THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY TOPEKA, KS 66612
VOL. 101, No. 120
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1991
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Early morning pipe bomb explodes behind JRP Hall
KU police remove bomb from under security jeep before explosion; two suspects put in FBI custody
Kansan staff writer
Bv Mike I. Vargas
A pipe bomb exploded minutes after a KU police officer removed it from underneath a KU security jeep parked in a service drive behind Joseph R. Pearson Hall early yesterday morning.
Joseph Ceresko, Derby freshman,
and John Ditkier, Lawrence resident,
have been arrested and charged for
breaking into a police station and Jeff
Lanza FBI special agent
The two suspects were held last night at the Jackson County Jail in
Holton, 30 miles north of Topeka,
a continuation of a detention hearing
that is scheduled for i p.m. today at a
magistrate court in Topeka.
Lena, 84a.
A detention hearing determines if
bail would be imposed without bail
initial trial or if bond will be
expired.
KU police Lt. John Mullens said the suspect apparently wanted to see what the bomb would do. The FBI, in conjunction with KU police, is investigating the explosive materials used in the bomb.
Mullens said a KU police officer
was approaching a person who was doing something to the jeep at 2.25 a.m. when the person began to run east toward Memorial Stadium.
The officer radioed for assistance and began to chase the person on foot, Mullens said. The person escaped.
Another officer responded and inspected the jeep for damage when he found an 8-inch-long by 3-inch-meter pipe bomb underneath the jeep.
and placed it on the hill between the service drive and the parking lot behind JRP, about 10 feet away from the jeep. Mullens said. The pipe bomb detonated at 3:31 a.m. and left a 2-foot-diameter by 6-inch-deep crater.
Shrapnel from the bomb broke through a JRP jobty window and struck the ceiling, destroying three cars. Shrapnel also broke a nearby car's windshield
Ceresko was stopped while attempting to drive out of the parking lot just before the bomb exploded. Mullens said. He was arrested shortly after the explosion Ditker was arrested outside his residence at 6 a.m. yesterday
Mullens said the jeep could have blown up if the bomb had detonated and ruptured the gas tank
"It could have resulted in damage to the building and injuries to the occupants," he said.
Lanza said the two men were in FBI custody. The prosecution has been deferred to the federal government because the use of explosives damaged property that receives federal financial assistance.
For the use of explosives, a felony, the two men can receive the maximum penalty of 10 years each in a federal prison, he said.
Amy Betlette, JRP desk assistant said the explosion sounded and tell like a sonic boom because the whole
"I was startled, but I wasn't scared because the building was still standing." Balette said.
Stacy Dunkin, southside first-floor resident at JRP, said the blast woke him up.
"I went to my window and saw a policeman laying on the ground." Dunkin said "I thought he was shot."
Sean Stange, southside first-floor resident at JRP, said many car alarms in the parking lot were activated by the shock vibrations caused by the blast
Coach Roy Williams tosses T-shirts to a crowd of well-wishers in front of Allen Field House before departing for the Final Four tournament. The Jayhawks headed to Indianapolis yesterday.
Longshot Jayhawks seeking glass slipper at Final Four dance
By S. J. Bailey
Kansan sportswriter
The waiting is almost over.
In just a little more than 24 hours, all the hype will be meaningless and Kansas fans will be overwhelmed with excitement when their Jayhawks take on North Carolina for the finals of the NCAA tournament.
During the past week, every story has been told.
There's the one about how Kansas coach Roy Williams will face his friend and mentor, Dean Smith of North Carolina.
Then there's the one about junior guard Doug Elstun, who transferred to Kansas after playing at North Carolina his freshman season.
But now the stories are finished.
And the only story left to be told will unfold tomorrow at 4:39 p.m. at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis.
Williams said he knew the Tar Heels' strengths and weaknesses, but North Carolina probably would be familiar with those of the Jayhawks.
