THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.100.NO.95
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
FRIDAY, FEB. 16, 1990
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Presidents forge what Bush calls 'anti-drug cartel'
The Associated Press
CARTAGENA. Colombia — President Bush and three Latin American leaders, conducting a tense summit under an air, sea and land security shield, forged agreement yesterday on a new joint drug-fighting strategy. Bush called it "the first anti-drug cartel."
Flanked by the leaders of the three largest cocaine-producing nations, Bush called the summit an ice-breaking event. He vowed to step up attempts to curtail the demand for narcotics at home, saying that progress was being made but that more needs to be done.
A joint communique signed by Bush and Presidents Virgilio Garlo of Colombia, Jaime Paz Zamora of Bolivia and Alan García apparently ruted out the use of U.S. military forces in the Andean region. "Each country may involve its armed forces in this fight within its own
national territory." it said.
In their meeting, the four presidents steered away from some of the most controversial drug initiatives, such as the idea of a naval cordon off Colombia, and chose instead to deal in broader themes. That helped keep harmony among sometimes differing leaders.
Extraordinary security precautions were taken to protect Bush and his three summit partners, with some 5,000 uniformed troops watching over the proceedings. Battleships presented an imposing force off shore and helicopter gunships hovered nearby.
But Colombian guerrillas made their own point, one of defiance. They kidnapped an American priest in Cali, the third U.S. citizen taken prisoner by rebels this week. Also, a
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Death penalty dies, but tough sentences adopted
By Rod Griffin
Kansan staff writer
TOPEKA—State representatives killed a proposed death penalty amendment yesterday after lengthy debate on the House floor.
State Rep. Rex Crowell, R-Longton, introduced Mike, Gov. Henry's death penalty bill as an amendment to a bill that had been passed by the Senate and was under consideration by the House.
The bill, which yesterday passed the House and awaits Gov. Mike Hayden's signature, would place a mandatory sentence of 40 years without parole on convicted murderers.
State Rep. John Solbach, D-Lawrence, a death penalty opponent, said research had shown that murderers were not likely to kill again.
"We can't find a single case where a first-degree murderer killed again," he said.
Some representatives made accusations of political maneuvering when a committee recommendation reducing the mandatory sentence to 25 years was approved.
"Your vote to adopt the committee report is in effect watering down a viable alternative to the death penalty," said State Rep. Gary Blumenthal, D-Merrigan.
The mandatory sentence of 25 years without parole was adopted by a 66-58 vote. Crowell then proposed tacking the death penalty onto the bill, sparking considerable debate.
"I know that this is a difficult decision for most of us," Crowell said. "But I know that the people of Kansas overwhelmingly support the death penalty."
penalty.
State Rep. William Roy Jr., D-Topeka, disagreed.
'It's just that there is more and more evidence that the death penalty is neither effective in deterrence nor cost effectiveness.'
Jessie Branson State representative, D-Lawrence
Hoy also said instituting the death penalty would be expensive. Building a 100-bed death-row prison would cost the state between $7.5 million and $10 million, or between $7,000 and $100,000 per bed.
He said studies had shown that if offered a choice between the death penalty and stiff jail terms, the majority of death penalty supporters would support the jail term.
"Before one prisoner was executed, the state of Kansas would have to spend in excess of $15 million." he said.
The ability of the death penalty to deter crime also was questioned.
"It's just that there is more and more evidence that the death penalty is neither effective in deterrence nor cost effectiveness," said State Rep. Jessie Branson, D-Lawrence.
The death penalty was defeated by a 67.57 vote.
The 40-year mandatory sentence was then restored.
"It does seem to me that this is one instance where floor debate may have changed some attitudes." Branson said.
Cesia Akerbern, 10. of Lawrence, takes a spill into a bush while sledding in Centennial Park.
Conditions almost halt KU classes
By Eric Gorski
Kenyon staff writer
icy road conditions yesterday prompted KU officials to consider canceling classes.
After studying the weather forecast and considering information from KU facilities operations and the Lawrence Bus Company, Judith decided that classes would not be canceled.
Ramaley said she reached the decision at 6 a.m. yesterday. She does not have the authority to close the University, but she can cancel classes.
Freezing rain and sleet that began Wednesday morning and continued through the night made campus streets, parking lots and sidewalks treacherous.
Today's forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and a high of 27 degrees, according to the KU Weather Service. The National Weather Service in Topeka said there was a possibility of snow flurries tonight.
Charles Yockey, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said several minor
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Keith Thorpe/KANSAN
Katty MacNaughton, Overland Park sophomore, left, helps Emily Roth, Salina freshman as they walk on an icy sidewalk near Wescoe.
Bill could cause student fee increases
Board would look at competition of state with industry
Bv Rod Griffin
Kansan staff writer
TOPEKA — A bill being considered by a legislative committee could cause increases in student fees.
The bill would create a private enterprise review board, which would study complaints from private businesses about competition from state agencies, including state universities.
The board would recommend courses of action to the Legislature and governor that could be taken against state agencies found to be
in direct competition with private business.
