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Audio clips

• KU cornerback Aqib Talib talks about his night, most notably his 100-yard interception return
• KU defensive tackle James McClinton talks about areas needing fixing on defense before taking on K-State
• KU quarterback Kerry Meier talks about his reps at receiver, which were displayed for the first time against FIU
• KU quarterback Todd Reesing sums up the new wrinkles KU showed Saturday night
• KU tight end Derek Fine talks about his team's ability to close out opponents through the non-conference slate
• Mark Mangino speaks with the media following his teams' 55-3 win over FIU in the non-conference finale

Births

• Juwon Park and Taehoon Kim, Lawrence, a girl.
• Aaron Hale and Caryl Tischhauser, Lawrence, a girl.
• Sharon Munsterman, Atchison, a girl.
• Jonathan and Vanessa Thomas, Lawrence, a boy.

Blog entries

• The Lawrence Crime Blotter: blotter

Couples

• Anniversary: Hess
• Anniversary: Dean
• Engagement: Schultz and Orloff
• Engagement: Zimmerman and Sergeant
• Engagement: Anderson and Wrzenski
• Wedding: Rosel
• Wedding: Thompson

Obituaries

• Mary Ann L. Higgins services, Topeka
• Blane Leon Cook
• Lily Holliday, Meriden
• Jack Eugene Beauchamp, Richter

On the street

• Do you think Lawrencians should boycott KU football games played in Kansas City?

Photos

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Photo galleries

Podcasts

• Press Conferences & Post-Game Interviews: Mark Mangino's Sept. 22 postgame press conference (FIU)

Videos

• After a dominating 55-3 victory over the Golden Panthers, the …
• Danforth Chapel on the Kansas University campus underwent renovations since …
• Dick Peters, who 50 years ago founded the Lawrence architecture …
• Jacob Esselstyn describes the new species of bat he discovered.

All stories

6Sports video: Eudora brings down Prairie View

September 22, 2007

The Cardinals battle back late in the fourth quarter to defeat the Buffaloes 34-20.

Growing Manhattan attracts Lawrence economic leaders’ attention

By Chad Lawhorn

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A1

The conversation sounds familiar. A university community on the Kaw looks to expand its downtown. It seeks to add new recreation complexes through a sales tax. And community leaders tout the need for new funding to boost economic development.

Scoring Summary: KU-FIU

By Ryan Greene

September 22, 2007

A look at who scored, when they scored and how it happened.

KU-FIU updates

By Ryan Greene

September 22, 2007

For the fifth time in three years, Kansas University busted out its alternate red uniforms for tonight's non-conference finale against lowly Florida International. As if KU didn't need anything else in its corner, as the Panthers enter Memorial Stadium with a 15-game losing streak - the longest such run in the FBS ranks. On top of it, KU enters the contest 3-0, averaging 53 points per contest, and the Jayhawks have never lost in their red duds. Since their 2005 unveiling, KU is 4-0 when donning crimson tops.

Pink Floyd tribute band offers epic experience

By Terry Rombeck

September 22, 2007

The six-member, San Diego-based Pink Floyd Experience rocked the Lied Center Friday night. The crowd, many of whom seemed to appreciate Floyd as much as the members of the cover band do, treated the Experience with enough enthusiasm that you might have thought it was the real thing.

KU’s Danforth chapel reopens its doors

By Terry Rombeck

September 22, 2007 in print edition on D1

Danforth Chapel is back in business.

Spears charged with misdemeanors in crash

September 22, 2007 in print edition on D7

Britney Spears was charged Friday with misdemeanor counts of hit-and-run and driving without a valid license after she allegedly smashed her car into another in a parking lot in August, prosecutors said.

Faith briefs

September 22, 2007 in print edition on D8

Religious events

Trinity spanks Veritas

J-W Staff Reports

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C7

Veritas Christian School’s football team put up pretty good numbers during its game Friday with Wichita Trinity.

KU releases graduation report

J-W Staff Reports

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C3

Keeping with its policy, Kansas University’s athletic department released its annual graduation report Friday — a couple of weeks before the NCAA will release the rates of all member institutions.

Wildcats put streak on the line

Benedictine visits Baldwin City tonight

J-W Staff Reports

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C3

The Baker University football team will look to continue its three-game home winning streak tonight against Benedictine.

