Friday, Feb. 7, 1986
Nation/World
University Daily Kansan
9
Pope prays for victims
United Press International
MANGALORE, India — A weary Pope John Paul II prayed yesterday for the souls of victims who died in the 1984 chemical leak at a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, calling it one of the tragedies that accompany man's efforts to make progress.
Exhausted after hours in 95-degree heat, the 65-year-old pontiff completed the sixth day of his hectic 10-day tour by kissing the glass coffin containing the remains of St. Francis Xavier, one of the church's greatest missionaries.
At a service attended by about 300,000 people in Mangalore, 1,120 miles south of New Delhi, the pope prayed for the 1,700 to 2,500 people killed in the Dec. 3, 1984, chemical disaster in the central Indian city of Bhopal.
"The pope said the people killed in the accident at a Union Carbide pesticide plant were "victims of the tragedies that accompany man's efforts to make progress."
He said those who survived the accident had suffered greatly. "I pray that they will experience the fullness of fraternal solidarity of which they have need," he said.
An estimated 200,000 people were injured. Thousands of people, most of them slum dwellers, still suffer lung aliments that prevent them from working.
The pope was dehydrated and tired after two open-air services yesterday. Vatican spokesman Joaquín Navarro told reporters, but John Paul perked up after a 20-minute rest.
The pope also prayed for "the Lord to send abundant rain down upon the parched land" of the surrounding, drought-struck area. Several in the crowd fainted from the sweltering heat.
The pontiff later returned to Goa, where he viewed the remains of St. Francis Xavier — one of the church's first and greatest missionaries in India.
He kissed the glass over the saint's
head and viewed the corpse's feet, one toe of which was bitten off by an overly devoted worshipper in 1854, two years after the saint's death.
Earlier in Goa, John Paul told a crowd of 200,000 at a mass that the church must work to heal ideological and ethnic differences among people.
In every country, he said, "can be found opposing groups and factions, rivalries arising from prejudice and ideologies, from historical stereotypes and ethnic barriers — none of which are worthy of our human dignity."
The pope has been buoyed by the warm reception he received in southern India, which contrasted with the polite but cool welcome he got from relatively small crowds in New Delhi at the beginning of his tour.
Southern India, with a history of Christianity dating back to 52 A.D. is the home of the country's most fervent Catholics. Christians, however, make up less than 3 percent of the country's 750 million people.
5 men killed when coal pile collapses underneath them
United Press International
FAIRVIEW, W.Va. - Five men inspecting a conveyor system at a coal plant were killed yesterday when the coal pile they were standing on collapsed and buried them, officials said.
The accident occurred about 9:50 a.m. at Consolidation Coal Co.'s Loveridge preparation plant in northern West Virginia, said Paul Kverderis, a spokesman at the company's headquarters in Pittsburgh.
Three of the victims were Consol engineers and the other two worked for an outside contracting company, Kvdersis said. The names of the victims were not released pending notification of their families.
"Apparently, the five had climbed atop the coal pile to inspect a conveyor system," Kvederis said. "The coal pile collapsed beneath them, trapping them."
The first victim was recovered at 10:40 a.m., and the last victim was removed from the pile almost 30 minutes later, he said.
Emergency crews used shovels for nearly an hour in an attempt to rescue the trapped men. All were reported dead at the scene.
No other employees were involved, and there were no other reports of injuries, Kvederis said.
Pat Brady, a staff assistant with the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration office, confirmed the company's version of the accident.
"My understanding from the representative we had at the site was that they were on the coal pile. They were looking at a tripper belt on the conveyor system, but that's very preliminary," he said.
If the men were standing on the pile, Brady said, it may be a violation of federal safety regulations.
"We have federal regulations requiring them not to walk on a pile like that," he said. "But we must determine what the exact scenario was."
THANK HEAVENS KINKO'S IS OPEN SUNDAYS.
At Kinko, we offer complete copying services seven days a week. And our staff has a friendly, professional attitude you won't find anywhere else. We could be the answer to your requests.
