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Kansan Weekend Edition
Friday September 4,1998 Section:
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Vol. 109 • No.13
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Alumnus victim in Canadian plane crash
By Chris Fickott
Kansan staff writer
A University of Kansas alumnus was one of the 229 people killed in a plane crash late Wednesday night.
Kevin S. Kief, a 1988 graduate in economics, was on Swissair Flight 111, which crashed off the coast of the southeastern Canadian province of Nova Scotia about one hour into the flight. Tom Hutton, director of University Relations, notified University faculty yesterday afternoon that Kief had been aboard the plane.
Chancellor Robert Hemenway said that the crash was a tragic loss of life.
Kief was employed as a commercial account manager of NY Oils/Meals at the Continental Grain Company in New York. Kief is survived by his ex-wife, Susan Elizabeth Kief, a 1991 KU graduate in journalism.
"It makes it especially poignant and tragic when a member of the KU family passes away," he said. "We'll all think about him and pray for his family."
The pilot had reported smoke in the cockpit and was attempting to make an emergency landing at Halifax International Airport.
owssair said there were no survivors.
The fight was en route to Geneva, Switzerland, from Kennedy International Airport in New York.
While rescuers searched the cold waters off Nova Scotia through Wednesday night and yesterday morning for survivors, friends and family of the victims arrived at the airport to begin a desperate vigil, hoping against hope to hear that their loved ones were alive.
A similar vigil was unfolding at Geneva's Cointrin Airport, where more than 100 relatives of the crash victims gathered yesterday, sobbing and hugging each other. A piece of paper attached to the airport's arrivals board said the flight was delavel.
The scene at Kennedy was reminiscent of another summer night two years ago. The Paris-bound TWA Flight 600 crashed into the Atlantic July 17, 1996 minutes after takeoff from Kennedy. All 230 people aboard were killed.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
Jason Benavides/KANSAN
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News ...2A
Entertainment ...8A
Football ...12A
Sports ...10A
Game times ...10A
Classifieds ...11A
Movie Listings ...5A
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by Chad Bottes
Kansas staff writer
Lawrence residents and University of Kansas students are enjoying gasoline prices that have dipped below 85 cents per gallon at local gas stations.
lowest in years
"Gas is cheap here," said Jenner James, Pittsburg freshman.
"At home, I was paying around $1.03."
The average price for self-serve regular unleaded gasoline in Kansas is $1 per gallon, said Janie Graziani, public relations manager for the Automobile Association of America.
The prices in this area are below the national average of $1.075 per gallon, according to AAA. The association also released statistics showing that gas prices are 18.9 cents lower now than at the same time last year.
Gas prices nationally are at a nine-year low, according to AAA.
"In general, the low prices are due to higher than normal oil inventory and lower than normal crude oil prices," Graziani said.
The U.S. Department of Energy said that the
tacnet Warkins, manager of Gill's Amoco, 2301 Louisiana St., said that the lower prices were because of low oil prices and high competition. Low gas prices are used by gas stations to
abundance of oil could be attributed to increased oil production and lower demand in Asia for gasoline because of its struggling economy. Garziani said that a warm winter in the United States was another cause for the oil surplus. There was less consumer demand for heating oil in many areas.
Paul Comolli, associate professor of economics said the prices were related closely to economics.
"Oil is subject to the economic principle of demand and supply," he said. "This market is also very sensitive to political events."
Comolli said that when the supply was abundant, crude oil prices would lower. Crude oil, from which gasoline is derived, is selling for a lower price than five to six years ago, he said.
Crude oil closed at $13.64 per barrel at the end of August.
or August. Dietrich Earnhart, associate professor of economics, said demand for oil would continue to increase in the United States.
"Low gas prices have encouraged people to buy cars with lower fuel efficiency," he said.
Examples he gave included mini-vans, Jeeps and outdoor utility vehicles.
and sports team. Labor Day weekend is expected to be a big auto travel holiday, with consumers taking advantage of low prices and the final days of summer.
SOURCE: AAA
Déjavu?
stopped Kansas' offense in its tracks last season. The
Oklahoma State uses a defense similar to the Cincinnati Bearcats, which
'Hawks are determined not to let that happen again Saturday in its first game of the season. See page 12A
A KU alumnus presents the sexual satire Your Friends and Neighbors, a movie about selfabsorbed yuppies. Kansas movie critic Jeremy Doherty actually likes this movie. See page 8A
Behind the smiles
See page 5A
Seepage 8A
Head of the class
The University of Kansas was ranked a top school by Fiske Guide to Colleges. The University received four stars out of five for academics, social life and qualify of life.
Vandals strike again
Safety glass in the stained glass window in Smith Hall thwarts a vandal. Police have released details about a suspect and are asking for help in catching him.
See page 2A
Asweet deal
Two highly-rated frontcourt recruits will attend Saturday's football game. Visiting recruits are treated to dinner with Coach Roy Williams, hang out with a KU basketball player and attend a home football game.
See page 10A
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