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LCC survey reveals skepticism

Results indicate many in state
disapprove of health-care plan

 

By Lance Williams
News Editor

A poll of 1,646 central Kentucki-
ans showed little support for either
the new state health-care plan or
the refomus proposed by President
Clinton.

Two Lexington Canmunity
classes conducted the survey,
which polled registered voters from
Fayette and surrounding counties
about health care, the Kentucky Ed-
ucation Reform Act and the perfor-
mance of Clinton, Gov. Brereton
Jones and the state General Assem~
bly.

About 29 percent of the poll's re-
spondents said they favored the
state's new health-care reform plan.
Thirty-one percent opposed the
plan, and 28 percent said they were
not familiar with it. Thirteen per-
cent were undecided.

The Clinton initiative fared a lit-
tle better, with 32 percent favoring
the plan, although 41 percent op-

Employees’
deaths still

 

- a mystery

 

By Perry Brothers
Staff Writer

 

The official eause of death re-
mains unknown for two former UK
employees who were found iru their
home Sunday.

According to the coroner’s re-
ports, a family member discovered
the “unresponsive" bodies of En-
nice Diachum, 81, a former College
of Business and Economics instruc-
tor; and her husband, Stephen Dia-
chun, 81, a retired UK plant pathol-
ogist, at their Tahorna Road
residence.

The coroner's office is waiting
for toxicology results on Eunice
Diachun and the results of a pend-
ing police investigation involving
Stephen Diachum before determin-
ing the causes of the deaths, the re-
ports say.

But Timothy Diachum, the
couple's son, speculated yesterday
that one of the deaths may have
been a suicide.

“It scans natural to suspect that
thae was either a natural death and
then a suicide, or an assisted death
and then a suicide," he said.

Timothy Diachun said he came
to this conclusion because his par-
ents “were not well.“

Eunice Diachun “was well into
probable Alzheimer’s," he said,
and Stephen Diachun’s memory
was “declining,” he said.

Stephen Diachun began his 41-
yeareareeratUKin l937asan as-
sistant in agronomy.

In addition to serving 10 years as
chairman of UK's plant pathology
department, he also acted as the
first director of the University Hon-
ors Program, which began in 1960.

Eunice Diachun received a law
degree from UK in 1967, mid she
taught classes at UK part-time for
several years.

Aside from Timothy Diachun of
Lexington and his wife. Jacqueline
Lee, the couple's survivors include

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posed it About 17 percent said
they didn't know enough about the
plan to have an opinion.

In a related topic, poll takers
asked participants they supported
ataxhikeoncigarettestofundthe
federal reforms. Fully 52 percent
of the registered voters surveyed
said they would not approve of the
hike. Thirty-eight percent ap-
proved of the plan, and 10 percent
were undecided.

The poll results, which have a 3
percent margin of error, show a
largely negative reaction to health-
eare reform, which could be due to
negative publicity about the ef-
forts, said IJCC political science
professor Tun Cantrell, who teach-
es the government courses that
conducted the survey.

“All the hoopla is creating a lot
of doubt in people's mind,“ Can-
trell said.

He said problems encountered

_ by the Kentucky legislature during

its recent term have hurt the state
reform effort, in particular.

“Ithinkalotofpeoplearecon-
fused about what (the state govem-
ment is) doing," Cantrell said.

More than 80 LCC students
helped collect information for the
survey, which has been taken twice
a year since the fall of 1988. Can-
trell began conducting surveys with
his classes at Madisonville Com-
mumity College and continued for
18 years before coating to LCC.

Since the polls began in Lexing—
ton, Cantrell said, his classes have
picked a loser in only one election.

Cantrell said the survey also
could provide information for a po-
tential issue in the 1995 govemor's
race: 28 percent of respondents said
they would support a eandidate
who actively sought enforcing the
death penalty.

Thirty percent said it would have
a moderate influence on the vote,
while 26 percent said it would have
no impact. Only 7 percent said it
would have a moderate influence
against the candidate, and 9 percent
said it would have a great deal of
influence against the candidate.

Clinton's approval rating in-
creased from the fall 1993 survey.
Jones‘ rating dropped.

 

Results of Lot: Survey

In general. how do you tool Bil Ciirron has
done his job as president so tar?

7% Outstanding 29% Good 35% Fair
26% Poor 3% Undech

 

In general. how do you feel Breroton Jones
hasdonehisjobasgovemorsoiar?

3% Outstanding 25% Good 40% Fair
25% Poor 7% Undecided

 

In garters]. how would you rate the
performance of the Kentucky State
Legislature in their recent session?

3% Outstanding 15% Good 33% Fair
30% Poor 19% Undecided

 

Do you favor or oppose the State Health
Care Plan which was passed by the recent
Legislature?

29% Favor 31% Oppose
28% Not Familiar 13% Undecided

 

Do you favor or oppose the Clinton
Health Plan?

32% Favor 41% Oppose
17% Not Familiar 11% Undecided

 

"n the Clinton Health Plan is passed. do you
approve or disapprove of financing it wih a
naior tax increase on tobacco products?

38% Approve 52% Dlsapprove
10% Undecided

 

 

 

 

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Work with handicapped
fulfills student’s dream

 

By Julie Jeflorda
Contributing Writer

 

Engineering majors usually don‘t
seek summer employment counsel-
ing handicapped campers in niral
Kennicky, but for Chris Cash,
Camp Kysoc isadreamcome true.