High-powered Sooners roll

The Associated Press

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C3

With so much talent, No. 4 Oklahoma can take turns scoring touchdowns.

Rucker happy he returned to Mizzou

The Associated Press

September 22, 2007

Missouri’s Martin Rucker is playing like a guy who has something to prove.

Fungal disease found in Kansas soybean field

The Associated Press

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B8

Asian soybean rust, a fungus that can wipe out a field of soybeans if uncontrolled, has been found in a field in Kansas for the first time, the Kansas Department of Agriculture announced Friday.

Local folly

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B7

To the editor: The lead editorial in Wednesday’s New York Times and the topic of Wednesday’s University Forum were a perfect fit, and one can only hope that the members of the Planning Commission and the City Commission have, or will, read them.

Bypass is answer

September 22, 2007

To the editor: There is nothing wrong with the center turn lane on 23rd Street between Louisiana and Iowa. A center turn lane is exactly what is needed for a street lined with small businesses. Hard medians frustrate drivers having to negotiate through parking lots and driveways trying to figure out how to get back on the street headed in the right direction.

Stay and play

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B7

To the editor: Jerry and I are big Kansas University fans who graduated from Missouri University, have been KU football season-ticket holders for 14 years, own a downtown Lawrence business, and oppose the relocation of the KU-MU game to Arrowhead Stadium.

Good move

J-W Editorials

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B6

We probably haven’t heard the last from former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline.

Treanor Architects lands work in Qatar

By Mark Fagan

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B5

Treanor Architects, Lawrence, is teaming up with an engineering firm to design a $175 million student housing project in Qatar.

Topeka philanthropist dies

The Associated Press

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B4

A funeral is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. today for Ruth Garvey Fink, a businesswoman and philanthropist who died at the age of 90.

Bicycle club to kick off annual tour of cities

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B3

Motorists are asked to share the road this weekend as about 100 bicyclists make their way through seven area cities.

More items amplify Audio-Reader sale

Benefit proceeds pay for service to visually impaired

By Erin Castaneda

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B3

Kansas Audio-Reader Network hopes to sell thousands of items to music aficionados during its fifth annual “For Your Ears Only” fundraiser today.

Professors’ research honored

J-W Staff Reports

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B2

Three professors from Kansas University and one from Kansas State University have been honored for groundbreaking research with Higuchi/KU Endowment Association Research Achievement Awards.

Aid groups appeal for flood help across Africa

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A9

Aid agencies were appealing for millions of dollars Friday to help more than 1 million Africans affected by deadly floods that have swept across the continent.

Vatican-approved cleric installed as bishop

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A9

A cleric well-regarded by the Vatican was installed as bishop of Beijing by China’s state-controlled Catholic Church, a move that officials said should help ease tense relations between the communist nation and the Holy See.

Court: Peru’s ex-leader must be extradited

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A9

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori must be extradited to Peru to face trial for corruption and human rights violations, including accusations he ordered the death-squad killings of 25 people, Chile’s Supreme Court ruled Friday.

Commander: Iran giving aid to Afghan militants

By Brain Murphy - Associated Press Writer

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A9

A top American commander on Friday accused Iran of supplying powerful roadside bombs to militants in Afghanistan and said the U.S. would “act decisively” if the cross-border flow continues.

Inmate’s egg drives judge to rhyming ruling

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A2

A federal judge was driven to rhyme after receiving a hard-boiled egg in the mail from a prison inmate protesting his diet.

Old windmill a windfall for new museum

Donor offers artifact for ‘freedom light’ beacon base

By Mike Belt

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B1

An old windmill hidden among trees on a Douglas County farm may be reborn as the base for a “freedom light” beacon at the Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum.

Military news

September 22, 2007 in print edition on D3

Alan Bauerly and Lynn Covey graduated from the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as “Operation Warrior Forge,” at Fort Lewis in Tacoma, Wash.

Study spotlights genetic link to odor perception

By Jia-Rui Chong - Los Angeles Times

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A2

A component of body odor can smell sweet like vanilla, foul like urine or like nothing at all depending on what kind of genes a person carries, according to a new study.

Regents let KU buy land for driver training

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B1

The Kansas Board of Regents has authorized Kansas University to purchase 140 acres in Reno County for $374,000 to build an emergency vehicle driver training course.

Pipe bomb detonates in state senator’s field

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B1

Douglas County Sheriff’s officers are investigating the detonation of a pipe bomb in a field northeast of Lawrence.

