Sound Off questions on highway rights of way and NBA draft
A reader asks about the U S Highway 40 widening plans and right of way use, noting KDOT says most 50s 60s purchases already funded two lane upgrades and little remaining for expansion. The entry also explains after school tutoring options in Lawrence Public Schools and how to apply early for the NBA draft by writing a letter to the commissioner's office, with deadlines and contact numbers.
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Ken Miller
Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT
Tonganoxie
Kansas City
Lawrence Public
NBA A
New York City
Commissioner's
Fourth Annual Summer Jobs and Activities Fair Opens
Datebook items list events from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. including the Fourth Annual Summer Jobs and Activities Fair at Douglas County Fair Grounds and Operation Immunize at the Health Department. Also noted are the Lawrence Community Nursery School 50th Anniversary Gala and Auction at Liberty Hall with silent and live auctions, a Constitution Hall lecture on John Brown's Raid, and a Bushwhacker Museum speaker from Nevada, Missouri.
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Douglas County Fairgrounds
21St
Harper
Lawrence Journal- World
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Douglas County Child Development Assn
Lawrence-Douglas County
Constitution Hall
Lecompton
Patrick Brophy
Vernon County Historical Society
Nevada
John Brown
Douglas County
Kansas City Royals
Sluggerrr
Lawrence Journal-World
The
Journal-World
Lawrence Community Nursery School
Liberty Hall
Datebook submission contact details from Lawrence paper
To submit items for consideration in Datebook readers are directed to call 832-7148 or write to Datebook P O Box 888 Lawrence 66044. An email address datebook ijworld com is provided for submissions.
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Datebook
P.O
Lawrence
Ijworld.com
Campus Cause coalition wins KU election
Kevin Yoder and Scott Kaiser won the Kansas University student body president and vice president race for 1998 99 with 2096 votes to 1786 for Delta Force. Delta Force also won the student senate 34 to 31. The article notes turnout and details surrounding local election filings and a community fair.
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Kevin Yoder
Scott Kaiser
Kansas University
Yoder
Kaiser
Campus Cause Coalition
Delta Force Coalition
Emily Heath
Matt Dunbar
Scott Sullivan
Mike Walden
Delta Force
Lied Center concert sold out despite brief Lawrence brief
At Lied Center a Sunday evening concert is listed as sold out starting at 7 pm. The Pelathe district Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts launch Scouting for Food, placing bags at homes today for collection on April 25. Non-perishable foods go to a local distribution center. For info call Mike O Connor or Pelathe district executive Kimberlye Jones.
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Lied Center
Pelathe District
Mike O'Connor
Kimberlye Jones
Pelathe
Paula Jones appealing Clinton suit dismissal debated
Regina Cassell asks readers for opinions on Paula Jones decision to appeal the federal court dismissal of her harassment suit against President Bill Clinton, weighing potential outcomes and public implications.
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Paula Jones
Clinton
Burglary, Theft Report Highlights Local Crime Activity
Law enforcement reports describe theft of sixty three pagers and a tote bag from a vehicle in the Via Linda area with a loss estimated at 6795 dollars, and a 1993 red Chevrolet Cavalier taken from West 31st Street, valued at 6000 dollars and recovered. Also noted are injuries at Acceptance House, a Caterpillar loader damaged at a work site, a sexual battery incident, and threats at retail stores with no suspects. Emergency calls, discharges, births, and a misdated gala notice are included.
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Via Linda
West 31St
West 33Rd
Dunbar ‘Trucking & Excavating
Roe-Cloud Iall
SuperTarget
Iown
Checkers
Louisiana
Two-car wreck injures 1 driver on South Town Street
Lawrence woman Karen L. Gaus, 25, was slightly injured when her 1994 Ford Escort wagon collided with a northbound 1993 Honda driven by Daniel L. Hoosier, 35, of Fort Leavenworth, at 8:37 p.m. The wreck occurred as Gaus attempted a left turn onto Iowa Street and she was treated and released. One lane and the center turn lane were briefly closed. Hoosier and a passenger in Gaus' car were not injured. Police attributed the crash to Gaus failing to yield the right of way.
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Lawrence
South Town
Karen L. Gaus
Iowa
Daniel L. Hoosier
Fort Leavenworth
Gaus
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Iawa
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