This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 2001
Page
3
Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said the government is reviewing compensation rules for passengers bumped from oversold flights, a practice rising since 1999. Current federal policy pays $200, or $400 if delays exceed two hours, with free rerouting, and remains unchanged since 1978.
U S District Judge Albert Bryan in Alexandria held that felons have a constitutional right to DNA testing and ordered lab work for James Harvey, a Fairfax inmate serving 25 years for a rape he says he did not commit. The decision, citing due process and the civil rights statute, marked the first of its kind.
The Coast Guard closed a 403 mile stretch of the Mississippi and flood forecasts point to crest near 22 feet at Davenport with 1993 levels in sight. Govs Vilsack and McCallum declared emergencies. La Crosse and Prairie areas brace with shelters, sandbags, and National Guard aid as rail and traffic disruptions unfold.
A new database of about 22 million Ellis Island immigrant records from 1892 to 1924 will be accessible at the Ellis Island center and on the Internet. The project, backed by The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation and volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, lets researchers find arrival dates ages ethnicities ports and ships. It will be available at 41 work stations for public use.
Birmingham testimony centers on a former Ku Klux Klansman charged in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing that killed Denise McNair and three 14 year olds. Thomas Blanton Jr. arrives for trial as jurors are sequestered and anonymity maintained.
Ralph Nader addressed a near capacity crowd at the Lied Center as the 2001 Student Lecture Series featured speaker. He warned that corporate power harms democracy, urged citizen skills, and cautioned about farm consolidation threatening rural America while urging students to build a sustained movement on campuses.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.