VOL.101.NO.40
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANASA
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1990
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Soviet delegates leave Lawrence today
Soviet enjoy a shopping spree at Payless Shoesource, 1300 W. 23rd St. before returning to the U.S.S.R. The delegates have been in Lawrence for the seven-day Meeting for Peace. ABOVE: Soviet engineer Alexander Ushakow comparison shops for boots. Lawrence residents Wilbur and Leta White served as hosts to Ushakow during his visit. RIGHT: Olga Lomakina tries on tennis shoes.
Visitors learn 'shop'til you drop'custom
By Elicia Hill
Kansan staff writer
A frazelle clerk who waited on about 200 Soviets yesterday at a stereo equipment store in Lawrence and said that the language apparently is not music.
"I learned from this experience that worldwide, no matter what country people are from, they all go into a 'shop til you drop moment when they buy souvenirs," said Lil Carlson. "at McDuff's Appliances. 2800 wa
Soviet delegates had their last chance to shop in the United States yesterday. The more than 250 delegates visiting Lawrence for the Meeting For Peace leave this morning for Moscow.
One Soviet delegate said that Meeting For Peace officials gave the delegates $100 each when they arrived in Lawrence.
"This is not so much, people tell us to go to k mart and Wal-Mart because they have good stuff that they're selling," Sweet high school English teacher.
Sam Alli, assistant manager of Wal-Mart, 2727 Iowa St., said that it had been fun having the Soviets in the store.
"I loved to watch their eyes and the expression on their faces when they walked in here," he said. "One guy taught me how to store to show his friends back home."
Sales clerks in Lawrence said that the items the Soviets bought primarily were electronic goods, clothes, shoes and bubble gum.
"They bought lots of boom boxes and jeans, but they all bought bubble gum," said Becky Mason, a clerk at K mart, 3106 Iowa St.
Sergei Khrushchev, son of the late
Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev, said that bubble gum was a scarce commodity in the Soviet Union.
"It makes wonderful gifts for grandchildren," he said.
Khrushchev, who is not yet a grandfather, went shopping for a device to change film into video tape at McDuff's.
"My wife, she likes to shop for clothes," he said. "But I like electronics. I have many films of my own and I want to view them on the VCR."
Because electricity in the Soviet Union is 220 volts and U.S. appliances
are based on a 110-volt system, the Soviets also needed voltage converters.
Sara Jane Scott, a clerk at Radio Shack, 711 W. 23rd St., said that the store sold out its electric voltage converters by noon.
"One Soviet lady got upset when I told her we were out," said Scott, Lawrence graduate student. "She said she was used to shortages in the Soviet Union, but this is the United States and we weren't supposed to."
Vicki Prather, a clerk at Payless Shoesource, 1300 W. 23rd St., said
"They went crazy over the boot's," said Prather, Wichta senior. "We had a 12 pair sale today by a Soviet woman who bought mostly boots."
that there had been a steady stream all day of Soviets who came in.
Stephanie Giachino, a clerk at Kmart, said that one problem that Kmart had encountered with the Soviets was that they understood how to count U.S. money
"They just give you the money and test us to be honest to give them the correct amount," said Giacchino.
See related story p. 16
Computer error causes arts forms to be mailed incorrectly
By Karen Park
Kansan staff writer
About 14,000 arts forms were sent Monday to College of Liberal Arts and Sciences students, but when some student pulled the form, it found more than one form addressed to them.
On the back of some of the students' forms was a copy of another student's transcript information, which included the address, telephone number and KUID number. The results were then used to average, ACT or SAT scores and classes the student is enrolled in and has completed.
"They had my name printed on the front." he said. "But someone else's transcript was on the computer."
Angel Arafiles, McColm Hall resident,
said that he received six art forms. He said
that his students were very interested.
Kristin Goff, Ellsworth Hall resident, was one of the students whose transcription copy
"I really don't want him to see my grades," she said. "I kind of scary of it."
Four other students whose transcript copies were sent to Arafiles live on the same campus.
She said that she did not know how many terms were printed incorrectly but that the term "wrong" was printed.
Pam Houston, director of the college's underground courses, said that a computer-generated forms form.
about the mistake.
"We have not received any complaints today," Houston said. "Certainly it's a probity."
She said that the department had no way of knowing how many defective arts forms were mailed but that if students needed new art forms, they could get their transcripts
ay Lewis, Eldsworth Hall resident, said, "I'd like six forms including mine. The rest were."
"I didn't call in to complain because I got my own transcript also," Lewis said. "I gave
all to people on his floor.
He said that he knew of at least three students on his floor who received incorrect forms.
the transcripts back to the people, and so I didn't think anything else was necessary*
Cannie Heilman, McCollum Hall resident, said that she received four arts forms. Three of them were written by her.
Helman called the students whose names were on the transcript copies.
She said that she would not want everyone to know what was on her transcript copy
"They should be careful with those," Heilman said, "It's private information."
According to an amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1974, federally financed schools must comply with strict regulations before releasing academic records.
hibits the release of a college student's academic information without that student's
The so-called "Buckley Amendment" pro-
Leroy Rooker, director of the policy compliance office at the U.S. Department of Education, declined to comment on whether the form error violated the amendment.
"If a complaint was filed with us about the problem, we would investigate," he said. "The purpose of the amendment is to ensure student access to any educational records maintained by any college or university or at any level."
He said that the records should be open for a student's review but that universities had a responsibility to protect the privacy of the records.
Grissom jurors to be sequestered
News stories prompt judge to be cautious
History of events preceding Grissom murder trial
By Eric Gorski
Kansan projects writer
OLATHE — The jury for the Richard Grassmor Jr. murder trial will be sequestered during the three-to-five week trial, Johnson County District Judge William Gray ruled yesterday.
