Vol. 99, No. 68 (USPS 650-640)
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PUBLISHED SINCE 1859 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSA
Monday December 5,1988
Soldiers agree to stop revolt
Argentinian rebels end 4-day siege
The Associated Press
BUENOS AIRES Argentina Hundreds of soldiers yesterday gave up their guns and surrendered, ending a four-day military revolt that panicked the country, the government said.
The army said in a communique that the 500 insurgents who were holed up at a military base just outside the capital agreed to give up their weapons and explosives.
their weapons and explosives. At least one anti-rebel demonstrator was fatally shot by the insurgents during the siege yesterday. As many as 20 were wounded by rubber bullets or injured by tear gas, medical officials and local news agencies reported yesterday.
President Raul Altonsin - facing the worst threat since his civilian government replaced military rule in 1983 - denied that any deals were made with the rebels.
name with the rebels. The rebels had maintained an overhaul in the military hierarchy, a bigger military budget, and an end to accusations for human rights abuses committed during the 1976-83 military dictatorships.
"This has been a really important event," the沾塞 told reporters at Government House. "There were no concessions of any kind." Notices
concessions of any kind.
Earlier, the private Noticias
Argentinas and Diarios y Notices
news agencies said army chief Lt.
Gen. Jose Dante Caridi had agreed to
a rebel demand that he resign. Both
agencies cited political and military
sources.
"The government did not negotiate on an anonyms, changes of (human rights) Trials or any claim by anyone." Sen Antonio Berongaray, chairman of the Defense Committee, said.
"Democracy Triumphed," said a message flashed across the screen by the five TV stations that had been broadcast simultaneous news of the revolt for almost 24 hours.
began to lay down their weapons, the army said.
Soldiers began to remove mines and fill in trenches made by the rebels to defend their positions at the seized Villa Martelli base on the outskirts of the city
Alfonsin had wide support to quell the rebellion and pledged to "suffocate" it. But government troops refused to attack or restrict the rebels' movements.
one government military officer,
Gen. Adolfo Patricio Etcheun, said
he and his men agreed with Seineldin's demands and would not take up arms against the rebels. Etcheun commands the 4th Air Transport Infantry Brigade.
With some government officials calling the revolt a coup attempt, officials Saturday called on the public to rally for democracy. Tens of thousands complied nationwide.
Rebels fired tear gas at protesters who threw rocks and bottles at their arsenal in Villa Martelli, nine miles from downtown Buenos Aires.
The insurrection began Thursday when S3 members of an elite coast guard robbed an arsenal and detained their base Officers tried to incute troops at two other army bases in suburban Buenos Aires.
On Friday, about 400 troops led by the charismaist Seineldin rebelled at an infantry school at the Campo de Mao, about 22 miles northwest of Buenos Aires. Government troops traded weapons fire with the rebels Friday and five people were reported wounded.
wounded.
But government guns were silent Saturday when most of the troops at de Mayo boarded army trucks and moved to the nearby Villa Martelli, an arsenal equipped with tanks and explosives.
The movement by rebel troops without interference from loyalist soldiers sparked fears that the insurgency was spreading
Freshman guard Shannon Bloxom keeps a watchful eye on Iowa's Stephanie Schueler. The Lady Jayhawks upset No. 7 Iowa Hawkeyes 67-63 and won the Lady Jayhawk Dial Classic basketball tournament Saturday night. Kansas junior Lisa Braddy was named Most Valuable Player. Bloxom made seven of nine from the field, including two 3-pointers. Bloxom ended up with 18 points in the championship game. Full coverage on page 2.
Big stink raised about exhaust from buses
By Cindy Hang Kansan staff writer
By Cindy Harger
People who have received a face full of bus exhaust on Jayhawk Boulevard might question the campus bus system, but health and environmental specialists said the buses were not a significant threat to health or the atmosphere.
"The exhaust doesn't smell good, and it isn't good, but it isn't a problem," said Glen Marotz, professor of meteorology.
"Our atmosphere is extremely efficient at diluting pollutants very quickly."
mining pointers very quickly.
Mike DuPree, Lawrence graduate student,
spoke out against the campus bus system in his recent campaign for the state senate.
recent campaign for the state "My concerns come from the direct experience of standing on street corners and getting a face full of obnoxious smoke," he said.
