xt7c599z364p https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7c599z364p/data/mets.xml The Kentucky Kernel Kentucky -- Lexington The Kentucky Kernel 1978-01-23 Earlier Titles: Idea of University of Kentucky, The State College Cadet newspapers  English   Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. The Kentucky Kernel  The Kentucky Kernel, January 23, 1978 text The Kentucky Kernel, January 23, 1978 1978 1978-01-23 2020 true xt7c599z364p section xt7c599z364p Volume LXIX. Number 84
Monday. January 23, 1078

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Snow play

All work and no play makes
for a vay dull winter Above,
Lee Johnson combines both
while clearing the Ethington’s
driveway on Harrodsburg Rd.
Johnson is riding a plow
powered by by Jim and Jane, a
pair of horses owned by Ed
Spaws. Spaws and Mrs.
Ethington are supervising the
work. Left, Shannon Woodard
leaves work behind as she
watches Mickey Jones take a
hill in a pair of in'ner tubes. The
UK graduates were rolling on
the grounds of the Kentucky-
American Water Co.

 

 

'Worst winter’

Classes begin; lots to be cleared

The spring semester finally began
today as Lexington continues to dig
out from last week’s record
snowfall.

The white deluge clogged streets
and catsed numerous cancellations
of schools and businesses The
university was closed part of last
week with classes being delayed for
three days. “It’s the worst weather I
can remember in my nine years
here,” said President Otis
Singletary last week.

Students will not have to make up
the the class days that were can-
celed, according to James Chap-
man, assistant to the vice-president
of academic affairs. The univa'sity
is not required to be in session any
certain number of days, he said.

An urgent problem left caused by
the snowfall is the condition of
parking lots and streets, according
to Public Safety Director Tom
Padgett.

Most roads are “pretty clear,”
according to Padgett. bit a com-
plete iob cannot be done because of
many parked cars, said Padgett,
adding that many of them are
parked illegally.

‘Now, more than ever, people
should follow the rules,” said
Padgett yesterday. Cars parked in
loading zones have made food
delivery to cafeterias difficult, he
said, and illegally-parked cars are
causing numerous hazards.

Padgett said that cars would be
towed from illegal spaces this week.
Yesterday. sevcral cars were hauled
from the side of University drive, he
said.

To return parking areas to normal
service Padgett said that some lots
will be closed according to the
following schedule. Drivers should
not leave cars in these lots on the
following days after 8 am:

Tuesday
B Lot (52),
Seaton Center

Wednesday
Rl-CZ Area (3)
Lex. Ave. & College View

Thursday
B Lot (51)
Complex Commons

Friday
R4 Area (34) at Hilltop
R4 Area (44)
behind Fraternity Row

———-———— today

Padgett urged drivers to use the
parking lot at Commonwealth
Stadium while the various lots are
being cleared.

According to Padgett, individuals
will be responsible for moving their
own vehicles. Unattended cars will
be towed on the day the lots are
closed.

Padgett asked drivers to honor all
parking lot designations and urged
commuters to use carpools and
mass transit as much as possible.

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l niversity of Kentucky
Lexington. Kentucky

Local tobacco supporters
see drive as ‘old battle’

By RICHARD McDONALD
Kernel Staff Writer

Although most Kentucky
politicans reacted strongly against
HEW Secretary Joseph Califano’s
new anti-smoking drive, local
spokesmen for the tobacco indtstry
view the plan as a continuation of an
old battle, not a new effort.

The program, which will receive
over $29 million in the next two
years, will not involve the Tobacco
and Ilealth Research Institute
located on the UK campus.

On Jan. ll, Califano announced a
multi-million dollar federal effort
aimed at convincing Americans not
to smoke. The program would cost
more than $6 million in 1978 and
would operate on a budget of more
than $23 million in 1979.

Jack Lewyn, executive director of
the Council for Burley Tobacco in
Lexington~an iiidtstry-wide public
relations agency—said, “This issue
has been around for 25 years, the
only thing new about this episode is
that Mr. Califano is directing it."

The various programs in the effort
would be coordinated by a new
Office on Smoking and Health within
HEW.

