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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOL.102.NO.37
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1992
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Earthquake kills more than 300 in northern Egypt
The Associated Press
CAIRO, Egypt — One of the strongest earthquakes to hit Egypt in modern times toppled buildings yesterday and caused deadly stampedes of panicked residents. The government said 370 people were killed and more than 3,300 injured.
A mother, holding her dead son and shouting for help, was pulled from the rubble of a building more than seven hours after the afternoon earthquake that registered 5.9 on the Richter scale.
schools.
Many victims were trapped to death, including more than 100 schoolchildren in the Cairo area, said Maj. Gen. Rida Abdel-Aziz, an assistant interior minister. They were killed as they rushed from swaying
Rescuers struggled into the night to die survivors from debris.
Authorities declared a state of emergency in this city of 14 million people.
gency in this city of 14 million people. The quake was centered about 20 miles southwest of Cairo, a few miles from the pyramids and the Sphinx on the Giza Plateau. But Information Minister Safwat el-Sherif said major monuments survived the 20-second trembler.
The quake was preceded by a roar.
The quake was preceded by a riot. "At first I thought it was a bishop, but then I realized Alli, a lawyer." "Then I saw people running, and I realized it was an earthquake."
people thronged in Cairo's streets after the quake. Many seemed dazed. One woman stood on a sidewalk screaming. A knot of people sat in a
downtown square, tears streaking
down their cheeks.
Thousands crowded around the ruins of a 14-story apartment building in the northern suburb of Heliopolis late yesterday while four bulldozers cleared debris under floodlights.
An ambulance worker said about 15 people were pulled out alive before nightfall, including mother Samia Ragab Khalil.
Her condition was unknown. She was removed, dazed, on a stretcher, after she was found holding her dead son and shouting for help.
The dead in the southern suburb of Maadi, where many Americans and other Westerners live, included six Egyptian schoolchildren.
Maadi resident Fahima Tala Aly
Suleiman said she saw a 14-year-old
girl, wearing a school uniform, fall dead after a collapsing wall hit her. A wall collapse in a downtown Cairo shop killed a worker. Five boys died in a stampede from a collapsing school in Shubra, a poorer Cairo district.
Abdel-Aziz said most schoolchildren were casual of panic.
The security force's operations room in Cairo reported last night that 116 buildings were reported destroyed or badly damaged throughout Egypt.
Eight hours after the jolt, the Interior Ministry reported that the quake killed 370 and injured 3,369 in nine of Egypt's 28 provinces.
Hardest hit were Cairo, with 127 dead and 2,139 injured, and Giza to
the south, with 128 dead and 700 hurt,
it said.
The quake spared Aswan High Dam, which holds back 310-mile-long Lake Nasser, the world's largest artificial lake. A breach would have sent water gushing straight down the Nile Valley to Cairo.
Egyptian Museum director Mohammed Saleh said only two large statues among more than 100,000 pieces on display were damaged.
Whether Cairo's wealth of Islamic and Coptic monuments were undermined by the earthquake was not immediately known.
The quake was felt as far away as Jerusalem, 250 miles northeast of Cairo.
Egyptian earthquake
Preparing for Hillary Clinton's visit
By Nancy J. Parra Special to the Kansan
Express yourself as never before. Variety and choice are the key words this fall.
The days of the designer decree are disappearing, and retailers are offering choice over cookie-cutter fashion.
The reason for so much choice is that retail sales have slumped, said Leslie Johnson, manager of The Loft, 242 Massachusetts St.
"Retailers are not dictating styles because they might not sell," Johnson said. "We are offering a little bit of everything to attract more customers."
The Loft features the Western look with full denim or chambray skirts and ruffled blouses.
"We offer a lot of long styles," Johnson said.
"But we are still selling skirts above the knee."
If short skirts are more your style, Harper's, 835 Massachusetts St., offers sarongs of plaid, denim and solid colors.
"You can find saris and or wrap skirts of any length or fabric," said Julie Smith, manager of Harper's. "Fashion this fall isn't dictated as much as in the past. It makes it easy to interpret your own personal style."
The staple for this fall is the denim shirt, Smith said.
"Denin gives your wardrobe longevity," Smith said. "Although, we are selling a lot of washable silks as pants, tops and skirts. It's
popular because it is washable.
Retailers are encouraging their customers to mix fabrics and break old fashion rules, such as never mixing plaids with stripes. Silks, suedes, corduroy, denim and flannels are all popular fabrics.
"This fall we see more patterns, plains and stripes with the influence of menswear," said Meg Bieberle, manager of Seiferts, 821 Massachusetts St. "The newest way is to mix them. For example, a striped blouse paired with glen-plaid pants and pulled together with a solid blazer or sweater."
The solid pieces can be found in jewel tones, grey, black or white. Bright is the word in color, and the color being touted as the "must have" color this year is red.
"Red is really going to be the most popular color," said Cindy Higgiens, manager of Saffees, 922 Massachusetts St. "Red mixed with basics like red and grey, or red and black. This fall we are seeing more vivid colors as compared to olive drab."
According to Higgins, accents in jungle prints, leather, suede and velvet can spice up your wardrobe.
For the limited budget, stick to basics such as white shirts and jeans. Then bring out your personal-style with accents all your own.
"Velvet is showing up a lot this season," Higgins said. "And not just in evening wear. We are seeing it on collars for day wear."
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ey yesterday announced the new member to the Board of ambody of Kansas's six state uni-
he had little experience in the education but that he was familie issues facing the state's univer-
(self-employed farmer, rancher, or real estate broker from complete the nine-member board. in McDowell, former president of university College.
seed with a shortage of funds and the best way to stretch our scare up some money to pay for four salaries." he said.
active in Democratic politics on levels and has been a long-time said.
achelor's degree in economics University in 1956.
Regents at one of the more challege history of the board, said Stans executive director.
more complex with a lot of intensi-
ne new Regent will have to deal
the right level of tuition the stu-
utive vice chancellor of the Uni isa the new Regent should have a or higher education to contribute related program review.
new is a statewide restructuring duplication among universities'
or challenge for the new Regent card is preparing themselves for a program review. "Meyen said.
it comes three days before the monthly meeting of the school year and a half months after McDowell
seen fired as president of Independence College on March 10 by the collessees. The board accused her of attempting to boost state aid by figures.
lenied the allegations, is suing six r breach of contract and violation
's fifth Regents appointment. His to expire December 31, 1994.
ecreased
sidency decline
lence hall occupancy has declined percent since 1987 while the total of undergraduates has declined 2.8 percent.
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