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KMUW three nine eight this is seven and a half IPS head zone on a ten and a half inch metal reel being played back on the Atari two-track no noise reduction k KMUW enterprise story archive tape story number one: Halloween feature aired October thirty first nineteen eighty nine. Halloween is a time for fun and antics. Children dressing up as their favorite heroes; pranksters toilet papering the yard; and of course ghost stories running rampant. KMUW's Greg Ghering has been out trolling for signs of the supernatural. As darkness falls tonight, the city will become engulfed in the myth of Halloween. On this night, the dead traditionally rise from the grave to haunt places associated with their former lives. Many people have disputed the existence of phenomena for years. (nat sound) At Isely middle school in Wichita

Mrs. Collins' fifth grade class has differing opinions about the existence of ghosts. (Students) "I don't believe in ghosts because my uncle went to a graveyard on Halloween at twelve midnight and didn't see anything. He told me." "I don't believe in ghosts because I hear all these wild stories about these stupid things, and you know they're not going to be true, so, because, they're like I mean, they're fake, like, you go to a house, and it's missing." [inaudible] (Little girl)"people die, their spirits are ghosts." Whether or not the kids believe in the supernatural they all had plenty of unexplainable stories to tell. (Student)"Last night my mom told me to go in to the garage and get something and I heard some creaking noise and I got scared. Then later my mom told me to go to my room and pull the shades down. I pulled the shades down, and when I turned off the lights, the shades went up and scared me." "The first night that I slept by myself in my own bedroom, and then I just couldn't fall asleep because the edge of the couch sort of stuck out the door, and it looked like a little girl looking at me. And then, in the mirror, I could see the branch behind my tree just waving at me like a big hand." "The first time I slept in my new house, our curtain, it's this big old glass plate window, and our curtain was white, and it's sort of light out

and the moon was shining in to the light, and I was sleeping in it, and we had the window opened up, and it opened up and it blew the curtain out on to it. And it came flying down the hallway and I jumped up and ran underneath the bed." [laugh] (Greg)While these youngsters weren't too sure about the supernatural they were pretty sure mom and dad didn't still believe in ghosts. "No." Despite their faith in grownups, there are plenty of adults who claim to have seen a ghost as well. According to the 1896 Wichita Eagle, a rider-less bicycle was seen terrorizing the College Hill neighborhood by a Mr. Peter Cooler. He said he could produce twenty witnesses who had seen the bicycle riding along a hedgerow in the 2500 block of East Central. He also stated that the bicycle drove straight through his cow. Immediately after this, green balls of fire were seen dripping from the animal's horns. Cooler also claimed

that the invisible cyclist attacked his dog that was still alive, but his tail was driven up into his body and his teeth knocked out. So as you enjoy the pleasures of this holiday we call Halloween, you might be listening for the tinkling bells of a rider-less bicycle. For KMUW's morning edition news, I'm Greg Ghering. Boeing officials and union leaders will go back to the bargaining table today as they attempt to end the labor dispute that has idled some fifty seven thousand machinists. Twelve thousand of those in the Wichita area. KMUW's Greg Ghering spent the night on the strike line talking to the people about the struggle behind a walkout. (Ghering) As the strike hits into its second month the worry starts to show through even with the shouts of solidarity, the raised fists, and the threats against those who crossed the line you can see concern as talk of an extended strike starts to take root. While most strikers don't think the company can hold out much longer, some, such as Don Waterman say even without many obligations

he's having second thoughts. "I have no family, but I'm gettin' nervous about it. I don't like it at all. I've had several job offers out of town and stuff that I'm afraid to take because of financial reasons I don't want to get too far away from home and then be stuck, you know. But I'm gettin' nervous about it, yeah. I'd like to see this come to an end real quick. " Rumor from within the administration of Boeng is that the company may wait until after the holidays to settle, and thereby avoid paying holiday overtime and days off. (Worker) "There won't be no holidays at my house, if that's the case, it'll be just like it is now, you know. Just make do with what you got and hold out, and you know, work for the best." Others on the picket line disagree. "They'll be settling in two weeks, within two." "They can't wait that long, they'll be hurtin' themselves." "The company is already hurtin'." Whether the strike ends tomorrow or next year, financial problems have already started to take their toll on striking workers. "The credit union has sent me a second notice, you know, on my truck. I've got it financed through the credit union, and they said I'm late, so they may repossess my truck." That machinist who identified himself only as "Jerry," says his his entire family has been sharing the load. "I've got teenage boys and they seem to help out whenever they can. I've got two of them working, and they try to supply a little bit of income but it's a

minimum wage job, you know." A strike fund helps workers with weekly payments of one hundred dollars but as Jerry puts it, that hardly covers his expenses. "It'll get you by. It'll get you by, it helps you, yeah. It's not enough, of course, you know, with our high economy, and that's one reason we are on strike, because Boeing don't want to give us a COLA, a cost of living allowance." On top of that, as of this week ,the strikers are no longer covered on Boeing's group health insurance plan. If they want continued coverage they'll have to pay monthly premiums that range anywhere from $128 all the way up to $354. Even with the plentiful stories of hardship and sacrifice, none seem to have any second thoughts about joining the walkout. "Holding out." "I don't think they're nervous." "We made it this long." "We're saving for this. We're wanting it. The company wants it, we want it." "I'm here for the duration." "If it lasts a year, I'll be here for a year. We're at it for [inaudible] It's not just for him, and not just for me, and not just for this guy or this guy. It's for everybody in that plant. Everybody."

For KMUW's Morning Edition, I'm Greg Ghering. This is KMUW's Morning Edition, I'm Louis Foster. The Wichita State University basketball team looks to even their exhibition record at one and one tomorrow night as they take on the Brazilian national team at a Levitt Arena. The Shockers lost their first exhibition game last Thursday night 101-96 to a team of ex-collegians called High Five America. But in reality, everyone at that game came away a winner. [nat sound: "Basket by Bradley...."] [pep band music] For most of the 7,000 people at Levitt arena, last Thursday's Wichita State basketball game was just another exhibition game to open the season. But for the coaches and team members of the opponent, High Five America, basketball is just part of their message. Their main purpose is to use athletic excellence to promote a drug-free America and the responsible use of alcohol.

