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County's crime rate increases
Douglas County's overall crime rate for last quarter increased 21.5 percent from the previous year's rate, according to a report released by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Kansan staff report
the kU police also showed some changes. During the spring semester, 288 crims were reported, an increase of 13 percent from the same period in 1984. The Spring 1991 crim report showed a lower percent than the Fall 1990 rate.
The report, dated June 1, showed that 1,511 crimes were reported in Douglas County from January to March compared with 1,244 crimes reported during the same period in 1990.
Lawrence police Sgt. Kevin Harman said the changes in the figures are not significant.
"We may not have had an actual increase in the crime rate," he said. "We may just have had more citizens showing their faith in the police
The number of crimes reported by
department by reporting incidents, or it could just be an increase in the population."
He said that detailed crime statistics for Lawrence were not available yet.
The state's violent crime rate also fluctuated. In the 1991 winter quarter, which is from January to March, 6.2 percent were reported, an increase of 3.9 percent from rate, and a decrease of 6.1 percent from the previous winter quarter.
Mike Bover, supervisor of statistics at the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, said that more crimes were being reported now than in previous years.
Harmon said sociologists could give a better explanation for the statistics than the police.
"We have, over the past years, had more reporting and better reporting because of programs geared to tackle specific crimes," he said.
Leadership stressed for girls' staters
"We're the experts in catching crooks, not in explaining what led them to become crooks," he said.
Bv Cathy Garrard
Kansan staff writer
"I came here with the intention of running for governor," said Naomi Carll of Osage City. "I'm an action-taker. If I see a problem that I think I can handle. I don't want to write my book. I want to become a pressman."
Oliver Hall was filled with brightly colored campaign signs for the primary elections at the 40th annual Sunflower Girls' State yesterday.
Girls' State, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, began Sunday at the University of Kansas. High school juniors from across the state have come to get a hands-on look at state government.
Leita Brookerd, news director,
said all girls' State participants were encouraged to petition and run for an office of their choice in the mock
About 520 candidates are running for 213 state and county positions.
The candidates that do not win in the election will be appointed to other city, county and state offices.
When the students arrived, they were split evenly between two political parties, the Federalists and the Nationalists.
Eleven candidates ran for the office of governor. Cassandra Wise of Wichita won the Nationalist party nomination, and Stephanie Tauscher of Great Bend won on the Federalist ticket.
Other state-level offices include lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state treasurer, commissioner of insurance when Supreme Court Justices. The remaining elected offices are on the county level.
Ellen Sward, professor of law, speaks to Girls' State participants about women in the legal profession. She spoke yesterday in Oliver Hall.
The results of today's general elections will be announced at 4 p.m.
Brookerd said the parties traditionally had set platforms, but this year the parties' policies were not pre-determined. The parties wrote their platforms yesterday following
the primary election
Angie Gunther, Federalist gubernator candidate from Manhattan, passed away peacefully on Saturday.
forms until after the primary election
"It helps in stealing votes from the other party," Gunther said.
Other characters, writing and plotline save weak leading man in 'Rocketeer'
By Amy Robinson
Kansan movie reviewer
The wave of movies based on comic books in the last few years should come as no surprise to anyone. Comic books actually are tailor-made for movie adaptation. Simple, funny and entertaining, the battle between good and evil.
What does come as a surprise is that the notoriously miserly Disney spent so much money on a comic book no one has ever heard of "Batman," OK "Dick Tracy," sure But, "Rocketer?"
Anyone who senses a lapse in Disney's corporate consciousness should notice that the other elements are pure Disney: relatively unknown (read: cheap and pliable) director, Joe "Honey" I Shrunk the Kids' documentary, Jill Hill Campbell and Jennifer Connelly; a solid, middle-of-the road PG rating; a high-concept plot line involving the triumph of good and evil.
The movie's high concept plot line brings us back to 1838, as our intruded hero (played by Campbell) stumbles upon a rocket pack that allows him to fly. He soon finds himself pursued by the FBI, molsters and Nazis. Expect lots of action, some nifty effects sequences, a few laughs and a PG kind of romance between Connelly and Campbell.
Connell's character, Jenny Blake, is based on '50s cult nude queen Betty Page. Cleaned up for Disney, course. Jenny is now just another aspiring actress with a dream and tight clothing. In "Rocketer," Connelley's like a live-action Jessica Rabbit: a gorgeous, spunky, pure-of-heart, willing to do anything to save her man.
The fine supporting cast includes Alan Arkin as Campbell's sidekick and mentor, Paul Sorvino as a mob boss, and Terry "The Stepfather" O'Quinn as a surprisingly subdued and rational Howard Hughes.
Timothy Dalton also appears as an Errol Flynn type actor, Nevil Sinclair, with a sinister plan for the rocket. Dalton is great in his second comic role (remember "Flash Gordon"?), but there's something a little weird about his teeth. Maybe it's just so, maybe he's British.
The flick was competently written, by Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo of the defunct "The Flash," along with William Dear.
The movie's most noticeable flaw is Campbell. His James Second is a rather bland character in a movie full of much more colorful ones. Maybe it was the script's or the director's fault. Campbell's not on the screen that much, and he never seems to say or do anything. He's always in the background, watching the action with that soulful, concerned face. He's pretty cute when he wrinkles his brow, though
The movie's other flaw is Disney's main flaw. The ideal Disney movie
has actors either on the way up or on the way down. It has a simple, clean, family story and simple, clean family characters.
Even "Pretty Woman," made by Touchstone, an auxiliary company, is fairly clean. Sure it's got some nudity, but it's certainly not erotic or dirty; Julia Roberts bears absolutely any resemblance to real hookers, who usually are runways, addicts, or beaten and battered women.
The ideal Disney movie is efficient, orderly, made on a tight schedule and made on an even tighter budget. Temperamental ravings about artistic integrity have no place on the set. Disney movies never veer from mainstream, assembly line, commercial fare. That isn't necessarily bad, but it means they rarely show signs of true genius, true art. They rarely spark any recognition of real life.
But I digress. "Rocketeer" opens Friday. Go. Enjoy.
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