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Vol. LXXXV, No.91 Thursday, January l3, I983 An independent student newspaper UniverSity of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky
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33 s m » , ~ 3 ~ 333 -~ . F m'“ . . rut e ‘1; 5.3 :3: . 33 '3 3 Reagan plans to ask Congress in his sons tax liability.
‘33 gm «a: x m s3. 3 ,3 State of the Union Message to Members of Congress have express-
“35 . '1 ‘ M ‘“ ' it... / W overhaul and simplify the federal ed general interest in overhauling the
'3 333‘ s 3 . £3.“ng 3 " i " income-tax code by lowering rates tax system in such a way Politically.
3 3 . 'h if 3 = "iii and narrowing deductions. ad- however. there is serious doubt about
i .. ‘I s. . 3333. 3‘ 3,33 . 3 ministration sources said yesterday. whether CODEYfiS would be “‘llltng l0
s .ss x is . . Opponents counter that a move eliminate Stir—h popular deductions is
415‘ ' ' 3‘. &.25,..333 ‘ ~ it 333 a toward a flat-rate system could still mortgage interest payments 0"
3 m s . 3 . suit saws” 3 3... prove a boon to some wealthy people3 homes. interest on tax-exem pt
is _ 34f 3 ”M” .: while raising taxes for middle~income municipal bonds and Similar items
is ‘ g3 ,2 z 3 3 ' ‘ 33 Americans The sources said Reagan finds the
3,. ' his“ ’ i’ ' ' f. " . The proposal. described by one of- approach appealing because it would
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it ' _ It" ' 3 reform." is expected to be one of the "marginal" tax rates b the highest
3 f t ' i» ' major themes in the address Reagan percentage at which an indmdual's
:3 333 3 3 - .3 ‘ will make to a joint session of Con income is taxed
». figgifi « 3.3.3} 3 -3 "' ' grass Jan. 25. according to the The idea also has its appeal to ads
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‘3“: frifit- .3333 ‘ y ' 33 ;;.s33§ ~3 3 anonymous. reduce chronic government defiCits
-33;_3. 3 .- . . 3 ' The officials said Reagan has no nowestimatedatszoo billionay'ear or
.3 ~ . “ 385‘s». l3 ' so». :1 33“? , specific plan in mind. preferring in» more, That is because a tax overhaul
. _‘s _ sis. 333;? ’ l ‘ ' 333.3. 3 .3 " 3 \ stead to develop some firm proposals could be deSigned to eliminate deduc-
. 3; 331-..3""‘ff*3-3 ‘ 1‘ has... . ‘ 3 r -_ with Congress. But they said the tions in such a way as to increase
' 3 s :33 ’ ‘ 3% : . ;= _3 33 3 . 33 . 3:3.“ thrust of his thinking is along the lines overall revenues despite a cut in tax
$33 . 2“ 3 “s wszl‘i-fi3 3 ‘33 '- . '8‘; 3 . .. it; _ of proposals that have become known rates
.3. 3333 i s .33' "_ ' ~11 3 '. x 33 ‘ 3 as“flatrate“income-tax plans Supporters of the revisions argue
ifs: ‘-- w . -. ' _ 3 y 333; "-s .3. , i. 33 3 - 3 Under these plans. personal thatthe current system is too complex
{3c 3333 ' .. ’ 3 a" x ' ,s income-tax rates are lowered but the and unfair. allows deductions of
:33 M ' _ " " amount of income subject to taxation primary benefit to affluent
‘ "N “ummww 33333 is increased because of a narrowing Americans. and encourages people to
33 or elimination of deductions. such as cheat on their taxes A Simplified
_ 3 3 for medical expenses. state and local system with lower tax rates would
.3 h . . Lee Sparks, busmess administration junior, shared potato chips With her dog KOSI taxes. mortgage interest payments. reduce abuses and encourage people
s a r' '19 munChIes yesterday outside the Student Center. Sparks said Kosi is 4-months-old and part Ger- business-related expenses. charitable t0invest theirincomein economically
it." man Shephard, contributions and a variety of productive ventures rather than tie up
. miscellaneousitems. their money in unproductive tax
f These expenditures now can be sub- shelters. they argue
- THURSDAY - -
. Mimosa...“ Mitchell retires as Army HO 7 0 head
", Plonsn oxriisii trio lateness and unusual appeoronre of today s _ The UK umt has grown from 4m [0 4:331:31 ' '1 A V w > .. I t ”4‘
a; Gdll'fi'l A total failure .if the Kernel s editing System forced the By (‘L'RT ANDERSON 1,300 cadets since Mitchell's appoint- 3 /;;4%: 9;; 3 ’ ' 3 9:47.12
5‘ 00pm to iiisort iL 3irm'tmi xvs’em that is incompatible With our Senior Staff Writer ment. It was the subject Of a Life It‘ll/”gig”. 62,. . . , ...' . ,, . "' iv:’
3:1 c urrm‘it styles Wii are working to (or tort the situation as quickly _-———-—°'—“——— magaZine pietorial essay in 1982 , Y¥«;),:':I’x:'s@¢£; V 0,1,:«920364‘ of; '- {2" l
as possible After building at on one of the na~ Mitchell said he enjoyed working ‘ “" m1?” 3%..1333333
‘1‘ tion's target Army ROTC programs. with ”wide” Otis Single‘a'y 3““ 3 " 4. a .
. . . . Lt. Col. John Mitchell is retiring from the Army selected Singletary as an ' A" M“”;“‘
Former SOVIef preSlden' d'es active duty in the Armed Services adviser for tm planning of ROTC’S ' . "47 " . ’ ."5 .13 " 3‘
