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- WORLD: North Korea says nuclear test successful
- October 8, 2006
- North Korea’s official news agency said Monday the country has performed a successful nuclear test.
- Best sellers
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on D3
- As fate would have it
- Author’s latest novel inspired by two pieces of serendipitous correspondence
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on D3
- Brad Meltzer received two pieces of correspondence at just about the same time three years ago.
- How they scored
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C7
- Notebook
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C7
- Kansas started Adam Barmann at quarterback for the third straight game, despite freshman and regular starter Kerry Meier’s being medically cleared to play. KU coach Mark Mangino said Meier had a chance to return for next week’s game against Oklahoma State, though he wouldn’t say anything definitive.
- Singing Aggies’ praises
- Franchione lauds A&M’s rebound
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C7
- Dennis Franchione and his Texas A&M football players stood in the southeast corner of Memorial Stadium, singing the “Aggie War Hymn” with 3,000 or so Maroon -and-White-clad fans after Saturday’s thrilling 21-18 comeback victory over Kansas.
- Ortiz, McGlinn second at Superbass event
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C12
- Larry McGlinn and Steve Ortiz of Lawrence finished second in the final Truman Lake Superbass event by catching five fish that weighed 15.68 pounds.
- Kansas trout season to open in a week
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C12
- Trout season in Kansas will begin a week from today and run through April 15.
- De Soto-to-Edwardsville Kansas River float trip scheduled for Saturday
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C12
- Friends of the Kaw has joined Wildlife and Parks to sponsor a float trip Saturday on the Kansas River from De Soto to Edwardsville.
- Mizzou makes statement
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C9
- Missouri’s defense is for real.
- Tide has shifted in Texas’ favor
- Oklahoma’s miscues help Longhorns dominate Red River rivalry
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C9
- Colt McCoy probably doesn’t realize how quickly things have changed in the Texas-Oklahoma rivalry.
- Home woes continue for Wildcats
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Dirtied and helmet in hand, Micah Mason, Baker University’s leading tackler, stammered off the field Saturday afternoon at Liston Stadium.
- Sloppy first half sinks Fightin’ Indians
- Turnovers, lack of execution put Haskell in hole it can’t overcome
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C8
- Haskell Indian Nations University freshman running back Bubba Wills had a simple explanation for his struggles Saturday at Haskell Stadium.
- Mangino: KU offense ailing
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C6
- Without getting specific - he never does - Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino disclosed Saturday his offense had an incomplete week on the practice field, largely because of injuries to several key players.
- T.O. ready for circus in Philly
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C5
- Some fans will taunt him with prescription bottles. Others will wave derogatory signs. Many will chant: “O.D! O.D! O.D!” Most will scream expletives and boo. Terrell Owens is ready.
- Kids carry Kansas State
- Freshmen shine in Wildcats’ fourth-quarter rally
- October 8, 2006
- When Ron Prince benched seniors to start freshmen, critics groused that Kansas State’s first-year coach was already giving up on this season and looking toward next year.
- Don’t count out defending champs
- Steelers could be ready to right ship
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C5
- Pittsburgh’s bye week came at the right time for the defending NFL champions, losers of two of their first three games. The slow start came with Ben Roethlisberger considered “rusty,” not a designation for the official injury list but one used to describe the early-season play of the QB.
- Mets complete sweep of Dodgers
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C4
- Shawn Green and the hitters started fast, Billy Wagner closed it out quickly, and now the the New York Mets are headed to the NL championship series.
- Athletics reach ALCS without the big names of their past
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C4
- Before, these Oakland Athletics were all about their stars - the Big Three aces and slugging MVPs Jason Giambi and Miguel Tejada.
- A-Rod a bust again
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C4
- Alex Rodriguez had big black marks under his eyes. Nothing will deflect the glare of another postseason bust for A-Rod and the New York Yankees.
