Pearl Harbor Survivor Recalls Day Aboard USS Maryland
Pearl Harbor survivor Vincent Muirhead recalls Dec 7 1941 aboard the USS Maryland as Japanese torpedoes struck neighboring ships and Arizona burned. From the Maryland fire control center he watched flames and chaos unfold while radios relay distress and deaths mounted, including four Maryland crewmen and more than 2,000 from other ships.
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Winter blast to hit Lawrence and northeast Kansas
Douglas County residents face a fast moving cold front bringing snow and low temperatures. Meteorologist Emily Heller of the National Weather Service Topeka notes the area will feel the first winter blast after a record warm November.
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Pearl Harbor lessons recur in KU historian's view
On the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, University of Kansas war historian Beth Bailey says the ambush was not isolated and cautions against forgetting broader wartime realities.
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Lawrence City Panel Rejects Condo Incentives
Lawrence City Commissioners voted against public incentives for a downtown luxury condo project, citing insufficient public benefit. Commissioners Lisa Larsen Matthew Herbert and Leslie Soden argued the mixed use development failed to justify incentives despite outside consultant input.
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KU Hospital Opens Lawrence Orthopedic Clinic
KU Hospital will open a new orthopedic clinic in west Lawrence marking the first expansion of the University of Kansas Medical Center into Lawrence. The facility will be affiliated with KU Hospital, bringing university medical care closer to local residents and athletes.
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