THE UNIVERSITY DAI KANSAN
VOL.101,NO.87
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5; 1991
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Jets destroy 25 Iraqi tanks
The Associated Press
Four Marine fighter-bombers knocked out at least 25 Iraqi tanks yesterday in the second U.S. attack on ISIS in two days, the U.S. military said.
Marine Maj. Gen. Robert Johnston told reporters that the allied air campaign — with sorties now numbering more than 44,000 — continued to target military command and control facilities and the elite Republican Guard.
Johnston said preliminary reports indicated that four Marine A-8 Harrier jets attacked 25 to 30 Iraqi tanks with Rockeye bombs early yesterday.
"The results, from the initial pilot reports, were 25 Iraqi tanks destroyed, or at least burning," he said.
Johnston said surveillance systems detected an Iraqi convoy of five to 10 vehicles moving in Kuwait late Sunday.
"They were systematically attacked and destroyed" he said.
Johnston said, however, that the Iraqis were now using much smaller convoys than before, keeping the convoys under 10 vehicles. The allies were previously seeing 50- to 100-vehicle convoys.
Johnston also said a U.S. helicopter crashed in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
Allied air campaign continues targeting of military positions
He said all four U.S. servicemen aboard the UH-1chopter died when it went down. The crash did not occur during combat, Johnston said.
Iraqi strategy: prolong war
Iraq's strategy in a ground war with U.S.-led forces will consist of hil-and-run tactics, historically used by Muslim commanders when Arabs conquered neighboring nations, an official newspaper said yesterday.
The daily al-Thaawa, mouthpiece of the ruling Arab Baath Socialist Party, said the Iraqis would carry out more incursions similar to the battle in line with the strategy drawn up by the Iraqi general command.
Bombing raids condemned
U. N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar yesterday condemned the allied bombing raids that Jordan says have injured and killed Jordanian truck drivers on Iraq's highway from Baghdad to Amman.
what is happening," Perez de Cuellar said."
"Jordan is an innocent victim of
The U.S. State Department takes the position that the truckers are violating the U.N. embargo on trade with Iraq by carrying oil from Iraq to Jordan.
Iraqis shift command posts
The top U.S. commander in the Persian Gulf said yesterday that Iraq's senior military officers were shifting their headquarters into schools to escape relentless allied bombing.
Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf told a small group of journalists that the Iraqis apparently were moving the headquarters because nearly three weeks of bombing had severely disrupted communications and communication structure in addition, the militias would not attack civilian targets.
Asked if shifting Iraqi military command posts into schools would inhibit his ability to attack, Schwarzkopf said. "Yes, it gives them an
advantage, but we are not going to reduce ourselves to that level of moral conduct just to even the score."
Iran proposes peace talks
Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani yesterday offered to help negotiate an end to the Persian Gulf War — a move that reflects Teheran's growing anxiety about its role in war and the postwar Middle East.
Rafsanjani said he was prepared to meet with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein as well as talk to U.S. officials about undisclosed proposals for peace.
Iran has remained officially neutral in the war between two of its greatest enemies: Iraq and the United States. Iran and Iraq fought a devastating war between 1980 and 1988. Iran had hostile relations with Washington since the Iranian revolution in 1979.
White House press secretary Marlin Fitzwater said he saw little hope for such talks. The United States has said it would stop fighting only when ■ This story includes reports sub-licensed by review by all military censors.
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Pipe bombs removed from 2 chemical tanks
NORFOLK, Va. — Six pipe bombs found fastened yesterday to two chemical tanks near the world's largest naval base were safely disarmed or detonated, military officials said.
A one-square-mile area was evacuated after the first two bombs, attached to a tank containing highly flammable methanol, were discovered. The other four bombs were attached to a tank containing a less dangerous chemical.
The tanks are at Allied Terminals Inc. on the Elizabeth River. The site is about 10 miles from the Norfolk Naval Base, which has sent about 35,000 sailors to the Persian Gulf, and five miles from the Navy's Craney Island fuel depot.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombs. Base security had been tightened in the wake of Iraqi threats to commit terrorism because of the war in the Middle East.
Each of two sets of bombs consisted of pipes filled with explosives and had a detonator. Authorities refused to say what
type of explosive was used.
An Allied Terminals employee first found a set of two bombs attached to a million-gallon tank with a 4-inch volatile and flammable, chemical
Those bombs were successfully disarmed and removed, said Bob Jasinowski, a state police special agent.
