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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1996
Page
4
A Cubs game at Wrigley Field saw the Torco Co sign removed and replaced with a Southwest Airlines sign, per a Cubs representative. Torco is described as a lawn equipment company.
Readers are urged to call the Journal-World Access line at 865-5000 and select category 7478 to hear a recording inviting them to leave their questions.
Morning to afternoon listings show a packed Lawrence area calendar. Events include design steering at City Hall, bookmobile stops at Wood Creek and Vermon t Towers, a Noon Borderline Country concert at Mercantile Bank Plaza, multiple library programs, NAACP meeting at Watkins Community Museum, plus free infant and toddler screening at First Presbyterian Church with contact details.
The United States Postal Service teams with Breast Cancer Action of Douglas County to unveil the Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Stamp. The event runs 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the main post office on 645 Vermont. Terri Knoll Johnson, a breast cancer survivor and advocate, will keynote.
Square De-Lites host an Ice Cream Sundae dance at Building 21 4-H Fairgrounds 2120 Harper with Plus at 7 p.m. and dancing 8 to 10:30 p.m. Guest caller Larry Stock and round work with Wally Kelly. U.S. Corps of Engineers Pomona Lake sponsors Wild West events weekend. Osage County reenactment group demonstrates, performs music and skits Saturday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. near Michigan Valley Park Amphitheater. Free events.
Lawrence resident recalls a KU graduation ritual from the 1960s when Monte Johnson and other staff served as ushers. A veteran memory notes the Campanile threshold and asks how many people it can hold as graduates process down the Hill. Administrators discuss weekend detentions and suspensions for activity violations. Reserved tickets go on sale for two Sandstone Amphitheatre concerts featuring Everclear and Def Leppard. A Lawrence Project Freedom seminar for parents and teen drivers is set for LAHS with local speakers.
Crime Stoppers and Lawrence Police seek Renzie Lee Miller 34 for an April attempted rape of a 65 year old woman in east central Lawrence. Miller, armed and dangerous, is white five eight, 140 pounds with brown hair blue eyes mustache and multiple aliases. He is sought by Indianapolis PD for fraud theft and by the FBI for unlawful flight. Rewards up to 1000 dollars.
DeSoto High School principal Joe Novak asked the school board to approve a fall start for a Saturday detention program. The district would send students to Saturday detention after prior disciplinary actions, replacing the current after school sessions that occur three times weekly and cost half as much with the proposed plan.
Lawrence police investigated thefts including a 20 by 10 foot play part valued at 15000 from in front of Amigos Mexican Restaurant on West 23rd and a 3600 diamond wedding ring from an elderly woman who died June 4 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. About 21000 in power tools were stolen from a Learnard Avenue home. A transient faced aggravated assault charges after a gun fired during a dispute on Walnut Street. Fire, ambulance, and injury reports follow with multiple incidents across Douglas County.
Wednesday's paper reports three new recreational corridor paths to be built with concrete surfaces. Each path will be 10 feet wide, expanding outdoor routes for residents and visitors. Local planners emphasize accessibility and safety as core goals.
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