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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1995
Page
6
The Lawrence City Commission quickly approved a 62.5 million spending lid for the 1996 budget. A 5-0 vote allowed publishing as is with no increase in expenditures. Public transportation funding rises 53 percent while a .25 mill levy cut is offset by county sales tax.
About 20 Lawrence residents withdrew a proposal to rezone land north of Harvard Road near Wakarusa Drive from multifamily to single family. The City Commission voted 5-0 to end the effort after the Planning Commission had rejected it. Neighbors from Westgate subdivision signed and then dropped the application.
Lawrence city commissioners asked staff to review closing part of Riverfront Park near the boat ramp on U S Highway 40. Resident Joe Hyde cited heavy use by hikers bicyclists and fishermen and said current parking is hard to find for trailers. City Manager Mike Wildgen cited flood damage and bollards installed to deter vandals. Hyde urged more police patrols while the mayor questioned constant law enforcement.
The appellate defender says Abraham Orr received inadequate representation in his 1994 Douglas County murder trial. Defense attorney Randy McGrath disputes this, citing a pretrial discussion on the insanity defense, testimony risks, and Kansas felony murder law. Judge Jack Murphy will rule next month on a temporary order from the Kansas Supreme Court. A ruling for Orr could send the case back for retrial. ruling for McGrath could send it to the Supreme Court for remaining issues. Orr, 19, is serving life for Edward D. Lees's killing.
Uniformed deputies kept tight security during Abraham Orr's Tuesday court appearance in Douglas County District Court. He faces felony murder charges tied to a 1993 shooting. arguments over whether the death was accidental center the defense led by McGrath and Orr's own testimony about seeking a ride after a car breakdown near Lawrence. Sarah Orr faced separate convictions for gun possession and an earlier escape attempt.
Lawrence officials plan a study session next week to amend the Uniform Fire Code regarding open burning. Maj. Rich Barr says changes are minor, mainly aligning wording with state regulations to preserve enforcement, with strict limits on notify radii, material bans, and keeping flames away from structures. Roger Johnson argues restrictions hinder economical land clearing and waste disposal.
Police investigate a shoplifting at Lawrence Food 4 Less on Iowa Street with an 18-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman identified as suspects. Two employees, a 24-year-old man and a 20-year-old man, may have accepted pay to stay silent. About $1,221 of groceries were loaded into a vehicle in the lot. two more carts remained inside. No arrests yet.
A column lists inmate lawsuits challenging prison life including demands to smoke marijuana, free work as a covert agent in the Netherlands, and swift toilet paper, plus claims of cruel punishment over Sweet N Low and butter on trays. Stovall urges legislative reforms to dismiss meritless cases and Bill Miskell supports reducing good-time credits for frivolous suits.
Graveside services for Lawrence W McNees 89 of Lawrence are set for 10 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Cemetery. He died Aug 2 1995 and was a farmer stockman longtime Douglas County resident and former substitute mail carrier. Also memorial services for Derald Eugene Haas 69 at 10 a.m. Friday at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home with VFW honors at Oak Hill Cemetery. Haas a Navy veteran worked in construction and owned businesses in Lawrence. Francis Maude Bouldin 79 of Tonganoxie will have services Friday at United Methodist Church, burial Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. She worked at Armour Packing and Swingsters Co. and volunteered with Good Shepherd Thrift Shop. Patricia Ann Transmeier 47 of Lawrence will be buried at Clinton Cemetery after Mass at Corpus Christi Church. She was Wempe Animal Hospital office manager and member of St John church. Vivian C Alexander 79 of Lawrence died Aug 8 1995 at Life Care Center Overland Park burial pending. Survivors include husband Robert Alexander and multiple relatives.
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