Long-lost KU degree to be awarded to WWII vet at 77
Joseph Shephard, a World War II pilot and former KU student who left in 1950, returns to campus in February to complete requirements for a diploma he never earned. Now living in Midland, Texas, he recalls Sigma Nu life, marriage to Charlotte Henry, and a postwar career with Mobil Oil and ARCO before plans to receive the degree he thought he’d abandoned decades ago.
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Closing doors on schools seal memories in Lawrence
A Lawrence school board voted May 12 to close Centennial and East Heights with Riverside already closed. Final sixth graders move up Thursday and teachers clear rooms as residents reflect on memories, noting local pride and loss across the three schools. The Journal-World's special report on their histories begins on Page 10.
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Conflict envelops Mideast summit between Israeli and Palestinian leaders
In Jerusalem the Israeli and Palestinian premiers failed to narrow gaps on a U.S. backed peace plan at a three hour summit overshadowed by a spate of violence. A suicide bombing on a Jerusalem bus wounded at least seven and left more than a dozen injured before another bomber struck on the outskirts. The day saw a surge of Palestinian attacks in 12 hours including a bladed device injuring a couple in Hebron.
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Langston Hughes Testimony Revealed From 1953 Senate Hearing
Langston Hughes spoke during the McCarthy era about his Lawrence boyhood and the prejudice that shaped his work. New transcripts show his private testimony on March 24 1953 before Sen Joe McCarthy's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
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