2A
News in Brief
Tuesday September 9,1997
NEWS FROM AROUND CAMPUS, THE NATION AND THE WORLD
Campus
Fine Arts event honors Schubert and Brahms
The School of Fine Arts piano department is sponsoring a week-long festival celebrating the music of Franz Schubert and Johannes Brahms.
The recitals, presented at 7:30 tonight through Friday at Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall, will offer a panorama of compositions by the two musical giants. The concerts offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear a cavalcade of history go by, said Christopher Hepp, department chairman.
Musicians across the world are celebrating 1997 as the centennial of Brahms' death and the bicentennial of Schubert's birth.
Solo repertoire will be an important focus of the recitals, but three of the programs will include the piano in combination with other instruments and voice.
The festival's grand finale will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Lied Center.
Six graduate piano students will participate in an informal piano concerto concert with the University Symphony Orchestra.
Hepp would like to attract students University-wide to the festival. "I hope students find it an elegant way to spend a date," he said.
All events in the series are free.
Saturday night fight leads to seven arrests
Three Lawrence residents who were arrested in connection with a gang-related fight Sunday morning were arraigned yesterday in the Douglas County Courthouse.
Jason Freeman, 18, and Skyland Love, 19, each were charged with three counts of attempted second-degree murder. Richard Jarrett Jr., 23, was charged with aggravated battery and conspiracy to commit aggravated battery.
All three men will go to trial at 1:45 p.m.
Sept. 16.
Bonds were set at $150,000 for Freeman,
$100,000 for Love and $10,000 for Jarrett, a
Douglas County Jail representative said
Four juveniles, 16 and 17 years of age, also were arrested in connection with the case. They are being held in the Northeast Juvenile Detention Center. The juveniles, two girls and two boys, will have a detention hearing today, said John Wilcox, a Douglas County District Attorney representative.
The fight took place at 1 a.m. Sunday in the 200 block of Glenview Drive. It involved at least 30 members of rival gangs. Lawrence police said
About 10 members of one gang had received information about a party attended by about 20 rival gang members. The 10 people descended on the party, and a fight ensued between the two rival gangs, police said.
Three people were transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Police said their injuries apparently were caused by
knives and other weapons. No guns were used.
Kanson staff report
A 17-year-old Lawrence resident was transported to the hospital Sunday. He was in good condition yesterday, a hospital representative said. A 16-year-old Lawrence resident was admitted overnight Sunday but was released yesterday morning.
Another 16-year-old Lawrence resident was transferred to the University of Kansas Medical Center. Medical center representatives did not release his condition.
State
Kaptain Knievel wows State Fair attendees
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Robbie Knievel knows some people come to his stunts to see a crash — but he doesn't have a death wish.
"Every time I look at that ramp I say to myself, 'You idiot, what are you doing this for?,'" the 35-year-old son of Evel Knievel said. "But then the crowd gets you going."
Kniewel was supposed to launch his motorcycle about 150 feet over 25 new cars parked side by side last night at the Kansas State Fair.
It won't be the first time Kansans have seen a Knievel. In the early 1970s, Evel Knievel jumped about 10 trucks at the fair — roughly half the distance of his son's stunt last night.
Evel Krievel, 58, didn't want his son following in his footsteps, Robbie said. He remembers rides to the hospital with his father after unsuccessful motorcycle stunts.
"I used to sit in the ambulance and look at him, and he'd say, 'I don't want you to do this.'" Robbie said.
Living in Clearwater, Fla., the elder Knievel suffers from physical problems, many of which developed as a result of his motorcycle crashes, Robbie said.
Robbie Knievel, also known as Kaptain Knievel, has his own health problems, including chronic back pain. He has missed about six of his last 15 jumps — including two this year.
National Paula Jones' lawyers withdraw from case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The two lead attorneys for Paula Corbin Jones in her sexual harassment lawsuit against President Clinton asked a court to let them withdraw from the case today, citing fundamental differences with Jones.
Gilbert Davis and Joseph Cammarata told U.S. District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright in papers filed yesterday that they could no longer represent Jones, who filed a $700,000 lawsuit against Clinton three years ago.
The lawyers said certain fundamental
differences of opinion had arisen between them and Jones about the course of her lawsuit.
The lawyers said Jones already had contacted other lawyers.
Shortly before the attorneys' request was formally filed, Jones' spokeswoman, Susan Carpenter McMillan, said the withdrawal would not affect
Jones' case. "If they quit, they quit," she said in a telephone interview.
