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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1995
Page
3
Five senior Democratic senators including Arkansas's David Pryor announce plans to retire at the end of the current session. The move follows GOP gains in 1994 and signals potential further retirements as the party faces a tough electoral map in 1996.
Ginger Rogers, born in Independence Missouri, died this week at age 83. A multi talented star, she won an Academy Award and shone as a singer dancer and stage performer. Her famed collaborations with Fred Astaire defined an era and inspired praise from Linda Ellerbee who noted she did steps backward in high heels.
The note cites key moments: on April 29, 1862 New Orleans fell to Union forces during the Civil War. In 1974 President Nixon announced edited transcripts of secretly made White House recordings related to Watergate. In 1992 rioting erupted in Los Angeles after a jury in Simi Valley acquitted four police officers in the Rodney King beating case.
The notice lists staff roles including Deputy Editor Bill Snead and Editor Ralph Gage, plus department heads and an address for sending changes to the Journal-World. It states postal and circulation details, with the P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas address and USPS classifications. It notes ABCA and AP membership.
Opinion piece argues Bill Clinton provoked a backlash by addressing civic hatred after the Oklahoma massacre. It contends the president’s duty to expose hate speech stands, while conservatives and liberals alike misread his stance as political maneuver. It warns against censorship and urges moral leadership to counter paranoia and bigotry.
A humorous critique of aging and Olympics as ballroom dancing becomes a demonstration sport. The piece riffs on senior-friendly events and proposes comically literal ideas such as miniature golf and channel surfing as potential Olympic demonstrations, noting practicalities with tongue-in-cheek tone.
In East Lawrence the Kennedy Glass family urges approval of Patchen Electric and Supply Co to expand on the unused 800 block of New Jersey Street. A second letter laments missed opportunity if talk radio had existed during McNamara era. The Journal World notes letters must include name address and phone, be under 350 words, and may be edited.
Residents of Lawrence started a Douglas County Reward Fund to aid law enforcement in solving major crimes such as the Kansas Union arson. The secret witness plan offered cash via a coupon system to protect informant anonymity amid opposition to a new public safety director. Local leaders doubted the combined police and fire operation and urged autonomy for each department. Federal food stamps were set to go on sale in Douglas County for the first time on May 5. Howard Heck was named secretary treasurer and resident manager of Jayhawk Crushed Stone Corp., which plans a large quarry northwest of Lawrence. An 1895 Lawrence World account recalled a near drowning incident where a boy, and then a man, were rescued with a third person helping.
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