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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 2012
Page
2
The Journal World lists obituary submission policy and a funeral home contact to run obituaries as provided. It states obituaries are published as submitted by funeral homes or families, with a contact number for submissions.
Dr Joanne Anderson Ramberg was born in Chicago on March 1, 1926 and died October 1, 2012 after a long illness. She worked with Karl Menninger on Kansas first licensed mental health program and led Washburn University health education efforts while lecturing on ornithology and serving as Topeka Audubon Society president. She earned a BA at Washburn, then KU masters and a PhD at age 59 in Human Development and Family Life, called Doctor Jo. Survived by six children and many grandchildren, she remained devoted to family, birds, nature, and community service, with cremation requested and a celebration planned in a bird-friendly setting.
Hallmark will close its Topeka plant at 240 S E Madison and consolidate operations with the Lawrence site at 101 McDonald Drive. The move keeps about 700 workers in Lawrence and aims to cut costs while preserving Hallmark’s long term presence in eastern Kansas.
Kansas University plans 64 new faculty positions to support a 60 percent rise in engineering enrollment and campus growth. Of these, 30 are in engineering with senior and junior hires, funded by new tuition and state-supported building projects. 22 move to other schools via efficiency gains from Changing for Excellence.
Dakota Jackson Kunkle, 20, pleaded guilty to attempted criminal use of explosives linked to a July Lawrence incident on West 25th Street. Police said residents made homemade explosives with firework ignition powder. Kunkle faced two initial counts and awaits sentencing on November 20. Adam B. Dale, 20, also arrested, had charges dropped.
Kansas Department of Transportation officials say delays expected for much of today near the 23rd Street bridge in eastern Lawrence. Both shoofly detours will be reduced to one lane between Haskell and Barker avenues starting before morning rush and lasting into the evening. Construction tentatively moves to the new bridge by late October, removing the detour roads.
Commissioners unanimously authorize bid solicitations for 18 components from concrete to steel for a library garage. Bids due by Nov 6 with work starting by Nov 15 and completion of the garage by June. library construction not before February with tentative project finish in April 2014. The garage will offer at least 250 spaces, with a potential extra level for 72 more, funding yet to be determined. In a separate matter, officials balked at reimbursing 695000 land costs for a Ninth and New Hampshire hotel via a TIF, saying it’s too late to add to the list. The hotel group plans to proceed without the reimbursement.
Lawrence journals report campus life updates and local briefs. University events and community notices fill the day with concise notes on activities, meetings, and upcoming deadlines. Local coverage highlights key names and places surrounding the Lawrence area.
Lawrence Journal-World requests readers to send every address change to P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 for prompt mail delivery updates. The notice specifies the postmaster's address for update submissions and continues standard mailing procedures.
A garbled OCR fragment lists vague time references such as in the last week month six months and year with an uncertain memory note. The text lacks clear events or identifiable entities to summarize into a full news item.
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