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Senior Staff Writer some professors are being lost to ~ ';«-‘?_ € it" . . g; , " dent Association‘s suitagaiiist (iov . . I ‘ ‘ .. . .. . . .
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more lucrative Job offers from the _ , 73.), H ft ‘ t-- . . t“ W... John ii. Brown. the goiernor s the governor felt would be taken m i ; ~
UK President Qtis Singletaryhas private sector, especially deans. a; ‘W‘ ‘ -_\:3‘~I.~é-Z . 1: ; Vt : . M press secretary. l-‘rank Ashley. met)“, mlerestotthe public.“ 32'. ,
dubbed the conung years “the age for whom he said hiring is “very .« .?.§ ‘- . a" of,” I said the state legislature rather ‘- 5
0f crunch. competitive. . v Tail” .1: an» . V. . ‘ \K,\ i i . than Brown misused constitutional However. SA Attorney Kcith _v._ f. .5
“There isnolight at the end of the “Our number one priority on this “"- . . 'r:,_ ' ' - 1327331" , ’ powers in reorganizing utility rate» Baker said. “What they are trying I" _' ‘
tunnel,"he said.referringtothein- campus is salaries," he said. -.... ”is, ’2.” 1, i ' A,“ making agencies. to do ,5 Shift the blame They‘re not _‘ '.
flationary situation that has forced Despite this year‘s reductions, the " t ' 3 In Novcmbcr. 1980, Brown issued saying what was done was fight. 'j‘ I
reductions in UK's current budget. University made good on its pro- t“ "' ~\ ‘ an executive ordcr which abolished but that it was someone (.1593 ,. f. 3‘
Speaking in an interview yoster- misc to bring faculty and staff ‘ ~ . the Energy Regulatory (‘ommis- fault ..
day, he said “the University must salaries closer to the benchmark 5.1.; x 7 ,, ?‘ sion and thc l'tility Regulatory The state legislature ,5 the only "2 '
have more dollars next year to do median, intending to achieve that (g? g kg}, ., ~ ’ , ’ fit.) (‘ommission and replaced them body that has Jurisdiction to deal ~ .‘
the same things it does now,” later level through further salary in- ., a ' f“ .‘ , “ , ‘3 With the WWW Serl'lce («'Ommls‘ with utility ratc making. Baker " ',
adding it is “very clear" that UK creases next year. However, with ._ "31% ‘ ’\. "Vi-y" sion. effective March 1. I981 said. in 1973, the legislature created t' is. -
“will have less (tospend) next year more cuts imminent, there has » ,. ‘ . . " Brown's action also will terminate the Litility Regulatory Commission ' '
than this year. been speculation about whether .go. the posmons 0f the present agency and the Energy Regulatory Com-
“We're urging the political that goal canbe met. ' '5' commissioners HHSSIOU for the purpose of ruling on . _
leadershipofthestatetomakesure Singletary declined to predict PRESlDE—VT OTIS SlNGLETARY Foster Pcttit. secretary for the rate-making No such authority
(next year’s; budget figures areas whether faculty salaries will con— , . _ .. Public Protection and Regulation was given tothccxccutivc branch 3 ‘ '-
refinedascan be." he said. “There tinue toberaised. freeze has delayed the start of 10 an ‘ifillltUde 0f Hindifference ('abinct prescnlcd the governor “We feel thcre has been no , 7
is more understanding now than He said he is encouraging state several facilities at UK,includinga toward higher education among the with ihcinitial recommendation mr delegation of authority of ‘,
there was some time ago that last legislators to “squeeze every new building to house the phar- taxpayers. the reorganization of these utlity legislature out 0,- power ,: said i.
year’s cuts really did have a dollar" and search out alternatives macy program. whose accredita- “What people have got to realize rate-making agciicics in addition to Baker he“ if the legislature‘had ,-
severely adverse effect (on the tofurther reductions in the higher tion is already endangered by is that the universities arethegreat asupportive menioraiiiiuir Ashley gm,” ”,1, governor authoritv to -
state‘s system of higher educa- education budget. which bore the space shortages. pumping heart of society," he said. said organize the PSC. Baker said the -‘ .
tionl." brunt of the revenue deficxt last Smgletary said he flow not “It is important for Kentucky to SA"ssu1t.flled rennin Franklin tormatton otthtsagent.ywouidsttu ,.
Chief among the problems year. believe that large donations from have a first-rate state university. Circuit Court. claimcd that ho unconstitutional ' ' ~ .'

