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University Daily Kansan, February 20, 1981
Police arrest arson suspect after 3 East Lawrence fires
Lawrence police have arrested Fredrick G. Gatewood, 46, on arson charges after three fires were set Wednesday in East Lawrence.
Gatewood was arraigned yesterday in Douglas County District Court and pleaded not guilty to two counts of arson, a class C felony and one count of aggravated assault. His trial was set for next Friday.
Arsen is punishable by one to five years minimum to 20 years maximum in prison, a $10,000 fine or both.
Aggravated arson is punishable by five to 15 years minimum to life imprisonment, a $10,000 fine or both. Police arrested Gatewood about 12:30 p.m. after witnesses saw a man fitting Gatewood's description
leaving the scene of the third fire,
set in the men's restroom of Snappy
Gas, 900 New Hampshire St., police said.
The fire burned some trash but no other damage was reported.
A police officer said he saw Gatewood at the scene of one of the other fires. Both were trash fires set in vacant houses.
The first fire, reported at 11:10 a.m., was set at 744 New York St., police said. Lawrence firefighters were called to the scene of that fire, which was extinguished before it caused any damage.
The second fire, reported at 12:15 p.m., was at 813 New Jersey St. and the fire was put out by neighbors before causing any damage.
Drinking Myth of the Week No. 5
"YA GOTTA HAND IT TO JOE. HE CAN REALLY HOLD HIS LIQUOR."
HOLD MY LUCKO.
Don't envy Joe. Often the guy who can hold so much is developing a "tolerance" for alcohol. And tolerance can be a polite word for need.
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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Election
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Filing applications available at 206 Strong Hall and Nunemaker Center for FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS. Filing deadline: 4:30 pm, Monday, February 23rd, in 206 Strong Hall and Nunemaker Center. Self nominations by students are encouraged and there are over a hundred student positions available.
Election will be conducted February 26 and 27 in 206 Strong Hall.
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Baha'i religion strengthening in Lawrence
By PENNI CRABTREE Staff Reporter
A religious group that sees itself as the next step in God's "spiritual, evolutionary plan," is putting down a new spokesman for the group said yesterday.
"We have a strong Baha'i community here, one we hope to build stronger," he said. "We are a relatively new religion, but a surprisingly fast growing one."
The Baha'i' faith, a religion born 104 hears ago, has often been described as a Moslem sect, a term that Baha'i' followers take strong exception to.
Staff Reporter
"Ours is a separate religion, not an offshoot of Islam," Chris Hamilton, a Lawrence graduate student, said. "Our religion is designed by God for this day and age as others were designed for their day."
THE BAHAI'T RELIGION first came to the United States when the son of the Bahai'ulah, the Bahai'i "promised" a picture to American universities in 1913.
There are about 50 Baha'i followers in Lawrence, Hamilton said, and the numbers are growing.
Since then, an estimated 120,000 Americans have converted to the
Baha'i faith; close to 8 million worldwide.
Members of the Baha'i faith include Leo Tolstoy, and Dash Seals and Jim Crofts.
"Baha'ulah foretold an age of world peace, of international cooperation." Hamilton said. "He also taught that there was legitimacy in every major religion, that all great religious works are holy.
"I think that one of the great appeals of the Baha'i faith is that it does not just tolerate other faiths and beliefs, but accepts them."
The scripture of the Bahai' are contained in nearly 200 volumes, but Bahai' also study the writings of nearly other religion.
"The whole body of the world's scripture relate to ours." Laleh Esmalizalidze, an Iranian graduate from Texas. Our roots are deep in many religions.
THE BAHA'I FAITH was born in Iran, Esmalizadeh said, the place where ironically, it is least accepted.
Since the Iranian revolution, persecution of the Bahai's has been particularly vigorous, she said. Over 80,000 Bahai have been detained and have been driven from their homes.
"The Islamic clergy consider the
Baha' a heretic group." Esmailizadeh said. "We teach things like international cooperation and women's rights. Baha' believe women should be educated before men, because they will raise generations of other Baha'. You can imagine how the traditional imamielry react to having the vel tern off."
In the United States, Baha i are more readily accepted, Hamilton said.
ternational organizations," Hamilton said.
"We work well with the community, and we work closely with several in-
LAWRENCE BAHA'I will be celebrating several religious holidays over the next few months. Hamilton is recognized by the public school system.
The next Baha'i holy days will be from Feb. 2 to March 20, a time for fasting and reflection, Hamilton said. Following the days of fast, from Feb. 28 to March 1, will be days of gift giving and celebration, called the Avamhama.
On the Record
The Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art reported to KU police Wednesday that an eight and one-half-room building with a fire cost $2,000, was missing from a storeroom.
The museum notified police after searching for the head since June 1979. Officials at the museum knew the head in inventory and turned up a turn in inventory, police said.
An engraving on the head said, "J. Davidson, Paris 1923."
POLICE ARRESTED six Kansas
State University students after a series of "hijinks" occurred after the KU-K state game, KU Police Captain John Mullens said yesterday.
Some of the students were held on charges of mistreatment theft after taking 105 pints a day, beer from stores, six pints St. Early Thursday morning, Mullens said.
Other K-State students were arrested for vandalism when they tore a telephone from a wall in Lewis Hall, he said.