Kansas City sewer upgrades tied to Memorial Stadium work
Lawrence city plans $1.86 million in new sewer lines north of Memorial Stadium to support KU renovations and future use. Construction to start next summer with finish aimed for September 1999, funded by a 15 year ticket surcharge and shared by local utility customers.
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Kansas University
Mike Wildgen
Lawrence
Mississippi River
Pat Warren
Allen Fieldhouse
Roger Coffey
Lawrence Sewer
Town divided tone in Lawrence school report sparks mixed views
Kansas City TV report on Lawrence adding a second high school drew mixed reactions. LHS students and staff criticized the piece as bland, while others said it offered a primer on recent politics, noting increased participation but a challenged single football power.
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Lawrence
Lora Wedd
Lawrence High School
WDAF
Randy Weseman
Kerry Altenbernd
Altenbernd
Stan Roth
Free State High School
Joe Snyder
FSHS
Wedd
LHS
Intoxicated foursome die in Liberal garage
Four men died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a closed Liberal garage after an all night exposure to exhaust. Police said all had blood alcohol levels above the intoxication limit, but no foul play was suspected. The victims identified include Ezequiel Rios 20, Refugio E Molina 22, Raul Alvarado 26, and Jesus Hernandez with age and hometown unclear.
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Vernon Jordan
Kansas
Jordan
Ezequiel Rios
Refugio E. Molina
Raul Alvarado
Jesus Hernandez
Jim Kauffman
Miller Mortuary
Hubert Peterson
White House displays native's art
Doug Coffin, a Lawrence native and sculptor, sees his 28 foot Earth Messenger Totem featured in a White House garden outdoor exhibit of 12 Native American works. First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted a tea for the artists and families. Coffin attended with his mother and son. Coffin, 51, has works in Lawrence public spaces and has shown across the country. the Wheelwright Museum organized the 12 selections.
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White House
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Lawrence
Coffin
Jacqueline Kennedy
Clinton
Lollie Coffin
Gabe
Tony Coffin
Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence High School
Kansas University
Haskell
Kansas Turnpike
McDonald Drive
Sixth Street
Martina Navratilova
Robert Redford
Santa Fe
N.M
Wheelwright Museum
Phoenix
Margaret Archuleta
Richard Gavin
Ournal
Lawrence High
Boundary panel seeks direction on elementary boundary changes
A boundary committee met publicly to discuss long term overcrowding solutions at Quail Run Sunflower and Prairie Park elementary schools. They consider building new schools on the west and east sides and possible busing and consolidation, with board direction pending.
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Quail Run
Sunflower
Prairie Park School
James Hilliard
East Side
Marylee Southard
Beth Reid
Lawrence Education Assn
West Junior High
Sue Lewis
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