. resulting from budget reductions is “I don't really quarrel with the private industry. such as the $1 This University is engaged m all Brown‘s executive order "operates “The entire argument is based on .- -
low faculty morale, which cuts." he said, “and I understand million grant by ASNand Oil 1851 kinds of thingsthat affect peoplcin» as a functional usurpation of the separation of mwer." Baker said. ’.‘
Singletary said is afflicting schools what the state is up against,but our semester. will increase at a rate side and outside of this state." legislative process of utility ratc- The (‘onstitution of the Com- ’y, ‘-
throughout the country as budgets position is that when it comes to sufficient to make up for future , making. This action is in violation mom-931th guarantees separation f,
are cut and salaries fail to keep budget cuts, all state programs reductions. Singletary said UK will continue of the constitutionally-guarantecd of powers between the legislative. ’,
pace with the rise in the cost of liv- ought tobe looked at.“ he said. “There's no way you can operate to carry on its research and educa- separation of powers bctwccn thc judiCial and executive branches or i ,‘ ' - :
ing. Singletary said he does not ex- a public institution on private tion activities despitewhatevercut» lcgislative. judicial and executive departments of government. . ’ ', -.

He said the UK faculty members pect a lift of Gov. John Y. Brown's funds." be said. backs it will suffer. but added "we branches of government as stated “Whatever the case mat be ‘; ‘-
have also been adversely affected statewide capital construction He attributed the state‘s ap- could do it better if we had the in the Constitution of the (‘oin gtttdhttkpr, --(,ur(-0ntentmn{s right V,.- I
by equipment freezes, which hinder freeze in the forseeable future. The parent willingness to cut education resources.“ monwealth,” 0,, slate with the law ~~ - .3

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BY LISAWALLACE willbetoassist the CHE in develop- !" _ , ' I - ' ~- r r" it. l' (.T _-.
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Otis Singltary said yesterday thata mittee. IS" ’ “ . f‘ - . . » ..... ,.. .5; ‘ ‘1 + ,,
major factor 1“ f“1““th Snyder said that action at the .5..." ' l q. #5: I 8‘ ' 7 *t‘ ‘ "- -' " -' ‘ n ,
desegregation requirements at UK university level is necessary in - Eh. _." " l " " '
may dependmadditionalfunds order to meet criteria guidelines. _ ‘ 1. .5! j ‘ » . a... \* .

“We (UK) have to have some The final draft of the plan must be ’ ‘ , . -. a .-
lindof help we‘venevgglbeen Siva; assembled and approved by an - ._ - *l» o . . .1, ‘ -'

fore — money,” Si etar y sai universit overnin boards and ' 1 .;. t. J- .. ‘ ,xzj. _ .. 'Fi‘ifif'ifr' . i " 3,5 .
0f the Special Committee 0“ the Govei'lngr beforegsubmission to - 9’ Lin-r” v 1;, yinfiffi‘jfro 5:2,,“ - ‘ ' .1 f - ,
Minority Affairs’ commitment to the OCR. ' 474:1.5 ~ - “1' q" " " , r» wasggg " ‘1 _ , - ;‘I‘
correct all the deficiencies outlined All state universities were re- ' -» ""“ gs. r 1.. \\ ft,
bytheU.S. Office 0“:th Rights. quired to submit affirmative action ~ ’ .5; ‘ 4 , I??? \ 1 . \t. '. " "

. The committee. formed by the plans to the committee in order to "2,; Z. _ , - “'1, .. . .,< s “ 4‘: ',
the Council on Higher Education in accurately assess the most _ -;* *fiy‘fiy - - _‘t . f r ‘ 1‘ ,
response to the desegregation workablecourse of action for all in- - .. ‘ . , ‘. , ., ,. ,: \\ ._l . :3,“ 3.__,
order, presented the first draftof a stitutions, Snyder said. This data ..-;§,;t . ., -« «:an @531 __ M 3". lg. ’
desegregation plan for Kentucky‘s will be used toward formulating the " 1 i , 't.‘$§m .aaamw ' .353" _ ,1 a, :2, .

