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Trustees to decide
on new work plan

By MARY ANN BUCHART
Kernel Staff Writer

University employees are being
notified today that their work week
will probably be reduced from 40
hours to 3712 with a 6.67 percent
increase in hwrly wages, effective
July 1. The change is subject to
approval by the University’s Board
of Trustees.

UK President Dr. Otis Singletary,
backed by administrators who
helped devise the proposal, will
present the plan to the Board of
Trustees at its next meeting on May
9. Jack Blanton, vice president for
business affairs, said he expects the
board to approve the pr0posal.
“Why wouldn‘t the workers be for
it?" he said.

According to Blanton, the ad-
ministration has considered the
change for the last two years.
“There has been a lot of discussion
among administrators and with a lot
of other folks,” he said, adding that
the proposal has never been
presented to the board.

“The proposal is being made for
two reasons. One, and really the
most important, results from
feedback from the employees. The
second reason is conformity. We are
the last public institution in the state
that is not on this system," Blanton
said.

Blanton said he thinks the

reduction in hairs will be welcomed
because the employees want it. “It‘s
a nice fringe benefit,” he said.
Blanton added that employees ex-
pressed sorne concern that the
change might alter their pay scale.

The individual hourly rates are
being increased to insure that
weekly gross wages will not be less
than those earned under the existing
40 hour week. In accordance with
state wage and salary regulations,
the University will continue to pay
time-and-a-half for all hours worked
over 40 for the week.

This change will affect ap-
proximately 5,000 classified em-
ployees in Lexington and in corn-
munity colleges throughout the
state. “These employees are
working 212 hours less and making
more money," Blanton said.

For example. an employee who
formerly worked a 40hour week at
$3 per hour now will be paid $3.20 for
the 371-; work week. Thus, the em-
ployee will earn $120 for 3712 hours,
the same as he made for during the
40-hour week.

The only problem Blanton
foresees is with the employees who
are needed on round-the-clock shifts.
A few employees working in these
jobs at the UK hospital, physical
plant, food service and public safety
division, among others, will have to
continue working 40 hours per week,
but their pay will be increased ac-
cordingly, Blanton said.

Campus gay groups
still not recognized

By CHRIS BLAIR
Kernel Reporter

In the last five years, three gay
organizations filed applications for
campus reg'stration, but were each
rebuffed by University officials.
Adding insult to injury, they were
threatened with physical harm by
other campus organizations, ac-
cording to anonymous group
members.

Although a recent trend toward
recognition of gay organizations has
resulted in the registration of ‘Gay
Lib' at the University of Missouri
(stemming from Circuit Court and
Supreme Court rulings),
homosexuals at UK have abandoned

efforts to gain official registration.
After their latest fruitless attempt at
registration, the organized gays fled
public harrassment, a former Gay
Student Coalition member said.
“Most, if not. all of the members
decided to drop out of school. Some
left Kentucky. Of course, some
pe0ple left for pa'sonal reasons, but
we had a meeting and the group
decided to drop out," the former
member said.

Dean of Students Joe Burch, who
rejected a Gay Students Coalition
application in February 1976, said if
a gay group files for registration, he
will deal with the application in
accordance with the studmt code.

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Dissatisbction widespread

Officials criticize city housing inspection personnel shortage

Editor’s note: This is the second of '
a two-part series about rental
housing in Lexington. Today's
segment deals with the problems
faced by city housing inspectors.

By PATTY ROMERO
Kernel Reporter

In 196‘; there were two housing
inspectors responsible for ensuring
the upkeep of property in Lexington.
Fifteen years later, despite the
phenomenal surge in Lexington's
population rate, there are still only
two inspectors.

As a result of the shortage of
manpower in the division, tenants
f ace an uphill aruggle when they try
to get any maintenance care from

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today

inside

LEO KOTTKE AND (‘IIRIS IIILLMAN were in the Kentucky Theater last
night for two shows. Today's Arts and Entertainment section inside has the

their landlords,

“We don‘t have the rescurces to
make a systematic inspection. We
can only make it through a corn-
plaint system, unfortunately,“ said
Terry Aubrey, manager of main-
tenance and relocation for the city.
According to Aubrey, new mayor
Jim Amato has been approachable
about the problem.

“We can't do it with just two
people." Aubrey said. “Last
statistics showed we were respon-
sible for 74,000 units. Now that we‘re
asking, they're listening."

The Division of Maintenance and
Relocation has presented to the city
council a management study clearly
stating that a larger staff is needed.

“People in this town are famous

EN TUCKY

an independent student

Miles Miller blocks the sun behind the Complex
(‘ommons as Ire goes high to perform an irregular
move with a soccer ball (catching it). Miller is a
member of the UK soccer club and also officiates

for m! getting off their duffs until a
crisis hits.“ Aubrey said.

Two relocative inspectors were
recently named to permanent
positions in the maintenance and
relocation division. In the 15 years
previous. two relocative inspectors
worked for the division only in-
termittently. They. along with the
two housing inspectors and one
secretary, bring the total number of
full-time division employees to five.

