Hull, representing the Far East Lawrence Improvement Association, said that a provision of the resolution limiting association membership to residents of a state or territory is also said that his group had several nonresident members whose concern with the neigh-
Commissioner Carl Mibeck said that if there were going to be increasing amounts of money (in community development funds) available to the city and if the commission was going to be responsive to the neighborhood groups, then the commission wanted the members of the groups to live in the area affected.
The commissioners changed the resolution to allow nonresidents to be members of the associations on the condition that they wouldn't be voting members.
Other requirements in the resolution included minimum quarterly meetings, annual reports of officers, annual reports of staff, and monthly meetings and distribution of the minutes of
Grocers praise, question value of giveaways
By DONNA KIRK
Check-cashening services and games of chance often make supermarket shopping fun and convenient, but whether they add to shops' grocery bills is a point in dispute by five Lawrence supermarket managers.
Staff Reporter
The managers of Kroger Discount Foods, 32nd and Naimshim Drive, and Safeway, 71. W. 23rd St., two stores that both but require application cards to cash checks, said game dealers costs the shopper more through higher prices.
Kroger and Safeway store managers said the cost of games and bad checks increased prices, but managers of Dillon's, Rusty's and Falley's said games increased shopper traffic and sales volume.
"GAMES MIGHT be profitable in attracting customers, but they benefit only the few who win, and the rest pay for it," Al Long, Kroger manager, said recently.
He said that Kroger avoided games to keep prices low, but that had checks and the check-cashing service cost the store money, a cost passed on in higher food prices. The store lost about $2,000 in bad checks. In addition, Long's advice must pay someone to cash checks and print application cards, which help the store find people who owe money.
*Food stores cash more checks than banks*, *ne sau, kroger is a 'bank' for an average of about 1,000 people*
Kenneth Simmons, Safety manager, said he couldn't explain why last year was one of the store's worst for safety issues. The year's $1,000 loss, like had merchandise and shoplifting issues, is figured into higher food prices, he said.
"SOMEONE HAS to pay for this," he said. "On a competitive basis as we are with other stores, we just use our own money."
daily who write checks for groceries or for cash, Long said.
"The games might bring in new customers, but the question is, after the game, can you hold them, keep them?"
we use no snapper pad to advertise the game, to print game cards and to pay available prize money. His store tries to keep prices low without the lure of games to attract customers, he said.
Simmons said games added 1 to 2 per cent to the cost of more items, and the shopper bid to advertise the game. The total increase was about $36 million.
SCOTT FLANDERS, night manager at Dillon's, 2107 W. 27th St., said that the Instant Money game was a tax write-off for the store because it's a gift to the shopper. He said that Instant Money had increased sales volume and brought in more customers who want to play the game.
But the managers of Dillon's, Rusty's and Falley's view the value of games differently.
Flanders said he didn't know how much the game cost
the store, because the total cost of the game was prorated for each store after the game was over. Dillon's central office in Hutchinson sends the games to its stores, he said.
Although Flanders estimated that the game had increased Dillen's daily customer count by about 10 per cent, he said he didn't know how many of the 1,000 to 2,000 shopping shops each day wrote checks only for cash.
THE COST TO the store to furnish a check-cashing service isn't much, he said, because the store pays a person to perform duties besides cashing checks in its courtesy booth.
Flanders said 5 to 10 per cent of the checks cashed at the store were bad, and from 3 to 4 per cent of those went to a collection agency, which attempted to recover the money.
For Rusty's, tracking down money owed from bad checks is a store expense. The store sends a series of letters to a bad-check writer requesting payment, according to James Meyer, store manager. The process stores in time and labor to write and send letters and to keep records of letters sent and of payments received.
He said he didn't know how much the store lost last year from bad checks.
BUT THE STORE'S Gamerama doesn't necessarily cost the customer anything, Meyer said, because the
increase in sales volume drives up store profits, not food prices.
"You'll lose customers if you raise prices on items to pay for the game," Meyer said. "The idea behind any game is to get traffic in the store and then give good inventory to the store back. You don't get customers by raising prices."
He estimated that the store's daily customer count was up 12 to 15 per cent because people came in to play the game, but that some people came in to get a ticket or a game card without buying anything.
Jack Leatherman, manager of Fallley's, 2525 Iowa St., said the store's Casino game had bought in more customers each day and had increased the store's sales volume since the game started two months ago.
"GAMES DON'T HAVE to cost the customer extra, but they could," he said. "But the increase in business more than offsets the costs."
The cost of bad checks to the store was less than 1 per cent, he said. A camera takes pictures of persons who cash checks, Leatherman said, and there is no charge to hold them for you. The company also uses to find someone who has written a bad check.
He said that the store hadn't done any studies to record the number of people coming to the store to play the game, but he had heard customers in the store say they came to play Casino Cash.
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neighborhood association meetings to the commission.
After some discussion, representatives agreed, with those guidelines, which required
City Manager Buford Watson said that the bowersock negotiations were in a "legal" phase, but he is ready by next week's commission meeting. Final approval will come at least a week later.
In other action, the commission postponed discussion of the Bowersock pact until they received the final version of a contract between the city and two companies now controlling the Bowersock property.
The contract was to be presented to the commission last night but recent legal action taken by attorneys for Stephen Hill and Justin Hill Sr., who have controlling interest in the two Bowersock companies, has complicated the matter.
George Williams, director of public works, also gave a report on the city's trash collection. He said that a new incentive program initiated a week ago was working and that the number of complaints from citizens had decreased.
At last week's meeting, the city commission adopted a plan aimed at increasing the speed of Monday and Tuesday trash piling up and a problem with trash pilling up been a week so that the amount of trash left to be picked up later in the week slackened.
Marijuana bill still in Senate
A bill that would reduce the penalties for possession of an ounce or less of marijuana still lies in the Kansas Senate Committee on State and Federal Affairs.
Action on the bill had been expected yesterday.
According to the sponsor of the bill, State Should be action on the bill this week there should be action on the bill this week.
The proposed legislation would set punishment for possession of an ounce or less of marijuana at a fine of not more than $100 for the first two offenses.