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The Inside Front
Monday November 9,1998
News
from campus, the state the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Signs replace pedestrian crossing signals on Mass
The City of Lawrence removed four pedestrian-crossing traffic signals Friday on Massachusetts Street.
The traffic signals, which were located in the middle of the 700,800,900, and 1000 blocks of Massachusetts Street, allowed pedestrians to cross the street by pressing a button that gave oncoming traffic a red signal.
The signals were replaced with colorful new pedestrian signs that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Pedestrians still will be able to use the crosswalks at these mid-block locations
David Woosley, city traffic engineer, said that the new signs would make crosswalks safer and more accessible for pedestrians.
—By Chris Fickett
Police look into alleged theft at deputy's home
Two unknown men burglarized a Douglas County Sheriff's Deputy's house Thursday afternoon and made off with more than $2,000 in property.
Deputy Steven Freeman, 31, was sleeping when the two suspects cut open a window screen and entered his house at 1727 Maple Court, Lawrence police said.
When he woke up about 2:20 p.m., he discovered the burglary and called the police, who searched the neighborhood.
Police said they discovered that the two suspects had stolen a stereo, speakers, a Nintendo, a shotgun, a gold wedding ring and a small amount of money.
The suspects also stole a bullet-proof vest, but police recovered it in Freeman's yard.
Police are looking for two 6-foot-tall African-American men in their 20s.
A neighbor told police that he had seen the two suspects carrying the shotgun across the lawn, but that he had not thought anything of it until he saw the police cars in front of Freeman's house.
One of the men was wearing a three-quarter-length blue coat, and the other was wearing a three-quarter-length camouflage jacket and a blue baseball cap.
Police are investigating the theft as aggravated burglary.
—By Keith Burner
STATE
Forecasters downplay further Kansas floods
AUGUSTA — South-central Kansans continued scrubbing mud stains from their walls and dragging flood-soaked carpet and furniture onto their lawns for removal yesterday.
Despite the threat of rain, forecasters had some words of reassurance for the
region that had suffered an estimated $37.8 million in flood damage in a week. The expected rain would not be enough to trigger another round of flooding.
State officials asked for an expansion of the federal state of disaster, declared Thursday in Butter, Cowley and Sedgwick counties, to include eight more — Chase, Coffey, Franklin, Harvey, Lyon, Neosho, Sumner and Wilson counties.
Disaster declarations make low-interest loans and grants available for repairing damaged homes and businesses.
Matt Brisch, communications director of the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing, said money from Development Block Grant funds would be used to repair the city's wastewater treatment plant.
At least 1,600 homes were damaged or destroyed in the three hardest-hit counties.
NATION
Gingrich mulls future doubts White House run
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Newt Gingrich said yesterday that he's given no thought to a run for the presidency since quitting as House speaker but wants to stay active in public life.
Two days after announcing he would quit the speaker's post and abandon his seat in the House, Gingrich appeared relaxed as he paid a birthday visit to his alluring mother at the Country Meadows Assisted Living Center outside Harrisburg, Pa.
Gingrich said he had no word on fellow Republicans' fight to succeed him. He said he had given no thought to running for president and will discuss his future tonight in Washington at a meeting of GOPAC, the Republican fund-raising group of which he once was head.
"In the next couple of years, I want to be an active citizen in public life," said Gingrich. "I'm going to take time off and see America better, do some learning. I love learning."
Dizziness, humor mark Glenn's return to Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After a shaky reintroduction to gravity yesterday, John Glenn was walking briskly, telling jokes and urging old folks to follow their dreams.
In his first post-flight news conference, Glenn admitted to not feeling well when he stood and walked out of space shuttle Discovery Saturday.
Even after a night's sleep, Glenn was being careful not to turn his head which, after nine days of weightlessness, would have made him dizzy. "Oh, he looked and sounded
One of his younger crewmates was the only one to come back wounded. Stephen Robinson smacked his head
Otherwise, he looked and sounded fit.
when he came barreling out of a weightless tunnel; he suffered a 1-inch gash above his right eye.
Glenn said he doesn't have any big plans other than to work with students at his alma mater, Muskingum College, and at Ohio State University.
Gasoline prices tumble because of low demand
CAMARILLO, Calif. — Low crude oil prices and less demand for gasoline pulled down pump prices, which dropped nearly a penny a gallon, an industry analyst said yesterday.
The average price for gasoline, including all grades and taxes, was $1.086 on Friday, down 86 cents from two weeks earlier, according to the Lundberg Survey of 10,000 stations nationwide.
At self-service pumps, regular gasoline was $1.027 per gallon, mid-grade was $1.135 and premium was $1.219. At full-service pumps, regular was $1.463, mid-grade was $1.55 and premium was $1.624.
Prices were down in all regions of the country, industry analyst Triby Lundberg said.
Lundberg said OPEC members and other oil producers are waiting to see if the winter will be cold enough to increase demands for heating oil, which would bolster crude prices.
"But meanwhile, the glut continues for both crude oil and gasoline, and pump prices are still falling," she said.
WORLD
Iraqi ministers dismiss U.S.military threats
Trade Minister Mohammed Mehdi Saleh said Iraq has suffered for so long under U.N. sanctions that it has nothing to fear from new U.S. threats.
Deputy Prime Minister Tarq Aziz said the government was not moved by last week's Security Council resolution that held Iraq in "flagrant violation" of U.N. edicts for its decision to stop cooperating with weapons inspectors.
He called on the United Nations to lift its ban on the sale of oil — Iraq's economic mainstay — as a start toward the final removal of the embargo.
