Committee urges river protection amid sand dredging concerns
Environmentalists welcomed a legislative committee report on Kansas River sand removal that warns dredging could harm two river sections from Lawrence to Topeka and from Topeka west to Manhattan. The neutral study, sent to the 1996 Legislature, questions the 8 cent per ton tax and favors potential tax expansion to fund river preservation.
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Torekka
Kansas River
Joint
Committee On Energy and Natural Resources
Lawrence
Topeka
Manhattan
Don Sallee
Troy
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Carl Holmes
Liberal
Craven
Dorsey-Liberty Legion dedicates new larger building
The Dorsey-Liberty Post No. 14 will dedicate Legionacres II on West Sixth Street in a ribbon cutting ceremony. The 12,100 square foot facility replaces Legionacres I and expands space for 751 members plus guests with a game room lounge dining room kitchen and a large ballroom.
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Dorsey-Liberty Post No. 14
The
American Legion
West Sixth Street
Alan Fisher
Dorsey-Liberty Post
Dorsey Post
Liberty Post
Massachusetts Street
Eighth
Vermont
Kentucky Streets
Post
Seventh St
Seventh
Michigan Streets
Legionacres
Sixth
Jack Starkey
Lake
Starkey
Virgil Schmidtberger
Legionacres II
Legionacres I
Starkey and Fisher
U.S
Panama
Grenada
Ear Richardson
Journal-World Photos
Eli Farrell Dorsey
France
Newly Opened Recycling Sites Help Landfill
Douglas County Commissioner Mark Buhler joined six officials at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds to dump newspapers into a book roll-off box, showcasing a coordinated effort by government, businesses, and volunteers to cut trash flow to landfills. He urged broader participation, stressing the need to share space and efforts to do more.
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Mark Buhler
Buhler
Douglas County
Richard Gwin
Journal-World Photo
Bob Yoos
Newspaper drop-off sites expanded in Lawrence
Lawrence adds two recycling drop-off sites for newspapers. Lonnie's Recycling at 501 Maple in North Lawrence opened Wednesday morning, joining existing locations including a large blue box near Wal-Mart at 3300 Iowa and another site at 1901 La. The program aims to boost paper recycling across town.
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Lawrence High School
Lonnie’s
Wal-Mart
Lawrence
Lonnie’s Recycling
North
Legion Post Dedication Schedule in Lawrence
Schedule for Friday dedication of Legionacres II, the Dorsey Liberty Post No 14 home. 5 30 p m reception with champagne hors d oeuvres and cash bar 7 p m ribbon cutting by Lawrence Chamber of Commerce 715 p m dedication ceremony.
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Legionacres II
Lawrence
Dorsey-Liberty Post
American Legion
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Judge Corrects Sentence In Child Abuse Case
District Judge Ralph King reopened the Langdon case after misstating the term. Langdon, 41, originally received 34 months on each of two counts, to be served concurrently. He later sought to change to consecutive terms amid defense objections and court rulings.
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Ralph King
Katherine A. Langdon
Langdon
Lawrence
King
Kansas
John Frydman
Frydman
Kansas Supreme Court
KU Nears Record 100 Million in Grants in 1996
KU researchers likely attract over 100 million in external grants this fiscal year as growth in funding continues at a steady pace. Lawrence campus and KU Medical Center expect to surpass the milestone by July 1996, with 97.9 million received the year prior.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
KU Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Ku-Lawrence
KUMC
Robert Hemenway
Hemenway
Stilpnay
Institute For
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Bill Craven
Kansas Sierra Club
Lance Burr
Friends of the Raw
Victory Sand and Gravel of
Kaw Sand of
Kaw Valley of
Legion
America
Alvin's
IGA
Iowa
Fairgrounds
Harper
Hobby Lobby
Kas
Dean Aiay
Legion Post
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