THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
VOL.100, NO99
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAAS
THURSDAY, FEB. 22, 1990
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March to remember
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Members of Black Student Union march down Jayhawk Boulevard to commemorate the assassination and teachings of Malcolm X, a militant Black leader of the 1960s.
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Marchers mark death of Malcolm X
By Jonathan Plummer Kansan staff writer
Black students need to unite and learn about their heritage, speakers said at a march yesterday commemorating the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Black activist Malcolm X.
The march, sponsored by Black Student Union, went from the Kansas Union to the east side of Wescoe Hall. One of the marchers, who carried a bullhorn, told passbys of the march's purpose and read from Malcolm X's autobiography.
When the crowd of about 50 manners gathered beside Wesco, six of them spoke about Malcolm X, the black man who was the black in classes and other subjects.
John Lewis, Kansas City, Kan. junior, said Blacks needed to get information about their heritage on
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
heir own
"We need to stop going to classes hoping the truth will get fed to us," Lewis said. "We have to get it ourselves."
Yusef Harris, Kansas City, Kan,
freshman; echoed that theme.
"Our history has been taken away from us," Harris said. "What you have to do is to take it upon yourself
to get educated."
Harris said that white traditionally was defined as good and black as bad but that his studies in art told him differently.
"Black is everything absorbed," Harris said.
After the march, Stephanie Limon, Kansas City, Kan., sophomore, said the Western Civilization program lacked Black perspectives.
"I don't think the University does all it should on Black history," Limon said.
Many of the opinions voiced were similar to the ones voiced by Malcolm X, whose speeches encouraged self-pride among Blacks.
Many times he was accused of opposing integration or supporting separatism, a charge that Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X's widow, denied when she spoke at KU on Friday.
Police presence at gathering not unusual, lieutenant says
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When demonstrations or marches occur on campus, KU police usually send at least one officer to monitor the event, Lt. John Mullens said.
KU police yesterday monitored a noon march of about 50 students who went from the Kansas Union to Wescoe Hall. Marchers commemorated the death of Malcolm Owens, who was assassinated Feb. 21, 1965.
Mullens said one uniformed officer, two plain-clothed officers and two police cars were at the scene
to help with traffic control and to make sure the event ran smoothly.
Ardra Tippet, St. Louis senior, said she was concerned about the presence of police officers at the march.
"It doesn't make a difference what group it is. We've always been there," he said.
She said she thought police had been present at Black-related events more than other events.
Mullens disagreed.
Abortion bills sent without approval
By Rod Griffin
Kansan staff writer
TOPEKA - Committee action on three abortion bills ended yesterday when the House Federal and State Affairs Committee sent them to the floor with unfavorable recommendations.
The committee heard testimony Monday and Tuesday on two parental notification bills, one introduced by Gov. Mike Hayden, the other by State Rep. Arte Lucas, R-Highland.
Hayden's bill required that one parent be notified before a girl younger than 16 could get an abortion. The bill required both parents to be notified.
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Hayden's bill included a by-pass provision that allowed the courts to waive notification.
Pro-choice activists opposed any parental consent bill. Anti-b abortion activists opposed the judicial by-pass provision.
The third bill would have required parental consent before an abortion could be performed.
Lucas vowed not to give up.
"We will do our best to pull something out on the House floor," Lucas said. "It's never over."
Pat Goodson, representative of Kansas Right to Life, accused the committee of rafloading the bills.
"We're certainly disappointed but not surprised," she said.
Peggy Jarmar, a representative of Women's Health Care Services, said pro-choice groups also were not surprised by the committee's action.
"The bottom line is you cannot legislate family communication," she said. "And that is what this committee recognized, and that is why the vote came out the way it did."
Jarman said her group would not oppose all legislation restricting abortion.
Hershberger found guilty of fraud
Jury convicts Wichita oilman on 25 charges, acquits him of six
By Buck Taylor Kansan staff writer
TOPEKA - A federal jury yesterday found Wichita oilman and KU graduate James W. Hershberger guilty on 25 of 37 fraud-related charges. The jury delivered its verdict after six days of deliberations.
Prosecutors said the charges were in connection with a scheme to defraud investors and banking institutions.
The jury, however, acquitted Hershberger on six other counts related to operations of his now-defunct oil company, Petroleum Energy Inc. The jury did not reach a decision on the remaining six cases.
The charges stem from Oct. 5, 1989, indictments handed down by a federal grand jury in Topeka after a year of hearing testimony about Hershberger's dealings and those of
his business associates.
Hershberger, a 1963 graduate, was an avid athlete at the University of Kansas. He was a member of both the track and cross country teams and donated $125,000 in 1969 to build
Hersberger's attorney, Thomas Haney, said the defendant and his wife Sally were devastated by the verdict.
'This is a client who has done wonderful things for his community and this state, so that makes it doubly tough. We're very disappointed. We're still in a state of shock.'
— Thomas Haney defense attorney
"This is a client who has done wonderful things for his community and this state." Haney said, "so that makes it doubly tough. We're very disappointed. We're still in a state of shock."