Based in san diego, High Five America is the brainchild of head coach and founder Rle Nichols. Nichols is well-known for his programs with a message. In fifteen years as head coach and executive director of Athletes in Action Basketball, Nichols won over four hundred games with his touring team of ex-college players. Now with his new team, Nichols says he's able to take on a problem he's dealt with for a long time. "It actually really started 15-20 years ago in my mind, in that I was a high school counselor in Portland Oregon and a basketball coach, and I was involved with some kids that I counseled who either overdosed and died, or were killed killed in drug exchange problems. That's why I actually left education, because I found that outside of educational scene I was doing more to help than I was there. I can't imagine being involved in anything that counts any more than the drug and alcohol thing, and the impact it could have on our nation if we don't do something about it. I don't know how anyone could sit around and not do something about it. " And doing something, they are. In addition to

their nationwide tour sixteen of games in twenty six days, High Five America players and coaches speak at high school assemblies, clubs, and churches; work with inner city basketball leagues; and even conduct prison outreach programs. However the highlight of this tour is the halftime program, in which High Five America players who have been directly affected by drugs tell their stories to the audience. John Hatton, a six foot-nine inch, two hundred-fifty five pound center from Long Beach State is one of the speakers. His story tells of a childhood painted by parental drug use. "When I was born in '66, my real father was a masterful musician, very successful, very wealthy. He had the world at his fingertips. By the time I was two years old, he had thrown it all away for drugs and alcohol, he could no longer even work. At age six, I watched him slice his own mother's throat from here to here, giving her 97 stiches, she came close to dying, but lived. Because she was giving money for drugs and he was messed up by drugs at the time. Seven years old, I was in the back yard when a drug deal was going on. I picked up some pill and took it. I turned blue, almost died

[inaudible] and she sat there saying, 'wow, what a strong kid you have.' He just lost all sense of reality and respect for himself and it was all the price to pay for the choices he made. I'd just like to tell all of you, we have a choice. Make the right decision. Thank you." Most of the High Five players are using this tour to stay in shape for upcoming jobs in either the Continental Basketball Association or the European pro leagues, and Nichols was quick to emphasize that none of the players on his team are currently using drugs. However, that has not always been the case. Laurence West was a standout player at both DePaul University and the University of Nevada Las Vegas, and as a former member of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. He is also a former drug user. West says his very personal experience helps make his message to the public even more effective. "I'm not talking from something I read in the paper or the news. I'm talking from experience. And if I talk to these kids through experience, then

maybe they will take on to what I'm saying and understand it. If out of fifty people in the audience, I can help one, I've done my job." High Five America's inaugural tour ends November twenty first with a game against San Jose State, but Nichols says it's just the beginning of his anti-drug efforts. He envisions his team eventually playing a year round schedule of eighty to one hundred games around the world, and even helping with East-West relations. "You know the drug problem in the Soviet Union, alcohol is their worst problem. I think I can take my team in there and play the Soviets in Moscow, for instance, and really help them with their Olympic situation. Does that mean anti-American? I don't think so. I don't think so. I'd help anyone in the world who is having these kinds of problems." For KMUW's Morning Edition, I'm Louis Foster this is KMUW's Morning

Edition, I'm Louis Foster. This week the city of Wichita unveiled its latest effort in the war on Drugs. Operation Crackdown went into effect last night. The operation will use the combined strength of several city and county agencies to shut down the establishments that harbor the drug problem. KMUW's Greg Gehring has more on the story. As I walked down "crack alley" last night, you could tell an immediate difference. The streets were bare, additional lighting illuminated many of the dark alleyways, and most of the bars in the area were closed. Even though the neighborhood was calm compared to previous evenings, there were still drugs to be had. Sixty-five Wichita police officers along with sheriff's deputies in agents from the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Bureau hit this and several other neighborhoods hard. In "crack alley," approximately a dozen arrests were made, three of those for drug possession, and the rest were for outstanding warrants and other violations. After this operation, the special team then moved on to 21st and Piatt, and where they again hit hard. Many of the officers converged on Neal's Cafe, one of the city's hot spots for years

All in all, thirty-seven arrests were made, fourteen of those for drugs. Wichita police have also set up a special command-post hotline for citizens who have tips about drug dealing. that number is 648-2009. This crackdown on drugs comes on the heels of yesterday's visit by the nation's so-called Drug Czar. William Bennett met with civic leaders to discuss the city's new plan. Then after talking to teens at a local drug recovery center, he took a firsthand look at "crack alley." Bennet asked Wichita police chief Rick Stone how the neighborhood could be restored. "What about (inaudible) for holding the area, holding the neighborhood, the community? What's the strategy?" [Stone]"Our dependence right now is on particularly the religious community here in Wichita, the religious leaders, the Ministerial League, and the NAACP, and the Urban League here to organize this community to be our eyes and ears and to help us hold it once we give it back to them." Bennett told officials cleaning up the drug problem is relatively simple. "It's a matter of applying counter-pressure. The thing is, they will yield. When you push back, they do go away. They don't like pressure. They don't like to be hassled. They don't like to be arrested. They don't like to go to jail. They don't like to have neighbors standing up and yelling at them, saying 'Get off our streets!' They will yield. You can win this war." But the people who live in this neighborhood don't agree with Bennett's simplistic

approach. Alzetta Crockett and her neighbors think there's more to the issue than just pushing back. "We're gonna have to put them to work, because some of that is in large portion, I believe, is the reason why so many of them are dealing in drugs, is because they don't have anything else to do." [Other speaker]"But if you don't have an education, you can't get no job. If you don't know nothing, how you gonna work?" [Crockett] "This is true." Education and counseling were among the approaches listed in Wichita's new drug policy. While Bennet told city leaders he didn't bring his checkbook with him, he assured them more federal money was on the way. Governor Mike Hayden also promised more support on the state level. So far the state of Kansas has given Wichita some seven-and-a-half a million dollars to fight this war. There's been much discussion as to how and where to start but it's becoming increasingly clear that Wichita doesn't care how it's done as long as it gets done. [Crockett] "I just hope something really, truly can be done to try to save these young people because that's what hurts me so much, is we are losing too many of these young people." For KMUW's

