VOL 100, NO.2 (USPS 650-640)
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
MONDAY AUG.28,1989
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Grissom was a nice guy, KU students recall
By Lisa Moss
Kansan staff. writer
When Katherine Arenal met Richard Grissom Jr., she thought he was a nice guy.
Arenal, El Paso, Texas junior, met Grissom at Pizazz, a bar at Ninth and Mississippi streets, near the beginning of April. He told her his name was Ricky Chou, Aneral said.
"We started hanging out." Arsenal
wrote. "We played tennis and raquet-
ball."
Five months later, on Aug. 16,
Grissom was charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Christine Rusch, 22, and Theresa J. Brown, 22, both of Lenexa; and Joan M. Butler, 24, a 1987 University of Kansas graduate from Overland Park. No bodies have been found.
Butler was reported missing June to said Mali. John Round of the Overseas Enforcement Agency
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Lt. David Burger of the Lenexa Police Department said Rusch and Brown, who were roommates, were reported missing June 27. They were assumed missing with foul play suspected on June 26, he said.
The week Joan was missing, Ricky (Grissom) came over in her car. We drove around in it.'
Katherine Arenal
— Katherine Arenal El Paso, Texas, junior
A reward of $18,000 is being offered for information about the three women, said Jim Graham, managing the Kansas City Crime Commission.
Grissom also is a suspect in the
death of Terri Maness, 25, of Wichita,
Round said.
Grissom faces numerous other charges including one count of aggravated. kidnapping, four counts of aggravated robbery and two counts of aggravated burglary. Bond has
been set at $1 million. Round said.
In 1977, a juvenile court judge ruled that Grissom strangled 72-year-old Hazel Meeker of Lansing with a hair net and a rope and bludgeoned her with an iron railroad spike, said Capt. Ellen Hanson of the Lenexa police.
"The worst thing I ever would have said about him is that I thought he was boring," Carolyn Masinton, 24, wrote in an interview. "I just seem like your average guy."
Masinot, Arena's friend, also met Grissom on Pizzaz.
"We noticed him because we had never seem him before," Masington said. "He had presence about him. He was an incredibly good dancer and he was very good looking."
She said Grissom liked being in Lawrence because the people were friendly.
"When I first met Ricky (Grisom)
I thought he was cute." Lyn Nye,
Highland Park, Ill., senior, said. "I
remember hearing on the news that
Joan Butler was missing, but I never
KU prof interprets data from Voyager
By Derek Schmidt Kansan staff writer
When the data transmitted from Voyager 2's pass by Neptune reached the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., a KU professor was there to study it.
Tom Armstrong, professor of physics and astronomy, is part of the team of scientists studying radiation from Nostromo or in field sites.
Volcanoes spotted on Neptune's moon
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PASADENA, Calif. — Voyager 2's close-up photos of Neptune's moon Triton reveal what look like
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Chiefs ready for winning season at Arrowhead
By Bruce Johnson
With the addition of president and general manager Carl Peterson and coach Marty Schottenheimer, the Kansas City Chiefs hope to end years of losing seasons and frustration.
The Chiefs are rating high with preseason publications. Two sport magazines, "The Sporting News" and "Street and Smith," have picked the Chiefs to win the AFC Western Division.
"The Sporting News" articles said, "Don't laugh. In this weak division, the Chiefs can win."
KU students seem interested in the possibility of watching some winning football. Jason Edmonds, Dodge City graduate student, follows the Chiefs and was always frustrated to see them outsmarted. "By getting a new coach and a new front office, the Chiefs finally did something right," Edmonds said.
The major overhaul of the Chiefs started when Peterson joined the organization on December 19, 1988. Former general manager of the Philadelphia Eagles in the late 70s and early 80s, he spearheaded the rise of the Eagles to the Super Bowl in 1980.
Peterson takes over a club that has enjoyed just two winning seasons in the
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last 15 years and has not captured a division title since 1971. The Chief's record last year was four wins, 11 losses and one tie, placing the team fifth (last) in the Western Division of the American Football Conference (AFC). Peterson is determined to reverse this trend.
"It has been my experience that winning is a habit, just like losing can become a habit," he said. "Winning is not a sometime thing. It's an all-the-time thing. Once the habit is established, it becomes expected, and it's difficult to change."
Carl Peterson's first change was to hire Marty Schottenheimer. Schottenheimer was coach of the Cleveland Bowens from 1984 to 1988. He compiled a record of 44 wins and 27 losses. From 1985 to 1987 the Bowens captured three consecutive AFC Central Division titles.
"In Cleveland, we didn't reach the pinnacle." Schottenheimer said. "I'm excited about the chance to start it up again in Kansas City and take it to the end.
