Lawrence board weighs closing Grant and Kaw Valley schools
Lawrence Kansas school board members debate possible closing of Grant and Kaw Valley elementary schools to trim a $2.6 million state aid shortfall. Five undecided or split votes loom at tonight’s 7:30 p.m. meeting, while community members rally support to keep Grant open and critics urge a fair, informed decision.
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Mary Loveland
Mary Lou Wright
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Harriet Shaffer
Ben Bigler
Grant School
Lawrence School Board
KBI report shows sharp rise in Lawrence crimes in 1991
Kansas Bureau of Investigation data show a 21.5 percent jump in Part I crimes in Lawrence and Douglas County for the first three months of 1991 versus 1990. Burglaries and thefts led the increase, with rapes rising from three to twelve. Local agencies include Lawrence Police, KU Police, Douglas County Sheriff, and Eudora and Baldwin departments.
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New York City Welcomes Desert Storm Veterans Home Parade
Thousands of Desert Storm veterans paraded through New York City as Gen. Colin Powell Gen. Schwarzkopf and Defense Secretary Cheney rode in convertibles. About 24 000 marchers from 50 states and 17 nations joined the welcome amid ticker tape confetti and a crowd believed to exceed a million.
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Norman Schwarzkopf
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Lance Reifstek
Nassau
Iraq
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Lower Manhattan
Financial District
City Hall
Louis Mongiello
Brooklyn
Jeanne Benedict
Grand Rapids
Mich
National Coalition
U.S
Middle East
Wall Street
High court to rule on hate crime cross burning ordinance
The Supreme Court agreed to decide how far communities may go in outlawing cross burning and other hate crimes. The case from St Paul asks whether a city ordinance violates First Amendment rights. The Minnesota Supreme Court upheld the ordinance as targeting hatred while avoiding protected expression.
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Supreme Court
St. Paul, Minn
Minnesota Supreme Court
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Former POW injures self to dodge TV during Gulf War
Navy Lt. Jeffrey Zahn, 28, recounted bruising himself to avoid being filmed by captors after his AGE intruder aircraft was shot down on January 17. He was captured for 47 days and later appeared on Iraqi television. Zahn said facial injuries mainly from ejecting, and voiced a desire not to kill again, noting the public has not seen the war's cost.
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Nev
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Jeffrey Zahn
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United States
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N.J
Demolition Begins at Eudora High School
McPherson Wrecking Co of Grantville starts tear down of the 73 year old Eudora High after city permit approval this morning. Crews will salvage materials and clear debris with final razing by August 7 as the project unfolds this week.
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McPherson Wrecking Co
Grantville
Eudora High School
Jim McMillan
Joanne Peterson
Eudora
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