2A - THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS IN BRIEF
FRIDAY, NOV. 16, 2001
CORRECTION
A story in yesterday's Kansan contained an error. There will not be an autograph session open to the public after "Don't try this at home tour 2001." The session is private.
CAMPUS
Smoke from roof triggers fire alarm at Lindley Hall
Students, faculty and staff were temporarily evacuated from Lindley Hall yesterday after smoke vented down from the roof.
Lt. Schuyler Bailey of the KU Public Safety Office said a work crew was on the roof and accidentally caught some roofing paper on fire.
roofing paper on Bailey said he did not know what the work crew was doing, but after the roofing paper caught fire, smoke vented down into the building, which caused the fire alarm to go off.
People were allowed back into the building shortly after the alarm went off.
Bailey said the fire did not damage the roof, and no police report was filed.
Panhellenic, IFC members inducted into new positions
Newly elected Panhellenic and Interfraternity Council members were officially inducted into their new boards on Tuesday.
Andy Knopp, Manhattan sophomore, is the newly elected IFC president, and Erin Michaelis, Hays senior, is the new Panhellenic president.
Hillary Dunn, former Panhellenic vice-president for public relations, said the new officers for 2002 planned to continue developing better relations with the administration and faculty at the University of Kansas.
Dunn said that during the next month, the newly elected officers would undergo training and would start working toward their goals in January.
Jeremy Clarkson
STATE
Residents seek to force Andover mayor to resign
ANDOVER — Residents angry at the Andover mayor's attempts to rezone his property have presented a petition calling for Dennis Bush to resign.
The group presented the petition signed by 200 residents Tuesday at a city council meeting. They said if Bush did not resign, they would seek a recall election, which would require the signatures of 171 citizens.
The city council blocked Bush's attempt to rezone 50 acres of his property from single-family residential to mobile home. But Bush is suing to override the decision, claiming the council acted on incorrect data.
Some citizens have said Bush has a right as a citizen to seek the rezoning, but his opponents have called it a conflict of interest.
"He is not working for the city but more for his own pocketbook," said Ray Gulasek, a resident active in opposing the rezoning.
Bush said Wednesday that he had no plans to resign, nor does he fear a recall.
"They don't have a legitimate issue for the resignation," Bush said, adding that he took every precaution against a conflict of interest, including not attending the meetings where his proposal was discussed.
The squabble is the latest in this town of 6,698 people about 15 miles east of Wichita.
The Associated Press
NATION&WORLD
Al-Qaida lab discovered in abandoned compound
The Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan — Materials left behind in a compound used by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network, including a booklet offering advice on how to survive a nuclear explosion suggest the terrorist group may have been trying to develop chemical arms and other unconventional weapons.
Charred papers covered with chemical formulas littered a makeshift laboratory in one al-Qaida building in the heart of Kabul. Maps, mines and computer manuals were found in others.
Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge said yesterday that the documents were consistent with bin Laden's statements saying he desired nuclear weaponry.
At the rear of the main house, one room contained mountains of papers, some from training manuals showing diagrams of weapons. An English-language book described how to use a recoilless rifle.
In the yard and in the rooms were more papers, diagrams and maps with large circles to mark locations.
Another al-Qaida compound, built on a former Scud missile base in the hills that surround Kabul's Darulaman Palace, apparently served as training grounds.
"We found lots of books and papers and newspapers," said Haji Abdullah, a northern alliance commander. "We threw most of them out."
The Times of London newspaper reported yesterday that designs for nuclear weapons, bombs and missiles — written in Arabic, German, Urdu and English — were among the debris left behind.
The northern alliance, which now controls the abandoned base, had one Pakistani in custody. 17-year-old Naimid Ullah.
"I am afraid to say anything, they will take my head off," he said in Urdu. The northern alliance soldiers said they had captured him on the front lines north of Kabul. His captors promised to keep him safe.
A letter left behind by another Pakistani was addressed to a brother in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Twelve days into the air campaign,
Mohammed Khaliq had written: "Don't worry
about me. Pray for我 five times a day. Our
enemy is not strong; we will win. If we die here,
there is no greater reward."
Report shows costs of attack
NEW YORK—The Sept. 11 attack caused $83 billion worth of damage to New York and will cost the city 57,000 jobs over the next two years, according to a report released yesterday.
According to the New York City Partnership and Chamber of Commerce report, 125,000 jobs will be lost in the fourth quarter of 2001 as a direct result of the attack on the World Trade Center. Many jobs will return, but the report estimated that New York will have a net loss of 57,000 jobs at the end of 2003. That represents 1.5 percent of the city's 3.75 million jobs.
The Associated Press
jobs.
"New York is an amazingly resilient city with resilient people, and I have great faith in the future of our city," said Sanford Weill, chairman and chief executive officer of Citigroup.