If: MOSCOW Former Pres'dem NikOIOI V' Podgorny Who saidfl‘l‘lzetltglifgbllipggédljtob offletrcgsll mltlovalmlgrth aformer asSistam fl - . l 5 i ' fl
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t helped Leonid I Brezhnev oust Nikita Krushchev and was a chance to finish my Ph.D.. which is of Mifchell, assumed temporary com- I . . ~ .. 3 _
himself ousted by Brezhnev 13 years later, has died at the age something I‘ve wanted to (103" He said mand of the ROTC yesterday in a 3 ‘Y‘ 3 ‘
of 79 ogovernmentspokeswoman announced yesterday. he is moving to Shreveport, La, ceremony at Buell Amory. Brush a» “23' "
. The woman refused to give details saying they would be where he will direct a junior ROTC willbetheacting professorofmilitary ‘ 3 % 3*
published in the government newspaper Izvestio. Other program atahigh SChOOl’ He “1113150 science until a replacement can be lg ‘ 1b 5% )3
3 teach at the Shreveport campus of found i. . “it; 33
33. sources said he died Monday or Tuesday after a long illness. Louisiana State while working on his ”We don‘t know who will be the next 3 . a 3 r3
i. For orn th l t ' i f th Trdik th th ded doctor t . i' ‘ .
- ‘l V W05 9 as 5”” vor ° 9 ° ° e0 , a e , commander, said Capt. Teresa .
s the SI yiet regime from l965 to l977. The dominant member MltChell said he has completed320 Wright, the department's adjutant. .333 .. 3
" Communist Party chief Brezhnev, died Nov. to, five years 33:35:25 film :lllll‘lilrgtosfet‘ilr?"'Iflsuicih ”It will be late spring or early sum- 3r ‘ . .
after he pushed Podgorny aside and assumed his largely to you when togretire after that long? mgtfihgllesziedgftcggdfgstleufgsat:job 3 3 .
;3 core monial title of preSident. while Premier Alexi N. Kosygin he said. Mitchell has also completed must have a master‘s degree in , m
3 died in December 1980. the three years service requirement military science. “The Department of 3 3. ‘ P
3’ 3 3 3 3 as professor of military seience — the the Army designates a candidate. but im,_;_3_ . n i
a; Chief negotiator resrgns We ”(which 8" ROTC "mt 00m“ the final decision is Dr. Singletary's.“
t mander is3known. 3 3 he said. However, “the Army recom- i-
! WASHINGTON Eugene Rostow, director of the U.$. Arms Sgt. Maj. Bobby Meadows said Mit- mendation foraschoolaslarge as this , 3- ‘7
Control and Disarmament Agency and chief of the administra» Chilleé‘reallyétegped the BOT? Set m' is usually automatic." .33, ‘ 3 .
tion team negotiating with the Soviet Union. resigned under V0 ‘ aroun t ecommunity He got Mitchell said he Will miss Lexington
3 us recogmzed. Mitchell, an honorary and the itive atmos here that sur- 3
“ « l're VeS'GrdOY- member of Delta Tau Delta fraterni- rounds tlggsUKcam "Sp 3
Ros-tow 69 had been assailed by a number of conservative ty.said3he strived toimprove the com- “I have never begn more impressed £3 3 M33 ._ .
Republican senators who last week forced the ouster of his mun3itysacceptance 0f hlS program. with the students at any institution as ‘ . 1 '
deputv. Robert Grey. Rostow a Democrat. accused them of ‘ Id have to say that our growth m I have with those at UK. both inside ”u“ ”HMO W V
tr to? k v rfh n mtalnumbgrs tosecondlargestin the and outside the ROTC." he said. U COl JOh" MltChell retired as ct‘slV‘l‘TO'TdOl .“ 'hti Uh Army
“"9 ° 9° 9 9 age CV“ nation. behind Alabama. is one of mv .. . . . . ROTC , d i, 20 f . i , , .. i
It has been a perIlege to serve as director of ACDA for the best accomplishments." Mitchell Thats what Im gomg to miss the yes or. ov 0 er years 0 m. i on spun it .lnjpr Mir
last 20 months ' Rostow said, "In recent days it has become said most.de ll still follow UKsports. - Che” me prOgrom grew “om 300 m 7 30C ‘ 1‘1““
clear that the preSident Wished to make changes. In response I
to his request I have tendered my resignation. ' P I. h k b0 n t
He had said he was concerned that the dispute could hurt a ’8 war ers yca governmen unlons
the US. Saviet negotiations scheduled to resume next month
In Geneva SWitzerland '—-————— although their work is going slowly. “The maln problem is that people proclaim an amnesty tor SOlldat'llY
BF BRYAN BRl'MLEY Ciosek said ina recent interview. are very cautious in their attitudes to su ricrs fired or jailed for their
Reagan '0 CC" for lower wage Associated Press Writer The new unions are attracting more the new trade unions." (‘iosek said was: at‘llVlllQ‘ and "return to the
members in the coal fields of southern “The 9 million people who cast their principle of piiimiisin under which
Poland and at steel mills throughout lots with Solidarity found that was not Solidarity operated
WASH'NGTON PresidentReagan dec'ded yesterday '0 pro' WARSAW. Poland ~ Communist thenation.hr-said.‘I‘heirgreatestsuc thehorsetoridc ' t‘iosck said be consulted with
