2A • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS IN BRIEF
THURSDAY,DEC.6,2001
CAMPUS
Vandals strike 11 vehicles in parking lot near GSP-Corbin
A total of 11 vehicles were reported burglarized or damaged in the Gertrude Sellars Pearson-Corbin Hall parking lot between 3 p.m. Monday and 3 a.m. Tuesday. Items were stolen from seven of the vehicles, and the four remaining vehicles were damaged.
vehicles were detained by Lt. Schuyler Bailey of the Lawrence Police Department said there were two possible suspects who were chased from the scene by police who followed the suspects through Topeka. The two suspects were later arrested in El Dorado on unrelated charges.
— Jeremy Clarkson
Durodado ornithologist Bailey said he planned to compile a list of items that were missing before forwarding the information to the district attorney's office for possible charges.
Union memorial to remember victims of drunken driving
A memorial commemorating individuals who died in drunken-driving accidents nationwide will be unveiled at 10 a.m. today in the Kansas Union.
a. m. today in the nurses a.m. The tribute titled "Tired of Drunk Drivers" includes a wall of car tires containing pictures and stories of victims of drunken drinking.
drunken drinking Adriane Kunkel, assistant professor of communication studies, said she hoped the awareness campaign would help students realize that drunken driving happened too often in Lawrence.
Students from Kunkel's class will make a proposal at 1 p.m. at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union to create a bus transit system in Lawrence that would provide individuals with an option other than driving drunk.
Student Senate looking for new elections commissioner
Student Senate is interviewing for a new elections commissioner for the spring elections. The paid position involves overseeing Senate elections and ensuring that all sides campaign in a fair manner.
Ben Burton, student executive committee chairman, said the commissioner would be responsible for organizing speeches, debates and voting.
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Applications are available in the Dean of Students Office, the Student Development Center, the Office of Organizations of Leadership and the Student Housing Office, and they can be turned in at room 133 in Strong Hall. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Monday.
—Luke Daley
NATION
Man charged with 4 murders in case dating to early 1980s
SEATTLE — Authorities charged a 52-year old truck company worker with murder yesterday in the deaths of four women blamed on the Green River serial killer.
Gary Leon Ridgway, who was arrested last week, was charged with four counts of aggravated murder after authorities said DNA evidence had linked him to three of the victims. The fourth victim was linked to Ridgway through circumstantial evidence, investigators said. The victims were killed in the early 1980s.
Forty-nine women were thought to be victims of the Green River killer in Washington and Oregon.
Associated Press
NATION&WORLD
Anti-Taliban forces closing in on al-Qaida guerrilla fighters
The Associated Press
TORA BORA, Afghanistan — Anti-Taliban forces battled guerrillas loyal to Osama bin Laden with tanks and mortars yesterday, fighting their way through remote mountains toward a cave complex where they believe the terror suspect is hoiled up.
terror suspects moved up. Up to 1,500 tribal fighters pushed down a valley in the White Mountains toward Tora Bora camp as American B-52s pounded the area with 250-and 500-pound bombs, setting off orange flashes and plumes of smoke in the forested mountains.
forested mountains.
Anti-Taliban commanders said their troops advanced to within a mile of the anthill-like cave complex in eastern Afghanistan, sending the Arab, Chechen and Pakistani fighters of bin Laden's al-Qaida network scurrying to higher ground.
higher ground.
At the Pentagon, spokesman Rear Adm. John Stufflebeem said U.S. special forces were in the area helping direct airstrikes and gathering intelligence. He said Afghan fighters had already entered some caves in the area searching for al-Qaida members.
Afghan commander Amil Shah said al-Qaida fighters in the area had nowhere to run, with escape routes into Pakistan to the east snowed in.
snowed in.
"We are trying our best to capture them alive. They are surrounded by us, but they are not surrendering," he said.
sorhurtinens Anti-Taliban forces advanced up the narrow, forested valley while their tanks shelled the hilltops a mile away. Al-Qaida fighters fired back with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades.
grenades.
Local officials in Nangarhar province say they believe bin Laden is in Tora Bora—the name means "black dust"—although the Northern Alliance thinks he is in the Kandarah area more than 300 miles to the southwest.
— Outside Kandahar, three American servicemen were killed and 19 others wounded when a B-52 bombing strike they had called in went astray and hit near their position. Five anti-Taliban Afghan fighters were also killed and around 20 wounded.
Space shuttle lifts off, at last
The Associated Press
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After nearly a week of delays, space shuttle Endeavour blasted off under heavy protection yesterday on a flight to deliver a new crew to the international space station.
tional space station.
The shuttle left a golden and peach contrail as it rose from its seaside pad shortly before sunset, carrying seven astronauts and a load of station supplies.
It was NASA's first mission since the Sept. 11 attacks.
11 attacks. Launch director Mike Leinbach apologized to the astronauts for keeping them in town a few extra days. "Have a great flight," he said right before loffit.
before lunch.
