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Legislative negotiators reach agreement on most issues
By JOHN HANNA, Associated Press Writer
April 26, 2002
(Updated Friday at 12:26 p.m.) House and Senate negotiators finished a compromise budget Friday, closing a deal worth more than $4.3 billion after senators reluctantly accepted a provision designed to shorten the 2003 legislative session and save $120,000.
Israel asks for delay in U.N. visit to Jenin refugee camp
By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writer
April 26, 2002
(Updated Friday at 11:55 a.m.) Israel asked the United Nations Friday to postpone the planned visit of a fact-finding team to the Jenin refugee camp, but Secretary-General Kofi Annan said there was no reason for delay.
Economy soars by 5.8 percent rate in first quarter
Commerce Department reports best showing since 1999
By JEANNINE AVERSA, Associated Press Writer
April 26, 2002
(Web Posted Friday at 8:32 a.m.) The economy, knocked down by last year’s recession and terror attacks, rocketed back in the first quarter at an annual growth rate of 5.8 percent.
Israelis seek out Palestinian militants in West Bank town
By GREG MYRE, Associated Press Writer
April 26, 2002
(Updated Friday at 8:22 a.m.) Israeli troops on Friday re-entered a West Bank town to grab several suspected militants, while eight Palestinian youths who walked out of the besieged Church of the Nativity were allowed to go home after a night in Israeli detention. A ninth teen-ager was kept in custody.
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April 26, 2002
By David Mitchell Don’t give up on Bill Whittemore just yet. Whittemore, a touted junior college transfer, has been hampered by a sore throwing arm this spring and junior Zach Dyer has emerged as Kansas University’s No. 1 quarterback heading into tonight’s spring game.
s actions in floodplain
April 26, 2002
By Joel Mathis John Craft wasn’t happy this week when his new neighbors at 11th Street and Haskell Avenue cut down a stand of cottonwood and elm trees on the floodplain property. Neither were city officials.
New team in doubles goes 2-0 for Lions
April 26, 2002
By Andy Samuelson Lawrence High tennis coach Dick Wedel is no dummy.
FSHS tennis dominates SM West
April 26, 2002
Free State won five of six single matches en route to a 7-2 rout of Shawnee Mission West in a high school boys tennis dual on Thursday.
s itinerary
April 26, 2002
By Karen Palermo Bledsoe Jeanette Stauffer is going to Costa Rica in search of justice. Almost a year after her daughter was slain there, Stauffer is returning today to Costa Rica, carrying her message that more must be done to bring Shannon Martin’s killer to justice.
Accident on U.S. 59 sends five to hospitals
April 26, 2002
By Mike Belt Five people were injured Thursday in a three-car collision south of Lawrence at a U.S. Highway 59 intersection well known for accidents. The collision left two people in critical condition at Kansas City-area hospitals.
Briefly
April 26, 2002
Government, Moussaoui will not discuss death penalty Trade center rebuilding costs could be lower than expected FBI warns of possible attacks on shopping centers, markets
Briefly
April 26, 2002
$616 million awarded to fight diseases Study: Crib death could be linked to infection EU Parliament urges U.S. to follow laws
Delbert H. Moncrief
April 26, 2002
Services for Delbert H. Moncrief, 74, Eudora, are pending and will be announced by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Mr. Moncrief died Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Area briefs
April 26, 2002
Vice chancellor among elite businesswomen Audubon fund-raiser seeks participants
O-South hammers Firebird baseball
April 26, 2002
By Levi Chronister Needing two runs to keep the run rule from prematurely ending its game with Olathe South on Thursday, Free State High’s baseball team put its first two batters on base in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Morris second in decathlon
April 26, 2002
Kansas University’s Andy Morris, competing in his first decathlon in nearly two years, finished second in the event at the Drake Relays on Thursday.
Maybe Davison should look in mirror
April 26, 2002
By Chuck Woodling If I could lead this column with a circular mug shot of Andrew Davison and a slanted line emblazoned across his face I would. It’s a picture that would speak volumes about Kansas University football past. As KU’s spring drills come to a close tonight, we can only hope first-year coach Mark Mangino has weeded Davison-like attitudes out of the program.
Gathering for Judys draws a crowd
April 26, 2002
By Mindie Paget In the words of Cary Grant: “Judy, Judy, Judy.” Plus, Judy, Judy and Judy.
