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Thursday April 27, 2000
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday:
First one test, then another, must be passed. With study and persistence, the prize can be attained. You're charming in May, but that's not enough. You also need self discipline to win a tough game. Push hard in June to get your point across. In July, learn something that illuminates your path. Gather support in September. Your experience gives you the edge in November. Go back to a sure thing in December and heed your elders in January. Once you're past the barrier in February, the prize is almost yours. It's within your grasp in March. A friend can boost you up. Only repeal kind words in April.
Aries: Today is a 6.
Expect a bit of conflict today. Don't invest in a friend's scheme and don't contribute heavily to your favorite charity, either. Instead, figure out ways your friend and your charity can make the money themselves. You all might end up with a profit.
Taurus; Today is a 6.
Gemini: Today is a 6.
You're strong — and getting stronger. You're facing a little opposition, however. Instead of feeling like you know everything, listen to an older person's advice. Even a suggestion that seems silly, at first, could turn out to be quite wise.
You may miss a connection today if you're not careful. If you're going to school, for example, you could be in one of those huge hassles with the administration. Don't expect them to think of everything. Be nice, but also be creative — and, alert.
Cancer: Today is a 5.
You're going to stand by, most likely, and watch others argue. What can you do to protect your interests? You want to be kind and compassionate of course, but don't forget your objectives. Clear up a misunderstanding before it costs you money.
Your partner could come up with a strange suggestion. You may not feel comfortable going along with it, but don't reject it out of hand. It could lead to a way to outvote a mutual adversary. Why not something weird if all the ordinary schemes haven't worked?
Virgo: Today is a 5.
Leo: Todav is a 6.
Libra; Today is a 6.
Scorpio: Today is a 5.
A lot of stress is out there. Some strong individuals are battling for supremacy. Stay out of the middle and have a plan ready. You may be the one who suggests the winning course of action.
Take your time and get things right. Your finances deserve your full attention. You might accumulate a great deal of wealth from your actions over the next few days. It's certainly worth a try, anyway. Get professional advice if you need it.
Sagittarius: Today is a 5.
A lot of things need to be talked about; that's for sure. You and your mate could have a bit of a tiff. The other person is like a brick wall, actually. Don't try to negotiate everything. If you get one main point that you care a lot about, consider it a victory
Capricorn: Today is a 5.
Unfortunately, you don't have time to try a new idea that might work better, eventually. Don't venture into unfamiliar territory now. You don't have time to make a mistake. Instead, stick with what you already know. Just do it faster.
Love and money conflict. You might not be able to buy something for a loved one. Or, you might be trying to impress somebody by spending more than you can afford. Can you see the folly here? Work together, instead.
You probably feel strong, idealistic and wildly imaginative. You may feel rather frustrated, too. The problem you're immersed in this time is a tough one. It's causing you to try things you've never done before. Take care.
Pisces: Today is a 4.
Are you trying to get something you want from the government, a big company, a school or a hospital? If things aren't going your way, don't despair. Don't give up, either. Patience is required. It won't hurt to make a few friends on the inside, either.
1 ACROSS
1 Elec. units
5 "Citizen "
8 Binding device
14 Whip stroke
1963 Oscar winner Patricia
16 Van Dine's Vance
17 New Age Irish singer
18 Sorry 'bout that!
19 Name the same suit
20 Restores a monarch
22 Soft metal
23 Casual top
24 Little tyke
25 Actress West
28 Way to identify Cinderella?
29 Criticize harshly
30 Group of six
36 Seth's son
37 Seaweed
38 Hoard
39 Sand rise
40 Underground development
41 Brunch choice
44 Cowboy's nickname
46 Use a gesture to incubate
47 Weekend day: abbs
48 Creative skill
49 Eurasian plum
52 Insultigate litigation
53 Chicago suburb
54 Raj's title
55 Singer Turner
56 Regan's father
57 Just right
61 Against
62 Finish line
63 The Velvet Fog
64 Still part of a stream
65 Car-top tote
DOWN
1 Warning signal
2 Equine growth
3 Undermining confidence
Crossword
Note: Horoscopes have no basis in scientific fact and should be read for entertainment purposes only.
4/27/00
© 2000 Tribune Media Services, Inc. All rights reserved
4 *Lawrence*
*Arabia* co-star
5 Be wise
6 Semi-eternity?
7 Siestas
8 U.S. Open golf
champion of
1994
9 Etilike character
"And There
Were None"
Chest bone
Nate. Baba
13 Pea package?
Table scraps
With implementing
effort
Scholarty papers
Fast meat?
Make amends
Chelmstord's
county
Range
Dazed look
Govt. agent
Roles
"Ciao" on Molok
Solutions
37 $ dispenser
38 Bank deal
45 Trinket
46 Refines ore
47 Coulis cousin
Nostrils
51 Thailand.
formerly
53 Booster
54 Keen on
55 Gain a lap?
55 Brouhaha
57 One of the girls
58 Light knock
'Sexy' modern rock band to electrify Bottleneck
By Sindy Greenfield
writer@kansan.com
Kanson staff writer
Columbia Records recording artists Mars Electric will perform at the Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St., at 10 tonight.
Jackie Becker, the show's promoter, said she's confident in the band's performance ability.
