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University Daily Kansan
Thursday, April 24, 1986
Campus/Area
Man to stand trial in murder
By Brian Whepley
Staff writer
Staff Writer
After a daylong hearing, Douglas County District Judge Ralph King Jr. determined yesterday that a Lawrence man would stand trial for the February murder of a man found drowned in the Kansas River.
No trial date was set for the man, Gary L. Thomas, 47, of 1318 Rhode Island St., who is charged with the first-degree murder of Leslie Frank Barnes, 34. Barnes' body was found March 19 floating near the Kansas River Bridge.
At yesterday's hearing, Lawrence police officers, a deputy coroner and two witnesses testified.
witnesses testified,
Carol Moddrell, Douglas County deputy
Cindy Lou Evans testified that she and Barnes' ex-wife, Terr Barnes, made plans to teach a lesson to Barnes because he had been harassing Terr Barnes.
coroner, testified that Barnes had been beaten, but she thought the cause of death was drawning because injuries to his body probably were non-lethal.
been harassing Terry Barnes.
Following the plan, Evans asked Barnes to go out on Feb. 17, and he accepted,
Evans said.
Evans said she and Barnes went to Bucham Park and drank a few beers under a picnic shelter. A short time later, Teri Barnes, Lewis Brockmann and Thomas arrived.
dived.
Brockmann, 20, pleaded guilty April 9 to
Evans testified that the three approached her and Frank Barnes. Thomas swung a baseball bat at Barnes.
involuntary manslaughter for his part in Barnes' death and agreed to testify for the state against Thomas.
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Thomas missed and swung again. He
said Thomas Barnes headfirst into a pole,
she said Thomas and Barnes then fought
on the ground.
Brockmann said, "Gary got up and Frank wasn't moving. He pulled a gun out of his clothing and put it to (Barnes) head. Terri stopped him. She said he was already dead.
"Gary told me to grab his legs and then we'd carry him to the riverbank."
Student senators, worried that students were not informed on Student Senate action, formed an ad hoc publicity committee earlier this month.
By a Kansan reporter
Senate to publicize actions
this month.
"Everyone knows that no one like Student Senate and that they think we never get anything done." Liz Walz, Association of University Residence Halls senator and chairman of the committee said yesterday.
Walz said one of the committee's first goals would be to introduce a bill to Senate that would permit the ad hoc committee to become a standing committee.
The purpose of the committee is to find ways to promote and publicize Senate. Walz said publicity for Senate had been very ineffective in the past.
Leg Lauber, Scholarship Hall senator and member of the ad hoc committee, said he thought the committee's main goal was to encourage student interest in Senate.
"We need some sort of input from the student body," he said.
dent body, he said.
Walz said there had been a publicity committee in the past, but didn't know why it had been discontinued.
The committee will try to better inform students of Senate actions and, as a result, students may become more involved in Senate, she said.
"A good example would be the Transportation Board," Walz said.
Walz said the committee would contact interested freshman during summer orientation to inform them about Senate
A television breakthrough: The film PBS refuses to air LEONARD MAGRUDER presents TELEVISION'S VIETNAM: THE IMPACT OF MEDIA narrated by Charlton Heston
TONIGHT AT 7 P.M.
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The film documents how national television falsely portrayed the Tet offensive of 1968, the most significant American victory of the Vietnam War, as a defeat. Mr. Magruder will introduce the film with 15 minutes of additional documentation.
introduce the film with 15 minutes of additional documentation.
President Reagan has said of the film, "Great...something all Americans should see...but then we know television will never help them see it." The film is being boycotted by PBS, which influenced one of its stations, KVIE-TV of Sacramento, California, to cancel its scheduled June presentation. D.C. said, "The big liberal media, have all
The AIM Report out of Washington, D.C. said "The big liberal media... have all protected PBS by their silence." "Mr. Magruder is charging the liberal media with a cover-up of how they misled the American people, which they did in support of the views of the campus "peace" movement.
By special arrangement with the White House by the National Vietnam Veterans Review, veterans are calling in support of the President's statement that the American people be allowed to see the film. Persons wishing to support the veterans are asked to call their local PBS station.
call their local PBS station. Mr. Magruder also has before Congress a proposal for an investigation of the role of the media in the loss of South Vietnam. Dozens of Vietnam veteran groups have called to support the proposal. Other veteran groups wishing to join are urged to call Congressman David Bonoir at (202)225-2106.
In York, Nebraska last week, the Young Americans For Freedom pledged the support of its 500 chapters to the veterans by calling the White House. The York News-Times quoted Mr. Magruder as saying, "I will continue to show this film until I am out of money, or PBS surrenders."
or PBS surrenders." A national bumper-sticker campaign has also been started. The stickers state "No More Media Vietnams" and will be available for free at the House of Usher in Lawrence next week.
For more information call Mr. Magruder at (913)843-9159
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