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The Inside Front
Friday May 7,1999
News
from campus, the state the nation and the world
CORRECTIONS
A story on page 2A of yesterday's Kansan about an arrest made in connection with a Jan. 27 embezzlement in the Office of the Comptroller, misidentified Comptroller Diane Goddard as Assistant Comptroller Dana Goble.
The date of the tornado in Udall listed on page 1A of Wednesday's Kansan should have read 1955.
CAMPUS
Police arrest man,woman on possible drug charges
A Lawrence man and woman were arrested at about 5 a.m. yesterday after police received a report that the smell of marijuana smoke was being emitted from their room at the Hampton Inn, 2300 W. Sixth St., said Sgt. George Wheeler of the Lawrence Police department.
Two bags of a substance resembling marijuana and about $1,000 were recovered after a search of the room, Wheeler said.
Olathe man arrested after hitting school bus
Charges the couple could face include possession of marijuana with the intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia.
A 19-year-old Olathe man was arrested at about a 2.m. yesterday after he reportedly led police on a brief car chase that started when the man yelled an obscenity at an officer as their vehicles were passing in the 1400 block of Ohio Street, said Lt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office.
The officer turned his car around to pursue the 1992 Mazda, which was heading north on Ohio Street. The driver ran the stop sign at the intersection of 14th and Ohio streets, turned right and struck a school bus that was parked on the street facing east, Bailey said.
The car's tail end struck the front of the bus but did not stop. The driver continued on 14th Street and turned south on Tennessee Street, Bailey said.
The car, which had 4 passengers, finally pulled over in the 1400 block of Tennessee.
Charges the driver could face include operating under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of an accident, reckless driving and driving with a suspended license.
Katie Burford
STATE
Gore announces money to aid tornado victims
HAYSVILLE — Tethered inside a National Guard helicopter, Vice President Al Gore crouched beside an open doorway yesterday as the aircraft slowly hovered over piles of rubble
scarring the Kansas prairie.
Shaking his head in disbelief, a grim-faced Gore peered down at neighbor hoods flattened by Monday's tornado.
Some 8,500 homes and businesses suffered damage, with nearly 1,200 buildings destroyed. In a deadly storm that left five people dead and thousands more homeless in Kansas.
Gore later stopped by Lynn and Gary Larkin's ravaged Haysville home and asked them if he could look inside. He spotted their car, its windows all smashed. Then he swapped a tomato story of his own, telling the Larkins how he and his wife were in a tombole years ago and the windows also were blown out of his car.
"We are going to be here for you," Gore reassured the couple.
The vice president announced yesterday that $5,7 million from the Department of Labor would fund short-term employment as part of the cleanup efforts, temporary security guards and other work that needs to be done. He told residents all the cleanup costs would be reimbursed.
"The United States of America is a community too, and all of the American people stand by you not just in this moment of loss but in the extended recovery period." Gore said.
NATION
Kosovo refugee in U.S. gives birth to citizen
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — A Kosovo refugee gave birth to an instant American citizen yesterday, a day after she was airlifted to safety from the Balkans, and her husband wants to name the baby "America."
The 7-pound, 8-ounce boy was born to Lebibe Karaliju, 21, and her husband, Naim, 28, at Virtua Health Memorial Hospital. It was the couple's first child.
Michael T. Snyder, the physician who delivered the full-term baby, said mother and child were doing fine, though Mrs. Karaliju was exhausted and dehydrated, and the baby was placed in a special nursery as a precaution. They were expected to remain in the hospital for at least two days.
The Karallius were among 453 refugees from Kosovo who arrived at Fort Dix on Wednesday in the first plane-load to be brought to the United States. The refugees will stay at the Army base for a few weeks while they are placed with families around the country.
Mrs. Karaliju had been taken to the hospital on a stretcher after her arrival in the United States because she appeared to be dehydrated.
During a news conference at the hospital, Karalij said through a translator he was glad his son is a U.S. citizen and would like to name him America, but he would have to discuss the idea with his wife first.
A child born on U.S. soil is automatically an American citizen.
Greenspan concerned about rapid expansion
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan called the economy's strong growth and low inflation "truly phenomenal" yesterday, but he also expressed worries about "imbalances in our expansion" — and that sent jitters through Wall Street.
Investors and analysts saw Greenspan's comments as a warning signal that even though America is enjoying the best combination of rapid growth, low unemployment and low inflation in three decades, the central bank is worried.
"Of most concern is how long this remarkable period of prosperity can be extended," Greenspan told an audience at an international conference on banking in Chicago. "There are imbalances in our expansion that, unless redressed, will bring this long run of strong growth and low inflation to a close."
As he has in the past, Greenspan expressed concern that the high-flying stock market could suddenly come back to earth, causing a reversal of the wealth effect that has powered consumer spending.
But Greenspan reserved his greatest worries for tight labor markets, which have driven unemployment down to a 29-year-low of 4.2 percent.
WORLD
Leaders draft joint plan to end Kosovo conflict
BONN, Germany — Russia and the major Western powers set aside their differences about NATO airstrikes yesterday and drafted a joint plan to end the Kosovo conflict, including the deployment of an international force to keep the peace after the withdrawal of Yugoslav forces.
President Clinton and other Western officials welcomed Russia's backing for effective international civil and security presences in Kosovo, where a NATO campaign has failed to halt the expulsions of one-third of the ethnic Albanians in the southern Serb province since March.