McMillan said her husband, attorney Bill McMillan, had been interviewing attorneys to take over the case. She criticized Cammarata and Davis for proposing possible settlement terms that had not been sanctioned by the White House. And she said the lawyers threatened to quit the case if Jones turned the proposal down. "How in the world can they present an offer that the other side says doesn't exist?" she said.
McMillan said she did not know if Jones would consent to the withdrawal.
International Former Zairian leader dies after long illness
RABAT, Morocco — Mobutu Sese Seko, the Zairian strongman who was overthrown after nearly 32 years of
despotic rule that left his mineral-rich country in shambles, is dead at age 66.
Mobutu died Sunday of prostate cancer at the Mohamed V military hospital in Rabat, said two hospital workers who spoke on condition of anonymity. The Maghreb Arab Press agency said only that Mobutu died at 9:30 p.m. after a long illness.
He had been living in exile in Morocco since May, following his ouster by the rebel forces of Laurent Kabila, who restored the country's old name of Congo.
Mobutu: Died Sunday of prostate cancer
There was little reaction this morning in Kinshasa, where work went on as usual, a sign of how indifferent most Congolese had become to Mobutu. Even before losing power, he spent so little time in Zaire that he had become little more than a picture on everyone's walls.
A family member in Kinshasa, capital of Congo, said Motutu had informed his family that he wanted to be cremated and have his ashes scattered over his old country.
If Mobutu's family wished, the radio reported, they could bury him in his jungle home in Gbadolite.
urry hotel in Tangier, across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain. But in late June, he went to Rabat to be treated for heavy internal bleeding.
During his rule, Mobutu became a symbol of excess and when he was ousted after an eight-month rebellion in May, his resource-rich country of 45 million was in economic and political shambles.
Haitian ferry sinks, 400 people still missing
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A ferry sank north of the capital yesterday, and Haitian officials said as many as 400 people were missing and feared drowned. Radio reports said about 25 bodies washed ashore.
Haiti's coast guard reported at least 700 people were on the ferry and that 300 to 400 people drowned, U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Veronica Bandrowsky said in Miami.
The number of missing couldn't be independently confirmed. Reports from the scene indicated as many as 300 people swam to shore safely, U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Dave Forslund said in Port-au-Prince.
The ferry "La Belle Gonaivienne" sank at dawn near Montrouis, about 50 miles northwest of the capital, Port-au-Prince. It had left the port of Anse-a-Galets on Gonave Island in Port-au-Prince Bay.
Three Haitian coast guard boats, two United Nations helicopters and one U.S. Coast Guard helicopter were searching the area. By midday, Haitian officers had recovered 15 bodies from the water, Forslund said.
Radio Metropole and Haiti-Inter reported that 25 bodies washed ashore.
Mir's computer crashes crew is not in danger
Mobutu spent most of his time at a lux-
The cause of the accident was unknown.
MOSCOW — The Mir's onboard computer, which seems to have a mind of its own, broke down again yesterday and forced the crew to shut down most of the space station's equipment.
Russian and American space officials downplayed the seriousness of the computer crash, the third aboard Mir since mid-July. The station was able to maintain its orientation toward the sun, and its power supplies were in much better shape than during the previous breakdowns.
Ground controllers said they hoped to repair and restart the computer today. In the meantime, they said, the crew was in no danger.
"Why do these malfunctions happen?" asked Vladimir Solovyov, the chief of Russia's Mission Control. "Do you know why your car breaks down?" It's hard to say what the reasons might be."
Space agency spokesman Valery Lyndin may have put it best: "The computer has become capricious again."
On the Record
A KU student's diamond pendant, gold and other jewelry were stolen between 9:30 and 10 a.m. Thursday from the 2400 block of Alabama Street, Lawrence police said. The jewelry was valued at $7,273.95.
The Associated Press
A KU student's rear window was damaged at 2 p.m. Aug. 30 in the 800 block of Kentucky Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $100.
A KU student's G.T. Saddleback men's bicycle was stolen between 5:45 and 7:45 p.m. Friday from the 2500 block of West Sixth Street, Lawrence police said. The bicycle was valued at $800.
A KU student's Pioneer faceplate, two cassettes and gold ring were stolen between 9 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday in the 700 block of Massachusetts Street, Lawrence online said. The items were valued at $600.
A KU student's blue floral pillowcase and 60 compact discs were stolen between 8:30 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. Sept. 1 from the 1500 block of Rhode Island Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $785
A KU student's rear passenger side window was damaged between 2 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Thursday in the 1300 block of Campus Road, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $300.