Firebirds second, Lions third at FSHS meet
April 26, 2002
By Steve Rottinghaus A five-team girls swimming meet on Thursday at the Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center fit perfectly into Free State High senior Kelli Criswell’s spring schedule. “It was good timing because we had a week off and we have about a week to go for league, so we won’t be too tired and we got some competition in,” said Criswell, who won the 100 butterfly in a personal-best 1 minute, 2.77 seconds.
Day on the Hill finds ways to endure since its peak of a decade ago
April 26, 2002
By Jon Niccum Ten years ago this week, Kansas University’s Campanile hill was jam-packed. More than 10,000 people were camped behind Memorial Stadium, and not because of a sporting event or graduation ceremonies, but for a live music rarity. The biggest buzz-band in the world  Seattle’s Pearl Jam  was performing … and admission was free. A decade later, KU’s Day on the Hill is still thriving  and still being measured against that landmark episode.
Bankers watching KVCI case
April 26, 2002
By Dave Ranney Kansas bankers are questioning hefty bonuses paid to executives at Kansas Venture Capital Inc., a high-risk investment firm that once defined the state’s economic development efforts. “I think it’s safe to say there’s an interest in finding out what transpired,” said Jim Maag, executive director at the Kansas Bankers Assn.
6News video reports: Several people were injured in an accident on U.S. Highway 59
April 26, 2002
Kansas Highway Patrol troopers believe the accident could have been avoided.
Blake won’t face death penalty
By Linda Deutsch - AP Special Correspondent
April 26, 2002
Prosecutors won’t seek the death penalty against actor Robert Blake if he is convicted of murdering his wife, the district attorney’s office said Thursday.
Lucile M. Niedenthal
April 26, 2002
Al-Qaida captured ‘almost every day’
By Robert Burns - Associated Press Writer
April 26, 2002
American and allied forces in Afghanistan are capturing al-Qaida and Taliban fighters “almost every day, in small numbers,” Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Thursday.
QB Whittemore has ‘high expectations’
By David Mitchell
April 26, 2002
By David Mitchell Don’t give up on Bill Whittemore just yet. Whittemore, a touted junior college transfer, has been hampered by a sore throwing arm this spring and junior Zach Dyer has emerged as Kansas University’s No. 1 quarterback heading into tonight’s spring game.
Budget negotiators near final agreement
Lawmakers negotiate education spending
By John Hanna - Associated Press Writer
April 26, 2002
After hours of struggling, House and Senate negotiators reached agreement late Thursday night on most budget issues, only to see a dispute about funding for the 2003 legislative session prevent them from finishing their work. Three senators and three House members resolved differences between their chambers on education and social services spending, and they agreed to postpone a decision about transportation spending.
Band outlasts fans
By Michael Newman
April 26, 2002
By Michael Newman Before his death, the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia described Steve Kimock as his “favorite unknown guitar player.” Wednesday evening’s Liberty Hall performance by the Steve Kimock Band struck a blow against that unknown status.
A’s exercise Howe’s option
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
Art Howe hasn’t enjoyed this much job security since his first season managing the Oakland Athletics.
Answers, justice on mother’s itinerary
By Karen Palermo Bledsoe
April 26, 2002
By Karen Palermo Bledsoe Jeanette Stauffer is going to Costa Rica in search of justice. Almost a year after her daughter was slain there, Stauffer is returning today to Costa Rica, carrying her message that more must be done to bring Shannon Martin’s killer to justice.
Langston Hughes was inspiration
Claude Lewis
April 26, 2002
By Claude Lewis Philadelphia Inquirer One hundred years after his birth, black poet Langston Hughes’ popularity has never been higher. By now he is easily the most revered black poet America has produced. A descendant of abolitionists, Hughes not only was recognized as a major poet of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, but also found success as a fiction writer, author of children’s books, dramatist, journalist and librettist.
Bernard Lee Taylor
April 26, 2002
Services for Bernard Lee Taylor, 57, Baldwin, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church, Baldwin. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Baldwin. Mr. Taylor died Wednesday, April 24, 2002, in Overland Park after a construction accident.
Students get hands-on experience
April 26, 2002
By Chad Lawhorn Work  it’s all in the eye of the beholder. That seemed to be one of the lessons learned around Lawrence as part of the 10th annual Take Our Daughters to Work Day.
Three hoops recruits in this weekend
April 26, 2002
By Gary Bedore Two of the top high school junior guards in the country and one of the best big men will be on Kansas University’s campus for official men’s basketball recruiting visits this weekend. They are: David Padgett, 6-foot-11 from Reno, Nev.; Omar Wilkes, 6-2 from Los Angeles; and J.R. Giddens, 6-5 from Oklahoma City.
