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Monday March 7,1988
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
Vol. 98, No. 111 (USPS 650-640)
KKK to speak at forum today
Peaceful protests expected at free expression program
By Joel Zeff
Kansan staff writer
An open free speech forum involving the Ku Klux Klan has been confirmed for tonight at Hoch Auditorium, the director of the student organization sponsoring the event said Friday.
Michael Foubert, director of Slightly Older Americans for Freedom, announced that the forum, "Freedom of Expression in the University Environment," would go ahead as planned. The forum is open to the public and scheduled for 8 p.m. at Hoch Auditorium.
"All parties must work together to have this thing come off. I feel extremely positive about this. Things have jelled very well," Foubert said.
William Whitcomb, a Justice Department mediator in the Community Relations Service agency in Kansas City, met with KU and city officials Friday to help ensure a peaceful demonstration today.
"Mr. Whitcomb is a communication link. He will make sure the students contact the right people and not have the communications fouled up." Ambler said.
Police prepare for forum p.11.
Coalition plans protests p.11.
"There is naturally tension around this event," Foubert said yesterday. "But most of the tension is fear. Fear can be dealt with by education. A lot of people are expecting things to happen that will not happen. People must go to the forum with an open mind."
Foubert said that he was still concerned about possible confrontations at the forum but was confident that the protest would be non-violent.
David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, said that Whitcomb offered help in the communication between students and community leaders and the KU administration.
Ambler said that although he was appreciative of Whitcomb's help, he didn't think it was necessary.
"His service is useful in a community that is unable to resolve its
problems, but that is not the case here. The black community understands what the University has to do. We may not always agree, but there has been good communication," Ambler said.
Judith Ramaley, executive vice chancellor, said that she was surprised at Whitcob's involvement, but acknowledged the students' right to contact different people for assistance.
Ramaley said Whitchow was contacted by the Black Student Union last week. Last year, Whitchow mediated a dispute about efforts at the University of Missouri-Columbia to end discrimination on campus.
Whitcom met Friday and Saturday with local community leaders to discuss the forum and possible security problems.
Whitcomb was unavailable for comment.
The Rev. William Dulin, president of Ecumenical Fellowship, did not want to comment on Saturday's meeting or Whitcomb's involvement, but did acknowledge the involvement of different individuals.
"To all the real genuine concerned individuals that wish to promote long-lasting change in the community, I applaud them. Those that are involved only to promote their own self-interest are detrimental to the community." Dulin said.
"We are prepared as well as we'll ever be," Moran said. "The main things we hope to do is dispel nationwide stereotypes of the Klan. We don't mind the protest. It's part of free speech, as long as it doesn't turn violent."
J. Allen Moran, exalted cyclops of the Missouri Knights, a Klan affiliate, will participate in the forum along with Thom Robb, a Klan pastor from Harrison, Ark. Mark said that he was prepared for tonight's forum.
Along with Moran and Robb, Ted Frederickson, associate professor of journalism, has confirmed that he would participate in the forum. Other members of the panel, the moderator and the student questioners will be announced today. Foubert said.
KU seniors remember a special night
By Anne Luscombe Kansan sports editor
Center stage — Danny Manning.
One narrow beam of light encompasses him, putting him in the spotlight no matter where he goes.
He runs up and down the court as if to elude it, but it is always there. It is present just as surely as his talent is.
He shrugs it off and tries to throw the spotlight in the direction of the other role players, his teammates. That was his wish, that his teammates would be recognized for their contributions, that they would get to play, even if it meant he sat on the bench. He wanted them to get the attention he felt they deserved, granting him a larger stage to perform for 7 seconds Saturday night, one of them was.
Archie Marshall, who didn't stepped foot on the court except in practice since the St. John's game Dec. 30 when a second knee injury ended his season and his career, had suited up for the final home game. He went through the pregame warm-up motions with the rest of the team, then took his normal seat at the end of the Kansas bench.
But he didn't stay there.
With 1:33 left in the game, Marshall stripped off his warm-ups and hobbled toward the scorekeeper to court. The crimed wrestlw wild.
Manning grinned as he flipped the ball Marshall's way. It was all going according to plan, the way Marshall had dreamed it. Marshall was open, wide open. Kansas coach Larry Brown yelled at him to shoot. Manned yelled at him to shoot. Even Oklahoma State coach Leonard Hamilton yellled shoot. Marshall fired off an unsteady bomber toward the basket.
It was way off
"Archeh had been talking about playing for a long time. He said, 'Hey, put me in the corner, I'll shoot a three-pointer and then call a time out and take me out,'" Manning said. "We did it and he missed the shot!"
Forward Chris Piper was a little more gracious in his depiction of the three-point attempt than were Manning and Brown.
"Archie playing was great," said Piper, who also played his final game in Allen Field House. "That was the highlight of the game. He came close to sinking it."
See TRIBUTE, p. 13, col. 1
Kansas forward Danny Manning battles for a rebound. Manning led the Jayhawks to a 75-57 win over Oklahoma State. Saturday's game was the last in Allen Field House for Manning and fellow forwards Archie Marshall and Chris Piper.
Krakow says no to forum
Krakow said that early last week he had told Michael Foubert, organizer of the event, that he would participate in the forum. He said at 11 p.m. last night he had not informed Foubert of his withdrawal.
"I did a lot of soul-searching," said Krakow. He said he had been contacted by many people, including members and leaders of the black and Jewish communities about his participation in the forum.
Student Body President Jason Krakow said last night that he would not be a panelist at tonight's free speech forum and instead would speak at a rally outside Hoch Auditorium.
