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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2005
STATE
Bill distances key meth ingredient
TOPEKA — A key ingredient for making methamphetamine no longer will be within easy reach of the public under legislation sent Friday to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
Directed at meth makers, the bill was a compromise worked out by House and Senate negotiators. The Senate approved it 39-0. The House vote was 119-2
Sebelius spokeswoman Nicole Corcoran said, "She will sign that bill without hesitation."
It will require certain cold and allergy tablets containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine to be sold only by pharmacies from behind a counter. Customers will have to show identification and sign a log book. It makes it illegal for retailers to sell more than three packages within a week to a person.
The Associated Press
WORLD
For our neighbors to the north, heroin users may now receive their daily dose on the government's tab in a new clinical trial.
Canada plans to dispel drug use
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research is conducting a clinical trial called the North American Opiate Medication Initiative in Canadian cities to give free heroin to addicted users in an effort to take them off the streets, lower the crime rate and prevent health hazards, according to a press release by the CIHR.
The $8.1 million study will provide half of the volunteers pharmaceutical-grade heroin while the other half will receive methadone, a treatment for heroin addiction and cravings.
— Camille Breland U-Wire, The Daily Mississippian
Family feud survives death
▼ TERRI SCHIAVO
Autopsy results expected in several weeks
BY VICKIE CHACHERI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TAMPA, Fla. — Terri Schiavo's body was cremated Saturday as disagreements continued between her husband and her parents, who were unable to have their own independent expert observe her autopsy.
The cremation was carried out according to a court order issued Tuesday establishing that Michael Schiavo had the right to make such decisions, said his lawyer, George Felos. He said plans for burying her ashes in Pennsylvania, where she grew up, had not yet been completed.
Terri Schiavo's parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, had wanted to bury their daughter in Pinellas County so they could visit her grave.
Terri Schiavo, 41, died Thursday after the removal of the feeding tube that had kept her alive since 1990, when she suffered brain damage that court-appointed doctors determined had placed her in a persistent vegetative state. Her parents had fought in court to keep her alive, disputing the doctors' opinions and saying there was hope of improvement.
Michael Schiavo has not spoken publicly since his wife's death, but Felos said Saturday: "He's holding up. It's very difficult for him."
Michael Schiavo is required to tell his wife's parents of any memorial services he plans for Terri Schiavo and where her ashes are interred.
The Schindlers plan to have their own memorial service tomorrow at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in
Gulfport.
The Schindlers had sought to have independent medical experts observe their daughter's autopsy at the Pinellas County Medical Examiner's office, but the agency refused their request, family attorneys David Gibbs fii and Barbara Weller said Saturday.
The autopsy was completed Friday, the day after Terri Schiavo died, and results are not expected for several weeks.
The examiner's office has said it would conduct routine examinations and look for any evidence of what might have caused her 1990 collapse.
Representatives of the medical examiner's office did not return a call seeking comment Saturday.
The Schindlers have accused Michael Schiivo of abusing his wife, a charge he vehemently denies.
Over the years, the couple have sought independent investigation of their daughter's condition and what caused it.
Abuse complaints to state social workers were ruled unfounded — although one investigation remains open — and the Pinellas state attorney's office did not turn up evidence of abuse in one brief probe of the case.
Gibbs said the medical examiner's videotape, pictures and tissue samples from the autopsy could be reviewed by other experts if the family asks. While the autopsy report will be a public document, images will not be made public under a 2001 law passed after the death of race car driver Dale Earnhardt.
Cranes of conflict
Dean Christy, University Facility Operations employee,works on the installation of the Korean War Memorial Friday morning on Memorial Drive, Jon Havener designed the memorial after the crane, a symbol of peace. There are a total four cranes for each entity of the conflict, and five legs, one for each entity, as well as a leg shared by all. The project had been in the works off and on for approximately thirty years because of a lack of funding in the beginning.Jack Weinberg, assistant to the chancellor, estimated that about 99 percent of the funds for the project came from Korean Americans and Koreans, some of which were not KI alumni
Rachel Seymour/KANSAN
WHERE I STAND
Voters deserve to know where those running for office stand.
- I will support roundabouts only where they provide safer and more efficient pedestrian and auto travel.
- I will work to provide long-term tax rebates on improvements to owner-occupied homes in our older neighborhoods.
- I will insist on long-term planning policies that ensure equitable treatment and benefits for all citizens.
- I will work for an employment center in southeast Lawrence that creates good-paying jobs, not traffic problems for neighbors there.
- I will promote discussions with state officials about building a bridge across the Kansas River to connect to K-10 in order to relieve 23rd Street traffic.
- I will support building a 21st century library downtown.