Spencer’s Negro Leagues collection a hit in Kansas City
In Kansas City for the All-Star Game, the Spencer Research Library highlights baseball items led by Deborah Dandridge about the Kansas City Monarchs. Materials from the George Giles Collection trace Giles who joined the Monarchs in 1925 and signed a contract that year.
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Richard Gwin
Journal World Photo
Spencer Research Library
Deborah Dandridge
House of David
Kansas City Monarchs
Mike Yoder
Journal World Photo KU
Bill Self
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City
Self
Ljworld.com
Spencer
Kansas University
Spencer Research
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
George Giles
Giles
Junction City
Institute trains on language preservation at KU CoLang 2012
The CoLang 2012 Institute on Collaborative Language Research at Kansas University gathers global participants to document endangered languages. Over six weeks NSF funded program mixes theory and practice with tracks on linguistic methods and a practicum in Ada, Cherokee or Amazigh languages.
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Kansas University
U.S. National Science Foundation
Veteran recalls World War II service with 449th Bombardment Group
Bonner Springs resident Gene Ward reflects on fifty missions with the 449th Bombardment Group at Wright Patterson Field Ohio. He recalls B-24s and other wartime aircraft stories and shares memories of comrades. Ward notes the unit lost 103 planes 388 killed 363 shot down or captured and describes postwar respect for returning veterans. He was born in Linwood and graduated Linwood High School in 1938. His brother joined the Navy shortly after Pearl Harbor.
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Bonnaeer Springs
Wright Patterson Field
Dayton
Ohio
Gene Ward
449Th
Ward
Bonner Springs
Lin
Bonner
Linwood High School
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Sunflower
Caroline Boyer
Journal-World
Cooler High 89 Degrees Forecast on Page 10A
The page 10A forecast lists a high near 89 degrees with mild morning start and warm afternoon. Minor fluctuations expected as conditions trend slightly cooler later in the week. Local readers are advised to stay hydrated and plan outdoor activities accordingly.
Government misconduct cited in meth case appeal
Randy Dyke, convicted in federal court of manufacturing methamphetamine and related charges, argues outrageous government conduct in his motion for acquittal. Page 3A.
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Randy Dyke
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This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!