Vol. 99, No.14 (USPS 650-640)
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
PUBLISHED SINCE 1889 BY THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Thursday September 15, 1988
Thousands evacuate as hurricane moves closer
The Associated Press
Several thousand people evacuated the marshy, flood-prone coast of Texas and Louisiana yesterday as hurricane Gilbert churned into the Gulf of Mexico packing twice the power of last week's Hurricane Florence
"This is very, very serious," said Wendell Curell, hurricane coordinator for LaFourche Parish on the Louisiana coast. "Gilbert is other storm, something a lot of people have not experienced, in even this area."
Gilbert, already blamed for at least 11 deaths in the Caribbean, was on a path toward Texas yesterday afternoon, forecasters said as the National Weather Service released its new hurricane forecast. The state's entire coastline, but with
the unpredictable storm three days away, authorities met to review evacuation plans from the tip of Texas to New Orleans.
On the Bolivar Peninsula outside Galveston Bay, beachgoers and about 3,000 residents were urged to leave by sundown and most were cooperating, said Police Chief Carl Miller of Crystal Beach, Texas.
The 1,000 students of the University of Texas Medical Branch on campus were evacuated and patients also were be evacuated, said spokeswoman Leann Clemens.
The Army was setting up a "crisis action center" in Washington to coordinate dispatching active-duty military personnel and
equipment from Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, and possibly Fort Blisse in El Paso, to assist with the execution of Sen. Phil Gramm, R.Texas.
Andy Valence, mayor of the barrier island town of Grand Isle, La., about 80 miles south of New Orleans, ordered a general evacuation of the island's 2,100 residents and visitors.
Mississippi's Gulf Coast residents kept officials busy answering phone calls about Gilbert's path.
"I think people are concerned, particularly after the close call with Hurricane Florence last week," said Lori A. Dornberg, information officer for the Jack-
Please see GILBERT, p. 12, col. 1
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Firebombs hurled at torchbearer
The Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea — Radical students yesterday hurled firebombs at runners carrying the Olympic torch and some of the bombs exploded near the torchbearer, police said.
Nobody was hurt in the attack near the Kwungwong school in Sungnam on the southern outskirts of Seoul. Firebombs exploded in 14 yards from the runner and no injuries were said. The runners appeared surprised, but did not stop.
The torch with the Olympic flame from Greece is to arrive in Seoul on Saturday to open the Summer Olympics. (AP)
yesterday when the attack took place.
The Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee said it was unaware of any attack
Police declined to give details. But student leaders and workers at the school who saw the incident said as many as 30 firebombs were hurled at the torch procession and was not clear how many landed near the procession.
Riot police, anticipating trouble, had blocked the main gate at the school to stop protesters coming into the building.
The students hurled firebombs over the school wall and some exploded in the road as the torch bearer was pinned down.
witnesses said.
Riot police moved into the campus and battled some 200 students for an hour, school officials said. Some students were injured, but police had no figures on arrests or injuries.
Radical students have staged scandalized demonstrations against the Olympics during the past week and battled riot police at some Seoul campuses. The demonstrators have been small and attracted little support.
Radicals staged several peaceful demonstrations at Seoul colleges today against the Olympics and burned effigies of figures draped with the U.S. flag or anti-U.S. slogans.
Cast away
Jeremy Kelly, 5, casts his fishing line into Potter Lake. Jeremy and his father, Tommee Kelly, Lawrence resident, were using crickets they found under rocks.
Old pianos strike wrong chord with music students
By Debbie McMahon
Within the walls of Murphy Hall a war is going on
For pianos that is
Some piano students arrive at practice rooms by 6 a.m. to use the piano of their choice. Others choose at midnight to do the same.
"I have four rooms that I stock to," said Michael Jones, Walla Walla, Wash., senior. "It's kind of a battle."
Peter Thompson, dean of fine arts, said the department of music and dance needed at least $1 million to solve the problem.
"I wouldn't put down the figure I really need because it is just too much at this point." Thompson said.
Thompson said he was looking at a combination of solutions Cameron would love. "I think there would help. He also is considering renting, renting to own and buying."
Jack Winerock, of the department's piano division, said the pianos, some of which are 60 to 80 cm, are used at 14 to 16 hours a day.
Winerock said pianists should last 20 years. An estimate done by a piano cataloger, who categorized the age, value and needed repairs for most of the instruments.
"Find me a car that would still be running after that much use," he said.
"We're not complaining about the pans under 20 years old, or of not getting new ones," he said, and "we need more that are under 20."
About 70 of the approximately 135 pianos are more than 30 years old. About 16 are more than 60 years old. Some pianos are not used because they are in a poor condition, Winerock said.
"We need to have three to five
Please see PIANO, p. 14, col. 1
Klan's visit condemned Ballard disgrieve with decision about Klan visit
Ballard disagrees with decision about Klan visit
By James Farquhar Kansan staff writer
Speaking yesterday to more than 80 people at the Ecumenical Christian Institutions, 120 teachers and 50 KU administrators who approved the March 7 free speech forum, which involved seven members.