A KU student's parking permit was stolen between 6 and 9 p.m. Sept. 2 from lot No. 100 east of Pearson and Stephenson scholarship halls, KU police said. The permit was valued at $75.
A KU student's 1988 Mazda's passenger side window was damaged and speakers stolen between 10:45 p.m. Thursday and 9:55 a.m. Friday in lot No. 102 behind Lewis Hall, KU police said. The damage and items were valued at $740.
A KU student's brown leather wallet and other items were stolen between 4 and 4:30 p.m. Thursday from Jayhawk Boulevard., KU police said. The items were valued at $116.
A KU student's 1980 Jeep glove box was damaged and amplifier stolen between 2:30 and 2:38 a.m. Sunday, KU police said. The damage and item were valued at $150.
A KU student's compressors were stolen and air hose was damaged between 3:30 p.m. Aug. 29 and 8:30 a.m. Sept. 2, KU police said. The damage and item were valued at $345.
A KU student's speakers, amplifier and cassette player were stolen between 10 p.m.
Sept. 2 and 8:20 p.m. Wednesday from lat.
No. 112 north of Oliver Hall, KU police said. The items were valued at $3,900
A KU student's speakers were stolen between 8:30 p.m. Sept. 2 and 9:45 a.m. Wednesday from lot No. 112 north of Oliver Hall, KU police said. The items were valued at $900.
A KU student's Alpine cassette player and 6-compact disc player was stolen between 11:30 p.m. Sept. 2 and noon Wednesday from lot No. 127 west of Oliver Hall, KU police said. The items were valued at $700.
A KU student's parking permit was short between 3.pm. Sept. 1 and 2:44 p.m. Sept. 2 from lot No. 123 west of Burge Union, KU police said. The permit was valued at $75.
ET CETERA
The University Daily Kansan is the student newspaper of the University of Kansas. The first copy is paid through the student activity fee. Additional copies of the Kansan are 25 cents. Subscriptions can be purchased at 119 Stauffer-Flint Hall.
The University Daily Kansan (USPS 650-640) is published at the University of Kansas, 119 Stuffer-Flint Hall, Lawrence, Kan. 66044, daily during the regular school year, excluding Saturday, Sunday, holidays and finals periods, and Wednesday during the summer session. Periodical postage is paid in Lawrence, Kan. 66044. Annual subscriptions by mail are $120. Student subscriptions of $1.64 are paid through the student activity fee.
Postmaster: Send address changes to the University Daily Kansan, 119 Stauffer-Flint Hall, Lawrence, Kan. 60645.
The On Campus section is now located in the University Daily Kansan's Classified section.
Listings for the On Campus section can be purchased at the University Daily Kansan business office, 119 Stauffer-Flint Hall, during regular business hours, Monday-Friday.
Listings are billed on a per-line-per-day basis. Prices are at cost for legitimate University of Kansas organizations.
Listings must be placed by 4 p.m. two days before the listing is to begin in the section. The University Daily Kansan is not responsible for ads that do not run due to missed deadlines.
WE ARE HERE!
- Nation/World stories
http://www.kansan.com/news/nation/
Top Stories http://www.kansan.com
For a complete look at the day's news and top stories from around the nation and the world visit the University Daily Kansan interactive.
More stories in the UDKi
Songs & Letters of the Jewish Victims
of the Holocaust found at Auschwitz.
Produced by the the Cultural Division of Vietnam Veterans for
Academic Reform
Leonard Magruder - Founder/Co-Director
Music recorded by Sylvia Lind-Pianist
Auditorium - Lawrenc Public Library
707 Vermont
Tuesday, (Tonight) Sept. 9, at 7:30 p.m.
MO-KAN200 SEPTEMBER13,1997 KU VS. MU FOOTBALL
- 200 mile event running the game ball
Lawrence, Kansas
the Lost Children's Network
- Any Questions, contact Aaron Darden at
331-0239
- All donations benefit
from Columbia, Missouri to
"We love working out at New Life Fitness. The staff is knowledgeable ans friendly and the facilities are exceptionally clean. Best of all, they aren't overcrowded so there's no waiting to get on the equipment."
NEW LIFE FITNESS Family Center
Let us show the New Life Fitness difference! We'll give you a no obligation tour of our facilities and let you try before you buy!
841-6200
2500 W. 6th Street, Lawrence
---
FREE COLLEGE RING INSURANCE
Date: September 8-10
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Place: Kansas Union 4th Floor Lobby
SAVE UP TO $120.00 OFF YOUR K.U. CLASS RING!
.
1