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- Judge denies ticket holder request
- July 30, 2003
- (Updated Wednesday at 10:58 a.m.) Douglas County District Court Judge Jack A. Murphy on Wednesday denied an attempt by a group of Kansas University men’s basketball season ticket holder to block plans to force them to put up $5,000 to hold on to the prime seats in Allen Fieldhouse.
- Pentagon cancels ‘plan to trade in death’
- Democrats, Republicans outraged by proposal
- July 30, 2003
- Under fire from all sides, the Pentagon on Tuesday dropped plans for a futures market that would have allowed traders to profit from accurate predictions on terrorism, assassinations and other events in the Middle East.
- Allen made his mark on runs off busted plays
- July 30, 2003
- The play was designed to go off-tackle. But when tailback Marcus Allen of the Los Angeles Raiders got to the line of scrimmage in the 1984 Super Bowl against Washington, there was nowhere to go.
- Teams making many moves as deadline approaches
- July 30, 2003
- The Boston Red Sox bolstered their bullpen Tuesday, acquiring closer Scott Williamson from Cincinnati for a minor league pitcher, a player to be named and cash.
- On the record
- July 30, 2003
- Sights, sounds, smells sure signs it’s fair time in Douglas County
- July 30, 2003
- Andy Carriger came all the way from Texas to see the Douglas County Free Fair. Carriger lived in Lawrence before moving in 2000 to The Woodlands, a suburb north of Houston, for a job opportunity. But, he said, he still misses Kansas and decided to drive up with his 14-year-old daughter, Hope, so she could visit some of her friends.
- Briefly
- July 30, 2003
- ¢ Flooding death toll rises above 750 ¢ Husband to hang for attack on wife ¢ Students protest lost school year
- California recall is a warning to nation
- July 30, 2003
- California, the largest and most trend-setting of our 50 states, often epitomizes America. So it is not surprising that the multimillion-dollar fiasco of an Oct. 7 recall election on Gov. Gray Davis is the byproduct of almost everything that has gone wrong in our political system.
- Against Wal-Mart
- July 30, 2003
- Inspiring events
- July 30, 2003
- KU raises spur hard feelings
- July 30, 2003
- This has been a rather disheartening year for most folks who work at KU. Indeed, it has not been a particularly good year for most state employees and for many who work in the private sector. The fact of the matter is that the national and state economies are in bad shape and there seems to be little hope that things are going to get much better in the near future. But, after speaking to number of faculty and staff at the university, I have also come to believe that some of the unhappiness now felt on the Hill might have been avoided.
- Donna C. LaDuke
- July 30, 2003
- Graveside services for Donna C. LaDuke, 75, Oskaloosa, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Underwood Cemetery, Williamstown.
- Senate rejects tough measure on fuel economy
- July 30, 2003
- The Senate rejected a proposal to require a sharp increase in automobile fuel economy Tuesday after concerns were raised that it would lead to a loss of auto industry jobs and limit consumer’s ability to buy larger cars and SUVs.
- Closed school reborn with new mission
- East Heights to be home to early childhood, adult education programs
- July 30, 2003
- East Heights School — closed amid public outcry in May — will soon be reborn as the academic home of 160 preschoolers. Under the working name of East Heights Early Childhood/Adult Education Center, the one-story brick building is being reshaped into the Lawrence school district’s headquarters for preschool instruction.
- Clement tosses two-hitter for Cubs
- St. Louis, Chicago close gap on first-place Houston in NL Central
- July 30, 2003
- Matt Clement shut out the Giants and shut down Barry Bonds. Clement pitched a two-hitter for his third career shutout, and Moises Alou hit a three-run homer in the first inning to lead the Chicago Cubs over San Francisco 3-0 Tuesday night.
- Daily ticker
- July 30, 2003
- SEC chairman: Crackdown has helped, but not enough
- Donaldson wary of pension funds, executive benefits
- July 30, 2003
- The past year’s crackdown on corporate corruption has helped lure investors back to the stock market, but some companies still haven’t grasped the importance of reform, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday.
- Israeli leader won’t yield on security fence
- July 30, 2003
- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Tuesday that Israel would not stop building a West Bank security fence to protect itself from Palestinian attacks despite President Bush’s warnings that the barrier threatens the Middle East peace process.
- Ballard Services
- July 30, 2003
- Services for Kathleen Rae Ballard, 42, Lawrence, will be at 6 p.m. Friday at Lawrence Funeral Chapel.