Morning Edition, I'm Greg Gehring. It doesn't happen very often, but thanks to a pair of local businessmen, Wichita is on the verge of competing with New York and Los Angeles in the literary world. KMUW's Catherine Couch explains. Although you may not be able to call Wichita the publishing capital of the world, local residents can be proud to know that the literary writers for the Watermark Press, a publishing company located in downtown Wichita, come from all over the nation. Bruce Jacobs, owner of Watermark Books, and Gaylord Dold, a criminal lawyer and detective novelist, worked together to formulate the idea for starting a literary press to promote the making of books right here in wichita. Jacobs and Dold realized their plan this fall with the publishing of several books, five fiction titles. Jacobs, who owns both the press and Watermark Books, said that that along with publishing excellent writing, he hopes to draw attention to some authors that find difficulty breaking into mainstream publishing in places like New

York. Jacobs says he's pleased with the progress the press has made so far. "I'm very pleased. We've had good recognition nationally, we've had reviews in national publications. We have a sales representative network that includes all areas of the country, and we've had some inquiries on paperback and movie rights, so I don't think you can do much better than that." In a recent interview, Gaylord Dold, also managing editor for the press, said he looks at several characteristics of a manuscript before the decision is made to have it published. "We're looking for adventure, innovation, freshness, a sense of humor. It's kind of like you know it when you see it." When asked if he thought the Watermark Press could complete with other publishing companies from the east and west coasts, Dold said he definitely thought so. "We can. We certainly can compete, I mean we've had reviews in Publishers Weekly and Kirkus, and we have a publicist in New York City who takes our books to the Washington Post and the New York Times and the LA Times and Chicago Herald Tribune and the San Francisco Chronicle, and we're trying to get reviewed in the

Village Literary Supplement, so we can compete in terms of the quality of our manuscripts and I think we can actually beat New York in the quality ofour manuscripts because they're a little bit afraid to take chances." One way Dold said the press takes chances where other publishers might not is with unusual manuscripts. "We take chances with unknown writers. We take chances with bizarre manuscripts. I mean you'd be surprised at how narrow-minded people in New York can be." Dold also said the press can compete with other national publishing companies because operating costs are so much lower here in Wichita. "We run this whole place here with basically two people and an artist who consults with us, and the rents are low, and printing costs are low. You know our biggest cost, you know, is shipping and printing costs. We can make a living here on a print run of two or three or four thousand books. New York City, just to get by, they have to print twenty and thirty thousand books." One of the authors published by the press this fall, Tom Averill, described the

title story of his latest collection, "See Mona Naked." "Well, 'See Mona Naked' is a story about, it starts with a man is very young, about fourteen years old, and a friend of his invites him over to spend the night so they can kind of window-peek in on the friend's sister, but it has bad consequences for them, and then the story picks up a couple of more episodes later on in this boy's life, as he becomes a young man, and he sort of repeats the same thing, with the opportunity to see this woman naked. But really what he sees is more sort of how difficult a life she has. And so it turns from voyeurism into more light headed" Averill is also an associate professor of creative writing at Washburn University in Topeka, and says that by having Watermark publish his collections, he's attained greater exposure. "The Watermark Press has been very good for me. It's my opportunity to expand my audience past Kansas. In my first book, 'Passes at the Moon,' which is from Woodley Press here in Topeka, the market area was basically the state of Kansas, and Watermark has given me much more exposure than that."

In regards to what type of impression citizens of Wichita have of the Watermark press, managing editor Gaylord Dold says he hopes they view the press as unique. "Eventually, I think I would like them to think of it in the same way that San Franciscans think of City Lights Books, which is that it's a unique institution that started right in Wichita." for KMUW news, I'm Catherine Couch. During the past few months, the changes that have occurred in the Soviet Union and eastern Europe have opened the door for improved relations between east and west around the world. However, as KMUW Cheryl Turner Hand reports the efforts to improve relations between the Soviet Union and the state of Kansas have been going on for many years. Thirty years ago, when people in

Kansas heard the Russians were coming the focus was on how to get to the nearest bomb shelter. But since that time, things have changed. Several grassroots organizations have worked to overcome the fear and misunderstandings that have existed between the United States and the Soviet Union, and they are doing this through direct talks and visits between officials in the two countries. A number of these visits have occurred here in Kansas. In just the past month, three different Soviet delegations have visited the sunflower state. The latest visit was by a delegation of Soviet lawmakers led by Chairman Primakov. His ranking in the Soviet Union is equal to our Speaker of the House. Chairman Primakov, along with senator Bob Dole and governor Mike Hayden visited a number of Kansas sites during this tour. Dole said there were a number of good reasons why the Soviets and Kansans should have a good relationship. But one main topic comes up more often than all others. "Agriculture is very important to our state, [Translation to Russian] and agricultural exports are important to our state and our

nation. [translation to Russian] The Soviet Union has been a good and reliable customer over the past several years." Dole added that under a new long term grain agreement recently signed, there's hope the Soviets will increase grain purchases of both wheat and corn from Kansas. Kansas and Soviet residents are also working together in the area of arms reduction. It may not seem like private citizens can do much about an obvious political problem, but one group of physicians is trying to change that. Physicians for Social Responsibility, the local affiliate of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War was host to five Soviet physicians in September. The international organization won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985 for its efforts to prevent nuclear war. However the best way to get countries together is to get their different peoples together, and the best way to really get to know someone is to live with them. The program, Friendship Force, does just that. In 1977, president Carter encourage governors to develop people-to-people

organizations in their states called the Friendship Force, which would host foreign delegations in private citizens' homes. Twenty-three Soviet citizens from Tajikistan recently spent five days in the Wichita area. And for the first time, this year, Soviet citizens were allowed to return the hospitality of hosting US citizens in their homes. The topic of trade will surface again this weekend as a fourth delegation of Soviet citizens will meet with the World Trade Council with the specific agenda of developing trade agreements with Kansas business. Over 350 businesses are members of the world trade council, which is located in Wichita. Dr. Dharma DaSilva is chairman of the world trade council and director of the United States department of education International Business Project. He says the purpose of Friday's meeting with the Soviets is twofold. "Area businesspersons attend the meeting to get more acquainted with the aspects of trade between that country and Kansas, and also there's a meeting-ground for area businesses to meet and share their professional expertise." Now it may seem like the

