Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1979-01-10

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Teasdale trims M. IL salary raises to 5.5
State capital bureau
JEFFERSON CITY Gov. Joseph
Teasdale recommended Tuesday that
the University make sharp cuts in
student services and bold salary in-creases
to 5.5 percent for the 1979- 8- 0
budget year.
In presenting his budget recommen-dations
to the General Assembly, the
governor proposed state funding of
about $ 147.6 million for the University's
operating budget The figure is about
$ 7.5 million less than the University had
requested.
University President James Olson
declined comment on the governor's
proposals. Asked specifically about the
cuts in student services and salary
increases, Olson said, Tm going to re-strain
myself from commenting until
Fve studied his budget"
Teasdale's budget director, Bui Dye,
explained that the reductions in student
services would affect the University's
' support of such things as health ser-vices,
entertainment, student organiza-tions
and publications, concerts, lec-tures,
intramural athletics, and art and
music activities.
'' We found these programs to be
either ineffective, nonessential or dupl-icates
of services provided by the
private sector," Dye said. He pointed
out that cutbacks in this area " would
have little effect on the University's
academic mission."
Teasdale's budget recommends tliat
the University reduce spending for
student services by $ 1.3 million, leaving
about $ 8.3 million in state ap-propriations
and student fees to fund
those programs.
Teasdale recommended an increase
of .9 million over funds for the current
fiscal year to give University faculty
and staff members a 5.5 percent pay
raise, the same percentage recom-mended
for other state employees.
Olson had requested $ 11.8 million to
provide 7.4 percent pay raises.
Rep. Harold Reisch, R- Colum-bia,
a
member of the House Appropriations
Committee, said he was disappointed
that the governor had not allowed for
merit pay raises and predicted that the
General Assembly might increase
salaries higher than 5.5 percent, not
only for University employees but for
all state workers.
But Rep. Steve Vossmeyer, D- S- t.
Louis and chairman of the appropria-tions
subcommittee on higher educa-tion,
said Teasdale could block any
additional pay raises with his power to
veto appropriations bills by line item.
" As a practical matter," Vossmeyer
said, " he can make it stick if he wants
to."
For the University Hospital, Teas- da- le
recommended that the General
Assembly appropriate $ 12.1 million,
about $ 1 million less than requested.
Teasdale recommended that state
funds not be used to staff the hospital's
new health care programs, which in-clude
the neo- nat- al intensive care unit,
the Rusk Rehabilitation Center and the
critical care unit.
The governor's budget recommends
$ 7.8 million for Ellis Fischel State
Cancer Hospital, including $ 3.4 million
from the hospital's earnings fund.
About $ 250,000 of that would go to add 13
employees in radiation therapy to bring
the department up to established
standards.
Governor seeks $ 149 million hike in spending
JEFFERSON CITY ( AP) Gov.
Joseph Teasdale Tuesday asked the
Missouri General Assembly to approve
an increase of $ 149 million in the state's
general fund spending.
Teasdale called for spending about
$ 1.75 billion in state general funds, a 9.3
percent increase over the $ 1.6 billion
approved for the current fiscal year,
which ends June 30.
The total in state general tax funds,
coupled with increases in federal
money and other special funds, would
pish the Teasdale's total budget above
the $ 3.77 billion mark.
The governor told a joint session of
the legislature Tuesday he held the line
against the huge increases sought by
the state's agencies and departments,
turning down some $ 336 million in new
spending requests. In the process, the
governor said he rejected requests for
3,298 new full- tim- e jobs.
In addition to turning down requests
for increases from state departments,
Teasdale said $ 50 million can be cut
from the existing budget Ke has
proposed eliminating 986 state jobs, in-cluding
407 in mental health and 279 in
social services.
Although the governor proposed
cutting some jobs, he called for adding
them in other agencies. Taken together,
Teasdale's job shifts and cuts would
amount to eliminating only about 88
jobs.
When he submitted his budget pro-posals
to the 1978 session of the
legislature, Teasdale also called for the
elimination of state jobs, including 500
in mental health. However, the
proposals sparked sharp resistance
from state lawmakers and mental
health officials. Teasdale later ac-cepted
a compromise calling for
elimination of only about 125 jobs.
