FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2003
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The Inside Front
FRIDAY,JANUARY17,2003
3A
News briefs
CORRECTION
In yesterday's The University Daily Kansan, the organizer of a peace rally tomorrow was misidentified. The Organization of Lawrence Anti-Imperialists is organizing the rally. Participants should meet at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Buford Watson Park, near Sixth and Kentucky streets. The march begins at 11:30 a.m.
STATU
Winter storm to blame for two Kansas fatalities
Winter weather is blamed for at least two deaths as a blanket of snow ranging from an inch to nearly a foot covered the state last night.
Two north-central Kansas residents were killed in separate accidents near Minneapolis on U.S. Highway 81, which was temporarily shut down because of the high number of accidents , authorities said.
Jennifer Renz, 42, of Concordia died around 4:30 p.m. after she lost control of her van and slid into a ditch. She was ejected from the vehicle, authorities said. About an hour later, Joyce Standley, 47, of Beloit was killed at the intersection of U.S. 81 and Kansas Highway 106 when her vehicle rolled over.
The heaviest snow was north and cost of Topeka, primarily around the northeast corner of the state. Centralia received 11 inches, and the Kansas City metropolitan area got 3 to 6 inches.
Elsewhere, some areas of southeast Kansas around Chanute had between 4 and 5 inches of snow.
The next few days call for cold, dry conditions. A brief warming trend with temperatures in the upper 40s is expected Sunday and Monday across much of Kansas.
Lows will range from about 10 move Thursday night to the low-to mid-20s during the weekend. Highs in the lower 30s are expected to return early next week.
NATION
Factory fire guts building; blaze causes no injuries
ST.LOUIS - A sprawling foam factory erupted in flames yesterday morning just north of downtown, and part of
the building tumbled into the street
No injuries were immediately reported.
The five-alarm fire began about 8 a.m. as employees were arriving, Fire Capt. Robert Hennicke said.
"They were just gearing up to start work," he told CNN.
The fire appeared to start at a glue table, he said.
The building, which was gutted, is in an industrial area a few blocks from Interstate 70, and the smoke temporarily closed part of the highway, Hennicke said.
All firefighters were ordered out of the factory shortly after arriving out of fear of collapse.
Professor charged with lying about plague bacteria vials
LUBBOCK, Texas —The government charged a Texas Tech University professor with lying to investigators yesterday, saying he accidentally destroyed 30 vials of plague bacteria and then claimed they had vanished from his laboratory.
Thomas C. Butter, 61, was ordered held without bond on the charge of giving a false statement to a federal agent. The charge carries a penalty of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Defense attorney Floyd Holder said the tenured professor intended to plead innocent.
"He's looking forward to proving to a jury that he's innocent," he said.
The incident began Tuesday night when the university notified authorities and local hospitals that the plague had been reported missing to campus police. Dozens of federal agents converged on the university's medical complex amid fear of bioterrorism, but Butler was arrested Wednesday.
According to the FBI, Butler confessed to accidentally destroying the vials and then lying about their disappearance.
"I made a misjudgment by not telling (the supervisor) that the plague bacteria had been accidentally destroyed earlier rather than erroneously first found missing," Butler wrote, according to court documents filed by the FBI.
The Associated Press
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Camera on KU
Jared Schmitz, Olathe junior, Starla Titus, Newton junior, and Jeff Heidrick, Wichita senior, play UNO, a card game, to pass the time before the men's basketball game against Wyoming on Wednesday. The group set up a mock campsite inside Allen Fieldhouse to ensure that they got prime seats for the game.
Jared Soares/Kansan
ON THE RECORD
A 24-year-old KU student told the Lawrence Police Department that someone damaged the steering wheel and ignition of his 1999 Honda CRV between 11:30 p.m. Monday and 8:30
a.m. Tuesday, according to reports.
Damage was estimated at $500.
A 19-year-old KU student told the KU Public Safety Office that someone took several items, valued at $357, from
his room in Oliver Hall between 2 p.m.
Monday and 2:30 p.m. Tuesday,
according to reports. The items
included a mini refrigerator, a laundry
basket and clothing.
ON CAMPUS — For more events, go to kucalendar.com
The School of Business will present the workshop "Network Effects in the Governance of Strategic Biotec Alliances" with David T. Robinson of Columbia University at 1:30 p.m. toorrow at 502 Summerfield Hall.Call 864-2191.
The department of geology will sponsor the colloquium "A Hydrogeochemist's Perspective on Organic Contaminant Transport in Ground Water," with Richelle Allen-King of Washington State University at 4 p.m. tomorrow at 412 Lindley Hall, Call 864-4974.
The chancellor's office will host the
Martin Luther King Jr. banquet with Carl Boyd, educational consultant and former host of The Generation Rap radio show, at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Big 12 Room in the Kansas Union. Call 749-8152.
Elizabeth Berghout will perform a carillon concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Campanile. Call 864-3421.
The chancellor's office will present the Martin Luther King Jr. Gospel Sing featuring local adult and youth choirs and Eugene Blackman at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave. Call 749-8152.
The chancellor's office will present the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration with Yvonne S. Thorton as keynote speaker at 11:15 a.m. Monday at the Lied Center, Call 749-8152.
University Christian Fellowship will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the basement of Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Contact Luke Scott at 865-4222.
Latin American Solidarity will meet for the first time this semester at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Contact Rebekah Moses at 812-1994.
WORLD NEWS
militia members in Medellin this week.
Car bombing in Colombia kills four, injures 32 more
The bomb exploded in the parking
Red Cross spokeswoman Lina Marcela Campaz put the casualty toll at four dead and 32 wounded.
lot of the office in Medellin, Colombia's second largest city, Medellin police commander Gen. Leonardo Gallego said.
BOGOTA, Colombia — A car bomb exploded yesterday outside the attorney general's office in Medellin, killing four people and wounding 32, officials said.
Et Cetera
The Associated Press
Attorney General Camilo Osorio went from Bogota to Medellin, 155 miles northwest of the capital. He said the bombing may have been in retaliation for the arrests of suspected rebel
Authorities identified the dead as two employees of the attorney general, a boy and a worker at a coffee shop in the complex.
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