2A - THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS IN BRIEF
TUESDAY, NOV. 20, 2001
CORRECTION
A story in yesterday's Kansan contained an error. The chairwoman of the Old West Lawrence Neighborhood Association is Ann Goans. A copy editor changed the name to Amy.
STATE
Kansas gas stations settle after price tampering
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Three gasoline stations accused of price gouging after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have agreed to a settlement with the Wyandotte County district attorney.
In the hours following the attacks, some station owners in Kansas raised the price of fuel to as high as $5 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline.
District Attorney Nick A. Tomasic's office said yesterday two companies that operate three stores in Kansas City, Kan., have agreed to refund customers who bought gas at prices above $2.49. Each store also will pay $750 to the United Way Sept. 11 Fund and $250 in investigative fees.
The two companies that settled are Sali's Inc., which operates two Beege's stations, and VR Stores LLC, which operates U-Do.
NATION
Atlanta airport security evader won't face federal charges
ATLANTA — A man who dashed through a security checkpoint at the nation's busiest airport, forcing officials to halt flights and evacuate passengers, will not face federal charges, prosecutors said yesterday.
Michael Lasseter did not violate any federal laws because he did not board an airplane, and because the screening station guards are not federal agents, said Patrick Crosby, a representative for the U.S. attorney's office.
Lasseter was charged with disorderly conduct Friday after causing Hartfield Atlanta International Airport to ground flights and evacuate as many as 10,000 passengers.
Lasseter, 32, a financial executive, told police he had passed the security screening when he arrived at the airport, but returned to the terminal to find his camera bag. Then, rather than go through security a second time, he hurried down an up-escalator to circumvent long lines, police said.
Kennedy nephew to be tried as adult in murder case
HARTFORD, Conn. — The state Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel yesterday, clearing the way for his murder trial in the 1975 beating death of a Greenwich neighbor when both were teen-agers.
In a unanimous decision, the justices dismissed Skakel's bill to have his case transferred to juvenile court. No trial date has been set.
Skakel, a nephew of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, is charged with the murder of 15-year-old Martha Moxley, who was beaten to death with a golf club.
No arrests were made for more than 24 years after the killing. Skakel was charged in January 2000 and later arraigned as a juvenile because he had been 15 at the time of his neighbor's death.
Juvenile Court Judge Maureen Dennis had ruled adult court was the proper venue for the trial, in part because the state has no juvenile facility where it could send Skakel, now 41, if he is convicted.
The Associated Press
NATION&WORLD Journalists feared dead after gunmen ambush cars
The Associated Press
JALALABAD. Afghanistan — Four international journalists were missing and feared dead yesterday after gunmen ambushed a convoy of reporters in a narrow mountain pass on the road to the capital, Kabul.
the road to the capital city. The six gunmen stopped the cars and led the journalists away and then opened fire, witnesses said.
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The missing journalists include: Australian television cameraman Harry Burton and Azizullah Haidali, an Afghan photographer, both of Reuters; Maria Grazia Cutuli of the Italian daily Corriere della Sera; and Julio Fuentes of the Spanish daily E Mundo.
Puhens of the opera *Corriere della Sera*'s top editor, Ferruccio De Bortoli, said "We're still hanging onto the last hope, even though with the passing of the hours, it becomes ever more feeble." A Reuters spokesman said the journalists were "missing and feared dead."
and learnt much.
The four were among more than a dozen international journalists traveling in a convoy of around eight cars from Jalalabad to Kabul. Because the road was dusty, the cars spread out and often lost sight of each other.
Near the town of Serenoi, 35 miles east of
Kabul, six gunmen on the roadside waved the first three cars in the convoy to stop. One car sped ahead, while two stopped, said Ashiqualah, the driver of the car carrying the Reuters reporters.
reporters.
"They said, What, you think the Taliban are finished? We are still in power, and we will have our revenge." Ashiqallah said.
have our revenge. The gunmen then shot the Italian woman and one of the men, prompting the drivers to flee, he said. An Afghan translator, a man named Homicin, was left behind with the journalists.
The cars sped back toward Jalalabad to warn the rest of the convoy. Other journalists saw the cars turn, and decided to turn around also. Ashiqallah's account was corroborated by another translator and driver who escaped in the other car.
Haji Sher Shah, an anti-Taliban commander in Jalalabad, said he spoke to residents and travelers on the road who reported seeing four bodies at the location of the attack
"They were on the road, one woman and three men," Shah said, quoting witnesses. He said villagers reported numerous other attacks involving gunfire on vehicles on the same road during the day.
A KU employee reported burglary, theft and criminal damage to Facilities and Operations property at Dole Center between 3:30 p.m. Saturday and 8:30 a.m. Sunday, the KU Public Safety Office said. A cordless nine-volt hammer drill was stolen. The drill was valued at $200. A padlock was damaged. The damage was estimated at $10.
A KU housing employee reported a fire alarm fire at Lewis Hall between 4:54 and 4:56 a.m. Sunday, the KU Public Safety Office said.
ON THE RECORD
Criminal damage to University of Kansas Athletic Corporation property at Allen Fieldhouse at 1:5 p.m. Saturday was reported, the KU Public Safety Office said. A glass door pane was shattered. The damage was estimated at $200.
**Theft of KU Public Safety Office property at 11th and Mississippi streets between 12:15 and 2:30 a.m. Saturday was reported, the KU Public Safety Office said. A barricade crossbar was stolen. The stolen item was valued at $93.**
Criminal damage to property at Jayhawk Tower at 2:41 a.m. Saturday was reported, the KU Public Safety Office said. A paper flier and wall were burned. The damages were estimated at $2.
A KU housing employee reported a criminal trespass at McCollum Hall between 2 and 2:10 a.m. Saturday, the KU Public Safety Office said.
