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The Inside Front
Thursday November 9,2000
News
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CAMPUS
Group to raise money for military school protest
Latin American Solidarity will be having a fundraiser at Coco Loco Mexican Cafe, 943 Massachusetts St., from 10 tonight to 2 a.m. tomorrow.
Money from the event will go toward a trip the group is taking to Fort Benning, Ga., to protest the School of Americas, a military school that trains Latin-American soldiers. Graduates from the school have high records of human-rights violations and have been trained in torture and interrogation techniques.
Joanna Griffin, president of Latin American Solidarity and Wichita junior, said 28 members from the group would attend the nonviolent protest Nov. 17 to Nov. 21 in Fort Benning.
"The protest is to object to the school being a taxpayer-run school that teaches torture techniques," she said. "This is a good cause and this will be one our main fund-raisers for it."
Griffin said space was available for anyone interested in attending the protest.
Tickets for tonight's event are $7.
For more information about attending the protest or for tickets, call Griffin at 841-5424.
STATE
— Jennifer Valadez
Republicans make gains in Kansas legislature
TOPEKA — Despite the close outcome in some races, the overall picture is clear: Republicans gained ground in the Legislature and Democrats hit their lowest point since 1972 in the Senate.
"Of course I'm disappointed," said state democratic chairman Tom Sawyer. "We had hoped to do better. The turnout for the presidential election was a negative factor."
Republicans increased their Senate margin by three to 30-10 and had a net gain of two House seats for a 79-46 edge when the Legislature convenes Jan. 8.
The GOP hadn't done as well in Senate races in a generation. From 1969 through 1972, Republicans held 32 seats to Democrats' 8. The all-time low for Democrats is one seat, in 1947-48.
When the Legislature convenes, the Senate will have 15 new faces — 14 Republicans and one Democrat, with six moving up from the House. The only new Democrat is Rep. David Haley of Kansas City, who will replace retiring Sen. Sherman Jones, D-Kansas City.
In the House, there's a chance Republicans could pick up another Democratic seat to push their total to 80. They picked up three seats and lost one to Democrats, for the net gain of 79.
NATION
Holden defeats Talent for Missouri governor
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri's $16 million governor's race came to a close with Democrat Bob Holden winning against Republican Jim Talent.
Voters weighed in Tuesday for the only poll that mattered in record numbers for a presidential election year. Holden attributed the higher turnout to renewed voter commitment following the plane crash death of Democratic Gov. Mel Camahan, the party's U.S. Senate nominee.
Talent, U.S. representative from Chesterfield, said Cahman's Oct. 16 death overshadowed the closing stretch of races for governor and other offices.
Still he and Holden, the two-term state treasurer from Jefferson City, kept slugging about education, taxes, highways and values.
Talent faced an extra burden in his first statewide campaign: no St. Louis-area candidate had been elected to the office since World War II.
Wall Street optimistic about election results
NEW YORK — No matter who won the White House, Wall Street got what it wanted in Tuesday's election: a Congress so closely divided it likely will mean business as usual in the new administration.
With continued Republican majorities in the House and Senate, investors expected little change in the way government operates for the next four years.
"We're setting things up for a nice year-end rally," said Arthur Hogan, chief market analyst at Jefferies & Co. "There's such a razor-thin Republican majority that whoever wins (the presidency) is going to have a great deal of difficulty moving forward with much of their agenda. That gridlock is something Wall Street likes to see."
There were no assurances, however that the stock market's volatility was finished.
Stocks fluctuated yesterday after election officials said it likely would be at least another day before they knew the winner of Florida's electoral votes, which will determine the next president.
The Dow finished down 45.12 at 10,907.06 after briefly hitting 11,000 earlier in the day. The tech-dominated Nasdaq closed down 184.09 at 3,231.70.
Three states elect women governors
Ruth Ann Minner began working in the Delaware statehouse as a receptionist in the 1970s. Judy Martz entered Montana politics just four
years ago after helping run a garbage business.
Now both lieutenant governors have been promoted to their states' highest office and have helped give the nation more women governors — five — than ever before.
In all, three women were among the 11 gubernatorial victors in Tuesday's elections; the other was New Hampshire's Democratic incumbent, Jeanne Shaheen. They join two serving Republican governors, Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey and Jane Hull of Arizona.
Two other women ran strong majorparty campaigns, but lost in high-profile races.
North Dakota's Heidi Heitkamp, a democrat diagnosed with breast cancer in September, lost to Republican banker John Hoeven. In Vermont, Democratic Gov. Howard Dean survived a challenge from Republican Ruth Dwyer, who opposed a Dean-backed bill that extended domestic partnership rights to gay couples.
Violence ignites again in West Bank, Gaza
WORLD
JERUSALEM — Violence flared in the West Bank and Gaza Strip yesterday, even as Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat headed for Washington to consult with President Clinton. Palestinian gunmen killed a customs worker on her way to work, and four Palestinians were shot dead in clashes.