- Kansas freshman Dorn wins Flight B title
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Kansas University’s Kunigunda Dorn won the championship of the Flight B singles, and Elizaveta Avdeeva took fifth in the A Flight on Saturday at the Hoosier Classic.
- Bulls coach scolded ex-Jayhawk Chenowith
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Former Kansas University center Eric Chenowith’s getting cut just a couple of days into Chicago Bulls training camp was explained by the Chicago Tribune in Saturday’s editions.
- Jayhawks swept again
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C3
- The Kansas University volleyball team was swept for the third straight time, this time by Oklahoma.
- LHS wins two titles
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Lawrence High’s Roy Wedge won the freshman boys title, and Alissa Freeman won the sophomore girls crown at the Shawnee Mission West cross country invitational on Saturday at Shawnee Mission Park.
- Veritas football routs Springfield
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Quarterback Ben Balman and the Veritas High football team routed the inexperienced Springfield Christian squad, 52-12, Saturday.
- Duck season opens; drought a concern
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C12
- Kansas duck season opened Saturday in the High Plains Zone, and waterfowl hunters in the rest of the state are eagerly awaiting the opening of the other duck seasons later this month.
- Pulitzer winners to speak at KU Editors Day
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists who chronicled the Iraq war’s toll on the families of fallen American soldiers will visit Kansas University this week.
- On the record
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Chiefs take aim at Leinart
- Kansas City has ‘some things to put on’ Arizona’s rookie quarterback
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C1
- The Kansas City defense is ready to give Matt Leinart a memorable welcome to the NFL.
- Keegan: Kansas offense dismal
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Blitzing from the blind side, Kansas University safety Jerome Kemp buried Texas A&M quarterback Stephen McGee for a big, painful sack.
- Oh, no, not again
- Another close game, another KU setback
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C1
- Dancing around the close-game flame is bound to burn a team - especially one with a track record of getting scorched in such situations.
- Lawrence commuter report
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B3
- The following construction projects may affect commuter traffic in the region this week.
- With scrap prices high, thieves target old vehicles
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B3
- Apparently tempted by high prices for scrap metal, thieves have been grabbing old motor vehicles from streets and empty lots and selling them to a salvage company, Wichita police said in announcing the arrests of two suspects.
- Interstate Bakeries unsure of its future
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B3
- Slightly more than two years after filing for bankruptcy, Twinkie-maker Interstate Bakeries Corp. said Friday it’s still unsure when, if ever, it will file a plan of reorganization.
- Superintendent’s contract up for review
- Lawrence school board agenda highlights ¢ 7 p.m. Monday ¢ 110 McDonald Drive ¢ Sunflower Broadband Channel 26 ¢ Meeting documents online at www.usd497.org
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B4
- Supt. Randy Weseman’s contract will be reviewed.
- Smoke detectors don’t all work alike
- Alarms react to different types of fires
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Not all smoke detectors are created equal. It’s a subject that’s received attention recently with the deaths of five people in a house fire on New Jersey Street.
- How will fall show its colors?
- Experts unsure how much color leaves will show this year
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B1
- The dry summer and hot days last week have tree experts guessing as to when and how much color will show this fall.
- Heritage festival puts Lawrence on Nordic track
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Cali Byrn, 8, and the other Lawrence Nordic Dancers - who are years away from being able to drive - laughed frequently Saturday afternoon as they stepped and glided across the floor to a Danish folk number.
- Shop owner relies on customers for inventory, a little help
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B1
- Amy Laughlin has persevered through three bouts with breast and liver cancer.
- Chocolate, Ritz, caramel, ice cream winning combo
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A7
- Chocolate-covered Ritz crackers, gooey caramel and vanilla ice cream - it doesn’t get much better than that, judges ruled at an ice cream contest.
- Shrinking population vexes rural Kansas
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Waiting to deliver a load of sunflowers at a processing plant, dryland farmer Tim Peterson was of two minds about rural Kansas. On one hand, some folks rooted in the vast stretches of empty landscape have become energized by innovation and entrepreneurship, he said.