- Grand night for Mueller
- Red Sox slugger hits slams from both sides of plate
- July 30, 2003
- Bill Mueller doesn’t understand his record-setting power display. Mueller became the first player in major league history to hit grand slams from both sides of the plate in a game, connecting for three homers Tuesday to lead the Red Sox over the Texas Rangers 14-7.
- Businesses already free of smoke as ban studied
- July 30, 2003
- The owners of Marisco’s Grill and Bar and Bella Lounge don’t need City Hall to ban smoking at their establishments. They did it on their own. “I saw that there was a niche that wasn’t being filled out there,” said Rob Farha, owner of Bella Lounge. “That’s the idea of competition.”
- Novel PBS documentary indulges in Gore
- July 30, 2003
- “The Education of Gore Vidal” on “American Masters” (9 p.m., PBS, check local listings) explores Vidal’s many contradictions. He’s both a popular writer and a serious scholar. He’s turned obscure subjects like the fourth-century Roman emperor Julian into best-selling books. He’s lived with the same man for decades and wrote “The City and the Pillar, the first popular novel with matter-of-fact homosexual characters, but he doesn’t consider himself a “gay writer.” He’s made American history the main subject of his shelf of novels, but he’s lived much of his adult life in Italy. He’s a distant cousin of Al Gore and shared a stepfather with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, but spent decades blasting Democrats.
- Immunity pact ‘infuriating’ to jury
- Citizen’s arrest defense in case involving downtown fight fails to sway jurors
- July 30, 2003
- A Douglas County jury on Tuesday found John Thomas Simmons guilty of hitting two fraternity brothers during a scuffle outside the Replay Lounge last winter. Simmons, 31, testified hours earlier he had hit Marty McSorley and Ryan McAtee because he thought they were part of a group that had slugged his friend Jeffrey Medis, 29, who he’d found lying on the sidewalk, bloody and unconscious.
- Jayhawks still finalizing basketball schedule
- July 30, 2003
- Kansas University’s men’s basketball schedule won’t be released soon.
- Atkins diet working … so far
- July 30, 2003
- After listening to the testimonials over the years, I finally took the plunge and started the Atkins diet. There’s something just a bit cultish about Atkins dieters, especially when a bunch of them get together and talk about their carbohydrate intake. For a long time I had the same attitude about them that I have about hockey fans: I didn’t understand their madness and didn’t want to.
- Governor appoints judge to high court
- July 30, 2003
- Court of Appeals Judge Carol Beier was appointed Tuesday to the Kansas Supreme Court, the first appointee by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and the third woman to sit on the bench.
- People
- July 30, 2003
- ¢ Rapper arrested for profanity ¢ Ray Charles concerts postponed ¢ The Gap goes glam ¢ Spector hearing delayed
- Day and night
- If Downtown Lawrence needs parking restrictions during the day, why not during the evening hours?
- July 30, 2003
- Here’s an interesting question: Why not enforce downtown parking restrictions into the evening hours rather than cutting off meter fees and other parking limits at 5 p.m.?
- Nicklaus gives peek at next golf jewel
- July 30, 2003
- The 18th hole at Old Greenwood rises softly up a hillside, with breathtaking views of Mount Pluto behind it. The fairway climbs past lavish mountain homes to a picturesque green in front of a spectacular clubhouse.
- Tax increase called ‘Christian duty’
- July 30, 2003
- Alabama’s new governor is trying to persuade voters to approve the biggest tax increase in state history by telling them it is their Christian duty. And for a state in the Bible Belt, that might seem like a winning strategy.
- Study fuels suspicions that cigarette makers boost nicotine levels
- July 30, 2003
- A study found that some brands of cigarettes deliver a much more powerful nicotine “kick” than others, adding to suspicions that manufacturers deliberately blend tobacco to boost the addictive effect.
- Area fair-goers should be health conscious, wash up
- How to recognize heat exhaustion, heat stroke
- July 30, 2003
- When I’ve been going to county fairs this summer, I’ve noticed many people handling animals and then heading right to the food stands to eat without washing their hands first. Isn’t that unsafe?
- Kansas ties to NFL often not well known
- July 30, 2003
- If you’re interested in obtaining a free cold beverage on a hot summer day, I have something for you. Bet someone. Bet anyone how many men who once wore Kansas University football uniforms now are assistant coaches in the National Football League. Not a single one of the people you ask will give the right answer. I guarantee it. After all, how many of them would believe that seven former Jayhawks are in NFL coaching cadres?