Bill Bunting, director of housing
services. is trying to get more staff
members, which differs from past
policies. Aubrey said.

“The mayor has received the
budget request," said Rick
Bnbenhof, administrative assistant
to the mayor. “It‘s under con-

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Soccer bleu!

campus.

sideration. He has to figure out
where it fits in the proposals. It will
have to go to the council in the long
run.

lint until anything is done, it‘s
possible that the housing code might
mt be taken seriously. “It's not hard
to get around it." said Jim Winkle,
the city's west side housing in-
spector. who shares the load with
east side housing inspector Doug
ttishop. "Honestly. we get very little
cooperation from the city." Winkle
said

Since housing inspectors can‘t
make preventive checks properly.
qiuility ot housing in Lexington is not
guaranteed,

('ity inspectors can investigate
problems only if tenants call the

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intramural soccer games. lie was one of many UK
students who took advantage of yesterday's warm
weather and sunshine, both welcome additions to

inspection office. Spot checks are
virtually impossible, causing some
city landlords to ignore immediate,
necessary repairs.

Three Lexington residents, all UK
students. spoke of maintenance
needs which were not attended to by
their landlords.

“We had pipes freeze up. The
plumbing was bad," said Jim Ellis.
mining engineering junior.

“The electricity box was messed

up." said have Murphy. agronorny
senior.

“There is a small heater with no
vmt. We also had to go a week
without hot showers." said (‘raig
Forbes. architecture junior.

Murphy. Ellis and Forbes live on

University of Kentucky
Lexington. Kentucky

Organizations
to commence
Greek Week

By PAUL (‘RAYCRAl-‘T
Kernel Reporter

Don‘t be surprised if someone
wearing a tunic and carrying a torch
crosses your path or if a strangely
decorated bed zooms past your car.
It‘s Greek Week.

Fraternities and sororities will
begin the annual week of festivities
Sunday with the Alpha Delta Pi 500.
The Greek Olympics are being
replaced by the ADPi 500, which is a
combination of track and field
events as well as others. A frisbee
throw, skateboard race and
marathon run are only a few of the
additions. The aftemoon‘s events
will begin 11:00 at the UK track.

For those with exceptional talent,
Zeta Tau Alpha is again sponsoring
the Gong Show. According to Ann
CIaxon, the sorority’s vice-
president, “gongas” judging the
show are Claudia Wellman,
Homecoming Queen, and two UK
professors, Dr. Nicholas, Pisacano
and Dr. P. S. Sabharwal. Anita
Madden, the famed Lexington
socialite, will be the Mistress of
Ceremonies. The Gong Show is
Monday night at 7:30 in the Student
(‘enter Ballroom, free and Open to
the public.

On Tuesday night, Alpha Xi Delta
sorority is staging the “Greek
Feud“. patterned somewhat after
the “Family Feud" TV show. Sonja
Kerby. event chairwoman, said the
questions to be asked are of interest
to students.

The winning fraternity and
sorority will each receive a trophy
and then compete for the overall
trophy. The “Feud" will begin at 7
pm. in Room 206 of the Student
(‘cnter The public is invited and the
25ccnt admission fee will go to the
United Way.

At the annual Greek Exchange
Dinner on Wednesday night,
members from each fraternity and
sorority will attend dinner at four
other houses. The exchange is made
so that the members can get better
acquainted with one another.

If you happen to be near the
Student Center Ballroom Thursday
night you might hear your favorite
Broadway musical. Fraternities and
sororities will again compete in Chi
Omega sorority’s Greek Sing. This is
one of Greek Week‘s oldest annual
events and it begins at 7 pm.

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Rose Street in a three-bedroom
house. They rent from Don Shilling
and pay $260 per month, plus
utilities.

“Sometimes it would take three
months before any improvements
were made," Murphy said.
”tShilIingi has started fixing things
but we had to keep calling him every
day and bug him about it."

Shilling, presidmt of Don Shilling
Properties, is a prominent landlord
who rents to many UK students

“l own 200 communes on cvay
street from Rose Street to (‘hevy
t'hasc." Shilling said. Shilling said a
“commune" is an apartment
inhabited by more than one person.

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nation

AN ESCAPED MASSACHUSETTS CONVICT and a Beverly Hills main-
tenance man were in police custody Thursday in connection with at least two
of the socalled Hillside Strangler slayin§. police said

George Francis Shamshak, 27. and Peter Mark Jones, 37, were being
questioned in the strangulation deaths of Jill Rarcomb and Kathleen

Robinson. police said.

