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The Inside Front
Wednesday April 28,1999
News
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CAMPUS
Baldwin City residents arrested near Haskell
Police arrested two people last night after they were observed walking in the road and appeared to be intoxicated about 2 a.m. at East 22d Street and Haskell Avenue, said Sgt. George Wheeler of the Lawrence Police department.
Police saw a group of three people walking down the street. One was a woman, who had her upper body exposed. Wheeler said.
One of the men, a Baldwin City resident, attempted to flee. Police thwarted his escape, but the man would not be subdued and police spraved him with pepper mace.
"He was hard to get because he was flailing and wet," the report said, according to Sgt. Wheeler. It did not say why the man was wet.
He also had a warrant out for his arrest.
The woman, also a Baldwin City resident, was detained on a possible charge of obstructing legal process.
KU student gets bitten by neighbor's rottweiler
A KU student reported that his neighbor's rotweiler bit him at 2:15 p.m. April 20 in the 1200 block of Ohio Street, said Sgt. George Wheeler of the Lawrence Police Department.
The student said the rottweiler, named Barron, lunged at him and bit his hand as he was reaching to pick up his own dog. Wheeler said.
Police arrest student for charges of OUI
The rottweiler was placed in quarantine at the owner's expense for 10 days, and the owner received a citation for dog at large.
A KU student was arrested and another was given a citation for possession of a false driver's license after a police officer observed a car swerve over the center line about 2:30 a.m. yesterday in 1000 block of Missouri Street, said Lt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office.
After stopping the car, the officer asked the student for her driver's license. She handed him a Michigan driver's license, but he observed a Kansas driver's license in her wallet. He asked to see it and discovered that the Kansas driver's license had an incorrect birth date, Bailey said.
After failing a field sobriety test, the student was arrested for possibly operating a vehicle under the influence. When the officer asked the passenger for her identification, she also had a fake driver's license. She was given a ticket but was not arrested.
— Katie Burford
City commissioners grant seven contracts
Last night the Lawrence City Commission received bids for seven projects and, in a 4-0 vote, granted contracts at the recommendation of city staff to the lowest bidders who met city requirements.
"We're glad to see a lot of competition," City Manager Mike Wildgen said. "That means we have attractive projects for businesses."
The commission awarded contracts to the following companies:
LRM Industries Inc. — $665,097.40
Instituform Plains — $237,800
Vermeer Sales and Service
Vermeer Sales and Service $180,000
J. F. McGivern — $48.704
Eagle Bend Golf Course — $13,777
■ Fairbanks Morse Pump Corporation
$8,608
Wildgen said that most of the projects would be paid for with 10-year general operating bonds, but a few would be paid for with temporary two year bonds.
Utility Maintenance Contractors Inc. — $11,393
"We're pleased to see that our bonds are still receiving a high rating," Wildgen said.
Heather Woodward
NATION
Denver area falls silent 1 week after shootings
LITTLETON, Colo. — Exactly a week after the first shots rang out at Columbine High School, a hush fell over the Denver area yesterday and church bells toiled 15 times — one for each victim and the two gunmen.
It was the first public expression of mourning that included the two killers, whose names went unmentioned at Sunday's memorial attended by an estimated 70,000 people.
Televisions and radios fell silent for one minute at 11:21 a.m. After the tolling, the bells rang out in joyous tones.
Funerals for three more victims — Matthew Kechter and Kyle Velasquez, both 16, and Corey DePooter, 17 — were held. The Velasquez services drew 800 mourners, including Gov. Bill Owens.
"We did a celebratory palear to remind everybody that there is life after death," said Barry Bowman of St. John's Episcopal Cathedral in Denver.
Investigators, meanwhile, questioned Dylan Kleblen's 18-year-old girlfriend, who is thought to have bought at least two of the weapons used by
Klebold and Eric Harris.
Harris, 18, and Klebold, 17, committed suicide after bursting into Columnine High with guns and bombs on April 20.
New Airbus superjet would seat 550-650
WASHINGTON — It has been called a cruise ship in the sky, and with justification.
A new superjet being designed by Airbus Industrie, the world's second biggest aircraft maker, will boast features normally reserved for vessels that ply the high seas, not wing through the air.
Airbus hasn't signed off on building the plane — which would be the largest passenger jet in the sky — but yesterday a top company executive announced that 600 people are working on plans for the $10 billion project, and he sounded committed to seeing the plane built.
The A-3XK, which does not yet have a complete name, would have an upper deck running from its cockpit to its tail, allowing it to seat from 550 to 650 passengers. That's up to 200 more than the Boeing 747, now the largest commercial plane in the sky.
The two stories also would open up a range of possibilitie including the installation of a gym, shops and sleeping berths. Those amenities would be important distractions on the plane's target routes, long-range trips across the Pacific Ocean and throughout Asia.
WORLD
Red Cross doctor visits captured U.S. soldiers
BELGRade, Yugoslavia — A Red Cross team, including a captive doctor, was allowed to visit three captive American soldiers yesterday, leaving with letters for their families.
