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Two women killed after language dispute LINCOLN PARK, Mich. (AP) - A man who had been summoned to a meeting at his senior citizen apart ment house because of complaints from neighbors about his vulgar lan guage opened fire with a rifle Tuesday, killing two women, authori ties said. • » I A third woman was critically wounded. The man was taken into custody in the middle of the afternoon, Fire Chief Ernie Moon said. A man was seen being taken out of the building on a stretcher, but there was no immediate word if that was the suspect or another victim. The suspect’s name was not released, and no immediate charges were filed. Police had spent several hours searching the 14-story building for the gunman after the noon shooting. Other tenants were told to stay in their apartments during the search of the high-rise. Youngsters on the playground of an elementary school nearby were hurried inside and kept there until parents arrived to pick them up. Apartment officials had sum moned the man to a meeting after other residents complained of inap propriate language, said Phyllis McLenon, deputy director of the Housing Commission in the suburb 10 miles south of Detroit. McLenon did not explain what she meant by inappropriate lan guage. At the meeting, the man “was very dissatisfied and making threats. ... He kept saying he wouldn’t have this character assassination and that he would take care of it,” she told WDIV-TV. “He was very upset and was very upset with some of the ladies who were complaining about him.” The man said he had a continuing problem with the women, she said. McLenon said the man left the meet ing and was gone for about 10 min utes, and then the building’s mainte nance man warned by radio that the man was coming back shooting. One woman was shot in the face in the building, office and another was shot in the doorway, McLenon said. Some people ran to a bathroom or scrambled under a desk to hide. “He came in looking for us,” she said. Police did not say if the women who were shot were the ones who had complained. More than 110 peo ple live in the building, McLenon said. A tiring day _■ Nate Wagner/DN KIRK WIOTA, a sixth-grader from Cathedral of the Risen Christ School, laughs at the expense of his group’s guide. Children scattered all over UNL’s East Campus to partake in the College of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources Kids Day on Tuesday afternoon to learn more about agriculture. Medieval society stays true to historical facts, traditions WAR from page 1 The tournament included medieval fighting, dancing, singing and history. “We’re hoping for visibility,” Raible said before the event. “The more people we have to have fun with, the more fun we’re going to have.” The event also was designed to encourage attendance at the Medieval Ball to be held Thursday night in the Nebraska Union Ballroom. Raible said the ball would include lessons in medieval dance, jugglers, singers, an arts and crafts table, $5 costume rentals and free pictures taken and e-mailed to those in atten dance. Tickets are $4 in advance and $5 'at the door. The ball will run from 8 to 11:30 p.m. To group members, these two events are just part of a lifelong dedi cation to the society. Members meet at least once a week to plan tournaments, practice fighting and create costumes and other art, said Jay Trease, president of the student group. The rest of the year consists of more tournaments like the one held Tuesday night and more get-togethers with different activities, such as equestrian jousting and feasting. “Anyone can be a member,” Raible said. “But we ask that anybody who joins participates.” Trease, a visiting student, has been a member of the group for about four years. He saw a demonstration after he graduated from high school and said he has been hooked ever since. “I’m not certain why I was initial ly interested,” Trease said. “A lot of it is just the learning. There are always fun people to talk to and hang out with.” “It’s a place where chivalry and honor are the rule, not the exception,” he said. “It’s rare when you meet someone on die street who would drop everything to help you. It’s rare to meet someone in SCA who wouldn’t” Raible has been a member for 11 years. The first six years, all he did was dance. He has since begun to fight, make shoes and write Old English poetry. “You can go any direction you want,” he said. “To me, fighting and the arts and sciences is just an added benefit” The extreme trust in the people involved and the overall atmosphere are what draw him back, Raible said. Besides the people and the art, the combat re-enactments are popular among many members and spectators. Practice is held for the battles, but nothing is staged. All fighting is done on the honor system, Raible explained. Members carry blunt sticks made ^ It’s a place where chivalry and honor are the rule, not the exception.” Joe Raible UNL graduate student and society member of rattan, the same wood used to make some lawn furniture. There is strapping tape underneath a layer of duct tape to prevent splinters should the duct tape split These sticks act as swords in com bat, Raible said. A line of black tape on each side of the stick symbolizes the sword’s blade. When warriors in combat get hit where the black tape lies, they can no longer use that part of their bodies. Because if die blade had been real, the blow would have been what Raible calls “a good hit.” Members are instructed on proper stances, the correct way to throw a blow and what the legal targets are. It is legal to strike a fellow warrior only above the knees and wrist. Those in combat are expected to follow those guidelines, but other than that, there is no official plan, Raible said. “Our combat is very much a com petition,” he said. “We don’t know the outcome, and we’re very much con cerned with historic facts.” Woman reports man masturbating near bike trail While walking Monday on a bike trail near 36th Street and Pioneers Boulevard, a 38-year-old woman reportedly saw a man masturbating. The woman was walking east on the bike trail about 5:20 p.m. when she passed a man with |x>th hands in his pants, which were unzipped, Lincoln Police Sgt. Todd Beam said. Although the woman did not report seeing the man’s penis, she did say that skin was exposed unzipped pants, Beam said. The man was described between the ages of 17 and 22,5 feet 9 inches to 6 feet tall, with a skinny build, Beam said. He was reportedly wearing khaki pants, a Nike wind breaker and a stocking cap. Police: Man allegedly tries to steal woman’s purse A 29-year-old woman walking to a house on South 18th Street reported that a man assaulted her and tried to steal her purse Monday. The woman was walking up to the sidewalk of the house at about 10:20 p.m. when a man reportedly grabbed her, put his hand over her mouth and tried to take her purse, Beam said. After a short struggle, the woman escaped with her purse and without injury, Beam said. The man was described as about 5 feet 7 inches tall and wearing tan pants and a brown leather jacket. Compiled by staff writer Derek Lippincott I I <insert favorite lyrics here> f;