"Both teams are very similar, to say the least," Williams said. "They have a little more size and depth than we have played this season, so teams we have played this season."
Williams said that although he liked his team's chances, he realized that his Jayhawks would be thought of as the underdog.
"I do believe we're the longshot, but that doesn't mean we don't have a chance to win it," he said. "I told you that we need to go ahead and spoil the party."
"It at this point in the season, it's not
"as much who you play as it is how well
your own team is playing," he
said. "If we played well we had the last few games."
Senior forward Mark Randall said the Jahayhs would be confident against the Tar Heels, despite their Cinderella label.
But so have the Tar Heels, who breezed through their first three tournament opponents, Northeastern, Villanova and Eastern Michigan, before taking a nailbiter from Temple 75-72 for their passage into the Final Four.
North Carolina starters Rick Fox and Hubert Davis were named to the East Region's all-tournament team. Davis had a two-game total of 37 points and Fox scored 19 points in the title game against Temple
The abilities of the Carolina players come as no surprise to Williams. He coached many of them while an assistant at North Carolina.
"I helped recruit the three seniors: Pete Chilcutt, Rick Fox and King Rice," Williams said. "I coached Pete for two years, since he was a King and King and Rick for one. also recruited Hilbert Davis my last year there."
But the Jayhawks have a back-up scouting report if they need it. Junior guard Doul Eslun played with Chilcott, Davis, Fox and Rice as a member of the Tar Heels his freshman year.
"I haven't given Coach any reports yet, but I've got them when he's ready," he said with a smile. "Actually, the kids have be some of their tendencies that I remember from practice and pickup games. They're all great players."
Jayhawks head to Indy, hoping for victory
The Kansas-North Carolina game will be televised tomorrow at 4:39 p.m. on CBS. The winner will play against the winner of the UNLV-Duke game at 8:10 p.m. Monday for the national championship.
Crowd of true-blue fans wishes the players luck: Finney joins in the fun, predicts Kansas to win
By Eric Nelson
"Anywhere Warm."
But if the message the team sent to 200 Jayhawk fans at a rally on the east lawn of Allen Field House is any indication, the Jayhawks expect to be hot when they meet North Carolina tomorrow in the national semifinal game.
That was the destination displayed on the kansas basketball team's chartered bus (kansas-basketball.com).
Whether the weather in Indianapolis, the destination for the Final Four Hawks, will be a rain
Mark Randall, senior forward, assured the crowd of men, women and children, mostly children.
was heading to Indianapolis with the intention to win.
Mike Maddox, senior forward, said, "We be the best fans in the country, in the world."
Kirk Wagner, senior forward, was a little nervous speaking. But that partially can be accounted to Richard Scott, freshman forwards, who lightly stalluring Wagner when he as spoke.
"I a little nervous up here." Wagner said. "But I'll be all right."
Alluding to the team's 1988 championship celebration, Maddox said he hoped he would continue his journey.
Wagner also thanked the fans but said the Jayhawks' work was not complete until they won.
The crowd followed the team to the bus and jumped on opportunities for photographs and
The rally lasted 10 minutes, enough time for Coach Roy Williams to loss a few shirts to the crowd and for Adonis Jordan, sophomore point guard, to videotape the event.
He said that although he did not have the money to travel to Indianapolis, he would prefer to be in Lawrence during the Final Four.
Mike Runny, Atchison senior, rode his bike to the rally.
C. W. Riee, a 1938 KU graduate, said he was there to bring them good luck. He brought a knife and a sword to the fight.
"I'd rather be here for the after-game celebration." he said.
If there is an after-game celebration, it will begin at Forbes. About 450 chanting KU fans were waiting for them yesterday when the team arrived to catch its flight.
with you all the way! Win or lose!"
“This is the same sign that I used in 1988 when they went to the Final Four,” he said. “I was feeling a bit nervous since we’re returning to the Final Four, I just said ‘What the heck’ and here I am.”
