Also from June 27

Births

• Jessica and Thaddeus Kingsolver, Pomona, a boy.
• Kelsey Golden and Jared Osburn, Lawrence, a girl.
• Miriam and Jon Fischer, Tecumseh, a boy.
• Elizabeth Clark-Lawrence and John Clark III, Lawrence, a girl.
• Dusty and Becky Downing, Lawrence, a boy.

Obituaries

• Joe Battiest, Lawrence
• Alexander M. Browning, rural McLouth
• Shanna Dawn Miller-Smith, Hot Springs, Ark.
• Ted Bechtel, Overland Park
• Arvard Baker Watkins, Mount Vernon, Mo.
• Morene F. Beth, Houston

On the street

• Which Jayhawk’s NBA career are you most interested in following?

Photo galleries

Podcasts

• The Morning Rush: Former LHS teacher will be featured on CMT
• Spodcasters: Spodcasters: Draft Day Edition

Polls

Do you agree with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision affirming an individual's right to bear arms?

Poll results

Response	Percent
Yes		71%
No		25%
Not sure		2%
Total	1328

Videos

• The forecast for Saturday, June 28 calls for a high …
• One person was killed this evening in a motorcycle accident …
• Lawrence could soon be considered the new TitleTown USA according …
• It’ll be a weekend of smooth sailing for motorists in …
• A convicted felon’s plea for a lighter sentence was rejected …
• He started patrolling the streets of Lawrence when there were …
• The most recent CEO of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce …
• For the second time this month, Mother Nature is wreaking …
• The Kansas Supreme Court says the state’s expanded gambling law …
• It was once the territorial capital of the Kansas Territory …
• A caravan of antique cars rolls into northeast Kansas.
• Russell Robinson was not among the five Jayhawks that heard …
• In last night’s NBA Draft, Bill Self essentially sent a …
• A lot of rain in the area last night, although …
• Lecompton sisters Kourtney and Kayla Foley spend their weekends going …
• A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for an area …
• A much more comfortable today, however we are looking at …
• The clouds should clear out this afternoon, but expect storms …
• ESPN dropped by Lawrence on Friday and a couple hundred …
• Skies will clear as you get into the afternoon today. …

All stories

Antique car show heads to Topeka

June 27, 2008

A caravan of antique cars rolls into northeast Kansas.

Friday, June 27 weather at 10 p.m.

June 27, 2008

The forecast for Saturday, June 28 calls for a high of 85 with a low around 67.

Another outdoor music festival bothered by weather

June 27, 2008

For the second time this month, Mother Nature is wreaking havoc on an outdoor music festival in the area.

Lecompton history celebrated this weekend

June 27, 2008

It was once the territorial capital of the Kansas Territory - and this weekend, visitors to Lecompton can recall the days of the 1850’s and early 1860’s.

Russell Robinson joins Houston Rockets

By Gary Bedore

09:32 p.m., June 27, 2008 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on C3

Russell Robinson has accepted an invitation to play for the Houston Rockets’ summer-league team.

Lawrence man died in motorcycle accident in southwest Douglas County

By Erin Castaneda

07:18 p.m., June 27, 2008 Updated 05:55 p.m. in print edition on B2

A 40-year-old Lawrence man died in a motorcycle crash Friday near Lone Star Lake.

Some concert tickets are tough to score

By George Diepenbrock

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A1

These days, scoring tickets to major concerts often requires you to click on a Web site at just the right time.

Douglas County under severe thunderstorm watch until 4 a.m.

Staff Report

04:09 p.m., June 27, 2008 Updated 08:28 p.m.

The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 4 a.m. Saturday for Douglas County.

Former Lawrence Chamber president hired in Overland Park

By Mark Fagan

11:17 a.m., June 27, 2008 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on B5

Lavern Squier, who resigned earlier this year as president and CEO of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, has accepted a new job a few miles to the east.

Fans make case for TitleTown

By Alex Parker

10:54 a.m., June 27, 2008 Updated 12:00 a.m. in print edition on A1

Lawrence: City of Champions? Several hundred Kansas University fans made the case to name Lawrence ESPN’s “TitleTown USA,” as the sports network filmed a segment on Friday at Allen Fieldhouse. Earlier this week, ESPN named Lawrence one of 20 cities vying to be named the country’s top championship city.

Kansas Supreme Court: Gambling law is constitutional

Associated Press

June 27, 2008

The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s expanded gambling law is constitutional.

