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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1994
Page
4
Planning continues on the 274000 sidewalk project southeast of 23rd Street and Haskell Avenue with 20 days for a protest period. Residents must sign to oppose and landowners must provide majority-area signatures to halt the plan.
City commissioners heard an update on the Maple Grove pump station a nearly one million dollar project to improve drainage in North Lawrence and near Lawrence Municipal Airport. Four 125 horsepower pumps dubbed the super sucker may miss this summer storms but will handle frequent storms once online. The project also raises North Street to reduce flooding.
A reader asks whether a traffic signal is needed at the Seventh Street and Kentucky Avenue intersection. The inquiry notes traffic concerns and potential safety improvements for pedestrians and drivers.
A sheriff's report cites a golf green mower and grass catcher stolen between 11 and 11:30 p.m. Monday in Douglas County. Lawrence police report a residence theft in the 2000 block of Kentucky with cash, coins, a camera, VCR and laptop totaling $4,263. A separate report details an attempted robbery and beating at about 8:30 p.m. Feb. 10 in the 1800 block of Kentucky involving three teens.
Douglas County Commission discusses land preservation at the county courthouse. Langston Hughes Lecture Series features John Edgar Tidwell on Frank Marshall Davis and the politics of Black Art in Alderson Auditorium. Board of Zoning Appeals reviews satellite dish at 1120 E 23rd. Kansas vs Iowa State basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse.
Lawrence police continue to seek a break in the slaying of Curtis J. Thomas a 28 year old from Pierce City Missouri. Lt Ed Brunt said detectives are re interviewing witnesses and re examining information as investigators wait for more details on the February 12 incident in North Lawrence where his pickup crashed into a home. The cause of death motive and other specifics remain undisclosed two weeks after the homicide.
A record lists admissions for Jack Payne of Lawrence and dismissals for Jadene Berg and baby boy of Lawrence Sandy Floersch Eudora Lilia Church Colony Eileen Huffman and baby girl of Lawrence.
Managing Editor Bob Nordyke News Editor Caroline Trowbridge Arts Editor Mason King provide contact lines with direct phone numbers for newsroom leadership. This brief staff roster outlines key editors and their extensions for press inquiries.
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