Mass of Resurrection for Barbara Skinner noted in Kansas obits
Services planned for Barbara Frances Skinner 76 formerly of Lawrence and Eudora with Mass at St John the Evangelist Catholic Church officiated by Rev Mike Scully. Burial at Mount Calvary Cemetery. She died Saturday at St Elizabeth Hospital Belleville after moving to O Fallon Illinois to live with her daughter. Survivors include a son Delbert and daughter Patricia Hynes with several siblings and grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Warren McElwain Mortuary and Rumsey Funeral Home.
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Barbara Frances Skinner
Lawrence and
Eudora
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
Mike Scully
Mount Calvary Cemetery
O’fallon
St. Paul
Kaw
Lawrence
Skinner
Food Service Department
Altar Society
Francis J. Skinner
Delbert
Overbrook
Patricia
Trish” Hynes
Francis Born
Eugene Born
Phillip Born III
Eagle
Idaho
Edward
Lamar
Margaret Kaffenberger
Indianapolis
Regina Greenlee
Betty Roberts
Eric
Mary Ann Daling
Walnut
Clara Webb
Gertrude Hoffman
Chanute
Warren-McElwain Mortuary
Freda Pauline Bate
Trading Post
Kan
Don Powell
Ozawkie United Methodist Church
Christian Women Fellowship
Independence
Richard G. Bate
Clinton
Commonwealth Theater
Jayhawker Theater
Liberty Hall
Rumsey Funeral Home
Evelyn M. Sheldon
First United Methodist Church
Virgil Brady
Winchester
Leavenworth High School
Sheldon
Leavenworth
Girl Scouts
Historical Societies
Douglas
Jefferson
Lecompton
American Association of Retired Persons
Federal Prison Retirees Assn
National Association of Retired Federal Employees
The
Geological Society
Oskaloosa
Order of Eastern Star
Martin Hollister Sheldon
Susan Bateman
Paula Kahn
Ventura
Calif
Merle Lindsey
Muncie
Ind
Historical Society
John Parker Cisler
Brandon Woods
Hot Springs
Ark
Walnut Creek
Cisler
University of Illinois
United Airlines
Margaret S. Secord
Omaha
Neb
John Cameron Cisler
Kansas City
Steven Arnold Cisler
Louisville
Lawrence Police Log Details Burglaries and Fires
Items stolen from an apartment on West 25th and from a vehicle on Heatherwood include stereo equipment and 75 cassette tapes valued at 1150 dollars. A 12 foot fall injured Hokeah at Lacy Steel. Fire crews battled a small suspicious blaze at Brook Creek Park and a toaster related chip bag fire with minimal damage. Multiple divorces listed for Lawrence residents.
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West 25Th
Lawrence
Heatherwood
Brook Creek Park
12Th
Perry
Mass
Jayhawker Towers
1603
W. 15Th
Hospital dismissals and births reported locally
Dismissals include Tracy Wingebach and baby Eudora, Pearl Clark and baby Eudora, and baby girl Atwell from 1402 Prospect. Births include Jonathan Toni Farrell-Higgins a girl born Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Thatcher Linwood a boy born Sunday, Michelle Jimenez Emporia a boy born Sunday, and Megan Whitebread Lawrence a boy born today.
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Tracy Wingebach
Baby Girl
Eudora
Pearl Clark
Baby Girl Atwell
Prospect
Jonathan Toni Farrell-Higgins
Lawrence
Bruce Thatcher
Linwood
Michelle Jimenez
Emporia
Megan Whitebread
Kansas history reader aims for wide school and public use
Stuewe, KU historians and Kansas educators promote a reader on Kansas history for grades seven through twelve and general readers. The project, rooted in the Governor's Kansas History Task Force guidelines, targets schools, libraries, and bookstores, and emphasizes accessible scholarly material and lesser covered topics.
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Stuewe
Governor’s
Kansas History Task Force
Kansas
Kansas City
End to ethnic clashes eyed as Armenians flee Baku
Amid escalating violence in Azerbaijan and Armenia, arson and shootings leave dozens dead in Baku. Armenians flee capital as Soviet officials dispatch troubleshooters and troops. In Yerevan, 300000 rally for stronger protection and action. Casualty figures cited by Tass vary, with 32 confirmed in Baku. Politicians and communities grapple with Nagorno Karabakh dispute and religious divides.
