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The Inside Front
Thursday August 27,1998
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Police apprehend suspects in beating of KU employee
A 33-year-old University of Kansas employee was beaten and robbed about 11:20 p.m. Tuesday when two men attacked him at a local car wash. Lawrence police said.
Lawrence residents William Keith Morris and Paul Dean Watson were arrested by Lawrence police and charged with battery in the robbery.
The incident began when Morris, 30, and Watson, 32, confronted the man at the RACO East 23rd St. Car Wash and told him to give them his money, Lawrence police Sgt. George Wheeler said.
"He resisted by spraying them with the wand (that is used to wash the car)," he said.
After that, the two men took a credit card and $12 in cash from the man, and Morris struck him in the face. Lawrence police said.
Police then searched the area until they found a Kwik Shop employee who said she remembered one of the robbers.
Police said when they looked at the store's video surveillance tape, an officer recognized one of the suspects and knew were to find him.
Shortly after that, the police knocked on the door of a trailer house at 2200 Harper St., where they found the men and arrested them, Lawrence police said.
Morris and Watson's first appearance in court was at 3 p.m. yesterday. They still are being held in the Douglas County Jail.
Keith Burner
Endowment Association to receive big donations
The University of Kansas Endowment Association will receive a check for $7 million Sept. 1. The check is a gift from the late Paul and Virginia Miller of Hays and will benefit the School of Engineering.
Weather permitting, the check will be presented at 10:30 a.m. outside the
Endowment building, 1891 Constant Ave. by the Miller's attorneys Dennis Bieker and Nord Drilling.
The check, which is a partial distribution of an estate gift expected to exceed $10 million, will be presented to Dolph Simons Jr., Endowment chairman; Jim Martin, Endowment president; Chancellor Bob Hemenway and Carl Locke, dean of engineering.
Couple donates $32,000 to Spencer Museum of Art
The Spencer Museum of Art announced Monday that it had received a $23,000 gift from museum supporters Harry and Anne Foresman.
Harry Foresman is the brother of Helen Foresman Spencer, who gave $3.5 million to the University in 1975 to help pay for the construction of The Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art.
"We wanted to do something for the museum and something for Helen," Harry Foresman said. "It's unbelievable to see how much progress the museum has made. We know Helen would be very proud."
— Jason Pearce
Pan-helenic council elects senior as new president
After only four months since their last election, the National Pan-Hellenic Council elected a new president Tuesday night.
Last May, Dion Jones, also president of the Black Student Union, was elected to the position. Before the installation of his office, problems arose because of time commitments with the two organizations.
Adrian Franks, senior in architectural engineering and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, was elected president of the organization, which oversees the historically African-American fraternities and sororites and the Latina sorority at the University.
Two other positions are still open. A Student Senate and Panhellenic Association representative will be appointed soon.
Lorraine Tolbert, admissions counselor and co-adviser of the council, said Frankas became very involved during the summer in planning an October conference and began to show interest in the position.
"I've been part of the NPHC for the past two years," Franks said. "I just wanted to keep it running in a positive direction."
Franks already has plans to increase the amount of the council's community service work, and he hopes to unite the the council with other multicultural organizations at the University.
He also plans to create a minority organizations reference guide that will provide information about all the multicultural areas of the campus.
A resource table with information about minority organizations and women studies will be set up today in the Kansas Union.
— Sarah Hale
NATION Northwest stops flights in anticipation of strike
EAGAN, Minn. — Northwest Airlines canceled several hundred flights yesterday even as talks to avert a strike by pilots continued less than three days before the deadline.
Jim Faulkner, an airline representative, said that the airline was hopeful about reaching a resolution.
The pilots union set a strike deadline of 11:01 p.m. Friday. The sides are negotiating issues of compensation, job protection and work rules.
Northwest said yesterday that 170 of 1,700 flights would be canceled for Friday and 230 flights would be canceled Saturday. They will remain canceled even if a strike is averted. About 25,000 passengers were booked on the flights, most of which were domestic. The airline said it would try to get them on earlier Northwest flights or on other airlines' flights; otherwise, the customers would get a refuna
posted on the Internet and good for last minute travel starting Saturday with returns early the following week.
The airline also said it would not offer its regular weekend CyberSaver fares,
Northwest said it would try to find seats for any displaced passengers on other carriers and if unable to do so, would refund their money. Most of Northwest's competitors say they're already flying at near capacity.
WORLD Health officials declare Sydney's water unsafe
SYDNEY, Australia — For the second time in a month, Sydney residents awoke yesterday to warnings that the tap water in the city that will hold the 2000 Olympics is unfit to drink.
