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University Daily Kansan, October 13, 1982
Shop sells a world of baubles
By MATT BARTEL Staff Reporter
Behind the stained glass raccoons, buffaloes, owls and other animals, there lies a veritable wonderland of knickknacks, hand-crafted jewelry and toys from all over the world in the gift of the Dyche Museum of Natural History.
The shop, which opened in 1964, previously was the museum director's office. It was designed by Tom Swearineng, director of exhibits at the museum, said Jill Jordan, Lawrence junior and an employee of the shop.
"I used to come in here when I was a kid," Jordan said. "They've had polished gemstones in here for as long as I can remember."
AMONG THE stained-glass and polished gemstones is a cornucopia of goods from nearly every corner of the
world, from Indian rajastani puppets to Russian marble carvings.
"We try to get interesting and different things," she said. "But we also try to stay within the average student budget."
Prices at the shop range from as little as five cents for a gemstone to as much as $65 for a necklace from China, Jordan said.
Many of the imported goods are from China or India, she said. There are also items from Europe, Africa, Central America, Russia and the Philippines.
Jordan said the type of merchandise could vary year to year, because the shop is student-run and there is a lot of turnover among students.
THE SHOP, which is tucked away in a corner just inside the front door, also gives out information about the museum and the city, she said.
"We're not necessarily trained to
give out information, but we end up giving out a lot of it," she said. "We get lots of people calling up, not just to find out about the museum, but also asking what there is to do here in town, where the parks are, things like that."
"WE GET LOTS of kids' groups. The shop's here more for children than anything else. Children are our main source of income."
But she said they stocked gifts for adults, too.
"We get all kinds of people in here, which makes it fun," Jordan said.
Beverly Holmes, Lawrence junior and manager of the shop, said proceeds from the shop go to the museum fund for upkeep on exhibits and publications.
"It's not that much," she said, "but it is enough that perhaps we can assist in
Holmes said part of the shop's task was to attract the public to see the
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Chris Goodman and some of his classmates from Platte City view souvenirs in the gift shop at the Museum of Natural History in Dyche Hall. The店 is an information center for both the campus and the Lawrence area.
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2 men held after hearing in Gulf scam
Following a preliminary hearing, U.S. Magistrate Morton Sitter said he found probable cause to continue to hold theored Duane McKinney, 45, and Michael Allen Worth, 34, in Maricopa County Jail.
PHOENIX, Ariz.—A federal magistrate yesterday ordered two men held in jail after hearing testimony that a contractor worked in the million Gulf Oil Co. extortion scheme.
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WORTH and McKinney are charged with one count each of interfering with interstate commerce of petroleum products by threat or violence. They are accused of participating in an attempt to extort $15 million from Gulf Oil Co. by threatening to detonate several bombs planted at the company's Cedar Bayou plant, about 30 miles outside of Houston, Texas.
Five bombs were discovered and all were neutralized.
ALSO ARRESTED in the case were Timothy Justice, 30, James McBride, 46, and Jill Irene Bird. 34.
In yesterday's hearing, FBI agent Douglas Hopkins said authorities had evidence that Worth and others wrote and mailed an extortion letter to Gulf Oil Co., threatening to damage the Cedar Bayou Plant.
The agent said authorities thought McKinney was sent to Phoenix to set up a drop point where Worth would collect documents. He also secured security employee Robert Quintana,
HOPKINS identified Worth as the man whose voice he heard in a telephone conversation Oct. 1 with Quintana. Hopkins said the caller told Quintana to gather the ransom money, take a plane to Phoenix then drive to a Mesa bowling alley and await further instructions.
KU senior wins two awards in national student contest
A KU senior has won two awards for his work in radio in the National Mark of Excellence student com- plete with KU radio spokesman said yesterday.
The student, Mark Hamrick, Coffeeville, took honors in the radio spot news category for cover age of a graduate who had a pipeline explosion in Wellesville.
Hamrick also won in the best radio documentary category for a report on weather problems confronting Kansas farmers.
Both pieces were produced while
Hamrick was a news reporter and anchor at KANU.
Hamrick now is a news anchor/reporter for radio station WEBR in Buffalo, N.Y.
Another KU student, Rebecca Chaney, McPherson senior, was a runner-up in the journal contest.
The contest was sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi. The winners were announced earlier this week and will be presented at the group's regional conference in the spring.
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