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The Inside Front
Wednesday May 5,1999
News
from campus, the state the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Former temp arrested in embezzlement case
A Milwaukee woman who once worked in the Controller's Office was arrested yesterday in connection with the embezzlement of $634.88 between Jan. 27 and 28 from the Office of the Controller, 20 Carruth-O'Leary Hall, said Maj. Chris J. Keary, assistant director of the Public Safety Office.
According to court records, a warrant for the woman's arrest was issued April 16.
After being contacted by the KU Public Safety Office, she chose to return to Lawrence to face the charges against her, Keary said.
He said there were no other suspects in the embezzlement.
The woman was not an official employee of the University but was hired for a couple of days from a temporary agency, said Dana Goble, associate director of the Office of the Comptroller.
Although the woman was supervised by other staff members, Goble said the former temporary employee came into contact with some deposits. These deposits came from other departments in the form of both cash and checks. The cash portion of the deposits was discovered missing when the accounts were balanced at the end of the day, Goble said.
Man seen masturbating outside two sororities
The woman will make her first appearance in court at 3 p.m. today in Douglas County District Court, 111 E. 11th St.
A naked man was reportedly seen masturbating outside two different sorority houses between 1:15 and 1:40 a.m. yesterday, said Lawrence Police Sgt. George Wheeler.
He said police did not know whether the two groups of women saw the same man
two groups or women saw the same man. A KU student told police she was in her car at 1:15 a.m. yesterday in the Alpha Gamma Delta parking lot, 2005 Stewart Ave., when she noticed a man without clothes masturbating while crouched near some trash cans. The suspect was described as a Caucasian male in his mid-to late-30s, with short hair, of medium height and with a heavy build.
Twenty-five minutes later, a Lawrence police officer was dispatched to the Alpha Delta Pi sorority house, 1600 Oxford Road, on a report that a naked man had been seen in the parking lot. Three KU students told police they had seen the man on the edge of the parking lot masturbating. The students described the suspect as a white male, 5-foot-9 tall, with a muscular build and short brown hair.
"The reports may be related," Wheeler said.
The suspect, who police were unable to find, was last seen walking north toward Cambridge Road.
University employee hit by car on Naismith Drive
A KU employee was walking on a crosswalk at 11:35 p.m. Monday at Inving Hill Road and Naismith Drive when he was struck by a car, said Lt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office.
The employee rolled over the hood of the car and landed on the ground. The driver of the car stopped to ask if he was OK but drove off after the employee said that he was, Bailey said
The car, which was last seen heading south toward Sunnyside Avenue, was described as a black two door Honda with a personalized license plate that said "KACHUNG." A search of the tag number did not result in a match. Bailey said.
The employee refused medical attention
KU student reports rape on Melrose Lane
A 20-year-old KU student reported to police that she was raped between 11 and 11:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of Melrose Lane, said Lawrence Police Sett. George Wheeler.
The student said she was walking on the street when someone struck her from behind and knocked her to the ground. She reported that was when she was raped, Wheeler said.
The student called police from the Lawrence Memorial Hospital emergency room to report the crime. A rape examination was performed by hospital staff to gather evidence in case an arrest was made.
No further injuries were reported. Wheeler said.
The student described the suspect as a Caucasian male of medium to small build in his mid-20s. Police were not able to find the man.
Police will receive the examination results in about two weeks, Wheeler said.
— Katie Burford
Downtown businesses to salute Cinco de Mayo
At least two downtown venues will celebrate Cinco de Mayo tonight.
The Coco Loco Mexican Cafe, 943 Massachusetts St., will have a mariachi band at 6:30 p.m., followed by a guitarist at 7:30 p.m. and the usual dance party at 10 p.m.
Dos Hombres, 815 New Hampshire St., will have drink specials and a DJ. Cino de Mayo, a national Mexican holiday, commemorates the 1862 battle where an outnumbered Mexican army defeated the French as they tried to take two Mexican forts. The battle was a turning point in Mexico's struggle for independence.
America will be the dinner conversation at 6 p.m. today at the beans and rice meal in the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Building, 1204 Aroad Ave.
Event to focus on rights of indigenous peoples
A resurgence in the concern for the rights of indigenous peoples in Latin
Pakal B' alam and Martina Masaquiza, two KU indigenous language instructors, will discuss the situations of their native communities in Guatemala and Ecuador, said Megan Hope, president of Latin-American Solidarity.
LAS will sponsor the event.
NATION
Senate pushes aside ground troop option
WASHINGTON — After White House lobbying, the Senate pushed aside a measure yesterday to authorize a ground war if necessary against Josglosia, a vote that prompted sponsor John McCain to accuse President Clinton of being prepared to lose a war rather than take political risks.
The Arizona Republican's outburst, the strongest criticism yet on the Senate floor of Clinton's military leadership in the Kosovo crisis, drew expressions of outrage from Democrats and even words of concern from some Republicans.
The Senate voted 78-22 to table, or set aside, a move by McCain and six other senators to give the president the authority to use all necessary force to win in Yugoslavia. Sponsors said that clearly included the option of American ground troops.
Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., told the Senate that the legislation was "the wrong language, and it's at the wrong time."
Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., Joined Lott in making the motion to table McCain's proposal.
