Jail space crisis for Lawrence Douglas County jail
Article criticizes overcrowding at the 1976 Lawrence Douglas County jail designed for 50 prisoners. It discusses temporary solutions, opposition from nearby residents, and calls for a longer term plan. County commissioners acknowledge mistakes, explore temporary facilities, and urge community support for a new jail to meet growing needs.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
South Park
Mark Buhler
May history milestones from Morse to Concorde
A concise history roundup notes key anniversaries: Morse’s 1844 telegraph first message to Baltimore, Queen Victoria's 1819 birth in London, 1830 Baltimore to Elliott's Mills rail service, 1881 Princess Victoria sinking near London Ontario, 1883 Brooklyn Bridge opening, 1935 first night MLB game Reds over Phillies, 1962 Scott Carpenter orbit, and 1976 Concorde service to Washington.
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Queen Victoria
London
United States
Baltimore
Elliott's Mills
Ontario
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Cincinnati
Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Scott
Postage and press affiliations noted
The item lists standard USPS second class postage paid in Lawrence Kansas and notes memberships in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press as part of the publication’s credentials and circulation verification.
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Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Carved Her Own Public Service Legacy
A reflective portrait credits Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis with shaping her political era beyond her husband. It notes her quiet defiance of macho politics, her White House refuge, and her posthumous pursuit of public service through the Kennedy Institute at Harvard and related institutions, shaping youth engagement and memory of John F. Kennedy.
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Washington
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
John-John
White House
Dallas
Presidential Library
Boston
Institute of Politics
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Harvard
Kennedy Institute
The
Institute
Cambridge
Onassis
Camelot
John Kennedy
The USA views on corporal punishment and crime rhetoric
A reader critiques talk radio bias and the caning of Michael Fay, arguing national opinion is misrepresented by calls. He condemns corporal punishment as a public health threat, favors love and communication to mold character, cites Pavlov and dog behavior, and urges thoughtful, community-based crime deterrence over punitive “git-tuff” attitudes.
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Waco
Tex
Michael Fay
Clinton
Singapore
U.S
Fay
Caning
Pavlov
Supreme Court
Lawrence High Class of 1969 crowns five straight-A seniors
The Lawrence High graduating class boasted five straight-A students Kristin Maxwell Ken Rummer Nancy Stark Ann McBride and Karen Connett in a 475-member Class of 1969 at LHS. Prizes for authentic centennial costumes went to the Parkers and the Youngs at a Lawrence Country Club centennial observance party.
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Lawrence High
Kristin Maxwell
Ken Rummer
Nancy Stark
Ann McBride
Karen Connett
LHS
Tom Parker
Ed Young
Lawrence Country Club
Public forum voices concerns on jail costs and recreation plans
A letter from Dick Walker and a second from Hilda Enoch questions on using a church sanctuary for inmate housing and on city funding priorities. They urge accountability from commissioners, better housing policy, and more accessible recreation for families and youth. They emphasize transparency, questioned mill levies, and potential public input before long-range plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Buhler
Assembly of God
Kansas Department of Corrections
Department of Corrections
Douglas County
Commission
Buhler
Chappell
Dick Walker
Overbrook
South Park
Iowa Street
Pinckney School
Holcom Park Center
Hilda Enoch
el Dorado Dr
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Robert Nordyke
Caroline Trowbridge
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Dolph Simons
Ili
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