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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.100,NO.128
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1990
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Terrorists free 3 hostages
The Associated Press
BEIRUT—The Libyan-backed Palestinian group headed by Abu Nidal freed a French woman, a Belgian man and their young daughter yesterday after holding them for nearly $2\frac{1}{2}$ years.
The three arrived at a military airport outside Paris late yesterday after a five-hour flight from Beirut, where they had been dropped off at the French Embassy by masked gunmen who arrived in cars with drawn curtains.
Jacqueline Valente, 32, Fernand Houtekins, 43, and their 2-year-old daughter. Sophie-Libiere, born in
captivity, were met by jubilant relatives and French officials but made no public statements. They were taken to a military hospital to spend their first night in freedom after 882 days in captivity.
Nidal's group announced Nov. 8, 1987, that it had seized the hostages from the French yacht Silco in the Mediterranean off the Gaza Strip. It accused them of collaborating with Israel's Mossad intelligence agency. Friends said the group was on a holiday cruise.
The French government thanked Libyan leader Col. Moammar Ghadhafi for his role in the release.
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Story Lady spins yarns into smiles
The Story Lady smiled, folded her hands around her iron-wood walking cane and spoke in a near whisper.
By Bryce J. Tache
Kansan staff writer
"I'd like to tell you a story," she said.
The 60 fifth-graders sitting on the floor of the library Monday at Kennedy Elementary School, 1605 Davis Road, leaned forward in unison.
"There once was a man named Wicked John," the Story Lady said. "He was called Wicked John because he was wicked. He yelled at his wife, kicked his dog, stepped on his cat's tail and pinched his momma. That's how wicked he was."
For the next hour, the Story Lady told the students about Wicked John's trials and tribulations with the devil.
The Story Lady's real name is Jackie Torrence of Granite Quarry, N.C. For the past 18 years, she has led thousands of listeners into the world of ghosts, talking animals and furry monsters with 25-foot-long tails.
Torrence is the KU 1990 Swarthout Society Resident Artist. Kennedy Elementary School is one of the six schools Torrence will visit during her three-day residency in Lawrence. She spends 288 days a year touring the country and gives more than 600 performances.
"I remember how my grandfather was with me," she said. "He would tell me so many wonderful stories. It was something. Sometimes my cousins would come over and sit, but
Officials report second possible case of measles
See STORY, p. 5
By Steve Bailey
Kansan staff writer
Another suspected case of measles was reported in Douglas County yesterday, a county health official said.
"Besides the case reported on campus, we have had one other rash illness with fever reported, which we are calling probable," said Barbara Schnitker, director of nurses for the Douglas County Health Department. "It certainly is the case that there have been other confirmed cases in neighboring counties. There is a strong possibility we will see other cases."
The first suspected case of measles on the KU campus was reported Monday by Watkins Memorial Health Center. The student was sent home from the University of Kansas to await further blood tests next week which would confirm the disease.
Charles Yockey, chief of staff at Watkins, said that no other suspected measles cases had been treated at Watkins but that he expected to see more cases soon.
"I don't think there is any question we will see more measles," Yockey said. "Whenever you see one case there is reason to be concerned. Because of the incubation period, it is a day-to-day thing. We might see 10 cases tomorrow, or we may not see another case at all."
Yorkey said that he didn't think it would escalate into a large campus outbreak but that the possibility did exist because of the contagiousness of the disease.
Greg Crawford, director of public information for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said 71 cases of measles had been reported throughout the state as of 2 p.m. yesterday. Of the 71 cases, 18 have been confirmed and the remainder are suspected.
Crawford said the cases reported in Douglas County had not yet been counted by the KDHE.
Measles have been reported in Crawford, Saline, Riley, Greenwood, Ottawa, Clay, Finney, McPherson, Geary, Cowley, Lyon, Brown and Shawnee counties.
Measles cancels softball games
By a Kansan reporter
An outbreak of measles on the Creighton University campus forced Kansas softball coach Kalum Haack to cancel yesterday's doubleheader against Creighton.
The games will not be rescheduled
Haack said he did not want to play the doubleheader because his players would risk catching the disease if they played in Omaha.
Mary Kenny, acting manager of media relations at Creighton, said 12 cases of the red measles had been confirmed on the campus and that five more cases were being watched.
"This is the most important part of our season," Haack said. "I knew we would be outside, and it would be cold and windy. There would be a good chance of catching and exposing it to the team."
Jackie Torrence. Swarthout Society Resident Artist, tells stories to fifth-grade students.
Kevin Sarver, Creighton athletic director, said none of the 12 students infected with measles were softball players.
However, the outbreak alarmed Creighton athletic officials.
"I was instructed by department officials to tell (Kansas) there is a bit of a measles outbreak here," Creighton coach Mary Higgins said. "They opted not to come up."
Sarver said last night that two members of the Creighton men's basketball team, Chad Gallagher and Ed Molitor, have had cases confirmed. He also said that residents of the ninth floor of Swanson Hall, a residence hall, had been evacuated.
