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VOL.100, NO.105
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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FRIDAY, MAR. 2, 1990
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Pared-down abortion bill awaits vote
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By Rod Griffin
Kansan staff writer
TOPEKA — Debate on a transportation-bill turned-abortion legislation raged into the night yesterday in the House before it was watered down version of the bill. final vote is appended for today.
Med Center bill p.3
Cries of legislative rules violations erupted in the House yesterday when the bill came to the floor.
The House Transportation Committee substituted a parental notification bill for a Senate bill that would have dealt with the use of vehicle registration fee, by county treasurers. The abortion bill, introduced by State Rep Aristia Lucas, R-Highland, had been killed by the Federal and State Affairs Committee last week.
Lucas said the committee process was flawed because there was no debt on the bill, which would
Local business falls with break exodus
Merchants expect big drops during week but some are boosted by pre-break sales
By Chris Siron
By Chris Siron
Kansan staff writer
Lawrence merchants suffer during spring break when many students leave town, but it is all a part of business in a university town, they said.
Win Campbell, owner of Campbell's Clothing,
841 Massachusetts St., said he expected a dip in business during spring when the state left for vacation or their narcissus' homes.
Campbell said he lost more than just student business during spring break. KU faculty and Lawrence residents also see it as a time for vacations.
"It certainly isn't classified as a benefit, but we take it in stride as part of our operation in Lawrence." Campbell said.
But he said he didn't consider spring break a loss at the end of the year.
Tracy Fenley, bartender at the Jayhawk Cafe, 1340 Ohio St., said he was expecting spring break business to be much slower than business during the rest of the year.
He said business would rely on working students who stay in town during spring break to earn extra money.
"Those that can afford to go somewhere do." he said.
Robert Lester, an employee of The Etc. Shop, 732 Massachusetts St., said his business benefited from pre-spring break sales of accessories such as sunlenses.
He said that once spring break began, business dropped off noticeably.
"It's just like summer; no one is around." he said.
Fewer customers don't mean fewer employees, though. Lester said his store needed three or four employees even without student business.
"We have so many square feet to cover, and it takes at least three people to work the space," he said.
Steve Thomas, bar manager of Johnny's Tavern, 401 N. Second St., said he saw a significant decrease during spring break.
"Our Wednesday to Saturday evening hours usually attract student drinkers." Thomas said. "With spring break, the place doesn't fill up."
He said daytime business was less affected by spring break because lunch
patrons often were non-students.
Jim Lewis, manager of Checkers Foods,
2300 Louisiana St., said spring break affected his business because many studios have opened buying groceries a week before break.
John Bothyl, owner of Pizza Shuttle, 1601 W. 23rd St., said his pizza delivery business in Lawrence dropped off noticeably during spring break.
"It doesn't drop off too bad, but we keep it in mind every year. It's something you work around." Bobjl said.
He said scheduling employees was not a problem because the slower business roughly matched the fewer employees available during spring break.
Shelden Shogrin, employee of Pizza Hut,
1606 W. 23rd St., said pizza deliveries dropped off during spring break but high school students, who also were out of school, helped pick up the slack through afternoon dine-in business.
"it really depends on the weather. If it's a really sunny spring break we have a lower turn-out because people stay home sunbathing." Shogrin is
Rick Huettenmueller, assistant manager of Wal-Mart, 2724 Iowa St., said activity was slower during spring break and the store opened at the store shifted during that time.
"Students hit on consumable items and things like toothpaste." he said. "Our older, regular customers come in around break to look at seasonal merchandise."
Chuck Magerl, owner of the Free State Brewing Co. Inc., 638 Massachusetts St., said the number of customers in his restaurant did not drop significantly during spring break because they were not his regular customers.
Even the people who usually want to work are not as eager under the circumstances.
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"Spring break is just too much of a temptation," Magerl said.
"The most difficult aspect is getting anyone to work and trying to accommodate those who don't want to." he said.
of the large number of college students had caused problems in the past.
But he said he had another problem during the break.
"It's a beer bash and a mating ritual," he said of the break.
Philip Warga, undersheriff for the Grand County Sheriff's Department near Winter Park, Colo., said that the drinking age was 21 but that there was a grandfather clause stipulation in the law.
He said that anyone who was born before July 30, 1988, could buy 3.2 beer. Although there are no 3.2 bars in Grand County, people who are legal under the grandfather clause can buy 3.2 beer from local merchants and grocery stores.
Warga said minors under the age of 18 with possession of alcohol usually were detained until their parents were notified.
He said Colorado didn't have an open container law, and Grand County didn't have a noise ordinance. Few arrests are made during spring break, and students are encouraged to come.
They could be fined up to $300. People under the age of 21 in possession of alcohol other than 3.2 beer could face the same fine as an adult under 18 with alcohol is also punishable by a $200 fine.
Warga said that receiving a DUI guaranteed license revocation and a trip to the hospital was the only way.
Warga said a ski safety act existed in Colorado that discouraged negligent behavior on the ski slopes.
"It it puts very definite requirements on skiers to act responsibly," he said.
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Mon-Sat 10-6, Thurs. till 8:30, Sun. 1-5
University, Daily, Kansan / Thursday, March 14, 1990
President Senate OK air bill Leaders hope move will quell opponents
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Senate leaders and President Bush compromised yesterday on future air pollution controls for automobiles, factories and electric power plants, enhancing chances that a clean air bill will pass this year.
The agreement, after more than three weeks of closed-door negotiations, was viewed as a middle ground likely to attract enough support to thwart continuing regional opposition in the looming Senate debate.
Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, D-Maine, called the compromise a comprehensive agreement that would substantially improve air quality during the next decade. He planned to bring the legislation to the Senate floor on Monday.
Porter said the administration would attempt to expedite Senate passage and seek a similar agreement with the senate on legislation in committee.
"President Bush is extraordinarily pleased with the agreement. It is a milestone, an enormous step forward," said Roger Porter, the president's chief domestic policy adviser.
But the compromise still is likely to encounter stiff industry lobbying, largely because of its estimated $20 billion to $40 billion annual cost to the economy.
Some senators also have expressed concern that the bargaining weakened provisions in the original Senate bill that would have required stronger automobile emission controls to combat urban smog. Other have voiced continued concern about the impact of acid rain controls.
today hearing orders, FBI agent says
'He (Grissom) made two fists and raised his knuckles and rubbed his eyes like he was trying to rub out a memory.'
Mike Napier FBI agent
a memory."
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"You'll dig them up," Napier said, recounting Grissom's words.
Finally, Grissom said the women probably had died, Napier said.
Napier said that while questioning Grissom he called Morrison, who offered to ignore theft charges in Johnson County if Grissom would say what happened to the women.
"His response was that he knew Mahomet had a death penalty and that he did not, and that we would not find anything in Missouri." Napier said.
Later that day, Napier and Grissom met again.
"At that point, he said, 'I can give
me the whole package,' " Napier
said.
Grissom told him that he, Thibdo and a man named George were involved in the killings, Napier said.
During cross-examination yesterday, deputy public defender Michael Bartee questioned the reliability of Napier's testimony because Napier did not take notes during his discussion with Grissom.
"That's correct." Napier said.
"So your written report is not a private account? Baron joked Najah."
What's correct, Naher said.
In other testimony, Gary Dirks, a chemist for the Johnson County crime lab, said public hairs taken from Grissom by authorities in Dallas were indistinguishable from those found by investigators in Rusch and Brown's beds.
In his closing argument, Morrison said, "I suggest that these girls are just as dead as if we had presented the bodies in court."
Warren said, "The fact that somebody is dead is not sufficient evidence to bound somebody for trial."