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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 2010
Page
3
Economic reports show employers are laying off fewer workers, orders for computers and appliances rise, and consumers spend with more confidence. Employers added 39,000 jobs while unemployment rose to 9.8 percent. initial claims dropped to 420,000, the second-lowest since 2008, signaling a modest upturn in 2011 amid slow job growth.
In Rome two mail bombs exploded in Swiss and Chilean embassy offices, seriously wounding two workers. Investigators link the incidents to anarchists, echoing a prior Athens wave. ANSA later cited a claimed message found near a injured employee and handed to anti-terrorism police for study.
Ivory Coast state television went off air outside Abidjan amid the post election turmoil. The United Nations recognized Alassane Ouattara as winner of the November runoff and revoked credentials for Gbagbo ally Ilahiri Djedje. At least 173 people have died in violence since the vote.
Kenneth Stephens Jr., 35, of Beverly Hills, Florida, near Bushnell, was injured when ground collapsed at Mazak Mine’s lime pit during a routine blast. He fell about 30 feet into the pit as a pontoon boat was lowered for rescue, but divers have not located him. Crews plan berm construction and excavation efforts.
Ramona Wegemann in Ebereschenhof near Berlin plans spaying Elana the Rhodesian Ridgeback ten weeks after giving birth to 17 puppies. She bottle fed eight females and nine males as Elana struggled with nipples, a full time job amid constant puppy barking.
Online feature at LJWorld.com offers an audio slideshow and photo gallery titled Making memories. Kristie Hansen and her husband raise eight children as familiar family portraits unfold despite prep grumbles and restless moments.
A long vacant building at Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive will host a Famous Dave's barbecue, filling the former Hereford House space at 4931 W Sixth St. The chain plans a late February or early March opening, with Dawn Rudd saying Topeka’s market fits their growth.
Terry Lewis of East Plumbing Lawrence warns pipes risk bursting when temperatures fall to 20 degrees for days. He and the utilities department offer tips: open under-sink cabinet doors, run a small water stream, insulate exposed pipes, disconnect outdoor hoses, leave heat on during trips, seal cracks, locate the master shut‑off, and consider plastic pipes for expansion up to ten times.
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