- Task force working to bolster towns
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Like many small towns in Kansas, Onaga in Pottawatomie County was drifting into dormancy.
- Brotherhood denounces ‘new Danish insults’
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A5
- Egypt’s largest Islamic group, the Muslim Brotherhood, denounced on Saturday what it called “new Danish insults” to Islam a day after word spread about a Web video showing young members of a populist Danish political party mocking the Prophet Muhammad.
- Mexicans say new wall won’t stop migrants
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A1
- Rising from the Pacific surf and zig-zagging along the border for 14 miles, Tijuana’s border fence has done little but push illegal migrants into the Arizona desert and feed the smuggling industry since it went up in 1994.
- Bankruptcies
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on E1
- Douglas County residents or businesses filing for bankruptcy protection for the week ended Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Kansas, according to court records.
- Architect, technician hired at Landplan
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on E1
- Lawrence-based Landplan Engineering recently hired two new employees.
- Are socially aware investments worth the sacrifice?
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on E1
- Peco, my electricity supplier, has an offer I could easily refuse: Buy the same amount of power I’m getting now, but pay more for it.
- Bright future
- Toplikar: LEDs, silicon offer options for efficient high-tech illumination
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on E1
- Flipping the switch, I got a surprise - did something explode? Glass shards, thick and jagged, were everywhere, emanating from the center of the kitchen. For no apparent reason, the overhead bowl-shaped light cover had crashed to the floor.
- American Boychoir to perform in Topeka
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on D2
- The Great Spaces Music & Arts Series presents the world- acclaimed American Boychoir in concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Grace Cathedral, 701 SW Eighth Ave., in downtown Topeka.
- A race for the exit at the Kansas Speedway
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on D1
- I am approaching the gate of the Kansas Speedway on my first foray into the strange new world of NASCAR.
- Suspects face murder charge for death of pregnant teen
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B8
- A Sedgwick County judge has determined there is enough evidence to try two men in the death of a pregnant 14-year-old.
- 2 journalists killed on anniversary of invasion
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Two German journalists who had pitched a tent on the side of a road outside a northern Afghan village were killed by gunmen early Saturday, the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan.
- Neighborhood vacated after scattered flooding
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A3
- A storm that dropped as much as 9 inches of rain forced the evacuation Saturday of about 100 people in a six-block section of the capital, caused scattered flooding in the southeastern part of the state and likely contributed to the deaths of two fishermen.
- President wants to seize private mines
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Bolivia’s president said Saturday the government should expropriate mines where private owners have not invested sufficiently, taking aim at the industry after clashes between rival bands of miners left at least 16 dead.
- Evacuated residents return after fire put out
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Residents trickled back into town Saturday after a fire at a hazardous materials plant, relieved that there were no serious injuries or damage to their homes while they were forced out for two nights.
- Prominent Russian journalist known for criticism found shot to death
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A3
- A journalist who chronicled Russian military abuses against civilians in Chechnya, garnering awards and accolades from around the world, was found shot to death Saturday in her apartment building. Prosecutors suspect her killing could be connected to her investigative reporting.https://admin.6newslawrence.com/news/stories/add/#
- Tensions mount over possible nuclear test
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Tensions mounted over North Korea’s threat to test its first atomic bomb, with shots ringing out Saturday along the border with South Korea and Japan warning of harsh sanctions if Pyongyang goes nuclear.
- Foley won’t be punished in page probe
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A4
- The House’s investigation of a page sex scandal has only one certainty: Former Rep. Mark Foley will escape punishment by his peers.
- Iraqi forces launch sweep of Kirkuk
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A9
- Thousands of Iraqi troops launched a crackdown in Kirkuk on Saturday, ordering residents to stay in their homes in an effort to put down violence that has swelled in the north amid efforts to rein in bloodshed in Baghdad.
