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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1997
Page
5
Readers ask why Lawrence lacks a YMCA or YWCA and suggest community initiative or affiliation with existing shelters could spawn local branches. Contacts for national YMCA and YWCA are provided. Also notes on KU game seating and a definition of auld lang syne.
Readers are urged to call the Journal-World Access line at 865-5000 and enter category 7478 to hear a recording inviting them to leave a question for Sound Off. The message explains how to participate.
With minor finishing touches, the Baldwin ambulance station at 212 Kibbee St. is on schedule to open at 7 a.m. January 1, under Lawrence Douglas County Fire & Medical director Jim McSwain. A grand opening and community open house will follow in January. Also noted: asbestos lawsuit filings remain unsettled after a year, involving Goodyear, Texaco, and Westinghouse among others, with over 70 plaintiffs in cases spanning from 1935 to the late 1980s. A K-State extension calving class is planned January 15 at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds Building 21, with a meal by Pfizer and a required registration.
An on site event sponsored by Kansas State Research and Extension Douglas County will host a soybean production school on January 13 in Building 21 at the Douglas County 4 H Fairgrounds. Registration starts at 9 30 a m with presentations from 10 a m to 3 p m and a sponsored lunch at noon. Meal reservations should be made by January 12 by calling 843 7058.
The Lawrence Douglas County health department sponsors screenings for adults over 60 with fees at Babcock Place and Lecompton, plus an immunization clinic at 336 Missouri. City sanitation crews begin Christmas tree recycling, with another collection January 12. Local meetings include the Douglas County Commission, Homeless Concerns Coalition, and the Lawrence City Commission.
A car theft in the 3700 block of West 24th involved a Pioneer amplifier a compact disc player tools a windbreaker and 150 compact discs valued at 2465 with the car left unlocked in an open garage. Emergency call summaries list multiple medical emergencies accidents and an emergency transfer from Lawrence Memorial Hospital to KU Medical Center. Births note a boy for Jennifer and Chip Basel in Lawrence.
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