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The Inside Front
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Wednesday January 24, 2001
News
from campus,the state the nation and the world
CORRECTION
A letter to the editor and an editor's note in yesterday's Kansan misidentified David Brown, the attorney representing the women of Watkins Scholarship Hall in their lawsuit against the University of Kansas and Bank of America.
CAMPUS
Endowment announces scholarship winners
The names of 6,100 students who received scholarships from private donations for the fall 2000 semester were recently announced by the Kansas University Endowment Association.
Students at both at the Lawrence campus and the University of Kansas Medical Center received more than 11,200 scholarships totaling more than $8 million from funds administered by the Endowment Association.
John Scarffe, director of communications for the association, said donors deserved thanks.
"The University is so fortunate to have so many generous alumni and friends who give so much," Scarfe said.
Brooke Hesler
LAWRENCE
Moore in Lawrence to discuss priorities
Rep. Dennis Moore, D-Kan., is scheduled to visit with local constituents today.
Moore: Plans to visit Lawrence today.
At noon he will attend the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Economic Forecast
At 9 a.m.
Moore will visit
Sunset Hill
Elementary
School, 901
Schwarz Road,
to talk to students about his
job.
Luncheon at the Holiday Inn Holidome, 200 McDonald Drive.
At 2 p.m., the congressman will visit Lawrence Presbyterian Manor, 1429 Kasido Drive, to deliver a legislative update to residents.
Marc Wilson, Moore's communications director, said the congressman's visit would focus on his top legislative priorities.
"Education and bipartisanship are two of the congressman's top issues right now," Wilson said.
"Moore's visit to Sunset is intended as an outreach to highlight what is going on in schools."
- Livi Regenbaum
Brutal cat-killing case sent to district court
The case of a 23-year-old Lawrence man accused of brutally killing a cat last week has been transferred to district court.
The cat was killed in Meadowbrook apartment complex, located near 15th Street and Crestine Drive.
Abell said the decision to transfer Rizzo's case was made by both city and county staff.
Brett Rizzo was originally given a notice to appear in municipal court, but Cattleen Abell, assistant city prosecutor, said the city thought his case would best be served in district court.
"It's not unusual for us to send them cases or them to request cases," she said.
— Lauren Brandenburg
Christine Tonkovich, district attorney, could not be reached for comment.
STATE
Diocese modifies sexual-abuse policy
WICHTA, Kan — The Catholic Diocese of Wichita has revised its sexual-abuse policy after a former priest was charged with sexually abusing altar boys.
The diocese's revised policy states it "will be committed to pastoral care for the alleged victim, the family, for the accused and for the congregation."
Should substantiated accusations of abuse surface against an employee or volunteer of the diocese, members of the parish or parishes affected would be notified.
"We would feel a responsibility to do that in a way that would be prudent and well-worded," said Bishop Eugene Gerber. "You have to be very careful about that, but the main thing is that we're aware of it."
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — With gas geyers diminishing, geologists focused their attention yesterday on finding ways to vent the natural gas bubble still trapped deep beneath this central Kansas city.
Geologists confident vent wells will work
Joe Ratigan, a geological engineer for Sofergaz U.S. Inc. of Rapid City, S.D., told city council members yesterday morning geologists still did not know the volume of gas below the city, or its pressure level.
Until they do, he said, they wouldn't know how long it would take to vent it.
Work continued on two vent wells geologists hope will hit one of the so-called gas transmission zones porous formations where gas naturally accumulates.
The first well is not expected to be completed until tomorrow or Friday, and it won't be known until then whether there is a gas pocket in the area where the well is being drilled.
Senate approves three more Bush appointees
NATION
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed three more top officials of the freshly minted Bush administration yesterday, including the man who will oversee the crafting of the next year's $1.9 trillion federal budget.
By a single vote of 100 to 0, the Senate confirmed Mitch Daniels as director of the White House Office of Management and Budget; Mel Martinez as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and Anthony Principi as veterans affairs secretary.
WORLD
Falun Gong followers set themselves on fire
BEJING — Five Falun Gong followers set them on fire yesterday in China's Tiananmen Square, the most radical act yet by sect members in defiance of the communist government's 18-month ban on their movement.
One follower died in the attempted group suicide, which prompted police to tighten security and close the square in the opening hours of China's lunar new year.
After weeks of words, both the spiritual movement and communist government have turned to brasher tactics.
Falun Gong has stepped up demonstrations in recent weeks and issued warnings by founder Li Hongzhi of more vigorous action to protest the crackdown. The government has fought back by intensifying vilification of the sect in state-controlled media and supporting a nationwide campaign to collect a million signatures.
