2A • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS IN BRIEF
TUESDAY,NOV.27,2001
CLARIFICATION
A brief in yesterday's Kansan needs clarification. Alice Lieberman, associate professor of social welfare, was also a finalist for the HOPE Award. She was not included in the original story about the award.
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NATION
Chrysler to pay $20 million to family of woman killed
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A jury ordered DaimlerChrysler to pay $20 million to the family of a woman killed when a tire landed on the roof of her minivan.
The sum includes $5 million for each of her three sons because they witnessed her death. The boys were 7, 11 and 14 at the time.
Annette Boryszewski, 38, was killed in 1998 when her Chrysler-made 1998 Plymouth Voyager was hit by a tire that flew off a Jeep Wrangler.
new on a steep average Confidential settlements were reached with the driver of the Jeep, the operator of a Mobil garage that failed to tighten the wheels and Exxon Mobil Corp., leaving Chrysler the only defendant.
Chrysler said it would challenge the Nov. 9 verdict.
Chrysler attorney Ken Gluckman said that the woman's death resulted from a "freak accident" and that the Voyager's roof exceeded government requirements and was stronger than the roofs of other minivans.
Search for 1969 murder rifle turns up four other weapons
YORK, Pa. — Investigators searching a creek for the rifle used in the 1969 murder of a York police officer during a race riot found no trace of the weapon, but they did discover four other guns.
A dozen specialists equipped with wet suits, scuba gear and metal detectors spent several hours Saturday scouring the bed of Codorus Creek for evidence in the July 18, 1969, slaying of Officer Henry C. Schaad.
Instead of the rifle used in his slaying, the team pulled up a revolver, an old-fashioned flintlock pistol, a double-barreled shotgun and a pellet gun. Investigators had not determined if the flintlock was a modern replica or an antique.
Two African-American men — Stephen Freeland, 49, and Leon "Smickle" Wright, 53—face murder charges in the shooting of the Caucasian police officer, which occurred on the second night of riots touched off by the wounding of an African-American teen-ager by a Caucasian gang member.
The Associated Press
NATION&WORLD
School reopens after teen-agers allegedly plot to kill students
The Associated Press
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — A high school where three teen-agers allegedly plotted to use explosives and guns to kill fellow students reopened yesterday after it was declared safe following a sweep by nearly 40 officers and five bomb-sniffing dogs.
Eric McKeehan, 17, and two 15-year-old freshmen, who allegedly modeled themselves after the two students who carried out the Columbine High School massacre in Littleton, Colo., were to be arraigned yesterday on charges that include conspiracy to commit murder.
The students were arrested at their homes Saturday after a New Bedford High School janitor found a letter outlining their plans to
detonate explosives in the school and then shoot fleeing students. Police said the students then planned to kill themselves when police arrived.
A search of the students' homes yielded bomb-making instructions, knives, shotgun shells and pictures of the suspects holding what appeared to be handguns. The guns were not recovered.
Two more students were being questioned and faced arrest, authorities said.
School was open yesterday morning.
$145 billion verdict appealed
The Associated Press
MIAMI—The tobacco industry appealed a record $145 billion verdict yesterday, saying the two-year trial was riddled with legal flaws and the attorney for sick Florida smokers used inflammatory rhetoric.
The appeal by the nation's biggest cigarette makers challenged the decision to group all the smokers in a single class-action lawsuit. It also attacked the punitive damage award as "bankrupting and excessive."
"Each of the phases of the case were infected with legal error and tainted with the misconduct of counsel." Philip Morris Cos. vice president Bill Ohlemeyer said after the filing. The trial was tarnished by "a series of critical errors by the trial judge leading to an unconstitutional and unjust result."
unconstitutional
The 174-page appeal is the first stage of what is expected to be a prolonged legal battle about the verdict reached in July 2000. The jury concluded that cigarettes were deadly and addictive, opening the door for $12.7 million in compensatory damages for three smokers and punitive damages for the group. It is thought to be the largest jury award ever.
Besides questioning the legal basis for many decisions, the appeal attacked plaintiffs' attorney Stanley Rosenblatt. It said he "compared defendants to defenders of slavery and the Holocaust" before a predominantly African-American jury.
American jury. Rosenblatt said he had no immediate reaction to the appeal but expected to take longer than the standard 30 days to respond.
