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The Inside Front
Friday April 3,1998
News
from campus, the state the nation and the world
Malaysian Cultural Night is at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Ballroom in the Kansas Union.
On CAMPUS:
"Auto Mechanics for Beginners" begins Wednesday.
In LAWRENCE:
Money stolen during fight at Doe Hombres.
Man investigated for paying penny less than Journal-
World price.
In the NATION:
TOPEKA: Proposed bill would deny state employees funds for elective abortions.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark: Legal experts agree that Arkansas Judge's decision to dismiss Clinton case was correct.
CAMPUS
Celebration to honor Malaysian heritage
The Malaysian Student Association will present the 1998 Malaysian Cultural Night tomorrow night at the Ballroom in the Kansas Union.
"Weaving All Our Heritage; Past and Present," will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a traditional Malaysian dinner. The program, including traditional dances, skits, music, a fashion show and a traditional Malaysian wedding display, will follow the dinner. Tickets are $8.50 and are available at the SUA box office. They also are available from any MSA member and will be available at the door tomorrow night. The event is open to all students and Lawrence community members.
Erinda Tihal, MSA public relations chair and West Kalimanant, Indonesia, junior, said the organization was excited about the event and hoped to educate attendees about Malaysia.
"We want to try and introduce Malaysia to KU and the Lawrence community," she said. "I'm sure it's going to be a great night."
Women's center offers auto mechanics classes
The Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center will sponsor a auto mechanics class this month.
"Auto Mechanics for Beginners," will be offered from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday April 8, 15 and 22 at Byron's Autohaus, 640 N. Second St. The registration is $15. Registration a.d.prepayment are required. The first session is a prerequisite for the following sessions.
The class will teach the fundamentals of car maintenance and repair under the direction of certified mechanic, Byron Edmondson. For more information contact
Tanya Kool at 864-3552.
— briefs by Sara Anderson
Restaurant encounters fight, gunshot, theft
A small fight Wednesday morning at Dos Hombres escalated and resulted in a gunshot being fired in the restaurant's parking lot.
During the fight, an undetermined amount of money also was stolen from the front door of Dos Hombres, 815 New Hampshire St., Lawrence Police Sgt. George Wheeler said. The fight began on the restaurant's patio at about 1:25 a.m., Wheeler said.
Kenny Gall, Dos Hombres entertainment director, said the fight moved into the parking lot where an unidentified man pointed a gun in the air and fired a shot.
Wheeler said the restaurant's bouncer tried to break up the fight, leaving a blue Mercantile Bank bag with an undetermined amount of door money in it unguarded. After the fight was stopped, the bouncer found the money bag had been stolen, Wheeler said.
Gall said the fight occurred during a rap group's performance. He said Dos Hombres had presented rap shows in the past but the restaurant would not have them any more.
"I booked the rap show to give the group a chance to play a concert before a live audience," he said. "I thought that since audiences are unable to see these shows anywhere else, they would appreciate it. They did not, and they could not maintain a civil order, and it won't happen again."
a law order, and it were thieves again. The suspects, who were unidentified, left the scene before police arrived, Wheeler said.
Man threatens clerk, refuses to pay penny
A Lawrence man unwilling to pay more
than 52 cents for a 53-cent copy of Tuesday's Lawrence Journal-World assaulted a Texaco employee. Law enforcement police said.
Sgt. George Wheeler said at 8:25 a.m.
Tuesday a Lawrence man entered Texaco,
1030 N. Third St., and picked up a copy of
the Journal-World.
"He looked at the line to the cash register, whereupon he determined that the line was too long," Wheeler said. "He walked up to the front, and put 52 cents on the counter."
Wheeler said the clerk, a 37-year-old Lawrence woman, noticed the change was a penny short of the paper's cost.
"She pointed to the penny exchange cup by the register and told him to take one," Wheeler said.
The man walked out of the store and got in his car without giving her the full 53 cents. Wheeler said.
"She runs out to the car and says 'That's 53 cents!" Wheeler said. "She was behind the car, and he backed out."
The clerk felt threatened and called police, Wheeler said.
"His statement was that he didn't intend to hurt her in any way." Wheeler said.
The man still has not paid the 53 cents and still has the newspaper. Wheeler said
and still has the newspaper, Wheeler said. Police identified the suspect, but no arrest was made.
"We're going to give it to the district attorney's office and see what they want to do with it."