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Baku
Tass
Yerevan
Armenia
Karen Shakhbazyan
Condi
Nagorno-Karabakh
Azerbaijan
Caspian Sea
Krasnovodsk
Republic of
Turkmenia
Soviet TV
Shakhbazyan
Soviet Pravda says U S spy sentenced to death
Pravda reports a U S diplomat code named Donald, active nearly 30 years, was captured and sentenced to death for passing classified information on arms and politics. The article notes no identity or execution confirmation and cites U S officials’ cautious responses. The piece links the move to boost a KGB official amid a corruption probe.
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Moscow
United States
Pravda
Communist Party
Donald
New York Times
U.S
Washington
FBI
Greg Jones
Associated Press
CIA
Bill Devine
Get A Fair Start science fair workshop
A workshop for teachers and parents to help students fare well at upcoming science fairs. It will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in West Junior High auditorium. Thor Holmes of the Douglas County Science Fair Committee and Kansas University's Museum of Natural History will lead, covering project selection, execution, and presentation for judging. He will demonstrate using everyday objects for prize-winning projects and explain factors behind high and low scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Junior High
Thor Holmes
Douglas County Science Fair Committee
Kansas University
Museum of Natural History
Holmes
JVJ lawsuit appeals over Lawrence zoning plan
JVJ mall developer Jacobs Visconsi & Jacobs appeal a U.S. judge’s ruling upholding Lawrence City Commission decisions. Judges of the 10th Circuit will hear oral arguments March 6 in Denver. The suit, joined by Richard A. Armstrong and Betty J. Grisham, challenges the denial to rezone a 61.41 acre site at Iowa Street and Armstrong Road for an enclosed shopping center currently zoned single family.
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Lawrence
10Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Denver
Jacobs, Visconsi & Jacobs
Jerry Cooley
JVJ
Richard A. Armstrong
Betty J. Grisham
U.S
Dale E. Saffels
Iowa Street
Armstrong Road
17 year old held in shooting death of 18 year old
Neighbor describes 17 year old as a good kid with a head strong streak. Witness says Railing rented basement of duplex, four others arrived between 3 and 3 30 p m, gunshot heard about an hour later. Police found the gun in a car.
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Railing
Dey
Brad Chambers
Ariz
Chambers
Commercial zoning returns to planners in Lawrence district
Lawrence Douglas County Planning Commission will again review a Rock Chalk Ranch commercial zoning request at Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive after county leaders decided no action could be taken without a planner recommendation. The matter, previously deferred, may face a Feb or Jan planning hearing, with possible city county coordination on design costs.
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Rock Chalk Ranch
Sixth Street
Wakarusa Drive
Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission
Douglas County
Chris McKenzie
Planning Commission
City of
Lawrence
McKenzie
Lawrence-Douglas County
Wellman Road
Jefferson County
U.S. Highway 40
Lone Star Lake
George Butler & Associates
Lenexa
31St Street
Iowa
Kasold
Monterrey Way
South Lawrence
Entrepreneurs seek Eastern Europe markets despite risks
American firms press for entry into Eastern Europe with interest across agriculture health care telecoms pollution control energy savings tourism and housing. Experts warn economic problems persist yet inquiries surge tenfold as firms donate equipment join privatization efforts and travelers chase affordable destinations. Pfizer donated 100000 in animal medicines and some lawyers provide free services to aid privatization.
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Commerce Department
Europe
Susanne Lotarski
Department
Lotarski
Sabre Foundation
Poland
Pfizer Inc
Jeffrey Burt
Arnold & Porter
Francis Goranin
Vega International Travel Services
Chicago
Goranin
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Barbaraf. Skinner
Josephine Berry
Colonial Manor
American Heart Assn
Central United Methodist Church
John P. Cisler
Law Enforcement
Irving D. Hokeah
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lacy Steel Co. Inc
Kansas Highway 32
Hokeah
Bret Press
Maria Press
Hays
Howard Hughes
Rita Hughes
Michael Kilduff
Denise Milles
James Reid
Jacqueline Reid
Vernon Cheek
Deloris Cheek
Lawrence Seaman Jr
Patricia Seaman
Bruce Lindvall
Bonita Lindvall
Lawrence Curtis
Linda Curtis
Pomona
Steven Abisch
Top
Harlanne Papanek
Gregory Campbell
Hamilton
Ohio
Christina Campbell
Donald Wellman
Katherine Wellman
Theron Miller
Mary Miller
Barbara Watkins
Continuing Education
Thomas Fox Averill
Kremlin
Ted McFarlane
Pam Madi
Louie McElhaney
McElhaney
Mike Amyx
Nancy Hiebert
Eastern
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