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yesterday’s committee meeting. ships between the universities ' . . 1 £413 a! it: . . . ‘3‘ :31 5,1: -. . ' - "J.

. Representatives from all of the regarding desegregation. 1 ‘ ~ . ‘3 «$3- Mg‘, it?“ . ‘ . ~- ‘, ~».- _- ‘- ,-
state's eight public universities UK has one of the most pro- 3;? . ‘1 _ ¢ hag-3%.; ; .. x, Z 3 _ . . . A . "flag-‘3‘
were in attendance. . greesive affirmative action pro— 'V .2513" fj‘ffit‘t 39.332 w.’ffi.x.~::;t 5- ;- f , .- l - , . . ., , , . s _ . . . '

COW“? chairman. Glh5°h grams of those submitted, Snyder By TOM MORAN lKerncl Staff _"-‘ ,il .-
Dowmng said the draft is neither said. He said UK‘s plan is Poor V ett
conclusive nor specific and that in- sophisicated and appears to meet e '6; 7‘ 1-.“ ‘~
put from. the 3‘“ch imtituuons ls all criteria outlined by the OCR and Sympathetic students said “Ouch!" as they came across a noon- fiberglass of the Corvette was no match for the delivery truck. "f ‘i .

Sta} being compiled. 'No cost the Department Of Labor concern. time collision behind the Chemistry-Physics building. The fragile Paul Evans and Cordelia Mitchell stopped to inspect the damage. _' '
estimates were included in the in- ing desegregation of students and .. .
itial draft, but additional financing faculty,
was deemed imperative for this However, while Singletary , . .
type of desegregation plan. accor- agreed that UK‘s affirmative ac- R ‘_
diHGWDOWth- tion plan meetsthecriteria. he said eagan S axe 0 a onlg a a reSS i 5‘ I '

The OCR claimed in 8 letter “There‘s no way I believe our in- 4. '
sent to Gov. John Y' Elm“. "I.” stitution will meet the numbers set By KEVIN ()SHOl'RN that covers :l 2 million people at an annual cost hat-Just, 0t C(lnlpolltlon from imported goods , “ -
vestiges of segregaton still extst m up for “5' In our five-year plan. we Staff Writer of $l2 7 bllliml The administration also hopes to make major . . i :3
Kentucky 5 universities..The letter can improve—but we can‘t makeit i/l‘he Supplemental Security Income pro» reductions in standard unemployment benefits. . 15'
also indicated that ‘f action was “Ot (full compliance).“ The fate of numerous federal programs rests gram that serves 4 2 million blind. disabled and Reagan has not officially endorsed these cuts ': I» -"-._ ’
taken by the CHE to correct the One problem the committee Win with President Ronald Reagan as he announces cldcrly poor peoplcata cost of$7.9 billion. Travis Fritch. director of thc Lexmgton "
problems, upto$60million m future face, according ‘0 Downing. is his entire economic package today. promising .zThc school lunch and breakfast program YWCA Spouse Abuse Center. said the budget . ‘
federal funds maybcjeopardized. devising a ”"1“th system" to tax cuts and a massive assault on the fcdcral that provides free meals for 9,5 million low- cuts thrcatcn human S(‘\'l(‘(‘S across the board .- '

We have followedas nearly as locate students who dTOP 0“! for a budget. income children at a cost of $2.l billion. She said that the govcrnmcnt needs to create " V . '~
we could the criteria promulgated semesta‘ or tWO before returning [0 The spending cuts. which Reagan said are “The Head Start program that provides priorities as to which human service programs . ~ .

