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KS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
TOPEKA, KS 66612
VOL.104,NO.142
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1995
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Bombing shatters the heart of a nation
Lawrence sends help to Oklahoma
By Brenden CR Sager
Kansan staff writer
Money and teddy bears are leaving Lawrence to go to Oklahoma City, and a KU student's father is there making sure they get to the people who need them.
"I guess you could say I'm the boss," said Larry Johnson, emergency services director for the Oklahoma City Red Cross.
Jennifer Johnson, Norman, Okla., sophomore, said she had been able to speak to her father only once since the bombing.
"He's been really busv." she said.
Larry Johnson is in charge of directing supplies, assigning work schedules, giving family counseling, providing shelter and giving medical backup to the victims and volunteers in Oldahoma City.
When the bombing happened, Johnson wasn't concerned about the money needed to finance the immense operation. But others in the Oklahoma City Red Cross said their lack of money was a concern.
"We were always in need," said Nancy Retherford, public relations coordinator for the national Red Cross.
Retherford said that running a project of that size
and that the Oklahoma City chapter didn't have anywhere near the money needed.
But in extreme cases such as the Oklahoma City bombing, the Red Cross distributes money through its own National Disaster Relief Fund, Retherford said. She said the fund relied largely on public and private donations.
was very expensive. She said each Red Cross chapter was responsible for financing its own operations.
Retherford said that the intense media coverage would make it easier for the Red Cross to get financial help in the future.
"Any time the public realizes the kinds of things the Red Cross does, then they are much more likely to support us," she said.
But because the entire country responded so quickly and generously, the Oklahoma City Red Cross should be financially secure for a long time. Johnson said.
"We'll be all right." he said.
Johnson said that before the bombing, the Oklahoma City Red Cross didn't have all the people, sup-
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OKLAHOMA CITY — President
of nation in power yesterday
The Associated Press
Clinton led an anguished nation in prayer yesterday for victims of the federal office building bombing as his administration proposed a series of broad steps to give the government new powers to fight terrorism.
"We have got to take steps aggressively to shut it down," Clinton told CBS "60 Minutes." "I'm going to do everything in my power to do just that."
Clinton directed his administration to replace the devastated office building and appointed Attorney Gen. Reno Teto to oversee a 60-day high-level review of the vulnerability of federal buildings.
On a day he designated a national day of mourning, Clinton said at a nationally televised memorial service: "Those who are lost now belong to God. Someday we will be with them. But until that happens, their legacy must be our lives.
"In the face of death, let us honor life," he said, sharing a platform at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds with evangelist Billy Graham.
After the prayer service, the Clintons met privately with relatives of about two dozen victims, including the mother of a 1-year-old girl who was photographed
as a firefighter carried her limp body from the building.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." Clinton, his eyes brimming with tears, told Aren Almon as he hugged her.
Clinton signed the paw of Almon's Teddy bear, "God Bless You."
Among the steps announced yesterday by the White House:
Legislation to establish a Domestic Counterterrorism Center to be headed by the FBI; creation of a special fund to be used for infiltrating suspected terrorist organizations and other means of combating terrorism.
Legislation to give the FBI increased authority to comb through hotel and motel registers and to search phone logs and credit card records
■ Pressing for passage of the administration's Omnibus Counterterrorism Act, which would give the government more power to fight terrorism and greater authority to protect the confidentiality of sources in official proceedings.
BOMBING: Additional coverage of the Oklahoma City explosion: Pages 3A and 8A
JAYHAWKS SOAR AT RELAYS
The weather was cool, but the Kansas track and field teams were hot, winning the men's and women's university team championships Saturday on the final day of the Kansas Relays.
Kansas senior Michael Cox, trying to run the mile in under four minutes, came close with a
time of 4:00.93, good enough for a first-place finish in the Glenn Cunningham men's mile race. Cox brought the crowd to its feet as he rounded the final turn and headed toward the finish line.
"Anybody could run that fast with that kind of crowd behind you," Cox said.
Former Kansas distance runner Jim Ryun ran a 3.59.74 mile at the relays in 1967 and duplicated the feat in 1972.
TRACK: More coverage of the Kansas
Relays: Page 1B
BELOW: Kansas sophomore Eric Lundgren clears the bar in the men's high jump. Lundgren finished in fifth place.
Kansas senior Nick Johannsen won the event with a leap of 7 feet 1 3/4 inches.
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ABOVE: Kansas senior Debbie Jacobs makes an attempt in the triple jump at the Kansas Relays at Memorial Stadium. Jacobs finished second with a leap of 39 feet 5 3/4 inches.
Kansas basketball recruit TJ Pugh was named an MVP in Saturday's Converse AllStar game in Allen Field House.
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Parade highlights Earth Day in Lawrence
Marchers call for increased awareness
By Robert Allen Kansan staff writer
Cyclists, marching drummers and singing children on Saturday streamed down Massachusetts Street to celebrate Earth Day 1995.
The short parade, which stretched about one city block, began at Watson Park and ended at South Park. It was Lawrence's second annual Earth Day parade.
"I think it was great that so many groups were represented," said Amy Trainer, president of KU Environs. "Everyone came together for this one event."
"I think it was great that so many groups were represented. Everyone came together for this one event."
Many of the groups used the parade to
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Amy Trainor president of KU Environs
spread their message of environmental responsibility. A few marchers carried canoes and held signs saying 'Save the Kaw' and 'We drink it. Don't dredge it.' School children carried banners and sang a song about keeping the Earth green.
Also making an appearance this year was Agnes T. Frog, a fictitious write-in candidate for city commission several
Agnes decided to come out and hop in opposition of the trafficway, she said.
Agnes was really the first opponent of the trafficway," said Jean Rosenthal, Lawrence resident and parade marcher. "She ran for commission in 1986 in a write-in vote and got 30 percent of the vote."
years ago. Some marchers carried signs with her picture.
In addition to the parade, Lawrence celebrated Earth Day with information booths and displays along Massachusetts Street and a canine frisbee-catching contest at South Park.
Members of Mt. Bik Lawrence, a local mountain bike club of 50 members, rode in the parade to promote a clean transportation alternative in Lawrence, sald club member Leigh Palmer.
"It's important to show that bikes are environmentally efficient," she said.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Earth Day. The event was founded by former U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970 to force the environmental issue onto the national agenda.
Twenty million people in the United States celebrated the first Earth Day, and an estimated 200 million people around the world celebrated the 20th Earth Day in 1990.
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