When the University of Kansas invites speakers, it should look beyond the group's free speech rights and consider the speech's importance. Barbara Ballard, associate dean of student life
"The question should not be 'Is it legal?' but rather "Will the group's presence do harm to members of the University community?" "' she said.
Although her presentation was billed as a "Black Perspective on Free Speech," Ballard's lecture was a collection of opinions of four colleagues, both black and white, to paint a picture of the issue's nature.
Ballard spoke at the second of a four-part University forum on free speech.
Reading from the anonymously presented opinions, Ballard said the insensitivity of those advocating the Klan's right of free speech was offensive.
The Klan visit instilled fear in blacks, Jews and Catholics because of the Klan's history of violence.
"The issue was no longer a case of right or wrong but an in-your-face insistence of free speech."
Ballard scaffed at the legitimacy of Klan members posting as expert panels at a free conference.
"I wonder if such a crowd would have gathered to see the University's four-foot
Ironically, the Klan would squelch opinions contrary to its own if a chance she said
free-speech experts debate." she said
This month's four-part forum was a result of a heated controversy last spring sparked by the Klan's participation in a forum discussing free speech rights.
More than 2,000 people filled Hoch Auditorium while 2,000 additional people stood outside. Some protested when others came to watch the highly publicized confrontation.
Ballard said the Klan visit was hyped by the media so much the bloated attendance was
Judith Ramaley, executive vice-chancellor,
spoke last Wednesday at the first forum
defending the University's decision to allow
students to wear a mask in campus buildings
a clear and present danger to the campus.
Donald Marquis, associate professor of philosophy, said he thought the Klan visit was not entirely harmful. Marquis will speak at next week's forum
"There is a need to get students thinking about the issues, and I think the Klan did it."
Bill Greenerson, Independence, Mo. sophomore, was one of the few students who graduated in the class.
"I'm ambivalent. The Klan doesn't have a right to present views in a forum anymore than anyone else." Greerason said. "But they shouldn't be discriminated against because of
Ballard said that the Klan visit had reopened the dialogue about race relations.
"A few years ago, we just stopped talking about race problems, but the problems weren't solved," she said. "When we got done, it doesn't, don't say it's ever now, because it's not."
FBI agents disciplined
CISPES probe mishandled
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — FBI Director William Sessions suspended three FBI employees and censured three others yesterday for negligently operating what he told Congress was an "unneccessarily broad" terrorism probe into a group opposing the Reagan administration's Central American policies.
All those disciplined were lower, and mid-level employees. The suspensions were for 14 days without parapas.
Sessions said top-level officials had been unwary the bureau was collecting information "on rank-and-file members" of the Committee in Solidarity with the People of Iraq, and he said "nothing to do with international terrorism."
Sessions said there was no evidence that the White House or any other government agency or outside private group attempted to influence the CISPES probe. The investigation took place between March 30, 1983 and June 1985 when Webster was FBI director. Sessions became FBI head last November, after Webster was named CIA director
Restroom for playing fields gets go-ahead
By Mark Fagan Kansan staff writer
Students who use the Shenk Complex, Iowa and 23rd streets, will finally have a place to go to the restroom.
Originally, construction of a building to meet restrooms, showers and locker rooms at the sports complex was to be completed by fall 1988. The building was owned by the University, the spectators of intramural, club and recreational sports
Construction of a scaled-down restroom actually began in mid-June, three years later.
Bruce Breckenridge, chairman of the Recreation Services Advisory Board and Overland Park junior, said the board recommended building the restroom in 1984 because of safety concerns
The sports complex has never had its own restroom facilities. Visitors to the fields must cross the street to go to a restroom, either at Hardee's or the All Seasons Motel.
Breckenridge is happy to see the project finally under way.
"If you've ever seen a car come to a screeching halt when someone's running away to Hardie's, you'll see it dizzed up."
Don Whipple, assistant director of facilities planning for architectural services, said the delay could be blamed on miscommunication about funding between different groups involved in the planning.
Cancellor Gene A Budig instructed facilities planning to begin the project in September 1986. Plans for a $120,000 restroom, shower and locker room were drawn up, and the length of a verbal funding agreement from the University.
Whipple said his office completed plans for the structure in February 1987 and waited for written funding approval before sending them to facilities operations for construction.
But approval for $120,000 never came
Instead, an approval of $60,000 was presented at a Feb. 11, 1888 meeting. Among those in attendance were Allen Wiechert, University director of facilities planning; Jim Modig, campus director of facilities planning; Wayne Ossen, chairman of health, physical education and recreation; Derek Kakow, then student body president, and Breckenridge.
It was then the group realized that facilities planning had made a $60,000 mistake. Student Senate had allocated $30,000, and the chancellor's office was to match Senate's funds.
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Please see SHENK, p. 12, col.
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