2A • THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS IN BRIEF
WEDNESDAY,SEPT.19,2001
LAWRENCE City celebrates 147th birthday, initiates planning for No.150
Yesterday was Lawrence's 147th birthday, and members of the City Commission and Lawrence's Sesquicentenial Commission enjoyed birthday cake at last night's City Commission meeting to celebrate.
Mayor Mike Rundle also declared today to be "Lawrence 150 Celebration Countdown Kickoff Day."
Clenece Hills, president of the Sesquicentennial Commission, accepted the proclamation.
She said she was encouraging residents to become involved in planning the celebration for Lawrence's 150th birthday on Sept. 18, 2004. Those interested can visit the Sesquicentennial Commission's Web site at www.lawrence150.org for more information.
Courtney Craigmile
Lawrence woman missing; husband last saw her Sunday
Betty Higgins was last seen by her husband, James, Sunday. Higgins was reported missing yesterday, Sgt. Larry Warren of the Lawrence Police department said.
James Higgins told police that she had suffered from depression in the past.
Higgins left her home in a white 2000 Chevy Alumina with Kansas tags, POD 599. She is a 55-year-old, white female, about 5-foot-6 and 160 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes.
Those with any information are asked to call the Lawrence police department at 832-7509.
Courtney Craigmile
CAMPUS
Sorority women to wine, dine recruits at social event today
The women of Delta Sigma Theta sorority are sponsoring a wing and wine social for prospective members at 7 tonight in the Multicultural Resource Center.
Sparkling grape juice and chicken wings will be served at the event. Jean Mohammed, Kansas City, Kan., senior and sorority president, said the event was for women to find out more about the sorority.
Mohammed said the sorority was founded at the University at 1925 and currently has nine members.
"We are a public-service sorority," she said. "We are college women that promote sisterhood and public service at KU and the Lawrence community."
Mohammed said public service was important because it was the sorority's way of giving back to the community.
J. R. Mendoza
Islamic theologian to discuss violence, U.S. foreign policy
Abdullah An-Na'im, a distinguished Islamic theologian, will be speaking at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Dole Human Development Center about the concerns of violence against people for reasons of nationality or religion, including the relevance of the recent terrorist attacks.
Khalid El-Hassam, program coordinator for the African Studies Resource Center, said that An-Na'im has recently been on National Public Radio to discuss his views about the attacks. Other topics An-Na'im will discuss include U.S. foreign policy and human rights.
Luke Daley
NATION&WORLD
Judge refuses to oversee cuts to Ford work force
The Associated Press
DETROIT — A judge has denied a request for court supervision of Ford Motor Co.'s plan to cut up to 5,000 white collar jobs.
The request came from attorneys for a group of managers who are suing the automaker for age discrimination, alleging they were passed over for promotions or forced out in favor of younger or minority and female candidates.
Ford announced in August that it would offer up to 5,000 managers voluntary buyout or early retirement packages. The automaker hopes to reduce its white-collar work force of some 50,000 by 10 percent.
Michael Pitt, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said court supervision was sought over concern that those being offered separation packages would be the same managers who received a negative score on evaluations. He said he would not appeal the ruling.
Any manager who accepts a buyout would
Wayne County Circuit Judge Edward Thomas said Monday that supervision was unnecessary, in part because any employee offered a buyout could consult with an attorney before making a decision.
not be allowed to subsequently sue the company, Ford attorney Robert Powell said.
"He made it pretty clear he didn't want to get involved." Powell said yesterday.
No offers will be made until mid-October and copies of offered maks to managers who are suing Ford will be sent to their attorneys, Powell said. Managers have 45 days to review the offers before making a decision.
"Some plaintiffs have expressed an interest in getting an offer," Powell said.
Ford faces lawsuits by two groups of current and former managers who are attempting to have their suits certified as class action, and one individual suit which claims the managers were denied promotions or were terminated because of their age or for being white males.
World markets still unstable
LONDON — European stocks finished lower yesterday, and despite a strong performance across Asia, some markets there fell into the red as investors remained gloomy following last week's terrorist attacks in the United States.
Stocks declined on all major European markets in spite of interest rate cuts by central banks around the world, including a 0.25 percentage point cut by the Bank of England at midday.
The Associated Press
"The rate cut, at least in Europe, doesn't seem to have calmed nerves at all," said Jennifer Guest-Cagirtekin, a European stock strategist at the London brokerage Gerrard. "There's not an awful lot of positive things you can hang on to."
investors appeared mostly unmoved by a series of confidence-building cuts in key interest rates that began Monday with the Federal Reserve's half-point reduction.
The European Central Bank followed with a similar cut, and the Bank of Japan dropped a key rate earlier yesterday.
In Tokyo, blue chips moved higher from the outset with the interest rate cuts in the United States and Europe also lifting sentiment.
Leading British, French and German stock exchanges all rebounded slightly from earlier lows once Wall Street showed signs of stabilizing after Monday's plunge in U.S. shares.
"I don't think we have seen the last of the falls either in Tokyo or elsewhere, so it is a very much nervous situation just waiting to crumble at any further bad news," said Noriko Hama, chief economist at Mitsubishi Research Institute in Tokyo.
