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The Inside Front
Friday October 1, 1999
News
from campus, the state the nation and the world
CAMPUS
Greek houses to clean West Hills neighborhood
Some University of Kansas greek members will help clean up their neighborhood Sunday in an effort to promote better relationships with residents.
Members of Delta Gamma and Kappa Delta sororites and Delta Upsilon and Kappa Sigma fraternities will pick up litter throughout the West Hills neighborhood northwest of campus.
they also have invited West Hills residents to attend a barbecue after the cleanup.
Patrick Cliff, Wellington junior and Kappa Sigma member, said members hoped to break down any stereotypes residence might have of greek members
"All they ever hear about us is the bad side, like having too much noise," he said. "Hopefully, they'll be able to come over, meet and talk to us and see that we're not bad give."
This is the second year that the chapter houses participated in the event.
— Lori O'Toole
LAWRENCE
Earl settles charges in traffic violation case
Kansas forward Lester Earl has set tied his Lawrence Municipal Court case with city prosecutors, the court said yesterday.
Earl was arrested Aug. 19 on a war rant for failure to appear in court. After the arrest, Earl spent one hour in jail, then was released on a
Earl: Settles traffic violation charges out of court
$331.50 bond.
Lawrence police said.
Earl's court date was originally scheduled for
Earl had failed to appear in municipal court for two traffic violations. He had been cited previously for speeding and driving with a suspended license.
7 a.m. yesterday, but court officials said because he settled, the appearance was unnecessary.
since was arrested Angie Morton, court clerk, said Earl's charges were amended. Both charges were lessened: speeding was reduced to inattentive driving, and driving with a suspended license was reduced to an invalid license. Morton said Earl's tickets were paid.
Beth Visocski, court manager, said this negotiation process was common and available to all defendants.
Visocski said when defendants
appeared at their arraignments, they were given office hours of the city prosecutors. They can make appointments with city prosecutors to discuss the case, she said.
"It's usually to their benefit to do so," Visocsi said.
Katie Hollar
STATE
Missourian pleads guilty to killing Lawrence man
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — The man arrested for beating to death a Lawrence man who drank beer that did not belong to him plead guilty on Wednesday.
Wednesday
Brian N. Wright of Odessa, Mo.,
pleaded guilty to voluntary
manslaughter and armed criminal
action in the Feb. 6 killing of James
Sutton, 29.
Sutton, 29. Prosecutors allege that co-defendant Rantone D. Howard was the first person to hit Sutton, but say Wright inflicted most of the blows after Sutton had fallen to the floor.
Wright could get a maximum of 10 years on the first count and three years on the second. He is to be sentenced Nov. 19.
Wright testified that he had consumed large amounts of alcohol at the party. His attorney said Wright doesn't remember certain events of that night.
Witnesses said an intoxicated Sutton walked alone into the party in Independence and began drinking beer that belonged to others. Sutton fought with Howard, who struck Sutton with his fist and a beer bottle. A close Sutton fell. Wright hit him.
repeatedly with the 22-ounce bottle. Police later found Sutton's body in the backyard.
Howard, 25, of Raytown, Mo., is due in court Friday to face similar charges.
NATION
Grand jury continues Ramsey investigation
BOULDER, Colo. — The grand jury investigating the death of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey returned to work yesterday and possibly learned more about the inner workings of the Ramsey family.
The panel of 12 jurors arrived at the Boulder County Courthouse before 9 a.m. and convened in a closed-door session. It marked the second meeting of the jury in September.
Melinda Ramsey Long of Virginia and John Andrew Ramsey of Atlanta arrived in Denver on Wednesday, apparently to testify before the grand jury.
They are the children of John Ramsey and his first wife, JonBenet and her brother, Burke, are children of Ramsey and his second wife,
patsy. Police have said the parents were under suspicion in the girl's
Ramsey: Grand jury resumes inquiry into her murder
death; they deny any wrongdoing.
Both Long, 27,
and John Andrew
Ramsey, 23,
were with their
mother in Atlanta
when their half
sister was found
dead in the family's Boulder
home the day
after Christmas
in 1996.
Prosecutors and law enforcement officers in
Careless driver may feel misery for hitting King
Boulder declined to comment on the grand jury's plans.
PARIS, Maine — The driver who hit horror writer Stephen King was indicted by a grand jury yesterday on charges of aggravated assault and driving to endanger.
The Oxford County grand jury found that Bryan E. Smith drove recklessly and caused King serious bodily injury as the author was walking along a country road June 19 in Lovell, Maine
King, who was walking against traffic while reading a book, was thrown 14 feet and suffered multiple broken bones and a collapsed lung.
Aggravated assault carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. The other charge could bring Smith up to six months in prison.
Smith, 42, told police he lost control of his Dodge Caravan because he was distracted by his dog, and has called the incident an accident without a cause.
India tests new missile; can track 64 targets
NEW DELHI, India — India test-launched yesterday its most sophisticated surface-to-air missile, which soared above the ocean off the Indian coast and knocked down a pilotless plane, officials said.
The Akash missile can carry both nuclear and conventional warheads and can hit four targets simultaneously, United News of India quoted Defense Ministry officials as saying. It has a range of 15 miles and is one of the five missiles being developed by India's Defense Research and Development Organization.
The Indian-made 1,444 pound Akash tracked down and hit the Nishant, a new pilotless training aircraft that was tested Wednesday at the same range.
The missile's radar can track as many as 64 targets at once, the news agency reported.
The Associated Press
London official to decide if Pinochet will face trial
LONDON — Gen. Augusto Pinochet's extradition hearing ended yesterday, and a London magistrate will rule Oct. 8 on whether the former Chilean dictator should be sent to Spain to face charges of torture.
