Lawrence voters dip in first Kansas presidential primary since 1980
Voters in Lawrence show light turnout with 8.29 percent or 2 251 of 27 125 precincts cast by noon in the Kansas presidential primary. Clerk Patty Jaimes forecasts about 35 percent overall turnout. Secretary of State Bill Graves targets 400 000 total across the state. Bush favored for Republican delegates. Clinton and Brown lead Democratic race with Tsongas considering reentry. Clinton campaigned in Topeka attracting about 500 supporters.
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Lawrence
Journal- World Today
Douglas
Patty Jaimes
Clinton
Topeka
Kansas
Wisconsin election hot line announces results line
The Journal-World invites readers to call the Access line for local presidential primary results. Dial 865-5000 and enter category 3600 to hear tonight’s outcomes. The piece questions whether the primary’s 1.5 million cost was worthwhile and directs readers to page 3A for the Access poll.
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Journal-World
Kansas
J-W Access
Probe cites lack of abuse report on dead toddler
State auditor told a legislative committee a mandated report of suspected child abuse may not have been filed in the case of 23 month old Lawrence boy Eric Brewer who died Feb 5. The audit targeted whether a reporter failed to act and cited possible delays in notifying the state child abuse hotline or department.
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Topeka
Lawrence
Ron Green
Legislative Division of Post Audit
Sen
Wint Winter Jr
Green
Legislative Post Audit Committee
Winter
Eric Brewer
Carol Moddrell
Douglas County
Brewer
Moddrell
Wendy Brewer
Donald Bruce Jr
State Department of Social
Ozone study urges faster phasing out CFCs in Europe
London AP reports that a 17 nation EC funded study warns the Northern Hemisphere ozone shield has thinned markedly. The European Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Experiment finds a 10 to 20 percent drop in December and January and 5 to 15 percent in February. Farman calls on governments to accelerate bans on chlorofluorocarbons and halons.
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London
Neil Harris
European Ozone Secretariat
Europe
Joe Farman
Antarctic
Farman
Boggs turns money into art at Lawrence restaurant
Conceptual artist J S G Boggs draws green numbers on a photocopy of an altered $50 bill at Tin Pan Alley in Lawrence. He explains his work as a statement on money and value, then offers the artwork in exchange for the meal, sparking discussion with the manager. The Spencer Museum hosts a Boggs exhibit and lecture, titled Serious Money, through May 24.
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J.S.G. Boggs
Tin Pan Alley
Boggs
Lawrence
Helen Foresman
Spencer Museum of Art
Spencer
Tampa Museum of Art
New Yorker
Andrea Norris
The
Steve Winfrey
Secretary of the Treasury
Winfrey
Confusion over Jerry Brown ballot name at Lawrence poll
Dem presidential hopeful Jerry Brown appeared as Edmund G. Brown Jr. on the Lawrence ballot causing confusion at Central United Methodist Church polling. Kansas University student Scott Mathews voted for Tom Harkin after mistaking the Virginia Edmund G. Brown Jr. for the Californian Jerry Brown. Precinct officials acknowledged the mix up and vowed to inform polling places, while Mathews criticized the error as Brown’s fault for the name listing.
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Jerry Brown
Lawrence
Scott Mathews
Kansas University
Brown
Ward
Central United Methodist Church
Mass
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Alexandria
Jaimes
Mathews
March Sets City Record for New Home Permits
The city building inspectorate issued 40 permits for new single family homes in March, surpassing the prior March record of 39 from 1988 and marking the third straight month of record-breaking activity. First-quarter totals rose to 136, a new high for the period. See March, page 11A.
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Gene Shaughnessy
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