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- T BUYS MEDIAONE FOR $54 BILLION
- May 6, 1999
- New York (ap) — Now that AT&T Corp. has won a takeover fight to become the nation’s largest cable TV company, a debate has begun over whether consumers also win. AT&T plans to offer its 16 million cable TV customers a broad array of telephone, Internet and TV services. Customers will only need one cable into their homes, and will receive just a single, lower-priced bill, the company says.
- AUTO TAB/ BILL SPENCER
- May 6, 1999
- Melissa Lacey/Journal-World Photo Bill Spencer, shown here in his fomula racing car, heads the local regions of the Sports Car Club on America.
- NISSAN XTERRA INFORMATION
- May 6, 1999
- 1999 NISSAN XTERRA SE Base vehicle: Rear-drive, 3.3-liter engine, five-speed manual transmission, power steering, power disc/drum brakes, antilock braking system, 15-inch alloy wheels, P265/70R15 mud and snow tires, frontal air bags, skid plates, tachometer, floor tie-down hooks, stereo/cassette/CD, rear wiper/defroster, full-size spare tire, air conditioning, tilt steering, fog lamps, limited-slip differential, roof rack, flip-up sunroof, tubular step rails, intermittent wipers.
- ALMNI TO INVADE BAKER
- May 6, 1999
- Baker University will play host to alumni returning to campus for numerous activities. Special to the Journal-World
- FIRSTAR WAS STAR BANC
- May 6, 1999
- Until last winter, Firstar Corp. was Star Banc. In November, Cincinnati-based Star Banc closed on a purchase of Firstar Bank. It assumed Firstar’s name and moved the headquarters to Milwaukee. Under the latest deal, Firstar will keep its headquarters in Milwaukee and run its corporate banking operation from St. Louis. Cincinnati will remain headquarters for consumer banking.
- KU FACULTY TO GET TEACHING AWARDS
- May 6, 1999
- Seven faculty at Kansas University will receive distinguished teaching awards during commencement weekend. In addition to sitting on the main platform in Memorial Stadium at commencement May 23, recipients will be honored at the KU Alumni Association’s all-university supper May 21.
- LOCAL BRIEFS FOR THURSDAY
- May 6, 1999
- Kansas to tangle with Oral Roberts
- THOMAS EDWARD LORANCE OBITUARY
- May 6, 1999
- THOMAS EDWARD LORANCE Tonganoxie — Services for Thomas Edward Lorance, 68, Basehor, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Tonganoxie.
- ALFARETTA MARIE SABIN OBITUARY
- May 6, 1999
- ALFARETTA MARIE SABIN Oskaloosa — Services for Alfaretta Marie Sabin, 87, Oskaloosa, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Barnett Funeral Home. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Oskaloosa.
- DALTON THOMAS VANN OBITUARY
- May 6, 1999
- DALTON THOMAS VANN Kansas City, Mo. — Services for Dalton Thomas Vann, 59, Lee’s Summit, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Morning Star Baptist Church in Kansas City, Mo. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
- BEST BETS
- May 6, 1999
- TODAY John Weatherwax and the Junk Yard Jazz, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth.
- DR. CHESTER MERRAL LESSENDEN, JR. OBITUARY
- May 6, 1999
- DR. CHESTER MERRAL LESSENDEN JR Topeka — Memorial services for Dr. Chester Merral Lessenden Jr., 80, Topeka, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church. Cremation was held.
- CLAUD H. BAKER, JR. OBITUARY
- May 6, 1999
- BAKER SERVICES Baldwin — Memorial services for Claud H. Baker Jr., 65, rural Baldwin, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Osbourne Chapel at Baker University.
