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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 2001
Page
4
Swimmers like Danny Gleason, 18, of Topeka leap from Blaisdell Pool at Gage Park as Topeka basks in 90s after a mild month. The heat wave continues today with high temperatures expected. For forecast details, see page 8B.
An employee at the Bismarck Inn Lawrence 1130 N Third St was beaten in a battery about 3 30 a m Saturday Officers and Fire Medical workers responded to check on a 30 year old Lawrence man The victim said a man approached him about a court case and asked him to lie about it when refused he was assaulted He had a cut to his left eye and rib bruises and was treated at the scene but not transported to hospital
Kansas University Chancellor Robert Hemenway returned from a nearly two week stay in Russia and Ukraine where he lectured on African American literature at St. Petersburg and Lviv universities. He noted positive reception and was presented flowers in St. Petersburg as Maria Carlson of KU’s Center for Russian and East European Studies coordinated the trip.
The Journal-World reports a gasoline price as low as $1.46 9 a gallon at Miller Mart in Lawrence near 19th Street and Haskell Avenue. Readers are urged to call 832-7154 or submit price details via the paper's web page to join Pump Patrol with price information.
Lawrence’s Economic Incentives Task Force backed a plan to raise abatements for firms paying employees at least 130 percent of the poverty level, about 9.14 dollars an hour with benefits, inviting final approval by the City Commission. Activists began a petition drive at a watermelon feed in South Park to press for the wage condition.
Health Care Access in Lawrence faces a two week cash gap risking loss of about 24 thousand dollars needed to fund its Medication Assistance Program. Executive director Nikki Rhea says 4 000 uninsured patients rely on the clinic which provides samples and company aid plus discounted medicines. Faulk, a Lawrence waiter with no insurance, warns without aid the situation will be tough as he recovers from surgery and seeks follow up care.
Seven new Lawrence Police officers received badges and radios from Mayor Mike Rundle at a City Hall ceremony. All have prior law enforcement experience, with six already Kansas certified. They bypassed the standard 18 weeks of field training, entering a three week orientation before a 12 to 14 week field training, depending on performance.
Members of Citizens for a Sane Sixth and Wakarusa collected leaflets at the corner to protest a proposed big box development at the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Wakarusa. The Lawrence City Commission will vote tonight on rezoning annexation and preliminary plans filed by The Peridian Group for The World Company and others.
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