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Tuesday, February 23, 1988 / University Daily Kansan
Jackson tour opens tonight in K.C. Only limited-view seats still remain for two Kemper shows
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY. Mo. — Pop star Michael Jackson was scheduled to arrive in Kansas City late yesterday and immediately begin rehearsals for the start of his U.S. tour today and tomorrow.
Tickets for the two shows were nearly sold out, said Lee Sollters, Jackson's press representative, although some limited-view seats reportedly were still available. The Kansas City Star reported yesterday that some tickets could be scaled for as much as $200.
He's a hard worker, a perfectionist. Everybody is in tune with him.'
About 33,000 fans, writers and broadcasters from the national and
- Lee Solters
international media were expected to attend the two shows.
The 29-year-old Jackson was scheduled to go directly to Kemper Arena last night to check the sound system and rehearse, Solters said.
The show requires 35 tons of equipment, which is carried in 11 48-foot semi-tractor trailers. Workers began setting up the show at 4 a.m. yesterday and it took about 12 hours to
Michael Jackson's press representative
Michael Jackson's press representative
Jackson is confident and comfortable for his tour, Solters said.
"He's a hard worker, a perfectionist," Solters said. "Everybody is in tune with him. They all keep up with him and they all respect him for his professionalism."
Jackson's 15-member troupe has seven musicians, four backup singers and four dancers. A 60-member
crew works behind the scenes. About 70 local people have been hired as stagehands and security staff, said John Friedmann, director of Kemper Arena.
The show will include four video screens suspended from the ceiling, 72 speakers, nearly 3,000 lights and special effects that remain a secret.
After his Kansas City appearance, Jackson's next appearance will be March 3, 5, and 6 at Madison Square Garden in New York. On March 12 and 13, Jackson will perform in St. Louis, where about 1,400 limited-view tickets were still available yesterday.
Universities join Peace Corps recruiting plan
ATLANTA — Two more universities yesterday announced plans to help boost the number and expertise of Peace Corps volunteers with programs giving them graduate-level training or course credits for their service.
The Associated Press
Starting with about 10 students in the 1988-89 school year, the University of Alabama at Birmingham will offer candidates for master's degrees in public health a chance to "get their training before they do
their (Peace Corps) service," said Dr. Juan M. Navia, chairman of the school's public health department.
"Some of our finest (public health graduate) students are the ones who have served in other countries as Peace Corps volunteers. And many of them have the frustration: "If only we had someone like Victoria said at a news conference at the Carter Presidential Center. "We're going to reverse the order."
Peace Corps Director Loret Miller Bumpe, also signed, an agreement
the Peace Corps this spring
"These programs will help us ensure a steady flow of volunteers with the skills we need in developing countries," Ruppe said.
yesterday with the University of South Carolina in Columbia which will offer internship credit to special education graduate students who do a tour of duty in the Peace Corps.
She said the Corps hoped to double the number of volunteers by 1992 and to increase dramatically the number of volunteers. The new number about 110 out of 5,200
Ruppe said the two programs were similar to one announced earlier for public health master's degree candidates at Boston University, also starting in the fall. All three are modeled after a program for master's degree students in public policy at Rutgers University, which will send its first group of volunteers to
The Peace Corps is starting a number of innovative programs to help meet that goal.
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