"run of an oxenous smoke" "he exclaimed"
Dipree said he had heard many people make
system seems kind or backwards. During his campaign, DuFree had suggested replacing the buses with a horse-and-trolley system. But there are problems with that, but
the same complaint.
something needs to be done," he said. Chris Ogle, owner of the Lawrence Bus Co., which operates the campus system, said that people noticed the fumes only because the buses run in a limited area.
the same complaint.
"We have such a beautiful campus and a system of higher education. To have this bus system seems kind of backwards," he said.
buses run in a limited area. "There are certain areas where everybody wants to be on the bus, there are 15 or 20 buses and jihawk Boulevard. It makes them appear worse than they are."
"I realize there are problems with that, but whether or not a horse and treyler would work, something needs to be done" he said.
"appear worse than they are."
Ogle said the bus exhaust was less harmful than automobile exhaust. According to safety
tama Kay, poison control specialist at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., said bus exhaust did not cause health problems if it was in an adequately ventilated area.
500 feet eyes, nose and throat, be said.
Excessive exhaust was defined as that which would be inhaled if a bus was running in a closed garage. The report said that a gasoline engine in the same garage would be deadly. The control specialist at
ventilated area.
High concentrations could cause headaches, dizziness and nausea from the carbon monoxide in the exhaust. Kay said. However, these symptoms would be relieved by breathing fresh air, she said.
Ross McKinney, professor of civil engineering, said diesel engines have broken down the fuel completely, which is why the exhaust was so noticeable. He said engineers had the technology to build more efficient engines or engines that burned cleaner fuels, such as hydrogen and propane, but were expensive.
information released by the Sun Refining and Marketing Co. in Philadelphia, Pa., inhibing excessive diesel exhaust would irritate a person's eyes, nose and throat, he said. He was defined as that which
with asthma might be more sensitive to the chemicals in the exhaust, Kay said.
irresn air, she said. Although occasional whiffs of exhaust might not cause long-term health problems, people
"They can design a better engine, but now for economic reasons, what we use is the most feasible or else we would see a change." McKinney said.
McKinley said. "When the environment gets bad enough, people will begin looking at other possibilities," he said.
Please see BUSES, p. 12, col. 1
Legislators set to elect new leaders for session
The Associated Press
TOPEKA — Legislators mee behind closed doors today to decide who will be the most powerful lawmakers in Kansas.
makers in Kansas
Democrats and Republicans from
the state have joined the Senate caucus
are to select legislative leadership
posts through a closed ballot
In the Senate, three GOP lawmakers have been ying to be president in recent weeks, while three GOP representatives are seeking to be majority leader in the House.
The Senate president race could be decided, informally at least, over the weekend amid changing commitments, shifting alliances and long-distance telephone negotiations.
balance telephone negotiation. The Senate presidents, one of the most powerful senators in the Legislature, took vacant when the highly regarded Sen. Robert Talkington, R-Iola, chose not to seek re-election to the upper chamber.
upper chambers.
For all practical purposes, the Senate president is selected by the main party, and Republicans hold 22 of the 40 seats. A candidate for Senate president must receive 12 votes.
In the House, Republicans hold 67 of the 125 seats, and a candidate for majority leader in that chamber must receive 34 votes.
must receive 34 votes.
Republican legislators who have been seeking the top post in the Senate are Majority Leader Bud Burke of Leawood; Fred Kerr of Pratt, chairman of the Assessment and Taxation Committee, and Jim Allen of Ottawa, assistant majority leader and chairman of the Agriculture Committee.
ure Committee.
The real battle has been between Burke and Kerr, with Allen as a possible compromise candidate if the other two can't muster 12 votes from their colleagues.
Weekend developments could force one of the two into seeking the majority leader's position, the second most powerful position in the election. That post is now held by Burke, and is considered by some to be a consolation prize for a loser in the president's race.
