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Tuesday, February 14, 1989 / University Daily Kansan
During a forum sponsored by the North Lawrence Improvement Association, Stan Harris outlines his platform as a Lawrence City Commission candidate at Woodlawn Elementary School.
Candidates discuss trafficway
by Carrie Harper Kansan staff writer
Kansan staff writer
The proposed south Lawrence trafficway dominated discussion last night at a city commission candidate forum at the Woodland Elementary School, 508 Elm St.
The forum, sponsored by the North Lawrence Improvement Association, allowed each of the 15 candidates one and a half minutes for an opening statement and then opened the floor for questions. About 30 people attended
"It is not so much a formal grilling as it is an opportunity for us to learn their concerns and for them to work through their problems."
The association will not endorse any of the candidates, Moody said.
The candidates were divided almost evenly on support for the trafficway, although most supported a public vote
Renneth Dziwulski, a retired Air Force officer, said he did not support the trafficway now because a certain population of Lawrence was making a profit at the expense of the common man. He said he had re-evaluated his position; Dziewulski previously supported the trafficway.
John Barbian, a KU law student, supported the traffi ce but not a toll on the road.
Dennis Constance, the only incumbent, said he also opposed the trafficway because it did not solve Lawrence's traffic problems. He said a toll on the trafficway would only convince people not to use it and then it never would be paid for.
"The city owes people an easier access to things in the city" Barbian said.
City. Barbadian said.
Jeff Arensberg, a lifelong Lawrence resident and the youngest candidate at 26, said he thought the public should have a vote on the trafficway.
LeRoy Young, a real estate agent, also said he supported a public vote on the trafficway because he was not convinced it would solve the traffic problems. He opposed any toll on the proposed trafficway.
"I don't think anyone in their right mind is going to pay a fee to get around Lawrence," Young said.
Twenty Summers, a technical writer, suggested that Lawrence needed a comprehensive traffic plan. He supported the trafficway but with some reservations about funding it.
David Penny, owner of Kaw Sand Co., said he supported a southwest and an east trafficway.
"This town needs to be more progressive than it has been." Penny said.
Kristi Lewis, a research associate at Hall-Kimbell Environmental Services Inc., opposed the trafficway as it is proposed. She said it would lead to a suburban mall and become an overgrown 23rd Street.
Shirley Martin-Smith, owner of Martin-Smith Personnel Services, also said Lawrence needed some sort of master plan because "if the trafficway is not built today, it will be built tomorrow."
Marci Francisco, assistant director of facilities planning at the University of Kansas, said the public should vote on the trafficway. She said the zoning for the development is important to pull commercial development off of it.
George Heckman, assistant director of a Lawrence-based agency for drug and alcohol abuse, said he supported the trafficway because Lawrence was becoming more of a commuter town.
Ellis Hayden, who is retired, said he had reservations about the trafficwav and supported a toll for it.
"I don't vote with reservations; it's either yes or no. If there is a reservation attached, it got to be a "no," he
no harris, also retired, said he would support an East Lawrence trafficway before he would one on the southwest, but said the commitment to the proposed road had been made and it should progress for the good of the city. Tom Graves, owner of Kwality Comics, said he opened the trafficway.
Tom Graves, owner of Kwality Comics, said he opposed the trafficway.
"It shouldn't be a bunch of people up in government saying, 'Hey, we're going to help you out this way.'"
Bob Walters, president of Lawrence Motor Carriers Association, was out of town and could not attend the forum.
Catherine the Great Prof writes on Russian leader
by Brett Brenner Kansan staff writer
John T. Alexander, professor of history, doesn't think that Catherine the Great's reputation is fair.
The love life of Catherine the Great is perhaps her greatest legacy, though not an accurate one, Alexander said.
Alexander's interest was so keen for Catherine and that period in Russian history that he wrote a book about her.
The book, "Catherine the Great,
Life and Legend," has been in circulation since October. It was published by the Oxford University Press.
Alexander attributes the myths of Catherine's sexual prowess and perversity to her public position.
"She was the quintessential ambitious woman," he said.
The book is one of the main selections of the History Book Club, said Norman Saul, chairman of the department of history.
