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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2006
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"But the real tragedy was that 15 hadn't been colored yet."
— Former Florida Gators coach Steve Spurrier, when informed that a fire at rival Auburn had destroyed 20 books.
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The average adult male American alligator is three feet longer than the average female, at 11.2 feet compared to 8.2 feet. Bonus Fact: The largest American alligators can weigh nearly 1,000 pounds.
Source: Smithsonian National Zoological Park
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Opponent refutes Sebelius' ad TV commercials thank governor for improved economy
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BY JOHN HANNA ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOPEKA — Renewing their debate over Kansas' economic strength, Republican challenger Jim Barnett is questioning the accuracy of Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebellus' latest TV ad.
Hill Institute, ranking Kansas 13th among states in economic competitiveness.
The 30-second spot, called "Work," is reminiscent of the "Morning in America" campaign President Reagan used to win a landslide re-election in 1984. It began airing in Kansas City, Topeka and Wichita this week.
But Barnett questioned Thursday whether Sebelius deserved credit for the California institute's praise of Kansas because most of the statistics it used predated Sebelius taking office in January 2003. While the Beacon Hill report rated Kansas highly, he said a new Forbes magazine study ranked Kansas 48th for its economic climate.
It features early-morning vignettes of Kansans getting ready for the day, suggesting Sebelius is up early each day "determined to keep Kansas moving forward."
The ad cites two studies, one in 2004 by the Pacific Research Institute, of San Francisco, labeling Kansas first in "economic freedom," and another from the Boston's Beacon
His criticism came the same day the Cato Institute in Washington gave Sebelius a "D" in fiscal policy.
The governor should spend more time dealing with the reality of Kansas paychecks instead of reports from Massachusetts and San Francisco think tanks," said Barnett spokesman Rodger Woods.
Sebelius and Barnett, a state senator from Emporia, have clashed repeatedly over the economy. She has stressed that an improved economy is a reason for voters to re-elect her, while Barnett argues the economy isn't as strong as she portrays it.
As for the Cato Institute report, the libertarian think tank gave only one governor an "A," Missouri Republican Matt Blunt.
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Students from Kansas high schools scream as members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. are introduced prior to a performance during Thursday's Black Leadership Symposium.
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Police stop random SUV after iudo class exercise
LIMA, Ohio — Police responding to a caller who mistook a judo class exercise for a hostage situation pulled over an SUV and drew their weapons on the driver and her family.
The caller saw someone wearing a mask and carrying what appeared to be a weapon enter a class inside a YMCA and then order everyone to lie down on the floor, police Maj. James Thorburn said Wednesday.
The caller told police the gunman fled in a sport utility vehicle with the same description and license plate number as one driven by Petrona Ashman as she left her job at the YMCA on Oct. 11.
Police pulled the SUV over about a block from the YMCA. Ashman, 33, was in the vehicle
with her three young children, her fiance and a family friend.
They were ordered out of the vehicle at gunpoint and some police officers used profanity, Ashman said.
Thorburn said he does not know why the caller thought the gunman got in the vehicle.
Ashman has filed a complaint with the police. The department will investigate, but Thorburn said the officers followed standard procedures in stopping someone suspected of a felony.
Parking spot diners receive citation for blocking road
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The diners fed the parking meter in Charleston's historic district, then set up a table in the parking spot and ate pizza and drank nonalcoholic beer.
An hour later, a city police officer broke up the party, writing organizer Vince Graham a ticket for "obstructing public ways;" something Graham hopes will lead to "the trial of the century" and more outdoor dining in Charleston.
The group last week borrowed tables from one restaurant and ordered pizza from another. About two dozen people stopped by and a few police officers passed before one wrote the ticket.
"I feel I should have at least as much right as the automobile to use the street," Graham said.
The event was similar to those on the West Coast last month in which people in San Francisco, Berkeley, Calif., and other cities took over parking spaces and used them for temporary parks.
Unidentified airplane bolt crashes through roof
CANBERRA, Australia — When a bolt from an airliner crashed through Angelo Marigotta's roof, it sounded like a bomb exploding, according to a news report.
Graham said he was inspired by Rome, Italy, where restaurants set up tables in parallel parking spaces.
Police spokesman Charles Francis would not comment Tuesday on why the ticket was written. He said the officer who wrote it is on leave until later this month.
Margiotta said the stainless steel bolt, which appeared to be about 6 inches long, struck his roof in the Sydney suburb of Five Dock on Wednesday morning, Ten Network television news reported.
Australia's aviation watchdog, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, was attempting to track down the plane that lost the bolt.
Margiotta called the fire brigade and a firefighter found the bolt, which had smashed two roof tiles and lodged in the ceiling.
The bolt most likely came from a Boeing 747 or 767. Sydney Airport officials said no aircraft had reported mechanical problems.
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WORLD TRADE CENTER More human remains discovered at Ground Zero
NEW YORK — Human remains from the World Trade Center site have been found by utility workers, a city official said Thursday.
Consolidated Edison workers found remains at the downtown Manhattan site, took them to a natural gas vehicle fueling station more than a mile to the north and then called the medical examiner's office to have them identified, office spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said.
A University employee reported criminal damage to a KU vehicle that occurred sometime between Oct. 16 and Oct. 17. The vehicle's window had been cracked, and the total damage was estimated at $400.
The area was roped off Thursday, and investigators were sifting through dirt under a white tarp.
"The remains came from down there," Borakove said, referring to the trade center site. "How they got to 29th Street and 11th Avenue, I don't know."
KU Public Safety officers cited an 18-year-old KU student, for possessing drugs and drug paraphernalia on Oct. 17.
A University employee reported being repeatedly harassed by phone by a woman who claims to be a former student. The woman swore at the employee and told her that she had been sexually assaulted as a student between 1977 and 1982. The most recent calls have gotten extremely angry, and came from a New York city area code.
Five years after 2,749 people died in the Sept. 11 World Trade Center attacks, families of about 1,150 victims still do not know whether their loved ones' remains were recovered.
During the excavation of the towers, which began the evening of the attacks and lasted for nine months, about 20,000 pieces of human remains were found. The DNA in thousands of those pieces, many small enough to slip into a test tube, was too damaged by heat, humidity and time to yield matches in the many tests forensic scientists have tried over the years.
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