- Bush won’t reveal Saudi part of 9-11 report
- GOP senator disagrees with president’s refusal
- July 30, 2003
- President Bush refused on Tuesday to release classified passages from a congressional report on possible links between Saudi Arabian government officials and the Sept. 11 hijackers. Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal agreed to let U.S. investigators question a suspected Saudi agent who befriended the hijackers.
- Briefly
- July 30, 2003
- ¢ SARS declared eradicated ¢ Boston activist’s trial set for Monday ¢ Up to 150 killed in attacks on villages ¢ Judge delays bombing trial
- Wiegmann uses brains, brawn to anchor line
- July 30, 2003
- A 285-pound body packed on his 6-foot-2 frame is not Casey Wiegmann’s greatest football asset. A quick brain and a natural aptitude for the intricacies of the game are what set Kansas City’s cerebral center apart.
- It’s hard to beat the taste of homegrown tomatoes
- Area gardeners harvest varieties of fruit
- July 30, 2003
- Got tomatoes? Don’t bring your extras to Chuck Magerl. He’s got all he can handle. Magerl, owner of Free State Brewing Co., 636 Mass., and his wife, Joey, cultivate about 350 tomato plants in a 23,000-square-foot garden on their 18 acres of land just east of Lawrence.
- Chamber backs voluntary living wage plan
- Lawrence organization opposes mandatory-oriented approach to tax breaks
- July 30, 2003
- A living wage ordinance isn’t needed in Lawrence, but the city’s policy on tax breaks to new or expanding businesses should be changed to reward companies for creating better-paying jobs, Lawrence Chamber of Commerce officials said Tuesday.
- Brown signs long-term deal with Packers
- Former Jayhawk lineman inks six-year deal with Green Bay
- July 30, 2003
- Gilbert Brown reported to the Green Bay Packers’ training camp Tuesday, putting the starting defensive line back at full strength.
- Fires char picturesque southern France
- July 30, 2003
- Forest fires swept through parts of the ritzy French Riviera for a second day Tuesday, devastating scenic woods and forcing thousands to be evacuated. At least four people have been killed.
- Indebted to vets
- July 30, 2003
- Degrading group
- July 30, 2003
- Future problem?
- July 30, 2003
- Great event
- July 30, 2003
- Majors all about opportunity for Tiger
- July 30, 2003
- All he had to do was make pars at Royal St. George’s and Tiger Woods might have captured the silver claret jug. He still wonders how the 1999 U.S. Open might have unfolded had he made that short par putt on the 17th hole at Pinehurst No. 2.
- Consumer confidence posts unexpected drop
- July 30, 2003
- With Americans worried by a rise in unemployment to a nine-year high, consumer confidence took an unexpected tumble in July that could mean a longer road to recovery for the U.S. economy.
- Briefcase
- July 30, 2003
- ¢ McDonald’s profits fall ¢ Sprint PCS shares drop ¢ Williams settles charges ¢ Pier I lowers forecast
- Employers giving smallest raises since ‘70s
- July 30, 2003
- U.S. employers this year and next are handing out the smallest pay raises since at least the mid-1970s.
- Canada, U.S. reach deal to solve lumber dispute
- July 30, 2003
- Canadian and U.S. officials said Tuesday they have reached a tentative deal to settle a long-running dispute over imports of Canadian softwood lumber used to build homes in the United States.
- Commodities
- July 30, 2003
- Study warns of PCB levels in salmon
- July 30, 2003
- A sharp rise in the consumption of farmed salmon may be posing a health threat to millions of Americans because of high levels of PCBs that have been found in limited samples of the popular fish, according to a study released Tuesday.
- ‘Jayni’s Kitchen’ features grilled summer veggies
- July 30, 2003
- Join “Jayni’s Kitchen” this week for “Summer Vegetables on the Grill.”
- Grocery shopping list includes search for mate
- July 30, 2003
- Food shoppers are checking out more than their groceries on trips to the supermarket, a new poll shows.
- Recipes using tomatoes
- July 30, 2003
- Susan Krumm, extension agent in family and consumer science with K-State Research and Extension-Douglas County, provided the following recipes that contain tomatoes.
- Suspect denies involvement in thefts, attack
- July 30, 2003
- Brian K. Charles is back in court, and he’s not happy about it. Neither is his mother, Avis.
- Shirley Yvonne Fraser
- July 30, 2003
- Services for Shirley Yvonne Fraser, 71, Lawrence, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery.
- Thomas Melvin Vance
- July 30, 2003
- Services for Thomas Melvin Vance, 83, Lawrence, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Underwood-Steinbeck Funeral Home, Butler, Mo.
