Superintendent Neuenswander faces move to Pittsburg district
Lawrence school district officials confirm Dan Neuenswander, 33, has verbally agreed to accept the Pittsburg school district superintendent offer. The Lawrence board will discuss the situation at a 7:30 p.m. special meeting at the service center. A contract through 1994 would need to be released. Neuenswander has led Lawrence since 1984, after stints in Bartlesville Ottawa Garnett and others, with improvements and a defeated 1990 bond issue for a second high school looming in his tenure.
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Lawrence prepares for mail automation changes
Lawrence residents will see mail delivery changes as the local post office moves toward automation led by Postmaster Bill Reynolds. The switch, starting Saturday, rebalances sorting and delivering hours, with city delivery beginning around 10 a.m. Rural routes stay the same.
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Jayhawks top Kansas State 80 65 in Allen Fieldhouse
Lt Gen Thomas Moorman Jr and KU Chancellor Gene Budig watched Kansas defeat Kansas State 80 to 65. Moorman recalled visiting the arena in the early 1960s while serving in Salina and noted his long standing connection as commander of the Air Force Space Command.
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Turmoil in Venezuela Rebels' coup attempt fails
Caracas reports say rebel troops attacked the government palace to topple President Carlos Andres Perez but six hours after the midnight assault the president announced the coup defeated and ordered surrender. At least four soldiers were killed and pockets of resistance remained in Caracas. Commander Chavez urged laying down arms. rebels led by an elite paratroop regiment failed to reach national objectives.
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Kansas State Falls to Kansas 80 58 in Big Eight Showdown
Kansas improves to 5-0 in the Big Eight with an 80-58 win over Kansas State despite scoring only six points in the final seven minutes. The forecast calls for tonight partly cloudy. low 26, with Wednesday clearing and a high of 48. Congress poised to approve its first anti-recession measure of the year, extending unemployment benefits, with President Bush promising to sign.
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Short gun buyback program runs out of cash in four days
Quotable index cites Bob Yates of the Jefferson County Kentucky police department noting a gun buyback program could become one of the shortest on record. The program ran short of cash after only four days, page 10B.
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Jefferson County
Fed weighing more rate cuts to bolster economy
Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan told the House Budget Committee that the central bank is considering further interest rate cuts as added insurance to spur a sluggish economy. He warned performance has been disappointing but does not see a recession, noting credit easing to date could suffice while the Fed stands ready to do more if needed.
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City to discuss police report on March 3
City officials set March 3 as the tentative date for a televised discussion of a review panel report evaluating the Lawrence Police Department. Commissioners asked staff to schedule the discussion at the regular Tuesday meeting to maximize public input, with Sunflower Cablevision Channel 6 broadcasting. The 22 page Lawrence Police Peer Review Committee report includes various recommendations for police policies and practices.
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