The day before Califano an-
nounced the details of the program,
the Kentucky House of Represen-
tatives passed a resolution calling
for his resignation.

Although some critics said
Califano‘s proposal doesn't contain
any restrictions on the tobacco in-
dustry, Kentucky senator Wendell
Ford called the program “an at
fort...to destroy the tobacco In-
dustry.”

A.R. Beckley, executive secretary
an d treasurer of the Burley Tobacco
Growers Cooperative Association,
howeve‘, dismissed the Califano
plan as “more of the same old thing
that has been going on for years."

Beckley said the board if direc-
tors of thecooperative plan to send a
resolution to President Carter
asking him to override Califano’s
plan.

According to Beckley, most
tobacco farmers think the money to
be used for the anti-smoking drive
would be better spent on further
research on tobacco and its
relationship wrth hmlth. He said
many farmers aren’t convinced that
the use of tobacco is a health hazard
for most people.

He added that the farmers believe
that the decision to smoke is an
individual matter in which the
government shouldn’t interfere.

These viewpoints were echoed by
Lewyn. who said, “We (the tobacco

industry) have always felt that to
smoke or not to smoke is an in-
dividual matter. But we‘ve never
advocated that everyone start
smoking."

He said the council thinks Califano
has overstepped his authority,
“...using the conferred power of
govemment to ride roughshod over
the indistry, rather than conducting
objective scientific research on this
issue.”

Lewyn said the indtstry believes
that the “evidence of general harm
(from smoking) is not that
striking,” and supports work of the
type now being done at the Tobacco
and Health Research Institute on the
UK campts.

The director of the institute, Dr.
John P. Wyatt, said the facility
would not be involved in the new
program. “As far as I know,“ said
Wyatt, “(the program) does not
involve biological research, so it is
entirely out of our domain. The
institute is not in the field of
education or propagandizing about
smoking or not smoking.”

Wyatt explained that the job of the
institute is to "chemically and

biologically maniptlate the tobacco
plant to eliminate any deleterious
materials.” He added, “A sub-
stantial amount of tobacco research
done in the US. is done within iii-
stitute programs at UK and
University of Louisvrlle."

He said there are over 60 in-
vestigators involved in the
programs of the facility.

'lhe iistitute was created by the
sta te legislature in 1972. It was given
a mandate to “strengthen and
pr”cserve the state’s tobacco in-
dustry.

The state finances most of the
institute's programs through a half
cent ptI‘ pack cigarette tax.

etsticketsticl

Student tickets are still available
for the UK-Tennessee and UK-
Georgia basketball games to be
played Sat. Jan 28 and Mon. Jan. 30.
respectively, at Rupp Arena.

Tickets may be obtained at
Memorial Coliseum between 10 am.
and 3 pm. Students must present a
validated UK ID and Activity Card
to receive tickets.

SG exchange opens
with small selection
at cheaper prices

By JACK WAINWRIGHT
Kernel Staff Writer

The Student Government Book
Exchange located in Student Center
245 is open but has not been fully set
up. According to Mark Benson,
Home Economics Senator, the ex-
change will be open this week
Monday through Friday between 9
am. and 4 pm, possibly longer.

Accordrngto Benson, “We will sell
books as long as people are buying."

“We have a lot of lower division
books,” Benson said. “Most seniors
and upper classmen hold onto their
books.“ Benson said that there are
many booxs in Chemistry, Biology,
History, English and Math.

Unlike the other bookstores, the
exchange does not give refunds and
students must get a list of required
texts elsewhere before shopping.

Benson cited an instance where
one student saved $5 on a certain
book over what it would have cost
him in one of the bookstores. Since
students set the price of the books
that are sold, the savings can be

even greater.

“Because of the snow there is a
slowdown in business, ’ Benson said.
“Through advertising, which we
didn't do last year, we expect the
percentage of sales will increase,"
he added.

Students selling books thmugh the
exchange set the price they want for
the book. The exchange adth a 10
percent service charge to the
student 5 price and places the book
on the shelves.

Unsold books are returned to the
original student, along with checks
for books that are sold. Both unsold
books and checks may be picked up
on Thursday.

