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Monday, January 25, 1988 / University Daily Kansan
Step aside, Frosty
The Associated Press
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Using earthmovers, dump trucks, conveyer belts and 532 tons of snow, organizers of the 1988 Great Sierra Winter Carnival have built what they believe is the world's tallest snowman.
The 50-foot, $10\%$-inch frost giant, styled after the giant marshmallow man from the movie "Ghostbusters," took about two weeks to construct. It was finished just in time for Saturday's dedication ceremonies to
kick off the week-long festival.
Carnival organizers said they planned to submit proof of its height to the Guinness World Records and it apparently exceeds the current record of $4½ feet.
The five-story-tall snowman towers over the Skiers Sierra Ranch, site of the carnival 12 miles west of South Lake Taheo. It was made in four sections instead of the usual three, and features a cone-shaped hat, orange cardboard nose, and a black cardboard mouth and eyes.
Students seek to save 'Bugs'
Magic monkey
The adventures of a magical monkey king and his court will be presented by the University of Kansas Theatre for Young People on Saturday.
BOULDER, Colo. — A plea from elementary school students has prompted a restaurant owner to offer up to $1,000 to preserve a mural of Bugs Bunny.
The Associated Press
The mural displays a dancing Bugs
The play, "Monkey, Monkey," by Charles Jones, is a series of stories adapted from a 16th century Chinese novel, "Monkey" by Wu Ch' Eng-en. The production of the children's drama will be at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 30 at the Crafton-Preyer Theatre in Murphy Hall.
For 10 years, a colorful mural of the cartoon character adorned the side of an old house near the corner of Broadway and College streets.
Darrin Person, Kansas City, Kan,
sophomore, who plays the Monkey King,
said that he enjoyed the part because it was difficult to portray an
Bunny, carrying a guitar case and
flashing a smile and peace sign.
The home, along with three adjacent buildings, was demolished to make room for a condominium complex, but not before developer Amory Host preserved the section of wall on which the mural was painted.
Host temporarily moved the halfton brick mural to his home.
Play about Asian myth is scheduled
Klein said the performance would be about an hour long and would be of special interest to children over six.
Tickets are $2.50 for all ages, and may be purchased at the Murphy Hall box office. All seats are reserved. For reservations, call 864-3982.
The play was originally written for the Nebraska Theatre Caravan in 1981 to show oriental children who were relocated in Nebraska after the Vietnam War their literary and folk ancestry.
Jeanne Klein, assistant professor of theatre and media arts, will direct the 12-member cast. The monkey king's legend has been a vital part of Asian and Chinese culture for centuries, she said.
"It's been a thrilling part because playing a monkey is very physically challenging. The Monkey King is very mischievous and childlike, but what is so ironic is that he's given such a vast power," Person said.
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TV couch potatoes unite at convention
The Associated Press
LINCOLNWOOD, Ill. — Hundreds of television addicts, including a Chicago Bears lineman, gathered to share trade secrets and perfect their lounging skills Saturday at the first National Couch Potato Convention.
Those who flocked to a hotel in this Chicago suburb said they're among millions of Americans who spend hours each day on the sofa watching television.
works behind the scenes at a Chicago television station when she's not in front of her TV set. "I'm not ashamed of being a couch potato. I'm here to learn how to improve my couch potato ways," she said, lounging on a plush divan.
Many sofa spuds said they found it difficult to pry themselves away from their TV sets for a weekend of training. Jacobson said, "Even if the weekend turned out to be a bore, I knew I could always go back to my (hotel) room and watch TV."
"I watch television from six in the evening to six the next morning," said Hope Jacobson, 38, who
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■ Assorted tools, valued at $246, were taken Saturday from a truck parked in the 700 block of Arkansas Street. Lawrence police reported.
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