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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 2013
Page
2
Edwin Lee McKelvey, 75, of Lawrence, died February 20, 2013 at LMH. Services are pending at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. For more information see rumsey-yost.com.
Services for Dr. Ted Kennedy, originally planned for Friday, have been postponed. A new date will be announced later by Rumsey-Yost and associated arrangements.
Sarah Jeanne Somerville of Lawrence who died February seventeenth, 2013 will have funeral services at Rogers Chapel in Freeport Pennsylvania at a later date. Burial and memorial details are to be announced by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.
Lawmakers weigh a 70 page bill declaring life begins at fertilization with rights for the unborn. Advocates say it advances a culture of life while opponents warn it could ban abortions if the Supreme Court defers to states. KU and medical center officials raise funding and accreditation concerns amid broader GOP support.
Kansas University hosts a symposium titled Beyond the Long Hot Summer The Future of Water in Kansas at Spooner Hall with Rex Buchanan of the Kansas Geological Survey reporting steep Ogallala aquifer water table declines due to drought and higher irrigation pumping The event is free and open to the public.
Investigators search rubble after a natural gas explosion leveled JJ's restaurant in Kansas City. A contractor hit a gas line hours before the blast. witnesses reported a gas odor days earlier. Fifteen injured, six still hospitalized. Mayor declines to identify the victim. a missing server's mother awaits confirmation. Surveillance shows a fireball as debris litters the street.
Snow disruption forces cancellation of preschool and all programs at Snow Lawrence Arts Center and most city and county services in Lawrence including Parks and Recreation activities, Meals on Wheels, Senior Services, Community Living, healthcare centers, and trash and recycling routes. Roads closed on East 950 Road between North 1970 and 2000. residents urged to call 832-3032 for missed trash pickup.
Menards proposes a 162,340 square foot store with about 65,000 square feet of additional retail in a second phase near Sixth Street and the South Lawrence Trafficway. Officials suggest the Sixth and SLT site is unsuitable due to distance from rooftops and limited visibility. The plan includes five pad sites around 31st Street, with city review possible in late April and final approval by city commissioners.
The Lawrence Journal World provides subscription and delivery contacts, hours, and postal information. Includes phone numbers for subscriptions, redelivery, and circulation questions, with weekends hours and postmaster address. Also notes AP membership and social media handles.
Dow falls 108.13 to 13927.54 while Nasdaq slides to 4918.3 with 3164.41 level. S&P 500 dips 18.99 to 1511.95 as commodity prices fluctuate with corn at 7.01 and soybeans at 14.83. Treasury yields edge up to 3.20 percent and oil gains 1.45 to 95.86. Gold rises 26.20 to 1578, silver falls 0.80 to 22.62.
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