Friday, Nov. 1, 1985
Campus/Area
University Daily Kansan
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Court grants Friauf diversion agreement
Robert Friau, professor of physics and astronomy and former chairman of the University Senate Executive Committee, entered into a one-year diversionary agreement yesterday in Lawrence Municipal Court in connection with a charge of indecent exposure.
A Lawrence real estate developer was placed on a two-year probation yesterday in lieu of a six-month jail sentence by a Douglas County District Court judge.
On Oct 4, the developer, Steve Clark, 1524 Alvamar Drive, pleaded no contest to and was found not guilty of a charge of attempting to dissuade a witness in a civil suit.
He was ordered by Douglas County Associate District Judge Mike Malone to undergo an evaluation at Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, 336 Stuart St., and 1000 N. Georgia Avenue of community service work as part of the terms of the two-year probation.
Friauf was arrested Aug. 25 in the 2100 block of Harvard Road on a charge of lewd and lascivious behavior. That charge was later downgraded to indecent exposure.
Cobb's trial deferred
Municipal Court Judge George Catt approved the diversionary agreement, which requires Friauf to pay a $10 fee, perform 10 hours of community service and continue counseling.
WICHTA — A bench trial for former Miss Kansas Lynn Cobb on a misdemeanor charge of carrying an open container of beer was postponed yesterday to Dec. 20.
Developer sentenced
The trial was postponed because several college students who were set to testify had scheduling conflicts, a spokesman in Sedgwick County District Judge Paul Clark's office said.
Malone also ordered Clark to have no contact with his former partner, Mike Hickman, unless the meetings were arranged by their attorneys.
Charges of gambling, permitting premises to be used for gambling, possession of a gambling device and operating an open saloon have been filed against Burgess W. Rensell, 446 Maine St., the operator of the gambling facility in Douglas County District Attorney Jim Florel said Wednesday.
Cobb, Wichita senior, was charged with carrying an open container of beer in May after wreaking her car in an accident in which she broke her neck and an ankle. Cobb, the 1984 Miss Kansas, is expected to recover completely from her injuries.
Raid nets 4 charges
Fliory said the charges stemmed from incidents that occurred Oct. 17 at an alleged gambling operation in New York City, where the alleged operation that day
The complaint was filed Tuesday, and a summons was served to Rennels that evening. Flory said.
Weather
Today will be cloudy, windy and cooler. Highs will be around 50 and the chance of rain is 20 percent. Winds will be northerly at 15 to 25 mph and gusty. Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with winds in the low to mid 30s. Tomorrow will be partly sunny, with highs around 50.
From staff and wire reports
Research engineer named Regents prof
By Bengt Ljung Of the Kansan staff
Edmund Miller, a leading research engineer, on Wednesday was appointed Regents distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Kansas by Chancellor Gene A. Budig. He will join the faculty in mid-November.
Miller said yesterday that he chose the position at the University over jobs in San Diego and Santa Barbara, Calif.
"I had offers as far-flung as Pennsylvania, California and the Midwest," he said. "But Kansas made an attractive offer and I was very comfortable with the people."
"I particularly liked the team spirit I felt. A lot of universities have individuals working, but not a lot of cooperation. I felt there was collaboration, not only on campus but also in Lawrence, when I visited."
James Rowland, chairman of electrical and computer engineering, said he hoped the new Regents professor would attract companies to northeastern Kansas. Any Regents professor is involved in activities to be a magnet to bring economic interests to the University, he said.
"When we have the expertise at KU, we hope companies will situate close by and take advantage of a strong program," he said.
Rowland said the details of Miller's
Don Daughter, associate chairman of electrical and computer engineering, said that formal contacts were made in late June but that he would meet Mel Miller before that and had noted his interest in the University.
professorship were to be decided when Miller arrived.
Miller has worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, Calif., a federal research laboratory, since 1971. He has increasingly moved into managing positions the last seven years.
Miller said that although he had worked hard to stay active in research, he had resigned as division leader last April to revitalize his research work.
"To move after 15 years can be traumatic, but it can also offer new opportunities," Miller said. "It can be a time to reset your clock. And you can be stimulated by the newness."
Miller said he had no strong feelings about whether he would rather teach graduate students or undergraduates.
"It's more challenging to teach undergraduates," he said.
Miller's research has focused on computational electromagnetics and innovative education techniques. The University's interest in those areas contributed to his decision to accept the position.
"The University has a fairly long history of association with applications of electromagnetics to solve common problems," he said.
Miller has analyzed the electromagnetic fields interfering with the operation of radar and radio antennae mounted on airplanes, ships and spacecraft.
The university seems willing to go in new directions by introducing new techniques in education by using computer graphics," he said. "It also seems to want to bring technology to the local community.
Miller received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Michigan Technological University, Houghton, in 1957 and his doctoral degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1965.
Diane Forbes is one of the chauffeurs for Corporate Coach, a Lawrence Imousine service operated by her husband, Bob Forbes.
Limo service offers luxury to clients
By Susie Bishop Of the Kansan staff
For those who wish to travel in high style, a stretch limousine can be waiting at the door for a few pretty pennies.
Be it a trip to Kansas City International Airport, or a night on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Mo., Corporate Coach, operated from Mel Amigos, a restaurant at 2600 Iowa St.; offers a door-to-door limo service, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
"You can do some serious bar hopping in a limo," Bob Forbes, owner of Corporate Coach, said yesterday.
