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The Inside Front
Tuesday December 12, 2000
News
from campus, the state, the nation and the world
CORRECTION
Because of an editor's error, the story "teen-ager charged in fatal crash" in Friday's Kansan contained a mistake. There was no party at Phi Gamma Delta the evening Sean Scott was there.
Also, the story failed to mention that the Lenexa Police Department has also investigated the crash. Det. Sarah Vogelsberg of Lenexa Police, the lead investigator of the crash, said yesterday that she could not release information on the results of her investigation, pending further action by the Johnson County District Attorney.
CAMPUS
Fight results in injuries at Jayhawker Towers
A battery occurred Thursday on the third floor of Tower B of Jayhawker Towers, leaving both parties with minor injuries.
Sgt. Troy Mailen said the case was classified as a mutual combatant situation after an argument broke out between 2:47 and 2:55 p.m. Thursday between the male and female acquaintances. The woman grabbed the man by the neck, and the man pushed the woman away.
Officers were called to the fight, and the woman was transported with a head laceration to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The man sustained scratch marks to the neck.
Mailen said a pet cincilla was injured before the crime took place but didn't play a direct role in the crime.
"The argument came out of a number of factors," Mailen said. "There wasn't just one item."
— Rob Paze
LAWRENCE
Man attempts to rob Wendy's restaurant
A man attempted to rob Wendy's, 523 W. 23rd St., early Saturday morning, Lawrence police said.
Sgt. Mike Pattrick said the man hid inside the restaurant, emerged once it had closed and asked for money. He was holding something in his hand, but employees were not sure whether it was a gun.
Patrick said the man grabbed one of the employees around the throat and led him to the office area.
When one of the employees recognized the man, he tried to escape. Patrick said. He had to crawl through the drive-thru window because the building was locked.
Patrick said the suspect was wearing a black jacket, black shirt, black jeans, black and white tennis shoes, a black scarf around his mouth and a
striped golf-style hat. Police later arrested a man at a convenience store who was wearing similar clothing.
Duwone Maurice Flowers was booked into the Douglas County Jail on charges of kidnapping, criminal damage and attempting to commit the robbery. He was being held yesterday on a $50,000 bond.
— Lauren Brandenburg
Woman dies in crash on slick Kansas road
ABILENE — Slick roads created by a winter storm are being blamed for an Abilene woman's death yesterday morning, the Dickinson County Sheriff's Department said.
Marcia Debenham, 48, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The accident occurred shortly before 6:30 a.m. on a county road, authorities said, when Debenham lost control of her car, her car went into a ditch and overturned.
NATION
jury rules professor was not inappropriate
PITTSBURGH — A federal jury took less than an hour yesterday to rule in favor of a professor accused in a sexual harassment suit of making a remark about necrophilia during a class on death and dying.
A student, Jaimie Rising, had claimed that psychology professor Gordon Thornton made inappropriate comments that gave her nightmares about her dead father. She was seeking unspecified damages.
"Dr. Thornton was vindicated," said Robert Englesberg, a state attorney who represented Thornton and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. "It's been a nightmare for him."
Rising, 39, enrolled in Thornton's class at the university in Fall 1996 because several of her relatives had died in the previous two years, including her father. She claimed that, in the first two days, Thornton directed inappropriate comments to her.
united Airlines cancels half of Chicago flights
CHICAGO — A developing storm blew snow across parts of the Midwest yesterday, leading United Airlines to cancel about half its flights at O'Hare International Airport.
The city had more than 250 snow plows on the streets, with 60 more on standby, said Ray Padvoiskis of the Streets and Sanitation Department.
a blizzard warning was posted across northern Illinois and northern Indiana, with up to a foot of snow forecast yesterday in the Chicago
area and southeastern Wisconsin, and 20 inches possible by this morning in northern Indiana, the National Weather Service said.
Ford issues another recall for Explorers
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is recalling 110,633 Ford Explorers and Mercury Mountaineers to fix a device that is supposed to limit the vehicles' top speed — a problem that was uncovered during tests prompted by the Firestone tire recall.
Customers will be instructed to take their vehicles to dealers, who will reprogram the chip for free.
Ford said that model year 1999 and 2000 Explorers and Mountaineers with a 3,27 or 3.54 rear axle ratio and 15-inch Firestone Wilderness AT tires could reach a top speed above the 112 mph rating of the tires. A computer chip in the vehicles is supposed to limit their top speed to 106 mph, but a bug was discovered in the software.
No accidents or injuries have been blamed on the problem, said Ford representative Mike Vaughn.
Former prime minister wants to run again
JERUSALEM — Benjamin Netanyahu has taken up the challenge of Ehud Barak, who replaced him as Israel's prime minister 18 months ago, declaring he's running for the top job in snap elections whether Barak likes it or not.
As events unfolded rapidly in Israel's shortest election campaign ever, the focus turned to the parliament yesterday. Netanyahu called on lawmakers to make it possible for him to run in the elections, likely to take place in early February. According to Israeli law, the prime minister must be a member of parliament. But Netanyahu resigned from parliament after he was defeated by Barak in May 1999.