Lebanon mourns latest assassinated figure ahead of presidential election

By Scheherezade Faramarzi - Associated Press Writer

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A9

An assassinated anti-Syrian lawmaker was buried Friday, mourned as the latest Lebanese martyr by hundreds of marchers as the parliament prepared to meet next week to elect a new president.

Castro looks healthier in first official video in three months

By Will Weissert - Associated Press Writer

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A9

Fidel Castro looked alert and healthier during an hourlong interview taped and aired on Cuban television Friday, responding to rumors of his death with a defiant “here I am.”

Los Angeles to pay firefighter $1.5 million in hazing case

By David Zahniser - Los Angeles Times

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A7

On the eve of a lawsuit that could have revealed embarrassing details about hazing within Los Angeles Fire Department, the City Council voted Friday to pay nearly $1.5 million to a black firefighter who was fed dog food by his colleagues.

Group accused of falsely promising immigrants asylum in Canada

By Alfonso Chardy - McClatchy Newspapers

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A7

Miami Scores of undocumented immigrants, particularly Haitians and Mexicans from Florida and other states, have been rushing to the northern U.S. border convinced that Canada will grant them asylum.

Man accused of stealing false teeth is charged

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A3

A man accused of snatching another man’s false teeth straight from his mouth during a fight has been charged with robbery.

Vandals damage bust of Christ in public library

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A3

Vandals toppled a 160-year-old marble bust of Christ from a grand staircase landing at the Boston Public Library, leaving a companion sculpture of Lucifer undamaged, a library spokeswoman said.

Tropical storm system threat downgraded

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A3

A tropical depression came ashore in the Florida panhandle Friday, sparing coastal Louisiana and Mississippi in the first serious brush with tropical weather since two hurricanes laid waste to the area in 2005.

Archbishop says no ultimatum for church split

By Rachel Zoll - Associated Press Writer

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A3

The archbishop of Canterbury indicated Friday that the Episcopal Church isn’t on the brink of losing its place in the world Anglican fellowship, despite the uproar over Episcopal support for gay clergy.

1 million baby cribs recalled after three children die

By Ann Sanner - Associated Press Writer

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A3

About 1 million Simplicity and Graco cribs have been recalled after three children became entrapped and suffocated.

U.S. Senate approves $1 billion to fight gangs

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A2

The Senate on Friday agreed to devote $1 billion over the next five years to combat street gangs and protect witnesses of gang violence.

Report: Inspections follow deaths of toddlers

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A2

China has ordered tougher inspections of private preschools and kindergartens after the deaths of three toddlers who were left on school buses for up to seven hours, state media reported on Friday.

Vets confirm new foot-and-mouth case

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A2

A new case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in Britain on Friday, the sixth such case in recent weeks, environment officials said.

Student charged for fake bomb in airport

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A2

Troopers arrested an MIT student at gunpoint Friday after she walked into Logan International Airport wearing a computer circuit board and wiring on her sweatshirt. Authorities call it a fake bomb; she called it art.

Old Home Town - 100 years ago

September 22, 2007

From the Lawrence Daily World for Sept. 22, 1907: From the Lawrence Daily World for Sept. 22, 1907: “The largest crowd that ever attended an opening of the University of Kansas, more than 2,000 people, sought admission to Fraser Hall this morning to hear the opening address by C.A. Smart, judge of this judicial district.”

Old Home Town - 40 years ago

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B6

From the Lawrence Daily World for Sept. 22, 1967: “Many students had been complaining that the “open door” policy that had been in vogue on the Kansas University campus many years was no longer as effective as they preferred in trying to talk to top teachers.”

On the record

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B2

Law enforcement report

Lee Greenwood hopes fans don’t blame him

September 22, 2007 in print edition on D7

Lee Greenwood, who refused to take the stage for a Denver concert in a dispute over his payment, says he hopes his fans don’t blame him.

Clooney, friend injured in motorcycle accident

September 22, 2007 in print edition on D7

George Clooney suffered a broken rib and some scrapes on Friday when the motorcycle he and a friend were riding collided with a car as the actor tried to pass the other vehicle, authorities said.

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame gets a home

September 22, 2007 in print edition on D7

The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame has plenty of big names, from Hank Williams Sr. to Bob Dylan to Dolly Parton.

