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Late ballots force delays in Nicaraguan election
MANAGAU, NICARAGUA — Voters waited in long lines yesterday to pick a president and some 2,000 other public officials, with some polls opening late because of delayed ballot deliveries and other problems.
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All of the 9,000 polls across the country were to have opened at 7 a.m. By 8:30 a.m., some still were not open because of late ballots.
Two front-rankers for president are among 23 candidates: leftister Daniel Ortega, of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, and conservative businessman and lawyer Amold Alemán, of the Liberal Alliance.
Election officials said all precincts would stay open until the last vote in line at 6 p.m. had voted.
Warnings of mutiny, coup surround Russian military
MOSCOW — While politicians warn of unrest or even a coup, Russia's beleguered military remains preoccupied with its own troubles and shows little interest in the political squabbling.
The military has been in retreat since the Soviet breakup five years ago. Embarrassed by battlefield setbacks in Chechnya, the army is short of money, and its poorly trained soldiers show little will to fight.
Lacking resources and a clear foreign foe since the end of the Cold War, the military is struggling to define its new role. This absence of direction is seen as dangerous by some.
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Before he was ousted Thursday as national security chief, Alexander Lebed had warned that troops could mutiny because they hadn't been paid for months.
Voters can vote earlier in states with new laws
WASHINGTON — There are still two weeks left before Election Day, but Patricia Lee of Franklin, Tenn., already has cast her vote for president.
Lee, who voted on Friday, is one of the hundreds of thousands of people expected to take advantage of laws that allow citizens in some states to go to the polls before Nov. 5.
"I work two jobs and have a hard time fitting it in my schedule," said Lee, a 34-year-old elementary school cook.
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Early voting is available in a number of states. It differs from absentee voting in several ways. Instead of applying for a ballot, voters can just go to a polling place and vote. They don't need to explain why they are voting early, and their ballots are not sealed or separated from others.
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Seven-car accident
By Richard Devinkl
Kansan staff photographer
Roads slick with rain may have caused a chain reaction accident involving seven cars that left their drivers shaken late yesterday afternoon.
The cars were traveling north on Iowa Street toward 15th Street, where the accident happened. Police on the scene said that they would have no comment until they concluded their investigation and that a report would be filed within a few days detailing the cause of the accident.
Drivers and witnesses said one driver was taken to a hospital, but the rest did not appear to be seriously injured.
Holly Schwark's car rose from the ground and landed on top of the car behind her. The Overland Park freshman said that as she was driving, the
cars ahead of her began to slow down and stop. Because the roads were slick from rain, her car began to skid, and she was unable to stop, she said.
"We slammed on our brakes, and we slid. It happened so fast," Schwark said. "It was a shock, and I was shaking."
Max Feltt, Great Bend senior, drove the last car in the pileup. He said that as he was driving over the hill between 19th and 15th streets on Iowa, he saw Schwark's car rising into the air.
Feldt said he then slammed on his brakes, which locked up. His car sidled into the one in front of him. After the accident, he sat on his car and waited for police to arrive.
Feldt said he thought he would be able to drive his car away because the damage didn't appear to be too severe.
Richard Dewink/JKANSAN ABOVE: Police investigate a seven car accident in a northbound lane of Iowa Street between 19th and 15th streets. The accident occurred after a rain shower late yesterday afternoon caused streets to become slick. LEFT: Max Felld, Great Bend senior, sits on his car, waiting for police to finish their on-scene investigation. Feldt hoped he would be able to drive his car home.
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Cleaver preaches at church
the Rev. Emanuel Cleaver delivers a sermon at St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church. The mayor of Kansas City, Mo., spoke yesterday of the need to help others.
Kansas City, Mo., mayor says God provides extras
By Nicholas C. Charalambous
Kansan staff writer
Emanuel Cleaver, mayor of Kansas City, Mo., preached about the importance of giving each other the extras of appreciation, a helpful deed or a hug in a sermon Sunday at St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church, 900 New York St.
"You have not had a good day unless you have provided an extra to somebody," he said to more than 50 members of the congregation.
The theme of Cleaver's sermon was the Biblical teaching that man does not live by bread alone. It is a mark of God's love that he provides people with more than the necessities of life, he said.
"God loves us, so he is constantly giving us some extras," he said. "God realizes that it has to rain, but the rainbow is extras."
Cleaver gave the sermon for St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church's annual Men's Day program.
The program was at St. Luke A.M.E. because St. James Church, Seventh and Maple streets, is being remodeled.
Cleaver was invited to speak by the Rev. Edgerton Taylor, pastor of St James, who was Cleaver's classmate at St Paul's Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Mo.