Iraq announced last month that it was halting cooperation with U.N. weapons inspectors until the Security Council begins moving to lift the embargo.
The Security Council has said the embargo won't be lifted until U.N. inspectors certify that Iraq has eliminated its weapons of mass destruction, as required by U.N. resolutions that ended the Gulf War.
— The Associated Press
ON THE RECORD
All volunteer applications for Alternative Spring Break are due by 5 p.m. today at the Center for Community Outreach in the Kansas Union, Applications and information are available at the CCO office, online at http://www.coolcall.com/844-0473
http://www.ukans.edu/~abc or call 864-4073.
Associate Dept of Demographics
Apartment Living of the Department of Student Housing will be sponsoring a recipe contest and Taster's Table. Submitted recipes will be used to make a cookbook. The Taster's Table will be held Saturday, Nov. 21 at Apartment 5. Building 18 in Stouffer Place. Recipes can be submitted by all students and spouses, and are due by Sunday, Nov. 15. Monetary prizes for the recipe contest winners are available only for Stouffer Place residents. Entry forms are available at Stouffer Place / Jawhayawk Towers main office, 1603 W. 15th St., or at KU's Apartment Living web page at http://www.ukans.edu/~jtowers/. Recipes can be e-mailed to Desiree Spear, at desiree@falcon.cc.ukans.edu or call 749-4625 for more information.
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship will meet for prayer at 5 p.m. on weekdays at Danforth Chapel. Call Susan Hines at 864-6503 for more information.
Latin American Solidarity will have a donation drop-off for hurricane relief in Central America from 9 am. to 5 p.m. weekdays at the Ecuatorian Christian Ministries. Cash, checks, over-the-counter medication, non-perishable food, clothing, and blankets will be accepted. Call Megan Hope at 331-2403 for more information.
- **Writer's Roosts, sponsored by Writing Consulting:** Student Resources, will be open at the following times and places: from 9 am. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 4003 Wescoe Hall and at the Sunflower Room in the Burge Convention; 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; from 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday at Templin Hall's ARC. Call 864-2399 for more information.
The International Students Association will sponsor International Jeopardy at 6 p.m. today at the International Room in the Kansas Union. Call Vladimir Sinkov at 841-5092 for more information.
The Black Student Union will have a general assembly meeting at 7:30 tonight at the Frontier Room in the Burge Union. Call the BSU office at
Gregory's back healthy; he leads team in scoring
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points. Finally relenting on his dunking, Gregory resorted to laving the ball in at the end.
Despite the highlight plays, Williams said he was not pleased with how the team played and could see how far it had to go.
"At that point I got tired of dunking a little bit. "Had had so many," Gregory said. "I don't want people to just look at me as a dunaker, so sometimes I just lay it up. I could've dunked, though."
"Everybody thinks of those highlights and they don't think of all the lowlights. We did some things tonight that a Kansas team never does," Williams said. "We gave up more fast-break baskets than in 11 years of this coaching and that's not an exaggeration. We did a poor job of communicating when we got back, the worst we've ever done. We gave up more three-point plays, we gave up offensive rebounds in the first half. I could give you a long list, but again, it's good. I think it will help us."
Robertson agreed with Williams and was anticipating long practices in the upcoming week.
"Right now, we're not very good," Robertson said. "And coach wants us to come in about an hour earlier than we would normally. I think we need a lot of work."
in his first game for the Jayhawks, freshman Jeff Boschee pushed the Jayhawks at a speed not seen in recent years. Robertson, his upperclassman counterpart, said he was impressed.
"He was pretty good. Hopefully, he'll learn from tonight and realize we need him out on the floor," Robertson said. "As far as being a leader out there and shooting the basketball, I thought he was really good."
Bosche, who as a freshman is not allowed to speak to the media by Williams until after the first game of the season Friday against Gonzaga, had nine points, all from behind the three-point line. He also had seven assists before fouling out with 5:15 remaining.
"I thought Jeff, in the first half, was very good (but) took one bad shot because we shouldn't shoot out side shots over someone's head," Williams said. "He's gotta learn to stay out of foul trouble if he's going to play more than 15 minutes."
Kansas ends the exhibition season against the Australian Geelong Supercats 7:05 Tuesday at Allen Field House.
ON THE RECORD
A KU student reported being harassed by telephone between 1:40 and 1:55 a.m. on Nov. 2 at her room in Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall, the KI1 Public Safety Office said.
A KU student reported receiving an annoying phone call on his answering machine at 9 p.m. Thursday at his apartment in Jayhawker Towers, the KU Public Safety Office said. The call was not threatening or harassing. The student also reported hearing threats shouted at him on campus from a distance but told police he did not see the people who were threatening him.
A KU employee's license plate was stolen between 7:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Wednesday in Lot 34 near Robinson Center, the KU Public Safety Office said.
A KU employee discovered a broken glass-door
pane between 9:50 and 9:55 p.m. Thursday in Malott Hall, the KUIP Safe Safety Office said.
A KU student was transported at 2:51 a.m. Friday from Gertrude Sellards Pearson Hall to Lawrence Memorial Hospital by Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical for possible alcohol poisoning and possible side effects from medication. The student had taken two prescription drugs for an earache.
A KU student's license plate was stolen between 8 a.m. Tuesday and 6:30 p.m. Saturday somewhere in Lawrence, Lawrence police said. The item was valued at $15.
A KU student's wallet and its contents were stolen between 1 and 1:30 a.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of Massachusetts Street, Lawrence police said. The property was valued at $22.
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