Campus/Area University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, March 20, 1991 3 Local crime rate increase shown in KBI stats By Mike I. Vargas Kansan staff writer Serious crime at KU and in Lawrence increased significantly last year, according to Kansas State statistics released during spring break. The KBI reported that violent and property crimes on campus increased 15.1 percent, from 832 in 1989 to 958 last year. The University of Kansas' totals include only crimes reported by the KU police. KU police Lt. Lt. Mullens said property crimes, which are burglary, theft and motor vehicle theft, were the primary reason for the increase At the KU Medical Center, the crime rate decreased 7.3 percent, from 273 in 1989 to 253 last year. The KR1 also reported that violent and property crimes in Lawrence increased 28.9 percent, from 3,643 in 1989 to 4,696 last year. Lawrence's totals include only crimes reported by the Lawrence police. techniques between the agencies. Crime statistics are a small indicator of the police department's performance. Olin said. There soon will be Lawrence police officers reporting. rather than violent crimes, which are murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. In addition, the number of serious crimes in Lawrence are so small that a small increase would change the percentages dramatically, he said. Ron Olin, Lawrence police chief, said that Lawrence police statistics reported an 18.5 percent increase and a 30.2 percent decrease in the discrepancy in the reporting KBI CRIME STATS 1989 1990 Lawrence police 3,643 4,696 +28.9% KU police 832 958 +15.1% Douglas County sheriff 4,895 6,015 +22.9% KU Medical Center 273 253 -7.3% KU and Lawrence police reports contributed to the KBI's report of a 22.9 percent increase in crime in Douglas County. Other agencies that reported in the county include the Douglas County Sheriff's Department and the Eudora and Baldwin City police departments. Cease-fire starts fire in market for cards 3 companies offer Desert Storm cards By Nedra Beth Randolph Desert Storm trading cards are hotter than ever since the ceasefire. area dealers said. Jeff Dolezal, owner of JD's Baseball Card and Sports Nostalgia Shop, 1420 W. 23rd St., examines cards from the Operation Desert Storm collection. Bob Palm, who works at Sports Collectibles in Overland Park, said that on the open card market, the President Bush card was selling for $5 and the Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf was going for $10. Topps Co. has the only set of Desert Storm commemorative cards on the market right now, he said. 'A lot of people are buying them to put them on a shelf so they can bring them out for their kids and show them what Desert Storm was like.' Ron Klein/KANRAN Bob Ralph Sports Collectibles "The cards are selling really hot," he said. The store has set the price of the complete 82-card set at $14.95, Ralph said. The store is selling the cards only in complete sets. The Topps Co. has stopped printing the Desert Storm war set and is planning to issue a new Desert Storm surrender set, he said. "A lot of people are buying them to put them on a shelf so they can bring them on their kids and let them use its desert Storm was like," Ralph said. Jeff Dolezal, owner of JD's Baseball Card & Sports Nostalgia Shop. 142W. 123rd St., said sales of the Topps cards were stronger than those of the fire-Dolezal's store has carried the cards since early February. "Topps was on the ball with the Desert Storm cards," he said. "They were the first ones with the idea, and now other companies are trying to follow with their own line of cards." Dolezal said that Triple A Sports and the Upper Deck Co. planned to release their own line of war cards when the cards had not been issued yet. "Any other companies who try to get out Desert Storm cards any time after July 4 will be sleeping with the cards," he said. "The hype will be over by then." Jill Blakeley, owner of The Press Box To Too in Mission, said she planned to carry the two other companies' war cards because it would provide a portion of the profits would go to aid people affected by the war. She said she planned to follow the companies' example and give a portion of her profits from the companies that were effected by Operation Desert Storm. "I don't carry the Tops cards now, and I refuse to because I don't believe in padding your hands with experiences of human life." Blackley was silent. Ellis Hayden, owner of Elli's Coins & Collectibles, 1023 Massachusetts St., said he received the first shipment of the Topps cards Monday and was trying to get the other companies' cards. "I just put the Topps cards on the shelf, and I plan to sell them for $1 a pack," he said. NCAA procedures challenged by bill Both sides debate due process rights The Associated Press TOPEKA — A National Collegiate Athletic Association official confirmed yesterday that seven Kansas schools' membership could be jeopardized if the Legislature enacts a law giving them special protection from NCAA enforcement procedures. However, Steve Morgan, associate executive director of the NCAA, said Executive Director Dick Schultz did not mean as a threat a recent comment by a Kansas State athlete that Kansas schools could be kicked out of the NCAA if such a law were passed. Morgan testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, opposing a bill sponsored by Sen. Wint Winter, R-Lawrence, and six other senators. The bill would require the NCAA to observe nationally all due process rights accorded individuals by the U.S. and Kansas Constitutions when enforcing its rules and regulations. There is doubt a state law could be enforced nationally, but Kansas perhaps could enforce it because the NCAA headquarters is in Mission. Kansas members of the NCAA are the University of Kansas, Kansas State University, Wichita State University, Emporia State University, Pitsburg State University, State University, Pittsburg State University and Washburn University. Those testifying against the measure said they thought the NCAA provided an adequate level of due process and were coming that would provide more. Those testifying in support of the bill, including former KU track coach Bob Timmons, said the NCAA did not provide even the most basic rights of due process, such as the right to confront accusers, the right to accused to be present at hearings and the right to public hearing They also said that reform would come only through pressure applied by such legislation. Schultz was quoted as saying the seven Kansas universities that are NCAA members could have their memberships terminated if legislation such as that under review was passed. Commission backs house's demolition Kansan staff writer By Vanessa Fuhrmans The days of a turn-of-the-century house at 1042 Ohio St. are numbered. That was the conclusion of a pumu hearing last night when the Lawrence commission voted 41-3 against demolition of the Gread neighborhood building. Commissioner Mike Randle cast the dissenting vote and said the loss of the house would have too significant an effect on the neighborhood. "Quite frankly, there is some sloppiness in our system that we need to tighten up," said Mayor Shirley Martin-Smith. Although the City Commission ruled that the demolition of the house was appropriate, it did agree that the city's demolition permit application process needed some revision to ensure that demolition opponents would have adequate notice of pending permits. The hearing was prompted by an appeal filed by three Oread neighborhood residents asking the commission to overrule a certificate of authorization issued by the Lawrence Historic Resources Commission in January. Opponents of the demolition contended that the city's demolition permit policy was too open-ended because no time limits existed for permits and applications for demolition permission were not required to be filed by the property owners. Marci Francisco, one of the neighbors who filed the appeal, questioned how the demolition permit automatically had been transferred to the new owner. Doug Compton, when the owner had not applied for the permit. A developer who was interested in buying the property applied for the permit in July. "If the applicant indeed wasn't the owner, then the city's arguments that the demolition permit could transfer responsibility does not apply." Francisco said. Linda Finger, city planner, agreed that the City Commission should establish time restrictions on a permit's validity. But she contended that permits applied strictly to pieces of property instead of to a property owner. "The permit is simply on the property," she said. "To apply it to the owner possibly opens room for discrimination."