(Iowa City, Iowa), 1978-06-28

now and then COm. the players comine • Koeble explalned. of the WBL will June 28, 1978 on July 18 when the will reveal whelher The at oa tlon' s top women are willing to take a How many of 15" or honorable like UCLA's Ann Vol. 111 No. 18 c 1978 Student Publications, Inc. Iowa City's Morning Newspaper 10 cents air State's Carol Delta State's Debbie y- Dominion's Nancy d Wichita State's - will accept a future probably depend on State usury law faces regulations, players' not be discussed. said the Cornets are a package that $12,000 to $14,000 a last debate by committee may Include a parI. desires, along By TOM DRURY vote to help break the deadlock, in usury rate-revolving credit rate com ~ nlllilleimerites and work Staff Writer dicating he would vote for the Holden bination proposal, complete Democratic split if it was necessary to reach support would have passed it. But lallle ball and get by A House~nate committee today will agreement. duck Sen. Eugene Hill, D-Newton. u. comnlented make a last-ditch effort to break its 5-S Palmer said Holden's proposal might apparently unalterably opposed to any salary situation. deadlock and come up with a proposal to be acceptable to the Senate side of the rise in the mortgage rate. very much since I raise Iowa's mortgage rates. committee, but he called the split "old "I think he's locked in cement, he's nol to play ball. What Today's meeting is apparently the time politics when you say you pass mine going to change," Small said. But he als( something you enjoy result of complex maneuvering between and I'll pass yours." He said both usury said, "I'm quite confident that we wiU it than playing Democratic committee members and rates and revolving credit rates are resolve the problem." need enough to get Sen. Majority Leader George Kinley, D important to the average consumer. "The one thing that is clear is that tht' "I'm sure I'll miss my Des Moines. After the Friday meeting, Nolting and current 9 per cent linnit on interest rates to travel and that will The committee had tried for weeks to Monroe expressed no desire to call is too low and severely restricts the flow plus for me." agree to a proposal before a meeting last another meeting unless members offered of mortgage money within the state," will do plenty of Friday failed to produce an agreement. to change their votes to break the Small said. Iowa itself as the team Some committee members indicated that stalemate. Nolting said Tuesday that he With the national market price for eight of Its 17 home the mortgage rate increases would be had no indication of any vote changes. mortgage loans at 9~ per cent, Small another four in dropped until the next session. But But Monroe said it appeared to him said, banks and other investors are en· which will be in several phone calls resulted in today's after his conversation with Nolting that couraged to invest their funds elsewhere. Center) and the last-shot meeting. some committee members had Indicated "Let's say you had some money to at various locations Committee c~hairman Rep. William a possible change in their vote. invest and you had a choice of investing it Monroe, D-Burlington, said, "It seems Nolling said, "I've received a lot of at 9 or 10 per cent, which would you like it's gone from Holden to Palmer to input from other legislators that we pick?" Small said. Kinley to Nolting. Apparently there is should make every effort to try to come Small also blamed other committee some indication there that someone has up with some resolution to solve the members for making a "big deal" out of changed their mind." problem. the proposal by opposing it. "Ultimately Sen. Edgar Holden of Davenport, the Nolting said today's meeting is the the full legislature will make the Lak~ Michigan dawn only Republican involved in Monroe's committee's "last chance." He said if no decision," he said. A summer ttlunderstorm mbves out over Lake Michigan, leaving dinghy out to his boat early Monday morning. Heavy rains driven chain of communication, said Tuesday proposal is agreed on, the General Though Small said he would favor Chicago'S Monroe Street harbor quiet as a lone sailor guides tlis by gusty winds caused some flooding in low areas of the city. night he has talked to no one on the Assembly will probably meet Friday splitting the bill if it were necessary to committee since the Friday stalemate. only to adjourn. move the proposal to the floor, his vote But Sen. William Palmer, D-Des Despite Republican opposition to the change alone would not break the Moines, and Sen. Fred Nolting, D deadlock. Waterloo, both said they talked to Kinley, To do so, either one Republican will Cable television meeting tonight though both Palmer and Nolting denied have to vote for the one-bill package, or any direct chain of messages that led to several of the Democrats must approve By DON HRABAL that would act as a liason between local two shared access channels that would be the calling of the meeting. splitting the bill, Small said. Staff Writer residents and the established franchise. available to educational, public and "I've seen Kinley," Palmer said. "But On the Senate side of the committee, She said one purpose of the committee governmental groups. Tiffany said the I didn't talk to him about calling any the one-bill proposal was opposed by two shared access channel could be used by a A proposed city ordinance that would will be to "maximize the use of the public meeting specifically. II When asked RepUblicans and Democrat HilI. regulate a cable TV franchise in Iowa access chaMel by informing the public of local video-tape technician for a creative whether he and Kinley discussed the The remaining two Democrats favored City will be discussed by local residents opportunities available to them through exhibition as well as by local government possibility of another meeting, Palmer the bill and the two Republicans opposed during a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. using the cable TV." to televise City Council meetings. indicated they did. it. tonight at the Civic Center. The franchise will also be required to Nolting, who contacted Monroe "There's plenty of room to com Other duties of the commission would provide one university channel and one Connie Tiffany, a member of the Iowa include "conducting evaluations of the Tuesday morning and suggested that promise," Small said, pointing out that City cable TV advisory staff, said the channel for local organization use, Tif another meeting be called, said he talked the charge account inte.rest component system every three years, to insure that fany said. hearing is for citizens to react to the to Kinley Monday afternoon. could be al~red. It currel1t1y would cut the grantee makes the public access According to the proposed ordinance, proposed ordinance: if any revisions are channel available to all residents of the Kinley indicated a second meeting charge account rates from 18 to 15 per needed they will be made before it is sent the firm awarded the contract for the would be a good idea, Nolting said, ad cent on the first $SOO of credit and from 15 city on a nondiscriminatory basis, as well Iowa City monopoly will be required to to the City Council July IS. as to assure that the operation of the ding that Kinley may have mentioned to 12 per cent on larger amounts. The city has been petitioned by seven pay the city 3 per cent of its annual gross Palmer and Holden. Republican protest could result in lesser public access channel be free of program revenues. The ordinance states that the cable television firms who seek voter censorship and control." Although the legislative session ended cuts in the rate, Small said. approval to set up their franchise in Iowa city will use the funds to pay for in May, legislators are returning to Des "I fully expect that if that provision City. However, companies will be Tiffany said, "We wanted to make sure regulatory and administrative costs and Moines Friday to deal with the com holds, the rate (for debts of $500 or less) required to follOW the regulations in the that neither the City Council nor the to promote the public access and mittee's so-far nonexistent recom would go up to about 16," Small said. city ordinance. City Councilor carol granted franchise would have the power educational channels. mendation to raise the ceiling on mor He said once the mortgage rate bill deProsse said she expects many other to censor programs on the public access Tiffany said the franchise is required tgage rates, a move designed to ease gets to the floor it will not be "that tough companies to petition the city for a place channel." to serve 25 per cent of the Iowa City area critical shortages of home-loan mortgage to pass ... One way or another the need is on the November 21 ballot because "we The ordinance also requires the within 12 months after receiving cer money in Iowa. pressing enough that a solution will be plan to advertise nation-wide." The company owner to make maximum use tifica tion from the Federal Com Last Friday the 100member committee found." company that wins the election will have of the 12 channels on TV sets.

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