goal of increasing trade and financial benefits for both countries is the only reason for most of these get-togethers, but that is not the case. The events of this past week in eastern Europe show the great feeling of change that's in the air. During the Primakov delegation's visit, Senator Dole said he hope these visits would help pave the way for continuing this change, and achieving a much more important and lasting goal. "The bottom line is understanding one another," [translation to Russian] "and that is why meeting like this is so important." [translation to Russian] "And who knows, this meeting today in this place, we may look back look back a year from now, two years from now, five years from now, ten years from now, and it may have played some role in the path we're taking toward, hopefully, a more peaceful world." For KMUW's Morning Edition, I'm Cheryl Turner Hand. Many people depend on the morning paper for news and entertainment

information. Here in Wichita, the daily paper recently made some major changes in their format in an effort to make obtaining that information easier for the reader. KMUW's Marshall Stallings recently went out and talked to some Wichita residents to see if these changes worked. He filed this report. Newspaper redesign is a common occurrence these days as newspapers try to keep pace with the ever-pressed time schedules of their readers. On September third of this year the Wichita Eagle Beacon unveiled its new design with a new name, the Wichita Eagle. Eagle executive editor Davis Merritt explains the changes. "Basically, it was set in motion because we wanted to make the newspaper better. We are in tremendous competition for people's time, with all the things like work time and play time and television time, and all the things that impinge on people's time, we face a very strong competitive challenge from all of- everything in society that take's people's time." Merritt adds that the changes at the Eagle included everything from positioning

to color. Readers are now able to find a consistent location for local state news as well as entertainment information and the classified section. Eagle staff also made a complete change in typeset. Merritt says the new Rotarian typeset allows for more words on a page, but at the same time is easier to read than the old typeset. Another subtle change in the new Eagle is the increased usage of colors. That means more colored pictures as well as color graphics and illustrations. Merritt says that readers have been very receptive to the changes. "It's just been terrific. There are, of course, a few people who don't like anything you do, or might not like this for some very legitimate reasons, but usually we find the response has been positive." Wichitans on the street had mixed emotions regarding the new look. "I sure like it. It seems like it's a little easier to find stuff, when everything is in the same place every day. The funnies are always there." "I read it. I haven't paid any attention to it." "I think they're fine. I only get the paper once a week, though, on Sunday. I just get coupons." "I didn't even realize it." Whether or not readers like the new format, Merritt is

quick to add that the changes at the Wichita Eagle did not compromise their depth of reporting. For KMUW's Morning Edition, I'm Marshall Stallings. It might not be long before some very positive and exciting results come out of the current arms negotiations being held in Vienna. At least that's the word from one of the people directly involved in this process. KMUW's Catherine Couch has details. [Couch] Future stability between east and west could be ensured if an agreement can be reached in the Conventional Forces in Europe negotiations. Dave Tanks with the Arms Control Disarmament Agency explains. [Tanks]"CFE negotiations are essentially put together, or they're conceived to give us a better balance in Europe. Right now the situation in Europe is with the NATO forces and the Soviet forces facing each other over the east-west German border or the Czech border, it creates a certain amount of of tension and if we can come up with the agreement that we are looking at in Europe to balance the forces equally in the Atlantic to the Urals zone,

then we feel that we have a better ability to maintain a stable relationship between the east and the west in the future." [Couch]Speaking to a group of political science students recently at WSU, Tanks said the signing of a treaty is especially important in view of recent changes developing in the east. [Tanks]"With the degree of instability that you see developing in the in the east ,not that it's out of hand or anything, but don't know what the future's going to hold, and when you look at the developments in the potential outcome of some of those developments, I think we can say it's definitely in NATO's, in the west's and United States' interest to make sure that we have a condition or a situation established in the east where you're at a balance." [Couch]Tanks said the major problem encountered in the talks is due to the widely diverse interests of the twenty three nations involved. [Tanks]"The biggest problem that you have, is when you're dealing with twenty three

countries, and each country has a slightly different perception of what their national interest is it is sometimes very difficult to find out where the center ground is that everyone can agree to." [Couch]Although both the US and the USSR has supported the signing of the treaty, Tanks said several details exists that will have to be worked out. [Tanks]"The issue is how the treaty is negotiated, what is left out of the treaty and what is left in, and essentially of course you have issues on how do you verify a treaty of this nature? How do you make sure that there are twenty thousand tanks on each side or that approximate number? Not only just tanks, but you're talking about all of the other pieces of equipment. You're talking about an area that is as large, or larger, than all fifty of the united states put together, to include Alaska. So you're talking about a very, very large chunk of real estate, a lot of areas to try to verify and to monitor and to make sure it's within treaty limits." [Couch]In his second year at ACTA, Tanks explains why he enjoys working with the negotiations. [Tanks]"It's a

very exciting time to be involved in something like this. I think we're really on the threshold of making history. We've never before attempted anything this complex and this difficult in the arms control arena. If it comes through, if we are successful in getting the treaty and actually having the size of the forces eliminated that we've just discussed and having the east actually eliminate over 125,000 weapons with a lot of offensive potential in it, that we have essentially the the framework to make sure that we can keep Europe and NATO in a good stable posture throughout the 1990s." [Couch]For KMUW news, I'm Catherine Couch. For the first time, television cameras are being allowed in the chambers of the British House of Commons. Viewers can see it locally on the CSPAN cable channel. Today, KMUW's Chris Mayer gives Morning Edition listeners a guide to British Government. [Mayer] The British House of Commons

