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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 2011
Page
1
Senior pole vaulter Jordan Scott won Friday's Kansas Relays with standout results and a colorful look. Another coach said Scott has a chance to be "the guy" in the next wave of U.S. pole vaulters.
Tom Thornton, who resigned last week as head of the Kansas Bioscience Authority under fire, has been appointed general manager of alliances at the Cleveland Clinic. The move places him in a senior strategic position within the renowned medical center.
Thad Holcombe of Ecumenical Christian Ministries says the 1960s building is a welcoming sacred space for students. The campus facility has earned national and state historic status and needs 23000 dollars in the next month to finish its capital campaign as upgrades proceed.
A Lawrence resident reveals he was selected to serve on the flight crew for Shepherd, the aircraft that ferried Pope John Paul II on his first U.S. visit.
A twin engine Beechcraft Baron 58 crashed in a Jefferson County field near Kansas highways 4 and 46th Street, three miles northeast of Topeka, killing Richard and Amy Spencer and their two children Chase and Ansley. The four aboard died. the flight had departed Scott City Municipal Airport at 10 45 a m bound for Philip Billard Topeka. The NTSB cited IFR conditions and a missed approach prior to the crash. Authorities say the Spencers were en route to Easter weekend visits.
Hawaii officials certify that President Obama was born in Hawaii, asserting his eligibility. Some skeptics persist in questioning citizenship despite the certification, while Kansas Governor Sam Brownback states Obama is a U.S. citizen.
A Kansas measure would require Obama and other candidates for national or state office to show proof of U S citizenship with government ID before appearing on the ballot. The bill, introduced by Rep Connie O'Brien and up for possible hearing next session, aims to protect election integrity by barring non citizens from voting or appearing on ballots.
City crews hosted a downtown Kansas Relays segment with a shot put and long jump event. About 2,500 attended the shot put at Eighth and New Hampshire, with 500 at the rain-affected long jump. Vendors reported a 30 to 40 percent sales boost and no property damage as KU officials signaled interest in repeating the event.
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