SINCE 1889
Ancestors on display
Museum exhibit has a Diatryma, the forerunner of the Jayhawk See page 3.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, OCT. 3, 1985, VOL. 96, NO. 29 (USPS 650-640)
Mild Details page 3.
Fraternity canceling festivities
By Stefani Day Of the Kansan staff
The Wheat Meet Party, once billed as the largest beer party in Kansas, will not take place this year after irate neighbors threatened to go to court to stop it, the party cochairmen said yesterday.
However, a threatened injunction was not the reason the party was canceled, he said.
"We ran into some problems with the neighbors," he said. "We put the party plans on hold until we could figure out a way to deal with the problem.
"Since we were doing it for a philanthropic cause, we wanted to make a profit, and this late, we wouldn't make a substantial profit."
"But after the drinking changed, they said we couldn't it on campus." he said.
When he and co-chairman McElhenne, Lawrence junior, to have the party at their fiy house, the neighbors took a
The party was to follow the Wheat Meet Track Meet the place Saturday.
The party, which was to be cancer research, usually is the Burge Union parking lot. said.
"Some of it goes back to the couple of years when there has major outdoor parties on it and then we have all hardwired their rights were violated."
The problem is not a new or Ann Eversole, director of or tions and activities.
babies are awakened, she said. Dick said party-goers "over the back fences into the vomit into the yard."
Linda Dick, 1745 W. 20th $ she had complained about趴 ties on Stewart Avenue for years. Her main complaints property damage, harassmoise.
over the back fences into it." The vomit into the yard. " Last spring, the neigh made an agreement with the Stewart Avenue nities, said Sherman Yacher, 29th St.
Yacher said about 100 ne had requested that the par stopped.
"Pictures fall off the walls, babies are awakened," she sa
Black said the Wheat Mee attracted 4,000 to 6,000 people years and raised about $10.00
"We neighbors really tried with the folks," he said. "A Stewart Street Bash, any par 500 would be held on cam return, we would let the lfr and sorilities have the $ Street Bash."
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By Theresa Scott Of the Kansan staff
When Antonio Luna b "Mexico relief quarter week ago to collect money thquake victims in that cow didn't know the project mean he would have to w from the University.
Luna, Mexico City fire collected $683.75 in front of Hall during his two-day efi will have to withdraw fr University to deliver the personally, he said yesters
Although Luna said he he second thoughts about g Mexico City to deliver the he finally decided to go be could not reach anyone to money to and had no other getting the money to the people
He said he was gi withdraw from the Unive he could stay in Mexico Christmas.
Christmas
"There are a lot of p since I am going." Luna sa it is worth it. There is no p to stay here if there is down there."
Malone ordered a presentencing investigation and set a sentencing date of Oct. 31. Lewis is being held without bond until sentencing.
Flory said he agreed to the plea bargaining because, although the state had enough evidence to support the first-degree murder charge, a jury in Barton County had handed down a lesser conviction in a similar case.
Flory also agreed not to ask for longer sentences under the habitual criminal act. He said that in November 1983, Lewis was convicted of felony theft in Johnson County District Court.
Man convicted of child abuse, manslaughter
Genaro Ray Lewis, who was implicated in the Aug. 10 death of 21-month old Duane Beers and in the June 30 abuse of 3-year-old Bryan Williams, pleaded no contest to the charges.
The penalty for voluntary manslaughter is five to 20 years in the state prison system and a fine of up to $15,000. The penalty for abuse of a child is three to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. Malone
By Karen Blakeman Of the Kansan staff
A 21-year-old Lawrence man was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and felony child abuse yesterday morning by Douglas County District Judge Mike Malone.
The child abuse charge in connection with the death of Beers was dropped, and the first-degree murder charge was replaced with voluntary manslaughter in the plea agreement.
several times while being babysat by Lewis on June 30.
Flory said the state's evidence would have shown that Beers had "experienced trauma, by blows or pressure, to the torso, legs and neck.
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