12th & Indiana 841-6177
904 Vermont 843-8019 23rd & Iowa 749-5392
HABARRUR
VIOLENT CRIME IS ON THE RISE: WHERE IS GOD'S JUSTICE??
Feb. 6, 7, 8
8 p. m.
Feb. 8
2 p.m.
Kansas Union $3 Donation
1986 BLACK HISTORY CALENDAR
Tuesday INSPIRATIONAL GOSPEL VOICES — Mini Concert. Free and open to the public.
February 4 7 to 8 p.m. in the Kansas Room of the Student Union.
Wednesday "APARTHEID AND THE TRAGEDY OF SOUTH AFRICA", Donald Woods, Writer, Broadcaster and Lecturer. 8 p.m. — Kansas Union Ballroom. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the University of Kansas Lecture Series.
Friday- BIG EIGHT CONFERENCE ON BLACK STUDENT
Sunday GOVERNMENT, Columbia, Missouri.
February 7-9
Monday- Sunday BLACK HISTORY MONTH DISPLAY by Watkins Community Museum. Display Case, level 4 of the Kansas Union. February 10:16
Thursday SUSAN TAYLOR, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, ESSENCE
February 13 MAGAZINE. Free and open to the public.
p.m., Alderson Auditorium.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Saturday "MINORITIES IN THE LAW" DAY. Keynote address by Julian February 15 Bond. 7 p.m., Hoch Auditorium. Sponsored by BALSA.
FILM SERIES — Sponsored by Spencer Museum of Art. "Two Centuries of Black American Art" & "Black Has Always Been Beautiful", 2 p.m., Spencer Museum Auditorium.
Sunday "Two Centuries of Black American Art" & "Black Has Always February 16 Been Beautiful", 1 p.m. — Spencer Museum Auditorium. "ALVIN AILEY: MEMORY & VISIONS", 2 p.m. Spencer Museum Auditorium. Introduction by Janet Hamburg, Director of Dance at KU.
Monday "Two Centuries of Black American Art" & "Black Has Always February 17 Been Beautiful", 2 p.m., Spencer Museum Auditorium.
Tuesday & Wednesday ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATRE, presented by the KU School of Fine Arts Concert Series, 8 p.m., nightly in Hoch February Auditorium. Tickets available in the Murphy Hall Box Office. All seats reserved.
Saturday AFRICAN STUDENT NIGHT, sponsored by the African Students February 22 Association, Lawrence Community Building, 115 W. 11th, 4 p.m. to 12 midnight.
Tuesday LUTHER WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT OF ATLANTA UNIVERSITY,
February 25 Atlanta, Georgia (time and place to be announced).
Wednesday "AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE" — The Performing Arts — February 26 Professor Nubidi Nwafer, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Jayhawk Room, Kansas Union. Free and open to the public. Athletes are invited by the Office of Minority
Activities are sponsored by the Office of Minority Affairs unless otherwise indicated. MONTH 1986
THE MOST UNIQUE SHOE STORE IN THIS AREA ARENSBERG'S
See for yourself ARENSBERG'S SHOES
Quality Footwear One Step Ahead 843-3470 for the whole family 825 Mass. since 1958. Downtown Lawrence
9th and Massachusetts
Shop Thursday 'Til 8:30 P.M.
Valentine Gift from
special gifts for your special valentine
VALENTINE BRIEFS $5.50
Famous Jockey quality. Packaged in an attractive Valentine gift box. The perfect present for the man in your life.
TAPERED BOXERS
Perfect for the man who prefers boxers. Packaged in an attractive Valentine gift box.
BATH KILTS $0
$9
Handy quick cover wraparound. Adjustable front and elastic back. Easy care Arnel Triacetate/polyester White. One size fits all. Men's Shop--Main Floor.
JOCKEY For Her Valentine Bikinis 2/$10
The perfect gift for your Valentine.
Two pair of 100% cotton Jockey bikinis with FREE tin box keepsake.
All for just $10. In white with Valentine red stripes. Lingerie-2nd Floor.
2.