Romania's president wins landslide election
BUCHAREST, Romania — Leftist ion lliescu won a landslide victory for a third term as Romania's president after voters rejected a radical nationalist whose denunciation of Jews, Gypsies and minorities would have threatened hopes for European integration.
Ouncial results from Sunday's balloting showed iliescu winning 67 percent to 33 percent for Corneliu Vadim Tudor, with 80.7 percent of the votes counted, iliescu, a former communist who helped lead the 1989 uprising that toppled dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, called his victory a "rebirth of hope." He promised to accelerate reforms aimed at winning membership in NATO and the European Union.
The Associated Press
Airwaves up for auction
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Those dropped calls and network busy signals that infuriate American cell phone users — who have more than tripled in number to 97 million in the last five years — could be alleviated by a government auction of valuable airwaves today.
The 422 licenses that go on the auction block cover areas including much of the East Coast, large pockets of California, Texas and the Great Lakes region. That could help big carriers, like Verizon Wireless, AT&T Wireless and Sprint PCS, handle traffic in high demand areas and during peak calling hours.
choices for cell phone service in smaller markets, as companies snap up licenses in places they don't now cover, as well as more two-way messaging and wireless Web access.
Americans also might see new
"Everyone who uses a wireless phone knows the frustration of a dropped call," said William Kennard, head of the Federal Communications Commission. The auction could help address that problem and encourage innovation in offering new services, he said. "Consumers will see the immediate benefits."
The auction, expected to last several weeks, is already shaping up to be the most competitive in the agency's history, with 87 companies participating and more than $1.8 billion in upfront payments
collected. Analysts estimate the auction could bring in $10 billion to $18 billion for the licenses, found in the 1900 MHz range.
- they will be able to put the new,
licenses to use immediately.
Ultimately, consumers could see more carriers with nationwide networks, offering one-rate calling plans with no roaming. And because companies must pay right away — not in installments—they will be able to put the new
"Once you get the licenses, you can get up and running in a very short time," said Eric Kintz, an associate partner at the Roland Berger strategy consulting firm that is representing an undisclosed bidder. "For consumers, nationwide coverage means they will be able to have a better quality of service."
ON THE RECORD
A KU student's black Prada wallet and its contents were stolen between 5 and 5:20 p.m.
Dec. 5 in room 10 of Budig Hall, the KU Public Safety Office said. The wallet and its contents were valued at $181.
A KU staff member's red parking permit was stolen between 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 2 p.m. Friday in the west Murphy Hall parking lot, the KU Public Safety Office said. The permit was valued at $80.
A KU student's Panasonic CD face plate and five CDs were stolen between 10:30 p.m. Thursday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the south Jayhawker Towers parking lot, the KU Public Safety Office said. Total value of property taken was $235.
A vehicle struck another vehicle at 8:35 p.m.
Sunday on Constant Avenue, the KU Public Safety Office said. Damages were estimated at more than $500
A vehicle struck another vehicle at 10:30 p.m. Sunday on Irving Hill Road, the KU Public Safety Office said. Damages were estimated at less than $500.
A vehicle struck another vehicle at 10:49 p.m. Sunday on Jayhawk Boulevard and Llac Lane, the KU Public Safety Office said. Damages were estimated at more than $500.
- A KU student's left rear window was damaged and car stereo and CDs were stolen between 4 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. Sunday in the 3100 block of West 22nd Street, Lawrence police said. The damage was estimated at $200, and the items were valued at $450.
ON CAMPUS
The Office of Student Financial Aid will have exit interviews from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today at the office, 50 Strong Hall, Call 864-4700.
Alcoholics Anonymous will have a Campus Serenity meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Thad Holcombe at 843.4933.
KU Running and Jogging Club will meet for an afternoon run at 4:30 p.m. today at the oak tree by the east entrance to Robinson Center. Call Michael Roessler at 312-3193 or Keith Marshall at 840-704.
Amanzana will meet at 5 p.m. today at 204
Affirmative Call Service at 844 744
Staunier Philah Hall. Call Daniel Intervarsity Christian Fellowship will pray at 5:15 p.m. today at Danforth Chapel. Call Daniel Wong at 312-3172.
Students for a Free Tibet will meet at 7 tonight at
Alcove B in the Kansas Union. Call Ben Burgen
at 32-1291
University Christian Fellowship will have Bible study at 7 tonight at Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread Ave. Call Rick Clock at 841-3148 or e-mail rebsu@ukans.edu.
United Methodist Campus Ministry will have Bible study at 7:30 tonight at the Pioneer Room in the Burge Union. Call Heather at R41-8A41
■ KU Hillel will present Kansas City Kollel speakers at 8 tonight at Hillel House, 940 Mississippi St. Call Matt Kanter 312-8218.
- Applications for student media board are available today through Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the Student Senate office, 410 Kansas Union. Call Branden Bell at 830-8602.
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