University Daily Kansan, March 22, 1984
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U.S. yachters released by Cuba
By United Press International
MIAMI — Seventeen crewmen board two American sailboats that were detained after straying into Cuban waters during a Miami-to-Bay yacht race race were released yesterday by Cuban authorities, officials said.
A spokesman at the Coast Guard office in Miami confirmed that the two yachts and their crews, which were forced Tuesday into the port of Cabo Maia by a Cuban gunboat, were released unarmed at 10 p.m.
The vessels had been sailing an 811-mile course around the eastern tip of Cuba to Montego Bay, Jamaica. Cuba's territorial limits extend 12 miles. We make the quickest run around the communist nation, boats cut close to land.
*BEN WAS INVOLVED in the race last year when one boat was seized, so
he knew to avoid getting close to Cuban waters," said Sandy Franklin, wife of Benjamin T. Franklin, of Jacksonville, skipped of one of the boats.
"Ben had mentioned to me that going past the east coast of Cuba wasn't much of a problem and that his crew was well experienced."
A State Department spokeswoman said the agency had been notified of the seizure.
"The U.S. Interests Section in Havana is looking into the matter and will do whatever it can for any American citizens who have been taken into custody," said State Department spokesman Kathleen Lang.
There was no indication of violence, and the American vessels apparently followed the Cuzuns' orders when they were approached Tuesday, a Coast Guard spokesman said. The vessels were sponsored by Miami's Coral Reef Yacht Club.
At sundown Tuesday, Franklin sent
"THE IMPRESSION I got from the vessels is that they had a rough idea what situation they were in," said Coast Guard Petty Officer Reese Belleman in Miami. He concerned about giving word to U.S. anyone else they could. There was no violence or injuries reported."
an urgent radio transmission. "We are southwest of Cabo Maisa and a Cuban patrol boat is escorting us in."
reported.
The two stray ships were identified as the Brigadoon, a 57-footer owned by Robert Morton of Newport, R.I., and the 54-foot Cachasha, owned by Michael Greuer of Key Calyce, Miami.
catherine Ewenson of Newport, R.I., said her husband, Jeffrey Ewenson, 42, was aboard the Brigadoon.
was bound to the Brighton John Hastings, chairman of the committee that organized the race, said. "We don't know why they went into Cuban waters, but all they were doing was sailing."
BSU
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Frederick, former administrative assistant to the treasurer, said, "To come in and ask for the entire $24 when we're only allocating the $1.81 out of that, I think that is out of line."
MOST ORGANIZATIONS ask for more than they expect to get, but the requests usually stay within reason, he said.
Brown said she thought the request was in reason for what the BSU wanted to do for black KU students and anyone else who wanted to be a part of the organization.
She also said that she didn't expect the committee to approve the entire request, so the request had been high.
Frederick said, "When groups submit unrealistic budgets, it makes it a lot harder to figure out where to cut them."
THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS also discussed whether the request was unfair because it would allow black students to enjoy the benefits of the $24 fee while only paying for the financing of BSU.
But Brown said she had not
considered this question when she wrote the original request.
"We were not trying to send out signals that black students shouldn't have to pay for buses and Watkins," she said.
Committee members also questioned whether giving all of the $24 fee to BSU might encourage segregation on campus.
gation on campus.
Committee members also questioned a clause in the request letter that said that the BSU had "jurisdiction" over 21 student organizations and 800 black KU students.
the city were without power Sunday night. KP&L had power restored to about 7,000 of those homes by Monday, but additional power outages left about 2,000 customers without electricity Monday night.
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Outages
After the storm, as many as 15,000 of the 30,000 Lawrence area KP&L customers were without electricity. Brvan said.
Repairs are taking longer than usual because of the extensive damage caused by the storm and because KP&L has not received the assistance it normally receives from other Kansas counties. In the case of the storm was statewide, Bryan said.
As temperatures rose Tuesday, falling chunks of ice and tree limbs knocked down more electric lines, he said.
"This is without a doubt the worst ice storm that has hit our company."
Bryan said.
Crews from Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma came to the Lawrence area Monday to help restore power, and many are still working with KP&L crews, Bryan said.
we said that he thought KPRL was going good for restoring power to the hospital hopper.
A TEMPORARY SHELTER operated by the American Red Cross has been closed, but people who need a place to stay because their electricity is off will be placed in motels, said Betty Bennett, administrative assistant for the Douglas County Chapter of the Red Cross.
Fred DeVictor, the director of the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department, said he had no idea how many trees were downed by the storm, but he said the cleanup would last at least a month, possibly two.
Sandi Motes/KANSAN
Clarence Rayton of facilities operations works to clear broken limbs on campus following the recent ice storm. The cleanup continued throughout the day yesterday.
ZEN MASTER SEUNG SAHN PUBLIC TALK
PADDY MURPHY MISSING
Fri., March 23, 7:30 p.m. Jayhawk Room Kansas Union
sponsored by Lawrence Zen Center
LAWRENCE—Members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon were rudely awakened at 2:00 this afternoon by local police questioning them about the whereabouts of Paddy Murphy. After several disruptive incidents, police Sgt. Joe Mama said, "unless these jokes find this Paddy dude, the grits are going to hit the Fan."
shouting, "come back, I'll respect you in the morning!" A few hours later, Murphy was sighted near the Hawk's Crossing shouting, "C'mon Booog, let's party"
Police reported that Murphy was first spotted on a Eudora sheep farm where he was
Police are asking for the publics support in apprehending Murphy. Witnesses who last saw Murphy said he is about 5 ft. 3 in. tall and has a shape similar to a Jack Daniels bottle. He is wearing a black t-shirt that has "bend over, I'll drive" print-
on it. Police said that Murphy can also be identified by his pungent odor and disruptive poises.
Fraternity spokesman Buster Highman said that a reward fund has been established. As it stands, the fund includes $2.57, half a bottle of Tequila, a chew of Skoal and numerous textbooks. Highman asked for anyone with information about Murphy's whereabouts to call the fraternity house.
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