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)Iol. XCI. No. 62

ntucky Kernel

thverelty of Kentucky. Lexington. Kentucky

W1894

an wants theater back

By JODI WHITAKER
Staff Writer

More than a month after the Ken-
tucky Theatre closed due to fire
damage, management and fans of
the theater are having to play the
waiting game until the Kentucky re-
opens.

One fan of the Kentucky, Wade
Crabb. decided he didn't want to
wait any longer.

Wade formed the “Friends of the
Kentucky.“ an organization bemoan-
ing the lack of quality movies in
Lexington since the Kentucky
Theatre closed.

Crabb has gotten together a peti-
tion which he says will be a “chance
for patrons to express their pleasure
of the Kentucky and encourage the
restoration of the Kentucky as soon
as possible.“

The petition. which is being
mailed to the main office of the Ken-
tucky Theatre in Louisville, states
that "we the undersigned patrons of
the Kentucky Theatre wish to ex-
press to the owners of the Kentucky

Theatre our appreciation for the out-
standing program of films which has
been offered here in Lexington.

“Your excellent management has
helped make this historic landmark
into one of our most cherished local
institutions. We are distressed by
the recent fire and damage to the
Kentucky building. It is our hope
that you will be able to quickly re-
store the theater and open again to
the public as soon as possible.“

Crabb became concerned with the
process of restoring the Kentucky
when he noticed there wasn't as
much activity going on at the the-
ater initially after the fire.

Most of the damage done to the
Kentucky was caused by smoke and
water. A thick layer of soot remains
on the floors throughout the Ken-
tucky, and the amount of work that
will have to be done to get the the-
ater back in shape is obvious.

Fred Mills. manager of the Ken-
tucky Theatre. said that besides the
carpet having to be replaced and the
floors having to be cleaned. all the
walls will have to be washed, sealed
and repainted.

All the machines in the concession
area will have to be taken apart and
cleaned and the seats in the audito-
rium will have to be re-upholstered
or replaced as Mills said he isn’t
sure that they can be cleaned.

The screen in the main theater,
Lexington’s largest, was destroyed
by the fire and will have to be re-
placed along with the screen in Mov-
ies On Main, the adjoining theater.

Complete reconstruction will have
to be done to the men's restroom
and the offices which were com-
pletely destroyed by fire. Mills said.

Petitions are being circulated at
businesses around Lexington includ-
ing Cut Corner Records. Every-
body‘s Natural Food & Deli. Sqecial
Media. Bear's Wax Record Ex-
change. Joe Bologna‘s on W. Max-
well, Kinko‘s Copies, Stuffem‘s Inc.
and Lynaugh‘s Pub.

“We need to let the management
know that we support them.“ said
Crabb. who moved into the down—
town Lexington area to be within
walking distance of the Kentucky.

Crabb has also gone door-to-door
with petitions, receiving a lot of sup-

 

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JARS ”DORE/Kernel Contributor

Most of the damage done

port irom the community.

Mills says it's just going to be a
"time-consuming process" to get all
the restoration to the Kentucky com-
pleted, and they are just waiting on
the insurance company to settle the
claim.

"I know tthe public‘s) feeling and

what the theater means to them. It
makes me feel good. They don't re-
alize how much something means to
them until they lose it Mills said.

“The waiting is the hard part. and

Tuesday. November 10, 1987

MARK ZEROF Kp'nel Start

to the Kentucky Theatre was mostly smoke-and-water damage.

we've really messed up lots oi peo-
ple‘s social lite." .\lills said

Mills said that he was asked to go
to see a movie with some lriends but
declined.

“I'll wait lor the Kentucky to re-
open." he said

Peace Corps taking applications

By BETH PENNlClt
Staff Writer

The Peace (‘orps is now taking a;-
plications for “(loing Global." a pro
gram giving undergraduates the op
portunii) to experience a culture
other than their own

The Peace (forps is oii'cring an ex»
cellent chance ioi- undergraduate
students to work in a third world
country for one semester

This is a good time to decide it
this is the type oi environment the}
«students: want to work in. said
Frank llutchiiis oi International Ale
fairs

Peace Corps is providing jobs in
countries such as Togo. Nepal. Swa
ziland. li'iji and many more.

llutchins said that l'K will pi‘oi ltit'
between $600 to $2000 dollars to

cover flights and some country c\
penses depending on what coiiiitt‘}
you are sent to.

The Peace t‘orps has changed
quite a bit. It has new programs and
is taking more people than it titli lit
the past. said llutciiins

“Dedication is what
said llutchins

we want.“

"Nominations arc made on certain
criteria." said llutcliins The “hole
application is examined. Language
skills. interest in the third world, a
good grade point average and volun
tccr experience is some oi what is
looked tor

Two students w ill be selected iroiii
(”K and sent to Washington 111‘.

where a linal selection \\lii tic made
ii‘om all universities [Hir'lt‘ipilitllfl ‘.\
L’l'ttltp oi Llit students will remove the
iirst internships

Students who participate in Peace
t‘oi'ps gain t'xpt'l'lt‘ltt't' lli _lt)ii.\ that
deal with computers. rcscarcli oi so
cial and economic conditions. teat-h
ing and general il'illlllllil oi Peace
i‘orps int-mixers tion. 1hr host coun
tries

Jobs last limit to to it \\t‘t‘i\> and
\til‘Vit'tittit‘otttili‘} torconntri

Students get the (llilltll‘lllllli) to
look at their owri coiirztrjt as com
pared to a third world t'olttttl‘} and
in the process iorin iii-w perspoc
ti\cs. said llutchins

.-\n\‘ iiiideicraduatc
tilt‘hilll) an application at room _’to
or 3H ot Hindi} Hall \H applica
tionsai'cdui-t-i \o\ it.