Among the requests for new jobs that
were rejected was one from from the
Missouri Department of Social Ser-vices,
which had asked for $ 3.3 million
for 200 additional employees to manage
the food stamp program. Teasdale said
he was convinced the existing staff
could handle the workload.
Among increases proposed by the
governor is $ 1.4 million to add 44 new
state employees to improve Missouri's
nursing home inspection program.
Teasdale also asked for an additional
$ 9 million for expansion of community
health services to help provide better
health care at the local level. He also
called for an increase of $ 56.8 million in
state aid to public schools.
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Winter storm watch issued here
" From staff and wire service reports
A winter storm watch has been issued
in mid- Misso- uri for mis afternoon and
tonight, bringing with it a return to
wintry weather after a brief respite
Tuesday.
Snow is likely throughout the night,
ftirninighing to flurries by Thursday
morning. The probability of snow is 60
percent today and 70 percent tonight.
Temperatures will reach a high today
in the low to mid 20s F (-- 7 to -- 4 C),
turning colder tonight, with a low of
about zeroF(- 18C- ).
The precipitation is expected to move ,
east eventually, with skies clearing late
tonight or Thursday. Temperatures win
remain cold, with highs reaching into
the low teens.
The cold weather that has gripped the
nation's midsection jammed the
nation's mightiest river, the
Mississippi, shackled much of the
nation and left thousands of persons to
face arctic temperatures without heat
Tuesday. The snow storm due to move
into the area today promised to make
things even worse.
Ice jams are developing along the
Mississippi River from Ste. Genevieve
to Cairo, HI. The jams halted shipping
. on the Mississippi Tuesday between
Cape Girardeau and Cairo.
Flooding along the Ohio River has
caused the Ohio to rise and back up into
the Mississippi River at their con-fluence
at Cairo. Ice that normally
would have moved southward along the
Mississippi was reported backing up.
A power blackout hit Cape Girardeau
as the temperature dipped to 6 F (-- 14
C). The blackout affected 36,001
residents of the city and some residents
of surrounding areas.
City manager secrecy
troubles ad organiser
ByBfOSafley
Mtssoarfan staff writer
The organizer of a citizens' group
seeking open selectisn of a dty
manager says she is's& ssppcinted. with
the City Council's reluctance to fcSow
through on its stated intention of mak-ing
the selection process more public
this time around.
" I understand the council's
dOemma," said Vicky Ribark Wilson.
" if no one knows what the quidifica- non- s
of the applicants are, how can one
bKtee the choice ofthe coundl?"
BJrs.. wnson, 3106 Blackberry Lane, is
one of the organizers of a group of 52 .
dtisens who placed advsr& enants in
the Columbia Missoarian aiid th
Columbia DaBy Tribune lastJfoveoaber
advocating adectiois of a etfr inanaajer ;
according to ti ' taed intent' of
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public works director and acting city
manager since Terry Novak resigned
as city manager last May.
Mayor Les Proctor said last week be
probably would release only Use name
. of the applicant offered the . job.' But
Third -- Ward Coancflwoman Diane
Farish replied that, if JProctor does not
release the names of the nine ap-plicants
cow under consideration, she
wSI do so as soon as all have been inter-viewed
by the counca. '. . j
Proctor said last week fee council I
probably would make its final selection
at & dosed ficefiag4Fan. v' 18. Be said '
Tuesday, however, that the coancQ
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Football playoff
College football powers might
not have to rely on judgments in
1981 in their efforts to became na-tional
champion if a proposal
being consideredby the NCAA is
enacted. Details on Page 6A.
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HEW to inquire
if racial bias
exists at M. U.
By James Pinson
Missoorian staff writer
The U. S. Department of Health, Edu-cation
and Welfare has begun an inves-tigation
to determine if the State of
Missouri, including the University, dis-criminates
against minorities in its
higher education enrollment and hiring
practices.
In a letter to University department
chairmen, Richard L. Wallace, interim
dean of the Graduate School and
director of the Office of Research, says
the University is being examined in
connection with the Adams case of 1970,
which involved alleged violations of
civil rights practices among higher
education institutions in 10 states.
University President James Olson
and University Chancellor Barbara
Uehung were out of town and unavail-able
for comment Tuesday, but Dr.
Shaila Aery, special assistant to the
chancellor, said she believes the inves-tigation
is routine and involves both en-rollment
and hiring practices.