Krakow said, "I don't think anyone has been successful in pressuring me one way or the other," but he said he felt that people had been trying to pressure him.
Gunman kills one in Emporia church
Krakow said his role at the forum would be to defend the right of a student organization to invite to campus any speaker it wanted. He said he could convey that message by speaking at the rally outside. If he went inside, he might legitimize the Klan, Krakow said.
Foubert said last night that he was disappointed by Krakow's decision but remained committed to the forum.
"If (Krakow's) decision to withdraw from the forum was intended to communicate that he, as student body president, could not lend what he believed would be credibility to other panelists, then we hope that no one would perceive his presence outside the fourm as lending credibility to the innuendo and half-truths spewed forth by some opponents to this forum."
The Associated Press
EMPORIA — A heavily armed man walked into a crowded church here yesterday and opened fire, killing one person and wounding four others before church members chased him into the street and subdued him.
The gunman entered through a side door of the Calvary Baptist Church shortly after 11 a.m. during services and fired several rounds from a semi-automatic handgun at the 100 people inside, police Chief Larry Blomkenmack said.
"He had no particular target. He
just entered and started riring random
thoughts."
The gunman, identified as Cheumphon Ji, 29, was not a church member, and no motive was known, police said. He was taken to the Lyon County Jail, but no formal charges were filed immediately.
Authorities did not know his hometown but said he said in town just before the shootings in a car with California plates.
The gunman carried a bag and wore ear protectors of the type used on firing ranges, said pastor, Donald Kusmaul.
"He started shooting," Kusmau said. "There was no time to think. I hit the floor and it helped signal to everybody that it was serious, to get down. I just heard these loud reports. It was very loud, rapid fire."
up and ran toward him and chased him out into the street, Kusmaul said.
Parishioners scrambled for cover under pews. As the gunman tried to reload, one of the church trustees got
The trustee, Jerry Waddell, hit the gunman with a hymnal, and he and other members of the congregation tackled him and held him for police, Kusmaul said.
Police found a duffel bag filled with handguns and ammunition in the church. Blomenkamp said.
Scott Davies, an usher, said the gunman first took aim at him.
"I started to walk over toward him and by that time he had the gun pointed directly at me and took aim and fired," Davies said. "I jumped behind a wall in the church and looked back out to make sure what was happening was real, and it was. He began just shooting across the
auditorium itself randomly at people about five or six shots.
"There was about five or six seconds of just silence and there began to be cries and screams, hollers. It was just chaotic."
Police identified the man who was killed as Thomas G. DeWeese, 47, of rural Americus. His daughter Beverly, 18, was among the four wounded. She was treated and released from Newman Memorial County Hospital in Emporia.
Sandra Matti, 43, of Emporia,
remained hospitalized in fair condition
with a shoulder wound. Robert
Adamson, 14, of Emporia, was in
good condition at St. Mary's Health
Center with a thigh wound. Daniel
Goza, 14, of Emporia, was released
from Newman Hospital.
Watch out for spring break rip-offs
Bv Iulie Adam
Kansan staff writer
Mike Moore tried for a year to get his $20 deposit back from a spring break travel deal he invested in last year. After a year, he figured the money was as good as gone.
A couple of weeks later he paid the rest of the money for the trip.
Moore, a Hutchinson junior, said that last year, he and some friends had bought a travel package to South Padre Island for spring break. He said he paid a $20 deposit to a travel company that was advertised in the newspaper to ensure himself a $foot on the trip.
Moore said that the next day, the campus representative of the travel company called to tell him the trip to South Padre Island had been canceled but that he could have an alternative trip to Florida instead.
"Moore didn't want to go to Florida so he wanted his money back. The payment for the trip was returned to him, he said, but the deposit of $20 was never paid back.
When planning a spring break vacation, students need to do more planning than deciding which beach to party at. Advance research can help students avoid being a victim of an bad travel deal.
Moore and his friends were victims of a spring break rip-off.
Torskey said that last year a complaint was filed by students who bought trips to Mexico and weren't told where they were staying or when their departure was.
said Eric Torskey, a consumer affairs associate at the Consumer Affairs Association. 819 Vermont St.
Torskey said that his office could advise students on many different aspects before investing in a spring break package.
Students should understand all the terms of the package before signing anything or paying for it. Students should make sure that all parts of the contract are clear, and that all terms of a contract are clear, he said.
For example, students should know the dates of arrival and departure, the name of the hotel where they are staying, the length of their reservations and the exact things they will be getting in the package, Torskey said.
Students should find out if the deposit on their hotel room is included in the package, said Jon Tadtman, coordinator for group trips at the Lawrence Travel Center. 1601 W. 23rd St.
He said that students could expect to pay hotels deposits of $50 to $150, which they get back at the end of the trip if no damage is done to their hotel rooms. But some students don't realize that they have to pay that deposit, and they spend all their money paying the deposit and have no money left for the rest of the trip.
Gene Wee, program adviser for Student Union Activities, said that SUA switched to a different travel company than the one used last year because of a conflict over hotel deposits.
This year, SUA decided to offer different travel packages with a different tour company. SUA is offering trips to Winter Park, Colo. and Cancun, Mexico. KU's spring break begins Saturday and ends March 20.
Wee said that in general, few problems occur on spring break ski trips than on trips to the beach.
If a problem does occur when students reach their spring break destinations, Torskey suggested that they could call the Better Business Bureau or the Consumer Affairs Association in that county.
Rosemarie Bonita, director of trade practice at the Better Business Bureau in Miami, said that the most common problems students had when they reached the beach was with their hotel accommodations.
See BREAK. p. 16. col. 1