is the ruling body of the United Kingdom. There are six hundred fifty seats represent constituencies in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Members of parliament called MPs are chosen in nationwide general elections. A general election must be held every five years, however the government can call an election at any time. Many parliaments in the past didn't last even a year. If an MP dies a by-election is held in his constituency. An MP need not live in the constituency he represents. The party that wins a majority of seats in the general election forms Her Majesty's government with the party leader named Prime Minister. For the past decade prime minister Margaret Thatcher and the conservative party have held power. Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition is the title given to the largest minority party. That is now the Labor Party led by opposition leader, Neil Kinnock. It's Kinnock's job to criticize the government and offer alternatives to policy. There are other political parties in Britain. The newest was formed in March of nineteen eighty eight when the liberal party and the social

democrats merged to form the social and liberal democratic party. Other parties include nationalist organizations in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Presiding over the commons is the speaker, the Right Honorable Bernard Weatherhill. Weatherhill's job is to maintain order. Given the always vocal and often raucous nature of British politicians, this is not an easy task. Here, an MP apparently representing a constituency in Northern Ireland tries to change the topic of debate. [British mumbling] Directly improve the quantity although the quality may have come down by a little. To run brown, obviously is said [murmuring]"One thing, I say, we remember, individuals are important. And it has overcome in stops. Now one individual, mansburg has been" [murmuring] [murmuring] "Oh, order, order,

just a minute, has it got to do with anything with his question." "...the contents should be considered by this house..." [murmuring] at the very least!" [murmuring] "Order. Order! Order. Gentlemen, sit down, please. Bring him down please. Now order. The gentleman has asked his own question. No, I think we really can't have that. Right. You, sir." [Mayer]By far the rowdiest time in the commons is question time, when the Prime Minister comes before the commons to answer their challenges governmental policy. Questions are written in advance are gone over by a clerk to make sure no MP asks more than one question. Only opposition leader, Kinnock, is allowed three questions. These are shuffled and given to the Prime Minister before the session begins. Question time begins with the speaker's declaration. [Speaker]"Questions for the Prime Minister. Question number one, Mr. Tim Gale." [jeering] [Mayer]After a few warm-up

questions, the speaker calls on the opposition leader, and Thatcher and Kinnock literally face off across the table. [Speaker]"Neil Kinnock." [cheer and jeers] [Kinnock]"Mr. Speaker, is the Prime Minister aware that today's report from the National Audit office shows that the government sold Rover for at least 60 million pounds less than it was worth. Will the Prime Minister now make a public apology for this gross incompetence?" [cheers] [Thatcher]"Mr. Speaker, apart from the the year it sold, Jaguar, Rover has not made a profit since 1976. [jeers] It was a major achievement successfully to privatize this company [jeers] and the government struck the best deal believed it could in all the circumstances of the sale." [Speaker]"Kinnock." [Kinnock]"But Mr. Speaker, doesn't the Prime Minister recall that this is the second time

in two years that the government has short-changed the British public by selling off workers. [cheers] Mr. Speaker, It happened with Royal Ordinance, it's happening with Rover, and tomorrow it's going to happen on a monster scale with the sell-off of water. When is the government going to stop [inaudible] the country?" [Thatcher]"No, Mr. Speaker, Rover has not made a profit at all, except in the year when it sold Jaguar. It was only able to carry on at all because of a government policy to save citizens, and the government guarantee to the banks The liability building up on the British [inaudible] was enormous. It was a very good deal to be able to privatize Rover under those circumstances." [Kinnock]"Mr. Speaker, does the Prime Minister think that that in any

way excuses selling off a company for sixty million pounds less than it was worth?" [cheers] [Thatcher]"Well, Mr. Speaker, if it was such a good bargain, why did the TUC or the unions not try to buy it first?" [Mayer]Prime Minister Thatcher has said the point of question time is not always to get answers, but to trip up the Prime Minister. "Will my right honorable friend acknowledge that Missus and of those Torrey rebels by the Radio 4 program and having the honor to represent the constituency once represented by the distinguished member who was the father of my honorable friend, the member, the Clwyd Northwest that my constituents and the

people of this country demand that she remind [loud yelling and jeering] [continued yelling] "Order, order. I think that's not the question I'd expected" [yelling] [Thatchter]"Mr. Speaker, I'm very grateful to my honorable friend I'm quite sure that his constituents and he are both right." [Mayer] Interesting, entertaining, but why watch? Why should Americans be interested in what British politicians have to say? David Farnsworth is professor of political science at Wichita State University. He says there are several issues we should follow in the commons. [Farnsworth]"In the near future they've got to continue their debates, and no doubt will, over the British relationship, the UK's relationship with the new common market that's coming into Europe in 1992. Margaret thatcher, as prime minister, has been rather in

in opposition to certain aspect of it and only recently, for example, has agreed to a common currency among the twelve countries. She's opposed this all along. That's something that we've got to deal with, because we have the problem of dealing with this new economic unit in the near future, so that would be important to us. The defense budget of Great Britain, when that's debated, will have to be important to us, because what that is depends on how much of a contribution Great Britain makes to NATO, which, of course, we belong to, as well. The British trade patterns, the British in the United states own more property in the United States than the Japanese or the Dutch do. The Japanese are actually third in property owned in this country, so how the British trade, and trade with us, and the balance trade, the sorts of thing that are discussed in Parliament are very important to the United States." "Mr. Speaker, can the Prime Minister explain why we are spending any money at all on developing a new nuclear weapon system, which will probably be negotiated in a way... [trailing off]" [Mayer]Entertaining, interesting, and important. The British House of Commons

on CSPAN, local cable channel 34. For KMUW's Morning Edition, I'm Chris Mayer. [Trailing off in the background] This is KMUW's Morning Edition, I'm Louis Foster. With Christmas fast approaching, parents are looking for gifts for their young children, and more often than not, that means toys. But there is more to that toy that you give your child than meets the eye. You may not realize it, but the kind of toys your child plays with has a great effect on how he or she grows up. James Snyder is an associate professor of psychology at Wichita State University, and he says there are a number of things parents should consider before buying toys for their children. One obvious concern is the age and developmental level of the child. But Snyder says there are other factors as well. [Snyder]"Toys do communicate messages. They have content value.