Voting to table the measure were 32 Democrats and 46 Republicans. Voting to keep on debating it were 1.3 Democrats and nine Republicans, including McCain.
OPEC production cuts likely to raise gas prices
CHICAGO — World oil producers who have traditionally offered only lip service about cutting output are putting their words into action — and that probably means more price increases at the gasoline pump for Americans.
An eagerly awaited report from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries this week or next is expected to show that OPEC members are abiding by their recent pledge to trim production. Analysts said yesterday that could help push crude oil above $20 a barrel, nearly twice what it was in December.
Gasoline now averages about $1.23 a gallon around the country, up from 99 cents in February.
A KU student's Ohio license plate was stolen between 9 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday in the 1600 block of High Drive, Lawrence Police said. The tag was voluptu at $7.
-The Associated Press
ON THE RECORD
Seven hundred dollars were stolen from a KU student's residence between 5 and 6.30 a.m. Sunday in the 11:00 block of Louisa Street, Lawrence police said.
1100 block of Louisiana Street, Lawrence Police said.
The rear windshield of a KU student's car was broken when someone threw a beer bottle through it between 12:30 and 2:30 a.m. Friday in the Sigma Nu parking lot, Lawrence Police said. The windshield was valued at $830.
A KU police officer was dispatched at 12:47 p.m. Monday to 2:15 FRS Hall on a report that a student had been suffering from a seizure, the KU Public Safety Office said. The student was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
The hood of a KU visitor's car was damaged between 10 a.m. Saturday and 4:45 p.m. Monday in Lot 105, southwest of McCollum Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The damage was estimated at $1,000.
A Lawrence man was arrested on suspicion of operating under the influence at 4:09 p.m. Monday, the KU Public Safety Office said. Police had received an earlier report that the man had harassed a group of females on campus. The man was stopped because his truck matched the description the women had given of the vehicle. The officer observed that the man was intoxicated. He was asked to perform several sobriety tests, which he failed, police said.
ON CAMPUS
OAKS — Non-Traditional Students Association will have a brown bag lunchenet from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. today at Alcove A in the Kansas University. Call Simmie Berrova at 830 074 for more information.
- Ecumenical Christian Ministries will present the University Forum, "Problems of the Russian Economy" from noon to 1 p.m. today at the ECM Center, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Thad Holcombe at 843.4933 for more information
- The African Studies and Langston Hughes Resource Center will sponsor "The Underground Railroad in Lawrence and Kansas" from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. today at the Governor's Room in the Kansas Union. The lecture is part of the Africana Faculty Seminar Series. Richard B. Sheridan, professor emeritus of the department of economics, will be the featured speaker. Call Pia Thielmann at 844-3054 for more information.
Latin-American Solidarity will have a free rice and beans dinner and a presentation by KU Indigenous Language Instructors at 6 p.m. today at the ECM Center, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Megan Hope at 331-2403 for more information.
■ KU Gamers and Roleplayers will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the Hawk's Nest in the Kansas Union. Call Ben Siegan at 865-5759 for more information.
■ Writer's Roosts, sponsored by Writing Consulting: Student Resources, will be open today at the following times and locations: from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Sunflower Room in the Burge Union, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 4003 Wescoe Hall, and from noon to 4 p.m. at 4006 Wescoe 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 in 50 Strong Hall. Call 864-4700 to schedule an appointment with an assistant director for more information on repayment options and individual loan counseling.
Oklahoma sifts through twister rubble
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"We're really just getting started on the foot-by-foot search," said Clayton Taylor, a Red Cross spokesman, in Oklahoma City.
The number of houses destroyed in the Oklahoma City area approached 2,000. Cars were tossed about and crushed. Natural gas spewed from ruptured lines. Utility poles were splintered into kindling.
"We have whole communities that simply aren't there anymore," Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating told NBC's Today show. "It certainly looks like a huge battle has taken place."
Hospitals in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area treated 563 people for tornado-related injuries, Police Capt. Charles Allen said.
"I've been through the war in Germany. I've had bombs fall all around me. Now I've been in a tornado," said Anna Knerr, 73, yesterday at a shelter in Midwest City, Okla.
Knerr said she and her husband hid in a closet before the storm hit.
She and her husband crawled to safety
"Then there just was this creepy feeling," she said. "The next thing I know I was covered. The roof just collapsed on me."
She and her husband crawled to safety. The National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Okla., said the tornado may have been a mile wide at times. The weather service's David Andra predicted the twister would be categorized as at least an F4, the second-strongest tornado classification, defined as a storm with winds at 207 to 260 mph.
It will be later before the staff at the laboratory is able to determine just how strong the tornado was, researcher Harold Brooks said.
The system also spawned twisters in north and west Texas but did no major damage.
The main tornado in Oklahoma formed near Chickasha, about 45 miles southwest of the capital. It plowed across the flat countryside, toppling trees, power lines, buildings and cars until it ripped into south Oklahoma City.
The National Weather Service issued its first tornado warning at 4:49 p.m. Monday as twisters started over rural parts of the state. Television stations started live coverage a few minutes later, following the storms with cameras and radar for about two hours before the tornados slammed into the Oklahoma City area.
Last year, tornados killed 42 people around Kissimmee, Fla., Feb. 22-23, and 34 people died in the area of Birmingham, Ala., April 8.
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