Foreign relations
Paraguay ambassador to visit Lawrence
Paraguay's ambassador to the United States will visit Lawrence to meet with an organization dedicated to improving relations between her country and Kansas.
Leila Rachid de Cowles will participate on March 10 in the annual meeting of Kansas/Paraguay Partners, to be at the Ramada Inn, 2222 W. Sixth. The meeting will feature a panel discussion on the newly created Department of Family Medicine at Paraguay National University, which was a joint effort between the Kansas University Medical Center and the Medical School of the Paraguay National University in Asuncion.
During her stay in Kansas, Rachid de Cowles also will meet with Gov. Bill Graves and with representatives of the World Trade Center in Kansas City, Mo., and the Kansas Trade Development Commission in Topeka.
Entertainment
Rock Chalk Revue to open this week
Kansas University's 52nd Rock Chalk Revue, which benefits the United Way of Douglas County, will open this week.
The theme for this year's revue is "For the Record." Pairs of student living organizations that will be performing original pieces to this theme are: Chi Omega and Sigma Phi Epsilon; Gamma Phi Beta and Beta Theta Pi; Kappa Delta and Sigma Nu; Pi Beta Phi and Phi Delta Theta; and Delta Delta Delta and Phi Gamma Delta.
The revue generated more than $34,000 and thousands of hours of community service for the United Way last year.
Performances will be at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at the Lied Center.
Tickets are available through Student Union Activities by calling 864-3477.
Ottawa
Authorities investigating credit union burglary
Ottawa Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are investigating a burglary and theft that occurred overnight Friday at Midwest Regional Credit Union, 1602 S. Main St.
Someone broke through a rear door to gain entry to the business, Police Capt. Ron Puterbaugh said. An undetermined amount of money was then taken from a safe, he said. He declined to say how the safe was opened.
The burglary and theft were discovered by an employee about 8 a.m. Saturday, Puterbaugh said. A dye pack attached to some of the money exploded and would have marked some of the bills with red dye, he said.
Investigators are reviewing a security video tape to see if they can identify a suspect, Puterbaugh said. FBI agents from Topeka are assisting with the investigation because the credit union is federally insured, Puterbaugh said.
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