- Manuel DeSilva
- July 30, 2003
- Mass of Christian Burial for Manuel “Manny” DeSilva, 79, Lawrence, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Chanute. Burial with graveside military honors presented by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1654 will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.
- Irene Bertha Kennedy
- July 30, 2003
- Services for Irene Bertha Kennedy, 93, Overbrook, will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at United Methodist Church, Overbrook. Graveside services and burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka.
- Will there be cameras on Kobe?
- Bryant’s attorneys ask judge to reconsider media ruling
- July 30, 2003
- Kobe Bryant’s attorneys Tuesday asked a judge to reconsider his ruling allowing news cameras in the courtroom where the Los Angeles Laker is expected to appear next week, saying they were concerned about publicity.
- Pacers think Pollard not just a ‘freak’
- Kansas University product not flashy, but should be capable center for Indiana
- July 30, 2003
- By his own admission, Scot Pollard is an acquired taste. His best plays rarely show up on the televised highlights, because they don’t involve spectacular dunks to finish a fast break or last-second three-pointers. They tend more toward the anonymous. He’ll grab the rebound that starts the fast break, or set the screen that gets the three-point shooter open.
- Huskies hire Gilbertson as coach
- Washington offensive coordinator replaces former boss Neuheisel
- July 30, 2003
- Five months ago, Keith Gilbertson had an opportunity to leave Washington and become an assistant coach in the NFL.
- ChiSox smack Royals
- White Sox win first game of key AL clash
- July 30, 2003
- Mark Buehrle went two months without a win. Now, the Chicago left-hander can’t lose. Buehrle won his seventh straight decision as the White Sox beat Kansas City, 9-6, Tuesday night and closed within three games of the AL Central lead.
- Renegades drop USSSA opener, 4-2
- July 30, 2003
- Lawrence’s Renegades couldn’t rebound from a tough third inning in a 4-2 loss to Savannah, Ga., Tuesday in the USSSA World Series.
- Ex-Jayhawk lands internship
- July 30, 2003
- Former Kansas University linebacker Leo Etienne has joined Florida Citrus Sports for a 10-month internship as part of a career development partnership with the Big 12 Conference.
- Kansas soccer coach Francis assists with U.S. national team
- July 30, 2003
- Kansas University soccer coach Mark Francis helped guide the U-21 national women’s soccer team to its fifth straight Nordic Cup title in Randers, Denmark. Francis served as an aide under head coach, Chris Petrucelli of Texas.
- World Online takes over KU athletics Web site
- July 30, 2003
- Kansas University will re-launch its athletics Web site in partnership with The World Company.
- Shock rock Cleveland
- July 30, 2003
- Hot-shooting Swin Cash scored 24 points and led the Detroit Shock to a 77-65 victory Tuesday night over the Cleveland Rockers.
- Interim Reds skipper finally back in majors
- July 30, 2003
- Dave Miley’s only season in the major leagues was his worst year in baseball.
- Bradley tossed from Indians’ game
- July 30, 2003
- Cleveland designated hitter Milton Bradley was ejected from the Indians’ game Tuesday night at Oakland after protesting a called third strike.
- Defense denies gun threat
- Suspect refutes charges related to store robbery
- July 30, 2003
- It could have been a carrot under the man’s sweatshirt, prosecutor Shelley Diehl said in court Tuesday. It could have been his fingers.
- Area briefs
- July 30, 2003
- ¢ Lawmaker to speak at dedication event ¢ Blood drive today at 31st St. post office ¢ Judge orders trial in child abuse case
- GOP candidate might announce 3rd District run
- July 30, 2003
- A former U.S. Justice Department official plans to announce Thursday whether he will enter the 3rd Congressional District race, amid speculation he will seek the Republican nomination.
- Liquor stores could open Sunday in Overland Park
- July 30, 2003
- Opponents of Sunday liquor sales in Overland Park appear to have failed — by a large margin — to force the issue to a public vote.
- Homeowners in subdivision watch savings go down toilet with sewers
- Money pit
- July 30, 2003
- Elizabeth Patton calls her back yard “the war zone.” What once was a landscape of gardens and prairie grasses now is dominated by a trench flanked by piles of rocks. The yard is full of holes because the city is requiring houses in her west Lawrence neighborhood to connect to the city’s sewer system, a project that has proven more costly and difficult than Patton or her neighbors had anticipated or the city predicted.
