Rock Chalk Cafe ends as Hawk's Crossing sale shocks campus
Lawrence residents describe the Hill top tavern known as Rock Chalk Cafe and later Hawk's Crossing as a campus landmark. The sale triggered weekend hoopla with 87 official seats crowded as patrons danced on bars and rafters, some in the rain.
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Vietnam recollections mark end of Saigon era bar closures
AP Special Correspondent George Esper recalls Ho Chi Minh City’s quiet postwar atmosphere a decade after Saigon fell. He notes the city’s sober streets, fading American traces, Amerasian children, abandoned U.S. facilities, and the final closure of Hawks Crossing as it transitions to new ownership and a quick copy shop.
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