< Basketball: Raef LaFrentz leads KU to a 80-67 victory against Iowa State. Page 1B Robbery: Two residence halls reported burglaries during the winter break. Page 3A ******************************8-DIGIT 666** KS STATE HISTORICAL SOCNET PO BOX 5505 TOPEKA, KS 66601-3505 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS NEWS 864-4810 TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1997 SECTION A VOL. 103, NO. 76 ADVERTISING 864-4358 (USPS 650-640) Student's car is stolen from lot near McCollum A KU student's car was stolen Sunday evening in the faculty parking lot east of McColum Hall, KU police said. The black 1995 Honda Passport was valued at $22,000. KU police Sgt. Chris Keary said the owner parked his car in the lot about 8 p.m. When he and his girlfriend returned to the vehicle about 11:30 p.m., they discovered the car was missing. Jason Hoeft, Kirkwood, Mo., freshman, had parked his vehicle in the staff lot because he couldn't find a parking place in the designated area. After discovering his car missing, Hoeft's first response was to call Quality Towing, 1146 Haskell Ave., a towing company used by the KU parking department. When the company said it had not removed his car, Hoeft called the KU police to see if they had towed his vehicle. After figuring out that the car was stolen, Hoeft reported the theft to KU police about midnight. Police said no broken glass was discovered around the vacant parking place. "There were no visible signs of forced entry at the scene," Keary said. Hoeft said he remembered locking his vehicle with a hand-held remote before leaving the parking lot. Approximately 12 CDs, valued at $18.00, also were in the stolen car. The purse of Rachel Buchanan, Overland Park freshman, was in the stolen car. Buchanan, Hoeft's girlfriend, said that her first day of the semester was hectic without her purse. She had to change everything from her checking account to her door locks because of the theft. "Generally, when they get stolen we get them back one way or another," he said. Keary said car theft was not a common occurrence on campus. Eight vehicle thefts were reported in 1995, and only a few were reported last fall. —Kansan staff report FDA proposes withdrawal of allergy drug Seldane WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration proposed withdrawing approval for the nation's No. 2 allergy drug Seldane yesterday because of potentially deadly side effects. Seldane's maker plans to fight the action but is urging doctors to switch patients to a safer version of the drug. Hoechst Marion Roussel, which makes Seldane, also manufactures Allegra, which has Seldane's benefits without the side effects. The company has 30 days in which to request a hearing on why terfenadine, the generic name of Seldane, should not be taken off the market. Some 40 million Americans suffer from allergies. When it was introduced in 1985, Seldane was the first drug to relieve the sneezing, watery eyes and runny nose of seasonal allergies without drowsiness. But in 1992, doctors discovered that people with liver disease or who took ketoconazole, an antifungal agent, or orythromycin, an antibiotic, could suffer heart rhythm problems when taking Seldane. Last July, the FDA approved Allegra, known generically as fexofenadine. Earlier this month, the FDA approved a generic version of Sel-dane made by IVAX Corp. of Miami. The FDA said that product would be subject to the same withdrawal order if it becomes final. IVAX representative Joe Jones said the company planned to challenge the withdrawal. The Associated Press Graves focuses on money Governor proposes more Regents funds By Doug Weinstein Kansan staff writer TOPEKA — Gov. Bill Graves said last night that he wanted to give $7.5 million to the Regents institutions as an investment in technology. "We cannot live in a technological world and deny our post-secondary students access to technology," Graves said in his State of the State Address. Additional proposals also were made about education, such as $10 million for special education. But a KU professor wasn't very satisfied with Graves' initiatives for college education. Russell Getter, professor of political science and government, said that while Graves had good intentions, his proposal wasn't realistic. "How many labs can you get with only $7.5 million? It's something, but it's not a whole lot," said Getter, who is on leave. In fact, Getter also said that Graves' speech was more notable for what he didn't talk about. "He spent almost the entire speech talking about money," Getter said. "No abortion. No social issues." And on this issue of money, Graves concentrated most of his speech on taxes. "I am proposing a fair and balanced package, which does not favor one tax over another," Graves said. "There will be no robbing Peter to pay Paul while I am governor." Graves said. He emphasized that he would veto any tax bill that called for lowering one tax and raising another. Graves said he planned to reduce the tax burden on the people and businesses of Kansas and to lower the income tax rates for single adults. "On behalf of the 500,000 Kansans who file as single taxpayers, I urge this legislature to adopt my proposal to lower the rates of single taxpayers over the next three years to match those rates by married Kansans." Graves said. Graves also said he wanted to provide more than $12 million in new tax relief for fiscal year 1998. $112 million in new tax relief for fiscal year 2013. Overall, Gettar said he believed that Graves fit Kansas' conservative- political culture almost to a "T." "I see him as a political culture icon," Getter said. Gov. Bill Graves, in his State of the State Address, speaks to the House of Representatives and the Senate in Topeka. The governor focused last night on the budget and future tax cuts. Legislature to continue to tackle education By Ann Marchand Kansan staff writer As KU students head back to classes this week, the Kansas Legislature will start its 1997 session. This year, the