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Lawrence board again defers approval of markers to honor teens killed by police in 1970
A city advisory board has again deferred approving historic markers to pay tribute to Rick “Tiger” Dowdell and Nick Rice, teens who were shot and killed by Lawrence police officers in 1970 — but the end is in sight.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence board again defers approval of markers to honor teens killed by police in 1970
A city advisory board has again deferred approving historic markers to pay tribute to Rick “Tiger” Dowdell and Nick Rice, teens who were shot and killed by Lawrence police officers in 1970 — but the end is in sight.
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