City weighs turning Corpus Christi site into neighborhood recreation center
Lawrence officials and residents debate converting the Corpus Christi Church property at 1100 has old into a recreation center after the church relocates to West 15th Street. Commissioners face traffic and noise concerns, while some residents see historic downtown controls as a model for preservation.
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City of Lawrence
Corpus Christi Catholic Church
Corpus Christi
West 15Th Street
John Nalbandian
Nalbandian
Bob Moody
Lawrence
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical
Seventh
Vermont
Centennial Park
Free State High School
West Sixth Street
Notable U S historical anniversaries from 1919 to 1991
A sequence of major events includes Congress creating Grand Canyon National Park in 1919, Napoleon’s escape in 1815, Buffalo Bill Cody’s birth in 1846, New Yorks first pneumatic subway in 1870, Grand Teton National Park in 1929, a 1945 national nightclub curfew, the 1951 22nd Amendment ratification, Churchill announcing Britain’s atomic bomb in 1952, the 1987 Tower Commission rebuke of Reagan, and Saddam Husseins 1991 Kuwait withdrawal order.
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Congress
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona
Napoleon Bonaparte
Ella
France
William F
Buffalo Bill” Cody
Scott County
Iowa
New York City
Coolidge
Grand Teton National Park
Winston Churchill
Britain
Tower Commission
Reagan
Saddam Hussein
Baghdad
Kuwait
Princeton Tigers Basketball Style and Coaching Philosophy
George Will outlines Princeton University basketball under coach Bill Carmody, tracing ties to Pete Carril, and detailing a system built on patient motion, strong defense, and a center who facilitates ball movement to guards. The piece notes Princeton’s 23 L record, high national ranking, and emphasis on teamwork over flashy plays.
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Princeton
Tigers
North Carolina
Watergate
Ivy League
Bill Carmody
Pete Carril
Carril
Butch von Breda Kolff
Lafayette College
Gary Walters
Reading
Walters
Kidder, Peabody Investment Firm
Union College
Carmody
Missouri
New York Knick
U.S
William W. Bradley
Cartil
Jordan
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Living in Denial or Fear in the Nuclear Era
Leonard Pitts reflects on Cold War era drop drills and enduring anxiety about nuclear and biological threats. He argues people choose denial or fear to cope with existential risk, citing anthrax scares and national tragedies like World Trade Center and Oklahoma City.
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World Trade Center
Oklahoma City
Leonard Pitts
The
Miami Herald
Community letters oppose charted New York School closure
In a fury of local dispute, Carolyn Masinton and Sebastian Bonner denounce Save Our Schools leaders Austin Turney and James Hilliard for proposing to close New York School and relocate students to a new site across from East Heights. They cite district renovations, a progressive curriculum, and community voice as reasons to resist.
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New York
Save Our Schools Board
Austin Turney
James Hilliard
New York School
East Heights
Save Our Schools
Cordley
Turney
Hilliard
West Side
Fast Heights
Carolyn Masinton
Sebastian Bonner
N.Y
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Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Julie Bechtel
Cierdulion
Point Simons III
Ban Simons
New
Donna Wiley
Contralter
Dallas Dolan
W.C. Simons
P.O
Lawrence, Kan
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Betwee AR
Frag
U.N
J-W
Republican Party
Madeleine Albright
Iraq
Israel
Kofi Annan
Albright
Bunker Clark
1618
Cypress Point
Margaret Lynch
Meg
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