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The Inside Front
Friday January 21, 2000
News
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CAMPUS
Rayford has court date set for chalupa incident
A former KU football player who gained national attention when he tried to cram himself through a Taco Bell drive-thru window last November will have his day in court.
Rayford: Charged with disorderly conduct
Dion Rayford.
Los Gatos, Calif., senior, appeared with out counsel at Douglas County Court yesterday to find out when he would go to trial. Judge Paula Martin informed Rayford that he was eligible for counsel and appointed an attorney to assist him
Because the newly appointed defense attorney had no prior knowledge of the case, Judge Martin granted a continuance of the trial until Feb. 3 to give Rayford and his attorney a chance to confer with one another.
Rayford apparently had applied for a diversion prior to yesterday's appearance, but his request was denied.
He is charged with disorderly conduct, criminal damage to property and possession of an open container — all misdemeanors.
Rayford, a 6-foot-3, 260-pound former defensive end, tried to crawl through the drive-thru window when he discovered Taco Bell employees had left a Chalupa out of his order. When police arrived at the scene, they found Rayford stuck in the 14-by-46-inch opening.
Rayford was suspended from the Kansas football team's season finale against Iowa State. He also is banned from returning to Taco Bell or contacting any witnesses to the incident.
LAWRENCE
Mindie Miller
Lawrence High student has court date for threat
Criminal charges have been filed against a Lawrence High School student who scrawled a threatening message on a bathroom wall at school, Douglas County District Attorney Christine Tonkovich said.
Shaun Davis, an 18-year-old senior,
confessed Dec. 20 that he had written "Littleton over again, Dec. 22,
1999" on a second-floor bathroom wall.
The incident prompted increased security at Lawrence High and kept hundreds of students away from
school, Davis was expelled from all Lawrence schools until Aug. 1.
Authorities later determined the threat to be a hoax.
Tonkovich said Davis had been charged on one count of falsely reporting a crime — a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and a maximum fine of $2,500.
Davis is scheduled to make his first appearance in Douglas County Court Feb. 10.
Assistant Superintendent of Lawrence schools Randy Weseman said the Lawrence school district supported the district attorney's decision.
"Our position is that we would certainly want him to be prosecuted within the full extent of the law," Weseman said.
Davis issued a public apology after the incident and promised to cooperate with the school board and the district attorney to make amends for his actions.
NATION
Dole to give commentary for comedy cable channel
WASHINGTON — Since losing the 1996 presidential race, Bob Dole has used his humor to pitch Dunkin'
Donuts, Visa check cards and even a book of jokes. Finally, the cable network Comedy Central noticed.
Dole: Will make his Comedy Central debut in February
Dole, the former Kansas GOP senator, will provide analysis of the lighter side of the 2000 presidential campaigns for the
network's InDecision 2000.
"After all the campaigning I've been through, it's nice to be on the other side for once," Dole quipped in a news release.
Dole will offer commentary from the Republican National Convention next summer and at other points in the campaign. Network executives approached him with the idea.
Dole representative Doug MacKinnon said the former majority leader should make his debut in February. There was no word on how much he will be paid, but Dole often donates fees from commercials to charity.
6-year-old obtained visas to travel to the United States to make their case that the boy should be returned to his father in Cuba.
Elian's grandmothers to fly to U.S. today
WASHINGTON — The custody fight over Elian Gonzalez took a new turn yesterday as the grandmothers of the
The U.S. diplomatic mission in Cuba issued visas to the two women yesterday afternoon as a group from the National Council of Churches was flying to Havana from New York to meet with them and with Cuban government officials.
They were expected to fly to New York today, apparently escorted by the church group. According to congressional sources, the women hope to return with the boy to Cuba. An aide to Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., said the congressman would meet with the women.
Rangel has been a strong proponent of allowing the boy to return to Cuba has offered to accompany the boy back.
The congressional sources said New York was chosen as a destination because the welcome there would be far friendlier than in Miami, where Elian has been living with relatives for almost two months and where sentiment for his remaining in the United States is strong.
Roger Bernstein, one of the lawyers retained by Elian's Miami relatives, said the family was pleased about the grandmothers' visit and hopes Elian will get to see them.
He said their visit will not affect the proceedings in federal court to determine Elian's fate.
Social Security number leads to woman's identity
OKLAHOMA CITY — After nearly two years, Mary Joyce Howard has an identity again.
Howard, 39, was known as Jane Doe as she lay in a near-vegetative state in a nursing home for most of the past two years. She had no identification when she was found run down and left for dead on Interstate 40 in western Oklahoma on Feb. 13, 1998.
