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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 2005
Page
1
Tom Keegan, formerly a New York Post baseball columnist, becomes the Journal-World sports editor today. He succeeds Chuck Woodling, who led the post for almost 37 years and will still contribute columns and sports features.
A Greek airliner carrying 121 people, including many children, crashed into a mountainside due to likely technical failure causing high altitude decompression. Officials say no terrorism involved.
Quotable remarks note U S soldiers faced torture charges for far less in Iraq, while in California Judge Robert Glusman considers charging four Chico State University fraternity members over a water intoxication death of a pledge.
A longstanding KU initiative on Tuesday aims to keep younger students in school by pairing college students with truant teenagers. The effort seeks to reduce trouble and improve attendance through mentoring and guidance.
Lawrence police increasingly use video and audio recordings in suspect interviews, such as a 3 year old baby's death case, reflecting a shift the department began embracing after 2004. Capt. David Cobb notes the trend toward greater documentary practice and improved reliability.
Tiny glass rose tubes sold in convenience stores are used as crack pipes. Each four inch device hides a copper wool filter and is marketed as a romance token. Kansas officials say they are unfamiliar, while Florida has raised concerns about the novelty items.
Israel sealed the Gaza Strip at midnight signaling a historic withdrawal after 38 years, while hundreds of settlers vowed to stay and up to 5,000 hard line activists planned to block evictions. Protests surfaced as Neve Dekalim settlers blocked roads and the barrier was raised and lowered due to technical issues. Police and troops prepared for the pullout with both sides bracing for possible violence as the withdrawal began.
Iraqs political leaders failed to finalize a draft constitution as disagreements over provincial Islamic law and oil wealth distribution kept the process in flux. Talabani and Shiite and Sunni representatives met with U S and U N officials through the day and into the night seeking a path forward.
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