- BOOK WAREHOUSE DONATES VOLUMES
- May 6, 1999
- As part of its policy of supporting small libraries, Book Warehouse said it donated 2,000 books to three Kansas towns. The store, located in Suite 205 of the Lawrence Riverfront Plaza, donated books to these three libraries:
- BUSINESS BRIEFCASE FOR THURSDAY
- May 6, 1999
- CapFed earnings rise slightly in first report
- S CLOSE
- May 6, 1999
- Dow Industrials CLOSE: 10,955.41
- HASKELL TO HONOR ALUMNI, GRADUATES
- May 6, 1999
- Haskell Indian Nations University students and alumni have a busy weekend ahead of them in connection with Friday’s graduation ceremony.
- TOP MOVIES
- May 6, 1999
- Here are the nation’s top-grossing movies and best-selling videos. Top movies
- WEIRD NEWS
- May 6, 1999
- Economic indicators In January, a pair of popular dolls, consisting of a female with her hands out asking for a loan and a male banker in a business suit rejecting her, was introduced in Japan from the firm Mataro. And in Mompos, Colombia, in March, local teachers stole about 50 Easter figurines from a church and vowed not to return them until the city issued their six-months-overdue paychecks. And Nike announced in March to great fanfare that it was raising the minimum wage for its Indonesian workers to about $37 per month, which in the United States buys one-fourth of a pair of Air Jordans.
- GRADUATION TAB CUTLINE—ANN HARTLEY
- May 6, 1999
- Richard Gwin/Journal-World Photo Ann Hartley, director of the University Career and Employment Services at Kansas University, stands next to files holding materials that help students find job opportunities around the United States. Hartley and other career specialists say the job outlook is good for most KU graduates.
- BOX
- May 6, 1999
- HOW MEN THINK? What: “April in Akron,” a play by Dan Kulmala, presented by English Alternative Theatre.
- TELL US WHAT BOOKS INFLUENCED YOU
- May 6, 1999
- What books have influenced you the most? Here’s your chance to let us know. Tell us about the three to six books that have influenced or affected your life the most and explain why. Remember to include your name, address and phone number.
- FREE STATE BASEBALL
- May 6, 1999
- Matt Maigaard hit a three-run home run and a three-run triple as No. 1-ranked Free State belted Olathe East, 11-3, in the first game of a high school baseball doubleader Wednesday. The Firebirds completed the sweep with a 10-6 victory in the second game. “We swung the bats well for a change,” said Free State coach Mike Hill, whose squad improved to 11-2 overall and 10-1 in the Sunflower League. “We hit the ball hard, and we hit the ball in RBI situations.”
- WHAT ARE YOU READING?
- May 6, 1999
- Ioanna Georgiadou, KU student,
- THE MAG: COTTONWOOD WINDS BREAKOUT
- May 6, 1999
- WOODWINDS AT THE WINERY
- DIANA DUNKLEY EXHIBITION
- May 6, 1999
- FROM LIFE AND LOCATION What: Exhibition of paintings by Diana Dunkley, Joanie Whitenight and Shirley Dowd.
- THE MAG: COTTONWOOD WINDS TO PREMIERE SEASIDE LULLABY
- May 6, 1999
- At Saturday’s Music on the Lawn Pops Concert, the CottonWood Winds will premiere a serenade by Tonganoxie resident Frank Gilgin.
- THE MAG: DANCE BREAK OUT
- May 6, 1999
- STEPPIN’ OUT
- S CHORAL GROUP SHOWCASE ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS
- May 6, 1999
- Men’s choral group to showcase original compositions
- CAPTURES THOUGHTS ABOUT YOU
- May 6, 1999
- Some people take the “don’t look back” philosophy of life, while others tend to want to remember where they came from. New high school graduates will find a happy medium with “The Graduate’s Predictionary,” $19.95 from Andrews McMeel Publishing. The good part is there’s no pain in it until 10 years from now when you open it up and find out: A. How wrong you were (for those of you who fall in the “don’t look back” category), or B. How great your life used to be (for those of you who like living in the past).