Replied shuttle commander Dominic Gorie. "We're all aware that for over 200 years and certainly over the last two months, freedom rings loud and clear across this country. But right here and right now, it's time to let freedom roar. Let's light them up!"
freedom road. Lets go. Eneavour had been poised for liftoff since last Thursday. A jammed docking mechanism at the space station forced two delays.
Once that was fixed, bad weather interfered at the last minute with a launch attempt on Tuesday. NASA fretted over clouds and
gusty wind again yesterday, but the conditions improved in time for the 5:19 p.m. launch.
launch. Fighter jets and helicopters were on patrol throughout the countdown, as well as military personnel in camouflage. A no-fly zone was established 35 miles around the launch pad, and boats were banned within three miles of shore.
shore.
Journalists could not be present for the astronauts' departure for the launch pad. Even space center employees were kept a few hundred feet away behind a barricade. The crew was escorted by guards with automatic rifles; a Humvee with a .50-caliber machine gun was parked along the road to the pad.
The three men awaiting Endeavour's arrival — American commander Frank Culbertson and Russian cosmonauts Vladimir Dezhurov and Mikhail Tyrin — logged their 117th day in space yesterday. They moved into the space station last August.
NASA said the shuttle reached orbit without any trouble and should dock with the station on Friday.
Their replacements, two Americans and one Russian, will live aboard the orbiting outpost until May.
High school counselor dies after being stabbed by student
NATION
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — A 17-year-old student at an alternative high school stabbed a counselor to death yesterday during an argument in a classroom, authorities said.
The youth, identified as Corey Ramos, ran from the building and was arrested by police about a half-mile away. Hampden County prosecutor William Bennett said. The knife was found behind the school.
The Rev. Theodore Brown, 51, walked to the school nurse's office but later died at a hospital, Bennett said. He was stabbed five to six times in the stomach and chest.
and chest. Bennett declined to say what the two argued about, but said, "It was not a planned attack."
Ramos was being held without bail pending arraignment today.
Eight or nine other students and a teacher were in the classroom at the time, but none was injured. School Superintendent Joseph Burke said.
periling an ally,
"He was a very troubled young man," Burke said of Ramos. "He did not have a history of violence in the school, but obviously he had a tremendous amour of anger to have acted this way."
Economy adds to Ford losses; more cutbacks expected soon
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. said yesterday that its fourth-quarter losses will be larger than expected, mainly because the deteriorating economy is leading to bigger problems in collecting on its car loans.
The Dearborn-based automaker said it expected to report a loss of 50 cents per share, before one-time items, for the last three months of the year.
last three months for Martin Inglis, Ford chief financial officer, said marketing costs related to zero interest and low-interest finance offers were higher than expected.
were higher than expected. But he said the problem loans were those made before the low-rate loans offered to stimulate sales after the September terror attacks.
member ten or attack.
Ford has been plagued by eroding sales, questions about vehicle quality and the ongoing Firestone tire crisis. In the third quarter ended Sept. 30, Ford lost $692 million versus a profit of $888 million in the same quarter a year earlier
The warning follows an announcement Monday that Ford will reduce retirement and health benefits for 45,000 white-collar workers and lay off 630 people to save about $300 million a year.
More cutbacks are expected when Ford details a broader restructuring plan next month.
Associated Press
ON THE RECORD
A21-year-old KU student reported a criminal threat between 9:52 and 9:53 a.m. Monday in the 1100 block of Indiana Street, Lawrence police said. The threat came via e-mail, and the source was not identified.
An 18-year-old KU student reported damage to and a theft from a 2000 Jeep between 9 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday in the 1800 block of Naismith Drive, Lawrence police said. Damage to a window was estimated at $500. A CD carrying case and 10 CDs were valued at $580.
A 24-year-old KU student reported a theft between 3 p.m. Sunday and 5 p.m. Monday. Lawrence police said. The value of a Kansas license plate was unknown.
A 23-year-old KU student was arrested early yesterday morning on charges of operating under the influence, no proof of insurance and possession of marijuana, first offense, Lawrence police said. He was released on $700 bond.
ON CAMPUS
Ecumenical Christian Ministries and ENVIRONS will serve a vegetarian lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at the ECM building, located at 1204 Gread Ave., one block north of the Kansas Union. The lunch is prepared by student volunteers and non-vegetarians are welcome. Contact Thad Holcombe at 843-4933.
KU Men's and Women's Ultimate Frisbee Clubs will meet at 4:30 p.m. today at the Shenk Sports Complex at 23rd and Iowa streets. Contact Clay or Tony at 843-7099 or at clayed@ku.edu.
Campus Crusade for Christ will meet at 8 ontight in 1004 Haworth. Contact John liff at 979-6488.
KU Karate Kobudu Club will practice from 8:30 to 10:30 tonight at ractacquetball court No. 15 in Robinson Gymnasium. Contact Hannah Reynolds at 312-3419.
KU Young Democrats will meet and hear from guest speaker, Barbara Ballard, at 8:30 tonight at the Walnut Room in the Kansas Union. Contact Nora Bielat at 393-1784.
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