They shape a child's interests, values, and attitudes. Baby dolls and doctor kits, for example, teach about caring. Guns and military toys teach about aggression. Barbie dolls, makeup kits, and jewelry teach about beauty. When you select a toy, you are communicating to your child what is important, valuable, and acceptable." [Foster]Snyder adds that toys can also be used to teach children how to develop and enhance social skills to make them a more well-rounded person. [Snyder]"Different kinds of toys set the stage for different kinds of play activities. The parent can ask himself about what the child has to do with the item, in terms of play, to understand this. For example, board games involve social interaction, learning to follow rules, to play and negotiate with others. Legos, video games, and tinker toys require good fine motor skills, visual spatial orientation, but are more solitary. Balls, bats, and sleds involve

gross motor activity and coordination, and often social interaction." [Foster]Snyder is quick to point out that toys have improved greatly in the past few years, and more attention is being paid to the effects they have on children. However he admits one area has not changed at all. [Snyder]"Well, what hasn't changed, is that toys are still remarkably sex-typed. Boys, for example, are still interested in football, and cars and trucks and war games, and girls are still particularly interested in dolls, Barbie dolls, play dishes, and the like." [Foster]"Snyder says he's also concerned with the increased amount of technology put in to some toys, that can limit the child's use of creativity and even participation in playing with them. Now, most of you parents out there are probably thinking, all I need is another thing to think about when going out to fight the large Christmas shopping crowds. But this this is one area in which a little time spent now can lead to healthier and happier lifetime for your child. For KMUW's Morning Edition, I'm Louis

Foster. Thanks to yesterday's somewhat unexpected snowstorm, city streets in Wichita are very slick this morning, making travel very difficult. But for many senior citizens, transportation in the city can be difficult even under ideal conditions. KMUW's Greg Gehring reports on how the local chapter of the American Red Cross is helping solve this ever-growing problem. [Gehring]The Red Cross provides a variety of services for the elderly. Those services range from a nutrition program that provides some eighteen hundred meals a day for seniors in the Wichita area, to fishing trips for rest home patients. But perhaps one of the most vital is a transportation service for homebound individuals. Each day the Red Cross takes as many as seventy people to doctors offices and medical centers for appointments. A volunteer driver for six years, Walt Glick, drives medical calls. He says many patients rely on Red Cross is the only means of getting to their physician. [Glick]"This guy, that I pick up here, I took him out to an eye doctor and then later went back and brought him in to this food doctor

And he goes at least every other week, I think. OK George, you're ready to go home." [Foster]George Uwen is a seventy seven year old retired artist. [Uwen]"The medication that I take, it makes my feet numb, but I don't know whether I'm sitting on the break or the gas pedal, and so I don't drive anymore, and I absolutely have to to go to the grocery store and that's about it. So you can see how nice it is to have something like this to have someone to we take you where you have to go." [Gehring]Since its inception in nineteen seventy six director of transportation services, Virginia Harvey, has seen the department grow by leaps and bounds. [Harvey]"We used to just have one car and one wheelchair van, and now we have six cars on the road." [Gehring]Working from a pool of approximately one hundred and sixty

volunteers, Harvey organizers thirty five or forty each day. Those volunteers not only take people to the doctor, they also deliver blood and drive vans which carry senior citizens to different community centers for activities. Harvey is quick to emphasize that all these programs couldn't take place without her volunteers. [Harvey]"Well we're fortunate, I think, in Wichita, to have people that are dedicated and volunteer and willing to help their neighbor. It's a real good feeling to know that there are those type of people around." [Gehring]While they receive no monetary reward for their years of service, Walt Glick says he wouldn't have it any other way. [Glick]"The important part of it is providing a service for people who can't provide it for themselves. Most of them don't have any other way to get to and from doctor appointments." [Gehring]How long will Glick continue to donate his time to the red cross? [Glick]"Well, as long as I can feel that I am able to drive a vehicle on the city streets, as long as they need me." [Gehring]If you'd like to give some of your time to help the American Red Cross, you can

contact the Wichita volunteer office at 268-0812. For KMUW's Morning Edition, I'm Greg Gehring. [Foster]Healthcare issues are always of concern, especially when it comes to the elderly. This became even more evident recently with the repeal of the Catastrophic Illness Act. KMUW's Marshall Stallings reports on the effects of this legislative action. [Stallings]The senior citizen population of this country grows larger every year, and with that growth comes larger health care concerns. Last month congress voted to repeal the Catastrophic Illness Act, which was designed to protect thirty two million elderly beneficiaries from being bankrupted by lengthy illnesses. Congressman Dan Glickman explains why the act was repealed. [Glickman]"The main reason that Congress repealed this program is because it was felt that it duplicated a lot of health insurance that about sixty five percent of the elderly already had, and they were going to

end up paying for this program based upon their income, and a lot of folks would be paying up to $2,000 a year more in premiums for coverage that they already had." [Stallings]The insurance act was to go into effect January first of nineteen ninety. The repeal would seem to leave a home an elderly health care coverage but doctor Bruce McMullin, a geriatric specialist, says the measure wouldn't have met the needs of the elderly anyway. [McMullin]"It was a package that really was unnecessary for virtually all patients, anyway. I see this having very little impact. I think it was a package created by politicians for politicians, and in fact the elderly really had relatively little need for it to begin with. Their real need is for long-term nursing care, and not for long-term hospitalization." [Stallings]Even with the repeal, some aspects of the act will remain in place. Betty Johnson, acting director of the Sedgwick County Department on Aging, explains. [Johnson]"Well, one of the good things that they did

within the repeal is retain some portions of the Catastrophic Care Act that were necessary. The spousal impoverishment portion, for instance, was retained, and that will have a beneficial effect on Kansans. The state had passed a law, but then had deferred to the federal law, so the fact that they left that in place is very good. I think that there are some aspects to the Catastrophic Care Act that need to be revisited by the federal legislature. One Area, for instance, is the prescription assistance. And I don't know whether they're likely to take that up again real soon, or not." [Stallings]Because of the importance of healthcare issues, Congressman Glickman says the act is likely to resurface. [Glickman]"I think we're going to bring it back up because, I think most Americans believe that health care is probably the most serious domestic public policy issue. We have to assure continued quality health care at reasonable prices for all Americans, senior citizens and young people. The trick is to