" We're being reviewed for Title VI
compliance," she said, " which is
normal for federal contractors."
She said any agency that receives
federal funding is routinely reviewed to
see that it complies with federal laws
against discrimination. This is irregu-larly
done on a statewide basis, and this
year was Missouri's turn.
" The whole state is being looked at.
That doesn't mean we'll be enjoined,"
; she said.
1 The Adams case involved a lawsuit
brought against HEW by the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People. In its decision, the U. S.
District Court for the District of
i ' Columbia ordered HEW to enforce in 10
I states Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights
' Act, which outlaws racial discrixnina- -
i tion in any program receiving federal
money.
As a result of that action, the 10 states
named in the suit had to end their
segregated systems of higher education
or lose federal aid. Missouri was not
one of the states named in the suit.
Wallace, contacted at home Tuesday
night, refused io- comro- ent on the Uni-versity's
connection with the case or
the HEW investigation.
The letter Wallace sent to depart-ment
chairmen said the chancellor had
asked his office to gather information
about recruitment of graduate students
and financial aid given them. In the
letter, Wallace said he must submit the
information to the chancellor by 5 pjn.
Friday.
The last published survey on integra-tion
at Missouri's colleges and universi-ties
gave high marks to the University
of Missouri system and Lincoln
University.
That report, released in the fall of
1977 by the National Association of
State Universities and Land Grant
Colleges, said the University system
led the Big Eight Conference in black
enrollment and percentage of blacks in
the student body. It said Lincoln was
more fully integrated than any of the 16
other traditionally black land grant
colleges, with 49.1 per cent of its enroll-ment
white non- Hispan- ic.
The report did note, however, that the
University of Missouri's enrollment of
blacks at three of its four campuses
failed to match the state's racial
makeup. The St Louis campus was the
exception.
Ten percent of Missouri's population
was black at the time of the survey, but
only 6 percent of the students in the Unir
versity system were black. Twelve
percent of the St. Louis student body
was black, while S percent of the
Kansas City student body and 3 percent
of the Columbia and Rolls student
bodies were black.
Supreme Court ruling may apply
to Missouri's abortion statute
From our wlrvs services
A ruling Tuesday by the VS.
Supreme Court striking down a Penn-sylvania
abortion statute- - leaves in
doubt the validity of a similar Missouri
law.
The court ruled unconstitutional a
Pennsylvania requirement that doctors
performing abortions be required to
bring about a hve birth if they believe
' the fetus might survive.
JusticsTHarry Blsckmun who wrote
the high ccuri'a mQestone 1973 decision
restricting state regulation of abor-tions,
also authored the 6-- 3 opinion
which turned on " ambiguous" wording
1 in a section of Pennsylvania law.
He said the state's provision subject-ed
doctors performing abortions in the
later stages of pregnancy to possible
criminal penalties without clearly
, Jetting them know specifically what
GonatiiutedavitcSaticn.
Eladanan safes the law " eacditiora
piteBaal criffiinal liability oa coofusLsg
and ambiguous criteria" for determin-ing
the point at which the fetus might
live outside the womb, and is vague in
defining what exact stage is involved.
It also sets " a trap for these who act
in good faith" and may have a " chilling
effect on the exercise of constitutional
rights," he said.
The decision upheld the ruling of a
three- judg- e federal court which had in-validated
the law.
The court addressed itself only to the
Pennsylvania statute, but its ruling
leaves Missouri's law questionable.
The most recent collection of
Missouri statutes, printed in 1575,
states, " Any physician or person
assisting in the abortion who shall f& Q
to take such measures to encourage or
to sustain the life of the chad, and the
death of , the chM results, shall be
deemed2& fycf manslaughter." -
The law further states that asyone
Tso" i3li,' 5ith intent to do so, take the --
SSe ? aiaare infant. sborted aHve
shall be guilty of murder in the second
degree."
Had the justices approved the low,
there could have been, a nationwide
impact on the availability of aaid- pregnan- cy
abortions.
In the landmark 1973 decision
legalizing abortions, Blackmun wrote
that governments absolutely could not
interfere in a woman's choice to have
an abortion during her pregnancy's
first trimester.
Leier in the pregnancy, states cesSA
piay a role only under two rir ':
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