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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1998
Page
7
A Kansas University astronomer explains 12 shooting stars seen Sunday night reflect debris from a long-ago disintegrated comet. Community questions touch on compost ash safety, toy donations to local agencies, and the 1998 99 telephone directory delivery schedule for Pennsylvania Street.
Readers are instructed to call the Journal-World Access line at 865-5000 and enter category 7478 to hear a recording that invites them to leave a question.
An 11 year old Kennedy School student was escorted from the 1605 Davis campus after verbal abuse toward teachers and striking a special education teacher on the leg and arm. The student was taken to Douglas County Youth Services and released to his father.
Journal World notes an earlier mistake in detailing campus buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. Strong Hall has been added recently, alongside Lipincott, Spooner, and Dyche halls, correcting prior omissions.
A construction crew ruptured a natural gas line around 12 30 p m Thursday between 13th and 14th Streets on Oread Avenue near the Kansas University campus. Authorities evacuated an apartment complex and a home while traffic on Oread was halted for about 20 minutes until gas is shut off.
Lawrence Datebook lists 10 a.m. meeting of the Douglas County Community Transportation Coordinating Council at Independence Inc. 7 a.m. breakfast with Santa at Sirloin Stockade. 9 a.m. nail-driving ceremony for Habitat for Humanity. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Santa visits Weaver's department store. 2 p.m. Bromersick Christmas party at Lied Center. Sunday events include Santa at 1 p.m., Ship's Company concert at the library, and a 6 p.m. luminaria display.
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