- KU EDITION NOTICE
- May 6, 1999
- It’s once again time to think about what you’d like to list in the arts and entertainment calendar in the Journal-World’s 1999 KU Edition. Information about concerts, night-club acts, plays, museum exhibitions, gallery shows, festivals and other community events can be included. Also, if you have an idea for a story for the arts and entertainment section, please let us know.
- ALLEGED BURGLARS BUSTED AGAIN, JUST HOURS AFTER COURT APPEARANCE
- May 6, 1999
- Twelve hours after two Lawrence men appeared in court on charge of breaking into vehicles, both were arrested again on similar charges.
- 5-6 SHOULD PARENTS EXERCISE MORE CONTROL OVER THEIR…
- May 6, 1999
- Should parents exercise more control over their children’s use of the Internet? Mary Powell,
- A HOUSE ON MISSISSIPPI STREET STILL HAS A GRAVEL DRIVE. HOW?
- May 6, 1999
- A house on Mississippi recently has undergone major renovation that included a new curb cut and driveway. The driveway is gravel. Is the regulation requiring all new driveways to be of concrete or hard surface no longer valid? Gene Shaughnessy, the city’s chief building inspector, provided the following answer:
- CAREER/FOOD SERVICE CUTLINE
- May 6, 1999
- AP Photo University of North Texas students prepare bread rolls at the school’s College Inn in Denton, Texas, as part of their food production management studies. The inn, open to students, faculty and the public, gives 400 students practical experience in their field.
- BLOTTER
- May 6, 1999
- Law enforcement report Burglaries and thefts reported
- SENTIMENT INCREASES FOR TIGHTER GUN LAWS
- May 6, 1999
- Washington (ap) — Support for gun control jumped in the week after the high school shootings in Colorado, according to an Associated Press poll, with a majority of Americans saying tougher gun laws are the most effective way to stem violence. That 51 percent figure is up 9 percentage points from just before the deaths at the school. Also, 40 percent of adults said parents should face charges if a child younger than 18 commits a crime with a gun.
- FIRST LADY PRAISES MENTOR PROGRAM
- May 6, 1999
- Oskaloosa elementary school is one of 24 Kansas schools that have established a mentoring program for youths having difficulty in school.
- LITTLE LEAGUERS ADDRESS COMMISSION
- May 6, 1999
- Seven Bombers, two Bullets, a Met, a couple Hornets and about 20 parents and siblings spoke up for youth baseball at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds during Wednesday night’s Douglas County Commission meeting. The commission is considering construction of a multi-purpose building at the fairgrounds. The proposed site would put it right on top of one of the baseball fields used during the spring and summer by Douglas County Amateur Baseball.
- FREE STATE BAND PROGRAM HITS THE ROAD
- May 6, 1999
- Free State High School bands brought back eight awards from a music festival in Colorado.
- 100 YEARS AGO
- May 6, 1999
- On May 6, 1899, the Lawrence Journal reported: “A man in Atchison advertises a ‘mad stone’ which he guarantees to cure all ‘hydrophobial diseases and rattlesnake bites.’ The ‘madstone’ is something the origin of which but few people know anything about. A madstone is a solidified substance taken from the gall bladder of a 13 year old deer. We think the deer must be cross-eyed, but on this point we are not sure. But when we learn that a deer at 13 or any other age has no gall bladder we are only ‘mystified’ and our faith in the indignant rock is just as great.”
- FREE STATE
- May 6, 1999
- Olathe —Defending state champion Olathe East swept Free State, 12-0 and 17-3 in a softball doubleheader on Wednesday. Free State’s Dawn Terry had three hits, including a triple, in the second game. Amy Vormehr and Elizabeth Morris each had two hits in the second game. Morriss had two runs batted in.
- EST BETS
- May 6, 1999
- 1) Drama in Ohio “April in Akron,”
- KU TENNIS QUALIFIES FOR NCAAS
- May 6, 1999
- Selection Wednesday was a happy day for Kansas University’s men’s and women’s tennis players who learned they’ll be playing in the NCAA Tournament.