The Joint Committee on Economic Development took no action on the bill yesterday and will consider it again Tuesday. The issue first drew attention last computer sales by university book stores constituted unfair competition.
Jim Long, director of the Kansas and Burge Unions, said the bill could affect the unions' ability to provide services for students and could result in an increase in student fees.
back into areas that don't make money," he said. "If they don't allow the University to provide revenue producing sources for services, then we will need to find new fees to provide those services."
He said revenues raised through sales paid 95 percent of the cost of activities sponsored by the Union. Student fees pay the remaining
Long said the food service, concessions, the book store, and Student Union Activities events all compete with private enterprise.
Ted D. Ayres, general counsel for the Board of Regens, listed in written testimony 20 areas within which that could be affected by the bill.
"If someone felt a university operation was in competition with them, they could go to the review board and say, 'I think we've got a problem here,' " he said.
"The thing to keep in mind is that we're not selling washers and dryers here," he said. "We're selling services that are necessary for education here on the campus."
David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, said that in an extreme case student housing could be affected. Residence halls compete with apartments and other forms of housing operated by private industry.
"Money that we generate goes
"We do have plans to build two new scholarship halls," he said. "That would mean 100 students would be living there rather than someplace else."
But legislators questioned the universities' concerns.
"I really don't think they have that much to fear," said State Sen. Ben Vidricksen, R-Salina.
Investigators checking Franklin Savings' practices
The Associated Press
If the government says no, Franklin could fall below the new capital requirements mandated by the savings and loan bailout bill, said Franklin chairman Ernst M. Fleischer. But he said Franklin could easily
OTTAWA — Franklin Savings Association, the largest thrift in Kansas, said yesterday that federal regulators were investigating whether it could continue to defer $200 million in losses from a complicated futures scheme designed to hedge interest risks.
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provide regulators with a plan for recovering the lost capital.
The regulators' investigation is concentrating on accounting issues, and the thrift is not in danger of being lost. The vice chairman John Scowcroft
"We don't believe that will happen," he said. "We believe that we have positive economic net worth. To my knowledge that hasn't been challenged."
The probe by the Office of Thrift
Supervision and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. concerns accounting rules for financial futures contracts that Franklin, which has $11.4 billion in assets, uses to protect itself from swings in interest rates.
Analysts said Franklin was one of the few thrifts in the nation to use the sophisticated, highly complex system. The futures contracts help Franklin reduce its losses if interest rates move against the company, but they wipe out a windfall gain should interest rates move in its favor.
Fleischer said the thrift and its
accountants thought they were treating the $200 million in deferred losses correctly. Under Franklin's operation, the loss is being taken during a five-year period.
five-year period.
One analyst, Henry Pelts of Keefe,
Bruyette & Woods in New York, said
that many such accounting issues
had been raised since the new savings
and loans regulations went into
effect, but that Franklin's situation
was rather unusual.
"They've been one of the leaders in developing instruments of this kind," Peltz said.
The Associated Press
Mandela says civilians may be at risk in fight
SOWETO, South Africa — Nelson Mandela said yesterday that his guerrilla movement considered government buildings legitimate targets and that it would continue attacking them until South Africa's white leaders negotiate an agreement on racial equality.
Mandela, the African National Congress leader released Sunday after 27 years in prison, also said civilian casualties were inevitable in a bombing and sabotage campaign.
In the capital of Pretoria, thousands of conservative whites protested President Peter Mutharika's campaign for legislature and legalize the ANC and other Black groups.
The government announced that 1,000 army troops will be deployed in Natal Province to quell violence between Black organizations that disagree over the best way to fight for the rights of the Black majority.
The ANC's official policy always has been to limit attacks to government facilities and personnel, although some hard-line ANC leaders have expressed a desire to hit civilian targets.
"Our objective is that the targets are government installations," Mandela said in an interview from his home in Soweto. "In a conflict," he added, "civilians must be caught up in cross fire."
The ANC has said that attacks on civilians in recent years were the result of guerrillas who had not been properly trained.
De Klerm legalized the ANC on Feb. 2. Although there have been few ANC attacks in the past year, the organization says its guerrilla campaign remains one of its strategies to put pressure on the government to abolish apartheid.
"We would like to move away from the situation of conflict and confrontation." Mandela said. "As long as apartheid exists, and as long as the government has not created the conditions conducive to negotiations, we will maintain all our strategies."
The ANC has demanded the lifting of the 3½-year-old state of emergency and the release of all political prisoners before it will hold direct talks with the government.
De Klek wants to negotiate a new constitution that will include the 28 million Blacks in the national government. But he opposes a one-man, one-vote system and outright Black majority rule.
The Conservative Party wants South Africa split into separate states for whites and Blacks. It received 31 percent of the white vote in elections in September,
Mandela also said he would be willing to act as a mediator to quell Black faction fighting in Natal Province. More than 50 Blacks have been killed in the violence since Mandela was freed, and the government said yesterday that 1,000 army troops would be deployed to assist police in Natal.
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