Four pipe bombs were found later on an adjacent 3 million-gallon tank that was about one-third as large. It was a notoriously flammable chemical.
Those bombs were removed and taken to a cemetery where they were detonated, said police representative Bob Haynes.
The tank farm is not used by the military and is protected by private security. It is not considered a site for terrorism, Haynes said.
A Navy representative, Lt. Cmdr. Mike Mcdke, would not say whether the discovery of the wreck resulted in heightened base security.
"We're constantly reviewing our security procedures and making updates and changes as required," Todd said.
Increase requested for wage financing
Higher minimum wage may force reduction in work hours,the loss of some campus jobs
By Eric Nelson Kansan staff writer
With a requested increase of 16 percent in the student wage budget by the Board of Regents, in addition to the support of Gov. Joan Finney, help could be on the way.
After federal minimum wage increases two fiscal years in a row, KU's student wage budget will be in need of some relief, said Michael H. assistant vice chancellor for student affairs.
Mullens said the money was needed, mainly because of the increases in the金额.
The minimum wage increased from $3.50 to $3.80 in April. The next increase, scheduled for April this year, will bring the wage to $4.25.
Mullens said employees affected by the busines- st students hurls at campus offices and workplaces.
Without the proper financing, Mullens said
the University of Kansas had two options.
'Either way, it is a negative effect for our student employees.' Mullens said.
It could cut back the number of hours an employee could work, or it could cut back the number of hours a manager can.
Eva Sandgren, Lawrence senior, fears a possible cut in the number of hours she works in the circulation department at Watson Library. Cutbacks are possible if an increase in KU's student wage budget is not approved by the legislature.
Julie Cooper, coordinator of student employees, said the money was used for both regular student hoursies and students in the financial aid program, a federal financial program.
In the college work-study program, students can earn money instead of taking out a loan, she said. Financing for the program is 70 percent by the federal budget and 30 percent by the state.
Cooper said regular student hourlies were affected most by the budget because they were cheap.
Eva Sandgren, Lawrence senior, is a single parent participating in the college work-study program. She works in the circulation department at Watson Library.
Sandgren works 15 hours a week but can work up to 20 during a regular semester, she
She said she participated in the college work-study program and also used grants to purchase office supplies.
"The work-study gives me most of the money to live on for the month," she said.
Sandgren said that having a job on campus was convenient and helpful for her lifestyle. Being on campus all the time makes her day seem less divided.
She also said that working in the library has its advantages. After work, she can stay there.
"It is a convenient atmosphere to study in." she said.
She said that with a child to take care of, a cut in her hours would make life difficult.
"It would put a crimp in things to say the least." she said.
Jill Fritzemeyer, Wichita senior, has
worked in the office of student records for eight months as a student hourly.
"I love having a job on campus," she said. She said that the job worked well with her class schedule and that she preferred not working on weekends.
Fritzmeyer said she was not working out of financial urgency.
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She said her attitude probably would make her more confident to your senior and more financially independent.
Fritzmeyer said that in the meantime the job was convenient and enjoyable.
Mulens said it was difficult to predict how women would happen with the student wage buddies during registration.
"Unfortunately in any budget year, nothing is automatic," she said.
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Legislature will audit two years of Margin spending
By Eric Nelson
Wichita State University and Kansas State University will be examined in the audit, which will be
Although a legislative committee decided yesterday to audit spending from the first two years of the Margin of Excellence, Board of Regents members are not worried about the program's future.
Kansan staff writers
Stanley Kopfik, executive director of the Regents, said that the word "audit" wrongly connoted negativity.
In a unanimous decision, the 10-member committee that oversees the Legislative Division of Post Audit voted to approve examination of Margin spending by state universities.
Koplik said he saw the audit as an opportunity to increase support for the Margin by showing the effect the money had on Renets schools.
total financing of its seven institutions to 95 percent of their peer schools and to bring faculty salaries to 100 percent of their peers. The Legislature financed the first two years but not the third.
"I view it as a positive thing," he said.
completed in six to seven weeks by two teams of auditors.
He said the Legislature could use the audit as a way to ensure that the Margin was successful and important.
The Margin of Excellence was the Regents three-year plan to bring the
The Legislature approved spending of $11.9 million in 1988 and $15.4 million in 1989. Gov. Joan Finney has proposed that $14.8 million be spent on the financing of the third year of the Marein.