>illtlt'lti t.”

Unlikely source helps station

By .l.\\'lfi REEH‘II:
Stall Writer

Electric Factory (‘onccrts donated
$1.300 worth oi wood platiorms to
Radio Free Lexington that were
originally constructed for the Pink
Floyd concert in Lexington‘s Rupp
Arena Sunday night. said RFL pro—
gram director Mark Beaty

"The lumber was a generous
goodwill donation on the part of
EF('. it shows tconcct‘li promoters
can promote more than concerts.
They also care about people and
support upcoming music.” said
Kakie l'rch. secretary treasurer of
RFL.

Phil Sid. part-owner and promoter
representative oi EFF. actually
gave the wood constructed as plat-
forms to RFL. ['rch said.

At the concert. EFt‘ was placing
platiorms for sound and light equip-
ment in the lower-arena seating
area. However. the angle was incor-
rect. so they couldn‘t use the cus-
tomcut platforms. said David
Reuss. production manager at the
EFF.

MARK BEATY

The El-‘(' are concert promoters
from Philadelphia who promote am
rock n‘ roll music. lteuss said. '

Urch. who was working at the con»
cert. approached Payne and told
him about the current struggles ol
RFL.

She then asked him tor the plate
forms because rir‘t‘ was not going to
use them. l’rch said

The brand new wood oi high qual
it} will proiidi- material for most oi
the air and production studio cab

inets and counters tor equipment
like turntables and inning boards.
Bcatysaid

"The type of wood was six shccts
oi three quarter inch pliwood and a
number oi his and th's. totaling
titioi eachf ’icaty said

"The wood will help a lot ‘in-
didiit have the cost oi the construc
tion of the cabinets ill the budget be
cause wc didn't hau- 'hc tttiiltt‘} "
l i‘t'h said

Iii-‘1. will cngrgnc a brass plaque
on the cabinets which \\lii read "the
wood oi these cabinets and counters
are former sound equipment oi Pink
Floyd that was gcncrousl} donated
by EFt'.’ l i'ch said

NFL will also acknowledge on the
air the l‘IFt' donation oi .‘i..-)UH worth
oi wood. Heat} said

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Toyota plans plant expansion

Scott County plant. but the company
has no immediate plans to expand
further in Kentucky or elsewhere in
the United States, Toyota Chairman
Eiji Toyoda said during a news con-
ference in New York.

“The current scope of the Ken-
tucky expansion is all that we have

Wall Street jittery as dollar plunges

Beginning its fourth week of busi-
ness since the sat-point plunge of
Oct. 19. Wall Street continued to be

NEW YORK — A jittery stock dogged by anxiety about the bat-
market tumbled again yesterday as tered dollar and Washington's slug-
the dollar extended its dizzying slide gish progress in trimming the huge

Toyoda also said the company was
not considering exporting cars from
the lfnited States although plans de-
pend on the direction of the yen.

“We are in very difficult straits"
as a result of the strong yen. Toyoda
said, "This has placed us in a very
awkward position."

By MIKE EMBR Y

And it had a new worry: the po- Associated Press

tential reappearance of compute-
rized program trading. which had
been banned after the October stock
market crash. For the first time
since then. the New York Stock Ex-

By MAncv GORDON

Associated Press
GEORGETOWN -» Toyota Motor

Corp. will expand its Camry plant
under construction in Scott County
by adding a $300 million facility to
make engines. axles and steering

on world currency markets.

federal budget deficit.

Owens speaking tonight

Staff reports

Robert Owen, the Pentagon offi-
cial whose testimony to the Congres-
sional Irancontra select committee
was featured on national television
this summer, will speak at 3 tonight
in the Student Center Ballroom.

Owen. who was an aide to Lt. Col.
Oliver North. was a key figure in the
lrancontra affair.

Owen. a self-described “foot sol-

dier." served as the middleman for
North‘s covert contra operatiom.
During his testimony. Owen said
that CIA and Pentagon officials
helped him in March ins to fund
weapons for the cmtras and make
covert air drops in Nicargaua.

Owen‘s speech is sponsored by the
Student Activities Board; tickets are
“forUKstudentsandssforthe
general public.

change relaxed all restrictions on
program trading. which has been
blamed for wild swings in stock
prices and may have played an im-
portant role in the collapse.

The re-emergence of program tra-
ding. a controversial technique in-
volving instantaneom buying and
selling of stocks and stock-index fu-
tures. made traders even more anx-
ious and kept many investors on the
sidelines.

“it‘s still nervous, it‘s still tense.
it's still uncertain.“ said Monte Gor-
don. vice president and director of
research for Dreyfus Corp. “it's a

See DOLLAR. Page 5

components, company and govern- oa‘d
S I .

Registration tomorrow

ment officials said yesterday.

Kaneyoshi Kusunoki. president of
Toyota Motor Manufacturing.
U.S.A.. Inc, said the company de-
cided not to locate the new facility
elsewhere to keep down costs.

“We considered such options
(other sites) from the beginning,“
he said through an interpreter.
"However. considering the capacity
we have at the present moment we
decided toput it here."

The strengthening of the Japanese
yen was a large factor in Toyota's
decision to expand the scope of the

n the table at the moment." he

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Staff reports

Advanced registration for the
1988 Spring Semester begins to
marrow and lasts until next
Wednesday,Nov. 18.

Students should check with
their academic dean‘s office to

 

find out the name of their adviser
and for instructions for special
departmental advising.

Students who do advance regis-
ter can pick up their schedules in
the Student Center Ballroom on
Monday. Dec. 7, or on Nesday.
Dec. 3.