In the morning, Gray told potential jurors that he had decided to grant a defense motion to sequester the jury. Later in the day, nine women and men filed a lawsuit against him as jurors, completing the grueling four-day jury selection process.
June 18, 1989 — Joan M. Butler,
a 24-year-old KU graduate from
Overland Park is last seen.
Gray, who said Wednesday that he was leaning away from sequestration, said that the risk of jurors being involved in the proceedings during the trial was too great.
- June 26, 1989 - Christine Rusch and Theresa Brown, 22-year-old Lenexa roommates are last seen
September-October 1990 — Gray bears motions from Grison's attorneys to suppress evidence they claim was obtained illegally or improperly. Most of the motions are denied.
March 3, 1990 — Johnson County District Judge Robert Jones rules that Grissom will stand in three counts of first-degree murder.
He referred to a front-page story in yesterday's Oatle Daily News while explaining his decision. Gray said his words had been taken out of context in a quote and were out in full view that they could be exposed to misleading information.
March 16, 1900 Grissom plea not guilty to the murders of the three women. The trial date is set for Aug. 27, but is delayed when one prosecutor withdraws from the case, citing a conflict of interest, and agrees to follow conditions imposed by Johnson County District Judge Willey.
At the end of the day, Gray would not elaborate on his statements about the Daily News or say if there were other reasons behind his decision. During individual questioning Wednesday, most potential jurors said they had seen or heard some news coverage of the Grissom case.
- Nov 15, 1989 — Grissom is charged in Johnson County District Court with three counts of first-degree murder and nine related charges in connection with the disappearances of the three
women.
Greg Sackuvich, managing editor of the Daily News, said yesterday the
Nov. 9, 1989 — Grissom is extradited to Kansas.
liam Gray
Oct. 9, 1990 - Grissom pleads guilty to 15 charges of forgery, writing bad checks and theft. Sentencing will be in November.
Oct. 15, 1990 — About 600 potential jurors report to Johnson County District Court to begin the jury selection process.
newspaper stood behind its story.
Prosecutors and defenders will choose four or five alternatives for the jury this morning, and opening arguments by Johnson County District Attorney Paul Morrison should be heard today.
Grissom, 29, faces three counts of first-degree murder and nine other charges relating to the June 1989 disappearance of 169 kJ graduate William Brown, 37, and Lenexa roommates Theresa Brown and Christine Rusch, both 22.
The women never have been found. Grissom pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Yesterday, Gray allowed jurors to go home for the night, but after today's proceedings, they will be released from custody. They will where they will reside for the duration of the trial.
The 12 jurors were chosen from a pool of 36 potential jurors during final questioning yesterday. Grissom's court-appointed attorneys, Thomas Erker and Kevin Moriarty, and Morrison began by asking if anyone would be unable to serve because of the sequestration.
Four potential jurors were excused for that reason and were replaced by four who had been approved during individual interviews Wednesday.
The three attorneys also asked potential jurors whether they personally knew anyone involved with the case and then read jurors the names of the more than 120 witnesses scheduled to appear. Several potential jurors had also been in the trial but said that would not affect their ability to serve as jurors.
Grissom sat beside his attorneys, conferring with them during the process.
Morrison told potential jurors that it was the state's burden to prove Grissom guilty and said that Kansas law did not require the prosecution to present bodies to prove first-degree murder.
In his address to potential jurors, Erker walked to a spot beside Grison, put his hand on his client's shoulder and said, "Can you pressure Richard Grison innocent?" Search courts and consider that concept."
After the questioning, defense and prosecuting attorneys took about 25 minutes to alternately strike names from the list of 36 potential jurors until only the 12 who will form the jury remained.
Senate deficit plan passed; work begins forging compromise
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - The Senate passed a bipartisan budget early today that aimed the stint of defi-reduction at virtually all Americans, raising taxes on gasoline, alcohol and cigarettes. Moving Medicare and other programs.
Lawmakers adopted the measure 54-46, paving the way for bargaining with the House and President Bush over a compromise bill that could end the year-long budget stalemate. Collections were set to begin later today.
"This is the first step we must take to reduce the staggering deficits that are essentially bleeding us dry," said Chairman James Sasser, D-Tenn.
The House has approved legislation that relies heavily on tax hikes on the wealthy to close the federal deficit. It contains no change in the current 9 cents a gallon gasoline tax, which the Senate would toate 18% cents. Both have spending cuts ranging from agriculture to veterans' benefits.
The Senate approved the bill shortly before 1:30 a.m. eastern time, ending a long day that saw lawmakers thwart an attempt to scale back the gas tax increase and substitute a new tax, "Let's go and get it from those who've got it," said Sen. Barbara Mukelski, D-Md., but her plea
was rejected, 55-45.
In the white house, spokesman Martin Fitzwater said the president was prepared to sign separate legislation keeping the government funded through next Wednesday. The House approved the emergency funding measure 379-37. Quick approval by the Senate is expected, which would avert a second government shutdown in two weeks.
With Election Day less than three weeks off, lawmakers' eyes were on the calendar. To diffuse possible blame, Senate leaders crafted a new collection of E20 loan worth of new taxes and spending reductions.
Leading Democrats promised to try to change the bill during negotiations with the House, though Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, D-Maine, said, "We can't guarantee the result."
The president had said as recently as Monday that he would not sign another emergency spending-authorization extension. But press secretary Marlin Fitzwater said late yesterday that Bush would sign a bill to limit the budget through next Wednesday if "satisfactory progress" were being made.
Without such an extension, the government's authority to spend money would expire Friday night.