University Daily Kansan / Wednesdav. October 2. 1991
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Wendy Groves/KANSAN
Drilling for dollars
...our Etthebery of facilities operations works on a United Way sign. The sign was erected at Naismith Drive and Sunnyside Avenue yesterday to track the money raised by the University's campaign. So far, the University has raised $25,000.
Experts afraid whales may beach themselves
DENNIS, Mass. — A dozen pilot whales that were freed to open sea yesterday swam perilously close to shore at high tide, and marine experts feared they would beach themselves again.
The Associated Press
Weary volunteers and scientists spent two days rescuing the whales and seals on a river.
Four stranded whales died and one had to be killed. The 12 others survived. Nine were released from Sesuit Harbor, where they were taken to the ocean for strength, and three were lifted off sand by the morning tide and washed to sea.
Later yesterday, all 12 lwhales got stuck on a sandbar but freed themselves at high tide. They swam about 1,000 feet from shore, risking another stranding, New England Aquarium representative Vicki Corliss said.
The pod was stranded Sunday in the water. They were moved to open access on Thursday.
The five dead whales were older than most of the others and suffered from ulcers, worms and other problems. Squid beaks found in their stomachs theory the animals are following their food supply this fall into Cape Cod Bay.
Pilot whales measure up to 20 feet long and weigh 2,000 to 4,000 pounds. Once beached, their bulk can crush their internal organs. Whale blubber, which insulates the animals in the sea, causes them to overheat on land.
Twenty-nine pilot whales beached themselves in 10.9 wellfleet Bay Pearl Harbor.
weigh up to 4,000 lbs.
- Toothed whales (like sperm
  whales, porpoises, dolphins);
some eat fish, others eat
animals such as whales.
- Send out sound signals that are reflected back to them for navigation, hunting; problems with inner ear may cause whales to be stranded
- Nearly 400 whales have run aground on Cape Cod in last 10 years; most have died
- Whalers used to drive them ashore in shallow area here
SOURCE: Center for Coastal Studies, AP
Knight-Ridder Tribune News / KEVIN BOYD
The Associated Press
TOPEKA, — The smiling face of Gov. Joan Finney, football star Barry Sanders and Miss USA Kelli McCarty will be featured on billboards to remind Kansans of the ravages of drug abuse.
Finney showed off the 12-foot by 25-foot billboard to about 150 people during a noon ceremony on Monday. It will become part of the state's latest effort to combat drugs.
Finney urged Kansans to wear red ribbons as part of a national campaign by the National Federation of Parents for Drug-Free Youth.
McCarty and Sanders, a former Wichita resident who is a running fan of the team, were scheduled to be at the ceremony, but neither was able to attend.
"Now that U.S. involvement in the Persian Gulf war has diminished, every Kansan must now join hands and turn their energies toward the battle against drugs in their own neighborhoods," Finney said. "The red ribbon represents our troops and we just as the yellow ribbon symbolized support for our troops in Operation Desert Storm."
Finney said statistics show that drug use has increased in Kansas in recent years.
"The source of the drug problem is deep within the culture and within our society." *Finnnew said*
The state should focus on prevention in its effort to fight drug abuse, she added.
"We've got to give assistance to those who are already afflicted," she said.
Odds of Senate confirmation of Thomas increase
The Associated Press
Alabama Democrat declares support for Thomas; full Senate is expected to vote on nomination next week
WASHINGTON —Senate confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas grew more likely yesterday when Richard Shelby of Alabama became the 100th Democrat to declare he would vote for him.
Thomas appears to have at least the minimum support necessary to survive a floor fight, even if three prochoice Republicans break ranks from the 43-member GOP minority, as his opponents hope.
And with at least two more Democrats said to be leaning his way, Thomas could have some room for comfort as the showdown, which is expected next week, approaches. In a 50-50, Thomas would win on the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Dan Quayle.
Thomas, a conservative federal appeals judge and an African-American born into poverty in the segregated South. "brings a unique perspective ... that would better enable the Supreme Court to ensure that the
The Senate is not likely to begin debate before the vote a vote on confirmation is not expected until
Clarence Thomas
the middle of next week, after the start
Monday of the Supreme Court's next
Meanwhile, Thurgood Marshall, the nation's first African-American Supreme Court justice, officially departed the high court Tuesday. Marshall had originally said he would not make his retirement effective until his
successor had been approved.
If confirmed, Thomas would be the first Supreme Court nominee to win approval without the endorsement of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which arrived at a 7-7 deadlock on Thomas last week but nonetheless sent the nomination to the floor.
The seven Democrats who voted against Thomas expressed doubts about his legal qualifications and whether he was candid when he said he had an open mind about abortion and other controversial issues.
Some Democrats said they could not believe Thomas' disavowals of writings and speeches that espoused conservative views.
But Shelby's support for the nomination was an indication that Alabama's other Democratic senator, Howell Helfin, was not pressing the case against Thomas. Helfin's opposition to Thomas helped forge the tie in the vote.
Even Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr., D- Del, the panel's leader, has said that he does not plan to work actively against Thomas despite his negative vote in committee.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass,
an outspoken Thomas opponent, has not ruled out a filibuster to block a vote. Thomas supporters need 60 votes to stop the debate and opponents would have to muster only 41 votes to block consideration of the nomination.
But the idea has drawn little enthusiasm from other Democrats who opposed Thomas in committee.
That leaves Thomas' opponents scrambling to hold the line against more Democratic defections.
Nan Aron, executive director of the Alliance For Justice, called Shelby's announcement "bad news" for Thomas' opponents
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Big Eight Room of The Kansas Union All Undergraduate Majors are welcome to attend
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
JANUARY 4-9, 19
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Trip includes:
Five nights lodging at Timber Run Condominiums, ski in and ski out, hot tubs and pool.
Four day lift ticket - discount 5th day available for $20
Ski rental for four days is available for $32.
FOR MORE INFORMATION : Information meeting : Tuesday, October 1, 1991 Kansas Union. Parlors, Levels 5-7, 000m
THIRD ANNUAL NAACP BENEFIT AUCTION
Saturday, October 5, 1991, 10:00 A.M.
HOLCOM CENTER AUDITORIUM, 27th & Lawrence Avenue
1 BACH MAN'S & LADY'S LEATHER JACKET - Donated by Weaver - Many more new items donated by Lawrence merchants
Auctioneer: Bernie Norwood Guest Auctioneers: Dr. Orville Crique Rev. William Dulin Rev. Charles Kenneybrew Rev. Leon Barbee
DOOR PRIZE; $75 worth of meat (your choice of cuts - must be present to win)
Food will be available
COMMUNITY-WIDE EVENT EVERYONE WELCOME