University Daily Kansan, July 20, 1984
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CAMPUS AND AREA
News briefs from staff and wire reports
Third woman describes suspect in police custody
Lawrence police are requesting information about a 26-year-old man, in their custody, who calls himself Jesse and is 5 foot 7 inches tall with a muscular build and medium length brown hair.
A Lawrence woman told police Wednesday night that a man who fits this description raped her last weekend. Two other Lawrence women have also reported that they were raped by a man who fits this description, and police believe that there may be more victims.
The third woman told police that she met "Jesse" at the Hawk's Crossing, 618 W. 12th St., late last Friday afternoon.
A transient was arrested Sunday and later charged with two counts of rape as a result of the first two reports. He will be in the hospital.
She spent the rest of the day in various places around Lawrence with him and other friends.
She said that her friends left them alone about 11:00 p.m., and she and "Jesse" started walking back to the Hawk's Crossing. The man, using her own spiked-heel shoe as a weapon, pushed her into an alley and raped her, the woman told police.
The man showed her a folder of 8 by 10 inch photos of Michael Jackson and told her that he worked for MTV, police reports said.
KU to pick new gas supplier soon
The University of Kansas' new natural gas supplier may be chosen by the early part of next week, Tom Anderson, director of facilities operations, said yesterday.
"We're interviewing the bidders to make sure we have a clear understanding of what they are proposing." Anderson said.
Last spring, in a effort to cut down natural gas prices, KU decided to take bids from natural gas suppliers. The University is hoping to get the bulk of the bids.
The University's natural gas is now supplied by Kansas Public Service Gas Co. at a rate of $3.71 per mcf. KPS has declined to submit a bid.
Natural gas suppliers who have submitted bids are: Petro-D, Tulsa, Okla., at a rate of $2.99 per mcf; Bogina Potroleum, Lenexa, $3.10 per mcf; and Specified Engineering, Bonner Springs, $2.99 per mcf. Anderson said.
Anderson, Rodger Oroke, director of support services facilities and Gerald Merryman, assistant director of state purchasing, are conducting the interviews.
Housing demolition under way
The demolition of four houses near the intersection of Sixth and Kentucky Streets to make way for "green space" and a turn lane at that corner is under way, according to the city building inspector.
Gene Shaughnessy, the inspector, said that two houses at 602 and 604 Kentucky St. should be down by today, and that the contractor would begin to demolish houses at 606 Kentucky St. and 215 W. Sixth St. by the weekend.
Dunbar and Son Excavation is demolishing the houses at 602 and 604 Kentucky St., Shaughnessy said. R.D. Johnson Excavation will demolish the houses at 606 Kentucky St. and 215 Sixth St., he said.
Junior Frisbee event is tomorrow
The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department will co-host a regional competition of the World Junior Frisbee Disc Contest tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. at South Park, 1141 Massachusetts St.
Boys and girls from Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska are eligible for the competition.
There are age group categories for 11-year-olds and under as well as 12-15.
The competition will feature throwing for distance and accuracy, various catching techniques, Frisbee golf and freestyle.
Newsletter talks of mall financing
The second issue of the Downtown Improvement Committee's newsletter was mailed this week, and it outlined the responsibilities of the developer of the downtown mall, Town Center Venture Corp., and the city in the mall project.
The newsletter also outlines the proposed financing for the project. Copies are available from the city planning office.
Nancy Hambleton, a member of the DIC subcommittee working on the proposed malls in other cities, such as Hutchinson and Manhattan
It will also report on a talk given by John Neal of Hutchinson to the Chamber of Commerce this morning. Neal was to discuss the attempts to revitalize downtown Hutchison.
Work on Catholic church to begin
Groundbreaking for the new Corpus Christi Catholic Church, near 12th Street and Kasold Drive, will be at 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon.
The Rev. Frank Horvat, the parish priest, will be conducting Mass at West Junior High School, 2700 Harvard Road, on Sundays and at the First Baptist Church, 1330 Kasold Drive, on Saturdays until the new building is completed.