The stories were so negative because she was a woman at a time when women were new as rulers of Russia, Alexander said. She also was a German who confessed against, and then saved her Russian husband, Peter III.
"She was a great ruler who never accepted the title great while she was alive." Alexander said.
"To be a feature book, it has to have a broad appeal, not just for scholars and students," he said.
The book has met with mixed reviews. The New York Times review was mixed, although the Chicago Tribune review was overwhelmingly positive, Alexander said
"The author of the Times review lists herself as a historian of Czar Peter III, Catherine's husband, so I took it with a grain of salt," he said. "I'll be real curious to see the British reviews."
At the University of Kansas, reviews also have been positive.
Kelvin Richardson, Lawrence graduate student in history, said he read the book during winter break.
"it's a highly readable book," he said. "It's a very personal account, not just political. He first the historian, as far as I know, who takes an objective look at the myths surrounding her personal life."
Saul said that it was an honor for the University to have an important work published by one of its faculty.
"The Oxford University Press is one of the leading, if not the leading, scholarly press in the world," Saul said.
Research in the Soviet Union
Alexander said he had been writing the book since 1981. He took a leave of absence for a semester and wrote seven chapters of the book.
"I started out to see how far I could go." Alexander said. "Basically, when you're teaching, it's hard to write."
To do his research, Alexander spent about two years in the Soviet Union during four different trips. He used the archives and the libraries with the cooperation of the government.
"You have to know what you want
and define it well," Alexander said of using the Soviet libraries.
Another source Alexander said he used to compile the book was the vast amount of Catherine the Great's personal letters. He said that she was writing a writer's letter between five and 10 letters a day during her mature life.
"You couldn't live long enough to read all of her letters," Alexander said.
British diplomatic records also were helpful. Alexander said. They often mentioned things which were not included in other sources but were the observances of the diplomatic corps.
Media treatment
An unusual source that had been overlooked by many other historians was how the media treated Catherine the Great, the Alexander said.
"The press has very interesting stories, though they are often exaggerated." he said. "They tend to concentrate on outrageous stories."
Alexander also used the Imperial Court Records of Catherine's court to track the day-to-day operations of her reign. KU has one of two copies of the court records available in the United States.
"Some days it was kind of like reading the book phone," he said. "Some days it would include whether I were dining with a seating chart for a dinner."
KU doctor favors AIDS bill
The court records would never mention anything bad about Catherine, such as an illness or her lovers.
KU doctor State will get HIV reports if plan passes
by Rias Mohamed Kansan staff writer
Patients who test positive for the AIDS virus should be reported to the state, a Watkins health official said yesterday.
patients who have tested positive for HIV. The human immunodeficiency virus causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS.
"It's a good idea because the person infected with the HIV virus has an obligation to society, so that he or she doesn't infect someone else," said Charles Yockey, chief of Health at Wakim Memorial Health Center.
The Legislature is considering a bill that would require doctors to report to the state the names of
Under current state guidelines, Watkins reports patients who test positive for AIDS to the Department of Health and Environment. However, it does not report those who have tested positive for HIV.
Many people with HIV might not seek testing or early treatment if they knew they would be reported to the state. Yockey said.
After a patient tests positive for AIDS at Watkins, the patient and the physician discuss who should know about the disease. Most medical facts about a patient are confidential; but if a patient refuses to name sexual partners, the doctor should have right to do that. Yockey said.
He said he was not familiar with the entire HIV bill, but he supported
the HIV reporting aspect.
Yockey said that eventually the community would accept HIV reporting as part of a total approach to controlling AIDS.
"Look how much we've changed in the last three or four years," he said. "Three or four years ago, there were medical conferences on whether you should even use the term AIDS in a medical chart. Today we treat that like an other medical problem — but the public doesn't feel that way."
Breeba Newburn, Student Senate AIDS task force chairman, said that AIDS education would protect the public better than HIV reporting.
"Unfortunately, still a test of stigma is attached to being tested HV positive," she said. "Doesn't it seem a more logical to tell people at a very young age about how AIDS is transmitted, how it is not transmitted?"
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