b? ORC’ said CHE executive fulfill undergraduate degree rc- "bigger than anyone has ever attempted.“will education services for 374,000 preschooland arc most vital
directa' HarrySnyder. , quirements. He said this data is be revealed in the president's State of thc inncrcity children atacost of $950 million. Although thc center does not currently ‘ . ;

Snyder suggested the formation necessary t0 relate these students Union address to Congress tonight at9, EST. .zThc Summer Youth Jobs program that pro- reccivc any fcdcral funding. it was originally ' ' -
°f a work group composed (ff inthcblack/white ratio records. Reagan already has announced plans to vides tcmporary employment for 665.000 young financed through the Law Enforcement ' ,. -
Wgtl"? from the state 3 It is hard t0 compile 811d obtain spare seven basic social programs in his pro- people. including many urban poor. at a cost of Assistancc Administration and the L'rban- . ‘ ~
9“th universitiu '“ a letter-"to this data,he saidi because students posals for fiscal 1%2. These programs cost $210 $870 million. (‘ounty Government. and Fritch fears that ' , ' '.
Gillon. The group's responsibility may Give false information in ‘01" billion annually and have more than 80 million According to Dr. Curtis Harvey. acting needed programs will be forced out of ex- .' . .

Insae warding addressa or may not fill benificiaries. associate dean for the College of Business and istence '
———————-——-———”—— Wt PeEIStfllthfl forms COWOCNY- White House Press Secretary James S Economics. Reagan's proposals for “Right now. all we can do is let people know . ‘ » .‘

Paul Mann has some budget- CHE Budget Director Ed Brady declared that exempting these pro- simultaneous spending and tax cuts may work. that we depend on donations.“she said. "Of all ‘- ‘-

balancilu suggestions for Pral- Carter stressed that the figures on grams makes good Reagan‘s promise to but he said it‘s almost impossible to predict the work I've donc. this program is the most . . ~ .

dentReaganonpageZ. black/white ratios. concentration preserve benefits for the truly needy. Thc whatwillhappen, . needed and important whichlhave seen, If we . -

An intaview with Kentuckian ofminorities, graduation and attri- seven programsinclude: “To my knowledge. this has never been don't invest now, we‘ll be having many pro- * ‘ '
humor/PhMBh‘ Lee Penn- tion rates recorded by “Ch 0f the wSocial Security‘s Old Age and Survivors ln- tried." he said, “Some people view the tax cuts blcms down the road." ~ ‘ _~
WWWWP‘R 4» institutions do “0‘ accurately surance, which serves 32 million retired as inflationary. I don't believe that becausc we In his first televised speech from the White . ‘
———TIE————— reflect actual values. workers. dependents and survivors at a cost of are not producing at full capacity.” House. Reagan warned that the federal deficu
QU__§__.___——_ “We’re faced With another 0‘ $140 billion. This figure includes a sl5 billion An article in the The Courier Journaisaid the of almost $30 billion in the current fiscal year . _

If you like wet socks, this is OCR‘snumbcrsgamel."hesaid. costof-living increase that protects the elderly administration plans cuts in the Farmers faces the nation with “economic calamity" ‘,

your kind of day. More rain is ex- Legal _questi0ns . and cost agains; inflation. Home Admmistration. the Tennessee Valley was the drastic cuts are made immediately - . .

pected today and taught with a etimates ““0le In implementa- wThe Medicare health program for the Authority and the National Endowments for in government spending and taxes. Blaming ,

ligh in the upper 5th and a low in tion 0‘ the final plan W1" be dealt elderly that serves 28.6 million recipients at a the Arts and Humanities. The White Home also past government policies for the “worst

the mid to W (I. Tomorrow with in subsequent efforts by the cost of $45.4 billion. hopes to practically eliminate the trade economic mess since the Great Depression." ~

will be mostly Child! with . ”Oh committee in conjunction With the wThe Veterans Administration program for adJmtment program. which began modestly m Reagan said there will be budget cuts in ur-

lnthcmidm. universities. servtce and non-service connected disabilities the mid-l9705 to help workers who lost jobs tuallv every department