do it in a way that's financed in a fair way. That's what I think the people were telling us. They didn't think the way we financed it was fair. But we're going to start over again. The problem is too serious to neglect." [Stallings]Even now that the act has been downed, federal officials say retired people will have to keep paying monthly premiums for catastrophic illness coverage at least until may of nineteen ninety. The reason, say officials, is that government computers have to be adjusted and tested before they can stop withholding the premiums from social security checks. Those premiums will be refunded. The repeal of the act has made legislators leery of new health care programs, but the story of the Catastrophic Illness Act has yet to end. Look for the next chapter to be written in the nineteen ninety legislative session. For KMUW's Morning Edition, I'm Marshall Stallings. [Foster]As the number of senior citizens in Sedgwick County and Wichita grows, the demand for community services increases along with it. And even though the city and county are both working to try to meet this need, many people over the age of sixty

five still do not know what's available to them. KMUW's Cheryl Turner Hand has some help. [Hand]Sedgwick county has fifty five thousand people over the age of sixty, or sixteen percent of the total population, and that age group is growing faster than any other. Nationally, one in five individuals is at least fifty five. One in eight is over sixty five years of age. As medical research has conquered many of the life-threatening diseases and chronic illnesses are better managed, life expectancy for Americans is on the rise, creating an older category of seniors over the age of eighty, who have children who are senior citizens. What does our community offer our senior citizens. To find out, start by looking in the blue pages of the telephone book under senior citizen services, or informational and referral services. There you will find the city or County Department of Aging, Senior Services Incorporated, the American Red Cross, and the United Way referral numbers. The Sedgwick County

Department of Aging coordinates and provides funding for many of the agencies in Sedgwick county that provide direct services to senior citizens. Both the department of aging and United Way had written referral lists for available services in our area. Services such as Meals on Wheels, which provides one meal a day to over one thousand homebound seniors, and The Roving Pantry, that provides a grocery shopping service to the homebound. Homemaker services are also available through Sedgwick County Department of Aging, and SRS. The American Red Cross provides the Good Neighbor nutrition program at many sites throughout the county, and transportation for medical appointments, as well as Project Deserve, which helps with energy related needs. The red cross also has a senior work experience program that provides for part time employment for seniors. Senior services also has a senior employment program, a retired senior volunteer program, and recreational activities and five senior centers. And if you provide care for an elderly person that needs twenty four hours-a-day care, senior services has an

in home respite care that offers relief for three hours at no charge. There is also adult day care available. If you have medical or health needs, you may go to the Sedgwick County Health Department for cancer and diabetes screening, cholesterol testing, blood pressure check, and for a flu or pneumonia shot. Other healthcare needs can be met through a variety of agencies such as the Medical Services Bureau, the Hunter Health Clinic, the Wichita State University Dental Hygiene Clinic, the United Methodist Urban Ministry Clinic and Senior Health Program, University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita. If you're looking for housing or legal help, medical care or recreational activities, financial assistance or something to do with your spare time, there are programs in place to help you with your particular needs. But despite the array of programs in place, there is always a need for more volunteers and more funding to provide for the many people on waiting lists. Betty Johnson, acting director department of aging commented on funding for aging services. [Johnson]"First of all, we need to say that

there is a lot of service being provided, that America and this community cares very much for its older citizens, and is very committed to seeing to it that they are treated with dignity and that their needs are met to a reasonable exten. The biggest frustration right now, is the demand for human service dollars, and the competition. The fact that the biggest issue before the public right now is reappraisal, and classification, and taxpayer relief." [Hand]Miss Johnson added that concern for taxpayer relief may put issues such as services to the elderly on the back burner. For KMUW's Morning Edition, I'm Cheryl Turner Hand. [Foster]The recent warm spell has broght with it an increase in the number of Wichita's winter visitors, the Canadian geese. However, we may be seeing too many

of the birds in the city. KMUW's Greg Gehring has more on the story. [geese honking] [Gehring]There's no doubt about it: Wichita loves it's geese. That's obvious from the outpouring of food that these birds get. For most of these geese, Wichita is a regular stopping place during winter migration. The geese swim and roost in ponds and along the banks of the Arkansans River in many parts of Wichita. The best known of these areas is in Old Riverside Park and in Oak Park. Not only do people in the neighborhood come out to give these geese everything from popcorn to breadsticks, they come from clear across town and even out of town to watch the huge birds. There is some concern, however, that Wichita may have too many geese. Steve Sorenson is a regional supervisor for the Fisheries and Wildlife division of the Kansas Fish and Game. He says the city has seen a big increase in population over the last five or six years. He estimates as yours population to be about eight thousand. Sorenson says the trouble isn't really with the birds that are here just for the winter. [Sorenson]"There's always the potential that that the winter population could

be sufficiently large enough to pose a problem. Our concern, along with the Darks department and several other interests, is not so much the winter population, at the time, as it is the summer residents." [Gehring]The problem that Fish and Game has with summer geese is that they draw more migrating geese in that area the following winter. Also in the early summer months, they hatch gozlings. Those fledglings will return to the same place they first learned to fly. Therefore, the Canadian geese population begins to swell rapidly. Sorenson says some residents of Wichita unknowingly help this problem along. [Sorenson]"We see more and more individuals in the city trying to provide nesting structures or protection for the birds, or trying to keep the geese longer into the spring, and the big conflict with geese, especially as it's evident in the communities up north, is not with winter flocks, but it is with summer residents and nesting birds."

