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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1997
Page
3
In Detroit a woman and four young children were found stabbed to death in a residence on Wednesday. Police questioned a man. no suspect has been arrested. The city logged 428 murders last year and 475 in 1995 per FBI figures.
Workers return to seven Wheel ing-Pittsburgh Steel plants in West Virginia Ohio and Pennsylvania after a 10 month walkout. United Steelworkers ratified a five year labor agreement affecting about 4500 workers. Recall hinges on orders with production resuming possibly by month’s end.
Ground controllers guide a 5-foot experimental robot arm aboard Discovery as astronauts monitor the test like safety observers. Curtis Brown Jr leads the crew while Japan’s $100 million prototype demonstrates handling outside work for the planned international space station, with managers expressing cautious satisfaction despite snags.
Paul Anthony Arnan, 30, admitted breaking into his ex girlfriend’s apartment on February 8 and causing serious injury to her birds Teardrop the parakeet and Cora the cockatiel. He pleaded guilty to theft burglary and stalking and received about one to three years in prison.
The coroner released the full autopsy report revealing a garrote tied to a wooden stick, clothing details, a urine stained underwear, a cross necklace and a "JonBenet 12-25-96" bracelet. Time of death remains undetermined while police worry the disclosure could hinder the ongoing investigation.
ACT Inc officials report the national average for incoming freshmen at 21, up from 20.9, marking points in a longer rising trend. About 1 million graduates took the test, with many students pursuing four years of English and three years of math, science, social studies, and more.
Kansas public school data show 21 7 composite ACT average for 21 162 testers, a leap from 21 3 last year, with 74 percent participation. Kansas ranked above national averages in English mathematics reading and science, with women ahead in English and reading and men ahead in math and science. 85 percent plan postsecondary study.
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