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A different kind of March Madness in 1912 Lawhorn’s Lawrence
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on’t kid yourself, Lawrence. This March Madness thing isn’t anything new. Madness has been a March trait in Lawrence for at least a century. On this very day 101 years ago — Sunday, March 24, 1912 — Lawrence residents awoke to 19 inches of snow, the aftermath of the largest single snowstorm in the city’s history. The Monday paper (the
bosses back then gave us the day off on Sundays) was full of talk about the Spirit of ’76. That would be the spirit of 1876, when the city had another massive March snowstorm that dumped 17 inches on the city. The lead paragraph of the 1912 article went like this: “The spirit of ’76 was abroad Saturday, only instead of being the spirit of 1776 it belonged to 1876. The heaviest snowfall ever
recorded by the University for March was in 1876 when 17 inches fell, but Saturday the spirit of that year returned with renewed vigor, and so vigorous was it that it did not disappear until the ground was covered with 19 inches of snow. Rather deep that.” Indeed, rather deep that. But hey, it’s March. Madness happens. Please see MARCH, page 6A
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Heavy snowfall, 1307 New Hampshire St. in March 1912.
KU women upset Colorado
CITY COMMISSION ELECTION
Candidates give views on big-ticket issues By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com
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KANSAS UNIVERSITY’S MONICA ENGELMAN (13) AND CATHERINE WILLIAMS (5) CELEBRATE WITH TEAMMATES after they defeated Colorado, 67-52, in the first round of the women’s NCAA basketball tournament Saturday in Boulder, Colo.
No. 12 seed Jayhawks stun Buffaloes, 67-52 By Arnie Stapleton Associated Press
BOULDER, COLO. — Angel Goodrich and Carolyn Davis each scored 14 points and 12th-seeded Kansas upset No. 5 seed Colorado 67-52 Saturday night on the Buffaloes’ home floor.
Kansas (19-13) used a 15-0 spurt spanning halftime to take control and advance to face fourth-seeded South Carolina on Monday at the Coors Events Center. The Buffaloes (25-7) saw their first trip to the NCAA tournament in nine years come to an unexpected end.
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play, robbing Colorado of an inside player to counter Kansas’ size down low. Chelsea Gardner and CeCe Harper each scored 12 for the Jayhawks and Monica Engelman added 10 points.
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All the more maddening, it came against their former foe from the Big 12 that always seemed to have their number. The Buffs, ranked 19th, were favored, but they missed Rachel Hargis’ presence in the post. The junior center sprained her right knee in practice a week ago and didn’t
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Lawrence soon may be entering a new big-ticket era. Construction has started on an $18 million expansion of the Lawrence Public Library, commissioners have signaled support for a $64 million sewage treatment plant and signed agreements for a $25 million recreation center, and Lawrence Police Department officials are lobbying for $20 million to $40 million worth of facility and personnel upgrades. In the second of a series of articles about issues in the 2013 Lawrence City Commission race, the JournalWorld asked the six candidates for their views on some of the larger issues that could have an impact on the city’s finances. Here are the issues we focused on with candidates:
Water and sewer rates: Staff members have presented a multiyear rate plan that would increase water and sewer rates by about 6 percent annually for the next five years, well above the recent average increases of about 2.5 percent per year.
$64 million sewage treatment plant: The facility — slated to be built southeast of Lawrence on the south side of the Wakarusa River — would be the city’s second facility. As proposed, work would begin now and be completed by about 2018. If the plant is built too Please see ISSUES, page 2A
Easter egg hunt brings out kids
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Children beat the snow and swarmed Hobbs Park on Saturday to rush the field in search of Easter eggs. Page 3A
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