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 Pizzaz, a bar at Ninth and Mississippi streets, near the beginning of April. He told her his name was Ricky Chole. Anaral said.
"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. Butter, 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 foulphy 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 director of the Kansas City Crime Commission.
Grissom also is a suspect in the
death of Terri Maeness, 25, of Wichita,
Round said.
Grissom faces numerous other charges including one count of aggra-
vated. kidnapping, four counts of aggraviated robbery and two counts of aggraviated 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 on an iron railroad spike, said Capt. Ellen Hanson of theLENeca 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 Pizzaz.
"We noticed him because we 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 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
By Derek Schmidt Kansan staff writer
See GRISSOM. D. 5
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
Volcanoes spotted on Neptune's moon
The Associated Press
PASADENA Calif - Voyager
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Secure cab reinstated for safety
By Beth Behrens Kansan staff writer
is free with a valid KUID.
dents can call Secure Cab at 842
2 from 1 p.m. until 2:30 a.m.
on days a week.
Secure Cab is a taxi service for students who need a ride home. The
Charles Bryan, KU on Wheels coordinator, has announced the restatement of the Secure Cab program beginning tonight.
Jake White, student body presi-
tion and North Platte, Neb., senior,
the contract called for 64 hours
service a week at $18 an hour or
$45.60 for the 1989-90 school year.
e said priority would be given to
a received from campus.
ryan, Lawrence graduate student, said the transportation board's concern was that students id abuse the program.
l City Cab & Shuttle Corp. won
contract for the service. Student
rate will pay the company an-
nly rate.
The purpose of Secure Cab is to *t* people who are in trouble a ride "e." 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 on, or they are on campus and k someone is following them. still need to be responsible for t own transportation."
a keep students from abusing the price, Bryan said students would asked for their KUID number and address where they ask to be left.
porority rush nishes with 01 pledges
Bryan Swan
san staff writer
writings at the University of Kanreceived their pledges Saturday, all but four houses reached as set for this year.
though the number of women ing through rush this year issued, the percentage of pledges increased by about 5 per cent.
there have been open-house par­
with about 900 women, and this
much less than last year," said
Renrow, Overland Park
r and a member of Alpha Chi
ga. 1500 Sigma Nu Place. "All
houses set their quotas at 54
sayers this year. There have been
erderably less people go­
gh, though, than last year."
a per-house quotas set by the
city system have remained fairly
the last few years. Two years
so quota was 68, and last year it
2. Deplete last year's closing of
Alpha Phi house, 1602 High Drive,
quota remained about the same.
Prisha Harris, Tulsa, Okla.
we had a larger number of a going through one might think losing mattered, but it really make a difference," said Harmon member of PI Beta Phi, 1612 W., and vice president of sororials for the Panhellenic Coun-
lid the number of women who last year was 960, comparedear's 901.
we pledging more than usual," said. "It's a smaller number of year, but the percentage of accepted is larger. We unaware about two-thirds, but this was around 73 percent."