- Nobel peace laureate isn’t slowing down at age 75
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A11
- Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu celebrated his 75th birthday Saturday with a gala dinner attended by 1,200 guests, capping off weeks of celebration in honor of the tireless campaigner against apartheid.
- Ex-president appeals for more quake aid
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A11
- Former President George H.W. Bush has appealed for nearly $100 million in aid for survivors of last year’s South Asia earthquake, saying tens of thousands face another winter living in tents.
- Thousands gather for funeral of slain family
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A12
- Singing hymns and choking back tears, about 2,000 people gathered Saturday for the funeral of a mother and her four children who police say were gunned down by her husband.
- Father pleads not guilty to killing 4 children
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A12
- A man charged with killing his four young children and assaulting his wife was ordered held without bail Saturday as the bodies were laid to rest.
- Police: 6 stabbed in brawl at church hall
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A12
- Six young people were stabbed early Saturday during a brawl at a party in a northern New Jersey church hall, police said.
- Bush family christens aircraft carrier
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A12
- With two presidents - her father and brother - standing beside her, Dorothy Bush Koch christened the last of the Nimitz-class of aircraft carriers Saturday with a single swing of a bottle of sparkling wine.
- Commentary: Black players, fans down in baseball
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C2
- Dusty Baker is gone. Frank Robinson is finished. Cito Gaston won two World Series for the Toronto Blue Jays but hasn’t seen the inside of a dugout in years. And Don Baylor suffered the same fate a few years ago that befalls losing managers everywhere - he was fired.
- Friends celebrate O’Neil’s life
- Well-wishers gather at museum to honor baseball legend
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C2
- Friends and strangers alike gathered Saturday at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to mourn the loss and celebrate the life of John Jordan “Buck” O’Neil.
- Neither party has much to brag about at midterm
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B7
- Elections are stories. They have beginnings, middles and ends, and like stories, they have narratives. In the middle of the story it’s often hard to know how the tale is going to conclude. But a good storyteller seeds his tales with hints, and the discerning reader or listener picks them up along the way.
- Lack of action on key issues is a congressional disgrace
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B7
- The disgrace of Congress extends far beyond the scandals that have sullied the record of the dominant House Republicans. They are properly being blamed for most of the misdeeds and blunders that have marked this year on Capitol Hill, from the power-grabs by Tom DeLay, to the greed of Duke Cunningham and Bob Ney, to the sexual overtures of Mark Foley.
- History lesson
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: The average age of the world’s great civilizations has been 200 years.
- Caring help
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B6
- To the editor: My heart is overwhelmed with gratitude to the Lawrence, Topeka, Wichita, Overland Park and Kansas City communities in response to the Sept. 17 tragedy that destroyed my home at 1205 N.J. and resulted in the death of five members of my family.
- No such thing as Morals Party
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B6
- So, anybody up for a chat about family values?
- Old home town - 100 years ago today
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B6
- From the Lawrence Daily World of Oct. 8, 1906: “The local diphtheria epidemic seems to be spreading, though slowly, with two new cases quarantined. So far, there have been 71 cases and a fifth death has occurred. There have been four fumigations and 62 are still in quarantine. Schools, the library and the YMCA are closed until there is a decided change in the picture. : The KU football team now is 3-0 after defeating St. Mary’s 18-0 and the next test will be Oct. 13 against Arkansas here. Interest is high in Bert Kennedy’s team.”
- Ideas welcome
- The hiring of new city-county department heads is an opportunity to broaden the experience and expertise of the city’s administrative leadership.
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B6
- Filling two top administrative positions that have been open for several months will be a high priority for Dave Corliss as he begins his tenure as Lawrence’s city manager.
- Fireplace screens attractive, functional
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on D4
- When homes were heated by burning logs in a fireplace, it was very hot within a few feet of the fire. It was very cold in the rest of the room, and water would freeze in a log cabin if kept more than 10 feet from the heat source. High-back upholstered chairs were used to keep the heat off in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Secret supplications of the heart top public prayers
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on D5
- In “Letter from the Recording Angel,” my favorite author, Mark Twain, describes the difference that frequently exists between public prayers and secret supplications of the heart. Twain points out in his story that secret supplications of the heart frequently conflict with public prayers.