Sen. Gus Bogina, R-Shawnee, chairperson of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, and Eric Yost, R-Wichita, supported the investigation. Bogina said the examination was based on curiosity about how
"We just want to know what these monies are being spent for," he said. "I don't know what they are doing with it."
Creighton said he doubted Bogina or Yost would find any peculiarities or surprises in the audit.
Robert Creighton, chairperson of the Regents, said the Legislature had a right to check how money was spent.
"They certainly have a perfect right to audit where that money went." he said.
Koplik said the Regents were ready to show how the money was spent.
Officials consider tightening requirements for club licenses
Margin monev was used.
"We've been gathering the answers for the past couple years," he said.
Other questions focused on Margin money that was spent on new and expanded programs and how salaries were being compared, compared with merit-pay increases.
The Associated Press contributed information to this story.
Bv Vanessa Fubrmans
Kansan staff writer
The statement questioned how Margin money was allocated for administrator, teaching faculty and new-position salaries.
"I asked that we review what the top administrators' salaries are," Bozina said.
Complaints about local bars in recent months have prompted city officials to consider tightening licensing rules for bars and clubs and drinking establishment permits.
"This would provide a way for the city to issue licenses to the same clubs that the state does," said Mike Kruger, a staff member at a better handle on local pulpsuages.
Wildgen said the Lawrence City Commission would have a variety of options to choose from if it decided to
"They could allow people under 21 not to go into bars, or raise fees for club clubs, or change the hours they are supposed to be open," he said.
According to a memo issued yesterday by a city official, the commission could approve an ordinance that paralleled state laws.
pass an ordinance that would regulate local clubs.
If a private club owner violated such an ordinance, the city would not have to wait for state officials to act against the violator.
Wildgen said the commission also could pass an ordinance that would be more restrictive than state liquor laws. But it does not conflict with the state laws.
"What we're struggling with is how broad we can be," he said. "The clubs have certain legal rights."
City officials began drafting the memo last week after The Power Plant, 901 Mississippi St., reopened Tuesday.
The Power Plant, formerly called Pizazz, had been closed by state revenue agents because of alleged
tax violations.
Wildgen said, however, that the city staff and commission had been working on an ordinance since last fall.
"The Power Plant wasn't an overwhelming factor," he said. "Certainly recent incidents have led us to do more work on it."
Mayor Shirley Martin-Smith said the commission had been interested in passing an ordinance for several months.
"Problems have come up in the last year," she said. "It would certainly be helpful if we tried to do something about them."
However, Martin-Smith said she did not want to rush an ordinance.
The commission will review proposed changes to the city code before the end of March, Martin-Smith said.
"My concern is that we would restrict all bars, and not all bars are the problem." she said.
"We won't tam it through or make any hasty decisions," she said. "When you make an ordinance, you must do what new things will be for a long time."
Defense Dept. budget outlays In billions of current dollars
$273 $295 $293
Projected
'86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96
Knight-Ridder Tribune News
The Associated Press
Bush budget would boost SDI, Stealth
WASHINGTON — President Bush proposed a military budget yesterday of $295 billion that scales back several weapons because of economic woes although those weapons are formed well in the Persian Gulf War.
But the budget for fiscal 1992 relies on those successes in calling for a wholesale increase in spending for such sophisticated and controversial weaponry as the Strategic Defense Axis and the B-2 Stealth bomber.
Defense Secretary Dick Cheney used the strong showing of weaponry in the Persian Gulf to lob the first salvo in what is expected to be a contentious clash with Congress over big-ticket weapons.
"We were often accused of buying super-sophisticated, high-tchg $600 toilet seats and hammers that cost more than we thought they didn't work," Cheney said yesterday.
"I think what the last few weeks have demonstrated very clearly to everybody who was watching . . . is that, in fact, there were a number of very sound decisions made over the years."
Congress slashed the president's request for SDI, commonly known as Star Wars, by $1.7 billion in fiscal 1991 to $2.9 billion. In the budget for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, Bush is seeking $4.6 billion for SDI.
House Speaker Thomas Foley, D-Wash., said yesterday that it would be disingenuous for the Bush administration to use the success of the Patriot anti-missile in the Persian Gulf for an increase in SDI spending.
A senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Charles Bennett, D-Fla., said that several former chairpersons of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and past defense budget of $3 billion for SDJ.
"I can't see why the present war situation justifies a different point of view," Bennett said. "My feeling is that we need to make sense of our money, especially in wartime."