- SET IN STONE: CARVERS CHISEL IMAGES FROM LIMESTONE
- May 6, 1999
- A stone-carving workshop over the weekend draws nearly 20 artists to a rural Lawrence studio.
- DUNKLEY: AN ARTIST CHOOSING TO MAKE A STATEMENT
- May 6, 1999
- Lawrence artist Diana Dunkley uses metallic watercolors for her allegorical, abstract paintings.
- KU SETS FINAL EXAM
- May 6, 1999
- KU announces final exams
- SM NORTH TOPS FSHS SOCCER
- May 6, 1999
- A frustrating turn of events for Free State High’s girls soccer team turned out to be the difference in defeat. Trailing Shawnee Mission North 1-0 early in the second half, Free State freshman Katy Vormehr just missed tying the game by inches as her blast from about 15 yards away sailed over the crossbar.
- CONCERT TICKETS GO ON SALE THIS WEEKEND
- May 6, 1999
- Tickets for Cake, Lovett to go on sale
- HOSPITALS FOR MAY 6
- May 6, 1999
- Births Richard and Kendra Luna, Lawrence, a girl, Wednesday.
- HIGH SCHOOL BRIEFS
- May 6, 1999
- Collins takes fourth for Lion netters
- S NEW OWNER
- May 6, 1999
- The acquisition by Firstar looks to be a bonanza for Mercantile shareholders.
- MOVIES
- May 6, 1999
- These movies are showing at local theaters this weekend. Check daily listings for show times. Capsule reviews are from wire services and staff reports. The Mummy
- JEWELER CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF MAKING ART
- May 6, 1999
- A downtown store owner proves business and art can go together.
- MANDATE TIES AID TO DRUG OFFENSES
- May 6, 1999
- Implementation of a new law banning federal financial aid to college students convicted of drug-related offenses could be difficult and expensive.
- THE MAG: YOUNGSTERS LEARN DISCIPLINE ON DANCE FLOOR
- May 6, 1999
- Dance Gala ‘99 features talented young dancers from the Lawrence area.
- LAWRENCE DATEBOOK FOR THURSDAY
- May 6, 1999
- TODAY 7 p.m.: Lawrence Board of Zoning Appeals, city hall, Sixth and Massachusetts.
- DISTRICT, TEACHERS AGREE TO RETAIN COLLABORATION
- May 6, 1999
- Wednesday’s discussion focused on ways to increase parental involvement in after-school programs on collaboration days.
- OUR TOWN
- May 6, 1999
- City Diver Seventh: John Gatti of Lawrence finished seventh out of 30 competitors on the one-meter board at the Junior Olympics Indoor national diving championships last month in St. Louis. Gatti, 13, was also 14th on the three-meter board. Lawrence’s Nick Leet, 12, finished 26th in the three-meter. *
- Haskell regents vote ‘no’ to trafficway completion
- May 6, 1999
- By JL Watson Haskell Board of Regent’s vote leaves in question the fate of the South Lawrence Trafficway.
- DIPLOMATIC FARCE IN YUGOSLAVIA
- May 6, 1999
- The answer is “Madonna.” Formulate the question. The question is: What is the name of the discotheque, located in Slobodan Milosevic’s hometown of Pozarevac, and owned by Milosevic’s son, Marko, that NATO might bomb as a “signal” of seriousness? Last week, after NATO bombed Pozarevac, The Washington Post reported:
- S CLOSE
- May 6, 1999
- Local markets As of Wednesday’s close, courtesy of Farmer’s Cooperative Assn. South Elevator — Wheat, $2.40; soybeans, $4.44; milo, $1.66; corn, $1.85. Midland Elevator — Wheat, NA; soybeans, $4.44; milo, NA; corn, $1.86. North Elevator — Wheat, $2.45; soybeans, $4.44; milo, $1.66; corn, $1.90.
