University Daily Kansan / Thursday, March 24, 1988
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Man intends to burn puppy
The Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. — A man's plan to burn a puppy in public to dramatize brutality drew hundreds of protest calls yesterday.
More than 200 calls were recorded by a radio station, and the Dane County Humane Society said it received more than 50 calls. Some people suggested the man, David Read, set himself ablaze, and others vowed to prevent the burning.
"One of my concerns is we've had a number of people call expressing such outrage at his plans that I'm concerned about it leading to violence against Mr. Read's person as well as the puppy," said Vicki Palmore, executive director at the humane society.
Hundreds object to nihilist's plan to dramatize suffering
domaine society.
Capt. Robert Hartwig at the Uni.
versity of Wisconsin-Madison, where Read said he was planning to burn the puppy Monday, said campus police were investigating and could seek a court injunction to prevent the burning. Such a burning could violate laws against cruelty to animals, arson and ordinances on the use of flammable substances.
Many callers to radio station WIBA-FM said they would be at the campus to prevent Read from burning the dog.
"Some people said they're going to bring their pit bulls" to stop him, said John "Sly" Sylvester, host of a morning program. "A lot of them said he should set himself on fire."
Read, a 26-year-old philosophy student, welcomed the controversy. He said he wanted to provoke people to think about horror but insisted he still planned to douse the dog with gasoline and ignite it.
"We wouldn't start something like this without being willing to go through it," Read said. "We want people to know what suffering is and we want to shock them."
Read said the puppy, which he described as a mutt about 10 weeks old. was being kept at an undisclosed
location.
He announced the plans Tuesday on behalf of the Nihilist Workers Party. Read formed the group in 1986 in Madison to spread the belief that existing social, political and economic institutions must be destroyed in order to make way for new institutions.
Read said there were about a dozen people who participated in the group's activities as well as other fringe supporters.
Read said the puppy burning was a protest of everything, including the U.S. presence in Central America. "It's more an exhibition of what suffering and cruelty is all about," he said.
Humane society officials recorded names of callers "in case we need bodies to protest his protest."
Douglas County Jail administrator announces plans to run for sheriff
By Ric Brack
Kansan staff writer
Dallas Murphy, administrator of the Douglas County Jail and former undersheriff, announced his candidacy for the Douglas County sheriff's office yesterday.
Murphy, 54, is the third candidate and the second Republican to join the race. Loren Anderson, Douglas County undersheriff, is the other Republican candidate.
Gale Pinegar, a local private investigator, will seek the Democratic nomination.
Murphy said that he had wanted to run for sheriff for about 10 years but that because of his respect for Sheriff Rex Johnson he waited until Johnson
announced his retirement.
Johnson announced his retirement in February. He has been herder for 23 years.
The new sheriff will be elected in November.
Murphy began his career in law enforcement in 1956 as a highway patrol trooper. He left the highway patrol in 1970 to join the sheriff's department. He was undersherifty until 1984, when he became the jail administrator.
Murphy said his goals for the sheriff's office include strengthening
Murphy said he would focus his candidacy on his experience and training as a law enforcement officer.
communication between the sheriff's department and residents.
Murphy said that because Lawrence was in the northern part of the county, the southern parts have not received the coverage he thinks is necessary. He would expand the department to serve those areas better.
If additional officers and equipment were needed for the expansion, Murphy said he would ask county commissioners for more money.
Murphy said he envisioned a more progressive department that would take a hand in educating public school students about such issues as drug abuse. He said he hoped such a program could help curb drug abuse.
Group wants cross burning investigated
The Associated Press
TOPEKA — The Coordinating Committee of the Black Community asked U.S. Attorney Ben Burgess yesterday to investigate the burning of a cross last Saturday night in the yard of the executive director of the Topeka Housing Authority.
It's down 'n' dirty at the health clinic
Lana J. Balka, 46, the Topeka Housing Authority executive director, reported to police on Sunday that a 6-foot wooden cross made of 2-8 boards had been burned in her yard overnight. Also burned was a small area of grass.
ABC's 'Heartbeat' shows nitty-gritty
Associated Press
in gynocology clinic prime-time drama
Review
NEW YORK — Because shows such as "Dynasty" must tiptep around sex talk, Aaron Spelling Productions has set its new ABC show, "heartbeat," in a women's clinic, where it can be right out in the open, couched in the glow of healthy openness.
Oh, please, "St. Elsewhere," come back!
Last night's two-hour premiere featured difficult childbirths, artificial insemination and numerous gynecological exams. To start off, there was an emergency birth that required forceps and incisions.
Oh, honey, bring in the potato chips!
Kate Mulgrew plays hapless, overworked Dr. Joanne Springsteen, who founded the clinic with Dr. Eve Autry (Laura Johnson, who is married to Harry Hamlin of "L.A. Law"). Ben Masters plays Dr. Leo Rosetti, a pediatrician and object of Joanne's just.
Ray Baker is psychologist Stan Gorshall, who counsels the hospital's patients in matters psycho-sexual. In last night's episode, he confided to me that he hadn't had a child and hadn't had't had sex in nine weeks. And the cobbler's children have no shoes.
The show offers up-to-date health information, provided last night in a debate over mastectomy or, lumpectomy in cases of breast cancer. Women's fears were unlikely to be
assuaged by Gorshalk's argument that patient Wendy (Katheleen Wilhoite) should be encouraged to face the fact that she quite possibly might die. That should have 'em flocking in for mammograms.
Meanwhile, a couple who couldn't conceive were advised by the leering fertility specialist (Darrell Larson) to go for artificial insemination. After the procedure — yes, we got to be there — the nurse practitioner (Gail Strickland) gently suggested orgasm aids in successful implantation, and left the woman in a darkened examination room alone.
In between attempts at hitting the sheets with Leo, Joanne contended with a friend who was pursuing a career and couldn't be bothered with an "incompetent cervix," meaning that the baby would be born prematurely if its mother walked around too much. Joane saved the day by borrowing a newborn from the nursery to convince the expectant mom she should stay in bed at least until the baby could be safely delivered after the next commercial.
Meanwhile, Eve confronted Wendy's sexist family doctor, who thought Wendy ought to have a radical mastectomy instead of a lumpectomy. What good is a breast, anyway, said the doc. It's just a piece of fat. Huffed glamorous Eve in her spandex dress, "So are some of your body parts. Would you like to chop them off and replace them with silly putty?"
With any luck, "Heartbeat" will get swallowed up by bad ratings.
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