Editorial on Kimberly Mays custody case and Twiggs
The court weighs whether Ernest and Regina Twiggs may visit Kimberly Mays as a judge mulls the child’s best interests. Kimberly, now 14, wants no contact, having learned of the hospital switch that separated her from her biological parents and placed her with Robert Mays.
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Kimberly Mays
Ernest
Regina Twigg
Kimberly
Florida
Sarasota
Fla
Twiggs
Robert Mays
Prief
Multiple local items span inquest, campaign, reward raise
The first inquest session into Neil Leff s heroin overdose death saw three witnesses interviewed with five expected to testify. A Downtown Improvement subcommittee urged a campaign to promote the proposed downtown shopping center and answer questions. A local businessman and Gov Carlin boosted the reward for information leading to the killer of Frank Seurer Sr to 7500 dollars. A cloudburst caused flooding and damage across the area. New KU speech and drama instructors were named. An 1893 demolition of a building on Massachusetts street drew historic notes about its age and construction.
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Lawrence
Neil Leff
Dist
Jerry Harper
Downtown Improvement Committee
Hank Booth
John Carlin
Frank Seurer Sr
Seaver
TV violence debate pits parents against regulators in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles a debate over TV violence spills into policy, with lawmakers proposing FCC controls and programmable TV chips while critics urge parental responsibility. A journalist voice argues for minimal government licensing, noting kids imitate on screen but stressing the need for real parental guidance.
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Los Angeles
Paul Simon
D-Ill
Beverly Hills
John Bryant
Dtex
Federal Communications Commission
Ernest Hollings
D-S.c
Senate
Edward Markey
Dmass
Jack Fields
R-Texas
Markey
Fields
House
FCC
James Quello
Groucho
Bosnia
Eron
Deja vu in Lawrence storm water funding debate
Shirley L. Griffith recalls past attempts to fund storm water drainage studies in Lawrence via a utility fee on water bills. After a flood a decade ago, voters rejected the plan and the current city manager again proposes a study financed by a metered fee, raising concern about repeating history.
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Lawrence
Shirley L. Griffith
Broadview Dr
Culture of violence invades the U S Denver gun crisis
A sweeping Denver Times opinion portrays a surge of gun violence across Colorado and major cities, citing a 1992 Bronx murder and local shootings, and urging national leadership. It notes infant injuries at the Denver Zoo, drive-by wounds, a teacher murder, and Lori Anne Lowe’s killing as examples of systemic breakdown.
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Denver
Thornton
Arapahoe County
Lori Anne Lowe
Colorado
John Paul II
Clinton
Audrey Chasen
Bronx
Brooklyn
Patrick Daly
Chicago
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Romer
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Bernard Wright
Charles Holt
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Kan
the World Company of
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Douglas County
Govevice
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
W.C. Simona
Wolph Simons &J
Dolph G. Simona Jr
Ralph Gage
Robert Nordyke
Caroline Trowbridge
Carasaries
Ann Gardnerditorial
Ralph Simons
Donna Wiley
By Linda Seebach
Los Angeles Daily News
Leonard Eron
University of Michigan
ABC
Christine Hikawa
Hikawa
Peter
Miele
Atlanta
Gagtit Uta
NRA
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Roy Romer
America
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