THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.100,NO.51 (USPS 650-640)
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
MONDAY
NOV. 6, 1989
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Lebanese pick new president, plan for peace
The Associated Press
KLEIAT, Lebanon — Lebanese lawmakers yesterday elected a Christian president and approved a peace plan designed to end 14 years of civil war, despite threats by a Christian general to punish them for "conspiracy."
Parliament elected deputy Rene Mouawad, a 32-year veteran of Lebanese politics and a 64-year-old Maronite Christian. Legislators first stripped the president of some power, giving more authority to Muslim leaders.
Fifty-two of Parliament's 73 surviving lawmakers voted for Mouawad in a second ballot of the special session. Six members abstained.
Lebanon has had no president since
interim Cabinet until a new president could be named, rejected Mouawad's election.
Aoun rejected the Arab League-brokered peace plan, first approved by the lawmakers at a session last month in Saud Arabia because it failed to guarantee a withdrawal of the 40,000 Syrian troops who control much of Lebanon.
He considers the Syrians an occupying army and fought them for six months until a cease-fire was called Sept. 22 by the Arab League. Police say 930 people were killed and 2,744 wounded, most of them civilians.
The general declared Saturday that he had dissolved Parliament. Most legislators declared his move illegal, noting that under Lebanon's
Drive for memorial kicks off
By Stacy Smith
Kansan staff writer
The ROTC units kicked off a fund-raising drive on Saturday to collect money to build a Korean War Memorial at the University of Kansas.
Cadets and midshipmen from the three ROTC branches took donations after the Kansas-Oklahoma State University football game to raise money for the memorial.
The fund-raising kickoff was part of KU ROTC Day, which also included a fly-by of four F-16 fighters before the game, a pre-game march and rifle队 demonstration by the three ROTC branches.
"Our goal is to try to have a memorial in place within two years on Veterans' Day Nov. 11.
Stacy Truitt - guard Port Gibson, Miss. (Port Gibson) freshman - 5-8, 131 lbs.
Named player of year in Mississippi by USA Today...a third team Parade all-american selection...averaged 15.2 ppg., 8 rpg, 4 steals and 7 assists last season...led high school to 43-0 record and fourth straight class 3A state title...four-year member of all-state team...chose Kansas over Auburn, Louisiana State, San Diego State and Lamar.
Jojo Witerspoon - guard
nglewood, Calif. (Morningside)
freshman - 5-8, 133 lbs.
High school finished second in USA Today Super 25 poll... scored 68 points in a single game, third-best in California..selected to all-state team and chosen Converse all-american.averaged 18.6 ppg, 7 rpg, 5 steals and 10 assists..chose Kansas over Auburn, Southern California, and San Jose State...cousin is Kansas corner back Doug Terry.
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Tarra Yoder - forward
Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam
City North)
Freshman - 5-7, 135 lbs.
Walk-on to Kansas team...
holds school record for free throw percentage and assists per game...third in state in free throw percentage...was all-conference and all-metro selection at Putnam.
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K-State women picked to win Big Eight title
The Wildcats, 18-11 with a third-place finish last season, were picked to win the Big Eight by four of the eight coaches. Oklahoma State, tied for second in the preseason poll, received two first-place votes. Missouri and Kansas each had one vote.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas State women's basketball team, picked to finish last in the Big Eight Conference last season, was this year's choice of coaches to win the title this season.
After K-State, Big Eight coaches were tied in their choice for the No. 2 spot, splitting their votes between Oklahoma State and Colorado. Others in the balloting were Kansas, fourth; Missouri, fifth; Nebraska, sixth; Iowa State, seventh; and Oklahoma, eighth.
The Associated Press
"We've always been a team of overachievers, so I'm not sure what to expect after being picked as the front-runner." Aaliyah Mossman, sixth-year coach at K-State.
Oklahoma State guard Liz Brown was selected as the presseason player of the year. Colorado center Debbie Johnson was voted the presseason newcomer of the year.
With seven votes, Lisa Braddy of Kansas received the most votes for the preseason all-conference team, followed by Brown, Ann Halne of Nebraskia, and Nadira Hazim and Diana Miller of K-State.
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which will be dedicated on Satur t, cost $20,000 to build.
adjudicants who wish to donate the KU Korean War Memorial ad can contact one of the ROTC ices until a committee has been ablished to collect donations, demacher said.
Award
it was very close," she said. "All finalists were impressive and by backed by the students. It made us feel good about how feel about teaching and theirents. They are all incredible ple."
he other four finalists were Daryl ns, associate professor of sociol. Herman Leon, professor of al welfare; Tim Mitchell, associoprofessor of art history; and lyn Swartz, professor of curricu- and instruction.
trees estimated that 300 seniors in the final contest. Onlyors belonging to the respectiveools of the five finalists could.
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