Columbia Records remixed and purchased the album with production help from Greg Archilla, producer of albums for Matchbox 20, Collective Soul and Neil Young.
"You always hope for good things for new bands, and it's good to check them out before they get big," she said.
The band's album, Beautiful Something, was released March 14. Conflicts with the band's first label, Atlantic Records, postponed its debut.
The band's publicist, Michele Rhea Caplinger could not comment on the conflicts.
Mars Electric, which has been together for three years, falls into the same genre of music as Collective Soul, The Goo Goo Doll, and Matchbox 20 — but they are not a copied version. Caplinger said their music had a little more edge.
Jacob Bunton, the band's 23-year-old guitarist and vocalist, said the group was not an overnight success.
when it was with Atlantic, but it was required to change its name because of copyrights.
The group went by Wish
Mars Electric recently finished a tour with Vertical Horizon, and members will start touring this summer with Live.
"Jacob can turn a melody in his sleep," Caplinger said. "They play sexy modern rock with a melodic twist."
The band complied and asked their hometown electric company from Birmingham, Ala., owned by the Mars family, if they could use the last name.
Tickets for tonight's show are $5.
Barbie throws her hat into 2000 campaign
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Barbie is ready to try and make the leap again from the doll house to the White House.
The 40-yearold plaything has thrown her hat into the 2000 presidential race, armed with a new wardrobe and a cyber strategy available at barbie.com.
Her 2000 campaign has added educational. Internet and marketing forces — although it will be 2008 or 2012 before many of her devotees can vote for the real president.
"President 2000 Barbie" is outfitted by Mattel Corp. in a blue campaign suit and a red-and-white inaugural ball gown. She also comes complete with bumper stickers, campaign placards and a campaign button.
"Barbie ... um ... can't think she's gonna have much of an impact on the race unless they run Malibu Barbie and then maybe California will be impacted," said White House representative Joe Lockhart.
The latest incarnation of the dolg goes on sale next week. It's the 75th career choice for the 11 1/2-inch-tail doll that debuted in 1959.
Valedictorian punished for showering with guys
POWERS, Ore. — Cooling herself after gym workout, a female high school valedictorian decided to take a shower — with five boys in the boy's locker room.
Now, she's no longer valedictorian.
Leslie Shorb, 18, said she was trying to make a point about a lack of supervision in the locker room.
Oddities
But Powers High School officials took away her right to be valedictorian, suspended her for 10 days and banned her from extracurricular activities including the senior ball and senior trip to Mexico.
The five boys also were prohibited from participating in extracurricular activities.
"Schools are more accountable now for academic achievement, safety issues and setting high standards," said school superintendent and principal Don Grottal.
Many residents of the small community said Shorb's punishment was too harsh and a petition objecting to the punishment for the April 11 incident already had 135 signatures by Monday night.
"It was a spontaneous thing to do." Shorb said. "I knew something would happen, but I didn't think it would be this severe."
Polite robber eludes dumbfounded police
SAN FRANCISCO — Police are trying to nab an abusive robber who always remembers his manners during his late-night raids.
The robber, nicknamed Roofman by police, will cut a two-foot wide hole through the roof with hacksaws and drills, drops through the hole and orders employees to hand him the money. He then corrals them into a freezer or a back room, and he escapes through a door.
"He is so polite," said Mike Van Winkle, a representative for the California Department of Justice. "He seems to be very careful of the welfare of the people he is victimizing. Often before he locks users in the freezer, he tells them to go get their jackets."
Police think that the Roofman has netted thou-sands of dollars in 38 robberies since November 1998. Half of his targets have been McDonald's restaurants, although he also
Toys 'R Us, Blockbuster Video, three groceries and a hardware store in communities scattered in Northern California and several other states.
Officer lets the cat out of the box in time
CONYERS, Ga. — A woman trying to make the best of a bad situation ended up causing a bomb scare near Rockdale County High School.
The woman ran over a cat last week in the street near the school, said Conyers Police Chief Tony Lucas.
Trying to do the right thing, she placed the cat's body in a box, taped it up thoroughly and attached a large sign to it explaining and apologizing for the accident.
But somehow the sign disappeared and police discovered the well-taped box
the next morning.
With the discovery coming so close to last week's anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing and Columbine High School shootings, police cornered off the area and called a bomb squad.
But another officer told his colleagues about the cat killing and called off the bomb squad minutes before they arrived.
Game hunting makes turkeys out of shooters
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Who's the turkey now?
Two hunters were wounded when one mistook the other for a trophy turkey he was trying to bag and shot him, prompting the other man to fire back.
Dana Lea of Ridgeway and Ray Durham of Fieldway were hunting separately Friday in a wooded area above Philpott Dam near Martinsville, Virginia, said Department of Game and Inland Fisheries officials.
According to Lt. Karl Martin, the 34-yearold Lea came upon the supposed gobbler and fired his shotgun once, striking Durham, 42, in the upper body and head.
Durham immediately turned and fired his shotgun, hitting Lea in the back, Martin said.
No charges have been filed, but Martin said evidence would be presented to a grand jury.
Both men were taken to a Martinsville hospital, where they were treated and released.
— The Associated Press
— Compiled by Cloy McCuistion
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