— briefs by Ronnie Wachter
Proposed budget curbs state funded abortions
or a substantial impairment of a major bodily function.
The House's version of a proposed state budget includes a provision that would prevent state workers' health insurers from paying for abortions except in cases of medical emergencies.
The policy defines a medical emergency as a situation threatening a woman's life
In other instances, a state worker still could obtain an abortion but would have to pay for it out of her own pocket.
NATION
"We're spending taxpayers' money on abortions," said Rep. Mike Farmer, R-Wichita, an opponent of abortion rights. "The majority of Kansans and the Ameri-can public alike do not believe government should be funding abortions."
Farmer noted similar language is contained in a law enacted this year banning most abortions at the University of Kansas Medical Center's hospital.
Judge Wright's decision was proper, experts say
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Legal experts say it took courage for U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright to discard Paula Jones' sexual harassment lawsuit in the face of political pressure from conservative groups for a trial.
But from a legal standpoint, they said, she made the obvious decision.
"She screened out any political biases on her part, any political favor," said Robert Savage, chairman of the University of Arkansas political science department. "She looked at it clearly, objectively."
An outspoken Clinton critic, Little Rock lawyer Charles Suphan, said: "The judge simply made a decision based on the standard of the law, and I'm sure she acted in good conscience and ruled properly."
Three years ago, Judge Wright granted Clinton's request to delay Jones' trial until after he left the presidency.
"To the extent that it was one of the most highly publicized cases ever, it seem-d to me that it was by the book," said attorney Lawrence Fox of Philadelphia, former chairman of the American Bar Association's litigation section.
The Associated Press
Service held for freshman killed on break
By Laura Roddy
lroddy@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
A floral arrangement, two candles and a photo collage of a smiling Heather Norris and her friends rested on a table in the Spooner Hall courtward.
Students and faculty, Office of Admissions staff and football players, KU Ambassadors and friends formed an arc around the table, filling the courtyard. More than 150 people gathered at 6 p.m. yesterday to honor the memory of Norris.
The University of Kansas freshman, a 19-year-old from Ballwin, Mo. was killed in a March 24 car crash on Interstate 44 six miles west of Lebanon, Mo.
The 45-minute service was videotaped to send to her parents.
Norris was a McCollum Hall resident, KU Ambassador, equipment manager for the KU football team and Natural History Museum volunteer.
The Rev. Vincent Krische of the St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center began the service with a prayer. He asked mourners to think about the difference knowing Norris made in their lives.
About 10 of Norris' friends and colleagues shared their thoughts and memories.
One friend asked, "What can you say about a perfect angel?"
Another said, "Treasure your memory of her. Heather loved and enjoyed every minute of her life."
Tracie Schuler, Office of Admissions graduate assistant, said Norris shared her enthusiasm for the University with prospective students while leading weekly campus tours.
"Every Thursday morning, she came in with the biggest smile." Schuler said.
He compared life to a jigsaw puzzle and said that the pieces of it were the people, places and events experienced.
Frank DeSalvo, director of counseling and psychological services, offered mourners a way to make sense of death and loss.
"Death doesn't mean you toss that piece away," DeSalvo said. "Heather was a permanent part of your lives, so find a place for it."
The service ended with Norris' favorite song, What a Wonderful World.
"Now it's time to close this book and go on with the good memories," Schuler said.
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Today IN HISTORY
1776 — George Washington received an honorary doctor of laws degree from Harvard College
1848 — Thomas Douglas became the first San Francisco publisher.
1860 — Pony Express began between St. Joseph, Mo. and Sacramento, Calif. The first riders simultaneously left both cities
1882 — Jessie James shot dead in St. Joseph Mo, by Robert Ford
1910 — Highest mountain in North America, Alaska's Mt. McKinley climbed
1936 — Convicted Lindbergh baby killer Bruno Hauptmann executed
1948 — Harry Truman signed Marshall Plan
1964 — U.S. and Panama agree to resume diplomatic relations
A KU student was battered at 3 a.m. Tuesday in the 1800 block of Mississippi Street, Lawrence police said.
The soft top of a KU student's car was damaged, and a block AM/FM/CD stereo was stolen from inside it, between 1 and 10:30 a.m. in the 900 block of Massachusetts Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $750.
A KU student's parking permit was taken between noon March 12 and noon March 19 from the lot east of Hashinger Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The permit was valued at $75.
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