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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 2008
Page
1
The Thanksgiving special showcases the paper’s biggest edition with hundreds of local gift ideas and deals from local landmarks. Shoppers get a roundup of seasonal savings, gift options, and year end offers from community businesses.
Construction crews are putting finishing touches on the Castle Tea Room at 1307 Mass as board members aim to reopen the restored home for public and private events after the first of the year. President-elect Barack Obama promises help for the economy in his third news conference this week.
Quotable: the holiday season never started, says Marshal Cohen of NPD Group. Retailers pull out all stops to lure shoppers into stores this weekend as holiday shopping efforts intensify.
Free State High School Firebirds prepare for Friday’s state football championship game. The preview highlights key players, recent results, and the team’s quest for a second title under coach Tom House. Officials expect a strong crowd and a competitive matchup.
Sam Hunsaker of Lawrence fell ill while en route to California for his mother's 80th birthday. On the Kansas Turnpike he noticed purple skin spots that darkened to red, later developing blood blisters in his mouth. He told doctors not to say worst-case scenario as they treated him.
Kansas trooper stops speeding driver heading to Topeka as AAA cites 41 million Thanksgiving travelers. Jones says 50 percent of Highway Patrol forces stay on roads during holidays, with 100 agencies statewide cracking down on violations.
A Missouri mother, Lori Drew, was found guilty on three misdemeanor counts of accessing computers without authorization in the Megan Meier cyberbullying death case. The jury deadlocked on the main conspiracy charge and prosecutors weigh a possible retrial, while Meier's mother urged the maximum sentence.
Gunmen stormed hotels, a restaurant, hospitals and a crowded railway station in coordinated strikes in India's financial capital Mumbai. At least 101 people were killed, Westerners were taken hostage, parts of the city were under siege, and a group of suspected Muslim militants claimed responsibility. a blaze and explosions hit the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.
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