The first clue to her identity came in July, when she insisted her name was "Joyce."
The final piece to the puzzle was gleaned last week, after Howard was transferred to Presbyterian Hospital with pneumonia.
Nurse technician Jamie Carey had befriended her and talked to her daily. When she asked for a Social Security number, Howard mumbled four digits, Carey kept asking.
A week ago, Carey decided to look in on Howard before leaving work.
That's when she got the answer she wanted — all nine digits of that Social Security number.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation took fingerprints, which the FBI matched Tuesday.
The Associated Press
Bradley discloses 4 recent irregular heartbeat episodes
The Associated Press
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley said yesterday that he had suffered four irregular heartbeat episodes since he first disclosed his nonlife threatening condition more than a month ago.
Bradley, who did not say when the episodes occurred, said he would only make them public if they required him to seek a doctor's opinion.
Bradley conceded that four episodes in a month was more frequent than he used to, but he rejected suggestions that it was related to the stress of the presidential campaign.
"It has no affect on the race," Bradley said at an impromptu news conference where aides permitted only a few questions. He said the episodes were regular and predictable.
The disclosure came just days before the first voting of the presidential year with Bradley competing in the Iowa caucuses against Vice President Al Gore,
who is the front-runner there.
Bradley's campaign chairman, Doug Berman, said no treatment was needed and that Bradley's campaign schedule had not been interrupted.
The campaign decided not to make the episodes public unless Bradley sees a doctor because it's a non-event. The fact is it doesn't in any way interfere with his schedule. He goes forward. He has his full regular schedule so there's nothing to report."
Bradley was examined in a hospital last month for an irregular heartbeat — a chronic condition for which he takes daily medication and dismissed as "just a nuisance." Doctors found no other heart problems.
"This is just one of those things, it's there, you live with it, it's no problem whatsoever. It is common, it is something that doesn't affect my daily activities," Bradley, 56, said at the time.
The Bradley campaign released the information after ABC News asked whether the
condition had recurred, the campaign said.
Bradley had faced a barrage of questions about his heart condition last month, in part because he had not revealed the long-standing condition.
Bradley takes four doses of an anti-arrhythmic drug called Procanbid twice a day. The irregular heartbeat almost never occurs when he regularly takes the medicine, Bradley said.
Gore told workers at the Timberland Co. that he liked their boots and appreciated the tan sports shirt he was wearing, which the company had given him.
"To those of you who are undecided in the New Hampshire primary I want you to vote for me," he said.
Taking questions, he was asked what priority he'd give to campaign finance reform if elected president. "Ten," Gore said instantly. "And I didn't start talking about this when I began running for president," he added in a swipe at his rival.
ON THE RECORD
A wallet was stolen between noon and 12:30 p.m. Tuesday from Wescoe Terrace, the KU Public Safety Office said. The wallet and its contents were valued at $160.
A KU student's textbooks were stolen between 12:30 and 13:00 p.m. Tuesday in front of the Kansas Union, the KU Public Safety Office said. The four books were valued at $315.
A KU student's stereo, portable CD player, CD holder and an undisclosed number of CDs were stolen between 4 a.m. and noon Monday from the 900 block of Arkansas Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $1,010.
A KU student's cellular phone was stolen between 1:45 and 2 a.m. Jan. 9 from the 1000 block of Massachusetts Stet, Lawrence police said. The phone was valued at $150.
A KU student's bicycle and chain were stolen between 3 p.m. Dec. 16 and 9 a.m. Monday from the bicycle rack at Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The value of the bicycle and chain was $310.
A KU student's license tag was stolen between 9:30 a.m. dec. 16 and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday from the 1300 block of West 24th Street, Lawrence police said. The value of the tag was unknown.
ON CAMPUS
Call Allan Hanson at 864-2636.
**Peace Mennonite Church and the Lawrence Coalition for Peace will present a speaker on Christian peacemaker teams at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.**
Ecumenical Christian Ministries will have information and registration for Human Sexuality in Everyday Life from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Kansas Union. The nocredit, 10session class will be taught by Dennis Dallay, professor of social welfare. Call Tad Holde-Halcom at 843-4933 for more information.
Ecumenical Christian Ministries will have a Spring Festival Open House at 7 p.m. Sunday at ECM<sub>2</sub> 1204 Oread Ave. Call Thad Holcombe at 843-4933.
The Office of Student Financial Aid currently is awarding federal work-study funds for the Spring 2000 semester. To apply online, access www.ukans.edu/~osfa. Call 864-4700 or visit 50 Strong Hall.
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