103 year old celebrates early birthday at Babcock Place
Loraine Bowling the oldest resident of Babcock Place, plans a 103rd birthday celebration Thursday after a family luncheon in Gardner. She enjoys plants, socializing, and walking stairs for exercise. Warren Bowling died 1979. she credits longevity to a good life and faith, with daughters Veralee and Valentine and niece Alane Fraser among her supporters.
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Veralee
Valentine
Warren
United States
Oregon
Warren Bowling
Death notices for Newman and Ridgway resurface in Kansas and Texas
Obituaries report Robert Lee Newman 43 of Pipe Creek Texas died November 27 1997 at home. Services were held at Cornerstone Church San Antonio with burial in Pipe Creek Cemetery. Survivors include parents four sons two daughters a sister and two brothers. Ethel A Ridgway 94 of Lawrence Kansas died December 1 1997 at Presbyterian Manor. She served as chief administrative officer for FHA Kansas City before retiring in 1961. Burial at McLouth Cemetery. Quisenberry Funeral Home in Tonganoxie handles arrangements.
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Pipe Creek
Tex
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Hugoton
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Rita Hogan Newman
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Colorado
Missouri
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Jeremy
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Eudora
Kyle
Isbell
Linda Ann Newman
Crystal Marie Newman
Donita Garza
Arlington
Michael Newman
Charles Newman
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Grimes
Tonganoxie
Ethel A. Ridgway
Lawrence
United Methodist Church
McLouth Cemetery
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Katherine Cline Kahn
Federal Housing Administration
Kansas City
Tonganoxie United Methodist Church
Carroll W. Ridgway
Robert Ridgway
Elizabeth Eklund
Hohenfeld
Germany
Viola Roberts
Mission
Quisenberry Funeral Home
Lawrence Arts Center expansion plan reassured by commissioners
Lawrence city leaders vow the Carnegie Library project will succeed with a $5.8 million expansion. Commissioners Nalbandian and Kennedy endorse design guidance to keep the front entrance, preserve the alley, and follow Interior Department standards while aiming to stay within a $3.6 million city financing cap.
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Kennedy
U.S. Department of
Bob Moody
Moody
KU Students Vie for Rhodes Spots in State Contest
Three Kansas University students Christina Dalke Lee Havis and Ruben Sigala Jr compete for state Rhodes nominations. After interviews two advance to regional in St Paul with four emerging from Midwest, then from eight other regions. Dalke, Havis and Sigala hold diverse KU backgrounds and aim for Rhodes scholarship progression.
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Christina Dalke
Overland Park
Lee Havis
Tel Aviv University
Ruben Sigala Jr
Kansas
St. Paul
Minn
Midwest
U.S
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Shawnee Mission, West High School
Johnson County Community College
Joffrey Ballet Company
New York
Downtown parking plan shifts to angled street spots
A task force discussed adding angled parking on Seventh Eighth and Tenth streets from Rhode Island to Kentucky in downtown Lawrence. They estimate up to 50 new spaces but question feasibility due sidewalk impact or potentialone way traffic. Next meeting set for January 13 at 8 a.m. at the chamber.
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Report cites human error in blast at Western Resources plant
The report finds the fatal blast stemmed from a wiring error during routine maintenance at Western Resources Unit 5. Investigators say two current transformers were interchanged and a safety barrier and shutter were removed, creating a dangerous wiring condition. Three workers died when energized connectors touched inside the cubicle as they prepared to reassemble and test the breaker. OSHA and the company face ongoing investigations.
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Lawrence
Alice Price
Charles Price
Carl Koupal
Western Resources
Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Kansas City
OSHA
Marcia Drumm
ABB
Dale Rummer
Kansas
Rummer
School officials weigh plan on class sizes and costs
Lawrence officials consider reducing class sizes from 22.1 to 17-1 in early grades. Paraprofessionals already back larger classes in some rooms. Reardon argues investment now saves later costs, while Weseman cites space and funding limits and a $1 million price tag. Caroline Trowbridge at 832-7148.
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Weseman
East Heights
New York
Cordley
Kennedy
Woodlawn
Reardon
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