State Sen. Wint Winter, RLawrence, chairman of the Economic Development Committee, has expressed interest in becoming major leader.
majority leader
Rumors are常在 rampant in the state where recent days about various conditions and alliances, none of which could be confirmed
In the House, GOP lawmakers will select a majority leader because state Rep. Joe Knoop of Manhattan was defeated in the Nov. 8 election.
was defeated by the three GOP candidates for the position and Robert Vancrum of Garden City and Park, David Heinemann of Garden City and Robert H. Miller of Wellington, Heinemann is speaker pro tem and Miller is chairman of the Federal and State Affairs Committee. Republican
The House's top Republican leader, Speaker Jim Braden of Clay Center, is unopposed.
Holy light
Aaron Rittmaster, Overland Park junior, lights the candles of the Menorah as part of the Hanukkah celebration at the Hillel house, a living group for Jewish students. Hanukkah, which began yesterday, is the eight-day Jewish festival marking the ancient victory of the Maccabees over a Syrian attempt to stamp out Jewish worship. The observance recalls the cleansing and rededication of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem during the war. A group of Jewish people found a small vase of oil, which was used for heat and light in the temple. Although there was only enough oil for one day, the oil lasted for eight days. During Hanukkah, one candle is lit each day to symbolize the miracle of the eight days. On the eighth day, all eight candles are lit.
Non-traditionalist Student juggles goals, family
By Terry Buroth Kansan staff writer
Ra Willits' hand shoots up, her body lies from the chair and words explode from her mouth as she shares her thoughts with the class.
She has been the ultimate part-time student since 1979, taking one or two classes at Washburn University in Topeka. In 1967, she spent a year at the University of Kansas right out of high school before she got married. She has been taking
she shares her thoughts with the class.
In the one class Willis is taking this semester, the history of American women, she emits an endless sense of energy that has become rare in today's college student.
high school before she got thirsty. Since the fall of 1986, she has been taking one class a semester at KU to obtain her bachelor's degree in American studies/women's studies
degree in American studies, mother's degree. Although Wililiis is able to get more out of a class by taking one a semester, she is eager to graduate. And attending school part-time, off and on since 1979, can be frustrating. She's not even sure how many she has left to graduate.
graduate.
"I add up my hours. I need some kind of tangible proof to see I'm getting somewhere," Willits said. "Then I stand in my living room and look at all the books from all my classes and I can see all the places that I've been."
sibilities. She has been attending KU while she works full-time as a secretary in the School of Social Welfare.
you thought you could be." Willis said. Willis has learned much on her own, but returned to school because of career limitations.
Social Welfare.
"That's the plodding way to get through,
that's the way to see if you can be tougher than
you thought you could be." Willits said.
returned to school because of car breakdown,
"I didn't make room or allow for that kind of commitment to learning because I always been an independent learner." Willis said.
been an inexperient teacher.
She worked for seven years as assistant museum educator for the state historical society at the Kansas Museum of History in Topeka.
at the Boston museum of history in Repo-
She compared her career aspirations to a dog
show where she lacked the proper papers.
She added that ceiling where I
show that he makes the point that "Unfortunately, I've hit that ceiling where I cannot go any higher because I have not that pedigree," she said.
that I don't have the right paper.
"I'm speaking of a degree. The credentials
that this society demands you have. And I have
danced around it all my life," she said.
danced around it on my life, she said.
But that's not to say that Willis doesn't value education in an academic setting.
*pengrege," she said.
"I tend to be in the dog show and it's right when the blue ribbon is almost to be handed out that I don't have the right papers."
education in an academic setting. "I adore the classes. The interaction with other people who are thinking and who are learning is a real challenge to me," she said.
However, Willits sometimes becomes impatient watching students play catch-up in the classroom.
"It is frustrating to me that students just out of high school are unaware of some real basic stuff that has happened in the last 20 years." Willits said.
history beyond world war II.
But, she said that she didn't blame the students exclusively for that.
For example, she said, in one of her classes none of the students had studied American history beyond World War II.
students exclusively for that.
"I do值 my education and I am concerned for my own children as well as for the classmates I have, who have not gotten the basics
"So when you see my hand go up, my entitlement is coming out because at last we are not talking about the reading assignment. At last we're talking about real issues."
Willits' enthusiasm in the classroom does not go unnoticed.
Angel Kwolek-Folland, assistant professor of history, said that Wilits stands out in class from the rest of the students.
the rest of the students.
"She's clearly had experience of the world that a lot of younger students do not have. And she has a great deal more self-assurance about
Please see WILLITS, p. 8, col. 1