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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1997
Page
5
Bonnie Augustine is slated to become mayor of Lawrence after recent business matters and swearing in of three city commissioners. She emphasizes the role as a shared commission responsibility and will inherit a year term starting at Tuesday's 6:35 PM city hall meeting.
Lawrence mayor John Nalbandian plans to resign at Tuesday's 6:35 p.m. city hall meeting after a year of achievements and opposition. The commission will pass the gavel to Bonnie Augustine, with Erv Hodges, Marty Kennedy, and Bob Moody on the panel. Nalbandian cites downtown development like Borders as a top goal attained despite public resistance to a recreation center plan in Centennial Park.
Leavenworth veterans Roger H. C. Donlon and Charles Hagemeister are the only living Kansans who earned the Congressional Medal of Honor. Kansas now offers a commemorative license plate starting January 2001, bypassing the usual 500-plate requirement. Hagemeister earned his in 1967 after braving enemy fire to aid others in the 1st Cavalry Division. Donlon earned his during the Nam Dong battle on July 6, 1964 while commanding an Army Special Forces Camp.
Kansas University scholars say finding a single juror sympathetic to the defense in the Oklahoma City bombing trial is harder than assembling a prosecution panel. They describe juror traits sought by both sides, including views on government, media, and the death penalty, as jury selection unfolds.
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