pose ° SUb'm'mmum “”399 under Whl‘h bUSlnesses (OUId authorities admit that most Polish cosshas bccnatthelxninSteelWorks Although the new unions initially “alcsa scvtiral times in lht‘ early
pay teenagers $2.50 an hour 85 cents less than the current workers are refusmg to j0in new in Nowa Huta in southern Poland. willbelimitedto local businessesthc days of martial law .md that the
minimum wage. administration sources said. the lower wage government-sanctioned unions that where he said 3.tX)0 of the 34.000 law calls for consolidation of thc gmcrnment had 5mm“ lht‘ lab”
, COU’d only be paid for summer ”abs officials hope will replace the outlaw» workers have joined. unions by industry Mm”? WP.“ 0‘ ”‘0 nt‘“33lrild“ ““1”"
The proposal debated and a roved at a Cabinet co "(3' edSolidarity Labor Federation 33 The deputy director for employ- Critics of the new unions say they bill beforeitwas enacted asa matter
pp U “There is a boycott everywhere. ment at the steel plant refused to are unpopular because they do not iytt-oiirtesy
mee""9 '5 0'“? Of several Odm'WS'ml'O" Whom/95 ”‘0' 0* said Stanislaw (‘iosek. minister for disclose the number of union have the political muscle of Solidarty' Earlier government officials
llClO'S hope W'” (Ulb l’tigh unemployment. according to the trade-union affairs. ReSistance 15 members there. The unions can strike only“ after git» diiiiiedthcy tintiany talks with \Valesa
sources greatest in the “strongholds of , , 3 . 3 mg notice and are barred from mak during his internment
. Solidaritv.“he said.such as the Baltic Zb'gme“ “W's“- .“ead 0‘ .‘h" in the kind of iiiimi demands that mom said his talks ti-ith “'alesa
These sources who inSisted on anonymity, said subs 333333333365 in Gdansk where the in- “"10" formation committee at War- mgde Solidaglly revolutionary were not "negotiations and refused
m'mmu'“ W°99 'Obs WOUI" be °V°'l°ble '° 05 "‘0'” ‘5 0 half dependent trade union was formed in 53“ Huta.3a steel m'.” on the 0"" Another Solidaritv strength that the to say if the ban on Solidarity could
mlll'on lee" 099's bU' or‘lY during the summer months. ”“5 August 1980. skirts-3 0f “8'58“" said 350 Of the new unions lack is the right to have been prevented it Walesa had
limitation apparently is designed to head off stiff opposition The government suspended plant 5 9500 workers had pledbgeed to organize regional and national coor been more cooperative
by congressional Democrats and organized labor Solidarity mth a declaration of mar- 10in. Solidarity had “9° mem rs at dinating bodies The trade unions minister repeated
tial law Dec 13. 1981. and outlawed it the mill. and other unions had 2’00" “as“ rcdi ‘ted that rogress m a statement by other government of—
\ / nearly 10 months later With legislation members linking tbgunions by induEtry' will be ficials that “a total amnesty will de»
that allows the formation of local It would be a great success it 3 3 that .. I don't trust pend onthecircumstanccs
unions at more than 40.000 Poliish within two or three mantle we had sow3 say1ng 1 (3339909 93 Former Solidarity members claim
’ businesses i.Mmembers.“Kowalski said. a.n3o3:crcen 3" ll d”2£':38r33,| d r that thousands of union supporters
()nly 2.500 unions have been formed Ciosek said Solidarity supporters l he an?“ or sa3i *3: ”0,333 at): 1933 have been dismissed from their jobs
WE“ ER since the ban on labor organizations are conducting an underground cam- K b a 958‘ 3r39 93‘ 3' 3 \' 3 because of politics But (‘iosek
wasliftedJan i2 Sofar.thevhave at- palgn asaimt the new unions. using mm“. mm" a“ ‘“ ""menh ‘ 0‘ asserted that "it is difficult to prove
tracted a fraction of the 9-5 million ”ENS 0f physical and mental l9!" 13' “as..er m m“: part ml 9 "N that people were fired for being
members claimed by Solidarity or the rorim in some place." but did not “"‘m "N “k" “”0"" “'59 membermt‘ Solidarity
4 million workers who belonged to the elaborate Walesa. in a letter to Polish leader "People were fired for Violating the
competing trade unions under heavy Kowalski reported "0 threats but Gen W0jcicch Jaruzelski. said he law l'nion activities were banned
Today will 5' partly “""W "l". ° M." M ‘3' official influence said he had been telephoned b)‘ would cooperate with the government under martial law." Ciosek said
TOMO’" wlll 5' 5""Y 0'". ¢°°l “NW 0 law 0' 35- Committees to organize new unions Solidarity actmsts who "tried to con in snlnng Poland‘s pressing labor and “That was the paint of martial law
have formed at 22.000 bminesses. Vince "‘9 l was betraying the workers economic problems only if authorities Those that violated it were fired "
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For the last two days. we have devoted this departed in droves for greener pastures while . . , ' "r \-.;_ 5 . a
space to a review of the top campus stories of those who stayed behind found themselves [r ' . -\ -\. ‘

