A different kind of autumn hike at Clinton State Park
KU's orienteering club hosted its first major meet Sunday at Clinton State Park near Lawrence despite rain. About 60 participants tackled one of four courses, organized by Gene Wee with SUA sponsorship, showing persistence for an outdoor sport.
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Orienteering Club
Clinton State Park
Lawrence
Gene Wee
Student Union Activities
SUA
Clinton
Turkey prize for Journal-World contest winners
This week’s Journal-World football contest awards prizes for top finishers. The winner receives a 15-pound dressed turkey while the second and third place finishers each receive a 10-pound turkey.
Three miss entry wins turkey in Journal-World contest
Veteran contestant Ralph Gentry of 510 Ohio wins the 15-pound first prize turkey in last week's Journal-World Football Contest, edging three miss entrants on KU and Iowa State scores. Richard Koester and James Tryon also win 10-pound birds. all will be notified by mail to claim prizes. Upsets mark college football with several five and six miss entries seen.
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Journal-World
Lawrence Journal-World
Kansas
Ralph Gentry
Ohio
Turkey
Richard Koester
Haskell
James Tryon
Iowa State
California
Cal
Missouri
Colorado
Duke
Georgia Tech
Local students mostly meet immunization requirements
Lawrence School District 497 reports nearly all students have fulfilled polio diphtheria whooping cough tetanus measles and rubella shots with a 60 day grace period ending Friday. One high school girl and one or two at the extension center are noncompliant. nurses at junior high and elementary schools report 100 percent compliance.
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Lawrence
Jeanne Dicker
Health Department
Dicker
Local group forms to challenge the Douglas intangibles tax
The Douglas County Tax Study Group plans a 7 p.m. Thursday meeting at the Lawrence Public Library to push abolition of the 3 percent intangibles levy on interest and dividends. Lloyd M. Davies leads the group, noting elderly residents likely oppose the tax, and a county commission talk is planned.
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Lawrence Public Library
Lloyd M. Davies
Kansas
Linn
Miami
Johnson County
Davies
American Association of Retired Persons
Whitenight
Blue Cross Plans to Limit KU Student Health Coverage
Blue Cross Blue Shield may stop student coverage for some Kansas University students. A six credit minimum for undergrads and three for grads is proposed, with current rates of 210 for single, 460 for student plus, and 700 for student family. The advisory board will confer with EU administrators on a formal definition of student status.
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Kansas University
Blue Cross-Blue Shield
Kyle Ward
Ward
David Dyer
Dyer
Seawood
Blue Cross
Health Advisory Board
City to weigh downtown development plan after hall site choice
City commissioners will consider a $2,500 action program to spur development at the 600 block of Massachusetts Street, following the selection of the Bowersock site for the new city hall. The plan includes a development package with visuals and funding sources.
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Bowersock
Bob Gould
Design Build Architectural Firm
Gould
Massachusetts Street
City Hall
Sixth Street
St. Andrews Drive
Alcamar
Commission
First National Bank
Mass
Commerce Park
Alvamar
Clinton Parkway
Town Street
Northwood Estates
Prairie Meadows No. 8
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West Virginia
Gentry
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
Haverty & Hatfield
Massachusetts
Hartford
Connecticut
Peter Whitenight
BCBS
15Th
New York
Haskell Avenue
North Lawrence
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
1Sth
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