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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1982
Page
7
The 1980 Kansas census supplementary report notes 67.3 percent urban residents, 32.7 percent rural, and a median age of 32 in 1980. Population reached 2,363,679, with 7 percent on farms. Retirement-age Kansans rose to 306,267, 65+ women at 60 percent, average ages 28.5 men and 31.5 women.
Edmonton businessman Peter Pocklington, owner of several teams, was slightly wounded when police rescued him from a masked gunman who held him captive for 12 hours demanding 1 million dollars. The gunman, in his 20s, was wounded and in stable condition as officers closed in following a negotiated plan and a late arrival through a secret entrance.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta granted stays of execution to two condemned Florida men, Carl Elson Shriner and Stephen Todd Booker, delaying their death sentences scheduled for 7 a.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke. Warrant expiry looms noon Friday, should stays be dissolved earlier. Booker received a stay at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday. Shriner’s followed an hour later.
Lawrence students among 63 Kansas University journalism majors initiated into Kappa Tau Alpha, a national honor society. Members are in the top 10 percent of the undergrad program or superior grads. Initiates include Robert Burdick, Sheila M Dressman, Valerie Mindel, Sarah Burt, Charlene Frederick, and Jane Cigard.
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