Storms flood Lawrence area close roads and cause outages
A heavy storm system drenched Lawrence with more than three inches of rain, flooding basements and closing U S Highway 59 and Brown's Grove Road. Lone Star floods mid morning with no evacuations planned. Lightning caused about 50 power outages as crews worked through the night.
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Lawrence
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Douglas County
Kansas
Kansas Highway Patrol
Topeka
Baldwin
Roy Chaney
Chaney Plumbing
Matt Foster
Kansas University Weather Service
Foster
Gulf of Mexico
T.A. Mindrup
KPL Gas Service
Mindrup
Ban Bigler
Panel urges air strike option after Lockerbie bombing
A presidential commission recommends considering military strikes against air terrorists if direct action is blocked and covert operations, plus notifying passengers of credible threats. It calls major FAA security reforms, opposes widespread new explosive detectors, and criticizes the agency for reacting to disasters while led by Ann McLaughlin.
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Washington
United States
Federal Aviation Administration
U.S
FAA
Ann McLaughlin
Lockerbie
Scotland
Commission
James Busey
Busey
Independent Commission
Red breasted house finch nests near door wreath
A red breasted male house finch perches above a female on a nest holding two eggs. The nest sits in a decorative wreath by the Crum home at 735 Lake. Mrs Crum notes house finches are uncommon here and one egg is pale blue while the other is speckled.
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John and Batty Crum
Lake
Crum
Mrs. Crum
Schumm warns eastern parkway jeopardizes loop plan
Lawrence City Commissioner Bob Schumm asserts that the city and Douglas County interlocal agreement tying the circumferential road system to the south Lawrence trafficway and Sixth Street upgrades hinges on building the eastern parkway. He challenged delaying actions and warned that backing away would derail the entire project.
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Lawrence
South Lawrence
Bob Schumm
East Hills Business Park
Commission
Schumm
Sixth Street
Wakarusa Drive
City Commission
Douglas County Commission
David Penny
Robbery Clouds Mother's Day at Magic Wok Restaurant
About 30 patrons and staff witnessed a violent armed robbery at the Magic Wok, 1700 W 23rd, during Mother's Day dining. Witnesses included Bobbi Oglesby and her husband Jack who were among the diners briefly interrupted by the incident.
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Oglesby
Jack
Magic Wok
Judge strikes down local human relations ordinance
A Douglas County District Court judge ruled the city’s human relations ordinance unconstitutional. Judge Michael J. Malone said the provision allowing the director to levy civil penalties based solely on a finding violates due process, upholding a $3,200 fine previously upheld by the Lawrence Human Relations Commission.
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Douglas County District Court
Michael J. Malone
D.A. Willer
Lawrence Human Relations Commission
Malone
Chamorro Pleads For $40 Million U S Loan
Nicaraguan President Violeta Chamorro declares the country bankrupt and appeals to the United States for a $40 million short term loan to stave off financial collapse. The appeal comes amid ongoing economic distress and requests for international aid.
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Violeta Chamorro
United States
World population could triple in next century says U N report
London AP reports a United Nations Population Fund analysis warning the global population, currently 5.3 billion, may reach up to 14 billion if fertility declines lag. It urges doubling family planning spending to 9 billion and improving women's status and education to curb growth.
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London
U.N
Nafis Sadik
United Nations Population Fund
Africa
South Asia
U.N. Population Fund
China
Europe
Central America
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Douglas-Franklin County Line
Lone Star
Sheriff's Department
Lawrence Police
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Yoder
Bobbi Oglesby
Mrs
John Taylor
Palacios
Kansas City
Chamorro
Rey Palacios
Kansas City Royals
Boston Red Sox
Minnesota
Rudy Perpich
Mikhail Gorbachev
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