A KU staff member reported criminal damage to property at Murphy Hall between 1:20 and 1:45 p.m. Saturday, the KU Public Safety Office said. A thermostat control was damaged. The damages were estimated at $150.
glary and theft at Watson Library between 5.30 p.m. Nov. 8 and 9 a.m. Nov. 11, the KU Public Safety Office said. A laptop computer was stolen. The stolen item was valued at $1,700.
agrees we were a Lawrence resident reported a theft at the Kansas University between 10 and 11 p.m. Thursday, the KU Public Safety Office said. A cell phone was stolen. The phone was valued at $100.
A KU staff member reported criminal damage to property at Learned Hall between 5 p.m. Wednesday and 9:30 a.m. Thursday, the KU Public Safety Office said. Two wooden chairs were damaged. The damage was estimated at $100.
A 20-year-old KU student was arrested Friday on charges of failure to appear, Lawrence police said. She was released on $200 bond.
A 20-year-old KU student was arrested Friday on charges of possession of marjuana, first offense and possession of drug paraphernalia, Lawrence police said. He was released on $500 bond.
A KU staff member reported bur
A 20-year-old KU student was arrested Sunday on charges of driving while intoxicated, first offense; minor in possession of alcohol; possession of drug paraphenalia; possession of marijuana, first offense; open container; and transporting an open container, Lawrence police said. He was released on $1,550 bond.
A 20-year-old KU student reported a theft between 2:30 p.m. Saturday and 10:07 a.m. Sunday in the 1200 block of Tennessee Street, Lawrence police said. The value of a Kansas license plate was unknown.
Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity reported criminal damage between 4:45 p.m. and 4:50 p.m. Sunday in the 1100 block of Indiana Street, Lawrence police said. Damage to a window was estimated at $50.
the rear door and frame was estimated at $100. Cash, a Sony Playstation, a coat and a CD player were valued at $1,743.
A 20-year-old KU student reported a theft and criminal damage between 11 p.m. Friday and 2 a.m. Saturday at a residence in the 1700 block of Tennessee Street, Lawrence police said. Damage to
A 21-year-old KU student reported six forgeries between Aug. 25 and Aug. 28, Lawrence police said. Six checks were written in the amount of $647.79.
A 20-year-old KU student reported criminal damage to a 1996 Acura between 10 p.m. Friday and 10:05 a.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of Alabama Street, Lawrence police said. Damage to a door was estimated at $500.
A 19-year-old KU student reported criminal damage to a 1990 Volvo between 10 p.m. Thursday and 1:20 a.m. Friday in the 1000 block of New Hampshire, Lawrence police said. Damage to the rear window was estimated at $500.
A 23-year-old KU student reported damage to and a theft from a 1997 Chevy, Lawrence police said. Damage was estimated at $500. A CD player and radar detector were valued at $330.
A 27-year-old KU student reported damage to and a theft from a vehicle between 9 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday in the 2300 block of Wakarusa Drive, Lawrence police said. Damage to a door lock was estimated at $300. A CD player and CDs were valued at $555.
A 21-year-old KU student reported a theft between 2.45 a.m. and 2.51 a.m. Sunday in the 2500 block of West Sixth Street, Lawrence police said. A silver Huffy bicycle was valued at $350
A 20-year-old KU student reported damage to and a theft from a 1996 Mazda between midnight and 6 a.m. Thursday in the 1900 block of Massachusetts Street, Lawrence police said. Damage to a door lock was estimated at $300. A CD player and CD case were valued at $15.
Survey finds some doctors willing to do executions
NATION
PHILADELPHIA — Many doctors would be willing to participate in an execution, even though it violates the Hippocratic oath to do no harm and is prohibited by medical societies, according to a survey published today.
The questionnaire was mailed to 1,000 randomly selected practicing physicians nationwide and 413 responded. The results appear in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
The specific actions the doctors were asked about applied to execution by injection, though there were broader questions about capital punishment.
All actions are disallowed by the American Medical Association.
Nineteen percent of responding doctors said they would administer lethal drugs; 28 percent said they would select or insert intravenous lines into the prisoner for the drug's delivery; 30 percent would monitor the prisoner's vital signs; and 36 percent would pronounce the inmate's death.
Only 3 percent of the responding doctors said they knew participating in executions was prohibited by medical societies.
WORLD
Militia kidnaps six mayors to protest peace efforts
BOGOTA, Colombia — A right-wing militia announced yesterday it was holding six mayor hostage to protest their attempts to reach grassroots peace agreements with leftist guerrillas in Colombia
Police confirmed that several mayors from war-riven northwest Antioquia state have been reported missing since Sunday. Top officials in Bogota, including Attorney General Luis Osorio, condemned the abductions and demanded the mayors be freed.
In a communique, the United Self- Defense Forces of Colombia, or AUC, said it would free the mayors if they acknowledge their contacts with rebels pose a "high risk for the country."
The mayors are part of a larger group who held discussions recently with the leftist National Liberation Army, or ELN, Colombia's second-largest guerrilla faction
The ELN and a larger insurgency, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, are battling government security forces and the AUC in the South American country's 37-year war.
The mayors have asked the government to withdraw police posts from their towns in order to reduce the chances of civilians being caught in rebel attacks.
The Associated Press
ON CAMPUS
KU Men's and Women's Utitrate Frisbee clubs will meet at 4:30 p.m. today in the Shenk Complex, 23rd and lows streets. Contact Clay or Tony at 843-7099 or at claved@ku.edu.
University Christian Fellowship will have a Bible study at 7 tonight at the basement in Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Contact Rich at 841-3148.
The Haskell Dance Performers with Manny King and Company will perform at 7 onight at the Jayhawk Room in the Kansas Union.
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