Thieves steal Brejcha glass pieces from KCK City Hall display
Seven colored glass pieces by Vernon Brejcha worth over 10000 dollars were stolen from a City Hall lobby display sponsored by Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities Inc. The theft occurred above police headquarters, with Plexiglas covers removed. Brejcha links the theft to two prior losses and notes one piece is exhibited at the Smithsonian.
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Vernon Brejcha
KCK City Hall
City Hall
Kansas City
Kan
Brejcha
Kaw Valley Arts and Humanities Inc
Kansas University
Smithsonian Institution
Teaching as sacred mission wins 1992 HOPE award
Kansas University professor Ted Johnson to be honored with the 1992 HOPE award for progressive education chosen by EU seniors. Johnson, a French and humanities teacher since 1968, uses the Socratic method to spark student imagination in Humanities 420. He likens teaching to midwifing ideas and stresses liberal arts interrelation.
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Kansas University
Ted Johnson
Johnson
Louis Michel
Sam Shanmugam
Denise Linville
Socrates
Mike Yoder
Murder suspect to be extradited from Aberdeen to Douglas County
Local and state officers reached Aberdeen South Dakota to return James Ludlow III 24 to Douglas County Jail on charges of premeditated murder attempted murder and felony theft in a case that began with shootings at the rural Lawrence home of Tracy Robbins 32. Robbins was killed and a companion Valerie Hartley 23 wounded as Ludlow took $600 and fled in Robbins 1983 Mercury Cougar. Hartley remained in fair condition at KU Medical Center while Ludlow faces a Monday 4 p.m. district court appearance.
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South Dakota
Lawrence
Don Crowe
Douglas County
Loren Anderson
Scott Teeselink
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Aberdeen
James Ludlow III
Ludlow
Tracy Robbins
Robbins
Valerie Hartley
Hartley
Sioux City
Iowa
Crowe
Anderson
Teeselink
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Douglas County District Court
Kansas Union to close Thursday through holiday hours
A Monday Journal-World item lists the Kansas Union at Kansas University operating with correct holiday hours and notes a closure Thursday through [date] for the holiday period. The piece references university facilities and campus scheduling impacts.
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Journal-World
Kansas Union
Kansas University
Douglas County jobless rate holds at 3.1 percent
The Douglas County unemployment rate for October remains 3.1 percent, marking the fourth straight month at that level. statewide rate dips from 4.1 to 4.0 percent as county workforce grows and more residents work. Local and area figures for Topeka Wichita and Kansas City regions cited with county and city breakdowns.
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Douglas County
Kansas Department of Human Resources
EDHR
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Sedgwick
Harvey
Butler
Shawnee County
Kansas
Kansas City
Johnson, Leavenworth
Miami
Wyandotte
Kansas City, Kan
Gift Cheques aid children program in Lawrence
American Express Gift Cheques, banks, and the AAA run a holiday drive in Lawrence. For each purchase made through December 31 at participating sites, American Express donates one dollar to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and local affiliates, up to two hundred thousand dollars.
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American Express
American Automobile Assn
Lawrence
Big Brothers
Big Sisters of America
American Express Travel Service
Capitol Federal Savings
County to review title search decision
The Douglas County Commission will revisit a contract for compiling title information for properties along the South Lawrence Trafficway. County Administrator Craig Weinaug has not decided his recommendation, following the hiring of a private title company for 15000 dollars. Officials learned no state regulation requires a licensed and bonded title company for the work.
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Douglas County Commission
South Lawrence
Craig Weinaug
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