Red Cross to close local blood collection site in Lawrence
The local American Red Cross office will shut the regular blood collection site on Sept. 12 after a decade of operations. Blood drives will continue at 2120 W. 25th, and the chapter will keep offering emergency services CPR training and swimming lessons. Declining donations and Topeka Blood Bank competition contributed to the decision.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Topeka
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
School zone safety reminder as students return
Lawrence reopens schools and university students join the mix, prompting drivers to stay alert near streets, intersections, and school buses. Parents advise children to cross carefully, crossing guards assist safety, and drivers should obey school zone limits even without a police car present.
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Lawrence
Notable historic events by year and figures
A timeline highlights key moments: Richard III killed at Bosworth in 1485 ending the Wars of the Roses. Ann Franklin becoming the first female American newspaper editor in 1762. George III declaring colonial rebellion in 1775. John Fitch’s steamboat demo in 1787. U.S. annexation of New Mexico in 1846. Dorothy Parker born in 1893.
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England
Richard III
Bosworth Field
Ann Franklin
Newport
R.J
Mercury
George III
John Fitch
Delaware River
Continental Congress
United States
New Mexico
Dorothy Parker
West Bend
Vatican links with Iran Libya over birth control issue
Washington writes that the Vatican courts Iran Libya and other Islamic regimes to oppose UN family planning efforts. It warns this alliance risks politics diplomacy and Christian standing in the Middle East Africa and Asia while framing Cairo talks as a religious showdown rather than policy debate.
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Pope
Vatican
Washington
Kurt Waldheim
Holy See
Iran
Libya
United Nations
Waldheim
John Paul II
Tehran
Tripoli
Cairo
Ayatollahs
Muammar Gaddafi
Egypt
Algeria
Malaysia
Abrar
Mohammed Hashemi Rafsanjani
Jana
New York Times
Gaddafi
U.N
Clin
Ton
Clinton
Middle East
Africa
Asia
Baby Think It Over doll mocks teen pregnancy prevention
A satirical piece reviews an 8 pound doll named Baby Think It Over meant to deter teen pregnancy. It mocks endless cries and elaborate imagined future doll lines to suggest the idea is impractical and exaggerated while noting effects on sleep and behavior.
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San Diego
Hell
PTA Renovation At Broken Arrow Elementary Playground
The Broken Arrow PTA and USD 497 upgraded the Broken Arrow Elementary School playground with new equipment and repainting. volunteers and eight gallons of paint were used over a sunny August day, aided by district paint, fundraising, and community support. special thanks were given to district staff and BA principal for their roles in the project.
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Broken Arrow
USD 497
Craig Fiegel
Larry Bakerink
PTA
Broken Arrow Pta
Mark G. Gleeson
W. 29Th
Overbrook Smith Retires At 71, Missouri Appointee Replaces Him
An Overbrook blacksmith retired at 71 and was immediately replaced by a young Missouri man who stated there were still many horses to shoe.
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Overbrook
Missouri
Anniversary of Quantrill's Raid Featured in 1894 Note
On August 22 1894 the Lawrence World marked Quantrill's terrible raid and linked it to Gov Robinsons death. The piece honors Kansas heroes of perilous times and notes that many are passing away, with Watkins Community Museum cited as courtesy.
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Quantrill
Lawrence World
Gov. Robinson
Kansas
Watkins Community Museum
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