- Saddam’s tape calls two sons martyrs
- Acknowledgment of deaths may help curb Iraqi resistance
- July 30, 2003
- An audiotape recording purportedly from former president Saddam Hussein and broadcast Tuesday night on an Arab satellite television station acknowledged the deaths of his two sons in a battle with U.S. forces last week and suggested that other Iraqis should sacrifice themselves to resist the U.S. occupation.
- Judge strikes down part of California’s recall law
- July 30, 2003
- California voters will be allowed to cast a ballot for a potential successor to Gov. Gray Davis even if they do not vote on whether he should be removed from office, a federal judge ruled Tuesday in striking down part of California’s recall law.
- Assembly ends budget stalemate
- July 30, 2003
- The California Assembly approved a compromise budget Tuesday that curtails a record deficit by slashing spending, raising fees and relying on borrowing, but still leaves the state facing a big spending gap next summer.
- Poll finds support for gay rights waning
- July 30, 2003
- Public opinion has been gradually shifting toward more acceptance of gay rights, but a new poll suggests a backlash after the Supreme Court decision striking down a Texas law banning gay sex.
- 6News video: Dole dedication a non-event for downtown businesses
- July 30, 2003
- Restaurants and retailers on Mass Street hoped to see a boost from the crowds in town for the Dole Institute dedication, but all the action stayed on campus.
- 6News video: Medis disappointed in handling of case
- July 30, 2003
- Both Jeffery Medis and members of the jury who found his friend John Thomas Simmons guilty of hitting two fraternity brothers are unhappy with the lack of charges against those who knocked Medis unconscious.
- 6News video: 4H judging gets under way
- July 30, 2003
- More than 6,000 exhibits were on hand at the Douglas County fairgrounds to vie for ribbons and a chance to make it to the state fair.
- 6News video: Two businesses not waiting for smoking ban
- July 30, 2003
- Marisco’s Grill and Bar and the Bella Lounge have decided to operate as smoke-free establishments.
- 6News video: Cuba a new option for KU students
- July 30, 2003
- Kansas University is one of 200 American universities to be granted a travel license for Cuba.
- 6Sports video: Manning’s options are open
- July 30, 2003
- Playing, coaching for the NBA or KU, or just resting for a while are all possible directions for Danny Manning once his summer camp is over.
- 6Sports video: Sox slice Royals’ lead
- July 30, 2003
- Chicago moves within three games of Kansas City with a 9-6 victory Tuesday.
- 6Sports video: Firebirds getting ready for volleyball season
- July 30, 2003
- Free State schedules its volleyball camp in late July to keep the skills fresh in the players’ minds.
- After inquest, hanging ruled a suicide
- July 30, 2003
- A black man who was found hanging from a tree by a bed sheet committed suicide, a judge ruled Tuesday after a rare public inquest prompted by rumors that the death was a lynching.
- KU wins U.S. approval to do research in Cuba
- July 30, 2003
- Chuck Berg likes Cuban movies, art, food, music and baseball. Now, thanks to a travel license granted to Kansas University, Berg will have the opportunity to see the Caribbean island nation for himself and to research its arts scene.
- Local briefs
- July 30, 2003
- ¢ No-name park offers temporary tribute ¢ Lawrence elementary enrollment today ¢ Chancellor on jury duty ¢ WWII aviator to appear on ‘River City Weekly’
- Austrians rediscover a favorite son
- Schwarzenegger likely won’t run for California governor, but he has countrymen’s support
- July 30, 2003
- It’s a question that’s got Austria abuzz: Will the Terminator become the Governator?
- Bishop Seabury finds room to move
- School spreads out in renovated club
- July 30, 2003
- Headmaster Chris Carter gushed with good humor Tuesday about the new home of Bishop Seabury Academy.
- Hung jury declared in police assault trial
- July 30, 2003
- A judge declared a hung jury Tuesday in the police brutality case against a white former officer who punched and slammed a handcuffed black teen onto a squad car during a videotaped arrest.
- Liberian president may not cede power
- July 30, 2003
- Charles Taylor’s forces battled Tuesday to retake key cities recently captured by rebels in fighting that had the Liberian warlord-turned-president threatening to hang onto power despite his pledge to resign.
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- July 30, 2003
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- Israel recognizes residency of ‘Black Hebrews’
- July 30, 2003
- Israel’s “Black Hebrews,” a close-knit group of vegan polygamists who arrived in the country from the United States in 1969, are celebrating the government’s announcement that they are finally eligible for citizenship in the Jewish state.
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