THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL 100, NO.2 (USPS 650-640)
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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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.
Arensal, El Paso, Texas junior, met Grissom at Pizzaz, a bar at Ninth and Mississippi streets, near the beginning of his name. His name was Ricky Cho, Arensal.
"We started hanging out," Arenal said. "We played tennis and racquetball."
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 18, said MaJ. John Round of the Overland Park Police Department.
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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 28, he said.
The week Joan was missing, Ricky (Grissom) came over in her car. We drove around in it.'
Ratherine Arenal
El Paso, Texas, United States
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 from iron railroad spike, said Capt. Eilen Hanson of theLENexa police.
"The worst thing I ever would have said about him is that I thought he was boring," Carolyn Masinton, 24, Lawrence resident, said. "He just seemed like your average guy."
Masinton, Arena1'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 actually gently dancer and be man we saw."
She said Grissom liked being in Lawrence 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
Bv Derek Schmidt
See GRISSOM, p. 5
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 Neptune's magnetic field.
"It's an interesting and complex
Volcanoes spotted on Neptune's moon
The Associated Press
PASADENA, Calif. — Voyager 2's close-up photos of Neptune's moon Triton reveal what look like active ice volcanoes that erupt
Destination Kansas City
Pictured from top to bottom: Fountain of Neptune, the Plaza; J. C. Nichols Memorial Fountain, 4th and Nichols Parkway; Barney Allis Plaza fountain, downtown; Diana, Alameda Plaza
Fountains are beautiful attraction
Story and photos by Ed Maschler
To visitors from many areas of the U.S., Kansas City is known as the City of Fountains. Although no official statement has proclaimed that title, Kansas City has earned it because of the number of beautiful fountains gracing its streets and buildings.
Kansas City's fondness for fountains probably received its "official" beginning in 1892 when Mayor Benjamin Holmes appointed a board of park and boulevard commissioners and asked them to find ways to beautify the city.
According to city records, the first fountain was installed in 1904. It was donated by the Humane Society "to give water to horses, dogs, cats and birds." Although it was only a plain rectangular trough, it has been moved to a museum.
Was only a plain architectural building. Many of Kansas City's more beautiful fountains can be found on the Plaza or between the Plaza and downtown Kansas City, Mo. Some have been imported: the J. C. Nichols fountain from Paris, France; the Pomona fountain from Florence, Italy; and the fountains of Neptune and Bacchus from Worcestershire, England.
Secure cab reinstated for safety
Bv Beth Behrens
Kansan staff writer
Charles Bryan, KU on Wheels coordinator, has announced the reinstation of the Secure Cab program beginning tonight.
Secure Cab is a taxi service for students who need a ride home. The ide is free with a valid KUID.
Mentis can call Secure Cab at 042-
from 11 p.m. until 2:30 a.m.
on days a week
Jake White, student body president and North Platte, Neb., senior, the contract called for 64 hours service a week at $18 an hour or $45.50 for the 1989-90 school year. he said priority would be given to a received from campus
City Cab & Shuttle Corp.wn contract for the service. Student will pay the company an rate.
The purpose of Secure Cab is to people who are in trouble a ride ie." Bryan said. "It's not for transportation. We're there when they had one beer too many their friends left them at a bar or an, or they are on campus and k someone is following them.ple still need to be responsible for our transportation."
cyan, Lawrence graduate student, said the transportation board's concern was that students Id abuse the program.
keep students from abusing the
bryan, Bryan students would
sack for their KUID number and
address where they ask to be left.
Bryan Swan san staff writer
pority rush nishes with 01 pledges
curities at the University of Kan-received their pledges Saturday, all but four houses reached as set for this year.
though the number of women
ag through rush this year
leased, the percentage of pledges
hitped increased by about 5 per-
there have been open-house parity with about 900 women, and this much less than last year," said tin Renrow, Overland Park or a member of Alpha Chiila, 1500 Sigma Nu Place. "All houses set their quotas at 54 abbers this year. There have beeniderably less people going ash, though, than 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 32. Despite last year's closing of diplha Phi house, 1602 High Drive, nota remained about the same, Trisha Harris, Tulsa, Okla.
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if we had a larger number of men go through one might think closing mattered, but it really make a difference," said Harriet member of Pl Beta Phi, 1612 W. St., and vice president of sororities for the Panhellenic Coun-
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e said the number of women who had last year was 980, compared is year's 901.
"we pledge more than usual," is said. "It's a smaller number last year, but the percentage of accepted is larger. We usuledge it about two-thirds, but this it was around 73 percent."