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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1999
Page
5
A patron contests a library charge for water damaged books returned via a drop-off. The caller suspects water damage occurred after return and cites a May 28 sound-off about runoff. Library director Bruce Flanders invites contact to resolve concerns while noting recycling efforts at local centers and a Wal Mart facility accepting most plastics.
Instructions guide readers to call the Journal-World Access line at 865-5000 for Sound Off questions, directing listeners to enter category 7478 and leave a voicemail after a prompt. The notice provides no additional facts beyond the call-in procedure.
Lawrence police arrested 26 year old Marvin Joseph Schaal on aggravated kidnapping and aggravated battery after he allegedly beat his girlfriend and blocked her exit from a West 31st home. Officers seized a videotape Schaal edited of the incident and he remains held without bond. A separate community event, a two day cat show, is planned June 26 and 27 at the Douglas County 4 H Fairgrounds with admission 4 for adults and 3 for seniors and children. Two women died following a March one vehicle crash near Big Springs with Marti Cushinberry among the injured later dying at KU Medical Center.
Cushinberry lost control of a 1991 Chevrolet Geo on U S Highway 40 about a mile east of Big Springs in western Douglas County. The vehicle rolled several times and she was ejected. Officials identified her as a Merriam resident, though a mortuary spokesman said she had been living in Lawrence. An obituary appears on page 3B.
Chris Francke comments on doctors visits and patient choice, arguing that health insurance should be a personal decision because most people do not choose diseases necessitating medical care. The remark reflects opinions on who bears medical costs and the role of insurance.
Police logs detail a 2238 dollar Nintendo 64 and items stolen from a 1300 block Ohio residence between 10 45 p m Friday and 12 30 a m Saturday. A 3000 dollar Browning shotgun was taken from a 100 block Minnesota home between May 31 1998 and 5 p m Thursday. Police also report a gun shot near 13th and New York with no injuries, forged checks totaling 3400 dollars made to Alpha Epsilon Pi, and the arrest of 27 year old Michael Brent Sharp on aggravated assault domestic battery and child endangerment warrants. Fire and medical calls follow.
A day’s slate lists Douglas County Commission session at the county courthouse. City and school meetings follow at health department offices and district centers. Public library programs include story time and bookmobile routes with Parkinson talk and a senior health screening at Pinecrest II.
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