University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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Souter joins Supreme Court as the 105th justice Ten weeks after President Bush nominated a little-known New Hampshire judge for the U.S. Supreme Court, the Senate voted overwhelmingly, 90-9, to confirm David H. Souter. The balloting came after nearly four hours of speeches on the Senate floor in which supporters said they were confident Souter would preserve fundamen- tal constitutional values, while opponents said too much was not known about his positions on critical issues like abortion. In a brief ceremony in the crowded courtroom, Souter, 51, was administered the judicial oath of office by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and almost imme- diately got to work on hearing high court arguments with his eight new colleagues. Souter joins the court at a pivotal time in its history. The Associated Press vai Red October: a complete sweep of the A ' s The Cincinnati Reds be- came baseball ' s champions October 20. The Reds completed their World Series domination of the Oakland A ' s with a 2-1 victory, giving Cincinnati four straight victories in the best- of-seven series. Bunting? That turned out to be the difference, paving the way for the Red ' s game- : winning two-run rally in the eigth inning. The Associated Pres Kansas ' surprises K-State The play that preserved the Jayhawks ' victory came with 4 minutes, 23 seconds remaining. Kansas, which had squandered a 17-point lead early in the fourth quarter and was clinging to a 27-24 advantage, had a third down and 2from its 32. The arm of a kicker, Dan Eichloff, and the legs of a quarterback, Chip Hilleary, helped Kansas defeat Kansas State 27-24 Saturday, Oct. 27. Eichloff s wind-aided 58-yard field goal in the fourth quarter provided the winning points for the Jayhawks, but his 30-yardpass on a fake punt in the first quarter set an early tone and buried the Wildcats in a hole. Kansas quarterback Hilleary passed for ' Doonesbury ' -- two decades of controversy ' Doonesbury ' began in 29 news- papers on October 26, 1970. With controversy so much a part of the Doonesbury tradition, Uni- versal Press prepared a 20th anni- versary commemorative booklet filled with the more memorable Doonesbury flareups through the years. Twenty years ago, few envi- sioned such urgency about the strip. U.S. troops leave for Middle East As of mid-October, more than 200,000 U.S. troops had been deployed to Saudi Arabia, Pentagon sources said. They are preparing to defend the desert kingdom from a possible Iraqi attack. Iraq has about 430,000 men in Kuwait and Southern Iraq, according to the Pentagon. Among the latest forces to arrive in Saudi Arabia are elements of the 1st Cavalry Division, which includes a brigade of the 2nd Armored Division, from Fort Hood, TX. The soldiers are being flown on commercial jetliners, meet- ing up with their roughly 300 Mi-Abrams tanks and other equipment shipped from their bases several weeks prior. 25

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Separate states no more - Germany reunified Forty-five years after it was carved up in defeat and disgrace, Germany was reunited Wednesday, October 3, to the sound of bells, national hymns, and the jubilant blare of good old German oom-pah-pah. At midnight Tuesday, a copy of the American Liberty Bell, a gift from the United States at the height of the Cold War, tolled from Town Hall. At the same time, the black, red and gold banner of the Federal Republic of Germany rose slowly before the Reichstag, the scarred seat of past German parliaments. With that, a throng estimated atl milion broke into the German national anthem beginning a nightlong nationwide celebration of music and fireworks. Sc Gorbachev wins Nobel Peace Prize President Mikhail S. Gorbachev of the Soviet Union was named the 1990 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize on Monday, October 15, in recognition of his initiatives in promotionof international peace, including championing political change in Eastern Europe and helping to end the Cold War. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the 50-year-old Soviet leader, the first commu- nist head of state to receive the Peace Prize, was being recognized because of his leading role in the peace process which today characterizes important parts of the international community. It was the first Peace Prize awarded to an American or Soviet chief executive since U.S. President Woodrow Wilson won it in 1919. The award consists of a diploma and gold medal and a cash prize of 4 million Swedish crowns, worth about $710,000. 24 Or: - Leonard Bernstein, flamboyant maestro, dies at the age of 7a Leonard Bernstein, the Renaissance man of music who excelled as pianist, composer, conductor and teacher and was, as well, the flamboyant ringmaster of his own non-stop circus, died Sunday in New York. He was 72. Bernstein, known and beloved by the world as Lenny, died in the presence of his physician, Kevin M. Cahill, who said that the cause of death was sudden cardiac arrest caused by progressive lung failure. The con- ductor had announced Tuesday that he would retire, on the advice of Cahill. In recent months, Bern- stein canceled performances with increasing frequency. His last conducting appearance was at Tanglewood, Mass., on Au- gust 19 -

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Budig says he ' ll stay with KU Grissom gets four life terms University of Kansas Chancellor Gene A. Budig apparently withdrew his name from consid- eration for the presidency of the University of Nebraska less than a day after his interview with the Nebraska Board of Regents on November 12. In a written statement, Budig said he could not leave KU until he finished dealing with a series of significant matters which will impact KU ' s long- term future. Budig, who has been KU ' s chancellor since 1981 , did not specify what those significant mat- ters were or when they might be completed. Mill! Vanilli outside, not inside Milli Vanilli, the funky dreadlocked dance pop duo who won a Grammy award as best new artist of 1989 for their debut album Girl You Know It ' s True, didn ' t sing a note on it group member Rob Pilatus confessed. The album which had sold 7 million copies and made Pilatus and Fab Morvan international stars, was recorded entirely by others. The disclosure was initially made in Munich a day earlier by Milli Vanilli ' s German producer, Frank Farian, after he fired the performers because they insisted on actually singing on a planned follow-up album. Finney defeats incumbent Hayden Joan Finney, who once confided she believed she was destined to become the first woman gover- nor of Kansas, has realized her dream. The one-time Republican who became a democrat 16 years ago to run successfully for state treasurer, captured the governorship Tuesday by proving the pollsters and pundits wrong. She defeated incumbent GOP Gov. Mike Hayden by nearly 48,000 votes, garnering 49 per- cent of the vote to Hayden ' s 42 percent and inde- pendent candidate Christina Campbell-Cline ' s 9 percent. Mrs. Finney told Democrats and supporters at a post-election celebration she was absolutely honored to be the state ' s first woman governor. 26 Richard Grissom Jr., was sentenced No- vember 20 to four consecutive life prison terms and must serve at least 1 05 years before being considered for parole. Three of the terms are for the murder of three Johnson County women, and the other is for the kidnapping of one of the women. Johnson County District Judge William Gray also sentenced Grissom to an additional 90 to 360 years - the masimum possible under Kansas Law - and urged him to ponder the pain he has caused the victims ' families. Among the courtroom spectators were 13 of the jurors and alternated who found grissom guilty earlier this month of k illling Christina Rusch, Theresa Brown, and Joan Butler. Grissom stood motionless with eyes downcast and hands folded in front of him as Gray imposed sentence. United Way drive reaches its target The 1990 Heart of America United Way, fie: Campaign raised $32.5 million, surpassing its total of last year by nearly 1 percent and meeting its goal for r: this year. General campaign Chairman Jack Knuth an- .... nounced the total Thursday, November 8, at a gather- j ing for about 500 volunteers at Beth Shalom Congre- gaion. The nation ' s economic worries made the effort all the more praiseworthy, he said. Three women win governor in the nation Jubilant feminists say Ann Richards ' triumph) in the hard-fought Texas gubernatiorial race shatters?; a glass ceiling for women candidates. Joan Finney captured the governor ' s mansion in Kansas and Barbara Robertss triumphed in Ore- gon ' s statehouse race. But Diane Feinstein trailed ini California and women went down to a string of sena- torial defeats. Ikei