Alba, Cook raise $260K for charity with movie

September 22, 2007 in print edition on D7

A charity found its good luck charms in Jessica Alba and Dane Cook, who attended a screening of their new comedy, “Good Luck Chuck,” at a Knoxville theater.

Philbin a loser once again for ‘Relly Awards’

September 22, 2007 in print edition on D7

Regis Philbin can’t get a break.

Horoscopes

September 22, 2007 in print edition on D7

For Saturday, Sept. 22

Faith Forum: What Bible is right for me?

September 22, 2007 in print edition on D1

When selecting an appropriate Bible, one must consider what author and scholar Timothy Paul Jones said: “The Bible is inerrant in its inspiration, sufficient in its preservation, but it is dependent in its translation.”

Circle of friends

By Terry Rombeck

September 22, 2007 in print edition on D1

When Wooseung Hong moved to Lawrence in January, he didn’t know anybody, and he had never been to the United States.

Harvard sees light

Historic stadium wired for tonight’s game

The Associated Press

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C10

Originally built in 1903 for that newfangled sport the kids called football, Harvard Stadium takes a belated step forward tonight with the addition of another modern gimmick: electricity.

Baldwin blanks Ottawa; De Soto tripped

J-W Staff Reports

September 22, 2007

After two early fumbles, Baldwin High’s football team regrouped and rolled over Ottawa, 46-0, Friday at Liston Stadium Friday.

Aerial assault dooms Tonganoxie

By Eric Sorrentino

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C7

Tonganoxie High had no trouble stopping the run.

Seattle reliever Campillo suspended four games

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C5

Mariners reliever Jorge Campillo was suspended for four games by Major League Baseball on Friday, a day after he threw at Vladimir Guerrero and was ejected.

Beltran hurts knee while chasing ball

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C5

New York Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran left Friday night’s game at Florida in the fifth inning after bruising the patellar tendon in his left knee when he fell on the warning track chasing an extra-base hit. Beltran walked off the field with a slight limp and was replaced by Endy Chavez.

Sox’s Ramirez unlikely to play this weekend

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C5

Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramirez was out of the starting lineup for the 22nd straight game Friday night because of a strained left oblique muscle and is not expected to play in this weekend’s series against Tampa Bay.

Mets outfielder Milledge suspended three games

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C5

Mets outfielder Lastings Milledge was suspended three games by Major League Baseball on Friday, a day after arguing his ejection during the Mets-Marlins game. Milledge appealed and will continue playing as the Mets try to hold off Philadelphia in the NL East.

K.C. claims first baseman off waivers from Rays

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C5

The Kansas City Royals claimed first baseman Wes Bankston off outright waivers from Tampa Bay on Friday and moved left-handed pitcher Odalis Perez to the 60-day disabled list.

Detroit rallies, vows to play until the end

Tigers 5, Royals 4

By Larry Lage - Associated Press Sports Writer

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C5

The defending AL champions plan to keep competing until somebody tells them to go home.

Ramirez powers Cubs past Pirates

The Associated Press

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C4

National League roundup

Boston’s Beckett wins 20th

The Associated Press

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C4

American League roundup

KU’s Horvath fares well at season-opening tourney

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C3

Kansas University junior Edina Horvath advanced to the quarterfinals of the main doubles draw and to the round of 16 in the main singles bracket Friday at the season-opening Cissie Leary Tournament.

Greatest day: college football Saturday

By Tim Cowlishaw - The Dallas Morning News

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C2

I can’t tell you the time or date that the transformation took place. I can only tell you that it has.

Giants to say bye to Bonds

Slugger says he plans to play in 2008

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C2

Barry Bonds is finished in San Francisco. The Giants told Bonds they will not bring him back next season, ending an era in which he became all-time home run champion and a lightning rod for the steroids debate in baseball.

Offense vanishes in latest loss

No. 25 Illinois upends Jayhawks; No. 19 California looms Sunday

By Jason Elmquist

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C1

A lack of offense continues to plague the Kansas University soccer squad and continues to frustrate coach Mark Francis.

Keegan: Sagarin addicts unite

By Tom Keegan

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C1

Hi, my name is Tom, and I’m a Sagarin addict. Say hello to the man in my e-mailbox. His name is Steve, and he’s a Sagarin addict.

