Weather Outlook Northeast Kansas Sees Snow Chance
Mostly sunny this afternoon with warming trend followed by tonight's snow chance. Tonight's low teens with Tuesday highs in the 30s. Partly cloudy to cloudy Tuesday with snow possible before noon. Official readings include yesterday high 25 low 14. morning low 4. Record dates note highs of 69 in 1925 and 13 in 1895. Sunrise 7:23 a.m. Sunset 6:49 p.m.
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Two youths break record at ping pong marathon
Scott Campbell and John Thomas, ninth graders at West Junior High, set a world ping pong marathon record with 27 hours 15 minutes. They started at 8 p.m. Friday, beat the 26 hour mark at 10 p.m. Saturday, and played until 11:15 p.m. with five minute breaks each hour. Campbell says they’re tired but may play again someday.
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KU Educators Press for State Support in Asian Studies
Kansas lawmakers questioned funding for the East Asian Studies Center at KU. Moos and Goodman urged continued federal support and state salaries to attract top staff, while Dyck warned about duplication concerns in public higher education. A graduate student urged higher pay to keep senior staff from leaving.
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Plate Glass Window Broken in Argument
A six by six foot plate glass window at Jayhawk Billiards 719 Mass was shattered about 2 25 am Sunday when Erlin Laughlin 50 of 714 Mass struck his hand through it He claimed he braced against the pane during an argument and suffered cuts on his right hand not needing medical treatment Damages were estimated at 75 to 150 dollars
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Zumwalt to Speak at Kansas University Lecture
Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt chief jet naval operations will discuss The Navy in 72 Changes and Challenges at 7 30 p m Wednesday in Woodruff Auditorium Kansas University The J A Vickers Sr Memorial Lecture is open to the public at no charge.
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No One Injured In 16 Collisions In Lawrence
Lawrence police reported 16 vehicular collisions over the weekend with no serious injuries. L. S. Dawson, 20, of 404 Indian, lost control at 12:50 a.m. Sunday on Harper Street and struck a concrete slab and two fences. The car's damage and fence repairs totaled about 1,630 dollars.
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Breeders Honor Douglas County Youths in 4-H Dairy Awards
Two Douglas County youths Bobby Bigsby Jr and Nancy Crawford were named outstanding junior dairymen in the east central Kansas district by the Kansas Holstein Breeders Association at its Dodge City meeting. Both are 4-H members with Holstein herds. Bigsby is tied to Vinland Valley 4-H and Crawford to Worden Workers 4-H. He earned county and state show honors and 1971 4-H dairy project wins. Crawford is a Baldwin High School student with cows on the Kansas 4-H honor roll and first place county dairy judging at the State Fair.
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Fire Burns Mobile Home Near Lawrence After Vehicle Crash
A fire started by a defective water heater destroyed a mobile home seven miles west of Lawrence injuring no one. Mrs Imogene Beerbower her husband and five children escaped with only the clothes they wore. The incident led to a vehicle collision with James McNish’s car. Damages were estimated at 5000 for the home and 350 for contents. 250 for Beerbower’s car and 100 for McNish’s. Additional fires were reported March 12 1970 near Kanwaka Corner and another on K 10 east of Lawrence involving Danny Pritchard’s car.
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