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The Inside Front
Thursday April 9,1998
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morning for allegedly punching a Lawrence animal control officer chase a golden retriever in order to retrieve a small terrier from its mouth.
Lawrence police arrested a 70-year-old woman Tuesday morning for allegedly punching a man in an area church.
Lawrence animal control officers chase a golden
The University of Kansas will be the site of the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers Conference.
The Latin American Solidarity Organization will sponsor a dinner tonight to talk about El Salvador.
LOS ANGELES — Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer are ending their run as masters of their TV domain.
CAMPUS
'Little old lady' arrested in dispute about cutting in line
Lawrence police arrested a 70-year-old woman Tuesday morning for allegedly punching a man in an area church, Sgt. George Wheeler said.
"He was punched in the jaw by this little old lady while he was waiting in line for his free breakfast," Wheeler said.
Wheeler said the confrontation began at 7 a.m. Tuesday while the Jubilee Cafe was serving breakfast at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1027 Vermont St. He said the woman entered the line for breakfast, when a 40-year-old Lawrence man already in the line accused the woman of cutting in. Wheeler said.
"She took umbrage at this and hit him," Wheeler said.
Police were contacted to investigate a battery, Wheeler said.
"Apparently, they were still in line, but words were still being exchanged," Wheeler said. "To prevent further violence, we took the lady into custody."
Loose golden dog retrieves, injures terrier in Lawrence
Lawrence animal control officers chased a golden retriever Tuesday morning after attempting to rescue a small terrier from the mouth of the retriever, Lawrence police said.
Sgt. George Wheeler a resident of the 1900 block of West 31st Street saw the golden retriever attacking Bear, the terrier, and called Lawrence Animal Control.
Animal control officers began searching the area for the dogs, he said.
"The dog, which is apparently bigger than Bear, took Bear in his mouth and jumped over a fence with him." Wheeler said.
"They found the golden retriever, minus Bear, and chased him on foot." Wheeler said.
The retriever hurried another tense to elude his captors, Wheeler said. The animal control officers could not jump the fence, so they went around it.
"Then, they had a dog mix-up," Wheeler said. "They found a similar dog, but he had a different collar on."
Wheeler said Bear, who had been seriously injured in the attack, was treated at Clinton Parkway Animal Hospital, 4340 Clinton Parkway.
He said the golden retriever, who was not captured, was last seen wearing a blue collar.
Latin American Solidarity group to hold dinner tonight
The Latin American Solidarity Organization will sponsor a dinner tonight to talk about El Salvador.
The black beans and rice dinner will start at 5:30 p.m. at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries building, 1204 Oread Ave. It is open to the public.
Although the event is free, Hope said the organization usually asked for $2 donations.
After dinner, Mary Coppie will speak about about her trip to El Salvador. Coppie is a graduate student at Kansas State University and went to El Papaturio, a Lawrence sister city in El Salvador, last summer. She will talk about her impressions of life in that country.
Rosana Aguire, El Salvador graduate student, said bringing speakers who were not from Latin America helped show a different perspective about Latin American issues.
"It's mostly about the way she saw the community there." Aguire said about Coppe's lecture. "It's a way to tell people how it is in Latin America and destroy stereotypes that we see in the movies and in the media."
Megan Hope, Garden City graduate student and president of the Latin American Solidarity Organization, said the purpose of the group was to educate people about situations of injustice in Latin America.
She said the last dinner that the organization sponsored was in February and the lecture was about the multilateral agreement on investments and how it affected different countries in Latin America.
There are about 10 students involved with the organization and they meet every other week, on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. The meetings are at 4:30 p.m. in the Kansas Union.
— Marcelo Vilela
Conference will highlight Native American writers
The University of Kansas will be the site of the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers Conference today, tomorrow and Saturday.
The conference will feature visiting writers from Arizona, Oklahoma, Texas, Cornell University and the University of California-Davis, said Cornel Pewardy, assistant professor of education and coordinator of the event.
The conference will begin at 8 a.m. today with registration and will end Saturday night with the KU Native American Student Association's annual Spring Pow Wow at Anschutz Sports Pavilion.
"The theme is silent genocide," Peewardy said, "That is what you get when people create an image that is not based in authenticity."