Sherri Son. an Arts and Sciences
freshman, said “The books are a lot
cheaper in the exchange than in the
bookstores."

Greg Davis, a Zoology sophomore,
said he would buy from the ex-
change in the future despite the
small selection of course books.

“It‘s cheaper," said Neil Taylor,
an agriculture sophomore. “It
makes sense and it's a good deal."

 

agencies it audits. According to law, however, those agencies
cannot be required to pay the costs of being audited.

There is specualtion that Atkins, a political enemy of Carroll. will

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ONE LAST LOOK AT I977 is taken by Arts A: Entertainment
editor “alter Tunis. His column reviews the best of last year‘ 5
films, music, theatre andother nice thing See page3

state

GOV. JULIAN CARROLL deactivated all but a small group of
National Guardsmen yesterday as winter eased its grip on Ken-
tucky.

Light snow fell in some. southaitern Kentucky counties yester-
day. but elsewhere the sun broke through and started melting the
htgemoundsof snow left over from last week‘s storms.

State Police reported that the interstates were open bu warned
motorists about slick spots caused by lingering ice and snow. State
Police also credited the weather with reducing the state' 3 highway
death toll.

There ha not been a highway fatality' in Kentucky since Jan 18
There have been 12 h ighway deaths in the state this year. compared
with 42 in the same period of 1977.

ST\TE \l DITOR GEORGE Atkins and Gov. Julian Carroll
appear to have eased their disagreement over Carroll 3 budget for
Atkins office.

In last week 5 proposed budget Carroll reduced the proposed
amount of funding for the state auditor' 3 office to $50, 000 down
from its present budget of $3 million.

For adritional money. the office would have to depend on the

run for governor in 1979 against an administration favorite of
Carroll.

nafion

PRI-ZSlDliNT CARTER, WIIILF. calling for income tax reduc-
tions, is asking Congess to take away deductions for state and
local gasoline. sales and personal property taxes and to reduce the
allowance for medical expenses.

In a message to Congress on Saturday. Carter recommended tax
cuts for businesses and individtnls to keep the economy growing.
and urged significant changes in the tax laws to promote fairness.
simplification and investment.

Carter claims that his total tax program proposals would mean
lower taxes for Virtually all taxpayers earning less than 3100.000 a
year. However. tarter‘s program has been criticized in both the
House and Senate. where many congressmen have said that
(‘arter’s proposed $25 billion tax reduction is too high.

NORTH CAROLINA GOV. James Hunt wrll go on statewrde
television there today to announce whether or not he will pardon or
reduce the sentences of the Wilmington to.

The nine mcn involved in the casehall of whom are black were
convicted of firebombing a store in Wilmington. NC The three key
prosecution witnesses, all black, have since said they gave false
testimony became of threats of reprisal or offers of favors.

The tenth defendant. a white woman. has already been paroled.

The IVS S R. has cited the case as an example of human rights
Violations in the US and rallies in support of the defendants have
been held hr oughout Europe and the US

'I‘lll~: that “AS the object of sharp criticism yesterday by Arab
liardliners. and modera’es alike following the break-off of Egyp-
tian-Israeli pmce talks.

Al-ltiyadh, a Saudi Arabian daily newspaper, said that the US.
should attempt to break the deadlocked negotiations. A Kuwaiti
newspaper called for reactivation of the Arab oil “weapon."

The conservative Arab monarch ies of the Persian Gulf refrained
from open attacks on Sadat s solo peace initiative, saving their
editorial censure for the I) S.. which was accused of failing to ex—
tract sufficient concessions from Israel

ISRAEL SI SPlZNlll-jl) ITS talks wrth Egypt on possible troop
cutbacks in the Sinai Peninsula yesterday The lsraeli action,
coupled nth Egypt‘ 5 withdrawal last Wednesday from parallel
political talks in Jerusalem brought the peace campaign, started
by l- gyptiai. President Sadat last Nov ember, to its lowest ebb.

