Pistons Nuggets 186 184 in three overtimes sets NBA scoring mark
On December 3 1983 the Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 186 184 after three overtimes, the Pistons posting the record NBA high while Denver’s 184 stands as the second highest. The story also touches AM stereo broadcaster questions and flags at Centennial School with custodian oversight.
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Call Sound Off Line for Journal-World Queries
Readers are invited to call the Journal-World Access line at 865-5000 and enter category 7478 to hear a recording requesting callers to leave their questions for Sound Off.
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Lawrence Datebook high school and public meeting schedule
Downtown Parking Task Force meets at Lawrence Chamber of Commerce. Coalition for Homeless Concerns gathers at Trinity Episcopal Church parish hall. Lawrence school district boundary committee meets at the School District Service Center. Wakarusa Township meeting convenes at township hall with warrants. Lawrence City Commission meets at city hall. Parent forum on Programs of Studies at Free State High School. Health screening for residents over 60 at Babcock Place with a fee. Martin Luther King Jr Chili Feed at New York School. Lions Pride Parent Group meets at Lawrence High School. Douglas County Commission meeting canceled.
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Unattended candle starts basement fire in Kansas home
An unattended candle ignited furniture, causing a basement blaze at a Lawrence address. Fire crews arrived at 3:34 a.m. at 345 Kan. Resident Jacob Weeks was transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for possible smoke inhalation and released after treatment. A second person was treated on scene. Damages estimated at $5,000, with smoke throughout the home.
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Tonganoxie to hire area planner for countywide work
Tonganoxie city officials explored hiring a professional planner to advise Tonganoxie, Basehor, and Leavenworth County on zoning and comprehensive plans. A 7 p.m. meeting at city hall will discuss cost sharing, with Tonganoxie's estimated $15,000 for the first and third years and the second year reduced. The Perry-Lecompton board advanced forums and a spring telephone survey to gauge growth plans, aiming for completion before May classes end. The Baldwin board approved fuel tank replacement plans.
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Schools Eye Above Ground Diesel Tank Replacement
Supt. John Nuspl says replacing the underground tank with an above ground unit will cost about 20000 dollars including removal. Federal rules push schools to upgrade fuel storage by year end. The board heard a report on adding junior high football among four sports under consideration. no action taken.
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Condition reports from area crashes and births
Jonathan K Cohen 17 of Eudora listed in fair condition at Columbia Overland Park Regional Medical Center after a Saturday crash four miles east of Lawrence on North 1500 Road. Norma Kurtz of Eudora in critical condition at Kansas University Medical Center after January 5 crash at 23rd and Harper. Emergency calls include multiple medical emergencies, home accidents, and an automobile crash in Baldwin and Eudora. Meadow Harris and Jason Wheeler Lawrence welcomed a boy, Jeff and Missy Stippich Prairie Village welcomed a girl.
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Jeff
Missy Stippich
Prairie Village
Bridge closure blamed for rise in rollover wrecks on gravel road
Douglas County officials say traffic has tripled on North 1500 Road after a Jan. 5 bridge closure on Route 442, with a series of rollovers and one fatality along the gravel route between Eudora and Lawrence. Investigations continue into causes including speed and road conditions as repairs are planned for nine months.
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