The weekend's weather
Tomorrow: rainy and cooling temperatures
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO BOX 3585
TOPEKA, KS 66601-3585
Sunday: freezing rain and more falling temperatures.
kansan Weekend Edition
Friday
January 30,1998
Section:
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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Vol. 108 · No.90
Saturday
& Sunday
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Wandering the Web
The following are live events hosted by BarnesNoble.com.
All of the authors will be chatting online during the next week.
Check it out. You might actually learn something.
Sundav
Forrest J. Ackerman "Forrest J. Ackerman's World of Science Fiction"
Monday
Monday
Lilian Jackson Braun
"The Cat Who Sang for the Birds"
Tuesday
T.C. Boyle
"Riven Rock"
■ Wednesday
Isaac Mizrahi
"The Adventures of Sandee the Supermodel"
Thursday Stacy Horn "Cyberville"
Feb. 5
Iris Johanson
“And Then You Die...”
■ Feb. 7
Gary Krist
"Bad Chemistry"
Correction
Because of an editorial writer's error, Susan Hadl, was misidentified as a KU Police sergeant. She is a sergeant in the Lawrence Police Department.
Lawrence Concert Calendar for this weekend:
Tonight
Bambino's Italian Cafe: Bill
The Bottleneck: The Schwag
Hi-linx: Swing 39
The Jazzhaus: The Band that Saved the World
Milton's: Bill Crahan and John Lomis
Tomorrow
Bambino's Italian Cafe: Scott Goodman
Hi-Jinx: Key West Jazz Quartet
The Bottleneck: Danger Bob & TV50
Index
News ...2A
Sports ...1B
Features ...8A
Classifieds...6-7A
Game times ...2B
Horoscopes ...2B
Editorial ...4A
Movie Listings ...5A
Med Center baby found in St. Louis
Infant to return to mother today; couple arrested
By Lisa Stevens John
John@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
The University Daily Kansan is the student newspaper of the University of Kansas. The first copy is paid through the student activity fee. Additional copies of the Kansan are 25 cents.
Long hours of searching by local authorities and FBI agents paid off last night as a man and woman were arrested in connection with the kidnapping of baby Carlie, born Wednesday at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Agents found the baby and arrested Buddy Hall, of Grant City, Mo., and Amanda Tull, of Sheridan, Mo., at 10:10 p.m. in High Ridge, Mo., a St. Louis suburb.
The suspects were on their way to relatives with the baby. Carlie, the daughter of a 19-year-old Kansas City, Kan., resident, was taken late Wednesday night from the Med Center maternity ward.
University of Kansas Medical Center officials give an update on Wednesday night's abduction of an infant from the hospital's maternity room. Among those at yesterday's press conference were Tom Valuk, Vice President of Medical Affairs; Rick Johnson, Chief of Med Center Police; and Irene Cumming, Hospital Chief Executive Officer. Photo by Lisa Stevens John/KANSAN
The name of the mother has not been released. The baby reportedly will be returned to her mother today.
the couple, the Med Center requested the assistance of the public in locating the infant.
By widely publicizing pictures of
Jeff Lanza, spokesman for the Kansas City, Mo., bureau of the FBI, said 80 to 100 FBI agents worked on this case and followed all leads.
Developments yesterday showed an abduction plan might have begun earlier than first expected. Hall and Tull had been seen in the maternity ward at North Kansas City Hospital on Wednesday evening, Lanza said.
A night nurse at North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City, Mo., remembered seeing the suspects on the hospital's maternity floor after seeing Wednesday evening newscasts and descriptions of the abductors.
North Kansas City Hospital contacted the FBI yesterday morning, Lanza said. Security cameras at North Kansas City Hospital had recorded the suspects' visit.
"It was very clearly shown on the videotape that those same suspects were in that hospital at 7:42 (p.m.), on the maternity floor," Lanza said. "It doesn't mean they were going to steal a baby there, but certainly, all the indications are that they were looking for a place for the opportunity to present itself."