Martin Feldman, a tobacco analyst with Salomon Smith Barney, called the court filing "powerful and persuasive" — and probably the most costly court document ever prepared by the industry.
than the standard Ohlmeier said he would be surprised if the appeal to the 3rd District Court of Appeals is heard before next fall.
by the industry. The defendants are Philip Morris, R.J Reynolds, Brown & Williamson, Lorillard and the Liggett Group, Liggett, the smallest of the industry's five biggest companies, filed separate appeal papers that argued its own position but also adopted the contents of the other companies' joint filing.
Boeing lays off 2,900 workers; next round soon
NATION
SEATTLE — Boeing Co. laid off 2,900 workers yesterday as part of the company's already announced plan to trim as many as 30,000 workers by the end of 2002.
2002.
About 1,900 workers in the Puget Sound area and 1,000 workers elsewhere in the country received the 60-day notices, said representative Tom Ryan. All those affected will lose their jobs by Jan. 25.
The majority of the layoffs are in the company's commercial airplane division, which has been hard hit by the Sept. 11 events.
Boeing will release its next round of layoff notices Dec. 21, Ryan said.
In October, Boeing announced a first round of about 12,000 job cuts to be completed by Dec. 14.
"We knew it'd be a significant number so I guess I could say there's no surprise, but it's still very disturbing that many people will all be without a job in 60 days," said Mark Blondin, president of Boeing's Machinists Union. "It's not an easy time for them."
Ashcroft will not name investigation detainees
WASHINGTON — Attorney General John Ashcroft said yesterday he would not name all those detained in the terrorism investigation because he did not want to create a "public blacklist" that would violate their privacy or aid Osama biden Laken.
vacy or arrest lawfully.
More than 1,100 individuals across the country have been arrested or detained by federal and state authorities investigating the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. Most are being held on immigration violations; others are charged with unrelated criminal offenses or are being held as material witnesses.
The Justice Department is preparing an updated accounting of the numbers of those who have been detained for various reasons.
ON THE RECORD
Two 21-year-old KU students were arrested Saturday morning on charges of domestic battery, Lawrence police said. They were released because no charges were filed with the district attorney's office.
A20-year-old KU student
A 20-year-old KU student was arrested Saturday morning on charges of driving while intoxicated, first offense, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said. She was released on $250 bond.
Two 21-year-old KU students were arrested Saturday morning on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana, first offense, Lawrence police said. They were each released on $1,000 bond.
was arrested Sunday on charges of failure to appear, Lawrence police said.
A 22-year-old KU student reported a theft between 1 p.m. Wednesday and 8:15 p.m. Friday in the 2300 block of West 26th Street, Lawrence police said. A CD player, DVD player and other items were stolen. Items taken were valued at $1,600.
A 22-year-old KU student reported damage to and a theft from a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee between 3 a.m. and 6:50 a.m.
Wednesday in the 2900 block of University Drive, Lawrence police said.
Damage to a cracked windshield was estimated at $200. Items taken were valued at $105.
ON CAMPUS
Hispanic-American Leadership Organization (HALO) will meet at 6 ontright in the Frontier Room at the Burge Union. Contact Michael Luna at 760-4852 or Sarah Zaragoza at 312-2134.
Asian-American Student Union (AASU) will meet at 7 tonight in the Walnut Room at the Kansas Union. Contact Jerry Wang at 550-2063 or at aausu@ku.edu.
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 Street. Contact Clay or Tony at 843-7099 or at clayed@ku.edu.
SUA committees will meet tonight in the Kansas Union. Live Music meets at 6 in the Walnut room; Forums meets at 6:30 at the Oread room; Feature Flims meets at 6 at Alcove D; Fine Arts meets at 6 at Alcove B; Spectrum Films meets at 7 at Alcave B; Recreation meets 7 at the Walnut room; Public Relations meets at 7 at the Oread room; Special Events meets at 7:30 at Alcove D; Contact SAU at 884-7469.
KU College Republicans will meet at 7:30 tonight at the Jayhawk Room at the Kansas Union. Contact Kristy at 312-1271
Student Alumni Association (SAA) will meet at 7:30tonight at the Adams Alumni Center. Contact Jen Mueller at 864-4760.
Student for a Free Tibet will be meeting at 8tonight in Alcove B in the Kansas Union Contact Ryan Pratt at 838-9858.
University Christian Fellowship will have a bible study at 7tonight in the basement of the ECM building,1204 Oread Ave. Contact Rich at 841-3148.
■ KU Environs will meet at 6:30 onight on the fourth floor lobby in the Kansas Union. Contact Sam Lane at 312-1395.
FNSA will have a poetry reading at 7 tonight at the English Room in the Kansas Union as part of First Nations Peoples Heritage Month.
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