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Volume CX, Number 9
University of Southern California
Friday, September 15, 1989
In Brief
Sammy Davis Jr. to begin treatment for throat cancer
Entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. has been diagnosed with throat cancer and will begin radiation therapy next week, according to a statement issued by his publicist Thursday.
An abnormality was detected during Davis’ annual medical examination recently, and was subsequently diagnosed by Dr. Joseph Sugerman as a carcinoma of the throat, said Arnold Lipsman, a Davis spokesman.
Davis, 63, is expected to complete his current engagement Sunday at Harrah’s Tahoe hotel and casino Sunday, but he will not appear with Frank Sinatra and Liza Minelli in concerts scheduled for October in Toronto, the Washington, D.C. area and Charlotte, N.C.
Nation: Employee kills at least seven in plant
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A printing-company employee blazed away with an assault rifle as he went from floor to floor of the plant today, killing at least seven people and wounding 12 before taking his own life, police said.
"It looks like a battle zone ... with the blood and the people involved there,” Mayor Jerry Abramson said after touring the three-story building adjacent to the Courier-Journal newspaper offices. Two victims were found during the mayors tour.
“We also found a fellow sitting in a comer who was just shuddering in fear,” Abramson said. ‘‘He hadn’t been shot, but he was in shock.”
World: East Germans escalate emigration
BUDAPEST, Hungary — East Germans made a last-minute dash for the border Thursday, with more , than 100 persons an hour reported crossing into Austria, in fear that the Iron Curtain’s hole to the West might close again soon.
Hungarian authorities said they will not stop the exodus, which has prompted East Germans in Poland and Czechoslovakia to seek refuge in West German embassies in hope that they too will go to the West.
From the Associated Press
Index
Viewpoint		•4
Komix			 6
Security Roundup			 6
Sports			 9
Arts & Entertainment			 20
Tower of Power
David Milhous / Dally Trojan
The courtyard of the Von KleinSmid Center has been a setting for a number of films, including "The Graduate.”
Car hits student crossing street
Brake failure cited as cause
By Michael Utley
Staff Writer
A university student was struck by a car and knocked unconscious Thursday morning while crossing Jefferson Boulevard near the Shrine Auditorium, officials said.
Kimberly Ito, a junior majoring in business, was treated at County-USC Medical Center and released at 4:18 p.m., hospital officials said.
The car, a blue Datsun, was traveling east along the 600 block of Jefferson Boulevard when Ito stepped into the crosswalk, said Sgt. Ed Hall of University Security.
Another car had stopped to let Ito pass, but the Datsun continued through the crosswalk, striking her and knocking her unconscious.
Ito sustained a fractured shoulder, a concussion, and cuts and bruises, said Jeane Fry, assistant to the vice president of student affairs, who spoke with Ito's mother Thursday afternoon.
"She's talking and answering (doctors') questions now," said Kathy Rubio, a charge nurse at County-USC. "But we're still taking X-rays, and we won't know much else until later."
"People just drive along Jefferson and don't pay any attention to the crossing students," said Lt. Dave Ritch of University Security.
Last March, a station wagon sped through a red light at the intersection of Jefferson and Hoover Street, striking two bicyclists, one pedestrian, and an RTD bus that was waiting in the intersection to make a left turn.
One student fractured her leg, and the middle toe on her right foot was amputated. Another student broke his ankle, while a third student received cuts and bruises to both legs, his right elbow, and the back of his head.
Police later determined that brake failure had been the cause of the accident.
Students take gang shoot-out in stride
Security chief warns off-campus residents to maintain awareness
By Joseph Carlucci
Staff Writer
In the days following a shootout near Adams Boulevard and Severance Street between suspected gang members and Rapid Transit District police, students living nearby appear to have taken the incident in stride.
But Chief Steven Ward of University Security warned students Thursday not to let their guard down.
"Gangs normally fight with other gangs and don't mess with the general
population," Ward said. "The problem with students is to help them avoid becoming entangled in the crossfire of such situations. Our major concern is to get them to be alert as possible."
Students living off-campus said they are used to the crime situation and know how to best avoid confrontations.
"It's typical of Los Angeles," said Jay Brown, a resident of Kerckhoff Apartments. "I don't have a problem living here."
Students said they employ a variety of methods to avoid conflicts.
"We only go out in groups at night. You'd have to be crazy to go out alone here," said Brian Tokubo, another Kerckhoff resident.
Though crime is a fact of life for most
off-campus residents, one student made it clear that they don't have to like it.
"I think it sucks that we have to live so close to crime. All you can do is lock your doors and windows," said Chris McComb, a resident of Founders Apartments.
Even residents who heard the shots were not phased.
"I could've sworn I heard something, but I just brushed it off," said Laura Mae-shiro, a resident of Hillview Apartments. "I don't have a choice. This is the only place I can live."
Most students acknowledge gang problems as just another element for the USC student to deal with.
"I don't see too many gangs, but if you (See Violence, page 13)
Medical Aid
New emphysema therapies expected from ongoing study
By James Merante
Staff Writer
The painful gasping and wheezing suffered by those stricken with emphysema may soon be alleviated, thanks to new therapies expected to stem from a university physiologist's study.
"Emphysema is a very serious debilitating disease," said Gary Siek, who released his findings Thursday. "There have been ongoing studies for
the past eight or nine years."
Emphysema decreases the supply of oxygen to the blood, which in turn starves the muscles and the brain. One of the muscles weakened by the deficiency is the diaphragm, which at the same time is working to try to draw in more oxygen.
"This is a visdous circle," Siek said.
"The study will help to develop better therapies for patients, and, as a result, a better quality of life," he said.
"Emphysema is a twofold problem. First, it's hard to inflate the lungs properly and to full capacity. Second, the diffusion of oxygen in the blood is impaired," Siek said.
"The condition is similar to jogging. The exercise builds endurance and you're out of breath, but with jogging you can stop and regulate the exercise. Emphysema is like a 24-hour exercise in endurance," he said.
(See Emphysema, page 8)