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Search on for survivors, victims of Texas blast FIREFIGHTERS SEARCH an apartment building Thursday that was destroyed by an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas.
By John L. Mone and Nomaan Merchant Associated Press
WEST, TEXAS — Rescuers searched the smoking remnants of a Texas farm town Thursday for survivors of a thunderous fertilizer plant explosion, gingerly checking smashed houses and apartments for anyone still trapped in debris while the community awaited word on the number of dead.
Local responders prepared for worst By Giles Bruce gbruce@ljworld.com
The explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant that killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160 Wednesday night caused many Americans to wonder, “What if that occurred in my area?� In Douglas County, emer-
gency responders have plans in place in the event the worst does happen. A local emergency operations plan includes all cities and townships within Douglas County and deals with any number of emergencies, including explosions and Please see PREPARED, page 2A
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‘We just wanted to give people a chance’ KU students
mobilize to raise money for Boston
By Matt Erickson merickson@ljworld.com
because it’s going to such a good cause. Good Dog! was founded seven years ago with the goal of putting Lawrence’s homeless population to work. The program has done just that, employing eight or nine current or former residents at a time while graduating 16 people to other jobs.
Kansas University senior Kait Perry hadn’t looked at the news all day Monday, busy switching between writing a 12-page paper and ruminating about where she’d be going to graduate school next year. That was until the evening, when her sister texted her to check what had happened that day in Boston, one possible destination for Perry next year. And once Perry clicked to see news of the Boston Marathon explosions, grad school and her paper moved to the side. She couldn’t think about anything else. “I looked at a lot of pictures,� said Perry, who’s from Auburn, south of Topeka. “I saw people without limbs.� Within a few hours, Perry she and two friends had launched “Hawks for Boston,� an effort to raise money at KU for victims of the explosions. By Thursday, they and other students had raised more than $2,000 altogether, and they weren’t done yet. “I knew I couldn’t just fly to Boston, but I did feel some sort of draw to help,� Perry said. As directed by the American Red Cross, Perry and her friends launched a page on the site Crowdrise.com to raise funds for Red Cross recovery efforts in Boston. Perry said they launched the site about 9:30 p.m. Monday, with a goal of raising $500. They passed that mark by about 11 p.m. Perry, a member of KU’s Student Senate, had asked for help from other members, and they tweeted and Facebooked the fundraiser link far and wide. “I think it was just a lot of Jayhawks excited
Please see BISCUITS, page 2A
Please see BOSTON, page 2A
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EMEKA (LAST NAME UNAVAILABLE) ADDS ANOTHER DOG BISCUIT to a sample plate at Saturday’s Downtown Lawrence Farmers’ Market. Good Dog! Biscuits & Treats is a successful nonprofit run by homeless guests of the Lawrence Community Shelter.
Nonprofit enterprise a success for homeless, and dogs love it too By Giles Bruce gbruce@ljworld.com
One by one, the four-legged creatures walked their masters over to one booth in particular at last Saturday’s Downtown Lawrence Farmers’ Market. They were rewarded for their wise intuition — or strong sense of smell — with treats. Then their owners opened up their wallets.
The animals’ sensitive snouts had brought them to Good Dog! Biscuits & Treats, a nonprofit run by homeless guests of the Lawrence Community Shelter. Dogs come to the stand, week after week, encouraging their human companions to replenish their supply of such favorites as Mutt Mix or Beef Liver Toastees. And the owners don’t feel bad about forking over their money
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This year’s Dole Lecture at Kansas University will be given by retired Brig. Gen. Carl Reddel on a subject dear to many Kansans: President Dwight Eisenhower. Page 3A
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