Forthepastthreeyears,Cashhas
servedasbothacounselorandpro-

gram director at Kysoc, a rustic
outdoor living eamp in Carrollton,
Ky.. designed to help physically,
mentally and behaviorally handi-
capped campers of all ages experi-
eruce nature under circumstances
they would otherwise seldom en-
counter.

“Camp Kysoc is a dream to me,"
the electrieal engineering junior

said. “I live somewhat in fear of
the day someone will come and
wake me up to the real world."

Cash secs Kysoc as an exciting
opportunity to set his books aside
for a few months and experience
the trials and joys of living and
working with the special group of

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By Ty Haipin
Sports Editor

The situation surrounding UK
coach Rick Pitino and his flirta-
tions with the NBA's Los An-
geles Lakers has been getting
more interesting by the hour.

' After a day of rumors and
speculations, UK Me-
dia Relations an-
nounced that Pitino will
hold a press conference
today at 11 am. to
speak of his weer in-
tentions.

As of 5:30 pm. yes-
terday. UK had down-
graded its stance on the _
Pitino situation from to-
tal denial to just being
mum.

“We have no official
word at this time," UK Assistant
Media Relations Director Julie
Watson said.

The Lakers would neither con-
firm or deny that Pitino will be-
come their head coach. Pitino
was golfing with UK Athletics
Director CM. Newton and Indi-
arua coach Bobby Knight yester-
day at Augusta National in Au-
gusta, Ga.

“I talked to CM. today, and

 

 

 

PITINO

Pitino scenario
grows thicker
as rumors fly

he said everything would be tak-
en eare of," Watson said.

Newton seemed to take care of
things on his radio show yester-
day.

“The fact is, I intend for him
to honor his contract." Newton
said on WVLK-AM (590) radio.
“He has indicated to me that is
what his intention is.

“So we're going to
leave it there . If you
don‘t believe me, I can't
do business with you
anyway."

Pitino was in Los An-
geles last week to partici-
pate in a golf tournament
and address a Castrol
North America gather-
ing. This appearance in-
creased speculation con-

cenuing the Lakers.

“1 don‘t really care a whole lot
about the national press," New-
ton said. “But I’m really con-
cerned about our own media and
fans.

“As I said last year when we
renewed Rick‘s contract. he and
I both indicated that we were not
going to respond to every source
.We were not going to do it.
It took so much of my time last

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Troops pull out
of Bosnian city

 

By Susan Linnea
Associated Press

SARAJEVO. Bosnia-
Herzegovina — Bosnian Serbs
blocked a UN. aid convoy headed
for Gorazde yesterday despite
pledges to allow free access, but ap-
peared to be moving heavy weap-
orus further away from the Muslim
town as demanded by NATO.

U.N. helicopters evacuated 91
more wounded people from the be-
sieged Muslim enclave for treat-
ment in Sarajevo. Hundreds more
were waiting flights.

The Serbs mostly halted their as-
sault on Gorazde on Sunday, more
than a day after NATO threatened
air strikes if they did not immedi-
ately cease fire and withdraw armor
and artillery 1.9 miles from the
town center.

NATO commanders sought U.N.
permission to conduct air strikes
Saturday, but the chief UN. official
for former Yugoslavia, Yasushi
Akashi, refused. UN. officials said
Monday he had just worked out a
truce agreement with the Serbs and
did not want to jeopardize that.

Although NATO and UN. offi-
cials reportedly had heated ex-
changes over the refusal, officials at
NATO‘s headquarters were satis-
fied Monday. They said the alliance
had received assurances its war-

 

planes would be allowed to stage

bombing runs if Bosnian Serbs ig-
nored ultinuatums.

The Serbs appeared to be abiding
by the cease-fire.

“We have good news from Go-

razde." said a

UN. spokesman,

Maj. Guy Vinet.

“The situation is

quiet. There's

some sporadic

small-arms fire,

but it‘s very lit-

tie-I.
I I“ W! Cm dr. Eric
Chaperon, another

UN. spokesman, said that “all
heavy weapons are believed to be
out" of the exclusion zone. He said
“a number" of Serb infantrymen
were still on the right bank of the
Drina River, which divides Goraz-
de. but it appeared they would
withdraw.

Chaperon said there also were in-
dications the Serbs were pulling
farther back to meet NATO's de-
mand that their troops be at least
12.4 miles front Gorazde by early
Wednesday.

The Bosnian Serb army said in a
statement that it was completing
the pquut of its heavy weapons
from the 1.9-mile exclusion zone. it

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By James Forhueh
Photography Editor

Four UK students have some
travel plans for next year. On
UK‘s bill.

Bath Holohau andMelody Hol-
limmwillbetourlngthestateto
show off the Univasiry's fitter
pohts.

 

“it's a great way to let the
community know there me posi-
tive things going on on canpus,"
said Hollimm. a physical thera-
py junior from louisviile.

The anbassadors represent
UK at Vlious functions during
the year, includhug meetings of
community groups, high schools
and alummi associations.

Hollimm spent the past year
speaking to high school students
throughoua Kenmcky.

Ambas sors to spread word

Representatives will tour state to promote UK

“1 tell students about the ad-
vmtages of being a college stu-
dent," shesfld.

“it's a place to brighten your
horizons. meet a lot of people.
explore other cuulnures and grow
socially. I hope to see more stu-
dents gotocoilege."

Each ambmsadors receives a
$2.0“) schollship for a one-
year am. but must say the espe-

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