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The Inside Front
Monday
November 23,1998
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
STATE
Woman hospitalized after being shot by ex
HUTCHINSON — A 23-year-old Hutchinson man shot and wounded his former girlfriend and turned the gun on himself four days after she requested a protective order against him, the woman told police.
Leslie Shoemaker, 20, called police Saturday, saying Scott McAllister had forced his way into her home carrying a 1.2-gauge shotgun and had fired on her as she ran for the door. Lt. John Tracy said.
As Shoemaker lay bleeding, McAllister put the gun under his chin and fired again, she told police.
McAllister was dead when police arrived. Tracy said.
Shoemaker remained hospitalized at Hutchinson Hospital on Sunday. Tracy said her injury was not thought to be life-threatening.
Hutchinson Police had responded to two previous calls involving Shoemaker and McAllister during the two weeks prior to the shooting, Tracy said.
Tuesday, the court issued a Protection from Abuse Order at Shoemaker's request directing McAllister to stay away from her.
Company might face fines for June explosion
HAYSVILLE — The grain elevator explosion that killed seven workers last June could mean fines of about $1 million for DeBruce Grain Inc., an Occupational Safety and Health Administration official saws.
The fines could be reduced if DeBrue officials reach a settlement with OSHA lawyers.
Charles Adkins, OSHA's regional administrator in Kansas City, Mo., described the $1 million figure as a ballpark estimate of what the agency may require DeBrue to pay for safety violations at its huge elevator complex south of Wichita.
DeBrue's penalty will be based on the number of violations at the elevator, how serious they were and whether management was aware of the problems. Adkins said.
He refused to discuss what violations OSHA officials discovered and what improvements will be necessary.
DeBruece had no previous violations at the elevator in Haysville. It had never been inspected by OSHA while it was owned by DeBruece.
NATION
Explosion injures man damages three homes
BELTON, Mo. — A house exploded and caught fire yesterday morning,
injuring one man, authorities said.
The explosion occurred about 10:15 a.m., said Kevin Livingston, assistant chief for the Belton Fire Department. He said the cause of the explosion was under investigation.
Authorities did not release the injured man's name or his condition. Livingston said the man was the only person in the house, which is southeast of Kansas City.
No other injuries were reported.
No other injuries were reported. The fire department said two adjacent homes also were damaged by the explosion and fire.
U.S. crime rates decline for sixth year in a row
WASHINGTON — The nation's murder rate reached its lowest level in 30 years as serious crimes reported to
police in 1997 declined for a sixth consecutive year, the FBI said yesterday.
Final FBI figures for 1997 showed a 2 percent drop from the year before in the number of major crimes reported to more than 17,000 police agencies around the nation. The 13.2 million total crimes were 7 percent below the 1993 figure.
The crime rate, which adjusts for population growth, showed more dramatic declines. Last year's rate was 4,923 crimes per 100,000 residents, down 3 percent from 1996, 10 percent lower than 1993 and 13 percent lower than 1988.
All violent crimes — murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault — and all the far more numerous property crimes — burglary, auto theft and larceny-theft — dropped in both number and rate.
The violent crime rate was down 4 percent to its lowest level since 1987, led by the 8.1 percent decline for murder and a 7.8 drop for robbery. The aggravated assault rate was down 2.3 percent, and the rape rate declined 1.1 percent.
The property crime rate dipped 3.1 percent — down 3.8 percent for auto theft, 3.1 percent for larceny-theft, 2.7 percent for burglary.
WORLD
Leaders of Russia, China meet informally today
MOSCOW — Chinese President Jiang Zemin traveled to Moscow yesterday for an informal summit with Russian President Boris Yeltsin that will focus on expanding cooperation between the former Cold War rivals.
A main issue at today's meeting will be lagging commerce between the two countries. Trade fell 10 percent last year to $6.1 billion, and the two want to raise the total to $20 billion by 2000.
Yeltsin: Meeting with Chinese President Zemin.
The Russian and Chinese leaders were also expected to sign a statement on demarcation of their 2,700-mile border and discuss broad issues of expanding cooperation. Jiang plans to invite Yeltsin to visit China next year. the ITAR-Tass
news agency said yesterday and quoted Kremlin sources as saying the Russian president will accept the invitation.
Embassy investigates shooting of U.S. agent
BOGOTA, Colombia — A U.S. drug agent was shot and killed early yesterday in an entertainment district of Bogota, apparently after an argument in a bar, authorities said.
Frank Arnold Moreno, 37, was shot once in the chest at about 1 a.m. outside the Divino bar, U.S. officials said
Moreno, who had been in Colombia for about a year, was not with any other U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents at the time and was shot after what one U.S. Embassy official called "a bar brawl."
It was not immediately known whether Moreno was carrying a gun, and the police official said it did not appear Moreno fired any shots, although he said the U.S. agent initiated the quarrel. An embassy official said Moreno and the gunman had been told to leave the bar before the shooting.
Moreno was struck from behind by a 9mm bullet, said a senior Colombian police official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Two witnesses took Moreno to a Bogota hospital, where he was declared dead.
Pump prices average lower than last year
CAMARILLO, Calif. — Gasoline prices nationwide dropped more than a penny a gallon during the past two weeks, continuing a downward spiral as the holiday travel period nears, an industry analyst said yesterday.