Rick Johnson, chief of Med Center Police, said security measures at the Med Center exceeded industry standards.
Security cameras at the Med Center also recorded the suspects.
Lanza said Med Center videotapes showed Hall and Tull had been in the hospital cafeteria shortly after 10 p.m. They went to the maternity floor, and Tull went into the mother's room and talked to her about the baby. The baby was taken from the room after the mother fell asleep.
The videotapes showed the suspects leaving through the front door of the Med Center with the baby at 11:16 p.m.
"They carried the baby out in a carrier," Lanza said. "They had had an empty baby carrier at some point, and when they left, they had a full baby carrier."
Lanza said the FBI canvassed all the hospitals in the area to determine if the suspects had been at any other hospitals.
"Maternity floors need to have good security to begin with," Lanza said. "In light of what's happening, I think everyone should take a second look at security."
"However. KU police are working closely with the staff of the hospital to review security after last night's abduction," Johnson said.
Doug Caulfield, O'Fallon, Ill., sophomore and president of the KU Sailing Club, inspects the sail on a boat in front of Wescoe Hall. The club set up the boat to recruit members and draw attention during the warm weather yester day afternoon. Photo by Roger Nomer/KANSAN
I've got sunshine. . .
Warm weather spreads spring fever in January
As temperatures rise students stay at home crazy 'bout the mercury
By Marc Sheforgen
msheforgen @kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The sun is out, temperatures are up and students are outdoors in light clothing, enjoying typical activity for spring or summer -- only it's happening in January.
brought steady afternoon crowds.
Temperatures have reached the 50s every day this week and even climbed into the 60s on Tuesday. The University of Kansas campus was alive with students taking advantage of this winter heat wave.
Yesterday afternoon, patrons packed onto the front porch of The Crossing, 618 W. 12th St., to enjoy afternoon beverages in the sun. The summertime sounds of Jimmy Buffett could be heard from thejukebox inside.
Gregg Hirshberg of Overland Park took advantage of the nice afternoon by bringing his nephew Elijah Naves to campus to celebrate Naves' fifth birthday. The two spent three hours yesterday walking around campus, blowing bubbles and dribbling a basketball.
"He likes campus life," Hirshberg said. "He gets to feel like a big kid, plus the chicks dig him."
In front of Douthart Scholarship Hall, freshmen Michelle Clay, Newton; Amy Hubert, Concordia and Becky Johnson, Overland Park, had a picnic lunch and then spent the afternoon playing cards.
"It makes it really hard to go to class and really easy to come to The Crossing and have a beer."
it makes it really hard to go to class and really easy to come to The Crossing and have a beer." Traci Meisenheimer, Oak Park, Calif., junior, said of the warm weather.
Emily Morrison, Salina junior and Crossing bartender, said typically winter days at the bar were dead, but this week's warm weather had
Traci Meisenheimer Oak Park, Calif., junior
"We figure you have to get out here where the sun is," Clay said.
Jeff Brown, Lenexa sophomore, spent part of yesterday afternoon playing Frisbee on the front lawn of Fraser Hall.
"It's real nice when you get a break in the middle of winter," he said. "It's a good time to break out the bike or the Frisbee. That's pretty much what we've been doing."
The National Weather Service in Tomeks said the average
high temperature for late January was 38 degrees. The service said this week's warm days could be attributed to upper-level wind flow off of the Pacific Ocean.
The service said a storm was expected in Lawrence this weekend and would bring the temperatures back down.
Celebrating heritage
African American History Month begins Sunday. For a complete list of activities,
See page 3A
Green machine
The Surge Spring Break RV rolled into town yesterday, entertaining students at the Burge Union with games and giveaways. See page 6A
Family ties
Roy Williams' and Bob Frederick's sons both have found niches at North Carolina. See page 1B
Troubled waters
Students question the Missouri Gaming Commission's actions surrounding "boats in moats." See page 5A
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