“It is our firm belief that Mr. Shamshak has good knowledge of what oc-
curred in these murders," said Police Chief Daryl Gates

world

Ell-JR WEIZMAN'S VISIT (‘Ol'LD BE A LAST (‘llAN‘t'l-I for Israel to
prove it wants peace, a high-ranking Egyptian official said Thursday No
progress was reported in the Israeli defense minister‘s talks with President
Anwar Sadat on resuming deadlocked negotiations

The lack of progress was reported by (‘airo radio In a later broadcast

'lhnrsday night. it said Sadat was sending a letter Friday to Presrdent
t'arter ontlinmg the results of the talks.
\t'eizman was reported spending the night here. but his Friday schedule

\\ as not known

weather

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predicted for today and tomorrow Pleasant days of highms temperatures
and cool nights in the low 405 will be the scheme for those of you who have

snn tanning ambitions

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Why not name rooms
or trees for researchers?

Maybe Joe Hall scared the administration
when an erroneous story about his “retirement"
came over the news wires during the NCAA
tournament. In a gesture of appreciation,
University officials are now oiling the machinery
to restore Hall’s name to the luxurious new
basketball dormitory.

Once again. it seems, the Wildcat Lodge will be
known as the Joe B. Hall Wildcat Lodge.

This week, the Committee for Naming
University Buildings (yes, that’s right)
recommended that the dormitory, across the
street from Memorial Coliseum, have its original
full name restored.

The Board of Trustees will vote on the
recommendation at its meeting next Tuesday.
Because basketball coaches command some
respect after winning the NCAA championship,
the motion will go through with ease. The Board
may even extend an apology to Hall for the

manner in which the editing of his surname was
done.

It wasn’t merely the fact that his name was
removed that angered Hall, according to some
reports. It was the way it was done that was so
infuriating. Apparently, an employee removed.
the nameplate in the dead of night, with Hall
unaware of the action.

The step was taken to comply with a legal
detail. The Board of Trustees’ approval is
required for privately-financed buildings that
are to be named after people.

It seems like a pretty good idea, rewarding
people by naming things after them. Maybe
there are some equally deserving research
scientists, teachers, student government
workers and groundskeepers that the committee
and the Board should consider for similar
honors. If it’s against the rules to name public-
financed buildings after living people, then
maybe a room or a tree would suffice.

New U-Senate policy should
prove to be no smoke screen

We applaud the University Senate’s decision
Wednesday to step up enforcement of the
classroom anti-smoking policy. By giving per-
mission to students to leave class if the in-
structor or a student lights up. needed pressure
will be brought on teachers to enforce the policy

An ever stronger step would be to guarantee
that students will not be academically penalized
for absence under smoky conditions, and to

guarantee that they will have the opportunity to
ma ke up any work missed because of such forced
absence.

As the rules stand now, students who can’t
tolerate smoking will still only suffer if they have
instructors who refuse to adhere to the policy.
Classroom smoking is an infringement on the
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Gun for hire

Mercenary remembers sleepless nights

prohibits it should mean something.

in jungles of guerilla-ravaged Rhodesia

By STEVE DREVITTS

The soldier squinted against the
morning sun rays, his grip tightened
on his weapon. The camoflauge
smeared on his face. was sucking
the moisture froim his already-dry
skin.

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From his concealed position, he
scanned the dirt road in front of him
for any sign of movement. Around
him the rest of the sqmd lay
motionless. watching and listening.

Could this be an ambush about to
take place along a jungle road in
Viet Nam? ltcould easily be. but not
in this case. The soldier is an
American. under a three-year
contract to a foriegn g0vermnent. by
his own choice.

The soldier is one of up
proximately 400 American iner-
cenaries who are presently serving
in the Rhodesian Security Forces.
The first battalion of the Rhodesian
Light Infantry which is the main
fighting force for Rhodesia is an
Army where 65 percent of its
members is recruited from outside
the borders of Rhodesia.

(in November 11. 1965. Rhodesia
severed her ties with Britain. By a
l'nilateral Declaration of in-
depmdcnce Within 13 months. the
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strict trade sanctions against
Rhodesia which are still in effect
today Rhodesia became the new
whipping boy of Southern Africa

The terrorists who launch guerilla
raids into Rhodesia from neigh-
boringg Mmambique. Zambia and
Botswana are aided by Russia. Red
(‘liina and Cuba. Since the earliest
raids were started. in 1966. the
terrorists have succeeded in
destroying vast amounts of personal
property belonging largely to the
native African population of
Rhodesia

They have killed or maimed
hundreds of Rhodesian citizers.
from African and European descent.
t‘ilUSlllg a number of schools for
African children to close. and have
been responsible for the violent
deaths of over 50 missionaries.

While 1 was stationed in Rhodesia
for a period of six months. my own
observations led me to conclude that
militarily, Rhodesia may be able to
hold out for lo to 13 years. New
mercenary recruits were arriving
daily in Salisbury from the United
Kingdom. l'nitcd States. France.
Germany and South Africa.

The soldiers of the first batallion
of the Rhodesian Light infantry.
which is Rhodcsia‘s crack coin
mando unit. are ranked as some of
the foremost bush fighters.

Still. the question of who will take
’i\'t‘l' thc government will not be
decidtd on the battlefield it will he
decided by in tcrnational powers that

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