THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.101,NO.41
KANSAS STATE
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MONDAY,OCTOBER21.1991
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Fire storm rages through Oakland neighborhoods
OAKLAND, Calif. - A wind-driven brush fire exploded into a fire storm yesterday as it roared through neighborhood in the hills above Oakland, engulfing hundreds of homes and killing 10 people, authorities said.
Residents ran into streets, clutching their belongings. Gusts whipped flames as high as 100 feet through dry brush and thick smoke blocked out the street, allowing through streets filled with flaming debris and lined with burning trees.
The fire moved quickly from street to street, then hillside to hillside, making a deafening roar as it charred neighborhoods. Many residents said they only had time to grab photos and documents.
"The trees were exploding. It looked like the Fourth of July. I think we lost everything. I think it all gone," said Jared, who fled with his wife and daughter.
"It is a terrible disaster," Gov. Pete Wilson said as he trailed the
terday. Wilson declare emergency and placed Guard on alert.
The hills were parched year drought, and wind ge
40 mph hampered efforts to fight the fire.
The blaze, which was reported late yesterday morning, continued to burn out of control into last night. By early evening, officials said it covered 1,500 acres. There was no immediate report on what caused the fire.
Ten people were killed, including a police officer, said Alameda County Supervisor Don Perata. Five of the victims apparently were evacuated a home when they were caught. Theorer didn't know how the others died.
At least 50 people, including three firefighters, were treated at hospitals for burns, smoke inhalation and other injuries, officials said.
Brown pall extended over Oakland to San Francisco, 15 miles across the bay. Ash fell at San Francisco's Candlestick Park during a football game between the 49ers and the Detroit Lions.
Hundreds were forced to evacuate.
LAWSCHOOL HARASSMENT CHARGES
Four women file complaints
By Rochelle Olson Kansan staff writers
Four women approached the American Civil Liberties Union earlier this semester and said that they had been sexually harassed by law school faculty members, the ACLU announced Friday.
Since mid-September, the ACLU has investigated the complaints and how KU has handled them, accordingly a statement released Friday by the ACLU
The women, two current and two former KU law students, were unhappy about how complaints they filled earlier this year were handled in Kansas, said Ron Nelson, a cooperating attorney for the ACU.
Throughout the summer and fall, students have said they have heard rumors of sexual harassment charges at the law school. But grievances filed with the University are confidential.
University grievance procedures state that unless cases are appealed,
Following the cases
Four women — two current and two former KU law students — are frustrated about how the University of Kansas has handled their complaints that law professors sexually harassed them
Late May
affirmative action receives a complaint from a woman against a law school instructor
"We want to follow the
Early June
May 6 Women contact the dean of the law school.
"We want to follow the procedures properly while still protecting the rights of both parties involved. When you are following the proper procedures, things may take a long time."
Early June
The office of academic affairs receives committees from women regarding a separate law school professor.
Del Shankel
Interim executive vice chancellor
Sept. 6
affairs sheds this date as the deadline for a decision on the issue it received
Sept. 6
Oct.18
Oct. 1
One of the women receives a decision from affirmative action concerning the complaint
18 Academic affairs noifies one of the law firms that have recommended has been made regarding her complaint. The recommendation is appealed. The UU assault team released publicizing the sexual harassment charges.
Yesterday, a kidnap that lasted today it would free hostages. The group's came hours after the U.I.
Source American Civil Liberties Union
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The Associated Press
Keith Thorpe/Special to the KANSAN
Shira Flescher, 7, of Lawrence chooses a pumpkin she can't pick up at Schaake's Pumpkin patch on Route 2, east of Lawrence on 15th Street.
Pumpkin patch helps spread holiday cheer
Picture yourself on campus this fall in MIA footwear.
ARENSBERG'S
By Kari M. Scott Special to the Kansan
Besides pumpkins, the Schaakes also sell Halloween sweatshirts and T-shirts that read, "I found the Gumpkin at ... Schaake's Pumpkin Patch."
"We don't have outside help. We do it all ourselves," said Janet Schaake, owner of the pumpkin patch. "They (the family) all take part in making the crafts and the things that we sell."
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While one youngster's knowledge of the autumn fruit was just beginning, the Schaakes continued their 14th year of raising them.
"It's a family deal." Schaake said. "They each get their own cut."
"When it began, it gave them a real good opportunity to deal with the public and with money," she said. "It's been a real learning experience."
Schaake's Pumpkin Patch, on Route 2 east of Lawrence on 15th Street, began as a 4+H project but gradually turned into a family business.
Three of her children have put themselves through college with their pumpkin income.
Getting an early start in the business world has helped her children, Schauna said.
"That's what makes it all worthwhile. To see the joy you can give a child even for a few short minutes."
Janet Schaake
Owner of Schaake's Pumpkin Patch
She recalls a time when a little girl's face lit up with happiness when she was moved from her wheelchair to the trailer.
They sell traditional Halloween ornamental gourds for 50 cents a pound, sweet potatoes for 45 cents a pound, Indian corn for 35 cents, miniature pumpkins for 50 cents and straw bales for $2.50.
"That's what makes it all worthwhile," Schaake said. "To see the joy you can give a child even for a few short minutes."
Schaake's favorite part of the business is the children who appear in abundance at the patch this time of year.
"We have a lot of classrooms out here, a lot of school buses during this month," she said.
"I's never 'Mr. Schaake.' she said. "It's always,Hey,Mpumpin Farm."
The little visitors provide the Schaakes with amusement and joy.
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