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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 2012
Page
2
Joseph W. Beringer 94 of Lawrence died Tuesday July 17 2012 A memorial service will be held at Lawrence Funeral Chapel at a later date.
Clara M Christenson aged 101 of Lawrence died Wednesday July 18 2012 at Lawr Presbyterian Manor. Services are pending at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home.
Funeral services for Thomas H. Tom Fisher 69 of Lawrence Kansas will be at 10 a.m. Friday July 20 2012 at Warren McElwain Mortuary with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery. He died July 15 2012 at his home. Born April 19 1943 in Topeka he worked in advertising at the Lawrence Journal World then as Advertising Director before retirement. Survivors include daughter Margaret two brothers two nephews and two nieces. Memorials suggested to the Lawrence Humane Society. Online condolences at Warren McElwain.com.
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Sean Barrett Walker, 23, of Overland Park faced involuntary manslaughter and DUI charges after a 2010 west Lawrence crash that killed 19 year old Mary Grace Paez. Pro tem Judge James George kept bond at 25,000 despite prosecutors seeking 100,000 due to Walker’s past and ties to Douglas County. Walker maintains he has a job and an address in Johnson County and will hire his own attorney. Next court date set for Wednesday before Douglas County District Judge Michael Malone.
A Brennan Center report shows free voter ID in Kansas remains a mirage for many. Downtown Wichita serves 160,700 eligible voters from one office, creating long lines and waits. 7,373 voting age Kansans lack vehicles and live over 10 miles from ID offices. Wisconsin judge strikes down photo ID law, noting birth certificates impose cost and burden on low income voters.
Bolick and Rexroad launch Cadre Lawrence to engage residents without vested interests in growth projects. The group plans public outreach through Facebook, Twitter, and a website, aiming for informed active participation while staying independent of the Chamber.
In Lawrence, burglaries persist with a suspect in custody. At 5 am Sunday a woman in West 10th Place near Monterey Way confronted a man with a flashlight inside her home and lost 1900 dollars in cash and electronics. Police report June-July spike and warn residents to lock doors and keep lights on.
A 1.25 million gift to Kansas University Medical Center funds the Mabel A Woodyard Fellowships in Neurodegenerative Disorders. Established from the late Woodyard estate via the Douglas County Community Foundation, the fellowships support research by two doctoral students at KUMC. Woodyard served as secretary to Nina Pulliam, wife of publisher Eugene Pulliam, and died in 2008 from progressive supranuclear palsy. Her brother George Woodyard was a KU Spanish professor from 1966 to 2005.
Lawrence Journal World receives address change requests via P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888. Send updated residence or business mailing details to the post office and publication for prompt delivery alignment.
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