Section A • Page 7
The University Daily Kansan
Monday, April 3, 2000
Nation/World
The Twinkle, which turns 70 on Thursday, had its birthday celebrated Saturday in Chicago as people waited to get a taste of the cream-filled yellow cake. Photo illustration by T.J. Johnson/KANSAN
Twinkie turns 70; snack still golden
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — The Twinkie, a culinary icon that has been satisfying America's sweet tooth since the Great Depression, was celebrated Saturday with a 20,000-Twinkie cake.
The first Twinkie came out of a Chicago oven April 6, 1930. Its 70th birthday was marked with a 25-foot-high cake — actually layers of individually wrapped cakes — at Chicago's Navy Pier. Adults and children waited in a long line to get a taste.
Twinkies haven't changed much during the years. Except for the filling, which first was made with bananas, nothing about the spongy, yellow, cream-filled snack cake has changed. The bananas were replaced by vanilla because of a banana shortage during World War II.
Enriched wheat flour, sugar, partially hydrogenated soybean, cellulose gum and whey, among other natural and artificial ingredients, apparently tastes as good and is as desirable as when Twinkies first were produced.
A company official had estimated the strike cut off delivery of about 2 million Twinkies and cupcakes per week.
What was billed as "The last box of Twinkies known to Man?" was being offered on the Internet auction site eBay, with the minimum bid set at $2.500. There were no takers.
Attnough Howdy Doody, Buffalo Bob and Clarabell the Clown all praised the treats on children's television shows of the 1950s, the Twinkle is not entirely connected with wholesome images.
The notorious "Twinkie" defense was used to help Dan White avoid a murder conviction for shooting San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and city supervisor Harvey Milk in 1978.
White, a former police officer and firefighter, contended his mental capacity was diminished from eating too much junk food.
Judge ends effort to settle Microsoft case
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — Talks between the federal government and Microsoft broke down Saturday as a judge trying to mediate a settlement in the antitrust lawsuit against the software giant said he was ending his effort.
Federal appeals court Judge Richard Posner said that since accepting the task he had tried to find a common ground that might enable the two sides to settle their differences.
"After more than four months, it is apparent that the disagreements among the parties concerning the likely course, outcome and consequences of continued litigation, as well as the implications and ramifications of alternative terms of settlement, are too deep seated to be bridged." Posner said.
Posner said he wouldn't make any comment about the merits of the litigation, or about the negotiating positions of the parties involved.
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said that the company had offered
significant concessions.
in Washington, Joel I. Klein, the assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department antitrust division, said in a statement that the Justice Department would seek a remedy that would prevent Microsoft from using its monopoly in the future to stifle competition.
The federal government and 19 states have alleged that Microsoft repeatedly engaged in illegal ant-competitive behavior by using monopoly power.
For Microsoft, a harsh ruling
could be used against the company in dozens of class-action lawsuits it faces from rivals and clients.
The government would have a long wait before the company is forced to change its behavior. Once a U.S. district judge issues a verdict, additional hearings to determine what kind of sanctions to impose would have to be held. Microsoft likely would appeal any decision, possibly tying up the case for several years in a court that could ultimately overturn parts, if not all, of the initial judgment.
Evacuated war orphans will make visit to Vietnam
The Associated Press
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — In the waning days of the Vietnam War, enormous cargo planes lumbered into the sky over Saigon, carrying hundreds of frightened toddlers and older children. Down the center aisle were rows of cardboard boxes, secured with long straps, each holding two or three babies.
More than 2,000 Vietnamese orphans were evacuated from Saigon, which is now called Ho Chi Minh City, during those final days in April 1975 in a U.S. campaign dubbed "Operation Babylift."
One of the first evacuation flights cruised down the runway loaded with more than 300 children and their caretakers. A few minutes after takeoff, an explosion blew out the doors. The pilots were able to turn the plane back toward the airport, but it crash-landed a few
miles from the runway, killing 144 adults and children.
This week, 15 of the evacuated children and their adoptive families are returning to Vietnam for a memorial tour led by one of the evacuation's organizers.
"It's a dream come true to be going back with the babies," said Sister Mary Nelle Gage, a former administrator with a volunteer agency that processed adoption papers for many of the children.
Gage, who now lives in Colorado, hopes the two-week trip will help the orphans, now in their mid-20s and early 30s, come to terms with their pasts.
"They know this is their flesh-and-blood beginning. They want to see where they are from and experience being in that environment," she said.
The returnees are planning a special memorial service tomorrow at the crash site.
Israeli plan too limited Palestinian official says
The Associated Press
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Israel accepts the inevitability of Palestinian statehood, a top Palestinian negotiator said yesterday — but it envisions the state as unnatural islands in an Israeli ocean, an outcome that would be unacceptable to Palestinians.
Yasser Abed Rabbo, who is leading talks with Israelis in Washington, said there had been little progress in bridging the gaps that led to a breakdown in negotiations in February. The renewed United States-sponsored talks aim for an outline of a final agreement by May and a full-fledged agreement by September.
hoped for a Palestine without natural borders and totally surrounded by Israel, except for an outlet onto the Mediterranean Sea in Gaza.
Abed Rabbo said Israel's insistence on limited statehood, as well as its refusal to accommodate Palestinian refugees, was the most dangerous issue the nation was facing.
Abed Rabbo said he had ascertained through the talks that Israel
Israel has not formally proposed such a state, and Israeli Cabinet Minister Haim Ramon described Abed Rabbo's perception of Israel's position as extreme.
Abed Rabbo said Israel had dropped its opposition to the Palestinian state Yasser Arafat hoped to declare by September. The problem, he said, was Israel's vision of that state.
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From the Kansas and Burge Unions
As a result of the many students saving furniture and art objects while providing invaluable service to fire-fighters during the Kansas Union fire on April 20, 1970, insurance carriers decided to present the Kansas Union with a gift. Every year,the Student Union Activities Board awards several scholarships to deserving students who have made significant contributions to the University and Lawrence communities.
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-- Enrolled full-time KU student (graduate or undergraduate) at the time of application and during receipt of the scholarship/award
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