"In the near term, we must develop a comprehensive blueprint for downtown's future and quickly restore its infrastructure. ... We also must tell the world that New York City is open for business and tourism. And we need
federal help to accomplish all this."
The $83 billion figure includes an estimated $30 billion in capital losses, $14 billion in cleanup and related costs. In addition, it estimates a $39 billion loss of output to the economy.
The report estimates that even after insurance payments and federal funds to defray the cleanup operation, the city's economy will sustain a net loss of at least $16 billion
Damage from the terrorist attacks is concentrated in lower Manhattan, which lost 100,000 jobs and almost 30 percent of its office space, according to the report by several large management firms.
The report recommended that public and private sectors quickly produce a plan to redevelop lower Manhattan before the trade center cleanup is completed in the middle of next year. It also called for rebuilding downtown infrastructure, investing in comprehensive security measures and executing a citywide strategy to retain and expand the financial services industry.
Auburn suspends students for racially offensive clothing
AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn University said yesterday it has indefinitely suspended 15 students who wore Ku Klux Klan costumes and blackface to fraternity Halloween parties.
"The continued presence of these students in the university community poses an immediate threat to the well-being of the university, and we're taking that action," said Auburn President William Walker.
The suspended students include five from Delta Sigma Phi fraternity — one who wore blackface with a noose around his neck, another dressed as a policeman and three more who dressed as hunters.
They appeared in a photo with a fraternity member dressed as a Klansman who was pointing a gun at the man in blackface. The school said the student dressed as a Klansman has dropped out of school.
All the students were suspended indefinitely for violating the school's harassment and discrimination rules, according to the university. They could also face further disciplinary action, including expulsion.
The other 10 suspended students were members of Beta Theta Pi who wore blackface and Afro wigs at a separate party.
Head-on train crash causes evacuation of schools, homes
The evacuation order was lifted about five hours after the fiery wreck when authorities determined that cars containing chemicals had not leaked. About 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel were spilled.
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. Two freight trains crashed head-on yesterday, killing two men, injuring two others and forcing the evacuation of nearby homes and schools.
Investigators were looking into whether there was a malfunction at a nearby switching yard or whether severe weather the night before may have played a role in the crash, said Oak land County Undersheriff Thomas Quisenberry.
"it's amazing how many cars did not get upset or derailed," he said.
The wreck occurred at 5:55 a.m. about 25 miles northwest of Detroit, on a track operated by Grand Trunk, a subsidiary of Canadian National railroad, officials said.
About 12 families were evacuated from their homes and several nearby schools were closed, authorities said.
The Associated Press
A 23-year-old KU student reported a theft at Wescow Hall cafeteria between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, the KU Public Safety Office said. A Swedish passport, KUID, wallet, Swedish driver's license, $5, two bank cards and a credit card were stolen. The stolen goods were valued at $52.
ON THE RECORD
A Facilities Operations employee reported criminal damage to Facilities Operations property in the Motor Pool parking lot between 5 p.m. Nov. 9 and noon Tuesday, the KU Public Safety Office said. The rear window of a tractor was damaged. The damage was estimated at $300.
and 5 p.m. Monday in the 1000 block of Indiana Street, Lawrence police said. Damage to the windshield was estimated at $300.
A 19-year-old KU student reported a burglary and theft between 6 p.m.
Nov. 9 and 2 p.m. Sunday from a residence in the 2500 block of West 31st Street, Lawrence police said. Items taken were valued at $450.
A 19-year-old KU student reported criminal damage to a 1990 Chrysler LeBaron between 11 p.m. Sunday
A 19-year-old KU student reported a burglary and theft between 2 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. Monday at a residence in the 4000 block of Overland Drive, Lawrence police said. A Sony Playstation 2, games and controllers were valued at $542.
A 21-year-old KU student reported the theft of misdairy property between 11:30 p.m. Nov. 3 and 9 a.m. Nov. 4 in the 500 block of Wisconsin
Street, Lawrence police said. An Audiovox cell phone was valued at $100.
A 22-year-old KU student was arrested yesterday afternoon on charges of burglary and theft, Lawrence police said. He was released on $4,000 bond.
A 22-year-old KU student was arrested yesterday afternoon on charges of theft, Lawrence police said. He was released on $1,500 bond.
A 21-year-old KU student was arrested yesterday morning on charges of driving while intoxicated, first offense, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said. She was released on $250 bond.
ON CAMPUS
Lawrence Chinese Evangelical Church will meet for fellowship at 7:30 tonight at Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave. Contact Agape Lim at 864-4391 or 832-9439.
Rock Chalk Bridge Club will meet at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Pine Room in the Kansas Union. Lessons begin at 6, and games begin at 6:30. Contact Don Brennaman at 550-9001.
KU Karate Kobudo Club will practice from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at racteib court No. 15 in Robinson Center. Contact Hannah Reynolds at 312-3419.
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