Area briefs
April 26, 2002
ROTC cadets in Lawrence for Best Ranger contest Sheriff’s Office receives federal prisoner grant New building for KANU nets $1.5 million in pledges KU governance announces new faculty representatives
Energy measure clears Senate
By H. Josef Hebert - Associated Press Writer
April 26, 2002
The Senate passed an energy bill Thursday that features tax breaks to conserve and produce energy and directs more use of ethanol, but rejects the Bush administration proposal to develop oil in an Arctic wildlife refuge. After sometimes bitter deliberations, the Senate approved the energy package 88-11. The vote sets up a showdown with the House, which last year passed an energy bill that focuses more on helping energy companies boost production, including drilling in the Alaska refuge.
Alabama law favors injection over electrocution for executions
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
Gov. Don Siegelman signed a law Thursday making lethal injection the primary method of execution in Alabama, leaving Nebraska as the only state exclusively using the electric chair.
Gathering for Judys draws a crowd
By Mindie Paget
April 26, 2002
By Mindie Paget In the words of Cary Grant: “Judy, Judy, Judy.” Plus, Judy, Judy and Judy.
Horoscopes
By Jacqueline Bigar
April 26, 2002
Martinez masterful
Red Sox avoid sweep, turn back Baltimore, 7-0
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
As far as the Baltimore Orioles are concerned, Pedro Martinez already is back to peak form.
Putting celibacy in its place
Ellen Goodman
April 26, 2002
By Ellen Goodman Washington Post Writers Group Ever since the scandal broke over Boston, I’ve had a refrain running through my head: “What’s celibacy got to do with it?”
Students get hands-on experience
By Chad Lawhorn
April 26, 2002
By Chad Lawhorn Work it’s all in the eye of the beholder. That seemed to be one of the lessons learned around Lawrence as part of the 10th annual Take Our Daughters to Work Day.
Text of Hensley’s letter to Praeger about redistricting
April 26, 2002
The following is the text of a letter concerning redistricting to State Sen. Sandy Praeger, R-Lawrence, from Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka.
Biologist launches research of ticks
April 26, 2002
By Mike Belt Most people go out of their way to avoid ticks. Not Greg Burg. He tries to find all he can. And Burg’s searches along the wooded trails at Dad Perry Park in west Lawrence have been growing more fruitful by the week.
Sound off
April 26, 2002
When is graduation at Kansas University? KU commencement will be May 19 at Memorial Stadium. It will begin at 2:30 p.m. with a procession of faculty and graduates on Memorial Drive, down Mount Oread and into the stadium. The ceremony should conclude by 4:15 p.m.
Births
April 26, 2002
John and Yukino Neiderhiser, Lawrence, a girl, Wednesday. Kelley and Ryan Murphy, Ottawa, a boy, Wednesday.
Jason W. Alldredge
April 26, 2002
Services for Jason W. Alldredge, 19, Lawrence, are pending and will be announced by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Mr. Alldredge died Wednesday, April 24, 2002, after a traffic accident in Laramie, Wyo.
Pierce pops jumper to sink Sixers
Former Jayhawk hits go-ahead three-pointer with 1:36 left in 93-85 win
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
Allen Iverson shook off the rust, but his Philadelphia 76ers couldn’t shake off Paul Pierce.
House overwhelmingly OKs overhaul of INS
By Jonathan Peterson - Los Angeles Times
April 26, 2002
Capping years of frustration, the House voted Thursday to overhaul the beleaguered Immigration and Naturalization Service, splitting up its law enforcement and service roles into separate bureaus within the Justice Department.
‘Bachelor’ spurns Miami Heat dancer, selects events planner from Chanute
Series ends without marriage proposal; couple first will live together
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
“The Bachelor” is still a bachelor.
Radio series draws anti-Semitic response
By Katherine Roth - Associated Press Writer
April 26, 2002
The Yiddish Radio Project, a 10-part series now airing on National Public Radio, was meant to be a sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking glimpse of an immigrant community at its peak.
Mangino’s style suits Duncan
KU running back applauds new coach’s discipline
By David Mitchell
April 26, 2002
By David Mitchell Count Reggie Duncan among those embracing the disciplined approach of first-year Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino. Yes, this is the same Reggie Duncan who in January spent a weekend in the Douglas County Jail as punishment for misdemeanor theft.
18 miles of danger
Scene all too familiar to KDOT
By Mark Fagan
April 26, 2002
By Mark Fagan State transportation officials didn’t need to hear about another accident on U.S. Highway 59 to know the rural highway between Lawrence and Ottawa rates among the most dangerous in Kansas. But a three-vehicle collision Thursday afternoon offered a dire but all-too-familiar reminder of why officials want to curb U.S. 59’s dangers by building a new $200 million freeway nearby.