It’s smooth sailing as Massachusetts Street reopens

Downtown roadwork to take one-week hiatus

By Chad Lawhorn

09:48 a.m., June 27, 2008 Updated 10:58 a.m.

Massachusetts Street reopened to traffic Friday morning, and now motorists should get a weeklong break from downtown roadwork, city leaders said.

Four different teams owned the rights to Darrell Arthur, who ultimately wound up with the Memphis Grizzlies

By Tom Keegan

June 27, 2008

Darrell Arthur drafted and then traded three times.

K-State’s Cardwell Hall to reopen today

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A3

Classes at Kansas State University’s Cardwell Hall will be back in session today after repairs caused by a June 11 tornado were completed.

Major League Roundup: Twins’ win streak hits nine

Minnesota mops up against National League

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B4

Scores from around the league.

Sentencing today in Dollar General slaying

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A3

Sentencing for the first of three suspects charged in the November 2005 slaying of Tonganoxie resident Robin Bell is scheduled today in Wyandotte County District Court.

Clinton supporters back Obama, poll says

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A2

Barack Obama has won over more than half of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s former supporters, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll that finds party loyalty trumping hard feelings less than three weeks after their bruising Democratic presidential contest ended.

Kansas lifts wheat embargo on two more counties

By Roxana Hegeman - Associated Press Writer

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B11

The Kansas Department of Agriculture lifted embargoes Thursday on winter wheat from two more counties after test results showed no detectable traces of a toxic fungicide applied too close to harvest.

UN: Insurgents are complicating war on drugs

By William J. Kole - Associated Press Writer

June 27, 2008 in print edition on C10

More than ever before, authorities waging the global war on drugs are up against real insurgents. Worldwide, illicit cultivation of opium and coca - the raw materials for heroin and cocaine - is rising as militants in Afghanistan, Colombia and Myanmar consolidate their control of key drug-producing areas, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime warns in a new report.

British man gets life in deaths of wife, baby

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A2

A British man convicted of shooting to death his 9-month-old baby and wife as they cuddled together in bed showed no reaction Thursday as he was sentenced to two life prison terms without parole.

Sharapova, Roddick exit early

Big names victims of second-round Wimbledon upsets

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B2

Former champion Maria Sharapova, out. Two-time runner-up Andy Roddick, gone.

OU lineman faces hearing

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B2

Oklahoma offensive lineman Phil Loadholt faces a July court hearing on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and transporting an open container.

3 Marines among dead in bombing

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A6

A suicide bomber attacked a meeting of pro-government Sunni sheiks west of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 23 people, including three U.S. Marines. At least 18 more people died in a car bombing in the northern city of Mosul.

Kansas athletes set record for spring GPA’s

J-W Staff Reports

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B6

Kansas University student-athletes earned a combined 3.03 grade-point average during the 2008 spring semester, setting a KU athletic-department record.

Commodities

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B11

Agriculture futures traded higher Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery added 22.25 cents to settle at $9.24; July corn rose 23.75 cents to $7.5375; July oats gained 9 cents to $4.3550; July soybeans rose 36.75 cents to $15.7425.

Chicago taps former Memphis guard Rose No. 1

By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press Basketball Writer

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B5

Derrick Rose is going home, and a record crowd of freshmen are following him to the NBA.

Prime minister survives no-confidence vote

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A2

Thailand’s prime minister survived a no-confidence vote today, fending off opposition accusations of incompetence, mismanagement and yielding national sovereignty.

Four Kansas athletes in Olympic track trials

J-W Staff Reports

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B6

Three Kansas University track and field athletes - seniors Ashley Brown and Crystal Manning and sophomore Jordan Scott - will compete in the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore.

On the record

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A4

Lawrence police are investigating a report that an Easton man illegally touched a 24-year-old Lawrence woman about 2 a.m. April 8 in the 400 block of Maple Street.

Antique cars to tour area

J-W Staff Reports

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A5

A caravan of Hupmobiles will be driving through Lawrence on Tuesday.

Man guilty of murders in rail disaster

By Robert Jablon - Associated Press Writer

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A12

A man who claimed he was attempting suicide when he triggered a 2005 rail disaster was convicted Thursday of 11 counts of first-degree murder and could face the death penalty.

Panel OKs 2 new combination vaccines

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A2

A federal advisory panel on Thursday endorsed two new combination vaccines designed to reduce the number of needle sticks that young children must endure to get the recommended immunizations.

NW Kan. living on through dry spell

Associated Press

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A4

Weather officials are keeping an eye on conditions in northwest Kansas, where the last significant moisture came from heavy snows in 2006.

