WEATHER Today: Partly sunny, high 84. Tonight, 20% chance of thunderstorms, low 68. Tomorrow: Sunny and warm, high 90. Overnight low 68, little or no precipitation. Weekend: Chance of evening thunderstorms each day. Highs 88-93, lows 65-70. Nazi bomb threatens London Independence Days schedule of events KU swim coach to be assistant U.S. coach Page 2 Page 9 Page 11 Wednesday July 1, 1987 Vol. 97, No. 149 (USPS 650-640) THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN SUMMER WEEKLY EDITION Published by the students of the University of Kansas since 1889 Brother of slain U.S. civilian gives talk on contras By KRISTEN HAYS "The contras are simply hired guns; the real killers are the United States government, with their hands clean and nails clipped. Staff writer "We know the facts. The fact is that Ben is dead. He was murdered by the contrasts, and the contras are armed, trained, and directed by the U.S. government." John Linder, whose brother, Benjamin Linder, was the first U.S. citizen killed by the contras nicaragua, spoke to about 80 peo- ler Thursday at the Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Athie. "I'm doing this tour to stop the killing, not to ask for pity for me or my brother," he said. John Linder, 32, temporarily left his job as an autoworker at Martin Marietta Corp., in New Orleans, for what he called his "peace tour." His stop at KU was the fourth in a national speaking tour to tell the story of his brother's death, the U.S. government's response and the destruction caused by the war in Nicaragua. "I want to bring home what's happening in Nicaragua. When you lose a family member, there's a lot of grief. But 15,000 people been killed in Nicaragua, and we need to multiply that grief by 15,000." ant, speaking slowly. But he gradually gained confidence, telling his brother's story and answering questions with an emphasis on detail. At first Linder appeared hesit He explained why his brother went to Nicaragua after graduating from the University of Washington in 1983. Walt Gunn, director of the Aerophobia Clinic, explains the cockpit instruments of a commercial jetliner to a partici- Jan Morrison KANSAN Jan Morris/KANSAN "He had a chemical engineering degree, and he wanted to help people and use his skills to give them control of their lives. "He was sent to El Cua, (Nicaragua), and by May 1986 he had built a hydroelectric plant to give the people electricity for the first time. He was in the process of empowering the people, establishing a mechanical shop with a school, agricultural cooperations and electronics training. killed, and 11 constru killed." "Ben saw contra attacks. He saw children killed, an ambulance hung." Before his brother Cua had been under attacks. Linder said thought the contras prevent completion hydroelectric plant on. He said the con prevent that kind because they were with the Nicaragua John Linder speaks about the destruction caused Nicaragua. Linder's brother, Benjamin, was the first L by the contras. Linder stopped Thursday at KU du "peace tour." Liquor laws loose By KEITH ROBISON Wallace said, "It's entirely possible that the 'Hawk will be gone pretty soon. If we can't turn into a club, there's no way we can stay in business," he said. "We'll really be missing a piece of history." Staff writer According to the new law, only clubs that derive at least 30 percent of their incomes from food sales will not require memberships. All other clubs will remain as they have been, requiring drinking customers to be members. Liquor by the drink is here. "I can't conceive of going to college and not being able to drink at 18." Ken Wallace, owner of the Jayhawk Cafe, 1340 Ohio St. said. Wallace was chairman of the board of the now-defunct Kansas Club and Tavern Association. "I'll tell you one thing," Wallace said. "They couldn't have raised the drinking age when I was going to school. They would have heard from the young people. However, John Gillem, training officer for the state division of Alcohol Beverage Comprison said. "The voters of a county can approve waiving the 30 percent food requirement." Right here in River City. Also going into effect today are laws prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages to an adult. "We would have burned the statehouse or kidnapped the governor or whatever it took." Also affected by the legislation are the hours a club can sell alcohol. Today, for the first time in more than 100 years, Kansas drinkers can belly up to a bar and legally order a drink without having to show a club card. Drinking establishments can sell liquor to 9 a.m. to 9 a.m. Before the new law went he said A caterer's license allows a caterer to go anywhere in a county that voted for the liquor-by-the-drink law. The caterer does not have to be based in that county to operate there. See LIQUOR, p. 5, col. 1 CONNIE SHERIDAN / Kansan Graphic The beat movement was a cultural postwar movement that expressed discontent with U.S. values of progress and power. He said that only students were able to criticize the government, because they didn't have jobs to lose. Korean people were politically apathetic because they'd never had the opportunity to voice their opinions. Authors invited for reunion Ginsberg and Burroughs will attend George Wedge, associate professor of English and co-coordinator, said the famed beat poets and writers Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Anne Waldman, John Giorno, Andrei Codrescu and Michael McClure were expected to attend and read their works. By TIM HAMILTON Staff writer In the first full week of September, Lawrence will host a gathering of some of the finest minds of the beat movement, a co-coordinator of the event said yesterday. hier renowned authors for the River in event sponsored by t of English in con- cursus campus and com- bring KU alumni beat nation as nationally known Lawrence for a week of Wedge said. be music at various town. There also will film festival going on some films previous in Lawrence." people who are com- mune Jim McCraary, who rates his own press near o, and Robert Day, Last Cattle Drive. herholz, coordinator of its downtown activities, would focus on Jack haps the most famous the beat movement. on Kerouac by Robert be included, he said. sire: "Pull My Daisy", Ginsberg and Burd- Song Is For You, documentary of the 1982 inference at the Naropa Boulder, Colo.; and "Me other," which features Peter Orlovsky. ies are restricted by the t. and employees are con'the companies." Chung doubt nation easier to get involved if you areent and don't have a family ong-Cha Jenrette, a resident who grew up in uth Korea, said all South should join the demonstra- not a problem strictly for It affects all the Korean he said. he said she was concerned safety of her mother and who live in Pusan. "d to my mother two weeks she told me that she was walk out of the door." said. "It looks like a conformation was going on." est wave of demonstrations three weeks ago to protest of Roh as Chun's presi- nominee. peized power in 1980, one year a assassination of President Lung Hee. ron Hurst, director of the for East Asian Studies and professor of history, said. "There has not been an equivalent amount of political and economic development. The economical development has since the mid-1970s, but the political situation has remained static."