Deaths Services for Ruth Clark Jones in Lawrence
Ruth Clark Jones aged 97 of Lawrence died Thursday at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. Born May 23, 1892 in Overbrook she taught in Douglas and Osage counties before movin g to Lawrence in 1975. Services Sunday at Central United Methodist Church with burial in Union Cemetery near Globe. Memorials to Central United Methodist Church.
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Ruth Clark Jones
Lawrence
Central United Methodist Church
Don Powell
Union Cemetery
Globe
Robert Coursen
Overbrook
Arlene McKerman
North Carolina
Warren- McElwain Mortuary
Multiple Lawrence crashes and arrests reported in city update
Mary Gallagher and Marvin Schulteis were treated after a 1:30 p.m. crash at Ninth and Maine with Gallagher cited for running a red light and no seatbelt. Firefighters tackled a car fire at 786 Locust causing $1,000 damage. Other items include smoke alarms at Sigma Chi and Babcock Place, a sexual assault-related case, and multiple drug and theft prosecutions involving local residents with arraignments set for March and April.
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Mary S. Gallagher
Marvin H. Schulteis Jr
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Ninth
Maine
Schulters
Ninth Street
Gallagher
Lawrence
Thee Te Eee Hospital
Babcock Place
Mass
Emery
Harvard Square Apartments
Harvard
Shawn
R. Mitchell
Topeka
Mitchell
Andre C. Rhomney
North Lawrence
Gary L. Smart
Lincoln
Michael R. Garner
Kurt J. Wertzberger
Brush Creek
Wertzberger
ANC to meet de Klerk in breakthrough talks in Zambia
The exiled ANC leadership agreed to send a delegation to South Africa for a first ever meeting with President de Klerk. Alfred Nzo said talks could include a suspension of hostilities and a return of exiles, possibly Mandela, as reforms of Feb 2 are assessed positively.
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Lusaka
Zambia
African National Congress
South Africa
F.W. de Klerk
Alfred Nzo
Ancc
de Klerk
ANC
Mandela
Nzo
P.W. Botha
Couple hope baby will save daughter in Ayala case
Anissa faces a painful bone marrow transplant plan as her parents consider conceiving a donor baby. Medical ethicists question parental objectivity in endangering a newborn for a sibling. The Ayalas say they will love the baby regardless if no match is found.
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Anissa
Dian
Ayala
Jake Priester
Center For Biomedical Ethics
University of Minnesota
Ayalas
Mary Ayala
Airon
Ice storm could prove boon for area crops
Lawrence forecaster Larry Hinson of the Kansas University Weather Service predicts a calm stretch with temperatures rising to the 40s by weekend and little chance of precipitation. Douglas County agriculture agent Jack Lindquist says the ice storm left 0.47 inches of moisture beneficial to winter crops and soil moisture, easing drought conditions from two dry years. The moisture should stay in the ground if pattern remains damp, aiding future growth as ground thaws.
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Lawrence
Larry Hinson
Kansas University Weather Service
Hinson
Jack Lindquist
Douglas County
Lindquist
Uist
Refund filings rise 79 percent amid refund chase
Tax official Hostettler notes returns are streaming in but only about 10 percent processed, making year end projections uncertain. He cites two issues: misused federal tax tables and confusion between federal standard deduction and Kansas standard deduction. The state did not conform to the federal deduction this year.
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Hostettler
Kansas
Lawrence man found guilty of shooting in Ada Williams case
Hubert said the district attorney described Ada Williams as present in her mother's apartment during the shooting. Stephanie Williams testified she was in the apartment when Dixon, armed with a shotgun, broke in. The younger sister escaped the scene as Dixon entered.
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Hubert
Ada Williams
Stephanie Williams
Dixon
Hospital Dismissals and Local Birth Announcements
Beth Fox and baby boy at 120 Pawnee Ave are discharged. Joy and Eddie Chiasson in Lawrence welcome a boy on Tuesday. Jeff and Jeri Iona in Lawrence announce a baby girl born Thursday. Eldon and wife of Lawrence welcomed a girl today.
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Beth Fox
Baby Boy
Pawnee Ave
Joy
Eddie Chiasson
Lawrence
Jeff
Jeri Lna Lawrence
Agi
Thursda
Eldon Haun
Clinton Lake cleanup day set for April 21 volunteers
Take Pride in America cleanup at Clinton Lake runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 21. Groups are assigned areas for trash pickup along parks and shoreline. lunch provided. Pre-register through Jackie Hurst at the Clinton Project Office 843-7665. organizers include Army Corps of Engineers and local groups.
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America
Clinton Lake
Jackie Hurst
Clinton Project
Army Corps of Engineers
Clinton Lake Project
Kansas Business and Industry Recycling Program
Jayhawk Model Masters
Topeka
House backs hard life bill amid death penalty debate
Hayden reinforces push for reinstating capital punishment as House members negotiate the 40 year penalty option. Key lawmakers like Graeber and Hamm voice strong views while several Democrats switch positions and Republicans mostly support the measure. The 1987 votes showed a split across chambers with lingering opposition and varied interpretations of deterrence.
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House
George Dean
Wichita
Herman Dillon
Kansas City
Clyde Graeber
Leavenworth
Lee Hamm
Pratt
Mary Jane Johnson
Jack Lacey
Oswego
Dennis Spaniol
Larry Turnquist
Dsalvna Graeber
Hayden
Graeber
Hamm
Police chief backs mandatory life for first degree murder
Douglas County lawmen cite rising nihilistic and gang violence and a Lawrence drive-by shooting. They note pretrial motions often drop first degree murder to second degree, with possible prison terms up to or beyond 40 years. Johnson County fathers who lost daughters urge life without parole for first degree murder.
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Loren Anderson
Olin
Douglas County
Kansas
Lawrence
Johnson County
David Rusch
Ralph Butler
Overland Park
Richard Grissom
Grissom
Jean Marie Butler
Christine Rusch
Theresa Brown
Rusch
Butler
Sen
Wint Winter
Judiciary Committee
Kansan bill rewrites murder sentencing in Senate review
A Senate bill, led by Dick Bond, passed with strong support, proposing a non death penalty option for premediated murder. The House committee amended it to set a 25 year sentence, but the House voted 93 to 30 to restore the original form.
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Braden
Graeber
Dick Bond
Overland Park
Senate
Bond
State Affairs Committee
House
Summit frames ice-breaking talks at July democracy forum
A summit in Houston will spotlight an international drive against drug trafficking with a world conference planned for 1991 and a Latin American followup. The Bush administration pledges aid to Andean nations to curb drug production, promote legal crops, and strengthen enforcement and information exchange. Bush’s Colombia trip proceeded with heavy security, including travel by helicopter between Barranquilla and Cartagena. William Bennett noted a Kansas forum on African-American history was canceled and rescheduled for April. Det. E Lee Orr of Kansas City Kansas outlines satanic activity detection at a public talk sponsored by Toughlove.
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Houston
U.S
Bush
Colombia
Cartagena
Barranquilla
Secret Service
William Bennett
U.S. Drug Control Policy
Kansas Collection
Kansas University Libraries
Kansas City
Kan
Salvation Army
N.H
Toughlove
Lawrence
KU enrollment hits new high across all schools
The university reports record overall enrollment rising by 238 to 12,458 with the graduate school up 153 to 5,881 and the journalism school at 943, up 129. In-state students total 18,181 and non-residents 9,001, while women outnumber men by 454. The faculty-student ratio improves to 1 to 15.9 from 1 to 19.
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Budig
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