[Gehring]Sorenson says that during the nesting cycle, the birds can also become very aggressive towards people. Several cities across the country have had problems with resident populations of geese. One of those is the Denver/Fort Collins area in Colorado. James Schoenfeld with the Colorado Fish and Games says people in Fort Collins complain of a variety of nuisances. Golfers out to fight the birds off golf courses; ice skaters find their favorite ponds covered with droppings; and at times they even find the birds walking down major streets and highways. After hearing these complaints, a survey of Fort Collins residents was taken to find out their opinions on the geese. Schoenfeld says the results of that survey were surprising. [Schoenfeld]"Lo and behold, about 95% of the population here thought they were a good asset to the city, and they enjoyed having them around. Just 4-5% of people thought they were causing problems or that we have too many geese." [Gehring]Schoenfeld says that regardless of that public opinion, wildlife and parks officials decided that some of the birds had to go. They used several methods including the removal of young gozlings, and scaring the birds off with fireworks. Colorado Park

officials are also working on a chemical that, when sprayed on grass, will make it unpalatable for the birds. Some of these measures may seem drastic for Wichita's geese, and the Kansas Fish and Game stresses that we're a long way from having a real problem. For now, Sorenson says, all Wichitans have to do is stop feeding the birds around March first, and they'll resume their normal migratory patterns back to the north for the summer. Sorensen adds that providing a nesting place and food for Canadian geese during spring and summer months will only lead to more serious population problems. For KMUW's Morning Edition, I'm Greg Gehring. [geese honking] [Foster]What started out as a routine disturbance call at Seneca and Pawnee last night turned into a full evening's work for Wichita police. KMUW's Aaron Blaser has details. [Blaser]A twenty six year old man distraught with personal problems and overcome with alcohol held police at bay last night

in an apartment complex in southwest Wichita. At around five thirty, police responded to a disturbance, But as Wichita police spokesman lieutenant Mike McKenna explains, police got a little more than they bargained for. [McKenna]"We have reasonable cause to believe this individual was armed with a high-powered weapon it's which would be an Uzi, or a machine gun, and he has made threats with this gun." [Blaser]After the complex was evacuated, and sealed off the police tactical unit was activated, and then several hours of negotiations took place. When talks broke down around ten o'clock, police brought deflector shields and a battering ram, along with night scopes into the building. The situation was brought under control as Lieutenant McKenna explains. [McKenna]"We forced our way into the apartment and took the individual into custody. He

had some minor self-inflicted wounds to his wrists, and these wounds did not appear to be life-threatening." [Glaser]The man was taken to Saint Francis hospital where he is listed in good condition. Charges may be filed with the district attorney's office as early as today. For KMUW news this is Aaron Blaser. [Foster]Satanism is a topic that some see as fit only for the tabloids, but there are those who insist we need to take it seriously, like Jerry Johnston, who will bring the result of his study of Satanism to Wichita on Sunday. KMUW's Chris Mayer reports. [Mayer]The thing that struck me about Jerry Johnston is what he is not. He is not a fanatic or a sensationalist. But make no mistake about, it Jerry Johnston is a man with a mission, to reach out to teens in crisis. To that end, he has founded and directed the Jerry Johnston Association and tours as a speaker to teens. He has written three books, one a

study of teen suicide, another entitled "Going All the Way: the real world of teens and sex", and his latest work, "The Edge of Evil: the rise of Satanism in America." It took a year to research and took him all across North America pursuing this bizarre phenomenon. Johnston says many of the so-called experts in the field have actually hurt the serious study of Satanism. [Johnston]"What has discredited a clear definition of Satanism has been some extremists who are trying to build stories where there is no fact. I have difficulty with these people that said, "I murdered my baby," etc, and they can't document it. If it's true they ought to be behind bars, where every other person is who has committed murder. The problem we're finding in some sectors of Christianity is there are some people who have discredited the movement because they're unknowledgeable, they're fanatics and eccentrics, and I say that kindly, who are just not telling the truth. It's more innuendo than it is truth."

[Mayer]I asked Johnston to define what he believed to be the nature of Satan and Satanism. [Johnston]"My personal belief is that there is a literal devil. It's important to point out, however, in this Satanic scenario, that many people embracing this do not believe in a literal devil, it's a metaphorical devil. There is a divergent belief of the adherence in the actual area of Satan, demons, whatnot. Satanism, in my opinion, an excessive preoccupation with the paranormal, and the pursuit of a dogma and doctrine espoused by one of a variety of occultist leaders, either Alistair Crowley, Anton LaVay, or many others. It is not harum scarum without any set tenets or doctrinal beliefs. On the

other hand, there is a dogma statement, there is very much a super structure to the movement." [Mayer]Johnston defines various levels of satanic practice ranging from the hardcore devil worshipper to what he calls the teenager occultic dabbler. It is to these troubled teens and the adults the deal with them that Johnston addresses his book and the lecture tour that brings him to Wichita. As a guide to parents, the book lists warning signs that a teen may be dabbling in the occult, things like abrupt emotional changes and a rejection of parental values, sound like plain, old-fashioned adolescence, and Johnston says no, these alone are not the hallmarks of a teenager occultic dabbler. [Johnston]"What I've tried to emphasize with any warning sign that we have listed is that there's a continuity in occultic dabbler warning signs. We don't want to build a mountain on nothing, or on one sign, and obviously, there would be people involved in that area that would not be involved in Satanism. There are kids who wear black that are not into Satanism. There are kids who watch horror movies regularly that are not into Satanism. But when there's a continuity of these signs, its indicative that one is dabbling into the occult, beyond the level of normal curiosity and intrigue." [Mayer]Something that many view as an everyday satanic assault

on teens is heavy metal rock music incorporating satanic symbols and references in the lyrics. I suggested to Johnston that this is just a marketing ploy, shock value, to sell albums. [Johnston]"I agree wholeheartedly. I think there's very few heavy metal stars that are Satanists, I don't think that the albums are blessed by Satanists before they go out of the warehouse. I think this is Burbank executives cashing in on kids. The only devout Satanist I know is King Diamond and he really isn't top of the charts." [Mayer]But the fact remains that many teens become involved in the occult to such an extreme that it wrecks their lives and the lives of their families, and these are the kids that Johnston is trying to reach. His organization works in cooperation with Century Health Care, the largest adolescent psychiatric treatment center in America to help these teens get their lives back together, and often help them get over severe mental illness or substance and alcohol abuse. The hardcore Satanists, the Church of Satan in America is recognized as a tax

exempt organization by the IRS and the military recognizes Satanism as a legitimate religion for service personnel. The implication is that Satanism is protected by the constitution. I asked Johnston if he is ever accused by his critics of attacking some people's freedom of religion