1982. The conclusion: For better or worse. 1982. faced w .th increasingly heavy workloads. _. I . ’_ \ (3 14.1 .\ \ x x .
wasa year of recognition. In an attempt to find more time for fund “it \ z *W‘m \

Women's athletic programs gained national raising and lobbying the General Assembly, a ~ 1"“ . 4 it. 3')“ \ .
recognition as they took top titles in numerous critical source of money, President Otis /;;,nn,. . 3.3.5???” ". \ ‘\
categories. But. despite a Department of Singletary reorganized his administration. , , :1 “"4133“ N ’t‘. ‘

Education Office of Civil Rights order to im- The Board of Trustees joined in the search 9 ‘1' ,_ . ,u " Wit ." d V! ‘

prove their facilities and funding. they re- for new financial resources. too, as It voted to .0 , , . g, . ‘ " «a l n ',
mained in the shadow of the not-quite-so- investigate whether a University-owned forest x ,/ ., facts-«VI. g-,;\‘3\>~ k ' - ,-

outstanding men's teams. preserve sitting atop rich coal deposns could ‘ /, : ”7’ i' ,4 fl , A, 4, = ‘3S:{~?i;_;-;I;é ‘, / ‘

The Gay and Lesbian Union of Students was be mined. But an angry group of conservation- fi . {y 4;; J g .151, I; - ., ~ . .3 1' g ‘ j
recognized. too. sometimes in ways it didn't minded students shouted the idea down. ' v3/‘3‘V/g "14/ .1, ’13..15I.,j;fi~‘ n;._ . ~.‘ _ ‘ 1 , :
want to be. More than a decade after the first Another group of angry students apparently ‘ ~ .1 "’:";,v-:?f \4 . f I ‘
attempt at UK to gain a charter for a didn‘t shout loud enough, as the Trustees ap- g ‘ .‘2/ f; f 2’ i
homosexual students‘ organization. the proved a $50-a-year mandatory health fee to ‘ in..." jg'ill’ i ‘ "f” ‘ . . 6:?

