Budig Hall Named For KU Chancellor Gene Budig
Pittsburg Kansas AP The University of Kansas will name the largest classroom building Budig Hall after former Chancellor Gene A Budig. The Board of Regents approved adding Budigs name to the Hoch Auditorium complex rebuilt after a 1991 fire. The reconstructed facility opens in 1996 doubling usable space while preserving the Hoch facade. Budig Hall will house classrooms and library space.
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Disney plan backed to honor Walt Disney in Kansas City
Kansas City officials backed a nonprofit effort to raise 30 million dollars for a permanent memorial including a museum a movie theater and a fountain honoring Walt Disney born in Kansas City before moving to Los Angeles in 1923 the project seeks grassroots support prior to presenting to Walt Disney Co.
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Ottawa Chief Donates Buckskin Symbol for OU Spirit
Ottawa Tribe leader Charles Dawes presented Ottawa University with a handmade buckskin garment at a Cook Field pep rally. He urged using it as a living symbol to preserve the university spirit, noting the spirit arose about 125 years ago by men who foresaw education's need and OU's future.
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Ottawa University crowns 1994 homecoming queen and king
A Pomona woman Amy Altic and Hoisington man Kevin Linsner were named Ottawa University homecoming queen and king during a Thursday night banquet at Mowbray Union. SIX candidates competed for the royal honors as university officials urged continued support to sustain the school's spirit.
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Postcard painting captures vanished Ransom Memorial Hospital
Jo Flager of Pomona created a watercolor of the now-demolished RMH showing red brick and green tile roof from a 1930s photograph. A 40 cent postcard copies the scene for public access while RMH financing remains a reserve fund for decor or furniture repairs and future upkeep.
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Ad sniping continues in campaigns
TOPEKA Kansas AP The political sniping over television advertising by candidates for Congress in the 2nd District is continuing State Sen Anthony Hensley D Topeka said at a Statehouse news conference Thursday he has asked Attorney General Bob Stephan and the state ethics commission to investigate whether four state Fair Board members violated state law by appearing in TV commercials filmed at the Kansas State Fair.
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Cleaning not for everyone Ray Barnes blood scene cleanup enterprise
The Associated Press notes Ray Barnes starts a Baltimore service to clean up bloodstained death scenes after police finish their work. Barnes and his wife deploy sponges mops and air fresheners for the job.
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Enzyme digests blood as cleanup firm notes productivity
Barnes reports strong business while cleaning teams sometimes remove carpeting and wallpaper when cleaning is not possible. Enzyme that digests blood is among the services offered, and fees reach about 200 dollars.
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Dalton Defenders Honored At Coffeyville Museum
The Dalton Defenders Museum in Coffeyville, Kansas honors relatively unknown citizens who died defending the town and two banks from the Dalton gang. Lucius Baldwin George Cubine Charles Brown and Charles Connelly are named as local heroes.
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Merle Haggard a Hard Truth of Country Music
Merle Haggard, born April 6 1937 in Bakersfield, rose from a Dust Bowl childhood to fame through hard country songs. The Hall of Fame figure faced prison time and personal struggles, later shaping a rebellious yet influential sound that inspired many in the genre.
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