O-North stops FSHS

By Matt Tait

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C1

Free State High’s football team scored on its first play from scrimmage, then struggled the rest of night in a 29-10 loss to Olathe North on Friday at Haskell Stadium.

Olathe 0-fer? Oh no …

Sunflower League favorites knock off Lions

By Chuck Woodling

September 22, 2007 in print edition on C1

By most reckoning, Andrew Miller would have been as nervous as a kitten.

Nunn closing in on NU records

Huskers’ receiver has catches in 36 of 40 games

The Associated Press

September 22, 2007

Terrence Nunn already is one of the most dependable receivers in Nebraska football history. Now he’s making a run at the records of one of the program’s most revered figures.

Going long

Deep ball electrifying Jayhawks’ offense

By Ryan Wood

September 22, 2007

Something zapped Aqib Talib. It was a beautiful play, that 58-yard touchdown catch against Toledo last week. Kansas University quarterback Todd Reesing scrambled right, threw it just as he was getting tackled, and Talib was 30 yards downfield ready to catch and turn for a big gain.

Meier settling into new role

Former starting QB lends stability as a backup

By Ryan Wood

September 22, 2007

Kerry Meier expected his sophomore season to be a strikingly new experience to him. It is to everyone else.

Mangino knows Panthers’ pain

Know the foe: Florida International

September 22, 2007

Kansas University football coach Mark Mangino considers himself well versed in the task of building a football program.

Charge doesn’t fit polygamist’s trespasses

Ellen Goodman

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B6

I’m glad I didn’t fall for the latest Internet hoax. MarryOurDaughter.com? Hello? Did the millions who clicked onto this site actually think there were parents out there putting a bridal price on the head of their 15-year-old Ashley ($37,500) or 16-year-old Kristin ($49,995)?

U.S. must step up refugee efforts

Trudy Rubin

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B6

When President Bush spoke to the nation about Iraq last week, he predicted that if American troops left soon, “Iraq could face a humanitarian nightmare.”

Celebrating the vote

J-W Editorials

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B6

Congratulations to a Lawrence teen who is eager to participate in our democracy.

Company takes issue with ruling

Alltell disagrees with KCC decision on universal service funds

By Scott Rothschild

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B5

One of the major issues facing rural Kansas has been the need for better telephone and Internet service.

State farm groups fear worsening labor woes

By Roxana Hegeman - Associated Press Writer

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B4

An illegal immigration crackdown blamed for a farm labor shortage has raised fears in Kansas, which draws heavily on immigrant labor in its dairy, cattle and meatpacking industries.

School board to ponder raise for superintendent

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B3

Lawrence school board members on Monday night will consider giving a 3 percent raise to Superintendent Randy Weseman.

Simons: Lack of vision often leaves city and KU playing catch-up

By Dolph C. Simons, Jr.

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B1

What has to be done to get Lawrence, Kansas University and the state of Kansas into positions of leadership rather than caught in a game of catch-up?

Company denies illegal dumping

By Chad Lawhorn

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B1

Concerns about illegal dumping of substances into the city’s sewer system appear to be part of a federal investigation of a Lawrence-based fertilizer company.

Group seeks health care increase

By Scott Rothschild

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B1

Health care advocates on Friday urged lawmakers to help the growing number of Kansans who are struggling with medical debt.

Cholera outbreak spreads to Iraqi capital

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A8

An outbreak of cholera has spread from northern Iraq to Baghdad, infecting at least 1,500 people, the World Health Organization announced Friday.

Feds probe whether firm smuggled weapons

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press Writer

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A8

Federal prosecutors are investigating whether employees of the private security firm Blackwater USA illegally smuggled into Iraq weapons that may have been sold on the black market and ended up in the hands of a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, officials said Friday.

Killings of aides suggest worsening power feud

By Hamza Hendawi - Associated Press Writer

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A8

The slayings of two associates of Iraq’s top Shiite cleric raised fears Friday of a worsening Shiite power struggle in the country’s oil-rich south, prompting some clerics to go into hiding or abandon their robes and turbans for their own safety.

Proposed children’s health insurance bill defies president’s veto threat

By Charles Babington - Associated Press Writer

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A6

Defying President Bush’s veto threat, a bipartisan group of lawmakers issued details Friday of a planned expansion of a children’s health insurance program.

