THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PUBLISHED SINCE 1889 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1989
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Security concerns stall trial of North
VOL. 99, NO. 91
Jazz pianist Billy Taylor explains various jazz techniques at his clinic Saturday at Crafton-Preyer Theatre One of his topics focused on the conversion of a classical piece into a jazz melody.
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The chief justice of the United States yesterday ordered a delay in the start of the Iran-contra trial of Oliver North to give the full court a chance to consider the Justice Department's objections to trial procedures
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, in a brief order telephoned to news organizations by court spokesman Tom House, scheduled a hearing for Friday on issues raised in briefs filed Saturday by the Justice Department and the special prosecutor in the case.
That is the day the court had scheduled its first regular business meeting since its winter break
meeting sites. The order came as government sources said that the Justice Department was working with prosecutors to reach a compromise to allow the trial to proceed without delay.
Discussions under way yesterday afternoon involved a possible compromise, with the Justice Department narrowing its objections to North's plan to release classified material at his trial, said the sources, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
The sources declined to discuss details of the discussions about a possible compromise.
The Justice Department on Wednesday detailed broad objections to many categories of classified material that North planned to introduce at his trial, saying the judge in the case had imposed far too few safeguards to protect national security.
The Justice department has been trying to delay the trial since Thursday. Independent counsel Lawrence Walsh, whose office is prosecuting North, wants opening arguments to be immediately
a jury was seated Thursday, and U.S. District Judge Gerhard Gessel told the panel to return this morning
told the parish of Fourchon now that the Justice Department went to the Supreme Court on Saturday in an attempt to delay the trial, and the special prosecutor's office quickly filed counter arguments.
tributary. It is not immediately clear what reason IKBemqst's order would have on the pace of those discussions, or even whether they would continue now that the high court has agreed to consider the issues raised
The possibility of a compromise by the Justice Department came up Saturday when a government source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the department wanted to try to work with Wasih's office to resolve differences that surfaced Wednesday.
The source said that there would be a two-prong approach, with the attempt at cooperation taking place at the same time the Justice Department worked on preparing an affidavit to the court from Attorney General Richard Thornburgh.
Depending on the scope of the affidavit, such a step could lead to the dismissal of some or all of the 12 criminal charges against North-
Sandra J. Watts/Special to the Kansar
And they called it jazz
Take Six, a six-member jazz, gospel, a cappella singing group, sings to a sold-out crowd at Crafton-Preyer Theatre. The group performed last night for the final concert of the 12th Annual Jayh Warren, Claude V. McKnight III, David Thomas, Cedric Dent and Alvin Chea.
KU fraternity violates codes
26 members may move out
by Michele Logan Kansan staff writer
A KU fraternity will have an emergency meeting tonight to discuss the fate of 26 members whose rooms will be closed temporarily because of a ruling by the Board of Fire Code Appeals.
Bill Leslie, president of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, 1537 Tennessee St., said the fraternity had decided not to redistribute the members throughout the house because there was not enough room for all of them and that they would have to live elsewhere.
Lesue said.
He said that arrangements would be made if some of the members wanted to stay in the house, but most of them wanted their own apartments.
The board ordered the rooms at the north end to be closed because fire exits near the rooms were inadequate.
"Most of the guys who this ruling affects are seniors and they don't feel like they should have to live in a smaller room, especially when they're paying for larger rooms." Leslie said.
The fraternity has until March 1 to seal off the rooms on the second, third and fourth floors of the building that are more than 20 feet away from the inside staircase.
If the rooms are not closed, an order to vacate the house will be issued, said Maj) Richard Barr, Lawrence fire marshal.
LAWFACILITY
If the rooms are sealed off, then the fraternity will have until May 1 to obtain the necessary building permits and construction purchase orders. Construction of the fire escape on the north end must be completed by August 1.
Wes Goodnow, a representative with the ATO Building Corp., a group of alumni that runs the house, said
that the corporation had sent a letter to the Lawrence building inspector in June 1967 expressing its intent to build a fire escape in summer 1968.
The letter was written before the Lawrence Fire Department made it a requirement in its 1987 inspection. The house then was given a Dec. 31, 1988 deadline to complete the fire escape and rectify other violation.
A November 1987 letter to Barr said the corporation had found a structural engineer to complete the design, and construction would begin in 1988.
Goodnow said the fire escape was not completed by December because the fire department did not advise ATO officials of the deadline until last September.
"By the time the corporation was notified of the deadline, it was too late - there were no architectural plans or adequate time to complete the fire escape." Goodnow said.
the fire escape.
Kevin Kornbruk, a representative of the ATO Building Corp. said, "The corporation was concerned about the safety of the men in the house, but the fire department was being unreasonable by asking them to build an escape immediately."
Goodman said, "ATO is being made an example of because I don't know of any other house that has received any eviction notice."
He estimated the project would cost about $30,000.
Barr, who lead the inspection program, said formal complaints could be filed with the board against other KU fraternities and sororites that have not complied with fire code requirements.
He would not give a list of the organizations that had not complied, but said the fire department was in the process of completing a re-evaluation of all houses and that it would be ready by March 1.