In 1986 and 1987 Schottenheimer's Browns came within inches of advancing to the Super Bowl, only to lose to the Denver Broncos each time. The 1987 loss happened during the game's closing seconds when running back Ernest Bynner fumbled at the two-yard line.
"I'm not interested in a rebuilding program," he said. "My principal reason for selecting this opportunity with the Kansas City Chiefs is that I believe we can win very, very quickly."
The home of the Chiefs is 78,000-seat Arrowhead Stadium, located at Interstate 70 and Blue Ridge Cutoff. Students can take Interstate 70 East through Kansas City or K-10 Highway and Interstate 435 East.
If the Chiefs are going to win quickly, they must find a quarterback for the future. Steve DeBerg and newly acquired Ron Jaworski give the Chiefs 26 years of combined experience. DeBerg handled most of the quarterbacking duties last year. Mike Ellis, a second round draft choice from Wake Forest, is expected to develop into a fine quarterback. He won't be pushed into the starting lineup because of the presence of the two veterans.
Adult ticket prices range from $15 to $25 a game. Groups of 25 people or more can attend a game for $13 a ticket. In Lawrence, Chief's tickets can be purchased at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. Those wishing to charge tickets by credit card may call Ticket Master at 1-816-924-3333. The Chiefs have sold 29,000 season tickets for the 1989-90.
Comets please fans with fast action
by Kevin Fossland
For eight years the Kansas City Comets have provided professional soccer entertainment for thousands of sports fans. Students wanting a fast-paced sport offering plenty of action can look toward Kansas City.
In May 1981, owner David Shoenstadt moved the San Francisco Fog to Kansas City and renamed the team the Comets. Dr. Shoenstadt sold the team on September 2, 1987, to 24 Kansas City investors who wanted to keep the Comets in the community. Now the Comets are preparing for the 1989-90 season and hoping to return to the playoffs for the sixth time in nine years.
Comets' tickets can be purchased at many Kansas City locations, including Kemper Arena's ticket office at 421-7770. A separate fan phone line, 421-7765, will give upcoming information on the Comets and the entire MISL.
The Comets' home in Kansas City is Kemper Arena. The Major Indoor Soccer League features an eight-team league that has been restructured into two divisions. This year's team will play in the Eastern Division for the first time, but will still confront regional rivals such as the Wichita Wings and the St. Louis Steamers, back from a one-year absence.
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Secure cab reinstated for safety
By Beth Behrens
Kansan staff writer
Charles Bryan, KU on Wheels coordinator, has announced the restatement of the Secure Cab program beginning tonight.
Secure Cab is a taxi service for students who need a ride home. The
tree with a valid KUID.
its can call Secure Cab at 842-
rom 11 p.m. until 2:30 a.m.
days a week.
City Cab & Shuttle Corp. won
attract for the service. Student
will pay the company an
rate.
ake White, student body presiden-
 North Platte, Neb., senior,
use contract called for 64 hours
once a week at $18 an hour or
.60 for the 1989-90 school year.
aid priority would be given to
received from campus.
in, Lawrence graduate stusid the transportation board's concern was that students abuse the program.
e purpose of Secure Cab is to people who are in trouble a ride Bryan said. "It's not for transportation. We're there an they had one beer too many r friends left them at a bar or or they are on campus and someone is following them. it still need to be responsible for own transportation."
keep students from abusing the. Bryan said students would need for their KUID number and dress where they ask to be left.
priority rush nishes with 01 pledges
an staff writer
Bryan Swan
orties at the University of Kan-
ceived their pledges Saturday,
all but four houses reached
is set for this year.
though the number of women g through rush this year wasd the percentage of pledges increased by about 5 per cent.
here have been open-house parish with about 900 women, and this much less than last year," said in Renfrow, Overland Park r and a member of Alpha Chi ka, 1500 Nuagra Mu Place. "All houses set their quotas at 54 bers this year. There have been ideably less people going gh, though, last year."
e per-house quotas set by the city system have remained fairly the last few years. Two years the quota was 68, and last year it 23. Despite last year's closing of alpha Phi house, 1602 High Drive, quota remained about the same, Trisha Harris, Tulsa, Okla., or
I we had a larger number of he going through one might think closing mattered, but it really 'take a difference,' said Harriam a member of B.P. Beta Phi, 1612 W. St., and vice president of sororiums for the Panhellenic Coun-
o said the number of women who ged last year was 980, compared his year's 901.
We're pledging more than unal. "It's said, 'It's a smaller number last year, but the percentage of gce accepted is larger. We umpgledge about two-thirds, but this it was around 73 percent."