Tonganoxie pool set to open

By Shawn Linenberger

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A5

Tuesday is the day. Tonganoxie City Administrator Mike Yanez vows the new Tonganoxie Water Park will be open Tuesday for public swimming. The opening has been pushed back in recent weeks because of weather.

Candid candidates are best

By Garrison Keillor

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A11

I was at a playground with my daughter the other day, reading “The Two Kinds of Decay” by Sarah Manguso (good book) and watching my girl as she stood at the perimeter of children playing and studied them, exactly as I did when I was a kid, working up the nerve to plunge into the fray.

No-fishing zones are studied

By Brian Skoloff - Associated Press Writer

June 27, 2008 in print edition on C10

Reeling in a 45-pound grouper used to be just an average day on the water in the Florida Keys. The abundance of behemoth fish attracted anglers from around the world in the early 1900s, including adventurers such as Ernest Hemingway and Zane Grey, who pulled in monsters from the clear, warm depths off Key West.

KU students to debut ‘Off the Wall’ comedy pilot

By Jon Niccum

June 27, 2008 in print edition on C1

There’s no shortage of comedic movies and TV shows aimed at the college crowd. But according to Scott Winer, only a handful are actually created by college students. Winer and a troupe primarily composed of Kansas University students have responded with the independent sketch comedy show “Mildly Off the Wall.”

48 fugitive immigrants arrested

Associated Press

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A5

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 48 fugitives in western Kansas as part of a five-day sweep targeting immigrants who had ignored deportation orders or failed to appear for immigration hearings, the agency said Thursday.

‘Dance Machine’ rusty, broken

By Kevin McDonough

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B10

This week’s reality onslaught continues with “Dance Machine” (7 p.m., ABC), another talent hunt offering “ordinary” people the chance to show off their talent for dancing in a variety of genres from the past four decades.

Old Home Town - 100 years ago

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A10

From the Lawrence Daily World for June 27, 1908: The local potato crop is predicted to be only about 40 percent of normal due to the serious flooding of late. Word is that more than 3,000 acres of potato land were ruined in the Kaw Valley.

US loses talents of foreign-born Ph.D.s

By George Will

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A10

Fifty years ago, Jack Kilby, who grew up in Great Bend, Kan., took the electrical engineering knowledge he acquired as an undergraduate at the University of Illinois and a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin to Dallas, to Texas Instruments, where he helped invent the modern world as we routinely experience and manipulate it.

Violence threatened if residents don’t vote

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A6

With longtime incumbent Robert Mugabe continuing to campaign despite his opponent’s withdrawal, Zimbabwe voters were warned of violent repercussions if they fail to vote in today’s run-off presidential election.

Indiana AD to resign

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B2

Indiana athletic director Rick Greenspan will resign at the end of December amid new NCAA allegations that the school failed to monitor the men’s basketball team.

Five Jayhawks taken in NBA draft

Rush, Arthur only two in first round

J-W Staff Reports

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A1

Kansas University tied an NBA record by having five players taken in Thursday night’s draft, but only two players were selected in the first round. Many expected this to be the first time KU had three players selected in the first round of the same draft, but it didn’t happen.

Calif. asks residents not to buy fireworks

McClatchy Newspapers

June 27, 2008 in print edition on C10

No less a patriot than the governor himself is asking Californians to forgo home fireworks this Fourth of July - though he expects the charities that sell them will scream like a Piccolo Pete.

Bill urges award of tanker contract to Boeing or new bids

Associated Press

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A5

Kansas lawmakers offered a bill Thursday that would forbid the Pentagon from spending money to build new refueling tankers unless the agency awards a disputed $35 billion contract to Boeing Co. or reopens the bidding process.

Horoscopes

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B10

You could find that you are being observed by higher-ups. You might not be comfortable with all the pressure and what is happening. Stay cool and know that in the long run a steady course is a wise one. Accept responsibilities, but say no if you want to, or need to, before adding any more must-do’s.

People in the news

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B10

¢ Bill Murray’s divorce finalized in S. Carolina¢ After injury, Colbert fights ‘face violence’¢ Lil Wayne to do the Voodoo in New Orleans¢ Drew Carey orders 45 cross-country pizzas¢ McCready charged with violating probation

Obamas donate $4,600 to assist Clinton’s debt relief

By Nedra Pickler and Sara Kugler - Associated Press Writers

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A7

Barack Obama announced Thursday that he will help pay off Hillary Rodham Clinton’s more than $20 million debt, personally writing a check in a gesture meant to win over her top financial backers.