Taylor said Cleaver was different from others at the seminary because he would picket and march.
"He had his eyes on a goal: not only to preach the word of God, but to lift up God in other ways—through a political force," he said.
In his sermon, Cleaver said he attended the seminary on a scholarship reserved for African Americans at a time when only three African Americans were enrolled. The scholarship provided Cleaver with an equal opportunity, not special treatment.
"There are Black folk today who took advantage of affirmative action, and yet they condemn it because they already made it to the Supreme Court." Cleaver said
in a comment directed at U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who opposes the continuation of affirmative action programs.
"This country, with all of its flaws, has been able to give people the extras," said Cleaver, a United Methodist minister in Kansas City, Mo. "Unless we turn this self-hatred around, it will destroy us."
Samuel Adams, associate professor of journalism, said that Cleaver's sermon missed one point: As a society, we can get so tied up with extras that we lose consciousness of necessities.
"If societies provide extras for some, but are misguided and don't provide necessities for some others, we are destroyed from within," Adams said.
Longtime KU employee dies of cancer at age 69
By Bradley Brooks Kansas staff writer
Sarah Tubby, 69, worked in the bindery preparations department at Watson Library from 1953 until her retirement in 1995. She also was a volunteer teacher in the linguistics department and continued teaching after her retirement.
A longtime KU staff member died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital Thursday after battling cancer for more than 10 years.
"She was a wonderful person; kind, helpful, outgoing — nobody ever met Sarah that didn't love her," said Louise Schlup, a friend of Ms. Tubby's since 1960.
Schulp said that Ms.Tubby was an avid bowler and that she had participated in eight amateur national championship tournaments.
Ms. Tubby fought her illness with her characteristic positive attitude. Schuml said.
Robert Rankin, professor of linguistics, said Ms. Tubby volunteered her time to help teach students about the Native-American Choctaw language, of which she was a native speaker.
"She gave it one hell of a fight," she said.
"She enriched both my husband's and my life greatly, and I sure will miss her."
"She felt it was important that KU students become aware of the complexity of Native-
American languages," he said.
Rankin said his class studied the techniques of devising writing systems for languages that are spoken and not written. He said that although the Choctaw language had been written since the 1830s, most students didn't know that, and that Ms. Tubby was extremely valuable in assisting student's learning.
"Students would ask her to say things in her native tongue, and they would have to write that down and eventually figure the language out grammatically and compile a dictionary," Rankin said. "She was a wonderful ambassador for her Native-American culture."
She moved to Lawrence in 1951 from Cherokee, N.C., and graduated from Haskell University in 1953.
Ms. Tubby was born on April 16, 1927, in Philadelphia, Miss. She grew up in the Pearl River Community on the Choctaw Indian Reservation in Philadelphia.
Ms. Tubby is survived by two sons, Maurice of Charlotte, N.C., and Edwin of Lawrence, and three grandchildren.
The family received friends last night at the Warren-Mehlwain Mortuary, and graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. today at Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family requests memorials to the American Cancer Society and may be sent in care of the mortuary.
KU administrator resigns after 20 years of service
After 20 years with the University of Kansas, Richard Mann, director of University administration, has accepted a similar position with the State University of New York Stony Brook
By Emasey Remy
Kansan staff writer
By Lindsey Henry
Kennedy staff writer
Mann announced he had accepted a position as vice president for administration late last week. He said he was not leaving the University because of the administrative reorganization that altered some of his areas of responsibility
Richard Mann
Chancellor Robert
"We will analyze the need to seek a replacement." Hemenway said.
Hemenway said that because other members of the administration would be covering Mann's responsibilities, there would be no interim designation to take Mann's place when he leaves the University before the end of the calendar year.
Mann said he decided to take the position because he wanted to try something a little
different in his career.
"KU is a wonderful place, and I have a lot of good friends here," he said. "It is easy to be comfortable here, and one could be here for their entire career."
"I'm kind of like a student," Manu said. "You can only stay at one school for so long."
Mann said that because he would retire in about 10 years,he wanted to experience another university.
"When you have a talented member of your staff, others will seek them out and make attractive offers," Hemenway said. "Till miss Dick very much. He is a very professional, very skilled administrator. In 20 years of service, Dick has had a role in a number of the successes in the University."
Mann said he informed Hemenway of his intentions when the State University of New York originally approached him.
A native of New York, Mann said he was looking forward to returning to the East Coast so that he could pursue his interest in sailing, as well as spend time with his family.
The State University of New York, Mann said, was comparable in size to the University of Kansas. Mann's new university also has a large medical center near campus.