Tie action seemed to leave the US. with the task of trying to
i‘CC'IlSllalP the talks Us Assnstant Secretary of State Alfred
Aihcrton armed in Jerusalem Saturday for talks aimed at per-
suading both sides to reduce tha‘r accusations of the other and
resume serious negotiations

weather

SL’N'W ANI) A LITTLL warmer today with a high from 25 to 30
degrees. In creasing cloudiness With a chant: of light snow tonight.
Law will be between 20 and 25 degrees. Cloudy and Warmer
Tuesday. will: a chant}! of light snow or rain.

 

 

 

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Steve Bailinger
Editor in cam

Dick Gabriel
Managing Editor

Thomas Clark

Assistant Managing Editor

Charles Main
Editorial Editor

Jenn ifer Garr
Staff Artist

 

David Hibbitts
Sports Editor

Bob Stauble
Assistant Sports Editor

Walter Tunis
Arts 8.- Entertainment Editor

Nell Fields
Assistant Arts &
Entertainment Editor

Gregg Fields
Jennifer Greer
Jim McNalr
Betsy Pearce
Jeanne Wehnes

Copy Editors

David O'Neil
Photo Manager

Jeanne Wehnes
Photo Supervisor

 

. Atkins:

budget as revenge

Last Friday, the proposed budget of Gov
Julian Carroll was praised on this page. It
deserved it, because more than anything else,
the budget concentrates on improving the sad
condition if education in Kentucky. Carroll’s
proposals to raise faculty salaries and increase
the financing of public education are well-
intentioned, and deserve support.

That’s not to say that the govemor’s budget is
laudable in every respect, became it’s not.

A budget is more than just a plan to divide
money, it’s a policy document showing what is
important to the administration. One thing that‘s
evidently not important to Carroll is the office of
state Auditor George Atkins.

Atkin’s reports on items like personal-service
contracts have embarrassed the governor and
damaged his administration politically, and he‘s
now paying for it. As a leading candidate for
governor (against Carroll-backed Terry Mc-
Brayer), Atkins is an easy target for revenge.

Last year, the auditor’s office received

$760,000 to operate. Atkins asked for nearl $3
million for the next two years, a stan rd
exercise in budgetary gamesmamhip. In return,
Carroll recommended $50,000.

The massive difference would be made up,
said Carroll, by collecting audit fees from the
agencies Atkins will study. Known as “trust and
agency funding,” the practice would require the
state auditor to bill audited agencies for the
work, with payment coming from house fees
and receipts generated by the particular
department.

if approved, the plan would make it difficult
for Atkins’ office to function, and would hamper
his constitutional role to conduct audits free
from administrative pressure or influence. The
emphasis might shift to theqmntity of work, and
not the quality, something which brought needed
attention and reform to the shine of personal
service contracts.

The state legislature should thoroughly change
Carroll‘s request, or reject it, so that the state
auditor’s office can retain it’s intbpendeuce.

If you've more patience
than the snow, you’ll win

If you don’t like the weather in Kentucky, they
say, wait an hour. Well, people in this state have
waited for more than a week and their patience
has only been rewarded with several inches of
more snow. ,

Many schools and businesses remained closed
for much of last week and driving has been a
questionable and even dangerous proposition.
The administration’s decision to delay the
beginning of the semester was correct. The
situation was just too hazardous for people who
don‘t live near comma, and beginning school
would be unfair to those stranded out of town.

Fortunately. students are a hardy breed. They
are usually less affected by the weather than
normal people, and are used to suffering and

GPA schedu
is in need of

it‘s time to examine a policy that is accepted
without question at UK, one that may be in need
of reform.

The practice is that of ranking course requests
by a student’s grade point average, the
University’s method of determining who gets
first priority for classes at the beginning of each
semester.

Certainly there are worse ways to decide who
has more of a right to a class than by academic
record. They could determine by height, income.
religion. or just line everyone up for a dash to the
registration tables.

But there are lots of reasons why the present
practice should be examined. For instance, a
student's GPA does not reflect the difficulty of
classes he is taking, or the difficulty of the in-
structor. It is possible to perform better work
and receive a lower grade than someone else.

The practice of GPAdetermined scheduling is

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deprivation. For those who live on or close by
campus, all the necessities of life are still within
reach, despite the snow.

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