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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1998
Page
7
Jefferson County Sheriff Dunnaway says faculty and staff returned to the McLouth building to aid in checking desks for unusual devices before authorities declared the site safe. Police rarely visit the school, and administrators were asked to participate in the search if they agreed.
Journal-World invites questions via the Access line at 865 5000, enter category 7478 to hear a prompt and leave a question for Sound Off. Instructions direct callers to record their inquiry after the prompt.
Topeka will host George Carlin at 8:00 p.m. January 16 at the Topeka Performing Arts Center 214 SE Eighth. Known for תר Hippy Dippy Weather Man and controversial phrases he has released 18 albums and nine HBO specials. Tickets go on sale 10:30 a.m. Monday at the TPAC Box Office or through Ticketmaster outlets.
A Kansas University fine arts scholarship funded by a $50,500 donation from J. Kenneth Higdon and a $1,000 gift from his business supports KU students in metalsmithing or jewelry making. Higdon’s daughter Sherii, a KU alumna and jewelry maker who died in 1996, is memorialized by the fund. The Lawrence City Commission moved its meeting to 6 p.m. to allow attendance at the Kansas-Iowa game.
All five commissioners hold tickets to the Tuesday game and will recess into a 25 minute executive session with City Attorney Gerald Cooley at City Hall to discuss privileged attorney-client matters. Mayor Kennedy cites pressure to reach the game on time.
Tyra Kalman of Kansas University in Lawrence says exposure programs can benefit some sheltered students but should not be mandatory for all. She notes returning from overseas and sensing that students are too wrapped in their own world and need broader experiences.
Lawrence based NewsTV president Russ Ptacek treated 22 of 26 full time employees plus nine guests to a weekend in Chicago for a play Sheer Madness dining and leisure time. The trip, a repeat gesture following a Las Vegas visit, aims to thank staff and boost morale as the firm expands with a new Oklahoma bureau and second Lawrence facility.
Washburn Rural High School won the sweeps category at the Lawrence High School Invitational Debate Tournament, the fourth time since 1988. The event drew 141 two person teams from 34 schools, with Washburn teams finishing first and second in Open, and Washburn also winning the novice division.
Law enforcement and emergency reports describe Lauren Patterson in serious condition at KUMC after a paper baling incident at Hallmark Cards in Lawrence, Sally Kay in fair condition after being struck by a vehicle near 11th and Kentucky, and Nona Kitchell also seriously hurt on the Kansas Turnpike. Additional KU students Justin Barron and others remain in fair condition after a November hit and run. Emergency calls include multiple medical emergencies, vehicle fires, and transfers near LMH and Baldwin. Births note Cyndy Lester and Kenn Peters with a boy born Thursday.
Noon to four events include Old West Lawrence Holiday Homes Tour at multiple addresses and Toys for Tots telethon on Sunflower Cable Channel 6. Additional items cover Santa visits at Weaver's, open house and vespers at Territorial Capital Museum, Habitat dedication for Virginia Thomas family, storytimes, festival of trees, health screenings, and panel discussions.
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