The American soldiers, when seen on Serbian television after their March 31 capture in Macedonia's border area, had cuts and bruises on their faces. After yesterday's private meeting in Belgrade, officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross refused to discuss their conditions.
ICRC chief Cornelio Sommaruga said only that the men were examined by a physician and allowed to give letters to their families.
Sommaruga also saw the three briefly on Monday. The visit yesterday was the first "official" contact as provided for according to the Geneva conventions for prisoners of war.
The ICRC also conducted a second visit with a Yugoslav officer captured by Kosovo Albanian rebels and held at a U.S. military base in Mannheim, Germany.
Christopher J. Stone, 25; Andrew A. Ramirez, 24; and Steven M. Gonzales, 21; were seized in disputed circumstances along the Yugoslav-Macedonian border on March 31, seven days after NATO launched its bombing campaign.
The Associated Press
Emily Taylor honored at program
Kansas Union, which honored outstanding women staff members, educators and students.
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Holding a cane in each hand and wearing a corsage, Taylor received an award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, handed her a crystal plaque.
"I thought he probably had this," Taylor joked, "but I thought he was just too lazy to bring it to me."
Later in the night, Taylor again ascended the stage to receive the Outstanding Pioneer Award, an award that recognized her historic contributions to humanity.
Taylor, for whom the Emily Taylor Resource Center is named, was dean of women 1956-1974.
"I thought the Pioneer woman had to be dead," she joked as she headed back to her seat.
Joan Brunfeldt, a physician, and Karen Gallagher, dean of education administration, were inducted into the KU Women's Hall of Fame.
"It's really wonderful to have the opportunity to recognize some outstanding women," said Kathy Rose-Mockry, current director of the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center. "It's good to get their names out."
Barbara Ballard, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs, also received recognition for her 18 years of service as director of the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center. Ballard ended her tenure as director in 1998.
ON THE RECORD
The award ceremony was sponsored by the Commission on the Status of Women and the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center.
Edited by Liz Wristen
A KU student's car was stolen between midnight and 8 a.m. Saturday in the 800 block of Tennessee Street, Lawrence Police said. The car was valued at $400.
A KU student's parking pass was stolen between 3 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Monday in the city at large, Lawrence Police said. The pass was valued at $3.
A KU student's cellular phone was stolen between 6 and 10 p.m. April 16 in the 1800 block of Naismith Drive, Lawrence Police said. The cellular phone was valued at $200.
A KU police officer was dispatched to Anschutz Science Library at 2:45 a.m. yesterday on a report that a KU employee was having a seizure, the KU Public Safety Office said. The woman was looked at by medical personnel, but she refused to be taken to the hospital.
A KU student's car collided with the car of another student at 6:12 p.m. Monday at 15th Street and Engel Road, the KU Public Safety Office said. Both cars received major damage.
A KU visitor's car was struck by an unidentified vehicle between midnight Friday and 8 p.m. Saturday in Lot 105, southwest of McColum Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. Damage to the car was minor.
A KU student's CDs and a CD case were stolen between 5 p.m. Friday and 8:10 a.m. Saturday from room 416 at the Art and Design Building, the KU Public Safety Office said. The stolen property was valued at $475.
A KU student's folder and paper were stolen between 5 p.m. Friday and 12:10 p.m. Monday from 459 Fraser Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The stolen property was valued at $50.
ON CAMPUS
OAKS — Non-Traditional Students Association will have a brown bag luncheon from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. today at Alcove A in the Kansas Union. Call Simile Berroya at 830-0074 for more information.
Ecumenical Christian Ministries will present the University Forum from noon to 1 p.m. today at the ECM Center, 1204 Oread Ave. This week's topic is "New Ways of Looking at Art," and the featured speaker is Pat Villeneuve, associate curator of Spencer Museum of Art and associate professor of design at the University of Kansas. Call Thad Holcombe at 843-4933 for more information.
The African and African-American Studies Department will present "Dappin", Dyin", and Signifin': Depictions of African-American Soldiers in the Vietnam War Films, 1968-1998 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. today at the Governor's Room in the Kansas Union. Professor Chico Herbison of the department will be the featured speaker. Call Pia Thielmann at 864-3054 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.
The Student Alumni Association will sponsor "From Boots to Bowling" at 7 p.m. tonight at Adams Alumni Center. There will be a short meeting and then a trip to the bowling lanes. Call 864-9779 for more information.
Students for the Understanding of Civilization and the Humanities will have an open meeting for the campus to know more about the organization at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Parlors in the Kansas Union. Britton Klimmer will be the featured musician. Call Amanda Madlen at 864-9006 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.
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HELP KOSOVO
Who: The Jewish Student Council What: Clothes Drive for Kosovo When: Now - Friday April 30th
Where: Donation spots are located at
- Hillel Office - located in the union
- Sigma Delta Tau House - 1625 Edgehill
- Zeta Beta Tau House - 1003 Emery
Please feel free to drop any type of clothing off at any of these places.
Why: To help those that are less fortunate!
If any questions, please call the Hillel Office at 864-3948