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The Inside Front
Friday October 16,1998
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Video football to blitz Kansas Union Monday
Student Union Activities will hold a Sony PlayStation football tournament Monday at the fourth floor lobby in the Kansas Union.
Howard Lubliner, SUA recreation coordinator, said that students could sign up for the tournament today and Monday in front of the SUA box office.
"We have about 10 spots filled now," Lubliner said. "We'll take the first 64 people who sign up, then we'll take alternates. If the people who sign up are no-shows, then we'll take people at the door."
Lubliner said the winner of the free tournament would advance to a regional tournament in San Francisco.
"Sixteen screens will be going at one time, two people on each screen," Lubliner said.
Contestants in the single-elimination tournament will play NCAA Football '99. Lubliner said prizes will be given away between rounds, and spectators could win door prizes, such as Sony PlavStation video games.
- By Angela Johnson
STATE
Topeka man indicted for Lawrence robberies
A 26-year-old Topeka man was indicted Wednesday by the U.S. Attorney's Office in connection with several robberies in Lawrence and Topeka.
Shawn Stewart was indicted on 12 separate federal charges stemming from the Sept. 1 robbery of Shark's Surf Shop, 813 Massachusetts St.; the Aug. 23 robbery of the Lawrence Pizza Co., 601 Kasold Drive; and several Topeka robberies, Lawrence police said.
Topeka police would not release the names of the Topeka businesses that were burglarized.
Authorities first arrested Stewart for aggrassed robbery Sept. 4, in Topeka.
Topeka police then contacted the Lawrence police, who determined that Stewart matched the description of the man who robbed the surf shop.
The two departments then joined the FBI, the Douglas County District Attorney's Office and the U.S. Attorney's office in the investigation.
Authorities connected Stewart with the Lawrence Pizza Co. robbery and several Topela robbers, Lawrence police said. He was then indicted.
— By Keith Burner
NATION
Flood damages stand at nearly $14 million
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The flash flooding that took 11 lives in the Kansas City metropolitan area also destroyed nearly $14 million worth of uninsured property, damaged or destroyed more than a thousand homes and apartments and sent hundreds of families to the American Red Cross for help.
Emergency personnel said those figures could rise as assessment teams continue to evaluate damage to public property, including bridges, streets and buildings.
The American Red Cross said 1,253 homes and apartments were damaged or destroyed. The Red Cross has opened 638 cases of individuals or families needing emergency aid. By Tuesday, only 24 cases had been closed.
Missouri emergency management officials estimated roughly $10 million in uninsured losses to individuals and businesses in Jackson, Clay and Carroll counties. Kansas officials estimated damage to uninsured private property at $3.8 million and public property damage at $5.5 million.
Disabled monitor stalled response to KC flooding
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A monitoring system predicted flash flooding at least 30 minutes before seven people were swept to their deaths in Brush Creek last week, officials said.
Although the Kansas City Fire Department never got the information because someone unplugged part of the warning system from an electrical outlet, Fire Chief Rick Brisbin said he doubted firefighters could have responded any faster than they did.
Even if the warning system hadn't been unplugged, Brisbin acknowledged Wednesday that the city had no contingency plans to deal with flash flooding on Brush Creek — despite a 1977 flood that killed 25 and devastated the Country Club Plaza.
Brisbin said the receiving equipment for the $275,000 warning system was unplugged at the fire department by an employee who was working on the equipment and later forgot to reconnect it. No data were reported on city terminals at the fire communications center.
However, the data were recorded at the weather service office. Forecasters there used information from that system and other sources to issue flash-flood warnings for Jackson County beginning as early as 2:58 p.m. on Oct. 4.
today, citing increasing caution by lenders and an uncertain climate in financial markets.
The cut made a ho-hum rally on Wall Street explosive. The Dow Jones average of industrial stocks had been up about 100 points before the announcement and closed 331 points higher at 8,299. Its best finish since August, 26.
In recent years, it has been extremely rare for the Fed to change interest rates in between its eight regularly scheduled policy-setting meetings. The last such move came in 1994.
The fact that it changed again is a clear sign of growing concern about the economy.
Fed cuts interest rates; stocks surge 331 points
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve System cut short-term interest rates by a quarter percentage point
The Fed cut the overnight rate on loans between banks, the federal funds rate, to 5 percent. It cut the discount rate on its own loans to banks to 4.75 percent.
The cut is the second within the past three weeks. The central bank cut rates for the first time in nearly three years on Sept. 29 by a quarter point.
Economists are forecasting that the robust economic growth of nearly 4 per cent, enjoyed by Americans during 1996, 1997 and the early part of this year, would lapse to about half that.
WASHINGTON — President Clinton announced the White House reached a deal with Congress yesterday on a $500 billion budget package following compromises on the major issues of
Clinton, Congress agree on $500 billion budget
Clinton: Announces agreement about federal budget.
education and agriculture
promise yesterday.
agriculture:
Clinton interrupted a White House conference on school violence to announce the budget agreement. The audience in the East Room applauded. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., said he expected a vote on the final com-
Acceptance of the agreement by the House and Senate would allow Congress to adjourn for the Nov. 3 elections.
Just hours earlier, Democrats, largely on the sidelines in the talks, had said they wouldn't accept the package without careful scrutiny.
Clinton conceded that his proposal for modernizing school buildings with $5 billion in targeted tax breaks had been dropped in the budget negotiations. He said he would push for it again next year.
Stolen cable TV sparks indictment
Some of the more serious disagreements that were not resolved until the end concerned the 2000 census, family planning and the environment.