Tyco plans to cut jobs, close plants
Company’s shares fall on layoff announcement
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
Tyco International Ltd. plans to close 24 factories and eliminate 7,100 jobs, primarily in its electronics and telecommunications businesses. The manufacturing and services conglomerate said Thursday it would hold on to its plastics division, which had been up for sale, and said it would spin off its CIT financial division. It also said it was scrapping a plan, announced in January, to break the company into four parts.
Local briefs
April 26, 2002
Baker unveils license plates Fans of Baker University now can show their pride on their license plates. The university’s alumni association on Thursday unveiled its new official state license tags, which provide scholarship money for students. The tags are similar to those offered by some state universities. Baker President Dan Lambert officially purchased the first license plate Thursday at the Douglas County Courthouse. Cindy Belot, Baker’s alumni director, said about 500 people had indicated they wanted to purchase the plates, which cost $48.50 initially, with a $40 annual fee required. For more information or to order a plate, contact Belot at (888) 781-2586 or at cindy.belot@bakeru.edu. ___________ Fatality: Lawrence teen killed in Wyoming car accident A Lawrence man who had just moved to Wyoming to go to school was killed Wednesday evening in a traffic accident. Jason W. Alldredge, 19, was partially ejected from a pickup truck as it overturned 18 miles east of Laramie, Albany County Undersheriff John Fanning said. The accident occurred about 6:30 p.m. on a dirt road in Medicine Bow National Park. Alldredge was a passenger in the truck driven by a Christopher Anderson, Clayton, Calif., Fanning said. Anderson was treated and released from a hospital. The accident is still under investigation. Alldredge’s parents, Stan and Sue Alldredge, Lawrence, were notified about midnight Wednesday by Lawrence Police, Stan Alldredge said. “He had just moved out there about a month ago to go to Wyoming Tech (Technical Institute),” Stan Alldredge said. Jason Alldredge, who was a 2001 graduate of Free State High School, had been planning to study hot rod restoration, Stan Alldredge said. ___________ Accident: Baldwin construction worker dies when knocked off roof Overland Park A construction worker was killed when a windblown piece of sheet metal knocked him off a roof, officials said. Bernard Taylor, 52, of Baldwin, died in the accident late Wednesday morning. His son and one other worker were treated at a hospital after being hit by flying debris. A group of six or seven men were installing a roof deck on a new one-story building in southern Overland Park when strong winds hit the construction site, said Jim Wilson, spokesman for the Overland Park Fire Department. Taylor died after falling about 20 feet. ___________ Arts: Epilepsy documentary piece filmed in Lawrence A film crew from Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday was in Lawrence to film part of a documentary about epilepsy research. The documentary, “Math, Medicine and the Mind,” is about Dr. Ivan Osorio’s research at Kansas University Medical Center. Osorio has developed a device that can detect the onset of an epileptic seizure and possibly prevent it from happening. The crew, from Inland Sea Productions, filmed the KU Symphony Orchestra performing a special piece designed to musically demonstrate the onset of a seizure. The piece, written by Kip Haaheim, assistant professor of music, and Deron McGee, associate professor of music, is based on the beginning of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40. Abnormal brain signals were represented by an oboe that plays a repeated dissonant note. Then other sections gradually begin playing repeated notes until the Mozart piece is no longer recognizable. ___________ Gasoline prices: Pump Patrol seeks best deal The Journal-World has found a gasoline price as low as $1.28 at Site Service Station, 23rd Street and Haskell Avenue. If you find a lower price, call us at 832-7154. Be prepared to leave the name and address of the business and the price. Or go to www.ljworld.com/section/gasoline to join our Pump Patrol message board.
Author disputes Galileo’s reputation as a heretic
By Mindie Paget
April 26, 2002
By Mindie Paget Renegade. Heretic. Enemy of the church.
Lieber keeps winning at Wrigley
Sosa blasts eighth home run in 2-1 triumph over Giants
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
Jon Lieber doesn’t care which way the wind blows at Wrigley Field.
s discipline
April 26, 2002
By David Mitchell Count Reggie Duncan among those embracing the disciplined approach of first-year Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino. Yes, this is the same Reggie Duncan who in January spent a weekend in the Douglas County Jail as punishment for misdemeanor theft.
