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The Inside Front
Wednesday June 24,1998
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
On CAMPUS:
Student arrested for masturbating in his own home.
Blue Rapids couple donates $100,300 scholarship to University.
In the NATION:
CHICAGO: E. coll bacteria found in the potato salad of a restaurant.
CHICAGO: Butterfat shortage could lead to price increases of ice cream and other products.
CAMPUS
Man arrested at home masturbating in window
A University of Kansas student witnessed a man masturbating in his apartment early Sunday morning, Lawrence police said.
The man was arrested at 1:54 a.m. on one count of indecent exposure, said Sgt. George Wheeler of the Lawrence police.
Wheeler said that even though the man was inside his apartment, in the 1900 block of West 31st Street, his activity was illegal because he could be seen through his open window.
"If it's in the public view, then it's indecent." Wheeler said.
The student told police that she first witnessed the man masturbating at 12:15 a.m., Wheeler said.
—Ronnie Wachter
Blue Rapids couple endows scholarship in their name
Provost David Shulenburger announced Thursday that a Kansas farm couple has given $100,300 for scholarships at the University of Kansas.
William and Dorothy Hula of Blue Rapids gave securities to the Kansas University Endowment Association to endow the William J. and Dorothy L. Hula Scholarship Fund for KU students from Marshall County, where Blue Rapids is located.
Though neither of the Hulas attended the University, both have been strong supporters of higher education. Dorothy said that she saw the scholarships as a way of giving something back to students in her community.
"We're in a small community, and it's just interesting to watch them grow up," she said. "Some of them probably couldn't go to college if they didn't have extra help."
The Hulas were born in Blue Rapids and
graduated from Blue Rapids High School. William began his farming career immediately after high school. At the same time, Dorothy and her first husband raised three sons. After her first husband's death, she served as Marshall County treasurer for 18 years.
Acquaintances since high school, the Hulas married nearly 22 years ago. They are life members of the Chancellors Club, KU's major donor organization.
The donation will be administered by the KU Endowment Association. Founded in 1891, it is the oldest foundation of its kind at a public university in the United States.
— Duane Wagler
NATION Illinois deli may be cause of large E. coli outbreak
CHICAGO — A dell's potato salad was tested Tuesday as the possible source of one of the nation's largest known E. coli outbreaks. As many as 4,500 people became ill.
"We're still seeing people who are presenting symptoms — cramps, nausea and diarrhea," said Sean McDermott, a representative of the Cook County Department of Public Health.
Meanwhile in Georgia, a virulent form of E. coll traced to a water park made at least six children sick.
The Illinois outbreak the weekend of June 6 struck customers at iwan's Deli and Catering in southwest suburban Orland Park. An estimated 4,000 to 4,500 people became ill as a result of the bacterium enterotoxigenic scherichia coli. The trouble was traced to food sold at iwan's or served at more than 300 of the 530 parties catered by iwan's that weekend.
McDermott said a statistical analysis showed that potato salad could have caused the problem.
Dr. Paul Mead of the federal Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention said the out break was the largest documented in the United States of the relatively rare bacterium, also known as ETEC or "traveler's diarrhea."
He said the next-largest outbreak was in 1980 in an unspecified Wisconsin city and made some 450 victims ill.
Mead refused to comment on whether it could be the largest U.S. outbreak of E. coli in any of its many forms. He said the Orland Park variety of the bacterium was nothing like E. coli 0157:H7, which made 700 patrons of Jack in the Box restaurants sick in Washington state in 1993. Four died in that outbreak.
Georgia health officials said a Marietta water park was the source of the more dangerous strain — E. coli O157:H7 — that has made six children ill.
"They cause completely different diseases." Mead said.
Officials have found three additional cases — two children in Tennessee and one child from South Carolina — who have become sick since attending White Water one of those two days.
