VOL. 100, NO. 45 (USPS 650-640)
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE T-SQUARE NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAIS
FRIDAY OCT.27,1989
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Alcoholic beverages are prohibited throughout most of the lake area. Clinton Lake is growing in popularity as a site for keg parties.
Clinton Lake officials tame student wild life
By Holly Lawton Kansan staff writer
To KU students, Clinton Lake may seem like a great scene to have a party. The peaceful scenery and secluded areas can easily serve to protect keg-consuming students from the watchful eyes of authorities on weekends.
But officials from Clinton Lake and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks aren't so pleased that the lake has become a student favorite for such social gatherings.
favorite for such service. Law enforcement assistant supervisor Rob Ladner of the Department of Wildlife and Parks said that although cereal malt beverages, 3.2 beer, were legal on state property, the department could not allow keg parties at Clinton because of problems with liability and with minors consuming beer.
"We don't want someone's mother calling us saying her son was killed after a keg party on our property," he said. "If they have a wreck, we're liable. We've got to crack down."
Partygoers run a risk of being charged and ticketed if they are caught drinking, displaying or selling alcohol in wildlife areas, Ladner said. Events which pose a threat to the wildlife area or require park officials to monitor them are also forbidden, he said. But students may be unaware of these laws.
"There are many problems with keg parties at Clinton," Ladner said. "The trash is terrible. People think they're on public property in tear the place up and it doesn't matter."
Park vandalism also increases during keg parties, be said.
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"They have these big hell-raising events where they get drunk, and suddenly they think they're sixty feet tall and can tear the world down." Ladder said.
Beer cans litter many parks after parties.
He said that out-of-control partiers often destroyed signs and tore apart picnic tables to use the wood for firefires.
"I've even seen restroom facilities leveled because someone drove a truck over them," he
said. "It's amazing what people do."
Ladner said that since there were no parking lots in wildlife areas, people drove on wheat fields to park, destroying animal habitats and food.
Dave Rhoades, Clinton park manager, said that recent difficulties in Woodridge Park on the west side of the lake led to the banning of all alcohol there.
"Unfortunately, the parks aren't patrolled
and the laws are
enforced effectively as possible.
Ladner said that park authorities would not be hostile to students if they found them drinking
See CLINTON, p. 6
Bruises found on Dawes' head
Police say injuries weren't life threatening
By Jennifer Metz Kansan staff writer
An autopsy performed by Douglas County Coroner Carol Moddrell revealed bruises on the head of Cecil Dawes Jr., whose body was found Tuesday floating in the Kansas River near Burcham Park, Third and Louisiana streets.
Chris Mulvenon, Lawrence police spokesman, said the bruises did not appear to have been life threatening.
Foul play has not been ruled out in the drowning of Dawson, a former KU player.
Mulvenon said the bruises Dawes had sustained would be consistent with a fight Dawes was reportedly involved in Oct. 15, just before he left the Los Amigos Saloon, 508 Locust St.. and later disappeared.
A joint investigation by two sheeriff's officers and four Lawrence police officers has been organized to look into the case.
Mulvenon said that the people who were associated with Dawes and the people who were with him in the hours before he was last seen had been interviewed or were being re-
interviewed.
Dawes had been drinking that evening, but information on the alcohol level in Dawes' blood will not be available until after the coroner's report is released to the public, he said.
The coroner's final report is normally issued three weeks to several months after the autopsy, Mulvenon said.
Visitation for the Dawes family took place at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary from 7 to p.m. yesterday.
A dinner for the family will be at 4 p.m. today at the Lawrence Indian United Methodist Church, 950 E. 21st St
Memorial services for Dawes will be at 6 p.m. today at the First Presbyterian Church, 2415 Clinton Parkway.
Favorite KU professors make H.O.P.E. final 5
After local services, the body will be transported to Selling, Okla. A wake will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Indian Mennonite Church in Selling. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday. First Methodist Church in Selling.
Dawes will be buried at Brumfield Cemetery, Dewey County, Okla.
By Anita Meyer Kansan staff writer
This year's five H.O.P.E. finalists represent five schools at the University of Kansas.
This year's finalists are Daryl Evans, associate professor of sociology; Herman Leon, professor of social welfare; Tim Mitchell, chairman and associate professor of education; and Bedru Yimer, associate professor of curriculum and instruction; and Bedru Yimer, associate professor of mechanical engineering.
The finalists for Outstanding Progressive Educator, or H.O.P.E. award, were announced yesterday by senior class officers.
Each year seniors nominate their favorite professors, results are
tallied, and the 10 professors who receive the most votes become semifinalists.
A committee that consists of the presidents of the residence halls, sorority and fraternity organizations, honor societies and senior officers interviewed this year's semifinalists Tuesday and Wednesday.
"It it was a very difficult decision," said Gina Simuñal, vice president of the board. "They were all outstanding. When you take 10 outstanding professors and have to choose five, it's very difficult."
Seniors will vote Wednesday and Thursday for one of the finalists.
Harry for one of the ministers.
Karen Drees, secretary of the
See H.O.P.E., D. 6
U.S. economy grows despite trade deficit, Hugo and the quake
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy shrugged off Hurricane Hugo and the poorest trade performance in six years to grow at a moderate 2.5 percent annual rate from July through September, the Commerce Department reported yesterday.
The combination of moderate growth and lower inflation was hailed by the Bush administration, but many private economists said that the big deterioration in the trade deficit and a buildup of unsold business inventories posed significant threats to the economy in coming months.
The department said that the increase in the gross national product, the country's total output of goods and services, was accompanied by a dramatic slowing of the inflation rate. A price index tied to the GNF rose at an annual rate of 2.9 percent, the slowest in three years, as both energy and food costs moderated.