Old Home Town - 40 years ago

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A10

Douglas County’s valuation total, with the city of Lawrence contributing more than 54 percent of the amount, had reached a record high of $104.2 million.

N. Korea releases nuclear report; Bush pledges to lift sanctions

By Blaine Harden and Robin Wright - The Washington Post

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A6

President Bush moved Thursday to drop North Korea from a list of countries that sponsor terrorism and lift some trading sanctions, after the isolated totalitarian state turned over a long-delayed report that includes details of plutonium production in its nuclear program.

More visibility sought for disabled

By Peter Finn - The Washington Post

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A12

Vera Samykina is an A student in all subjects who just completed ninth grade, a significant marker in Russian education when some students bow out to pursue a trade or a technical education. But Samykina, 17, is determined to finish high school in two years and then pursue a university degree in English.

Border fence vital to security

By Cal Thomas

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A11

On Monday, the Supreme Court refused to take up the appeal lodged by environmental groups that focused on a two-mile stretch of border fence in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area near Naco, Ariz.

Persistence

Lawrence Memorial Hospital has had its ups and down but has persisted and now is a community strong point.

J-W Editorials

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A10

Those now experiencing the facilities and achievements of Lawrence Memorial Hospital might think things have always been this way, but the local institution has had countless stops and starts on the road to its current level of achievement.

Anheuser-Busch board of directors rejects InBev’s takeover bid

By Jeremiah Mcwilliams and Jeffrey Tomich - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B11

The board of directors of Anheuser-Busch Cos. has unanimously rejected a $65-a-share takeover bid from InBev of Belgium, calling the proposal “financially inadequate and not in the best interests of Anheuser-Busch shareholders.”

Iraq pact might benefit next president

By Trudy Rubin

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A10

Last week, I wrote about an issue that is just under the radar screen in the election campaign, but is bound to ignite soon. I refer to the question of whether the United States should sign a status of forces agreement, or SOFA, with Iraq before President Bush leaves office. Such an agreement would define the future role of U.S. forces in that country.

Wave of bad news sends Dow spiraling

By Madlen Read - Associated Pres Writer

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B11

A barrage of bad news including yet another record high for oil drove stocks sharply lower Thursday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 360 points to their lowest level in almost two years.

‘WALL-E’ touches, teaches and tickles

By Roger Moore - The Orlando Sentinel

June 27, 2008 in print edition on C1

The late, great Stanley Kubrick (“2001: A Space Odyssey”) used to say that if you can turn off the sound and still follow the story, you’ve made a film, but if you black out the picture and can still follow the story with only the sound, you haven’t.

Cultural soundtrack: Watkins Museum welcomes Smithsonian’s exhibit on American music

By Jon Niccum

June 27, 2008 in print edition on C1

Nineteen concert road cases are rolled into the third floor of the Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass. The hefty amount of touring gear gives the impression a legendary rock band like The Who is getting ready to set up and perform. But the “who” in this instance is really a “what” - albeit a musical one.

Commentary: Heat hit a home run with Beasley

By Greg Cote - Miami Herald

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B2

The worst team in the NBA stopped being that in a jubilant instant Thursday night. Younger, better, more fun, more exciting and an immediate playoff contender is what the Miami Heat became with one draft pick and two fairly magical words: Michael Beasley.

Bee crisis could boost food prices

By Stephanie S. Garlow - Associated Press Writer

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A9

Food prices could rise even more unless the mysterious decline in honey bees is solved, farmers and businessmen told lawmakers Thursday.

High schoolers value playing at Fieldhouse

By Jason Elmquist

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B6

Playing basketball at the collegiate level isn’t for everyone. So for the campers at the Bonnie Henrickson basketball camp, playing in Kansas University’s Allen Fieldhouse left a lasting impression. “It was amazing,” said Ashley Harry, a junior at Skutt Catholic High in Omaha, Neb. “Just playing in so much history and just thinking about how Paul Pierce and all those greats played in there.

KU coach Self watches NBA Draft with pride

By Gary Bedore

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B5

Kansas University’s basketball players gathered at coach Bill Self’s house Thursday night to watch the NBA Draft on ESPN-TV. They viewed with interest for more than four hours as KU tied UConn in 2006 and Florida in 2007 for most players selected (five) in a two-round draft.

Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook

By Gary Bedore

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B5

As the No. 13 pick in the NBA Draft, Brandon Rush will make $1,499,300 next season and $1,611,800 the following year. The Indiana Pacers have an option for the third and fourth years at $1,724,200 and $2,463,880, respectively.