Legislature will tackle various state issues. Gov Bill Graves outlined many of these issues last night in his State of the State address. Mike Matson, communications director for Graves, said the goal of the speech was for the Republican governor to highlight his past successes and his future goals. "This is the third consecutive stable state government budget, and the third consecutive year in which the governor will provide significant tax relief." Matson said. State Rep. Troy Findley, LaRewrence, said the Legislature accomplished three things for higher education last session. They are the qualified admissions program, which placed admission requirements on incoming freshman, and the Tuition Accountability Act, which allows the University of Kansas, Kansas State University and Wichita State University to receive a bump-sum allocation from the state. In September of 1996, the Legislature also approved the $163 million Crumbling Classrooms Initiative, which will finance building repairs and new construction for the six Regents institutions. This year, the Legislature will tackle new issues in higher education, which will focus on technology maintenance and betterment. "Hopefully, we'll see some money for technology improvements," Findley said. Grey Montgomery, student body president, said that his lobbying priority was to improve the University's technology. "My No. 1 goal is to not sell the Legislature out of their responsibility to provide technology," he said. The Board of Regents submitted a request to the Legislature for $12 million for technology. Montgomery said he hoped the Legislature would grant the request, but that the outcome was uncertain. Even if the Legislature appropriated the entire $12 million, the University's share only would be $5.6 million, with $2 million going to the University of Kansas Medical Center. This is a one-time appropriation, with no additional money for technology. Matson said that although he could not disclose the governor's recommendation for technology funding, students should not be alarmed. It is future problems that concern Montgomery. And he said his main priority was to ensure that a plan was established to finance technology on a long-term basis. Overall, Matson said he was confident that the governor's plan would please most people. "We think the governor's package will offer something that pretty much everyone in the state can be happy with," he said. Inspecting the damage Police survey the damage to a car that spun out of control yesterday afternoon. The accident occurred at approximately 4 p.m., at the corner of 14th and Tennessee streets. Joey Bloom / KANSAN KU benefactor Paul Endacott dies Kansan staff writer By Kevin Bates Paul Endacott, member of the University of Kansas' 1922 and 1923 championship basketball teams, died Jan. 1. He was 94 Mr. Endacott played guard for the University from 1921 to 1923 under Coach Phoen Allen. His iservey was retired in 1992. Mr. Endacott donated money to many KU schools and organizations. He was an administrator in the University of Kansas Alumni Association, and since 1957 was a trustee of the Kansas University Endowment Association. "He has been generously supportive in roughly a dozen different areas at KU," said Jim Martin, president of the Endowment Association. Mr. Endacott was born July 13, 1902, and graduated from Liberty Memorial High School in Lawrence in 1920. He graduated from the University with a degree in civil engineering. In 1930 he married Lucille Easter in Bartlesville, Okla. The Endacots moved to Detroit soon after the wedding, but in 1934 they returned to Bartles- ville, where they had lived since. Mr. Endacott's contributions to the University started what became the Adams Alumni Center. His donation, made in 1966, was used for the KU Retirees Club and included a library and conference rooms. Mr. Endacott was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery in Bartlesville. He is survived by his wife, Lucille Easter Endacott; two sons, Donald E. Endacott, Lincoln, Neb., and Richard R. Endacott, Pleasant Dale, Neb.; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Kansan staff writer By Kevin Bates Kansan staff writer Salary demands of GTAs go unmet Complaints made by the graduate teaching assistants' union against the Board of Regents, the Kansas Department of Administration and Chancellor Robert Hemenway were once again dismissed by the Kansas Public Employee Relations Board. On Jan. 3, the Public Employee Relations Board upheld a decision to dismiss prohibitive practice complaints made by the GTA union. The complaints held that the University of Kansas made its budget determinations before meeting with the GTA union to discuss salary raises. "The GTAs said that no raise was a retaliation for unionizing," said Karen Dutcher, Associate General Counsel for the University. Along with the retaliation complaint, the GTA union said that the University refused to negotiate, in good faith, salaries for fiscal year 1996. The board decided that there was insufficient evidence that the University had knowingly committed prohibited practices. "Although University officials commenced untimely discussions with KAPE (Kansas Association of Public Employees) ... and commenced those discussions without first notifying the Secretary of Administration, they did so without a full understanding of the required statutory procedures," the board's final decision stated. Kansas law required that the University send its 1996 fiscal year budget to the Legislature by Sept. 15, 1994. The board dismissed the complaints because the union did not ask to discuss its requests until May 1995. The decision held that the union could not force the University to discuss salary raises after the budget had been sent to the Legislature. The union has until Feb. 5 to file an appeal with the state district court. TODAY INDEX CLOUDY Opinion...4A High 20° Horoscopes...6A Basketball...1B Low 15° Sports...4B Classifieds...5B Scoreboard...6B Weather: Page 2A