Mattel apologizes to China over toy recalls

By Alex Veiga - Associated Press Writer

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A6

Mattel Inc. tried to save face Friday with Chinese officials, taking the blame for the recent recalls of millions of Chinese-made toys as it strives to mend a strained relationship with the nation that makes most of its toys and fattens its profit.

Judge denies request to release teen

By Mary Foster - Associated Press Writer

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A5

A judge on Friday denied a request to release a teenager whose arrest in the beating of a white classmate sparked this week’s civil rights protest in Louisiana.

Memorial in honor of Columbine victims opens

By P. Solomon Banda - Associated Press Writer

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A5

Hundreds of people gathered under blue autumn skies Friday to dedicate an expansive hillside memorial to the Columbine High School massacre victims after more than eight years of money struggles and occasional disputes.

Troubled Democratic fundraiser Hsu held without bail

By Paul Elias - Associated Press Writer

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A4

Fallen Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was ordered held without bail Friday, and his attorney accused the FBI of extracting a confession while the convicted swindler was recovering from an apparent suicide attempt.

Giuliani uneasy at NRA meeting

By Margaret Talev - McClatchy Newspapers

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A4

Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, who as New York mayor backed gun control and sued firearms manufacturers, sought a middle ground Friday with skeptical gun rights activists.

St. Luke’s board approves KU affiliation; final terms pending

September 22, 2007

The St. Luke’s Board of Directors Friday approved in principle the proposed affiliation between Kansas University Medical Center and St. Luke’s hospital in Kansas City, Mo.

Big Jay and Baby Jay tying the knot

By Jonathan Kealing

September 22, 2007

Big Jay and Baby Jay are about to get married. No, this is not a marketing promotion from the Kansas University athletic department.

Around and about

September 22, 2007 in print edition on D3

Bryan and Kari Lash, McLouth, announce the birth of their daughter, Lillian Addison Lash, born Aug. 28, 2007, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Lillian weighed 9 pounds and was 21 1/2 inches long. Her grandparents are Curt Jr. and Phyllis Lash, McLouth, and Ike and Darlene Taylor, and Harold and Sue Myers, all of Baldwin City.

Club news

September 22, 2007 in print edition on D5

More than 125 members of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) attended the group’s Fall Fun Day on Sept. 8 at the Church of The Brethren in Topeka. The theme was “Make Your Own Kind of Music.”

4-H and FCE news

September 22, 2007 in print edition on D5

The Family and Community Education Council met Sept. 4 in Deal Six Auditorium at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds. Margaret Fuston, president, gave each council representative their membership forms and unit reports. Judy Wulfkuhle, vice president, reminded representatives that dues and membership forms are due by Oct. 1 and that reports are due Dec. 1.

Society calendar

September 22, 2007 in print edition on D5

Society events around Lawrence.

Scientists to tow In third blue whale carcass

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A2

A dead blue whale found floating in the Santa Barbara Channel is drifting toward the same area where another dead blue whale beached last week, as scientists delve into the deepening mystery of the massive creatures’ deaths off the Southern California coast.

Committee offers CEO 3-year contract

By Mark Fagan

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B3

After nearly a year on the job, the Kansas Bioscience Authority’s top administrator would get a raise and a three-year contract to keep pushing for life-sciences advancement in the state.

Correction

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B2

Brian McClendon’s last name was misspelled in Friday’s story “Geographic science leaders stress importance of maps, public policy.” McClendon is a KU graduate and co-founder and director of engineering for Google Earth.

Unrecognized Indian tribe indicted in immigration scam

The Associated Press

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B2

An unrecognized American Indian tribe has been indicted in a scheme to sell tribal memberships to immigrants by falsely claiming the documents would make them American citizens, the U.S. attorney’s office announced Friday.

Lawrence Datebook

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B2

Events in the area

Pump Patrol seeks fuel deals

September 22, 2007

The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $2.57 at several locations. If you find a lower price, call Pump Patrol at 832-7154.

Ozawkie driver dies in vehicle accident

September 22, 2007 in print edition on B1

An Ozawkie man was killed in a one-car accident early Thursday in Jefferson County.

Two students shot at Delaware university; police question two

By Randall Chase - Associated Press Writer

September 22, 2007 in print edition on A2

Two students were shot and wounded, one seriously, at Delaware State University early Friday, prompting administrators mindful of the massacre at Virginia Tech to order a swift shutdown of the campus while police searched for the gunman.