Rec calendar

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B7

A calendar of events for local recreational sports activities.

Human testing of cancer drug to start

By Mark Vierthaler

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A3

When Deatta Lackey stared into the mirror after she began losing her hair - a result of her body responding to the chemotherapy battling her ovarian cancer - she wondered how her husband, Mike, would ever find her attractive. “I remember my ears, sticking out of my head,” she said.

Keegan: Arthur gets shaft in draft

By Tom Keegan

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B5

Somebody done somebody wrong, and the second somebody is Kansas University forward Darrell Arthur. This became obvious to the world when Arthur was queried on national television about a reported kidney issue that led to him tumbling in the draft. “My health is fine,” Arthur said. “I took another blood test in Washington, and everything came out fine, but I guess those guys never contacted anybody. Everything is cool.”

Pump patrol

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A3

The Journal-World found gas prices as low as $3.79 at several locations.

Ex-UT players plead guilty

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B2

Two former Texas football players pleaded guilty Thursday to robbery charges, a Travis County prosecutor said.

KU’s Powers cards 81 in U.S. Women’s Open

J-W Staff Reports

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B6

Kansas University junior-to-be Emily Powers opened the U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship on Thursday with an 8-over 81.

Sebelius says VP talk ‘quite flattering’

Governor doesn’t say whether she would accept nomination if offered

By Mary Hudetz - Associated Press Writer

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A1

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday it’s “quite flattering and a little surreal” to be mentioned as a potential running mate for Barack Obama, but she declined to say whether she would accept.

Jayhawks make history

KU produces record five players in draft

Ken Davis - Special to the Journal-World

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B1

The Kansas University basketball team scripted some suspenseful moments on the way to the 2008 national championship, and NBA Draft night turned out to be more of the same for the Jayhawks. Three dramatic storylines evolved as Brandon Rush, Darrell Arthur and Mario Chalmers combined to make Kansas history. For the first time since 1989, when the draft was trimmed to two rounds, more than two Jayhawks were selected in a single draft. Rush was a lottery pick, Arthur became the sympathetic figure who dropped lower than expected, and Chalmers, who will always hold a special spot in KU history, was taken in the second round.

Solvents plant blast caused by spark, investigators say

By Roxana Hegeman - Associated Press Writer

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A4

An explosion last year at an area Barton Solvents distribution plant was most likely caused by a static spark from a loosely held measuring float, investigators said Thursday. Such floats are used in hundreds of thousands of chemical tanks around the world, according to investigators.

Sign to help with cold case

Associated Press

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A5

Lamar Advertising is trying to help solve a 2002 double homicide at a Dolly Madison Bakery outlet store in Great Bend.

Decision puts guns back at center stage

Second Amendment is directly ruled on for first time

By Dan Balz and Keith B. Richburg - The Washington Post

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A1

With Thursday’s decision, the Supreme Court pushed the gun issue to the forefront of the nation’s agenda, opening a new chapter in what has been one of the most contentious and divisive debates in American politics for the past four decades.

Flood damage will cause ripples across US economy

By David Mercer - Associated Press Writer

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A2

Floodwaters receding into the Mississippi River and its tributaries will suck billions of dollars out of the Midwest’s economy, though probably not as much as the 1993 flooding that devastated the region.

In all, a nice tri?

Athletes OK with bizarre race ending

By Andrew Hartsock

June 27, 2008 in print edition on B7

Vikki Thompson has an unusual claim to fame. Thompson, from Monument, Colo., is the last unofficial finisher to complete the first Ironman 70.3 Kansas, the grueling 70.3-mile triathlon held June 15 at Clinton Lake.

Tests show Mars soil ‘could support life’

By John Johnson Jr. - Los Angeles Times

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A12

The first chemistry results from Mars’ northern plain reveal an environment more hospitable to life than some scientists had predicted, one that might allow future colonists to grow crops as familiar on Earth as asparagus and green beans.

‘Stealthy advertising’ on FCC radar

By John Dunbar - Associated Press Writer

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A2

When Wally and the Beaver came home from school, their mom often had cookies and milk waiting for them. These days, it isn’t just cookies but Oreos that are featured in the plot of “7th Heaven.”

Crocodile welcomed into pub by drinkers

June 27, 2008 in print edition on A2

Drinkers at an Outback watering hole may have wondered if perhaps they’d had one too many when they were greeted by a crocodile at the pub’s door. But being good hosts, they did the only polite thing and invited him inside.