KU closes 15th Street for concrete repairs near Green Hall
Kansas University crews shut a 100 yard section of 15th Street from Naismith to Green Hall for concrete repairs. Traffic is redirected to Irving Hill Road while crews repair curbs gutters sidewalks and backfilled soil. Weather permitting the project should finish by Friday with plans later for asphalt overlay to improve the campus entrance.
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Naismith
Bob Porter
15Th
Green Hall
Irving Hill Road
Porter
Allen Fieldhouse
Student ambassador heading to Europe for three weeks
David Parkinson, a Southwest Junior High seventh grader with a 4.0 GPA, will depart June 18 for a three week People to People Student Ambassador trip to Northern Europe. The Kansas City program, founded by Eisenhower, sends students to London Berlin and Paris with host families and cultural activities.
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David Parkinson
Europe
Atlantic
Pacific
London
Berlin
Paris
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Eisenhower
Kansas City
Spokane
Wash
Eiffel Tower
West End
Keith Currie
People to People ambassador program details cited
Wayne Parkinson says his son David qualified for the People to People ambassador program and expects a mind enhancing adventure that will broaden his worldview. David adds he would otherwise spend time swimming and gym workouts if not selected.
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Parkinson
Transfer plan lets community college credits count for juniors
A five year transfer agreement approved by the Kansas Joint Advisory Committee on Governance would admit students who complete an associate degree at any of the 19 public community colleges as juniors at Kansas universities and would satisfy general education requirements. Non degree transfer students would receive general education credit for articulated courses. A proposed data sharing system to track transfer outcomes was delayed amid privacy concerns under federal law.
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Multiple Obituaries From Lawrence Area Deaths May 1997
Graveside services for Lynn arvey Oshel 36 of Lawrence will be at Memorial Park Cemetery at 2 p.m. Friday. He died May 19 1997 at home. Survived by parents Richard H and Grace A Miskimen Oshel a brother Ricky L and sisters Linda D Miller Clathe and Susan F Reusch. Graveside services for Fred Hollandsworth 87 of Pryor Okla at Memorial Park Cemetery Lawrence. He died May 18 1997. He grew up in Oklahoma and was an electrical engineer and longtime employee of Southwestern Power Administration. He married Mildred J Leonhard in 1940 who survives along with a sister Amy Hollandsworth. Services for Mary Ellen Roberts 84 of Lawrence are pending. TonganoXie Lil lie Mae Shreve 88 of Tonganoxie to be buried in Miles City Mon. She moved to Tonganoxie in 1978 and was a homemaker. Detroit Kerrel Earl Butler Jr 71 of Livonia died May 11 1997. He attended KU and worked for Detroit and Michigan. Prairie Village memorial service for Milt Jungbluth 86 Fairway June 9. Ottaw a Floyd E Finch 79 Ottawa died May 20 1997. Burial in Woodlawn Pomona. He was a farmer stockman and served on local boards. Funeral home arranging.
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Lawrence
Memorial Park Cemetery
Oshel
Richard H
Grace A. Miskimen Oshel
Wal-Mart
Ricky L
Niangua
Linda D. Miller
Clathe
Susan F. Reusch
Warren-McElwain Mortuary
Shriners Children’s Hospital
Fred Hollandsworth
Pryor
Okla
Memoral Park
Hollandsworth
Rocky
William and
Frieda Haman Hollandsworth
Hobart
University of Oklahoma
Southwestern Power Administration of
Tulsa
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Pryor Elks Lodge
Pryor Masonic Lodge No
Tulsa Scottish Rite Society
Mildred J. Leonhard
Salina
Kaw
Amy Hollandsworth
McCloud
Key Funeral Home
Mary Ellen Roberts
Rumsey-Yost “Funeral Home
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Wesleyan Church
Kansas City
Kan
Curtis M. Shreve
Warren Shreve
Iowa
Curtis Shreve Jr
Florida
Marshal Shreve
Hartman
Colo
Vivian Adair
Lucille Ragland
Colorado Springs
Emma Taylor
Tonganoxie
Tne
Kerrel E
Mabel Burke Butler
Liberty Memorial High School
Air Force
Kansas University
Carl
Detroit
Mike
Allen
Tex
Karyn
Livonia
Mich
Lois Liebert
Richard Butler
Barrington
Ill
Alzheimer’s Fund
Neely Turowski
Ottawa
Floyd E. Finch
Calvary Baptist Church
Woodlawn
Pomona
Finch
Overbrook
George
Edward
Stella Krause Finch
Globe/Centropolis
Osage
Douglas
Franklin
Brubaker
Rangeline
Mr. Finch
Michigan Valley
Sunflower Ordnance Plant
Calvary Baptist Church of
Lucy Hershell
Georgene Barnes
Muskegon
Maxine Savage
Sarasota
Fla
Dengel & Son
Hollywood Theaters opens seven screen complex with traffic woes
Hollywood Theaters wins city approval for seven screen complex beside a finished parking lot. Pete Peterson says sneak preview Thursday and plans for The Lost World in two large theaters with 1,200 square foot screens, DTS sound, and 297 stadium seats. By June 6 remaining five screens go online, totaling 2,800 seats. complex to host rede velopment near Kmart.
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Clay Center
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Cotton” Yoder
Manhattan
Ollie Moon
Billy Lee Roberts
Lillie Mae Shreve
Kerrel Earl Butler JR
Christ the King Catholic Church
Butler
Jungbluth Services
Prairie Village
H. Milton
Milt” Jungbluth
Fairway
Village Presbyterian Church
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Kansas University Medical Center
Terry Betzen
Chelsea
Chesapeake Bay
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Lawrence Humane Society
Wrence Humane Society
Massachusetts
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PeeRbarne
Ody Outique
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Hedges Real Estate
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