Maddening freedom
April 26, 2002
J-W Editorials Painful, frustrating experiences lie ahead in the trials of alleged terrorists. The difficulty the United States will have in dealing legally with suspected terrorists is emphasized by the case of Zacarias Moussaoui. He has been transferred to Virginia for trial as the alleged 20th hijacker from the 9-11 attacks.
FSHS tennis dominates SM West
J-W Staff Report
April 26, 2002
Free State won five of six single matches en route to a 7-2 rout of Shawnee Mission West in a high school boys tennis dual on Thursday.
O-South hammers Firebird baseball
By Levi Chronister
April 26, 2002
By Levi Chronister Needing two runs to keep the run rule from prematurely ending its game with Olathe South on Thursday, Free State High’s baseball team put its first two batters on base in the bottom of the sixth inning.
White House negotiating mental health legislation
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
The White House is in serious discussions about legislation long opposed by many Republicans to guarantee that insurance for mental health disorders is as comprehensive as that offered for other illnesses.
Bankers watching KVCI case
By Dave Ranney
April 26, 2002
By Dave Ranney Kansas bankers are questioning hefty bonuses paid to executives at Kansas Venture Capital Inc., a high-risk investment firm that once defined the state’s economic development efforts. “I think it’s safe to say there’s an interest in finding out what transpired,” said Jim Maag, executive director at the Kansas Bankers Assn.
Praeger drawn into redistricting feud
By Scott Rothschild
April 26, 2002
By Scott Rothschild Senate Democratic Leader Anthony Hensley blamed Sen. Sandy Praeger, R-Lawrence, for the failure of a redistricting plan that would have kept Lawrence in the 3rd Congressional District, and he urged Praeger to make amends by taking on Republican leaders and having the plan reconsidered. “You owe more to the people of Douglas County who elected you to local and state office than you owe to the political hacks in Washington, D.C., who don’t give a damn about the people of Lawrence,” Hensley of Topeka said in a fiery 2 1/2-page letter sent this week to Praeger.
Briefs
April 26, 2002
Success of Twins, Expos ‘adds exciting dimension’ according to commish Orioles put Johnson on disabled list Hitchcock throws six strong innings Rockies reliever scuffles with Cincy cab driver
On the street
April 26, 2002
Asked on Massachusetts Street Would you appear on a reality television show?
Praeger drawn into redistricting feud
April 26, 2002
By Scott Rothschild Senate Democratic Leader Anthony Hensley blamed Sen. Sandy Praeger, R-Lawrence, for the failure of a redistricting plan that would have kept Lawrence in the 3rd Congressional District, and he urged Praeger to make amends by taking on Republican leaders and having the plan reconsidered. “You owe more to the people of Douglas County who elected you to local and state office than you owe to the political hacks in Washington, D.C., who don’t give a damn about the people of Lawrence,” Hensley of Topeka said in a fiery 2 1/2-page letter sent this week to Praeger.
Scene all too familiar to KDOT
April 26, 2002
By Mark Fagan State transportation officials didn’t need to hear about another accident on U.S. Highway 59 to know the rural highway between Lawrence and Ottawa rates among the most dangerous in Kansas. But a three-vehicle collision Thursday afternoon offered a dire but all-too-familiar reminder of why officials want to curb U.S. 59’s dangers by building a new $200 million freeway nearby.
Briefly
April 26, 2002
American taxpayers see record refunds Federal judge: Death penalty unconstitutional Traces of anthrax found at sorting facility Death penalty sought for murder suspect
Longest-serving professor honored
By Terry Rombeck
April 26, 2002
By Terry Rombeck He’s still known as Bullet Bob, even at age 73. Bob Umholtz has spent 49 years delivering lectures at lightning speed to Kansas University mechanical engineering students.
New team in doubles goes 2-0 for Lions
By Andy Samuelson
April 26, 2002
By Andy Samuelson Lawrence High tennis coach Dick Wedel is no dummy.
Casey’s headaches, worries are in past
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
The headaches and those depressing thoughts are gone. Sean Casey has completely recovered from a beaning that left him unconscious.
in battle for starting job, but coach taking notice
April 26, 2002
By Andy Samuelson It would be pretty easy to stereotype Kansas University’s Clark Green. As soon as the red-shirt freshman running back flips off his shimmering blue helmet, his hair is just there, spilling everywhere.
s reputation as a heretic
April 26, 2002
By Mindie Paget Renegade. Heretic. Enemy of the church.
Three hoops recruits in this weekend
By Jim Baker
April 26, 2002
By Gary Bedore Two of the top high school junior guards in the country and one of the best big men will be on Kansas University’s campus for official men’s basketball recruiting visits this weekend. They are: David Padgett, 6-foot-11 from Reno, Nev.; Omar Wilkes, 6-2 from Los Angeles; and J.R. Giddens, 6-5 from Oklahoma City.