Pewwardy said Native American writing and publishing suffered from a lack of opportunity.
"Many Native American storytellers and writers don't think we're getting published as much as other groups," he said, "We're going to have a panel discussion to find out what we can do about it."
Speakers and panelists from the area include Luci Tapahonso, associate professor of English, and James Stevens from Haskell Indian Nations University.
The Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers is a consortium established to publish and distribute Native American writing, Pewheyward said.
Channette Kirby, library assistant and planning committee member, said the conference would contribute to the community because of its broad coverage of Native
"The speakers coming are the leading Native American speakers in the country," Kirby said.
American issues.
Peewardy said that before Columbus' North American arrival, more than 100 million indigenous Americans existed. Now, there are only two million.
"Who's going to tell the story of what happened?" he said, "That's what this conference is for — to tell our stories."
Chris Horton
Information can be obtained from the Native American Student Association, 864-4326.
NATION
Seinfeld gang tapes top-secret final show
LOS ANGELES — After nearly a decade of chatting in the coffee shop, munching on cereal, breaking up with all potential mates and yada yada yada, Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer are ending their run as masters of their TV domain.
The final episode of Seinfeld was taped last night. The show is going out on top, still television's No. 1 comedy and the centerpiece of NBC's powerhouse Thursday night lineup. The hourlong finale will air May 14.
A VIP crowd watched some scenes, but the ending was filmed without an audience. Those involved with the show were asked to sign confidentiality agreements, and scripts were kept from actors and NBC executives.
Despite an offer to raise his pay from $1 million to an estimated $5 million per episode next season, Seinfeld decided to end the show.
The network sold two 30-second commercials on the final episode for a record $2 million each. The old record for the most expensive ad time on television was set in January, when NBC sold a Super Bowl half-minute for $1.3 million.
The Associated Press
Comptroller resigns after two months
By Gerry Doyle gdoyle@kansan.com Kanson staff writer
After a two-month stay, the University's new comptroller has resigned
and knifeman, who began working for the University in February, resigned Tuesday afternoon.
Klinkner said his decision was based on what was best for his family. He said that although the decision was sudden, it was necessary.
"There are times when you have to make decisions for professional reasons and financial reasons," he said. "Now, I have made a decision for my family. My kids are in their formative years. They have good friends. Their feelings finally surfaced within the last couple of weeks."
Klinkner plans to return to Warrensburg, Mo., where he was controller at Central Missouri State University from 1991 to 1996 and where his family still lives.
Klinkner said he had enjoyed working at the University and said nothing involved with the University had caused him to resign.
"There are no personality issues or anything like that," he said. "It was a great place to be. It was a place I wanted to be. I'm really disappointed."
Lindy Eakin, associate provost, said he was trying to figure out where to go from here and said a candidate search might begin soon.
The resignation had caught him by surprise, he said.
"Last it talked to him, he was looking for a house here." Eakin said. "We're still trying to sort through this. The questions now are: How do we move forward? How do we keep moving forward?"
Director of purchasing Diane Goddard will take over Klinkner's duties. Goddard served as interim comptroller before Klinkner was hired.
Goddard said the comptroller's position was not one that should remain open.
"I was pretty much doing it before Mel got here, so I'm fairly current on all the issues," she said.
"I can't say I saw this one coming," she said. "But I truly understand the decision. None of us wanted to lose Mel. He was a pretty perfect fit."
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Today IN HISTORY
1865 - Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox, ending the Civil War.
1879 - Actor W. C. Fields is born in Philadelphia
1942 American and Filipino forces are overwhelmed by Japanese at Bataan.
1950. Bob Hope makes his first TV appearance.
1954 - Actor Dennis Quaid is born.
1959 . NASA announces the first seven astronauts
1965 In the first game at the Astrodome, Houston beats the Yankees 2-1.
1967 - The first Boeing 737 rolls out of the factory.
1979 Keshia Knight Pulliam, "Rudy" on The Cosy Show, is born.
A Lee's Summit, Mo., resident was arrested for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol at 2:18 a.m. yesterday in the 2200 block of Iowa Street, the KU Public Safety Office said.
- The KU Public Safety Office reported to the Lied Center at 11:09 a.m. Monday in reference to harassing phone messages directed at a housekeeping employee. The employee did not file criminal charges.
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