The three stretch limos, which come with a uniformed chauffeur, stereo, television and bar, are hired about 10 times a month. he said.
Forbes said that because a wall separated the driver and the passenger, drinking alcoholic beverages during the limo ride was perfectly legal.
Forbes, general manager of Mel Amigos, said the bulk of his business, which he started in May, came from taking travelers to and from KCI.
"We started out just as a limo service." Forbes said. "After we began, we realized that Lawrence needed a shuttle service to KCL."
The two airport vehicles, a four-door Cadillac and a six-passenger limo, make 60-75 trips to the airport each month. Forbes said that because of the increasing pace of the business, it wasn't unusual to make seven runs to the airport each day.
Customers may choose from the black, the white or the silver-blue limo depending on the occasion, he said.
"We get a lot of special requests for weddings," Forbes said.
The most popular of the stretch limos is the classic black.
The stretch limos rent for $45 a hour, and the airport shuttles rent from $15 to $37,50 a person, depending on the size of the group.
Holidavs increase the number of times the cars
Whether for a ride to the airport, a formal dance, a wedding, a birthday or to party on the Plaza, students, travelers and businessmen all use Corporate Coach's services.
are rented, Forbes said. Many times people hire limos as a surprise.
"People look so surprised when a limo pulls up at the door." he said.
So far, the record for the longest time a stretch limo was used is eight hours, Forbes said. The youngest person to hire a limo was a college freshman.
"Once the high school proms start, we should see some younger passengers." Forbes said.
Forbes, his wife, Diane, and two others act as chauffeurs for the limo service. A blue blazer and grey slacks constitute the chauffeur's uniform for pow.
At the first of the year, Forbes said, the business will expand to include another stretch limo and new uniforms.
Drivers will then be clothed in the classic chauffeur's uniform — grey and black suits, boots and cap.
"It'll be just like in the movies," Forbes said. When KLZR, a Lawrence radio station, ran a promotion for the Sting concert last summer, Corporate Coach provided the transportation.
Burge live concert series pays off, SUA says
Rv Jill White
Of the Kansan staff
Student Union Activities' attempt to schedule more live band concerts and to expose local talent was worth the risk, the director of SUA Special Events said yesterday.
"The overwhelming response makes us believe we can bring in some really great bands in the future," Traxler said. "Last year I thought this market was about ready to break out and explode, and if it hasn't already done that, I think it's at least on a roll."
before show time. The Violent Femmes' concert for tonight sold out Monday night. The Ballroom has a maximum capacity of 1,200 people.
"We've been working harder to persuade a lot of these bands to play in Lawrence," said Steve Traxler, the director. "SUA is not putting out more money, it's taking more risks."
This semester, the organization has booked other bands, such as the Clique, Valentine and the Very Wealthy, BCR and the Fanatix, for its Burge Bandstand Dance Concert
series. They also scheduled the Romantics, who will play Nov. 9 in Hoch Auditorium.
Traxlier, who became director of SUA Special Events in July, said he had set several goals for the SUA series that included expanding the reputation of Lawrence as a marketplace where emerging bands as well as established bands could perform.
Those risks, he said, raid off. The concert of the Los Angeles band, X, on Sept. 21 in the Kansas Union Ballroom was sold one hour
"There are a lot of bands out there that aren't on the level of Hoch Auditorium and have few performance opportunities," he said. "We developed the Burge Bandstand series to promote those local bands."
He said the Burge Bandstand series had been so successful that SUA planned to double the number of concerts in Burge next year.
John Heeney, vice president of SUA, said he was pleased with the success of the special events series.
"We, as a board, wanted to bring in 'smaller shows to allow people to be more visible.'"
Heeney said that SUA did have to allocate more money for the Burge Union concerts in order to increase the number of performances. The concerts at Burge are free.
"Obviously, we're paying for these talents." Taxler said.
KU to see parade on Saturday
By a Kansan reporter
For the first time in about 20 years, the Homecoming Day parade won't run through campus on a Friday afternoon.
Instead, jubilant Jayhawks will march down Massachusetts Street for the 1985 Homecoming Day parade at 9:30 a.m. Saturday Nov. 9.
More people should be able to participate in this year's parade because of the change in day and location. John Feverly, junior class president, said Wednesday.
"The University wouldn't stop classes for the parade, or let us have it before 1:30 p.m. on Friday." Fevbury said. "We ought to have more students there because we also had more advertising and did more promotions for the parade."
Changing the parade to Saturday makes it easier for alumni, Lawrence businessmen and school children to attend the parade, he said.
The parade route will be from Seventh and Massachusetts Streets to South Park, 12th and Massachusetts Streets.
Mice invade Strong Hall
By a Kansan reporter
Administrators in Strong Hall are playing the cat in a game of cat and mouse.
A recent invasion of a few mice has caused concern, alarm and action by employees in the administrative offices on the second floor of Strong.
Phil Endacott, associate director of housekeeping, said, "Various buildings around the campus occasionally have a mouse or two. We have an outside contractor who takes care of that."
Marian Orzulak, secretary for University General Council, said she was sitting at her desk recently when she spotted a furry creature.
"It just came out of the Regents Room and went behind the bookcase," she said. "I immediately put my feet up and said, 'There's a mouse.'"
Barbara Johnson, secretary for business affairs, said she had seen a mouse in Strong Hall's administrative offices — well, almost.
"I have seen its tail," she said. "I didn't actually see the mouse."
Johnson said action had already been taken to solve the minuscule problem. She said traps had been placed that would capture the mice.