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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 2015
Page
2
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Raymond Shepherd, 83, of Mound City, died recently. Visitation 1 pm and service 2 pm Sunday, November 15 at Stanley-Dickey Funeral Home in Pleasant Hill, Missouri. Phone: 816 540 5550.
Former Haskell resident and instructor Louis Taylor died Tuesday November 16 2015 in Albuquerque. Details are available on the Haskell Alumni Facebook page.
Gerald Jerry Lee Beneventi born November 22 1958 in Des Moines Iowa to Donald and the late Carol Beneventi grew up in Granger and studied at Drake University KU earning a psychology philosophy degree. He married Holly Huhn in 1982 and later Susan King in 2000. He worked in ministry mediation Sprint HP and The Navigators and passed away November 1 2015 after a lymphoma battle. Viewing and funeral arrangements were in Lawrence with memorials to The Navigators or the Warren McElwain Mortuary.
Kansas Action for Children says a $9 million shift from the Children's Initiatives Fund to the general fund will cut early childhood grant programs by about 6.5 percent in FY2016 and 3 percent in FY2017. Gov. Brownback’s spokeswoman says funding won’t change, but the group notes grant cycles were moved to fiscal years, masking previously allocated funds.
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback told AP that President Obama should drop plans to move Guantanamo detainees and argued that surveying sites in the United States violates defense funding provisions. He said Gitmo should keep detainees indefinitely due to the war on terrorism and warned that moving prisoners could threaten national security and U.S. troops. Brownback floated a possible Kansas lawsuit and urged AG review, citing legal barriers.
Kansas lawmakers replaced three education committee members who backed Medicaid expansion and shifted others to balance power. The changes accompany ongoing school funding by block grants replacing the 1992 system, causing budget cuts in districts like Lawrence and prompting tax increases. New appointees bring varied backgrounds, including former chairmen and a school board member.
Kenneth Grant described a November 1 incident at a KU party where she and Black friends were confronted by white men, faced slurs, spitting, a chokehold, and threats with a handgun. Police logged the call. interviews followed a week later. Authorities investigate battery and aggravated assault. some call it a hate crime. Caitlin Doornbos contributed.
The Lawrence Journal World lists contact options for general manager Scott Stanford plus subscriptions and delivery inquiries. It provides phone numbers for billing and redelivery, hours of operation, a post office box for address changes, and notes postal and press associations.
In early trading the market reflected small moves with a 1 cent change noted among minor price adjustments. Investors tracked the ripple effects across sectors as the USA Today section highlighted stocks and commodities data including a $4.65 point reference.
Journal-World corrects a Thursday report on KU town hall on race that quoted an unnamed black female student. The remark should have been attributed to Kenneth Grant. Also a Friday column misreported EMU Theatre’s Single Shots and Sunday School. the monologue show opened Friday and runs at 8 30 p m tonight and on November 20.
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