The Palestinian leader flew to Cairo to meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak — the main sponsor, with Clinton, of the peace process — and then to Britain for a meeting with Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Arafat, who spoke with Blair during a three-hour London stop, "underlined the important role which Britain and the European Union could play in support of the peace process," a Blair representative said. No further details were known.
The Palestinian leader was due in Washington by nightfall, and he will meet with Clinton today. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak was to meet with Clinton on Sunday.
"I go to Washington to ensure that the end of violence that was agreed on at Sharm el-Sheik is carried out if that is possible. That is all," he said, referring to a truce mediated last month by Clinton in Evot.
Barak said on Israeli television he would not ask for resumption of peace negotiations.
Although the Palestinians have said they wouldn't declare statehood on Nov. 15 — the 12th anniversary of a symbolic independence declaration Arafat made in exile — they did say they could do so without prior notice.
The Associated Press
ON THE RECORD
A vehicle hit another vehicle at 3:30 p.m., yesterday day at the intersection of 16th Street and Naismith Drive, the KU Public Safety Office said. Damages were estimated at more than $500.
A KU student was harassed by phone between 1 p.m. Oct. 27 and 6:20 p.m. Monday in her fourth floor room in Ellsworth Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said.
A vehicle hit another vehicle at 9 p.m. Tuesday at 15th Street and Naismith Drive, the KU Public Safety Office said. Damages were estimated at less than $500.
A KU student's vehicle's window was damaged and a cell phone and other items were stolen between 8 p.m. Tuesday and 1:20 a.m. yesterday in the west alley in the 1700 block of Ohio Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $250, and the items were valued at $180.
ON CAMPUS
A KU student's vehicle antenna was damaged at 10 p.m. Monday in the 3100 block of Iowa Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $50.
The art and design department will have a figurative sculpture exhibit from 8:30 a.m. to 9 tonight at the art and design gallery. Cell 8644401
University Career and Employment Services will have the Resume Doctor from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Kansas Union lobby, Call Gail Rooney at 864-3624.
NonTrad Student Week will present "Winning Resumes for Adult Career Seekers" from 1 a.m. to noon today, "Writing Resources" from noon to 12:30 p.m. today, "SUA Programming with/for NonTrads" from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. today and "Child Care Resources" from 1:30 to 2 p.m. today. All will take place at Alcove C in the Kansas Union. Call Marshall Jackson at 864-4064.
University Career and Employment Services will have a career connections training session at 3 p.m. today at 149 Burge Union, Call Ann Hartlev at 864-3624.
The department of philosophy will present "Peach Trees, Spirits and God: Locke on Mechanism" at 4 p.m. today at the Centennial Room in the Kansas Union
Ecumenical Christion Ministries and KU Environs will have a veggie lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today at ECM, 1204 Oread Ave.
Cell Thid Holatonne at 843.4933
Lawrence Public Library will present "Health Resources for the Uninsured" from noon to 1 p.m. today and from 7 to 8:30 tonight at the auditorium in the library, 707 Vermont St. Call 843-3833.
KU Center for Latin American Studies will present "Sterilization in Costa Rica: An Ethnobiology of Gender, Nationalism and Modernization" from 3 to 5 p.m. today at the conference room in the Hall Center for the Humanities.
KU HarrozZontals men's ultimate frisbee team will practice at 4:30 p.m. today at Shen Complex.
Call B.P. at 312-1066
KU Running and Jogging Club will meet for an afternoon run at 4:30 p.m. today at the oak tree by the east entrance to Robinson Center. Call Michael Roessler at 312-3193 or Keith Marshall at 840-0704
■ Intervarsity Christian Fellowship will pray at 5:15 p.m. today at Danforth Chapel. Call Daniel Wong at 312-3172
Diversity Peer Education Team will meet at 5:30 p.m. today at the Multicultural Resource Center. Call Vincent Edwards at 841-1377 or Santos Nuney at 864-4350.
- Women's Ultimate Frisbee Team will practice from 5:30 to 7:30 tonight at ShenKo Complex.
Call AlB Albors at 312.8798
KU Meditation Club will meet at 6 p.m. today at the Daisy Hill Room in the Burge Union. Call Pannir at B64.7735
KU Greens will meet at 6 p.m. today at the International Room in the Kansas Union. Call Galen Turner at 838-3498.
KU Traditional Karate Club will practice from 6:30 to 8:30 tonight at 212 Robinson Center. Call Rachel Fuller at 312-1990.
ACT in Faith will meet at 7 tonight. Call Heather at 841-8641 for location
KU Amnesty International will meet at 7 tonight at Alcove D in the Kansas Union, Call Karen Keith at 550-1036
The Spencer Museum of Art will present "City Mysteries of the Guilded Age" at 7 tonight at the Kress Gallery in the museum. Call 864-4710.
Campus Crusade for Christ will meet at 8 tonight at 100 Smith Hall. Call Lindsey Chalfant at 312-9603
Radical Christians will meet from 8 to 9 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Heather at 841-8661.
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