- LOUISBURG GOLF AGATE
- May 6, 1999
- High School Results LOUISBURG INVITATIONAL
- PLAY EXPLORES MALE ATTITUDES TOWARD WOMEN
- May 6, 1999
- “April in Akron” is playwright Dan Kulmala’s first script, but that doesn’t mean it’s not controversial.
- TO TRAFFICWAY COMPLETION
- May 6, 1999
- Haskell Board of Regent’s vote leaves in question the fate of the South Lawrence Trafficway.
- LEGISLATORS LAUD GRAVES, HIGHWAY BILL
- May 6, 1999
- Legislative leaders are bumping into one another taking credit for the 1999 session.
- RESIDENTS DIVE IN TO ASSIST VICTIMS
- May 6, 1999
- Lawrence residents are chipping in to bring a little relief to Kansans who were affected by the tornados.
- S DUE
- May 6, 1999
- There’s nothing sweeter than success, unless it’s being able to take the credit for it. Oh, what a difference a week makes.
- 40 YEARS AGO
- May 6, 1999
- The new cheerleaders who had been elected at Central Junior High were Gwen Stuart, Carol Eller, Jill Kleinberg, Martha Lanning, Patty McGrew and Clarice Richardson.
- TORNADO RELIEF BREAKOUT
- May 6, 1999
- OTHER SPOTS TO DONATE Donations for the victims of the tornados can also be taken to the Salvation Army, 946 N.H. Items such as nonperishable food items, water, blankets, new underwear, gloves, boots and personal hygiene items are needed. O’Reilly Auto Parts, 1008 W. 23rd and 906 N. Second, will be collecting cash for the American Red Cross throughout May.
- COMING UP
- May 6, 1999
- May 21 Cotton Candy and So Many Men, blues, Stu’s Midtown Tavern, 925 Iowa.
- THE MAG: CLUBS OFFER LOW-KEY AND WILD SHOWS
- May 6, 1999
- Wednesday will mark a division of our fair city by two musical genres and two great shows. There are many venues in Lawrence that provide us with a variety of live music. Once in a great moon there comes a night in which two establishments present artists that are distinctly, if not completely, different.
- NORMAN FREDERICK FULCHER OBITUARY
- May 6, 1999
- NORMAN FREDERICK FULCHER Services for Norman Frederick Fulcher, 58, Eudora, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
- 25 YEARS AGO
- May 6, 1999
- A strike in Idaho was expected to cause a temporary shutdown of the FMC plant here because of the loss of needed raw materials for local production. Local officials were gearing for a cutback in work and employee hours. “Variable cloudiness and continued showers” was the monotonous weather pattern again after a long and depressing siege of such “spring conditions.”
- SPENCER SHARES LOVE OF RACING
- May 6, 1999
- Racing enthusiast Bill Spencer finds a way to combine business and pleasure.
- CALENDAR
- May 6, 1999
- NIGHTLIFE LAWRENCE
- HINU LEADER DISPLEASED WITH SEARCH FOR SUCCESSOR
- May 6, 1999
- The search for new Haskell president drags on.
- S RETIRING FACULTY, STAFF
- May 6, 1999
- Special to the Journal-World Kansas University on Wednesday paid tribute to 38 unclassified staff and faculty who are retiring this academic year. They have a combined experience of more than 1,000 years.
- CD REVIEWS
- May 6, 1999
- Breathing Tornados Ben Lee
- PIZZERIA UNO GETS TWO-SIDED REVIEW
- May 6, 1999
- Pizzeria Uno offers a range of menu selections — but watch out for the large servings of cheese and salad dressing.
- THEATER COMPANY SURVIVES FIRST YEAR
- May 6, 1999
- Card Table Theatre will announce the lineup for its second season at its upcoming Doper Awards Ceremony.
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