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" . j . Counseling and Testing Center Director universities have generally looked to the in the schools. Additionally, high school 1970 to 1979) professors have two options:
~ ‘ - Harriet Rose‘s report at Monday‘s Umver- high schools. educators say they are expected to produce they can pe tuate the problem or take
' . ‘ . sity Senate meeting was both timely and English professors who believe they have self-disciplined, socially adjusted good stepstoremgyl it.
' _ . necessary. _ every right to expect that their students citizens. The latter may include providing
‘ ~ .' Everyone‘s talking abOUt the deem“? 0f know the difference between subjects and And all this with as few taxpayers’ dollars remedial help, but it should also include
'V . _ _ education, but not everyone is offering solu- predicates and who Shakespeare is flinch as possible. maintaining tough grading standards. The
' r g- tions. when they hear about the growth of So schools have become a panacea for law of self-fulfilling prophecy is fullof war-
. . . The complaining is justified: remedial college classes. They are angry at many social ills while they are still ex- ningls for higher education: devalued
. - ,- ~. Rose‘s report. which compares UK high schools which send them academically pected to fulfill an original mission of col- bac elor’s degrees and societal leaders
. ,2 , ~ freshman class ACT scores of 1969 to 1979 unskilled students, and job recruiters have lege preparation. with narrow minds.
_ . ‘. ' shows a significant drop in every section. the same gripes when they interview youth It is a big order to fill, but the apparent
‘ . 1 - . save that of natural sciences. The percen- who cannot fill out applications. impossibility is not justification for apathy If the problems of education do lie in the
. tage of students whose composite scores among high school teachers or college pro- high schools, universities such as UK must
. .. - . ranked in the lowest section of the test (1-15 But high schools have some strong fessors. not perpetuate them. But neither should
, : , , on a 1-36 scale) rose from 6.8 in 1969 to 20.4 counter-arguments. They contend they The general public and educators are go- they maintain Get Tough Standards which
. j in 1979. have been given a plethora of missions ing to have to decide what goals are ap- ignore students who need help.
' _ And Rose perceptively noted that the which together are impossible, impractical propriate in high school education and at The problem of students drowning in col-
. 'V . ' most significant part of the report lay in the and at times conflict. the same start trying to reach them. Those lege English classes is bigger than the
- " 5. ‘ ._ social studies section, Whlch presents High schools are tired of being blamed for in education cannot accomplish any of this, University. It threatens the survival of
. V , ' students with paragraphs and asks them to the social and academic ills of youth and however, through wallowing in self-pity and democracy, which depends on an educated
'. ' " answer questions based on only the then alked to cure them all. or becoming apathetic. public.
.- . material given. Thus, if 33.8 percent of the Secondary educators say society expects One partial indicator of apathy is grade The University Senate should listen to the
'V , . 1979 freshman class scored in the lowest them to prepare students for jobs and for inflation. While it reflects social pressure professor who proposed at the Monday
4 range, about 1,056 of them could not “read a college, and the two charges are becoming against contributing to the number who meeting that faculty members study UK’s
. _. paragraph and answer a question,” Rose increasingly opposed as vocations drop out of school, it also is evidence of problems with teaching academically un-
. said. specialize and greater numbers of students teachers who do not have enough backbone prepared students. And any insight or
. . .. SAT scores paint the same picture. The with more diverse abilities want to go to col- to maintain good grading standards. recommendations the Senate can come up
verbal section of that test showed a 10 per- lege. When students can learn little and be with should not be circulated just among
' . cent decline between 1970 and 1975. While schools are expected to train rewarded a lot, they have little incentive to college professors but among educators and
., '~ The figures are there, and what they have students economically and academically, push back their educational horizons. This legislators who have influence in high
