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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1997
Page
2
Tim Giago, publisher of Indian Country Today in Rapid City, named winner by the International Society of Newspaper Editors for best opinion writing in a non daily newspaper. His column Please Lord spare us from those who would save us honors access to Devils Tower for Native religious use without interference from climbers.
Smithsonian scientists report four skeletal remains found decades ago at Jamestown are among the oldest African American burials in America dating 1650 to 1700. Previously labeled American Indian, the remains push back Africa's early presence since 1619 and rival the Patuxent Point discovery in Maryland. Owsley to present at Oregon State symposium. Meanwhile, congressional opponents press to kill the space station project citing bad science and fiscal policy as NASA shifts funds to a temporary service module. U S commitment stands at 17.4 billion dollars with 2.1 billion yearly, ESA, Japan, and Canada contributing, Russia lagging.
President Clinton proposed adding a statue or bas relief showing Franklin D Roosevelt in a wheelchair to the Franklin D Roosevelt Memorial to address protests at the dedication and acknowledge his polio disability. Senate cochair Inouye will introduce the bill, while Roosevelt grandchildren urging fuller portrayal praised by some activists but debated by others.
Four people, three men and a woman, were arrested in Fort Worth and Boyd Wise County on Tuesday in a planned attack involving a sabotage of a natural gas plant and a subsequent armored car heist. FBI said the group plotted multiple explosions to kill police and to fund further terrorism.
An IRS study shows the earned income tax credit had broad problems with about a quarter of the $17 billion in benefits going to unqualified recipients. Treasury urged Congress to pass reforms to tighten enforcement and clarify the law.
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