Horse show kicks off 95th Douglas County Fair
About 55 youngsters endured 95 degree heat Monday at the 1995 Douglas County Free Fair horse show. Kate Smering, 13, competing in her final Kansas appearance before moving to Philadelphia, said they will search for a home near a barn. Regina Strout, 4-H horse superintendent, noted the schedule shift to cooler afternoon hours to draw bigger crowds as showmanship began at noon.
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Kate Smering
Kansas
Lawrence
Douglas County
Regina Strout
Jenna McGovern
Strout
Report on KUMC Heart Transplant Program
State auditors wrap up field work on a high profile Kansas University Medical Center heart transplant probe. The Legislative Past Audit Committee ordered the review after no transplants occurred from May 1994 to March but patients remained on the waiting list and were not informed. At least three on the waiting list died as hearts were refused. The five member audit team continues writing the report.
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Kansas University Medical Center
Legislative Past
Randy Tangier
KUMC
Kansas City
Kan
Tangier
State auditors review KUMC heart transplant program issues
Investigators examine factors behind problems and suspension of KUMC’s heart transplant program. They seek what happened to patients awaiting transplants when KUMC did not accept donor hearts. They ask about policies to prevent similar problems in other departments and what Kansas City patients can do if KUMC does not perform transplants.
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KUMC
Kansas City
Development likely to gain nod for South Iowa Street project
The city plans 80,000 square foot JCPenney and 12-screen Crown Cinema on South Iowa between 33rd and 35th streets with a new seafood restaurant. Annexation and rezoning of 20 acres near SuperTarget are eyed under the Southern Development Plan. Traffic flow and compatibility with Easy Living Mobile Home Park will be reviewed as planners weigh a Sept. 27 Planning Commission consideration.
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Iowa Street
Linda Finger
Jcpenney
Crown Cinema
South
Iowa
33Rd
35Th
Finger
Easy Living Mobile
Easy Living Mobile Home Park
Bob Moody
City Commission
Mobile command center aids Douglas County emergency ops
A retrofitted school bus equipped as a war room with tables boards and radios becomes the county’s mobile command center for emergencies. Hallmark Cards funded 16000 of the cost, Douglas County paid 13900, with agencies from Lawrence police to KU and fire departments participating in planning and operation.
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Douglas County
Paula Phillips
Lawrence
Jim McSwain
Phillips
Hallmark Cards Inc
Mobile Command Center
McDonald Dr
Lawrence and
Kansas University Police Departments
Sheriff's
Douglas County Ambulance Service
Bob Moody
Hallmark Cards
In-line skating grows in Lawrence activity rises fast
In-line skating is expanding in Lawrence with more skaters on sidewalks and streets. David Wright of Play It Again Sports notes sales near doubling annually and predicts continued growth, especially among youths and adults. Police and city officials indicate skaters are pedestrians with some restricted sidewalks and crosswalk rules.
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Lawrence
David Wright
Mass
Wright
Midwest
Clinton Parkway
Lied Center
Kansas University
West
David Corliss
Massachusetts Street
Sixth
11Th Streets
Lawrence Public Library
Jayhawk Boulevard
13Th Street
West Carmpus Road
Federal
Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Usta
Wwe
Melissa Day
Wanderet
Tanner Stumbaugh
Southwest
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