' ‘ . to say about academic skills can hardly be they say they have been given other func- will inevitably show up on aptitude tests and schools.
- . . x . disputed. But reports are only valuable it tions too: schools are to be democratic, not in university classrooms.
’ ,‘ . ~ . they lead to correcting the problems they il- separating students according to aptitude When it does show up in university Education does not need complainers at
. . v. lustrate. . but teaching to the middle of the academic classrooms, as it has at UK in the 1970s this point. It needs crusaders. And where
‘ ' Solvmg problems never precedes placmg range. Social goals of racial integration and (grade point averages at UK experienced else should one look for crusaders than in
'. .' the blame somewhere, however. and elimination of drug abuse must be reached an overall increase of four percent from the academic world?
" " A few suggestions offered on how to balance the shredded budget
* . Tonight’s the night. Ronald though we have to wait until the ed for updating Metro police cars. onahot,sultry August night. But at way.
’ 3 Reagan will make his first State of middle of June for Lexington's My source has told me that long four o'clock in the morning when I‘m not sure how much this pro-
, ' . ' the Union address. The main theme '7' roads to be cleared of ice and snow, horn hood ornaments will begin to there’s three inches of snow on the cedure would save taxpayers, but it
i - V' . of this year's address are the pro ‘ ' ' _ Amato should be applauded for his appear on police cars in Lexington. ground it seems fairly ridiculous - would save motorists from using up V
"f . . posed budget cuts Reagan would ' 3 excellent ability toplan ahead. The theory behind this is to give and costly. a lot of their gas because of having
. like to seeimplicated. However,lt‘s Some of the money which this Lexington that“Dallas"look. Another area where Lexington tostop and goevery 100yarch.
. . i gonna be tough for Reagan to get DOUI ' . = program saved went towards pur- Large pairs of fuzzy dice will be could save money is with its traffic It would be much easier for
, ' all the spending reductions passed ‘ ' chasing road signs. This signs are seen hanging from rear-view mir- light system, Take Nicholasville Amato to cut Lexington's budget
.1 . j through Congress, mann . ‘* placed on the streets which are, rors on all local cruisers and plastic Road. (Please!) During the day it than it willbefor President Reagan
.r I ‘ Reagan has said that “no area of 1;." V supposedly, the most accessible beagles with bobbing heads will is impossible to travel down to gethis proposed budget cut pass-
' ‘ government will be exempt" from M. during winter storms, now be staring Out the rear win- Nicholasville Road in less than 30 ed by Congress. Instead of cutting
-. ‘ the federal budget cuts. After look» A ' . Thanks to these so—called dows of all Lexington police cars. minutes; at night it's totally the budgets of agencia such as
‘ v .' , . mg over some of the Reagan ad- “Emergency Routes“ motorists The idea behind this being these ad- frustrating, Alternatives for Women and the
- > , ‘ '« mimstration‘s proposed plan. I car wash? Maybe President can be sure that these streets are ded attractions will make our I’m driving home by way of Rape Crisis Center, Amato should
' ', ' .‘ ’ noticed there were a few areas of Reagan and Jeff Greer could get the worst streets in town when it police force more visible in the Nicholasville Road. It's two in the concentrate on ridding Lexington’s
. 2' .- the federal government which had together and start selling Puggie snows. I‘m sure many innocent community. morning. I catch every step light budget of the truly unnecessary ex-
. . not been covered by the budget cut dolls with all the proceeds going lives have been saved because of Well,lthink this isawaste of tax- from Waller Avenue to Reynolds peditures. '
~ " - pr0posal towards paying off the national thissafety plan. payers' money and these projects Road . there are nine of them, Instead of concentrating on br-
." , '. .x' deficit. Another money—saving adventure shouldbe flushed. There area lot of There is nothing as defeating than ingng the NCAA Basketball finals
. 7'1"»; For example. I think it wouldbea With all this talk about balancing Amato has come up with is not things in this City which we could do to be sitting at a red light late at to RUDD Arena,maybe it’s time this
‘ . ' good idea if our wonderful con- the national budget and cutting repairing pot holes which have without. night with no other cars withina 1o city’s leaders begin considering
