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Wednesday, July 3, 1991 / University Daily Kansan
Local police get 12 new cars
Lawrence police officer Fred D'Ercole stands by one of the 12 1991 Chevrolet Caprices the Lawrence police department bought last month. Each car cost about $15,700.
By Eric Swanson
Kansan staff writer
The Lawrence Police Department is riding in style these days.
A dozen new patrol cars first appeared on Lawrence streets more than two weeks ago. The cars are 1991 Chevrolet Capriets, purchased from Don Hatton Chevrolet in Miami for $15,700 each. Eighteen other drivers were also Chevrolet Caprices, were traded in to help pay for the new models.
"We've kept four cars from the old fleet," he said. "We're concentrating on expanding our fleet to allow the expansion of the department."
Lawrence police sgt. Kevin Harman said the addition of 20 new officers to the police force last month made the purchases necessary.
The bid for new cars went out to prospective dealers in early January, Harmon said. Don Hattan Chevrolet won the bid and delivered the fleet of new cars to Lawrence three weeks ago.
Police officer Ernest Gwin said the fleet of new cars was a welcome addition to the department.
The city allotted $220,000 for the police department to purchase new patrol cars this year. Harmon said.
After this purchase, about $47,000 was left.
"We could probably buy some
more cars, but we want to be as frueal as we can." he said.
The department receives a new fleet of cars about every two years. Besides the damage caused by daily driving, the cars also are worn down by the police officer's routine of waiting and watching in an idling car.
Harmon said most of the department's older patrol cars registered at least 75,000 miles on the odometers.
"Our old cars could probably make a pretty darn decent car for a small department with a limited budget," he said.
the Chevy Caprices sold to the public, except that the patrol cars feature a heavier suspension and alternator and a higher-powered engine, said Dan Willey, leasing manager for Don Hatton Chevrolet.
The new patrol cars are similar to
"You never know when a police car's going to have to chase someone." he said.
He had taught at the University of Kansas from 1966 until last semester, said Richard DeGeorge, professor of philosophy.
Mr. Morse, 53, was director of undergraduate studies in philosophy. He also served as associate director of Honor Honors Program from 1978 to 1980.
He taught a variety of classes including Introduction to Philosophy, Introduction to Ethics and some bonors courses.
Services for Mr. Morse are pending at Warren-MeElwain Mortuary, 120 W 13th St.
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He had been scheduled to teach this summer but became ill and was hospitalized just before the session began. DeGeorge said.
Several compact discs, a compact disk player, two pairs of sunglasses, a compact disk carrying case, two radar detectors and a police scanner valued together at $2,310 were taken from the university Tuesday from a student's house in the 800 block of Massachusetts Street, Lawrence police reported.
Warner Alden Morse, assistant professor of philosophy, died Monday at his home in Philadelphia.
■ A videoacoustic recorder, a cordless telephone, a checkbook containing 25 checks and a microwave oven valued together at $295 were taken between 4.15 and 8 p.m. Sunday from a student's house in the 2600 block of Ridge Court, Lawrence police reported.
KU professor died Monday
- Cassette tapes valued together at $70 were taken between noon and 6 p.m. Saturday from a student's car in the 1500 block of Lynch Court, Lawrence police reported.
■ A compact disc player, a compact disc and four bottles of liquor valued together at $45 were taken between 10 p.m. Sunday and 2 a.m. Monday from a student's house in the 1400 Lawrence Street, Lawrence police reported.
A set of hubs capes together at $100 was taken between 4 p.m. Saturday and 8:30 a.m. Sunday from a professor's house in the 100 block of Emery Road, Lawrence police reported.
A bicycle valued at $283 was taken between 10:30 a.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday from a student S aparnt in Lawrence, Lawrence police reported.
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A bicycle valued at $130 was taken between 11 p.m. Saturday and 1:45 p.m. Sunday from a student's apartment in the 1600 block of Haskell Street, Lawrence police reported.
Clair Dornoson, owner of Conservation Resources, 3009 W. 28th St., said that since last summer, people had been stealing the recyclables that he was being paid to collect. Recently, the situation has worsened.
Home owners and apartment dwellers have been paying Conservation Resources, a recycling company, for their recycling program, to haul away their recyclables.
"In the last few weeks, an individual has been using a station wagon, clearing out whole streets of graffiti." He knew the days we were picking up.
However, someone else has taken an interest in their recyclables.
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By Jeff Meesey
What once was merely garbage is now a hot commodity.
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Domonoske said he warned the man that if he was caught taking recyclables again, Conservation Resources would prosecute.
- A bicycle's tires was treated together at $150 were taken between 11 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday from a student's house in the 400 block of West 17th Street, Lawrence police reported.
"Customers are being deceived,
People think they're recycling, but
them're not."
A student's windshield was broken between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday in the 1200 block of George Court, Lawrence police reported.
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"This is not trash." Domonoske said. "Recyclables are commodities. They are left there on contract."
A man's gold watch valued at $250 was taken between midnight and 9 a.m. Friday from a student's car in the 3000 block of Clinton Parkway, Lawrence police reported.
Tom Porter, city prosecutor, said that because ownership of the
■ A mountain bike valued at $200 was taken between 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday from a student's apartment in the 1000 block of Alabama Street, Lawrence police reported.
He said thieves had become familiar with his routes and the pickup times in various areas.
He said that the case would have to be prosecuted to determine whether it
recyclables was in question, it was not clear whether removing them from the curbside was illegal.
He said that often children would take aluminium he planned to collect
Domonoske said recyclables had been disappearing most frequently from the Oread and East Lawrence areas.
Patricia Marvin, Lawrence recycling coordinator, said, "People are on the earth. Then they throw away the plastic and glass and keep the metal."
"It may not be theft from the person who left the recyclables on the curb, but instead from the person contracted to pick it up."
"It's an interesting legal question," Porter said. "The person taking them probably knows they are recyclables intended to be picked up.
Donomoske said that since last year his company had lost at least $1,500 from recyclable aluminum to thieves.
In a written statement, she said that taking material left out for a contracted recycling service was theft.
KU education professor died in hospital Friday
Kansan staff report
John E. Guenther, 53, professor of education, died Friday evening at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a long illness, according to the Warren-MeElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th St.
He served as chairperson of curriculum and instruction in the School of Education from 1980 to 1984.
Mr. Guenther was the director of the Center for Economic Education from 1973 to 1977.
State University in 1960.
He earned a doctorate in education in 1970 and a master's degree in 1967, both from the University of Missouri at Columbia. He earned a bachelor's degree from Northwest Missouri
Mr. Guenther taught social studies in a junior high school in Jefferson, Iowa, from 1960 to 1967.
He was a member of Phi Delta Kappa, the National Council and the Karsas Council for the Social Studies, the American Newspaper Publishers Association and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Mr. Guenther taught more than 75 classes for Newpaper in Education. He wrote more than 35 curriculum guides and books for NIE
The University of Missouri gave Mr. Guenther its outstanding alumni award in 1984
Services were conducted yesterday at the First United Methodist Church in Lawrence.
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