County Takes Vandalism Case Handling From KU
Kansas University transfers jurisdiction to the county attorney for cases arising from the December 9 disturbances that damaged the Chancellor's office complex. It includes KU students and non students, with investigation by KBI and Lawrence police. Three warrants issued. one student named Vanessa Collins.
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County’ Attorney's Office
Laurence Chalmers
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
University
Lawrence Police Department
Chalmers
Mike Elwell
Oldfather
Vanessa Collins
Ronald Washington
Darryl Bright
Yule Spirit Sends Church Group Toward Mexican Missions
A 15 member mission trip from the Full Gospel Christian Assembly plans a 10 day Yuletide trek from Newark to eastern Mexico. Rev Floyd Huff leads the group delivering food and clothing to missions 235 miles south of Monterrey near Brownsville destination crosses the border on Christmas Day.
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Mexico
Full Gospel Christian Assembly
N.J
Gulf
Monterrey
Duane Ogle
Pam
C. W. Collins
Betty Nemecheck
Walter Nemecheck
Adrian Ginsler
Russ
Jody
Jadene
Charles Killion
Kent Engler
Huff
Ogle
KU Finals Over Students Depart for Christmas Vacation
Kansas University students wrapped up final exams signaling the start of Christmas break. Exams were routine but came quickly after a revised calendar. spring classes begin January 18 with finals May 14. Administrators note campus life shifts as holidays begin.
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Kansas University
Mt. Oread
Weatherman
City Churches Plan Christmas Eve and Day Services
A list of Lawrence churches outlines Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services. Many include candlelight communion or programs, with events at First Baptist First Christian First Presbyterian R M Baptist First United Methodist Immanuel Lutheran Lawrence Heights Christian Dread Friends Meeting Plymouth Congregational Trinity Lutheran St John’s Catholic West Side Presbyterian and others. New members will be received during the candlelight service at West Side Presbyterian.
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First Baptist
First Christian
First Presbyterian
R. M. Baptist
First United Methodist
Immanuel Lutheran
Lawrence Heights Christian
Dread Friends Meeting
South Park
Plymouth Congregational
Trinity Lutheran
St. John’s Catholic Church
West Side Presbyterian
Lawrence Journal-World to Print Two Dickens Christmas Classics
The Lawrence Journal-World will publish two Charles Dickens works The Life of Our Lord and A Christmas Carol in regular editions as part of a long-standing holiday tradition. Christmas break begins for Lawrence public schools with early dismissals today and students return January 4 with varying dismissal times for different schools.
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Florida
Colorado
Journal-World
Lawrence Public School
Lawrence
St. John’s
Lawrence High
Poland Swaps Premier and Party Leaders in Turbulent Shift
Jozef Cyrankiewicz resigns as Poland's premier and moves to ceremonial presidential post. Piotr Jaroszewicz succeeds him, with Edward Gierek announcing the changes amid widening protests over price hikes and unrest that left deaths and hundreds injured.
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Warsaw
Jozef Cyrankiewicz
Poland
Sejm
Marian Spychalski
Cyrankiewicz
Piotr Jaroszewicz
Communist Party
Edward Gierek
Spychalski
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Jaroszewicz
Yule Ticket Aims Friendly Warning In Reno
Police officer Fred Boutson issued Reno traffic department Christmas warnings to a woman driver clocked at 37 mph in a 25 zone. The card urged careful holiday driving and clarified it was not a citation. The driver kissed him on the cheek as he returned to his car.
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Reno, New
Fred Boutson
Reno
Boutson
Christmas In Jail Forecast For Lawrence Prisoners
A newspaper snippet notes about 18 persons will spend Christmas Day in Lawrence jails. They are either serving terms or held for trial or pre-sentence investigation. Prisoners will receive a Christmas turkey meal. City jail inmates expected to be released by Friday after short terms.
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Lawrence
City Jail
Jogging Judge Nabs Thief in Pursuit
Chicago police report Judge Raymond G. Hall a 47 year old Municipal Court judge chased a teenager who grabbed a purse from 72 year old Mrs Gertrude T Caley and wrestled him to the ground after a five block pursuit Hall credited his jogging hobby for the capture saying he runs regularly for about a year.
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Chicago
Raymond G. Hall
Gertrude T. Caley
Hall
Hair musical bypasses Wichita amid city opposition
AP report states Hair the American rock musical will skip Wichita next month after promoter Harry Peebles cited city commissioners and City Manager Ralph Walz opposition. The production was set for three performances in Henry Levitt Arena on the Wichita State University campus.
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Wichita
Harry Peebles
Ralph Walz
Henry Levitt
Wichitta State University
Kasold Widening and Traffic Changes Approved by Lawrence City Commission
Lawrence city commissioners approved Kasold Street widening from 23rd to the Four Seasons subdivision and designated Kasold as a major trafficway north to the city limits with no assessments. They also denied a cereal malt beverage license for Captain's Table and authorized a $2.8 million rent housing project declaration of trust.
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Lawrence
Four Seasons
Sixth
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Kansas University
Crescent Rd
Clark Morton
Johnson
Don Metzler
18Th
Haskell
Buford Watson
Lesh, Bradley
Barrand
22Nd Street
Ousdahl
Carolina
Ohio
10Th
Old Eldridge To Reopen With Alma Hotel Lineage
Lawrence revival plans revive the Eldridge site with Moore and Rockledge Investors backing. Executive chef Bute will split duties between Lawrence and Alma, offering luncheon menus 10 30 to 3 and dinner 5 30 to 10 30 with several gourmet specials plus steaks seafood and chicken. Beverages will accompany meals only and a new elevator is awaited as permanent residents show interest.
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Lawrence
Alma
Danenberg
Alma Hotel
Moore
Rockledge
Duane Schwada
Mike Getto
Eldridge House
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Rockledge Investors
Eldridge
Pepper Rodgers
Chamber of Commerce
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Don Metzler
Gordon Bute
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