Local death probed as homicide in Douglas County
Douglas County sheriff’s detectives investigate the apparent homicide of 19 year old Christopher George Bread found early today along East 15th Street near Lawrence. Autopsy pending. no suspects or weapon located. area residents interviewed. case may be first homicide in the county this year.
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Douglas County Sheriff's Department
Lawrence
East 15Th Street
Loren Anderson
Christopher George Bread
Douglas County
Bread
Douglas
Anderson
Douglas County Science Fair showcases young investigators
At the Douglas County 4 H Fairgrounds students display science projects after a workshop urged curiosity over flashy displays. Judge Thor Holmes praises rising quality and asks students to pursue questions of personal interest with scientific method.
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John Bremner
Kansas University
Douglas County
Thor Holmes
Holmes
Mike Campbell
Amy Lester
House approves notification bill in abortion case
The Kansas House passed a watered down abortion notification bill by 73 to 50. It requires doctors to notify an adult when a girl under 16 seeks an abortion, with options to notify a parent or a relative over 21 or a clergy member. The Senate has not yet voted this year.
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Topeka
House
Mike Hayden
Representatives
Senate
Fred Kerr
Pratt
Bud Burke
Leawood
Trafficway debate splits Lawrence leaders on east plan
Lawrence Mayor Bob Schumm and City Commissioner David Penny clashed on an east trafficway during a TV call-in show tied to Journal-World public opinion results. Penny cited KDOT funding being ruled out, while Schumm argued financing remains under consideration. The Journal-World poll also showed residents evenly split on a south trafficway among 299 voters contacted.
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South Lawrence
Bob Schumm
David Penny
Journal-World
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Sunflower Cablevision 6
Schumm
Penny
Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT
Journal-World Survey
Secretary promotes tax rollback gains Kansas support
Revenue Secretary Ed Rolfs appeared in Lawrence to back Gov. Mike Hayden’s Proposition 13 property tax rollback before about 60 Lawrence Chamber of Commerce members. The bootle stop feeds a statewide tour promoting the proposal amid slow initial momentum.
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Mike Hayden
Hayden
Lawrence
Ed Rolfs
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Health care plans facing opposition
Washington AP A draft proposal to spend 65 billion dollars on two major health care problems faces White House opposition before a vote. It would extend private or public insurance to over 31 million uninsured Americans and aid long term care costs, with a 100 employee threshold for employer coverage or public plan contributions.
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Washington
White House
U.S
Bipartisan Commission On Comprehensive Health Care
Fortney
Pete’”’ Stark
California
Congress
Bush
Stark
Commission
Lawrence High girls rout Topeka in sub state final bid
Lawrence High School girls basketball overwhelmed Topeka 82 to 60 to avenge an earlier loss and reach Saturday sub state final. Also notes a mild Saturday forecast and a Greyhound strike impacting service with 6,300 drivers walking off today.
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Lawrence High
Topeka
Greyhound
Local Index Area Briefs And Notices
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Adams named independent counsel in HUD probe
Former federal judge Arlin M. Adams was appointed by a special court as independent counsel to investigate allegations that Housing Secretary Samuel R. Pierce Jr. and aides steered rent subsidies to politically connected developers and defrauded the Moderate Rehabilitation Program. Adams, 68, a ex 3rd U.S. Circuit judge from Philadelphia, chairs Penn Law School board and is a Schnader, Harrison partner.
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Christopher Bread
Lawrence High School
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