Even Gov. Joan Finney showed up to wish the 'Hawks well.
"I'm going to tell Coach Williams that I know what postcards can and how wrong they can be," she said. "I will also tell him what predictions that they will win on Saturday."
As Williams passed by Finney, she shook his hand and told him about her prediction.
Kansan reporter Joe Gose contributed information to this story.
More Final Four coverage Pages 3, 7
Alumni to welcome fans to Indy
By Nedra Beth Randolph
Kansan staff writer
KU alumni are rolling out the crimson and blue to welcome KU fans to Indianapolis this weekend.
KU graduates Travis Edenfield, Sean Williams and David Cleveland joined Jayhawk forces to plan a celebration cookout from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the iDanaarania Zoo, which is adjacent to the Hossier Dome.
Edenfield, 1969 graduate and Indianapolis Zoo marketing director, said all KU fans would receive a special Jayhawk discount at the zoo gate and were welcome at the cookout.
Edenfield and Cleveland planned the celebration from the 1901 Final Four city, and Williams helped them.
"I'm opening up my 64 acres at the zoo to all Jayhawks," he said. "I may have lived in Indianapolis for five years, but I'm still a Jayhawk. I'm die-hard for KU."
Cleveland, a 1956 graduate and Indiana native, is the president of the KU alumni chapter in Indianapolis.
"We're kind of sports nuts here in Indy," he said. "But I'm loyal to KU."
Cleveland said he was happy to help plan a KU cookout at the zoo.
"I try to help the University in any way I can," he said.
"You leave a little bit of your heart in Lawrence when you go."
"I had called some professionals in Indianapolis who said it could not be done, and then I called some Jayhawks and we did it," he said. "It just goes to show that we've come through, just like our basketball team will."
Williams, 1978 graduate and Lawrence resident, said business school with the strength of the KU Alumni Association network.
"The cookout will be a pep rally for Monday's game if we win. It will be a season celebration if we lose. We should celebrate KU's phenomenal success for making it all the way to the Final Four."
The KU Alumni Association is planning a pep rally before the semifinal game against North Carolina, from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, at the KU Final Four headquarters, Holiday Inn North in Indianapolis. For more information about the pep rally, call the Alumni Association at 864-4760.
Yeltsin supporters rally for reform
The Associated Press
The march was organized to support Yeltsin, the reformist president of the Russian public. But after Gorbachev banned the rally, it became a demonstration in support of democracy.
MOSCOW — Tens of thousands of Boris Yeltsin supporters marched in defiance of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev yesterday but backed away from any major clash with Kremlin forces sent to block their path. Several beatings by authorities were reported.
Earlier in the day, Yeltsin's supporters in the Russian parliament gained the upper hand over hard-line Communists seeking his ouster. The reformists won a vote condemning Gorbachev's order to
Yeltsin has been pressing Gorbachev for more reforms, including a faster move to a free-market system that many Soviets think would ease their economic woes. The two also have clashed over Yeltsin's insistence that Soviet republics engage with economies and natural resources.
ban protests in the capital.
Troops prevented the protesters from marching to Manezh Square next to the Kremlin, their intended destination. Demonstrators settled for a huge rally on Tverskaya Street in the west of the heart of Soviet power.
"You should not try to hurt us. We have no weapons," an elderly woman said to a helmeted line of riot police.
The 50,000 police and soldiers deployed in the Soviet capital to enforce Gorbachev's ban on rallies rivaled the number of protesters, but there were no widescale clashes. Security forces were armed with water cannons, tear gas and truncheons.
Authorities said there were no arrests, but witnesses gave conflicting accounts.
U. S. Sen. David Boren said he saw at least a dozen instances of plainclothes Soviet authorities beating anti-government demonstrators outside his downtown hotel
The protest came at the end of a tense day in Moscow, with last-minute appeals to Gorbachev to call off the troops.
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