Los Angeles curfew lifted as city seeks normal workday
LA residents returned to routine after a dusk to dawn curfew was lifted amid reports of a calmer city. National Guardsmen shot and killed a motorist who tried to run them down, raising the death toll to 47. President Bush held talks with cabinet officials on rebuilding LA and other cities, while downtown areas began to reopen and commuters filled the freeways.
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Los Angeles
National
Tom Bradley
National Guard
Bush
White House
Art in the Park draws crowds to South Park show
Lawrence artists and hundreds of works filled South Park for the annual Art in the Park event drawing about 10 000 attendees. Doner Hedrick demonstrated pastels beneath a leafless tree while Mike Rieghm showcased wooden toys for children and juried winners were announced by the Lawrence Art Guild and Parks Department.
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Henri J. Doner-Hedrick
Lawrence
Lawrence Art Guild
Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department
Lawrence City
Mike Rieghm
Riehm
Julie Ball
Kansas City
Ball
Art Guild
Brian Higer
Patty Boyer
G. Mark Smith
Laurie Culling
Cathy Tisdale
Pamela McElroy
South Park
Kansas school finance reaches tentative committee accord
Kansas lawmakers report tentative agreement on a plan to raise 406.8 million for state takeovers of elementary and secondary education. Harder notes mill levies and tax changes, with debates to follow after conference report.
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Topeka
Senate
Joseph Harder
R Moundridge
Kansas
Harder
Fred Kerr
Pratt
KU hails full waiver of tuition for GTAs
Sen. Wint Winter Jr. of Lawrence announced Kansas University graduate teaching assistants will receive a 100 percent tuition waiver this fall, up from 75 percent, after a legislative session deal. The waiver, now in the omnibus appropriations bill, will save resident GTAs about $917 in tuition this semester.
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Wint Winter Jr
R Lawrence
Kansas University
House
Senate
David Reidy
GTA
Winter
Gasoline prices rise in Lawrence amid tax increase
Local drivers face higher pump costs as gas prices climb about four cents a gallon with a July 1 tax rise to 18 cents per gallon. McBride of M&M Oil cites demand and seasonal blends, while Zaremba notes Lawrence remains cheaper than Kansas City and Topeka. Average Kansas price last week hit 1.14, national 1.04.
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Lawrence
Bob McBride
M&m Oil Co
Kansas
McBride
Scott Zaremba
First Fuel Bank
Kansas City
Topeka
Ellen McGranahan
American Automobile Assny
KU Committee Repeats Free Speech Plan on Campus
The Kansas University Human Relations Committee proposes a campus free speech statement to affirm expression while condemning hate speech. Drafted for KU Senate Executive Committee, it appeared in the HRC’s final 1901-92 report to Senix last Friday, with no action taken. The panel may seek endorsement at the next Senix meeting in early June.
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