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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 2014
Page
1
Former Kansas standout Danny Manning, now Wake Forest coach, visited Lawrence on Saturday to help open a Dick's Sporting Goods store. Manning, a notable KU phenom, participated in team activities and greeted fans during the event.
Lawrence residents recall German prisoners at the POW camp switching from Panzers to pea picking. In 1945 a local canning company shipped 45 000 military rations of peas daily. Potatoes and beets grew on the bottom land as the valley fed the war effort. A capable group arrived to ensure the harvest.
W H Pendleton of the Lawrence cannery notes growers lacked help to handle a peas crop, praising local pickers while remarking they were good pea pickers and calling them damn Germans amid wartime sentiment. The letter signals labor and ethnic tensions in 1945.
A Wichita Eagle report cites policymakers and economists saying Kansas revenue gaps in April and May 2013 stem from federal tax changes and earnings shifts, with May $217 million short of projections after April missing by $92 million. Officials defend the outlook, while analysts warn gaps may persist.
Kansas University proposes a Bachelor of Arts and General Studies track in human sexuality under a new academic unit. Chair Alesha Doan says the field is rapidly growing and would address issues from trafficking to violence by studying how sexuality and gender shape society. The program aims to prepare graduates for policy and advocacy roles.
Greg Robinson released a party change from Republican to Democratic ten days prior to filing to challenge Mike Gaughan. Page 3A.
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