The Associated Press
By Keith Burner
Kanson staff writer
A 29-year-old Lawrence man was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday for selling devices used to steal cable television, costing a local cable provider hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Curtis James Hollis was indicted on nine counts of unauthorized assistance in intercepting cable service for the purpose of private financial gain, Lawrence police said.
Police would not elaborate on the loss, because the investigation is not yet complete.
Sunflower Cablevision, 644 New Hampshire, contacted the Lawrence police department on Dec. 1, 1997 and said
it had discovered cable converter boxes that had been illegally programmed to steal services, police said.
Lawrence police then contacted the FBI, and they began a joint investigation into the thefts.
"It's not unusual to involve the FBI in cases in which they have primary jurisdiction," said Lawrence Police Chief Ron Olin.
During the investigation, the two agencies interviewed more than 50 people. The interviews turned up the evidence needed to indict Hollis.
Hollis is the prime suspect in the continuing investigation, but not the only suspect. Through the course of the interviews, the two agencies also identified other suspects.
"Many of those suspects
will be prosecuted locally," said Lawrence Police Sgt. George Wheeler.
Wheeler said that was because most of the charges were local, such as theft of services.
The federal charges will be handed out to those who made it possible to steal the services, not those who simply took advantage of getting free cable.
Police have not released information on the other suspects.
"We're not going to indict somebody just because they bought a box and got free HBO." Wheeler said.
James Risner, director of engineering for Sunflower Cablevision, said that Hollis was never an employee of the company, but would not comment further.
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's bicycle was stolen Tuesday morning in the 1000 block of Rhode Island Street, Lawrence police said. The bicycle was valued at $600.
A Parking Department vehicle rolled into a KU student's vehicle on Sept. 5 in Lot 94, east of Memorial Stadium, the KU Public Safety Office said. The driver of the Parking Department truck said she got out of the vehicle because she thought it was in park.
A KU student rear-ended a KU employee who had stopped at a crosswalk to yield to pedestrians at 9 p.m. Oct. 5 on Jayhawk Boulevard, west of Poplar Lane, the KU Public Safety Office said. Damage was estimated at about $500.
A KU student was driving southbound on Naismith Drive at 10:45 a.m. Oct. 13 when an unknown vehicle struck her vehicle and left the scene, the KU Public Safety Office said.
A KU student's bicycle was stolen and the bicycle lock damaged between 8 a.m. Oct. 1 and 11:10 a.m. Oct. 14 outside McCollum Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The stolen bicycle was valued at $200. The damage was estimated at $7.
A KU student's 15 CDs, CD case and $15 were stolen from the student's vehicle between 8:30 p.m. Oct. 13 and 5:30 p.m. Oct. 14 in Lot 111, west of Corbin Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said.
Today: IN HISTORY
1915 - Great Britain declared war on Bulgaria.
1916 - Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic.
1923 - Disney was co-founded.
1936 - Lou Gehrig is voted American League most valuable player.
1946 - Ten Nazi leaders were hanged as war criminals after the Nurburg trials.
1962 - The Cuban Missile crisis began as John F. Kennedy became aware of missiles in Cuba.
1972 - Creedence Clearwater Revival broke up.
ON CAMPUS
Business and Engineering Career Services will have a resume workshop at 1 p.m. today at 503 Summerfield Hall.Call Cathy Schwabauer at 864-5591 for more information
The KU Ballroom Dance Club will give free West Coast swing lessons taught by professional instructors from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the ballroom in the Kansas Union. No partner or experience is necessary. Call Tesia Hosteller at A64-1743 for details.
masteller at 864-1763 for more information.
Campus Christians will have dinner at 6 p.m.
Sunday at 1320 Ohio St. Worship will follow at 7 p.m. and dinner costs $1. The Sunday message series is "I'm only human." Call Jasgn Mend at 331-2361 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.
Jayhawker Campus Ministry will meet at 8 p.m. Monday at the parliars in the Kansas Union. Call Dave Diefendorf at 840-9469 for more information.
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Academic Computing Services presents: FREE COMPUTER TRAINING for the KU community
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ListProc: Archives — Learn to set up y, configure, and use ListProc archives. For current KU ListProc discussion list owners only. Requires registration. Mon., October 19 1-2 p.m./ Computer Center Auditorium-
ACS internet classes are FREE, don't require registration, and are open to everyone. Office and statistical soft ware classes are FREE to KU students, staff, and faculty ($75 for others) but DO REQUIRE REGISTRATION. Register at acsworkshop@ukans.edu or B64-0494. Full ACS class schedule at www.co.ukans.edu/~acs/training or in Driver's Ed for the information Superhighway at the Computer Center.
Trained questions to training@ukans.edu or B64-0446.
Access: Reports—Learn to create reports using Access Report Wizard and Design View. Prerequisite: Access Queries or equivalent skills. Requires registration for all and fee for non-University. Tues. October 20 1-4 p.m./ Budig Hall PC Lab. Room 10
Access: Queries—Learn to use the query module of Access. Prerequisite: Access: Introduction or equivalent skills. Requires registration for all and fee for non-University. Thurs. October 22 1-4 p.m./ Budig Hall PC Lab, Room 10
Finding information on the World Wide Web—Learn to use several guides and search tools to make the most of the Webs resources. Wed. October 21 6-8 p.m./ Budig Hall PC Lab. Room 10
UNIX: Introduction Learn the basics of UNIX, the operating system on FALCON, EAGLE, LARK, RAVEN, and HERON Wed. October 21 1-4 p.m./Computer Center PC Lab, Room 208
FrontPage: Introduction—Learn how FrontPage automates many aspects of Web authoring and site management.
Prerequisites: Word processing skills, experience using Windows 95, and HTML: Introduction. Fri. October 23 9 a.m.—noon/
Budget Hall PC Lab, Room 10
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