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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1998
Page
6
The NBA, college, and international basketball share a 10 foot goal height. No changes have been made to raise the basket height after years of consistency.
Readers are instructed to call the Journal-World Access line at 865-5000 and choose category 7478 to hear a recording inviting them to leave questions. The notice provides procedural steps for submitting inquiries to the Sound Off segment.
KU law student Paul Cramm of Lawrence says he has never watched soccer, noting NFL and NBA coverage dominate, but acknowledges the sport can be equally exciting on its own.
Local listings for Lawrence include township and city meetings at township hall and city hall, a storytime at the public library, Kids Night at the Farmers Market with goat demos and a band, bookmobile stops with timed storytimes, a summer workshop at Free State High, senior health screening at Babcock Place with a fee, a special Lawrence school board meeting with consultant John Cahill, and a Lawrence City Band concert at South Park. Additional bookmobile stops rotate weekly among various senior and assisted living sites. For submissions, call 832-7148 or mail Datebook at P O Box 888 Lawrence 66044.
The Baldwin school board on Monday night named the board of directors for a new charter school opening this fall. Members are Larry and Kay Parkins Bill Neuenswander Merrie Skaggs Sheryl Gill Gus Wegner and Mary Jane Chubb. The school will offer alternative learning programs for 20 to 30 seventh through 12th graders. In other business the board accepted the resignation of head football coach Bobby Taul who said he wanted to spend more time with his family and concentrate on coaching basketball Supt. John Nuspl said.
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 22 will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the United Way of Douglas County center 2518 Ridge Court. All members are urged to attend. Any veteran who was wounded or injured during time.
Individuals who served in war or on military service are eligible to join the Organization. The policy appears to define eligibility by combat or occupied service. Documentation or official notice may outline application steps.
A 74 year old Lawrence woman and her daughter seek an Amazon Parrot missing from the younger woman’s car after a Sunday morning theft near Milton’s Coffee and Wine in Mass Street. A man on foot was seen by a witness. A reward is offered for information leading to the bird’s safe return.
A boat sank west of Clinton Lake dam amid Sunday morning, owner a 38 year old Shawnee man. No injuries reported. Fire and ambulance calls include medical emergencies, bicycle accidents, and alarms across Lawrence and nearby blocks with multiple addresses and times listed. Marriages recorded in Lawrence area include Kirk Jensen with Regona Rodriguez and several other couples. Birth announcements note a boy for Martha and Eric Morton and a girl for Ameata Small Barrett and Bradley Barrett.
The Sun omitted several KAN Film Festival winners. A Quest of Freedom The Underground Railroad won second place in the primary division documentary category by Gina Lorenz Hannah Kern and Renee Robinson. Tracking for a New Life The Orphan Trains won third place in the same division category by Sarah Ballard-Hanson Kathryn Seibel and Nicolette Weil. The Cult by Alec Joler and Ethan Shaftel won first place in the secondary division drama comedy and Best of Division.
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