The campaign is the government's first effort to make people publicly support the ban and is reminiscent of communist political movements — from the 1950-53 Korean War to the radical Cultural Revolution in the 1960s.
The Associated Press
Four prison escapees caught
WOODLAND PARK, Colo. — Four of the seven convicts who broke out of a Texas prison last month and allegedly gunned down a policeman on Christmas Eve were captured Monday near Denver.
The Associated Press
The whereabouts of the two others were unknown.
Among those arrested was George Rivas, 30, the suspected ringleader who was serving a life sentence for aggravated robbery and kidnapping.
Dougherty said three of the four were arrested as they pulled up for gasoline at a convenience store near Woodland Park, Colo., a community of several thousand people.
"They were surrounded immediately by the police," said a Western Convenience Stores exec.
utive.
The fourth man was arrested as he left the trailer in a combination motel and mobile home park.
The seven broke out of the Connally Unit in Kennedy, Texas, on Dec. 13. They are also suspected in the Dec. 24 sporting goods store robbery in Irving, Texas, that left a police officer dead.
Texas law enforcement sources said those in custody besides Rivas were Randy Halpin, Michael Rodriguez and Joseph Garcia, while Larry Harper was believed to be in the trailer. Still unaccounted for were Patrick Murphy Jr. and Donald Newbury.
News of the capture trickled through the Texas News on Monday.
The breakout was the biggest escape from a Texas state prison in modern history.
"I don't know anyone who did not think that it would not happen at one point. The question was always when," said Ken Armbrister, the chairman of Senate Criminal Justice Committee.
ON THE RECORD
The KU Public Safety Office seized about 5 grams of marijuana, a glass smoking pipe and lighters at 12:06 a.m. Sunday from a room on the third floor of McCallum Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The paraphernalia was sent to a drug lab to be investigated.
A KU student's wallet was stolen between 5:30 p.m. and 6:50 p.m. Monday from the second floor of Robinson Gymnasium, the KU Public Safety Office said. The student's dorm and car keys, KUID and gas card were inside the wallet. The items were valued at $20.
A KU student's passenger side door was broken and radar detector stolen between 6 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Sunday from a car in the 1100 block of Pennsylvania Street, Lawrence police said. The damage estimate for the door was unknown, and the detector was valued at $50.
A KU student's laptop computer and portable CD player were stolen between 8:30 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday from a car in the 1400 block of Tennessee Street, Lawrence police said. The items were valued at $1880.
ON CAMPUS
The KU Running and Plogging Club will meet for its daily run at 4:30 p.m. today at the oak tree at the east entrance of Robinson Center. Call Michael Raesler at 312-3193.
The School of Fine Arts and the Kansas Union will sponsor Brown Bag Classics at 12:30 p.m. today at Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union. Drinks will be provided. Call the Student Union Activities box office at 864.SHOW.
Circle K will meet at 6:30 tonight at room 2028 in Leonard Hall. Call Bradl at 331-4216.
The United Methodist Church Ministry Fellowship dinner will be from 6:30 to 7:30 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Member Harrisoning at 841-8661
ACT in Faith will meet at 7 tonight at ECM. Call Garv Bartholomew at 841-8661.
WomenSpace will meet from 8 to 9 tonight upstairs at the ECM. Cloet Heather Henslinger at 841-8661-663.
Student Alumni Association will have its first meeting of the semester at 7 tonight at the Adams Alumni Center, Call Polish Bhana at 312.3432.
Admins Center. Culinary Arts 08-24-14
Latin American Solidarity will meet at 8 tonight at
ECM, Call Rebekah Moses at 312-1985
DCM. Call Resident Moises at 312-132-192
Daisy Praise will be at 9 tonight on the first floor of Hastinger Hall, Call Mr. Mustard at 312-1327 or Joe onto www.DaisyPraise.com.
KU Amnesty International will have an information meeting at 8 tonight at the International Room in the Kansas Union. It will also meet at 7 tomorrow night at Alcove F in the Kansas Union. Call Karen Keith at 749-7491.
- Okinawan Goji-Ryu Karate will meet from 9 to 10:30 tomorrow night. Call Ryan Ness at (785) 218-7413.
The KU Green Party will sponsor a community dialogue on the Electoral College and election reform from 7 to 9 tomorrow night at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont. Call Dalyn Cook at 312-2090.
Campus Crushae for Christ will meet at 8 tomorrow night at room 100 in Smith Hall. Call Mark Brown at 550.5503
Radical Christians will meet from 8 to 9 tomorrow night at ECM. Call Heather Hensarling at 841-8661.
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