Saline County has been the hardest hit with five confirmed cases and 36 suspected cases. Health officials have recommended that people reconsider traveling to Salina this weekend.
Officials fear census will exclude students
Kansan staff writer
By Kathryn Lancaster
City officials are concerned that students at the University of Kansas will not be counted as residents of Lawrence in the 1990 census.
Because census workers will not conduct personal interviews in Lawrence until May, officials are worried that students will leave town before they can be counted. Census workers must attempt to personally contact who do not return forms.
Dave Gunter, Lawrence city planner, said yesterday that some student living groups had been slow to return census forms.
"We hope to wrap up this count by the end of the week," Guntert said.
Jon Rossillon, a resident assistant at Joseph R. Pearson Hall, said forms were not delivered until yesterday when they were distributed to students.
Tim Van Natta, census crew leader for Lawrence, said his staff still was distributing the forms. Hashinger Hall residents should receive forms today.
Chris Megill, Hashinger Hall desk assistant, said the hall had not received the forms.
But some XU students have not received census forms.
Overall response has been good in Lawrence, Van Natta said. The biggest problem has been in how people fill the forms out. One in six residents received a long form, which has 33 questions. The short forms sent to residence halls has seven questions.
'We've done about all we can do. People should know about it by now.' — Steve Lope
— Steve Lopez
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Mahy people returning the long forms have not thoroughly answered questions, Van Natta said. Also, the response rate has been slower from people receiving long forms.
If people do not return census forms or do not fill them out completely, they can be penalized. Van Natta said. The government can issue fines up to $1,000 and jail terms not to exceed five years.
Price Banks, city planning director, said that an accurate count was important because the government used the figures when deciding how to distribute federal funds. Lawrence officials estimate that Lawrence lost about $15 million a year during the 1980s because of low census figures in 1980.
The Complete Count Committee, a volunteer Lawrence group established to promote census awareness, met yesterday to review its efforts and determine what must be done to complete its work.
"We've done about all we can do," said Steve Lopes, committee member. "People should know about it by now."
Guntert said anyone needing a census form or advice about how to fill one out should call toll free at 1-800-999-1900.
Senate allocates $1.3 million from fees
By Eric Gorski
Kansan staff writer
The myth that Student Senate does not affect the student body can be shattered, a Senate official said, with one sum: $28.
"Every student has invested $28 in student government, and we need to know what they think," said B. Jake White, student body president. "The main thing we do is allocate student fees."
That is how much each student paid this semester in activity fees. The total money generated by the fees, almost $1.3 million a year, was allocated by Senate to student organizations.
This semester, Senate approved $13 in fee increases, which will bring the amount each student will pay in Fall 1990 to $41.
With Senate elections today and tomorrow, White emphasized that students should voice their opinions through voting. Just about everyone on campus uses the services financed by student fees, he said.
The money generated by fees is allocated to organizations such as Environs, Black Student Union and
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Associated Students of Kansas. It also helps finance Legal Services for Students, recreational services, campus transportation, KJHK and the University Daily Kanan.
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Jeff Morris, student body vice president, said Senate also financed special interest groups. Senate and Environs, for example, pooled resources to begin the campus recycling program this semester.
In addition to allocating student fees, senators represent KU students at the Board of Regents, the Senate Executive Committee and the University Council meetings. Student senators have some say about issues such as tuition and qualified admissions because of their involvement with the Regents. White said.
Senators serve on 10 University
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boards, including the Transportation Board, the Student Health Advisory Board and the Parking and Traffic Board.
White said Senate had formed AIDS and drug awareness task forces, instituted and financed the Hilltop Child Development Center
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and Secure Cab, which offers free taxi rides to students.
Predicting which issues will be on the Senate agenda when new senators move into the Senate offices in the Kansas Union later this month
See SENATE, p. 5
Gorbachev softens hard-line stance concerning Lithuania
The Associated Press
MOSCOW — One day after issuing a harsh warning to Lithuanian separatists, Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev backed on yesterday and said he did not yet see a need to impose presidential rule.
Lithuanian President Vytautas Landsbergis, responding to the severe tone of Monday's declaration by the Kremlin, a telegram to Gorbachev saying he feared that ultra-rightist imperial forces were compelling Gorbachev to take a wrong step and continue the wrongs of the 1940s in the Baltics.
"In the name of peace, justice and concord on earth, do not do this," he wrote.
He was referring to the Soviet occupation and forced annexation of the three Baltic republics, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia, in 1940.
Since March 11, when Lithuania declared its independence restored, the Kremlin has repeatedly alternated between threatening and conciliatory tones. On several occasions, threatening military movements were followed by kinder words.
Speaking at a Young Communist League congress in Moscow, Gorbachev said yesterday that presidential rule would be used only as an extreme measure during civil conflict, according to the Tass news agency. He said Soviet leaders still were trying to persuade Lithuanians to rescind their declaration.
Presidential rule could include martial law and dissolving Lithuania's parliament. It was elected in March and was Lithuania's first freely elected parliament in 50 years.