~u ~l , ,_ “ gressmen and senators had their away all the unnecessary fat, sprung up this winter. The money For example, I live near Shillito mile radius — except for the police what’s best for the people who com-
'~ * ' . I . salaries cut back 100 percentThink maybe it wouldn‘t be such a bad saved by not reparing potholes is Park. There have been many times car right behind you. prise the Lexington mmmmty.
\5 " of all the money which could be idea to do something similiar here spent rebuilding local roads every when I come home late at night How about if all of Lexington‘s With the way things are now, how
" " distributed to people who really inlexington. summer where pot holes have turn- after work and all the park's lights traffic lights were switched to a many of us freshly educated tax-
, needit ()n the radio yesterday an uniden- ed into bottomless craters. An in- are on. Three baseball fields, one blinking mode after one o’clock? payers does Amato think will stay
1 , . '- After all. they seem so enthused tified congressman was discussing telligent endeavor indeed. football field and two sets of tennis This way traffic signals would be around after graduation?
‘ “V V ‘ about their jobs, especially during the proposed budget cut and said, But even though Amato has come courts are lit uplike an airport. recognized as a caution signals and
' * - an election year. they probably “Hell. any jack-ass can balance the up with these money-saving ideas, New during the summer this complete stops at each intersection Paul Mann is a staff columnist. '
.1": H wouldn'tmlnd workingfor free. budget.“ there is still much room for im- wouldn‘t be so bad. There are lots would not be necessary unless His column appears every other
-. . - .. \_ "_ How would they support their Well, if this is true, then Mayor provement. of people who enjoy playing tennis another motorist had the right of Wednesday.
1 " ,"_ 1.; families" No problem With all the Amato won‘t have any trouble Have you noticed that Lex-
.‘ bribes and under-the-table payoffs, balancing the local budget. As a ington's police force now has two . ,
. ; .. , 3, they could probably remain in the matter of fact, he‘s already madea colors of lights on their police cars? letters to the edltor
‘3 same tax bracket, few cutbacks in local expenditures. How much did that cost? I‘m sure
" if. ,i If the proposed cuts in the federal For example. have you noticed that there is an important reason for
3.6-. a , budget are not implemented, there whenever it snows the roads are Metro police to have a red and a
are always other money-making never cleaned Off? blue on t0P 0‘ the“ cars, ml! 1 illcomrihunomshouldhedellvemlioiiuournalism Building.L‘niversityofKentucky,Lex-
‘. .' _‘ possibilities open to Reagan. If Instead of sending crews out to haven‘tdiscovered whatitis. inmm Ky. “15% The Kernel resents the riitht to edit tor grammar and clarity Ind to
'i ‘ .| worse comes to worse. everyone in salt the roads, Amato has saved According to a reliable source '“mmmimw‘"'“"'i“"“"d m"“”1”"°rr'j“‘°°""ib““°"“
e. 3. ',‘ "1 Reagan‘s administration could sell this city thousands of dollars by let- who wishes to remain anonyomous,
. 15' 'l plasma How about a White House ting the sun do all the work. Even there are other expenditures plann-
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. :-' . am; 3W, Brew” fiat: L I would like to comment on the “Ion" comic strip ticipate in college sports and excel. For many, ex-
,. _;. _ ' , u that was in the Kernel (Feb. 3). It may be that I am cellence in a sport provides a chance for a college
ii .7 . .1'. ,, V tanV tHat a Urea m ' math! simply anirate graduate student with very little to do education through scholarships, an opportunity that
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‘. ‘1.- 4. . ,r . .‘ . , I Be (3WD that this is not the case. The strip has prompted this at the sport and excel to insure a brighter future for
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r‘ -. f... \‘~\ For :86 \ECEC‘.’ . Ill 3 the mentality that has produced such an insulting por- takes an exceptional individual to successfuny balance .
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' , ' ~, ‘, ,_ , V, V" " 1 W I ' For those individuals that had the good fortune to demands ofcollegiatesportcompetition.
, 1 ,~, ‘ I x ' 3,;5 B 63;, W] *2, tre 3C€D miss the “ lon“comic strip, let me lay out the details. It is myhope that if Coach Hall has seen this “not so
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' . , ' ‘. ’té ‘ " . \ . M V t. " " 7 Coach Hall sitting behind a desk making the following Ker