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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 2006
Page
1
Senior Heather Stanley led Kansas with two hits and two runs scored while driving in another as KU shut out Iowa State 3-0 in a Big 12 softball game. Also notes Bush’s CIA appointment faced congressional scrutiny as Gen. Hayden potential director.
Ken Weaver, 90, a Lawrence Presbyterian Manor resident, built a career as a National Geographic writer and science editor, shaping the magazine from its early days through the space age. Born to a poor New Mexico preacher, he left McPherson College in 1933 amid the Great Depression to pursue journalism and science storytelling.
Art Altrichter of St. Cloud Minnesota fills a pickup with gas at $2.03 per gallon, well below the local average of $2.73. He maintains a long held reserve from First Fuel Banks bought years ago for the same price and never pays more than that to tap his supply.
North of the Kansas Union at Kansas University officials break ground on the Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center. The center, created in 1995, will honor KU’s diverse community.
Gray skies could not dim Lawrence's 45th annual Art in the Park as South Park sidewalks hosted over 100 vendors from the region. Jenny Gadzia praised her jewelry booth while the Lawrence Art Guild organized slides, fees, arrivals, and the day’s art contest, marking the guild’s largest single‑day fundraiser and the city’s biggest art event. Across Massachusetts Street, locals with dogs staged a Frisbee fetch competition with emcee, scores, and theme music.
Southwest Junior High School won the high school title at the Kansas State Invitational Chess Tournament in March. Quail Run School captured the elementary title with Alan Shi of Quail Run going 8-0 to be named individual state champion. Quail Run’s program has multiple state titles, while Southwest also earned a 2004 state title and strong showings in 2005. Coach Brad Johnson says the goal is to be the nation’s best.
McLouth resident Butch Bartlett remembers his Vietnam service in the early 1960s and the damp jungle conditions that caused foot rot. He notes socks mattered as much as food, and Vietnam Veterans Recognition Week brought back painful memories for him and many others.
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