VOL 100, NO.2 (USPS 650-640)
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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AUG.28,1989
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Grissom was a nice guy, KU students recall
By Lisa Moss Kansan staff writer
When Katherine Arenael met
Richard Grissom Jr., she thought he
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 Cho. Arenal said.
"We started hanging out," Arenael
"We played tennis and racquet-
ball."
Five months later, on Aug. 16,
Grissom was charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Christine Rusch, 23, 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 18, said Maj. John Round of the unit.
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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
Rutherie Arena
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 iron railroad spike, said Capt. Ellen Hanson of thelene police.
"The worst thing I ever would have said about him is that I thought he was boring," Carolyn Masston, 24, of New York, who just seemed like your average guy.
Masinston, Arenal's friend, also met Grissom at Pizazz.
"We noticed him because he had never seen him before," Masinton said. "He had presence about him. He was an incredibly good dancer and he was very good looking."
She said Grissom liked being in France because the people were friendly.
"When I first met Ricky (Grissom) 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
Tom Armstrong, professor of phys-
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.
Volcanoes spotted on Neptune's moon
The Associated Press
See GRISSOM, D. 5
PASADENA, Calif. — Voyager.
Destination Kansas City
Bargains unlimited: flea markets
bv Bruce Johnson
Kansas City is a gold mine for anyone who enjoys hunting for bargains, those who delight in stumbling across a "rare find" in used records or students on a budget.
The Westport Flea Market and Bar and Grill is certainly one of Kansas City's most unique. Every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., a 25-booth flea market surrounds a bar and grill, offering everything from "roaring 20s" clothing to fine ivory.
When the flea market closes, the bar and grill remains open, offering reasonably priced drinks and menu items. You'll find the flea market on Westport Road next to the Comfort Inn.
The Waldo Flea Market has been in Kansas City for 19 years. It is located at 75th Street and Wornall Road off of Interstate 435 East. It comes alive from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, with booths that sell collectibles and antiques priced from 50 cents to $1,000.
Kemper Arena is the site of the huge Kansas City Flea Market. The flea market plays host to about 500 booths one Sunday out of every month. Booths are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Usually the flea market attracts between 8,000 and 9,000 shoppers. To get to Kemper Arena, take Interstate 70 East to Interstate 35 South.
Exit at 12th Street and follow the signs to Genesee Street.
The Kansas City Flea Market's remaining 1989 dates are Aug. 27, Sept. 24, Oct.
15 and Dec. 3. (At presstime, the November date is "to be announced.")
On Saturdays from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., the City Market offers a wealth of items. From the beginning of the spring growing season until its end, as many as 172 stalls offer farm-fresh produce, live rabbits and ducks, and merchandise such as jewelry, tapes, compact discs, perfume, and handbags.
Produce, some organically grown, is the focus of the market. A bargain-seeker may often find better-than-store prices on fruits, vegetables and other items at the City Market.
As part of the riverfront redevelopment, some market shops stay open during the week. To find these shops, take Interstate 35 North to the Sixth Street exit until you reach Walnut Street.
Emery's Secondhand Store is part of a hotbed of secondhand stores on Troost Avenue. Emery's, located at 5502 Troost Ave, has everything from African wood-cavings to chandeliers. To reach Troost Avenue, drive on Interstate 70 East to the South Paseo Exit.
Whether you're "just looking" or a serious shopper, flea markets offer an interesting, economical alternative.
History revisited: the museum
by Jim Richey
The museum itself is only seven years younger than the car. The museum's home has been the landmark 1910 Long mansion, also known as Corinthian Hall since 1940. The museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
As you walk through the front doors of The Kansas City Museum on Gladstone Boulevard, one of the first things that catches your eye is a shining 1903 Cadillac.
In addition to the Cadillac, there are exhibits on the Osage Indians and American settlers, who lived around the Kansas City area we know today. A wide variety of cultural items are displayed including
clothing, tools and personal possessions. Audio segments help to supplement certain historical exhibits, along with short button-activated movies.
The museum has a natural history hall. Kodiak bears, buffalo, bison, caribou and badgers to name just a few of the displays there.
Behind the natural history hall is a planetarium. The walkway leading up to it has a roof supported by columns, with ivy growing all around. It is Kansas City's only public planetarium. The programs include studies of astronomy, both past and present.
For more information on the Kansas City Museum, call (816) 483-8300.
Play it safe; don't become a crime victim
bv Kelly Shearer
Crime resistance is the effort to reduce your chances of becoming a crime victim. Protecting your car.
- When parking your car, be sure you choose a well-lited area.
- Plan your route and make sure there is gas in your tank and your car is in good mechanical condition. If your car breaks down on the road, ask anyone who stops to make a call to the police.
- Never leave your drivers license, registration, title or other identification papers or vahables in the vehicle.
Protecting yourself:
*Don't carry a purse if you don't have to. Have your keys out and ready.
*Protect your credit cards just as you would your cash. Be sure all charge slips are completely filled out and totaled.
*Avoid walking alone at night and dimly lit streets. Stay out of alleys.*
- If someone drops you off, have the driver wait until you are safely inside.
*Women should carry a whistle or noisemaker to sound if accosted.
In the event you are a victim of a crime phone the local police by dialing 911.
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Secure cab reinstated for safety
By Beth Behrens Kansan staff writer
Charles Bryan, KU on Wheels coordi-
nator, has announced the reinstatement of the Secure Cab program.
ing tonight.
re Cab is a taxi service for
who is need a ride home. The
a free with a valid KUID.
is can call Secure Cab at 842-
om 11 p.m. until 2:30 a.m.
lays a week.
Hiy Cab & Shuttle Corp. will for the service. Student will pay the company an rate.
ike White, student body preside-
North Platte, Neb. senior,
s contract called for 64 hours
a week at $18 an hour or
60 for the 1989- school year.
id priority would be given to
sevived from campus.
purpose of Secure Cab is to ople who are in trouble a ride Bryan said. "It's not for transportation. We're there n they had one beer too many friends left at a bar or or they are on campus and oneone is following them. still need to be responsible for m transportation."
n. Lawrence graduate student the transportation board's concern was that students buse the program.
en students from abusing the Bryan said students would d for their KUID number and res where they ask to be left.
rority rush ishes with pledges
ough the number of women through rush this year led, the percentage of pledges ad increased by about 5 per cent.
yan Swan staff writer
ities at the University of Kane-
tived their pledges Saturday,
I but four houses reached
set for this year.
we have been open-house parish about 800 women, and this sch less than last year," said Renflow, Overland Park and a member of Alpa Chi 1500 Sigma Nu Places. "All uses set their quotas at 543 this year. There have been erably less people going l. though, last year."
per-house quotas set by the system have remained fairly the last few years. Two years quota was 68, and last year it Despite last year's closing of a Phi house, 1602 High Drive, a retained among the same risha Harris, Tula, Okla.
we had a larger number of going through one might think mattered, but it really make a difference," said Harlem of Pi Bata Phi, 1612 W. and vice president of sorcerers for the Panbellinese Coun-
said the number of women who dged last year was 980, compared this year's 903. "We're pledging more than usual," eris said. "It's a smaller number in last year, but the percentage of eyes accepted is larger. We u-nueledge about two-thirds, but this was around 73 percent."