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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 2013
Page
9
City reviews show bids for development of the former Farmland Industries property far under projections. The 400 acre Lawrence business park plan hinges on low bids for street and utility work, with potential impact on the projected 25 million recreation center costs and related infrastructure budgeting.
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius reports that the Syrian opposition factions remain loosely coordinated with Islamic roots and varied funding. The FSA leads about 50,000 fighters, while Saudi backed groups total 37,000 and the Salafist umbrella 13,000. Ahfad al Rasoul and Jabhat al Nusra add thousands more as Damascus nears a pivotal battle. The piece urges U.S. to press Gulf coalitions to work under Idriss and pursue a transition government.
The Lawrence Daily Journal World notes April 1913 that Civil War veterans from the Wash Post G A R and others will observe the fifty first anniversary of the Shiloh battle Monday afternoon at the Post Hall in the Court House. Fourteen survivors remain in Lawrence, all with notable Civil War tales compiled by Sarah St John.
Leonard Pitts Jr recalls Elwin Hope Wilson who died at 76 in South Carolina after a life of Ku Klux Klan violence and later seeking forgiveness from John Lewis. The piece links his past to Civil Rights era protests in Birmingham and the ongoing fight for freedom and reconciliation.
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