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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 2003
Page
1
A just completed Police Foundation study finds Black and Hispanic drivers in Kansas are stopped, questioned, or searched at far higher rates than white motorists. Gov Sebelius and aides say the report will guide law enforcement training and fairness efforts. The analysis used data from tens of thousands of stops at predetermined locations.
Lawrence weighs options on a citywide smoking ban for bars and eateries. Mayor appoints a six member Smoking Task Force to study alternatives, including inaction or a loan, with members from GRI Research The Sandbar Free State Brewery GLPM Architects and the American Lung Association. The six month study aims to explore what other communities have done.
Organizers recalling a visit 20 years ago during the Cold War as Soviet athletes joined the Kansas Relays in Lawrence. Mayor David Longhurst describes tension in the reception, the language barrier with a shot putter, and a moment when he showed the Russian a photo of his son, easing the mood. Coverage of KU Relays events notes page 1C.
Thousands of Sunni Muslims march through Baghdad in a display against the U S occupation calling for a Muslim state free of Sunni Shiite division. banners urge unity under Islamic law as Shiites gain public religious expression in the nine days since U S tanks entered the city.
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