The average price of gasoline, including all grades and taxes, was $1.073 a gallon on Friday, down 1.28 cents from Nov. 6, according to the Lundberg Survey of 10,000 stations nationwide.
Economic problems elsewhere, especially in Asia, have created a glut of oil "and brought a Thanksgiving bonanza in the form of low gas prices for American motorists," said Trilby Lundberg, publisher of the Lundberg Survey.
Friday's average was nearly 18 cents lower than Thanksgiving 1997 prices.
ON THE RECORD
The Associated Press
A KU student's purse, driver's license and cash were stolen from her boyfriend's car between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in Lot 114 at Stouffer Place, the KU Public Safety Office said. The items were valued at $35.
A KU police officer discovered an illegally parked car at 1:28 a.m. Thursday near Strong Hall displaying a stolen license plate, the KU Public Safety Office said. The license plate, valued at $25, was recovered for its owner.
A KU police officer arrived at 1:38 a.m. Wednesday at Oliver Hall, where a student was lying on a bathroom floor. The student had been drinking and said she was having trouble breathing, Lawrence-Douglas County. Fire and Medical arrived at the scene, and the student refused transport to Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
A false fire alarm was sounded between 8:40 and 8:53 a.m. Wednesday in Mallott Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said.
A KU student's car was damaged between 9:30 p.m. Nov. 12 and 9 p.m. Nov. 15 in 105 west of McCollum Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. A sticky, white substance was thrown on the car, and the car was damaged on the left rear side.
An amplifier, mixer and CD player were stolen between 9 and 9:45 p.m. Thursday from a theater room in Hashinger Hall during a Black Student Union event. DJs using the equipment were working in the crowd when the theft occurred. About 110 people attended the event. The items were valued at $1,625.
An unknown person tried to pry open a door between 8 a.m. Oct. 15 and 1:50 a.m. Wednesday in Fraser Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. Damage to the door's lock was estimated at $100.
A KU student's money was stolen between midnight on Nov. 13 and 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 16 in the 1700 block of West 23rd Street, Lawrence police said. The loss was valued at $432.
A KU student's wallet and its contents were stolen between 4:15 and 4:30 p.m. Friday in the 2700 block of West 27th Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $35.
A KU student's window was broken at 3 p.m. Friday in the 500 block of East 13th Street, Lawrence police said. The window was valued at $50.
A KU student's bicycle was stolen between 10 p.m. Friday and 7:30 a.m. Saturday in the 3200 block of Iowa Street, Lawrence police said. The bike was valued at $50.
A KU student's windshield was smashed between 4 and 9:15 a.m. Saturday in the 500 block of California Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $250.
An athletic bag, a CD player and several CDs were stolen from a KU student's car between 10 p.m. Wednesday and 8 p.m. Thursday in the 1000 block of Missouri Street, Lawrence police said. The property was valued at $970.
Regents alter 2001 entrance requirements
By Jason Pearce
Kansas staff writer
When extended admission requirements go into effect for incoming freshmen in 2001, the University of Kansas will allow some out-of-state students to enroll without meeting the requirements.
The qualified-admission requirements — passed by the Legislature in 1997 — state that entering freshmen either will have to complete a set of core classes with a least a 2.0 grade point average, earn an ACT score of 21 or higher or graduate high school in the top third of their class.
The Board of Regents passed a resolution Thursday allowing each Regents university to make an exception for 10 percent of out-of-state students not meeting those requirements.
Previously, the Legislature had made this exception available only to 10 percent of instate students who did not meet the requirements.
Barb Conant, public-relations director for the Regents, said that the exceptions were necessary to provide some flexibility, especially for students of home schools and high schools that did not provide the core courses.
"It gives the universities some flexibility in the recruitment of out-of-state students," Conant said. "There will be a window for them to possibly be admitted to the University."
For students attending high schools in Kansas, 98 percent of public high schools and 96 percent of private high schools will provide the courses required by the Regents, according to a recent report.
Conant said that students allowed to enroll in Regents' institutions would have to meet some requirements at the universities.
For each academic year, a student would be required to take 24 credit hours of class and earn a GPA of 2.0 or higher.
ON CAMPUS
"I had to meet the requirements, then the next person should have to meet them also," he said. "It is only fair."
Rick Thomas, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore, said that because the requirements did not go into effect until 2001, all new students would be able to work towards meeting them.
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Student Resources, will be open at the following
The Black Student Union will have a general assembly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Daisy Hill Room in the Burge Union. Call Dion Jones at 864-3948 for more information.
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship meets for prayer at 5 p.m. every weekday at Danforth Chapel. Call Susan Hines at 864-6503 for more information.
times and locations: from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 4035 Wescoe Hall and at the Sunflower Room in the Burge Union, from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday at Alcove G in the Kansas Union, from 9 a.m. to noon Monday at 156 Strong Hall, from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Conference Room 109 in the Multicultural Resource Center, and from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Templin, ARC. For more information, call 864-2399.
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KU BUSES:
· KU buses will not run on:
NOVEMBER 25, 26, 27
· Buses will resume regular schedules on:
NOVEMBER 30
SAFE RIDE:
· Safe Ride will not run:
NOVEMBER 24-29
- Regular schedule will resume the evening of:
NOVEMBER 30
Have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!