KU to get financing for fee adjustment
by FROM CRAK
Kansan staff writer
The University can look forward to receiving a $1.7 million allocation through enrollment adjustment but is not scheduled to receive any compensation through the fee release budget of the Kansas Legislature, Chancellor Gene A. Budig said Saturday.
"Enrollment adjustment is important because it provides funding for faculty, staff and OOE (operational expenses) support which (all) incur because of a direct result of the enrollment load." Badg said.
enrolment loan: Business
Baidu said expenses included hiring faculty for additional course issuing instruction supplies and providing basic support services such as financial aid and campus security.
Budig updated other KU administrators and faculty about the specific issues he addressed last week before
a Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee in Topeka.
nature in rocky places.
"The purpose is to share the latest developments (which are occurring in) Topka, which share the latest information," said Jon Joesserand, assistant for governmental relations.
Budget said that enrollment adjustment was a significant issue at KU. The University is scheduled to receive almost $1.7 million of the state's $2.8 million enrollment adjustment budget
Budd said he told the subcommittee that almost 80 percent of enrollment adjustment financing during fiscal year 1989 was allocated for instruction. Budd said he would send staff from the University would continue in 1990.
Fee release is another important issue, Budig said. Under the current
See KU, p. 6, col.
University begins hiring freeze
by a Kansan reporter
The University of Kansas has implemented a hiring freeze to ensure that funds will be available to cover a state-mandated increase in employee salaries and health insurance premiums, a University official said yesterday.
"In January, we started paying increased health insurance costs and some civil service pay raises," said Keith Nitch, University director of
business affairs. "We're expecting to get supplemental funding. We won't get it before late April or the first of May."
The hirering fee only is a precaution in case $303,000 in supplemental financing is not granted by the Kansas Leisure Authority. Nitcher said
In spite of the hire freezing, students should not be affected because staff for the spring semester is already in place and because any new staff needed for next year will not be recruited soon. Nitcher said.
Lebanese boy wins peace poster prize
CHICAGO — A Lebanese boy grow up amid the rubble of Beirut has known little but war in his 14 years, but his vision of peace has been singled out in an international poster contest.
The hiring freeze is a fiscal responsibility move that the University has used occasionally, said David Lewin, director of personnel services.
"We're doing this as a device to save some money in case we don't get the supplemental funding. We have every reason to believe we'll get
it," he said.
The rendering of a dove emerging through shades of blue over a blooming red rose, drawn by Mustafa Tahouki, captured the theme of the contest, "Peace will help us grow," said Charles Stuckey, curator of 20th century painting and sculpture.
The Associated Press
"It just came as a stunner when we found out the winning poster came from a child who was witnessing the nightmarish reality that one associates with Lebanon for the last decade." Stuckey said Saturday.
at the Art Institute of Chicago and one of five judges.
Tauboukji will receive $500 and a trip to the United Nations with his family to receive an award March 13, Canon said.
The Lions Club tried to call an affiliate in Lebanon so officials there
could tell the boy, the news, but the language barrier prevented much exchange, said Patrick Cannon, spokesman for the Oak Park-based Lions Club Lions officials planned to send a telex to Lebanon with man, but the boy still might not have learned his entry won. Cannon said.
1ne contest, sponsored by Lions Club International, examined entries from almost 100,000 children in 49
See LEBANESE, p. 6 col. 1
Officers get drug charge KU policeman will be tried for possession
by Angela Clark
Kennan staff writer
Kansan staff writer
Five law enforcement officers, including a KU police officer, are scheduled to appear in court Wednesday, an Osage County authority said Friday.
authority said Pruitt. The five were arrested and charged last week with possession of marijuana, a spokesman for the Osage County district attorney's office said.
An investigation began after information from an unrelated trial on Dec. 6 implicated the officers. The judge in that trial ordered the investigation.
ordered the investigation involved a law firm that the officers allegedly smoked marijuana at a party in October 1987, the spokesman said.
possession of marijuana is a misdemeanor, said Sgt Schuyler Bailey of the KU police community services department.
department
It may be a misdemeanor, but they are police officers. They should know better.'
services department.
But that is not the problem, the spokesman said.
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- Sgt. Schuyler Bailey KU police community services
"It may be a misdemeanor, but they are police officers," he said. "They should know better."
twice. The men are David Linton, Jeff Crocker, James Hough, Ryan Patrick Smith and Jerald L. Schecher. Hought left the Osage County police department in April to join the KU police.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the county attorney investigated the allegations and brought the possession charges against the five men.
Linton and Crocker are members of the Osage County police force. Schecher is a state game warden, and Smith is a Lyndon police officer.
Hough was relieved of duty with pay, said LJ. Leanne Longaker, KU police spokesman.
Each of the five men was released from his $1,000 bond on his own recognizance. All have been retained in their official capacities pending the trial, the district attorney's spokesman said.
"They're still employed, believe it or not," he said.
More charges will be filed, he said, when more information emerges from the investigation
"We're afraid that the police will have a problem now," he said. "People will be hesitant to talk to police because they don't trust them."