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Motorcyclist killed in accident with van on Iowa St. By George Diepenbrock gdiepenbrock@ljworld.com
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A man died Wednesday in a rush-hour accident that shut down one of the city’s main thoroughfares for hours. The accident at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday involved a motorcycle and a van near Iowa Street and University Drive, said Sgt. Matt Sarna, a Lawrence police spokesman. Sarna said according to a preliminary investigation, it appeared the motorcyclist, headed northbound, veered into the lanes of oncoming traffic and was struck by the
southbound van. Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical workers declared the motorcyclist dead at the scene, and no other injuries were reported. “We believe that he was slowing for traffic and went into the other lane and got hit then,” Sarna said. Iowa Street was closed in both directions between 15th Street and Stratford Road until just before 11 p.m. Wednesday as police investigated the crash. It caused major traffic headaches Wednesday evening in area neighborhoods near the Kansas University campus. Police Wednesday night did not identify
A MAN DIED after an accident Wednesday evening involving a motorcycle and a van near Iowa Street and University Drive. A section of Iowa was closed in both directions following the crash until just before 11 p.m. Wednesday. Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo
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Military Order of the Purple Heart accuses area group of misleading the public By Shaun Hittle sdhittle@ljworld.com
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MARGARET DALY, CENTER, A WOMEN’S HEALTH PRACTITIONER at the Haskell Health Center, gives blood Wednesday during a Community Blood Center blood drive at Haskell Indian Nations University. At right is Tony Zima, mobile collections supervisor.
Hurricane, summer slowdown put strain on state’s supply of blood By Karrey Britt kbritt@ljworld.com
There is a critical need for blood donations. Representatives for the American Red Cross and the Community Blood Center, which supply Kansas hospitals, say summer typically is a slow time for donations, but that has been exasperated by Hurricane Irene. Both agencies have sent blood to the East Coast. “We’ve been asked throughout the country to step up our collection efforts,” said Jennifer Keller, communications manager for the American Red Cross Central Plains Region Blood Services. “Those poor people, if their house is underwater or they are without power, donating blood is the last of their worries. So, the beauty of a nationwide blood supply is that in times of need if we collect a little extra here in Kansas, we can send it to the
To make a donation, you must: ! Be at least 16 years old. ! Weigh at least 115
pounds. ! Be in good health.
Several blood drives are scheduled in Lawrence. The Community Blood Center’s are: ! Friday — 2:30 p.m.-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. ! Sept. 7 — 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Lawrence Memorial Hospital, 325 Maine. ! Sept. 8 — 9 a.m.-11:30 East Coast if it’s needed.” The American Red Cross supplies blood to most Kansas hospitals and northern Oklahoma. The Community Blood Center in Kansas City, Mo., supplies blood to 72 hospitals, including Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Stann Tate, Community
Blood Center marketing director, said the center doesn’t typically export blood, but it did recently send about 60 units to areas affected by the hurricane. “We are in a bit of a hurt right now,” he said. He said they have less than a day’s supply of A positive
blood. They also are short on A negative and O negative. The optimum blood inventory level is three days. Typically, they are short because people are summer vacations. He added that about 15 percent of its blood supply comes from high school students. The Community Blood Center must collect at least 580 pints of blood every day to meet the needs of the area. One donation can help as many as two hospital patients. Nationwide, about 44,000 blood donations are needed every day to meet the needs of accident victims, cancer patients and children with blood disorders. Keller said only 40 percent of the population can donate blood. — Health reporter Karrey Britt can be reached at 832-7190. Read her health blog at Well Commons.com, and follow her at Twitter.com.
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A Tonganoxie-based nonprofit, the Purple Heart Veterans Foundation, has been sued in federal court by the Military Order of the Purple Heart — founded in 1932 — for trademark infringement, according to documents obtained by the Journal-World. The lawsuit, which was filed Friday in U.S. District Court, is the latest of potential issues with the charity highlighted in recent weeks by a Journal-World investigation. The lawsuit’s main allegations against the Purple Heart Veterans Foundation include: ! “Repeated use of the Purple Heart trademark in a misleading manner to divert consumers by attracting them through confusingly similar names and logos.” Please see LAWSUIT, page 2A
Pratt’s SRS office to stay open; city agrees to pay rent By John Milburn Associated Press
TOPEKA — Kansas Social and Rehabilitation Services Secretary Rob Siedlecki said Wednesday that an agreement has been reached to keep the agency’s office open in Pratt. Siedlecki said that Pratt city leaders agreed to pay the state’s portion of rent for the office in south-central Kansas for the next two years. The agreement is similar to one reached with Lawrence and Douglas County to keep an office there open. Siedlecki Under the agreement, Pratt will pay $59,827 a year for office rent and SRS Please see SRS, page 2A
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