The stock market, reacting to the negative aspects of the GNP report, turned down. The Dow Jones industrial average of 30 stocks lost 39.55 point.
Rate of the economy's momentum in the third quarter came from a boom in consumer spending, reflecting a rush to take advantage of end-of-model-year price discounts. Purchases shot ahead at an annual rate of 9.8 percent in the third quarter, the fastest advance since the early part of 1988.
Gross National Product
Car sales in the first part of October have taken a
Gross national product is the total market value of U.S. goods and services for a year. Figures are seasonally adjusted, expressed in billions.
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SOURCE: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Alain Sinai, chief economist of the Boston Co., said he was looking for the economy to grow at an american 1 percent annual rate in the October-December period, and he forecast that this would be followed in 1990 with two consecutive small declines in the GNP, indicating a mild recession.
While some analysts saw the dangers of a recession, others said they believed the country would escape an outright downturn because the Federal Reserve will act in time to lower interest rates as a spur to growth, especially in view of signs that inflation is moderating.
nosedive and because of this analysis believe that consumer spending, which accounts for two-thirds of the overall economy, will be substantially weaker in the final three months of the year.
Recyclable paper piles loom Reduction of pickup hours causes backlog during peak use
By Chris Evans Kansan staff writer
Despite a reduction of 50 hours a week for workers who collect recyclable paper at KU, paper pileup has not buried campus computer users.
All the same, the stacks loom high.
During a productive week, Ferguson said, he and his assistant could collect about 7,500 pounds of paper.
"When there are projects due, the paper piles are huge," said Kanishka Delanerolle, computer science research assistant. "Right now it's not so bad."
"Not very many people cooperate," he said, pulling crumpled green-bar computer paper from a tableful of recycleable纸 in Strong Hall. "This is trash now. I can't even recycle that."
When it does get bad, George Ferguson, University paper collector, enters the scene.
For paper collection and other delivery jobs combined, Ferguson and a student assistant are allotted 20 hours a week. After other duties are completed, he said, he had about two hours a week to collect paper.
"I think about every four feet of stacked paper is worth one tree," he said, motioning toward the crumpled paper. "I figure there's about one tree on this table."
Stephanie Chou, Hong Kong sophomore and computer science monitor,
said that students did not complain
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As far as recycling being a benefit to the ecology and whatnot, we all believe that.
Larry Lovell
assistant director, computing services about accumulated paper. They were too busy contributing to the piles.
"The students don't know how to use the computers," she said. "They waste paper."
Uncrumpled waste paper finds its way to Computer Services, said Larry Lovell, assistant director of computing services.
Since the number of hours for collecting paper were reduced, Lovell said that his office was hearing from campus computer users.
"We've had people tell us that they are now bringing paper in to," he
said.
Lovell said that the reduction of hours had eliminated student assistant jobs to increase salaries in other areas. That did not mean that computer science officials cared any less about recycling paper.
"As far as recycling being a benefit to the ecology and whatnot, we all believe that," he said. "But you still have to figure in salaries and all that."
"Man hours are expensive compared to the amount of paper that comes in."
Paper pileup does create a problem at times. Lovell said.
"We are concerned," he said. "We are reviewing our funding and our staffing to see what we can do to resolve it."
Lovell said he was waiting for action to be taken in the state's developing recycling pilot program, which could provide recycling assistance to the University.
"If they do that, that means we are out of the recycle business," he said. Kathleen Plymire, who is helping with the state recycling plan in Topeka, said the project should be underway by late November.
Israel helps South Africa test fire missile
Country denies charges of being newest member of nuclear club
WASHINGTON — South Africa has test fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile that could carry nuclear warheads and was built with help from Israel, a U.S. official said yesterday.
The Associated Press
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir denied yesterday that his government had provided South Africa with the technology for a nuclear-capable missile. South Africa's foreign minister, Pik Botha, said, "I bear no knowledge whatsoever of such cooperation."
cooperating in the development of a long-range missile that could be used to launch reconnaissance satellites into space, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Irael and South Africa also are
Israel's Defense Ministry spokesman, Eitan Haber, said his country was adoring to a 1987 decision that no new defense contracts between Israel and South Africa be signed. But Israel also has said existing
contracts would be honored.
White House press secretary Marlin Fitzwater said, "We don't have any direct knowledge that we can comment on at this time. We are looking into it."
The State Department and the Pentagon refused to discuss the matter. "We do not comment on intelligence matters. The U.S. policy of opposition to the proliferation' of missiles and nuclear weapons is well known," said State Department spokeswoman Margaret Tuwiler.
"Our ambassador in Israel has discussed similar reports in the overall question of proliferation on a number of occasions with Israel's Ministry of Defense," she said.
Intelligence reports said that South Africa last summer tested a modified version of the Israeli-made Jericho II medium-range missile at Armaston, on the Indian Ocean coast near Capetown, the U.S. official said.
NBRC-TV, citing unidentified intelligence sources and a CIA document, reported Wednesday that South Africa was providing Israel, in return, with enriched uranium for its nuclear warheads. Neither country has admitted to having nuclear weapons.
israel test-fired its own Jericho II mislead about 500 miles over the Mediterranean last year, he said.
The South African missile, test-fired over the Indian Ocean, flew 900 miles, its maximum range, said the official.
NBC identified South Africa's long-range test site as Overberg, saying Israeli experts would be given a chance to monitor testing at that site.
A long-range version of the Jericho, known as the Shavit — Hebrew for comet — was used to launch an Israeli photo-reconnaissance satellite earlier this year from a site in the Nigey Desert, the official press. Reports at the time described the rocket as a multi-stage missile having a 2,000-mile range.
Fall back Sunday
Sunday at 2 a.m., the United States ends daylight Saving Time, gaining an hour. To keep up, turn clocks backward
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