In a city that considers itself one of the world's most modern and smooth-functioning, water fountains in schools were shutdown and signs put up in office blocks warning people not to drink the water unless it had been boiled for at least a minute.
The alert has incensed residents, who were instructed for a week in late July to boil their water or risk serious illness after dangerous microscopic parasites giardia and cryptosporidium turned up in the city's water system.
After that scare, Sydney's main water treatment plant was cleaned and the water system flushed with fresh water. A $21 million upgrade of the city's water infrastructure also was announced.
Testing showed the levels of cryptosporidium were higher this time than the previous scare, Health Department Director-General Mick Reid said today.
tough no cases of illness have been reported as a result of either outbreak in Sydney, state opposition leader Peter Collins said the scare was a serious threat to the city's international prestige.
"This is not a novelty anymore. This is starting to look like a regular problem in Sydney," he said.
The Associated Press
ON THE RECORD
A backpack and three textbooks were stolen from a KU student at 8:30 a.m. Friday at the 1300 block of 24th street, Lawrence police said. The loss was valued at $210.
A CD player and two speakers were stolen from a KU student's car in Lawrence early Tuesday morning, Lawrence police said. The value of the items was not released.
A 10-disc CD changer and a CD player were stolen from a KU student's car Tuesday afternoon in the 1600 block of West street, Lawrence police said. The CD changer and player were valued at $2,180.
A detachable face CD player and 35 CDs were stolen from a KU student's car Tuesday afternoon in the 1600 block of West Street, Lawrence police said. The CDs and player were valued at $975.
A mailbox was stolen from a KU professor's home in the 1400 block of Wagon Wheel Drive Monday, Lawrence police said. The mailbox was valued at $150.
A Stouffer Place resident backed into a U.S. Postal Service truck Aug. 19, the KU Public Safety Office said. Damage to the truck was estimated at $750.
A KU student's yellow parking permit was stolen from a vehicle in Lot 32 Aug.17, the KU Public Safety Office said. The permit was valued at $75.
An Apple color printer was stolen from the Continuing Education Building between May 1 and Aug. 18, the KU Public Safety Office said. The printer was valued at $220.
Two KU employees filed a report that a fellow employee at the Lied Center made veiled threats to them and their property Monday after that employee had been fired, the KU Public Safety Office said.
A KU student driving west on 15th Street turned her vehicle in front of another KU student, who struck the first vehicle at 7:40 pm Monday, the KU Public Safety Office said. Damage to both cars was estimated at more than $500.
A KU employee's red zone parking permit was stolen between noon Friday and noon Saturday from a parking lot north of the Lied Center, said the KU Public Safety Office. The permit was valued at $95.
A KU student's bicycle and bicycle lock were stolen between 7 p.m. Monday and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday from McCollum Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The items stolen were valued at $153.
A KU police officer was dispatched Monday to Oliver Hall after a staff member reported the smell of marijuana coming from a resident's room, the KU Public Safety Office said. The resident refused the officer entry to the room.
the owner to help.
A 19-year-old male was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol Tuesday in the 1500 block of Engel Road. The suspect was found to have an outstanding warrant for writing a worthless check. He was released on $500 bond
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ON CAMPUS
InterVarsity Graduate Christian Fellowship will meet at 7:30 tonight at Alceve F in the Kansas Union. Call Steve Swank at 841-5211 for more information.
The KU Wrestling Club will have practice from 9:30 to 10:30 tonight at 207 Robinson Center. Call Tom Cleland at 838-3408 for more information.
The KU Environns will meet at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Parlor A in the Kansas Union. The topic is "Susun Weed: Using Herbs Simply and Safely." Call Matt Dunbar at 864-7325 for more information.
The Brazil-Portugal Organization will have a welcome and information meeting at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Pine Room on the fifth floor in the Kanaas Union. Call Patricia Grossi at 331-
0661 for more information.
Campus Christians will have dinner at 6 p.m.
Sunday at 1320 Ohio St. Worship is scheduled for 7 p.m. Call John Hendrix at 832-9963
for more information.
The Ecumenical Christian Ministries Student Gathering will have its first gathering of the semester to meet new and old students. Meet to car pool at 5 p.m. Sunday at ECM, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Thad Holcombe at 843 4933 for more information.
The KU Ballroom Dancing Club will have free swing lessons taught by a professional instructor from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Ballroom in the Kansas Union. A partner isn't needed. Call Abby Kepka at 838-3327 for more information.
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