in other words "I was grabbing wet towels. Fire was at our feet. It was blazing over our heads and burning everywhere." Lisza Pontes, 43, who escaped a California wildfire with her family after the roar of flames woke them at 3:45 a.m.
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monday, october 27, 2003
Campus Martin trial to begin today three face murder charges
GOLFITO, Costa Rica — The trial for a KU student murdered two years ago in Costa Rica begins today.
Shannon Martin, then a Topeka senior, was stabbed 14 times on the third night of her trip to Golfito, Costa Rica, the location of her biology study abroad program the year before.
Three people — Katta Cruz, Rafael Zumbado and Luis Castro — are on trial in Golfo for capital murder. The maximum penalty in Costa Rica is 35 years of incarceration.
Martin's mother, Jeanette Stauffer, is in Goffitz for the trial.
The trial, scheduled to last a week, could be extended a few days, said Christy Vargas, the Golifito public defender representing Louis Castro.
Martin had gone to Golfto to collect rare fern samples to complete her senior thesis. She would have graduated with honors the following week.
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Nation Kansas City man captured trying to re-enter U.S. in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas - Border Patrol agents captured a U.S. citizen suspected in a Kansas City, Kan., homicide as he tried to return to the United States from Mexico.
Raul Cuellar, 23, initially claimed he was a Mexican citizen, but a fingerprint check revealed he was wanted on charges of murder, aggravated battery, and three counts of aggravated assault, the El Paso Times reported yesterday. He was arrested Wednesday.
Cuellar is accused of fatally shooting a 24-year-old man, wounding another man and firing at three others during a
June 28, 2002, fight. He was jailed in El Paso pending extradition to Kansas.
Cuellar is the seventh homicide suspect captured by border patrol agents since August 2001. Border Patrol spokesman Doug Mosier said such captures of legal citizens indicated a trend.
Criminals that, prior to Sept. 11, 2001, would cross legally into the United States undetected, now use illegal crossings to avoid heightened scrutiny.
Since the terrorist attacks, 2,353 fugitives have been caught at El Paso's international ports of entry, said U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Roger Maier.
The fugitives faced warrants ranging from unpaid traffic tickets to homicide.
California wildfire prohibits normal air traffic in the U.S.
LOS ANGELES Air traffic nationwide was disrupted yesterday when a wildfire forced the evacuation of a Federal Aviation Administration control center.
Aircraft scheduled to fly to Los Angeles International Airport, San Diego's Lindbergh Field and other regional airports were ordered held on the ground for varying lengths of time, FAA spokesman Paul Turk said from Washington, D.C.
mngton, D.C. The delay effected flights originating throughout the United States and Canada, he said.
By early afternoon, Los Angeles bound flights were delayed an average of nearly six hours, according to the FAA Web site.
The problem began about 9 a.m. PST when a fire on the Marine Corps' Miramar Air Station in San Diego forced controllers to evacuate the FAA's Southern California Terminal Radar Approach Control. The facility's functions were transferred to a center in the Mojave Desert that normally handles high-altitude traffic.
"The net effect is a somewhat reduced ability to take in traffic," Turk said.
The Associated Press
Abby Tillery/Kanran Holly Carrier, New York freshman, studied in Watson Library yesterday. She is working on a paper about Italian-New York dialect.
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How long, exactly, is a "jiffy?"
Believe it or not, a jiffy is precisely 0.1 seconds. It's often used loosely by physicists and computer geeks to mean other things, but you can safely use it to mean a very short time.
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The Ecumenical Christian Ministries is sponsoring a University Forum from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the ECM, 1204 Oread Ave.The title of the forum is What's For Dinner? Eating in America with lecturer Don Stull, Professor of Anthropology.
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2003 Flu Immunization Clinics Starting Next Week
Date Time Location
Mon., October 27 3:00pm-6:00pm WMHC, 1 $ ^{\mathrm{st}} $ floor conference room*
Tues., October 28 10:00am-2:00pm Kansas Union, Traditions Area
Wed., October 29 3:00pm-6:00pm WMHC, 1 $ ^{\mathrm{st}} $ floor conference room*
Thurs., October 30 10:00am-2:00pm Wescoe Terrace
Tues., November 4 10:00am-2:00pm Strong Hall, Rotunda
Wed., November 5 3:00pm-6:00pm WMHC, 1 $ ^{\mathrm{st}} $ floor conference room*
Thurs., November 6 10:00am-2:00pm Burge Union, Level 2 Mall
Student Health Services at Watkins Main:864.9500
New Option!
Dislike Shots?! Nasal mist vaccine will be offered at the Watkins clinics* and by appointment. Cost is $51.
Flu immunization clinics are open to all students, faculty and staff. Cost for the flu shot is $14 and is payable by cash or check.
Can't make it to a clinic? Call 864-9507 and schedule an appointment to get your flu shot at a time convenient for you.
Watch for more flu clinics in November!!
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