The children's conditions remained unchanged Tuesday. A 3-year-old boy and 6- and 2-year-old sisters were in fair condition; a 4-year-old girl was in critical condition along with a 2-year-old girl who was the first child hospitalized.
Brody Weiss, the 3-year-old son of Atlanta Braves shortstop Walt Weiss, was in serious condition.
The hospitals have not identified the children; the elder Weiss confirmed that the middle of his three boys was among them.
While ETC, traveler's diarrhea, is common in developing countries, it is not often seen in the United States, experts said. They said there have been just 14 U.S. outbreaks in the last 23 years.
Most people recover from the illness without antibiotics or specific treatment, the county health department said.
Shortage of butterfat raises price of cream products
CHICAGO — Call it the Battle for the Bulge
Across the nation, there is a shortage of
butterfat, the stuff that makes ice cream,
chocolate, pastries and other rich, tasty
foods so good.
The shortage has led to a battle for the stuff among food manufacturers a battle that could mean record prices for butter, ice cream, cheese and cream cheese.
"I'd tell people to stock up, but I'm afraid that window of opportunity passed three weeks ago," said dairy consultant Mary Ledman of Libertville. Ill.
— The Associated Press
Butterfat is the fatty part of milk processed out to make butter and added to foods.
Americans have been greasing the wheels for an increase in prices for months, as flavor won against health-consciousness. Food manufacturers have quietly been adding more fat to their products this year, and people have been lapping it up.
The problem is this: Nobody told the cows. They are still producing the same 3.6 pounds of butterfat for every 100 pounds of milk.
"As a result, we have the butter manufacturer competing against the cheese manufacturer, competing against the ice cream manufacturer, competing against the hundreds of products that use butterfat," Ledman said Tuesday.
For only the second time in history, the price of Grade AA butter has risen to $1.95 a pound, or 73 percent higher than a year ago, on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Butter is about 80 percent butterfat.
Prices at the supermarket could rise to $3 a pound by late summer, economists said. Prices have been about $2 a pound for most of the year.
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream, Ben & Jerry's and other ice cream manufacturers have raised or plan to raise their prices in coming weeks.
The Associated Press
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's wallet was stolen at 5 p.m. Thursday from Robinson Center, the KU Office of Public Safety said. The loss was valued at $83.
A KU student's backpack was stolen at 5:30 p.m. June 17 from Robinson Center, the KU Office of Public Safety said. The loss was valued at $90.
A Panasonic-brand camcorder, battery and battery charger were stolen from a faculty member between May 26 and June 10 at Robinson Center, the KU Office of Public Safety said. The loss was valued at $770.40.
A Kansas City woman was arrested for OUI and illegal registration at 11:31 p.m. Sunday at the 1200 block of Sunnyside Road, the KU Office of Public Safety said.
Two sanitary-napkin dispensers were damaged and quarters were stolen between Friday and Sunday from bathrooms at Wescoe Hall, the KU Office of Public Safety said. The damage was estimated at $100 and the loss was valued at $5.
A KU student's mountain bike was stolen at an unknown time Saturday in the 1700 block of Massachusetts Street, Lawrence police said. The bike was valued at $980.
A KU student's day planner, bank withdrawal card and seven other items were stolen at 3:45 p.m. Friday in the 3300 block of Iowa Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $522.
A KU student's checkbook was stolen and 15 checks were forged between June 2 and June 6 in the 2500 block of Iowa Street. Lawrence police said
A KU student's car stereo, CD player and two other items were stolen or damaged between 12:50 and 2:30 a.m. Monday in the 900 block of Vermont Street, Lawrence police said. The loss was valued at $600.
ON CAMPUS
At 7 p.m. Monday and at 3 p.m. Tuesday in 3140 Wescoe Hall, the Office of International Student Services will explain changes in employment and enrollment regulations for students affected by the Asian economic crisis. Students whose financial support comes from Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines or Thailand are encouraged to attend. For more information contact Lynne Vanahill at 864-3617.
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