Biologist launches research of ticks
By Geoff Harkness
April 26, 2002
By Mike Belt Most people go out of their way to avoid ticks. Not Greg Burg. He tries to find all he can. And Burg’s searches along the wooded trails at Dad Perry Park in west Lawrence have been growing more fruitful by the week.
Maybe Davison should look in mirror
By Gary Bedore
April 26, 2002
By Chuck Woodling If I could lead this column with a circular mug shot of Andrew Davison and a slanted line emblazoned across his face I would. It’s a picture that would speak volumes about Kansas University football past. As KU’s spring drills come to a close tonight, we can only hope first-year coach Mark Mangino has weeded Davison-like attitudes out of the program.
People
April 26, 2002
Psychiatric test out for Love Beach Boy lawsuit goes flat Once in a thousand years Dr. Dre faces privacy lawsuit
Paul B. Heyman
April 26, 2002
Services for Paul B. Heyman, 89, Ulysses, will be at 1:30 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church, Ulysses. Burial will be in Ulysses Cemetery. Mr. Heyman died Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Lucile M. Niedenthal
April 26, 2002
Services for Lucile M. Niedenthal, 84, Russell, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. John Lutheran Church, Russell. Burial will be in St. John Lutheran Cemetery, Russell. Mrs. Niedenthal died Monday, April 22, 2002, at Lakeview Village nursing center, Lenexa.
Bernard Lee Taylor
April 26, 2002
What’s Online - Spinning the Web returns
April 26, 2002
Michael Newman, World Online Arts and Entertainment Manager, talks about the return of his column, Spinning the Web. This week’s column will feature popular website Yahoo! and its recent marketing choices.
6Sports video reports: Firebirds are struggling
April 26, 2002
Free State’s baseball team lost to Olathe South, 13-3.
Co-defendant to testify against Williams
By Jeffrey Gold - Associated Press Writer
April 26, 2002
A former college basketball player will testify against Jayson Williams under a plea bargain in the case of a limousine driver shot to death inside the former NBA All-Star’s estate.
Beijing could claim half Yao’s earnings
By Martin Fackler - Associated Press Writer
April 26, 2002
China’s sensational 7-foot-5 center, Yao Ming, will have a big partner in his NBA career the Chinese government.
Free State soccer blanked
Olathe North ‘better team’ in 3-0 victory over Firebirds
By Doug Pacey
April 26, 2002
By Doug Pacey Olathe North goalkeeper Elizabeth Casey fiddled with her gloves and shifted her weight from one leg to the other and back again.
Eligibility rule changed
High school players could compete in college if not drafted
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
The NCAA has approved a measure that would allow high school athletes to enter the NBA Draft but still go to college without losing eligibility if they don’t sign with a team or an agent.
Doyle cards 66, tops Tradition
Kite, four others trail by one at major senior tournament
April 26, 2002
Allen Doyle, who turned pro at age 47 and has become one of the top players on the Senior PGA Tour, shot a 6-under-par 66 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Countrywide Tradition.
Nine Palestinians leave church
By Greg Myre - Associated Press Writer
April 26, 2002
Nine young Palestinians, wearing masks against the stench, emerged from the Church of the Nativity on Thursday carrying the rotting corpses of two Palestinian policemen in makeshift wooden coffins. It was a small breakthrough in the three-week standoff at one of Christianity’s holiest shrines, where 30 gunmen are among more than 200 Palestinians holed up and surrounded by Israeli troops.
Poet laureate Billy Collins to serve again
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
Billy Collins will serve a second one-year term as U.S. poet laureate, the Library of Congress announced Thursday.
Andersen seeks to reopen negotiations with Justice Department
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
Accounting firm Arthur Andersen, facing trial on a criminal obstruction charge related to the shredding of Enron Corp. documents, is renewing efforts to settle the case with the government.
Dozens injured in building explosion
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
A explosion rocked a 10-story commercial building Thursday, spraying glass and rubble across a quiet block and injuring up to 50 people, authorities said.
Fuller statement on abuse promised after meeting
By Maryclaire Dale - Associated Press Writer
April 26, 2002
U.S. cardinals returned from Rome Thursday to Catholics and Americans eager to hear about their two-day meeting with the pope over sex abuse scandals.
