KU Graduate Student Heads to South Pole for NSF Project
Ilya Kravchenko, a 27-year-old KU graduate student from Ukraine, will coordinate early technical work for the Radio Ice Cherenkov Experiment at the South Pole. He travels from Cornell to Los Angeles and then Christ Church, New Zealand, with four layers of gloves, to oversee data acquisition for high energy particle detection. The NSF funded nearly 500000 dollars for the project, with data analysis due about six months after operations begin.
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Lawrence man injured in Topeka fatality
A Lawrence man, William Streeter, 25, was in serious condition at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center after a one vehicle crash in Topeka's Washburn Park killed two passengers, Daryl Casto and John Moon, both 25. Police say alcohol may be involved. the crash occurred around 12:25 a.m. Sunday at 11th and Collins.
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Collins
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Daryl J. Casto
John Moon
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Stormont-Vail
Craig Gifford
Think Light weight control program at LMH
Lawrence Memorial Hospital offers a four week Think Light program from 7 p m to 8 30 p m on Tuesdays January 6 through January 27 to help participants control eating habits and lose fat The course includes healthy diet design self image reading food labels dining out with a fee covers 12 weeks of low fat menus over 40 family recipes and weekly grocery lists For information call LMH Connect Care at 749 5800 or 1 800 749 2226 outside Lawrence
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County OKs septic systems on Lone Star Lake land
Douglas County commissioners approved special use agreements allowing three septic systems to remain on county property adjacent to Lone Star Lake despite crossing property lines and using the lake easement. Docks on the lakebank deemed temporary. agreements include paying county attorney’s fees and may be reused if more lands are found in similar use.
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Harold
Pauline Harvey
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Public Works Department
Public Works
County selects Blue Valley for 34th outdoor siren
Douglas County Emergency Management accepted Blue Valley Public Safety Grain Valley Missouri for the purchase installation and maintenance of the 34th outdoor warning siren to be placed on 15th Street west of Wakarusa Drive. The project costs 14869? though? and the system will be used first in the April 1998 Lecompton City Council election.
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Grain Valley
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Lecompton
County amends 1997 budget and hires election software
Douglas County commissioners approved amendments to the 1997 budget after a public hearing. Increases include ambulance and 911 funds as fees exceed predictions, with 911 rates rising to 75 cents. They waived bidding for new election management software after reviewing three systems.
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