University officially recognized GALUS — a bail out the Student Health Service, which fac- ., f». ".1. ' _ . “w . m- 1.213.; e ,
move that angered conservative Kentuckians ed bankruptcy. c3 .- l; -. f ,0 , ’r_;ij\ttw . _ M‘s“ , ,

and. in one case. brought threats of physical There was no shouting, hawever' when the 55‘ o . ~ .’ .. ‘. . /,/ 2-3: _ . ii ,

violence. Board ordered the administration to for- $3». -' ’ I, ' ._ ”of; .,. r/M/j’ ‘: = ' I

The University also garnered some un- mulate a selective admissions policy for Fall , ‘= , _ w" , , ’ fi‘ ,- ‘
wanted recognition, as Edward B. Fiske of 1934. Although it promised to bring students to $5, “T". :r {i J 79$}; ‘3?“ , . '
The New" York Times published a guide to col- the University who would not require costly - 57%” ‘ "u ' ‘ , x . , W ' 1‘
leges and universities in which he panned UK. remedial courses, it also marked a major shift «W, . .. 5 ; , . / 4, i
But University administrators turned the in the philosophy of higher education — 3"» ‘ f .1
tables on Fiske. finding evidence that his sup- perhaps 1982's most significant legacy. No ;
posedly elaborate research was perhaps longer could higher education marshal the ‘
elaborate fiction. resources necessary to bring enlightenment to f

The year‘s biggest stories. however. revolv— the masses, its goal in earlier, more pro-
ed around the almighty dollar. or rather, the sperous decades. The credo of the 19805 would
L'niversity‘s sad lack thereof. Funds were be survival of the fittest, both for students and
slashed and hiring frozen. Faculty members institutions of higher Ieaming.

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Right now is the season to be grum» Should be, But next time you're An office worker “processes” your When you get Sick. or your girlfrien- 23.000 forms. never mind if the rest of mimstrative reorganization and stu-
py on campus, This is the time of year waiting in line. contemplate what it forms. supposedly putting them into doyfriend dumps you or someone the documents are correct. dent input.
when long lines form and tempers would take to have everything turn the correct pile or filing cabinet. Then close dies. you can‘t completely con~ Th folks no work with Ad dDro Fortunately. the administration is
flare L'K‘s administration has the out perfectly. some subset of your data is entered centrate on your work — you're not nd {9" n iarai d find this time of thg constantly thinking of better ways to
awesome task of tryingto take care of On the students‘ side of the fence into the computer and, with a little going to treat people very well. and :emelstZr cés i all difficult These do things. This semester, for exam-
the bureaucratic trinalities for 23.000 we would need to have llof our forms luck. the information moves on to the you‘ll probably make a lot more ‘ r l lihecetolie rth demards ple. the distribution of financial aid
students. the faculty and the rest of . " nextstage. From this point on, solong mistakes. Your typical ad- poo peope .V a e ‘ was reorganized and seemed to go

. submitted on time. completed cor- . . . . . . of hundreds of people. each of whom . .
the staff . . . . . as everyone correctly finishes up the mimstrative personnel suffers the , . . . smoother. Student Input. however. is

