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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 2001
Page
1
Lawrence Funeral Chapel partners announce a third chapel to handle population growth as two high volume funeral homes expand, described as a welcome addition to the local service network.
Residents of Hong Kong, a gambling haven, look to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as a means of paying off their debts. The piece notes optimism for the show’s impact in the region and its potential to provide a financial foothold amid local debt pressures.
Rebekah Oursler of the Fort Worth Women’s Shelter condemns discarded junk left at charity drop-offs. She notes couches without legs and broken beds cannot furnish someone who fled home at night. The comment appears on page 4A of the journal.
Kansas officials break ground on the 10.5 million Hoglund Brain Imaging Center at KU Medical Center. Opening planned for 2003, the 11 500 square foot facility will use MEG and advanced MRIs to study Parkinson's disease epilepsy Alzheimer's stroke and autism. The Hoglunds donated 4 million dollars supporting this state led project and urged further public private medical research partnerships.
More than 100 mourners gathered at South Park to honor Rachelle Angel Conrad, a homeless woman found dead in a city park. Afterward they marched to City Hall urging Mayor Rundle to back an open shelter for drinkers, while the Salvation Army shelter denies those unable to pass an alcohol breath test. Police say Conrad's cause of death remains undetermined.
Lawrence residents debate tonight whether to rezone 1201 E. 13th St from commercial to residential. Property owner Schuyler Lister pushes for a small grocery idea, facing neighbors who say the site should not be restored for business. Supporters cite closeness to a local store gap. critics say the plan delays and questions the site's suitability. England's, the prior mom-and-pop store, shut years ago.
In a ABC News-Washington Post poll, a majority favor trimming the tax cut to address the shrinking budget surplus but oppose cutting planned education and prescription drug spending. Over half blame President Bush for the surplus, and nine in ten oppose using Social Security funds for other programs. Republicans and Democrats dispute causes and remedies.
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