- Homeowners have luxury bedding trend covered
- October 8, 2006
- Back when America was a collection of colonies, wills often included bed linens, if the deceased had been lucky enough to own them. Sheets and coverlets were considered extremely valuable and precious enough to be bequeathed to the next generation.
- When cleaning game, wear latex gloves
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C12
- Major hunting seasons loom just around the calendar’s bend.
- Calfornia not mellow in yellow
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C10
- California passed like a Duck, tackled like a Duck and even dressed like a Duck - and the Golden Bears did it all better than Oregon.
- Hog heaven: Arkansas upsets No. 2 Auburn
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C10
- Arkansas made the first major upset of the college football season look easy.
- Huskers grind past Iowa State
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C9
- No. 22 Nebraska went Old School to pick up its first road win of the season.
- Padres stay alive
- Cardinals still hold 2-1 series edge
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C4
- The San Diego Padres got the ball to Trevor Hoffman, and baseball’s career saves leader did the rest.
- Tigers hand Yankees early exit from playoffs
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C4
- As a reborn baseball town erupted in splashes of orange and blue around them, the Detroit Tigers danced in the infield, kicking up dirt like kids on a sandlot.
- No easy finish at HINU Invite
- Moss, Leatherwood lead second-place Firebirds
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on C3
- Just like football is a game of inches, cross country is a game of seconds - more specifically, one second.
- Lawrence datebook
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Spirited fans paint town crimson, blue
- Despite loss, Jayhawk faithful make homecoming a day to remember
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A1
- A lack of fan support can’t be to blame for Kansas University’s 21-18 loss to Texas A&M on Saturday.
- Man in motion
- KU grad’s kinetic sculptures garner national acclaim
- October 8, 2006
- It all started with a wooden duck that quacked and pooped. A talented 17th-century clock maker built the creature, which did most things a real duck would do, including eat and “digest” food.
- Amish mourn gunman who killed 5 schoolgirls
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A3
- Dozens of Amish neighbors came out Saturday to mourn the quiet milkman who killed five of their young girls and wounded five more in a brief, unfathomable rampage.
- People in the news
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A2
- ¢ Rapper Jadakiss arrested for 2nd time on gun charges ¢ Farrah Fawcett stays positive despite cancer diagnosis ¢ Doherty’s band postpones tour for his drug rehab ¢ Jamie Lee Curtis closes book on acting to focus on family ¢ ‘Whale Rider’ actress, 16, expecting baby with boyfriend
- Gibson interview to air on ‘Good Morning America’
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on A2
- Mel Gibson’s redemption tour is heading to TV.
- Put Mideast focus on Israel, Palestinians
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B6
- It was painful to watch Condoleezza Rice tour the Middle East last week.
- Horoscopes
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on D6
- For Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006
- Review: ‘Leaves of Words’ explores teen’s disappearance
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on B2
- Playwright Tim Macy’s new work “Leaves of Words,” performed by English Alternative Theatre, is a fictional work based on the true story of missing teenager Randy Leach.
- Poet’s showcase
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on D3
- “Lawrence Leaves,” by Z. Hall
- Walking tour planned in tandem with exhibit
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on D6
- Coinciding with the release of “Kansas Murals: A Traveler’s Guide,” authors Lora Jost and Dave Loewenstein will lead a free walking tour of murals in downtown Lawrence. Special guest Stan Herd will talk about his mural at Teller’s Restaurant, 746 Mass.
- Cuban artist gets fresh start
- After prison stint and loss of faith, painter regains inspiration
- October 8, 2006 in print edition on D1
- Fito Garche looks at the past 2 1/2 years, a rocky time in his life, as a test of faith.
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