City and company to appeal fines
LIBERAL — The city of Liberal and the National Beef Packing Company of Liberal will contest $5,000 in fines leveled against them by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for improperly discharging wastewater into Cann Creek and McCoid Lake.
KDHE spokesman Bob Moody said that National Beef was discharging excessive amounts of blood and fecal water, while the wastewater released from the city's treatment plant was not fully treated.
Liberal City Manager Alan Morris said Thursday that the city had told KDHE Wednesday it would appeal its $1,000 fine. A spokesman for the packing company also said the company will appeal its $4,000 fee.
ON THE RECORD
EIGHT 8 BY 10 PHOTOGRAPHS of Michael Jackson were reported missing Tuesday. Their owner, who lives in the 900 block of Maine Street, said that he thought they were stolen from his home last late week, Lawrence police said. He estimates their value at $400.
A GREEN CHAIR WITH A stainless steel frame valued at $154 was reported missing from the Computer Center Thursday, KU police reports said.
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Aspirin alternative hits store shelves
When aspirin appeared on drug store shelves, it was effective in relieving people's pain because of its anti-inflammatory effects — but it was bad on the stomach.
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By MARY ALICE LEARY Staff Reporter
Then came Tynenol. It was better for the stomach, but it did not have the anti-inflammatory benefits of aspirin.
Now people with pain may be able to get relief from Advil and Nurpri, new pain relievers that contain a prescription drug called Motrin.
Motrin relieves pain by blocking body chemicals called prostaglandins, chemicals which are a major cause of inflammation, said Stata Norton, dean of allied health at University of Kansas Medical Center.
In May, the Federal Drug Administration approved the over-the-counter sale of Motrin through these two new pain relievers.
RICHARD ROTHSTEIN, a spokesman for Whitehall Laboratories in New York City, where Advil is produced, said Motrin had been marketed successfully in the United States for 10 years and in England for 15 years.
"For general relief of pain, the drug is comparable to aspirin and Tylenol," he said. "It is an alternative to those drugs."
"There is a potential hazard for aspirin-sensitive people." he said.
But Steve Basore, a pharmacist and owner of the Medicine Shoppe pharmacy, 1901 Massachusetts St., Warrenton, where he being sold without a prescription.
Consumers are being misled by advertising into thinking that Advil and Nuprin are a safe alternative to aspirin, Basore said.
Pat Howard, clinical pharmacist at the Med Center, said the side effects of taking Adil included the prolonging of bleeding ulcers, nausea, heartburn, dizziness, headaches.
"From what we know, it's safe to take Advil without medical supervision, but it's too soon to tell," Howard said.
Studies have shown that Advil is at least as safe as aspirin and Tylenol, and in some cases, it is safer, Rothstein said.
nervousness, rashes and ringing ears.
In England, acetaminophen, the chemical used in Tylenol, is the most common tool used in suicide, Rothstein said.
Rothstein said that while Advil had similar side effects as aspirin, it was less toxic.
"IT IS NOT A toxic drug," he said, and aspirin and Tylometil are toxic in overdose.
When Motrin was introduced, Howard said, it was an alternative to aspirin for mild to moderate pain and good for treating menstrual cramp.
Doses for Motrin can be prescribed in 300, 400 and 600 milligrams. Howard said. One tablet of Advil contains 200 milligrams.
"It will be interesting to see if the dose is adequate." Howard said.
WHEN THE FDA was considering approval of selling Motrin without a prescription, Rothstein said, it cited several studies on the effectiveness of a 200-milligram dose. In one study, a group of people were given 200 milligrams of Motrin and another group were given 650 milligrams of aspirin.
"Motrin was clearly more effective than aspirin." Rothstein said.
Howard expressed concern that there was a danger of people making their own dose of Motrin by taking more than two tablets of Avid during the recommended time of four to six hours.
Norton said it was not safe to take more than the prescribed dose of one 200-milligram Advil tablet during the recommended time of four to six hours.
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