VNA nurse visits Douglas County family for in home care
JW reporter Deb Gruver follows Barbara Nelson of the Douglas County Visiting Nurses Assn as she visits Brian Andrews, a developmentally delayed child, for weekly checks. Nelson notes Brian’s weight loss and dietary details after a visit to a mobile home park trailer, illustrating the VNA’s daily workload and patient care.
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Douglas County Visiting Nurses Assn
Deb Gruver
Barbara Nelson
VNA
Douglas County
Nelson
Brian
Richard Gwin
Brian Andrews
Captors free Frenchman lifting hostages hopes in Lebanon
A French aid worker Jerome Leyrand 26 was released in Beirut near Ramlet al Baida hospital. His freeing follows a threat by captors to kill him if another hostage was released and comes as Syria and Lebanese police join a major search amid a wider bid to end the Lebanon hostage crisis.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Jerome Leyrand
Ramlet al-Baida
Leyrand
Thurday
John McCarthy
Leyraud
Doctors of the World
Syria
Iraq
Washington
Organization For the Defense of Prisoners’ Rights
Bush expresses guarded optimism on Lebanon hostage release
President Bush on his Maine vacation golf course said there is expectation a second Western hostage may be freed in Lebanon but cautioned against raising hopes. He called hostage taking a cruel business and noted it hurts families when expectations fade as a French hostage was reported released.
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Kennebunkport
Maine
Bush
Lebanon
Jerome Leyraud
Journal-World launches Access info line via phone
The Journal-World introduces Access an automated information service for touch-tone phones dialing 865 5000 Free from Lawrence area lines. Ralph Gage says Access provides 24 hour on demand news and information complementing the daily paper and extending updates beyond the newsroom cycle.
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Lawrence Area
Journal-World
Access
Lawrence
Ralph Gage
J-W
Ralph
Gage
Journal- World
Lawrence to study tougher liquor rules at taverns
Lawrence City Commission meets Monday at 4 p.m. to discuss stricter liquor licensing rules for taverns and restaurants with alcohol. A “good neighbor” license revocation proposal and minimum site standards are in play, aiming to curb disturbances and public safety concerns near licensed establishments. The session also reviews stricter rules for mobile home parks starting at 3 p.m.
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Lawrence
Schumm
Dave Corliss
Corliss
Fire Department
Mark Brothers
Farm and Hospital Notes Bright Sunday Sports Roundup
A sunny Sunday with mid 80s temperatures anchors a brief sports and weather brief. Farm reports, hospital news, and variety items fill 2A with light coverage and local updates.
Daly Holds Three Stroke lead at PGA Championship
John Daly built a three stroke cushion entering the final round at Crooked Stick after a 3 under par 69 on Saturday. TV viewers questioned an 18th hole potential infraction but officials ruled no violation occurred to preserve Daly's edge.
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John Daly
Crooked Stick
Daly
Jewish group backs teacher's firing and more faith notes
A Jewish group endorses the firing of a teacher amid community tensions while Kansas news reports racing delays in the SE region and a KCK resident recovering from a transplant. A national security adviser, McGeorge Bundy, lauds Fidel Castro as an extraordinary figure and damning demagogue in differing recollections.
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Kansas
KCK
McGeorge Bundy
Kennedy
Johnson
Fidel Castro
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N.Y. Times News Service
Revolutionary Justice Organization
McCarthy
U.N
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Islamic Jihad
Organization For the Defense of Prisoners
Bob Schumm
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