rectly with legible handwriting and . . . . . . . . . think his problem is paramount. Its .
. . processmg. including refiling the same human failings from time to , . . , -. . 4 , needed. After all,we re the ones stan»
sent to the proper office I wonder documents in the right place as soon time surprising that they stili speak cmlly ding in thelines
Pete no}: $12: gihifiiw live up to their as the workers finish with them, by the time3o clock rolls around. If you think you‘ve got a better
. pa g everythingwillturnoutjustfine. Personally. I have a hard time Havmg to go through all this system than the one in use. tell the
LANG Once all 9f "1°59. 991'th forms keeping track of my checkbook. much nonsense every semester. I‘ve come people in charge. You would be sur-
reach their destinations. the Remember. bureaucrats are peo- less the financial aid of all UK to one conclusion: it‘s necessary. prised how much they'll listen.
”system"takes over Procedures and pie. too. They have favorite foods. students. Just think of how long it That doesn't mean the system is Finally. be patient. Just keep in
Granted. a lot of mistakes are made protocol eXists for handling all these worry about their weight and fan- would take just to check if there is a perfect; it's far from it. There are two mind that no one‘s perfect. especially
on this campus. more than there documents. taSize. jist like the rest of us. Social Security number on each of the ways the situation will improve — ad- at this time of the year.
Higher paychecks for women pose unexpected pe 'ls
WASHINGTON — "The surgeon now bring home the bulk of the bacon band. Men in such relatimships, security is the long~nourished myth from others. Besides. most of us have life for men out of the rat race, it will
general has determined that a wife for one-tenth of America's working Psychology Today noted, suffer from that fatherhood teven husbandry. for more to offer than our workaday be difficult to take the rat race out of
with a bigger paycheck may be hazar— couples. heart disease at a rate 11 times higher that matterl is primarily a financial wherewithal. the man.
dais toher husband's health." Because of a natural devotion to than normal; the greater the gap responsibility. To hear this time and Of course. many men are already Many couples we know are trying to
3 breadwinning. however. men don‘t between paychecks, the higher the time again and then run second in a perceiving themselves differently. In confront these new variables before
My GLEN respond well to this world-turned— male mortality rate. field of two dashes all sense of the last two years. a majority of marriage. Several buddies. making
it y l" and upsidedown Indeed. the strains of a Though we haven't experienced it balance. Add the seemingly inevitable American males between 18 and 35 as much as $15,000 less than their girl
1 ‘ reversed earning structure produce. firsthand, we can imagine thetrauma scorn of wife. parents. peers and in- have told pollsters that personal frien$. for now only joke about ac»
, SHEARER among other maladies. diminished of being outeamed by a spouse. It’s laws and the result is terrifying. Who growth and self-fulfillment are more cepting a greater share of house and
A sex drives as well as cases of mutual not only that. as everyone knows, wouldn't. feeling like a worthless important than gettingahead. childcare responsibilities in ex-
Though the nation's chief medical psychological and physical abuse. As Americans measure masculinity in wimp. lash out in anger and resent- Nonetheless. as feminist Betty change for lower take-home pay. But
officer has never issued such a warn- a result. many couples resolve the proportion to paycheck. These days. merit? Friedan noted in her tail book. The while some may appreciate the pro-
ing. mounting evidence would in probi. ibydivorce. we measure everyone by that scale, Yeta wife withahigher salary need Second Stage, men won‘t easily ac- spects of such an arrangement, few
dicate that role reversals in mar- The most dangerous stress emerges be they male. female, spouse or not be the kiss of death. While the cept the personal implications of Ios- are willing to embrace the dubiously .
nages are killing off men at alarming among middle-aged couples in which stranger. To be out-eamed in this psychic perils of such a situation may ing their top-dog status “With most satisfying role of househusband.
rates According to the November the woman is proportionately less country istobeundervalued. seem formidable. they aren't insur— married women now working. fewer In any event. change will be easier .
issue of Psychology Today. women educated yet better paid than her hIB- What forms a man’s bedrock in- mountable. In fact, there couldbead- men caan rest their identity and said than done. At least the next _
vantages for moi somewhere in this authority on being the sole provider generation will see some clearer op- '
Elm" COUNTY by Berke Breath“ new lineup. for the family tions than have their parents. If the ‘
7/ ‘ One first step may be to stop But women havea responsibility for price of equality seems high today, it .
mp/ V5? ,5“ ,1 DON’T )OU WWW ’ measuring our worth in dollars. It's a making the new social contract work, can only be cheaper tomorrow. '
Mum [W7 A GANT, WW9 ‘ process as dehumanizing to men as too. While many have jumped from ‘
HAW iMAGin wORKILWW WP you seem WWSLE the act of constant primping is to breadmaking tobreadwinning, not all Maxwell Glen and Cody Shearer are “
n‘ Au] .. Md W W, m 86 OKAY. orwioés. women. If gross incomes are to re- have abandoned the assumption that Pulitzer Prize—winning columnists. -
ll WAN? me you APART a ._ main ouronly gaugeof personal quali- men should be the chief provider. - ,
u. L “MB *\ J‘ A, / \ / \ ty, we can expect nobetter analysis Unless women can envision a better ('opynght infield Enterpriseslnc ‘
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Stephanie Hrkman. president of UK’s gays. . “no”. Reporter it you're someone who wants to find out ,_. a“-
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{i in Lexington? Do they form a visible homosexuals. citing students, hard tochange." _ “mgr: “rm"‘eN _ them with intelligent, hard-working people
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