CAMPUS
Forum to discuss attacks, U.S. responses to terrorism
A student-led discussion about last week's terrorist attacks will be from 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union.
The Women's Empowerment Action Coalition organized the forum.
Some of the items that will be discussed include the role of the United States in the conflict, why terrorism occurs, the justness of the U.S. response, how Lawrence can contribute, and women and political conflict.
Political science professors Lorraine Bayard-de Volo, Ron Francisco and Philip Schrodt will facilitate the discussion. Megan Murphy, St.Joseph, Mo. senior and president of the action coalition, said the faculty would not dominate the conversation.
"The professors are there only to help us conceptualize and understand this from their background and their studies." Murphy said.
Alma Sayeed, Wichita senior and event organizer, said the issues were ripe for debate.
"A lot of these issues are not as black and white as the media makes it seem," Sayeed said.
— Paul Smith and Luke Daley
Brown bag series to address college Latino drop out rates
Angelica Lopez, educational adviser for LULAC National Education Service Center, will speak at 12:15 p.m. today at the Multicultural Resource Center about Latino drop out rates.
Lopez's lecture is part of the Multicultural Brown Bag/Hot Topic Lecture Fall 2001 Series and Hispanic Heritage Month activities.
Juan lizaguire, Lincoln, Neb., graduate assistant for the MRC, said the Latino drop out rate was a good subject to approach because of the low college and university enrollment for Latino students.
"People at KU can learn how to deal with Latinos dropping out and how to prevent them from dropping out," Izaguirre said.
— J. R. Mendoza
ON THE RECORD
A KU employee and Lawrence resident were involved in a vehicle collision at 9:42 p.m., Sunday at Jayhawk Boulevard and Sunflower Road, according to a KU Public Safety Office report. After the accident, the resident was incoherent and unable to give the reporting officer information. The officer then located a large medical dispenser filled with prescription drugs. Because the resident kept falling asleep, the reporting officer contacted Lawrence Douglas County Fire and Medicine. After assessing the resident, she was transferred to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for further observation. Both vehicles sustained minor damages; value unknown.
damages, video damage
A 20-year-old KU student reported damage to and a theft from his 1999 Jeep Wrangler between 2:30 and 3:30 a.m. yesterday from a residence in the 200 block of Compton Square, according to a Lawrence police report. Damage to the dashboard was estimated at $100. A Sony AM/FM stereo taken from the car was valued at $150.
A 21-year-old KU student reported damage to and theft from her 1989 Toyota Camry between 10 p.m. Thursday and 7:35 a.m. Friday from a residence in the 2400 block of West 25th Street, according to a Lawrence police report. Damage to the rear window was estimated at $300. A radio antenna taken from the car was valued at $50.
An 18-year-old KU student reported the theft of her wallet between 1:30 and 8 a.m. Sunday from a residence in the 1500 block of Louisiana, according to a Lawrence police report. The value of two credit cards was unknown. The value of all other items was estimated at $821.
A 20-year-old KU student reported damage to and a theft from his Ford Explorer between 10 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. Monday at a residence in the 1400 block of West Seventh Street, according to a Lawrence police report. Damage to the rear window was estimated at $60. The value of all other items was estimate at $1,220.
ON CAMPUS
■ Ecumenical Christian Ministries will sponsor a University forum from noon to 1 p.m. today at the ECM building, 1204 Dread Ave., one block north of the Kansas Union. The forum is called "Terrorism and our response." Contact Thad Holcombe at 843-4933
Ithus will meet at 8tonight at the Big 12 room in the Kansas Union. Contact Marietta Liebengood at 979-1353.
KU Circle K will meet at 6:30 tonight at 2028 in Learned Hall. Contact Kristina at 830-8688.
O. A.K.S. Non-Traditional Students will have a brown bag lunch from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. today at Alcove C in the Kansas Union. Contact Joan Winston at 864-731-
KU Chess Club will meet at 7 tonight at the Frontier Room in the Burge Union. Contact Atashi Shel兜线 at 749-3334.
Environmental Studies Student Association will meet at 8 tonight at the Regionalist Room in the Kansas Union. Contact Clare Fuchs at cfuchs@ku.edu or visit
www.ku.edu/~kuesp and click on the link. ESSA.
The Tae Kwon Do club will meet from 6:30 to 8 on night at 207 Robinson. Contact Greg Isaac at 749-4649.
Wednesday Night Worship will meet at 9 tonight in Danforth Chanel. Contact BP at 312-1132.
SUA Spectrum Flight committee will meet at 7 tonight at Alcev B in the Kansas Union. Contact Aaron Passman at 864-249.
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Delta Upson Greg Wilkerson Memorial Football Tournament will take place today through Sunday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. (today through Friday) and from 2 to 5 p.m. (Sunday) at the YSI Athletic Fields. Contact Grant Thompson at (913) 579-5753 or Mike Metz at 218-4170 for more information.
Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc. will sponsor to a variety of events each day this week. Contact Dion Jones at 841-2168 or 979-2209 or et jonedi@ncs.com for more information.
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