City powerless in tree removal
‘Hand slap’ only remedy for developer’s actions in floodplain
By Joel Mathis
April 26, 2002
By Joel Mathis John Craft wasn’t happy this week when his new neighbors at 11th Street and Haskell Avenue cut down a stand of cottonwood and elm trees on the floodplain property. Neither were city officials.
Jason W. Alldredge
April 26, 2002
Delbert H. Moncrief
April 26, 2002
Paul B. Heyman
April 26, 2002
On the record
April 26, 2002
Rebels find haven in northern Iraq
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
Islamic militants, including fighters who have trained in Osama bin Laden’s camps, have carved out a small safe haven in northern Iraq, where they are apparently arming and have carried out attacks, Kurdish officials said Thursday.
Pakistani prisoners set free
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
Afghanistan’s interim regime Thursday freed the first of hundreds of Pakistani prisoners locked away for months in cramped, squalid cells because they came to help the deposed Taliban regime fight a “holy war” against America.
Bush, Saudi prince bond in Texas
President gains pledge kingdom won’t use oil as weapon against U.S. policy
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
Despite differences, President Bush said he and Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia forged a personal bond Thursday in five hours of talks at the president’s Texas ranch and Abdullah promised not to “use oil as a weapon” to show Arab anger over U.S. support for Israel. The president’s upbeat assessment contrasted with Saudi complaints that his backing of Israel had damaged prospects for Mideast peace and threatened the United States’ 70-year alliance with the desert kingdom.
Accident on U.S. 59 sends five to hospitals
By Mike Belt
April 26, 2002
By Mike Belt Five people were injured Thursday in a three-car collision south of Lawrence at a U.S. Highway 59 intersection well known for accidents. The collision left two people in critical condition at Kansas City-area hospitals.
Running back Green quiet contender
Red-shirt freshman insists ‘everyone is equal’ in battle for starting job, but coach taking notice
By Andy Samuelson
April 26, 2002
By Andy Samuelson It would be pretty easy to stereotype Kansas University’s Clark Green. As soon as the red-shirt freshman running back flips off his shimmering blue helmet, his hair is just there, spilling everywhere.
Kinsey shines for Sam Houston
April 26, 2002
Kansas University transfer Mario Kinsey threw two touchdown passes as the Orange toppled the White, 20-9, in Sam Houston State’s spring football game last Saturday.
Firebirds second, Lions third at FSHS meet
By Steve Rottinghaus
April 26, 2002
By Steve Rottinghaus A five-team girls swimming meet on Thursday at the Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center fit perfectly into Free State High senior Kelli Criswell’s spring schedule. “It was good timing because we had a week off and we have about a week to go for league, so we won’t be too tired and we got some competition in,” said Criswell, who won the 100 butterfly in a personal-best 1 minute, 2.77 seconds.
Chiefs fans surprised by visits from Vermeil, players
Doug Tucker - Associated Press Sports Writer
April 26, 2002
The man in the crowded restaurant grabbed his cell phone and began dialing as quickly as his short, chubby fingers could punch the buttons. “Guess who just walked up to my table and introduced himself?” he said, practically shouting to be heard above the din. “Dick Vermeil! And he had Trent Green and Bobby Bell with him!”
Furniture-purchase ban backfires on legislators
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
Legislators thought they’d found a good way to save $6 million in the face of a budget shortfall: Prohibit state agencies from buying new office furniture for a year. The proposal slipped through both chambers quietly, included as a provision in their versions of a proposed budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
Top army commander surrenders to U.N. tribunal
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
Yugoslavia’s former army commander turned himself in to the U.N. war crimes tribunal Thursday, insisting he has “a clear conscience.”
Hostage’s father says group reneged
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
The father of a kidnapped American missionary Thursday accused the Muslim extremist Abu Sayyaf group of reneging on an agreement to free his son and daughter-in-law.
Arts notes
April 26, 2002
Tickets go on sale for state fair concerts Two-man show makes debut tonight Lawrence choir to join dancers for performance Waterville to present annual Victorian Days
‘Diagnosis Murder’ returns
Kevin McDonough
April 26, 2002
I have a confession to make one that could endanger my reputation as a critic. I secretly enjoy “Diagnosis Murder” mysteries. I know I’m supposed to scoff at their obvious plots, predictable pacing and sub-par acting. OK, let’s just call it bad acting. But, those are the very elements that make these old-fashioned television mysteries so irrationally irresistible. For me, watching TV movies based on the old “Diagnosis Murder” series is the video equivalent of slipping into an old pair of shoes. They’re not stylish, but they feel good. Before I know it, I am a paralyzed couch potato whose reptile brain has completely eclipsed my critical faculties. Yes, Dr. Sloane. Whatever you say …
Film Review - ‘Kissing Jessica Stein’
By Jon Niccum
April 26, 2002
By Jon Niccum The plight of the single girl has almost worn out its welcome. From the bouncy “Bridget Jones’s Diary” to television’s “Ally McBeal” (R.I.P.), the dating travails of a late 20s/early 30s career woman searching for Mr. Right has been about as topical as superheroes and terrorism.