Robert Timmons, former KU track coach and friend of Hershberger, said he was sorry to hear about the guilty verdicts.
Haney said he had not yet discussed with his client whether to appeal the verdict.
the track inside Memorial Stadium,
which is named for him.
"He's a good friend, and I hated to see this happen," Timmons said. "The prayers of my wife and I will be
with him."
Timmons, who has known Hershberger since he coached him at Wichita East High School, said schoolships and championship rings were among many gifts Hershberger donated to KU athletics.
The trial, which began Jan. 8 in U.S. District Court, included five weeks of testimony from 71 witnesses. The jury received the case Feb. 12.
In his closing arguments, assistant U.S. attorney Richard Hathaway reiterated government charges that Hershberger had defrauded banks and investors by a variety of schemes, including charging investors to steal their own oil.
Hathaway said the verdict was in accordance with the testimony and was an appropriate outcome. The verdict verifies will be studied, he says.
The Associated Press contributed information to this story.
Consumer price index shows increase
Analysts said that last month's 1.1 percent surge overstated the pace of inflation and that price increases should moderate in the following months. There was concern, however, about higher prices posted for items outside the food and fuel categories.
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Retail prices made their steepest jump in $7/12 years last month as consumers suffered from the left-over effects of December's high food and fuel costs, the government said yesterday.
The Labor Department said the increase in its seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index was the largest since a 1.1 percent gain in June 1982. The department said that 60 percent of the January increase came in food and energy prices.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress on Tuesday that a reversal of the horrendous January consumer price rise was under way but added that inflationary pressures remained too high and indicated the Fed would continue its tight-credit and high-interest policies.
The frigid weather a month earlier drove down fuel stocks and damaged fresh fruits and vegetables, driving prices up.
Analysts said food and energy prices should ease by March.
Nevertheless, there was concern that the so-called core inflation — prices excluding the volatile food
and energy sectors — rose 0.5 percent last month, double December's increase and the rise in 0.5 percent last year in January 1989.
Federal Reserve Chairman Aian Greenspan told Congress on Tuesday that a reversal of the horrendous January consumer price rise was under way but added that inflationary pressures remained too
high and indicated that the Fed would continue its tight-credit and high-interest policies.
Greenspan also said the Fed had lowered its overall inflation estimate for 1990 to 4 to 4.5 percent, down from a June forecast of 4.5 to 5 percent. The Bush administration is forecasting a 4.1 percent inflation rate.
Overall, food prices advanced 1.8 percent while energy costs increased 5.1 percent, including a record 26.3 percent rise for fuel oil. Gasoline prices rose 7.7 percent, while natural gas and electricity costs combined increased 0.3 percent
Prices of fruits and vegetables also posted a record increase in January, up 10.2 percent. Tomato prices rose 75.8 percent.
Raitt makes comeback by earning 4 Grammys
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Bonnie Raitt, a whiskey-voiced redhead whom fame eluded in a tough, 20-year career, soared to a stunning comeback last night with four tota Grammy awards.
Her "Nick of Time" record was named album of the year and won her top female pop and rock vocalist honors. She also shared the traditional blues Grammy with John Mccoy and Moore Moor track on Hooker's "The Healer" LP.
"This means so much for the kind of music I do, and means those of us who do rhythm and blues are going to get a chance again," Raitt, a fourtime nominee during her career, told the 32nd annual Grammy Awards show audience.
Her previous album, "Whine Lives," was ignored by critics and her record label, which refused to release it on compact disc.
The 1980s were difficult years for Raitt, 40, who switched record labels and fought drug and alcohol abuse. "Nick of Time" chronicles her doubts about love and growing older.
The daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt ("Carousel," "Oklahoma") and his wife and piano accompaniist, Marjorie Haydock, Raitt taught herself to play guitar at the age of 13.
Her early influences included bluesman Junior Wells, who played on her first album, "Bonnie Raitt," in 1971.
On her recent concert tour, which played to packed houses across the country, she told audiences that vanity had led to herrebirth as an artist.
Three years ago, she began psychotherapy and a year later she joined Alcoholics Anonymous.
One of her best known singles was her 1977 cover of the late Del Shannon's "Runaway." In the interim, her work had been uneven as she fought drug and alcohol abuse.
"I was going to make an album
Record of the year
The year
"Wind Beneath My Wings "
Bette Midler
Album of the year
"Nick of Time"
Bonnie Ratt
Song of the year
"Wind Beneath My Wings"
Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar
New artist
Mill Vanilli
Female pop vocal
"Nick of Time"
Bonnie Ratt
Male pop vocal
"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You?"
Michael Bolton
Group pop vocal
"Don't Know Much"
Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville
Pop instrumental
"Healing Chant"
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with Prince." she said in 1988.
"It's one thing to go on stage if you're a little chunky, it's another to make a video with a guy who's known for looking like an astronaut weight, which you can't do if you're drinking all the time."