The Associated Press
Pinochet, who remained in police guard at a rented mansion west of London during the four-day hearing, was supposed to attend Bow Street Magistrate's Court for the judgment by Deputy Chief Magistrate Ronald Bartle.
Magistrate Robert In a final plea, Pinochet's lead lawyer, Clive Nicholls, said yesterday that the general didn't want anyone to think he approved of the litany of allegations of torture, detentions and disappearances listed during the hearing.
"Some dreadful things have been described during the course of this hearing, acts of barbarism which no person can ever approve of," Nicholls said.
Nichols argued during the hearing that much of the evidence did not legally amount to torture.
"One is entitled to argue whatever is available, however
unattractive that may be," he said today.
On Wednesday, British lawyers representing Spain maintained that all the allegations constituted torture.
Pinochle was arrested Oct. 16 while recovering from spinal surgery in a London hospital. Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon, who launched the arrest, wants to put the general on trial for heading a regime that allegedly tortured opponents to gain and hold on to power.
An official Chilean government report said 3,197 people were killed or disappeared after Pinochet toppled elected Marxist President Salvador Allende in a bloody 1973 coup. In 1990, Pinochet relinquished power and became a senator for life.
The team of British lawyers acting on Garzon's behalf have introduced 35 charges against Pinochet — one count of ongoing conspiracy to commit torture and 34 allegations of specific incidents of torture against Chileans.
Pinochet's lawyers said that while some charges might reflect inhumane and degrading treatment, they did not constitute torture.
Earlier, Nicholls cited an allegation of torture relating to Wilson Fernando Valdebenito Juica. According to Spain's documents, the 28-year-old Chilean man, a member of a mine worker's trade union, died after being subjected to severe electrical shocks on Dec. 15, 1988.
15. 1860.
But Nicholls said the European Court of Human Rights had ruled that torture required the intentional infliction of severe pain or suffering. Because Juica's death apparently was instantaneous, he could not have experienced severe suffering. Nicholls said
Pinochet's lawyers also contend the charges do not constitute extraditable crimes, that Spain failed to tie Pinochet to the alleged acts and that Spain lacks jurisdiction.
If Pinochet loses, he can appeal. After all legal options are exhausted, the case would return to Home Secretary Jack Straw for a final ruling.
Pinochet's wife, Lucia, told supporters in London on Wednesday that while her husband was very depressed, he was a fighter who would not give up hope of returning home.
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's wallet was stolen between 1:30 and 2 p.m. Wednesday from a locker at Robinson Center, the KU Public Safety Office said. The wallet and its contents were valued at $170.
A KU student's KUID holder and contents were stolen between 1:10 and 1:15 p.m. Wednesday from McCallum Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The ID holder and its contents were valued at $70.
A KU student's car roof was smashed between 10 p.m. Sept. 19 and 7:20 p.m. Sept. 23 on the lower level of lot 107 near Gertrude Sellards Pearson-Corbin Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The damage to the roof was estimated at $2,000.
ON CAMPUS
The Amitabha Buddhist
The Amitabha Buddhist Association will distribute books and CDs about Buddhism from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today in front of the Kansas University. Call Grane Ku at 841-1695.
The Spencer Museum of Art will have a gallery talk in Spanish at 2 p.m. today at the art museum.
Cali Sally Hayden at 844.4710.
KU Badminton Club will practice from 6 to 10:30 p.m. at rooms 211 and 212 in Robinson Center. Call Tee or Kevin at 843-2267.
St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center will celebrate Mass tomorrow at 4:45 p.m. and again at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. Sunday at the center. Desserts and fellowship will follow the 10 p.m. Mass Call Sister Vicki at 843-0357.
Templin Revolution will hold an organizational meeting to save the Lazer at 4 p.m. Sunday at the International Room in the Kansas Union. Call Theryn Snapper at 749-4272.
The Writing Center's Writer's Roots are now open for walk-in consultations. The roosts are open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Mondays at 4005 Wesco Hall; from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at 4005 Wesco Hall and from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Academic Resource Center in Templin Hall; from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesdays at 4005 Wesco Hall; from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursdays at 4005 Wesco Hall and from 7 to 10 p.m. at the ARC in Templin Hall; and from 7 to 10 p.m. Sundays at the ARC in Templin Hall. Call 864-2399.
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Appreciating Diversity & Understanding our Fears: How Homophobia Hurts Us All
Led by Dr. Robert N. Minor, Prof. of Religious Studies
Two Part Seminar on:
Mondays October 4th & 11th
/ 30 7:00 at ECM
6:30-9:30 p.m. at ECM
Cost: $5 for students, $8 for non-students.
Dr. Minor will be exploring the issues of homophobia and how they impair not only faith communities but also the quality of each person's life, regardless of sexual orientation.
regardless of sexual orientation
Organized by the Sexuality Coordinating Staff of
Organized by the Sexuality Coordination Start of Christian Ministries (ECM), Ancistery Bay House (Up
Ecumenical Christian Ministries (ECM), Canterbury House (Episcopal),
Lutheran (ELCA), and United Methodist church ministries.
Wetlands Immersion:
Wetlands Immersion:
Haskell and Baker Wetlands
Saturday, October 2 $ ^{2 \mathrm{nd}} $ gather at 6:30 am at ECM
Cost: Free
We will learn about the history of the wetlands, the issues related to a proposed trafficway intersecting them and the wetlands ecosystem. Carpools will leave from ECM. After the immersion - we'll return to ECM for pancakes and reflection (Praxis) on our experience back at ECM.
ECM (1204 Oread) 1 blk. N. of KS Union For more information call the ECM Office at 843-4933
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