Uphill battle
Day on the Hill finds ways to endure since its peak of a decade ago
By Jon Niccum
April 26, 2002
By Jon Niccum Ten years ago this week, Kansas University’s Campanile hill was jam-packed. More than 10,000 people were camped behind Memorial Stadium, and not because of a sporting event or graduation ceremonies, but for a live music rarity. The biggest buzz-band in the world Seattle’s Pearl Jam was performing … and admission was free. A decade later, KU’s Day on the Hill is still thriving and still being measured against that landmark episode.
Kansas’ Morris second in decathlon
J-W Staff Reports
April 26, 2002
Kansas University’s Andy Morris, competing in his first decathlon in nearly two years, finished second in the event at the Drake Relays on Thursday.
Winning Pirates losing fans
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
The Pittsburgh Pirates are off to a surprisingly strong start, but there’s something missing at PNC Park lots of fans.
Transsexual appeals case
Widow to ask Supreme Court to call her sex status valid
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
A transsexual whose marriage was ruled invalid by the state’s highest court will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to compel Kansas to recognize her as a woman, her lawyer said. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled last month that J’Noel Gardiner is still a man under state law.
Study minimizes racial profiling claims
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
Race was not an overriding factor in Wichita traffic stops, although blacks were stopped more often than other races, according to a study released Thursday. The study showed a higher number of blacks were stopped for speeding, traffic accidents and defective equipment than were whites, Asians, Hispanics and American Indians.
Gaffe amuses former first lady
Newspaper blooper inspires letter from Barbara Bush
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
It was a newspaper misquote simply too good for Barbara Bush to ignore. The former first lady was in El Dorado earlier this month to speak at the Butler County Community College.
Ironic term
April 26, 2002
Preparing for an unknowable threat
David Shribman
April 26, 2002
By David Shribman The Boston Globe Last fall, with anthrax in the mail and fear in the air, Tommy G. Thompson was under fire. Since then, he’s lighted a fire under the Department of Health and Human Services. The former Republican governor of Wisconsin was facing criticism that his agency did too little, acted too slowly and responded too awkwardly to a grave health crisis. In truth, the response inspired little confidence that the nation could react to a major biological or chemical attack. Even the disclosures meant to calm Americans’ fears the assurance, for example, that the federal government could have 40 million doses of smallpox vaccine delivered in three years’ time only heightened anxieties and confirmed the worst fears.
Maddening freedom
J-W Editorials
April 26, 2002
J-W Editorials Painful, frustrating experiences lie ahead in the trials of alleged terrorists. The difficulty the United States will have in dealing legally with suspected terrorists is emphasized by the case of Zacarias Moussaoui. He has been transferred to Virginia for trial as the alleged 20th hijacker from the 9-11 attacks.
Daily ticker
April 26, 2002
Briefcase
April 26, 2002
Philip Morris to change name to Altria Group Casino to make renovations Recession slows wages Organization taps president
SEC joins Wall Street inquiry
Questions mounting over analysts’ recommendations
The Associated Press
April 26, 2002
The Securities and Exchange Commission is launching a “formal inquiry” into conflicts of interests by Wall Street analysts, the SEC and New York Atty. Gen. Eliot Spitzer said Thursday. The inquiry will be conducted by the SEC, the New York Stock Exchange, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Spitzer, the North American Securities Administrators Assn. and several states.
Text of Praeger letter to Hensley about redistricting
April 26, 2002
The following is the text of a letter concerning congressional redistricting from State Sen. Sandy Praeger, R-Lawrence, to Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka.
Can U.S. enforce cloning ban?
By Jack Anderson and Douglas Cohn - United Feature Syndicate
April 26, 2002
By Jack Anderson and Douglas Cohn United Feature Syndicate The Senate soon will debate human cloning, a futuristic science with both enormous promise and frightening implications. Opponents conjure up images of babies cloned for spare parts and laboratory-made Frankensteins, while supporters envision a brave new world where patients with spinal-cord injuries walk again and illnesses such as cancer and diabetes are cured. The two sides will provide the public with a passionate exchange of views. Whether voters will come away enlightened is another matter.
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