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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 2000
Page
7
Sound Off confirms the pool was sandblasted recaulked and repainted with two coats of epoxy after a fall 1999 closure. The $43 000 project was supervised by Mark Hecker of Parks and Recreation.
The state’s stance on private organization segregation is debated amid calls to extend or reject bans. Critics argue legality may compel public or private groups like the Boy Scouts to permit segregation, while others urge equal rights and non-discrimination.
A busy Friday Datebook lists events at KU and local venues. Jeane Kirkpatrick speaks at Lied Center as part of the Hall Center series, health screenings for seniors at Babcock Place, a public hearing by the HAND Advisory Board, a biology spring mixer at the Natural History Museum, Storytime at Lawrence Public Library, Sports Night at KU, a film series screening, Health Fair 2000 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, and the Spring Parade of Homes by the Lawrence Home Builders Association. Includes contact details and online submission options.
Lawrence police investigate a harassing phone call to a Kansas University Rowing Team member. A female athlete reported about 11 p.m. Monday a man claimed to be a University Daily Kansan reporter and made inappropriate body remarks. The call may link to an April 18 incident where a man in a black ski mask watched and masturbated along the Kansas River.
A preliminary hearing for 21 year old Alex Herder of Haskell Indian Nations University was postponed at least a week after Gabriel Clatterbuck who was beaten on April 15 could not testify. Clatterbuck was hospitalized then released to recover at home. Herder faces aggravated battery charges. A separate appeal hearing for convict Ricky Payne was postponed until June 2 due to unavailable witnesses. Police recovered eight unpaid books from a Riverfront Plaza theft and found items from Bass Outlet and Wicker Works valued at 836 dollars along with methamphetamine and syringes in a car.
The Lawrence Housing Authority will receive a 75000 grant for public housing services to help 150 families gain economic self sufficiency through education employment and job readiness programs. A similar grant was awarded to Junction City Housing Authority through HUD.
A 1999 Peterbilt and trailer jackknifed on the Kansas Turnpike near mile marker 203 west of Lawrence. Driver Roberto Brenes refused treatment for injuries while passenger Fernando Aquino was treated and released at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for head and back injuries. a second passenger Hugo Arana refused care. Emergency calls report multiple medical, fire, and alarm events in Douglas and nearby areas, with births noted for Nasser and Munirah Alshalan of Lawrence.
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