Kosovo's most prominent ethnic Albanian leader told a news conference in Rome a day after he and his family were allowed to leave Yugoslavia that he favored an international peacekeeping force — including NATO — in his homeland.
"We need above all to create security in Kosovo so people can return," said Ibrahim Rugova, who was a negotiator for the ethnic Albanian delegation at the failed peace talks in Bamboouillet, France, that preceded the 6-week-old NATO air campaign.
NATO hopes getting Moscow on board in a common front will increase the diplomatic pressure on Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to drop his resistance to an international military presence in Kosovo.
The Associated Press
A KU student's checks were stolen between 1 and 1:15 p.m. in the 800 block of Massachusetts Street, Lawrence police said. Forged checks totaling $55 were written to the student's account.
A KU student's car stereo and speakers were stolen between midnight and 2:23 a.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of Fireside Drive, Lawrence Police said. The stolen property was valued at $675.
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's car was broken into and CDs and CD player were stolen between 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Oliver Hall parking lot, the KU Public Safety Office said. The total loss was estimated at $1,823.
A KU student's car was broken into and CDs were stolen between Tuesday 6 p.m. and 3:40 p.m. Wednesday in the Oliver Hall parking lot, the KU Public Safety Office said. The total loss was estimated at $1,285.
A KU student's rear-ended another KU student's car at 5:25 p.m. w. daycare at 18th Street and Naismith drive, the KU Public Safety Office said. Damage to the cars was minor.
A KU student's license plate was stolen between 10:15 a.m. saturday and 7 p.m. Wednesday in Ll16 near Sprague Apartments, the KU Public Safety Office said. The license plate was valued at $10.
ON CAMPUS
The St. Lawrence Catholic Center will celebrate mass at 4:45 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 5 p.m., and 10 p.m. Sunday at the center, 1631 Crescent Rd. Call Tracey English at 840-0357 for more information.
**Writer's Roasts, sponsored by Writing Consulting:
Student Resources, will be open from 4 to 10 p.m.
Sunday at the Academic Resource Center in Templin Hall. Call 864-2399 for more information.**
- The KU Office of Student Financial Aid has student loan repayment information available during office hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, at 50 Strong Hall. For more information about repayment options and individual loan counseling, call the OSFA at 864-4700 to schedule an appointment with an Assistant Director.
Today IN HISTORY
1429 — Joan of Arc breaks the English siege of Orleans
1763 — Indian chief Pontiac begins all out war on the British in New York.
1864 — Battle of Wilderness, in Virginia, ends, with heavy losses to both sides. Titans Robert E. Lee and U.S. Grant clashed in the Wilderness.
1915 — A German U-boat, the U-20, torpedoes the passenger ship Lusitania, sinking it in 21 minutes with 1,978 people on board. Fateful Voyage of the Lusitania
1942 — In the Battle of the Coral Sea, Japanese and American navies attack each other with carrier planes. It is the first time in the history of naval warfare where two enemy fleets fought without seeing each other.
1945 — Germany signs unconditional surrender ending World War II
1975 — President Ford declares an end to the Vietnam War.
EVENTS CALENDAR
Matt Merkel-Hess
Today
Brown bag colloquium. "Educational Technology." Jim Pellegrino, Vanderbilt University. 11:30 a.m. 130 Robinson Center. Sponsored by School of Education. 864-9603.
Scholarship fund-raiser. Gale Sayers Benefit Golf Tournament, Noon. Alvamar Golf Course, 1800 Crossgate Drive. Sponsored by School of Education. Pre-registration required. 864-9610.
Information meeting, Fulbright and Graduate Direct Exchange Grants for 2000-2001. 4 p.m. Alcove F, Kansas Union, 864-4141.
Lecture. "The Archaeology of the Mosquito Coast of Honduras." Chris Begley, University of Chicago. 3:30 p.m. 317 Lindley Hall. Sponsored by Latin American studies. 864-4213.
*Student recital*. Slau-Yin Chang, piano. 7:30 p.m. Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall. 864-3436.
Tomorrow
Mayfest. Scramble golf tournament.
All day. Orchards Golf Course, 3000 W. 15th. Pre-registration required.
864-3546.
Groundbreaking, Renovation of Joseph R. Pearson Hall, 1:30 p.m.
100 Budig Hall. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost. 864-4904.
Weekend workshop. "Wild Animal Rescue." 1:30 p.m. Natural History Museum. Ages 4-6 with adult. Pre-registration required. 864-4173.
Theatre. Scenes in Japanese Acting, 6:30 p.m. 100 Smith Hall, Sponsored by Department of Theatre and Film. Also May 9. 864-3511.
Sunday
Exhibit. New art department faculty show, John Hachmeister, Tanya Hartman and Duat Vu, art. Art and Design Gallerv. 864-4401.
Mayfest. Softball tournament, 1:30 p.m. Fields south of Watkins Memorial Health Center. Pre-registration required. 864-3546.
Weekend workshop. "Stream Search." 1:30 p.m. Natural History Museum. Ages 7 - adult. Pre-registration required. 844-6173.
Doctoral recital. Robert Kania,
piano. 2:30 p.m. Swarthout Recital
Hall. Murphy Hall. 864-3436.
Faculty recital. James Higdon.
organ. 2:30 p.m. Bales Organ Recital
Hall. 864-3436.
Student recital. Chris DeTray, piano.
5 p.m. Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall. 864-3436.
Choral recital. Men's Glee Club. Jeff Carter, director; 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 2415 Clinton Parkway, 864-3436.
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