This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 2000
Page
4
A military truck carrying MLRS rockets flipped on a highway ramp Thursday injuring two National Guard members and prompting evacuation of an elementary school near Hugo. Lt Col Pat Scully said the rockets posed no explosion danger, with pods of six rockets mostly intact and only two pods damaged.
A federal suit filed by Laredo National Bank accuses Cleveland State University political science chairman Donald Schulz of providing a National Drug Intelligence Center draft on alleged Mexican drug cartel ties to reporters and staffers. Schulz denies the leak as the bank seeks damages to clear its name and that of Carlos Hank Rhon.
Vince Lane, former Chicago Housing Authority executive director from 1988 to 1991 and later chairman, was indicted on five counts of bank fraud for allegedly lying to American National Bank to obtain a 1.9 million loan to rescue a financially troubled shopping center.
Rex Wahl of Forest Guardians urges mechanical thinning to reduce megafires after Los Alamos blaze and current season's devastation across 13 Western states. He backs selective trimming of small trees while preserving large ones, as other groups weigh thinning details with government.
Fort Lauderdale Florida AP reports an 83 year old woman Tillie Tooter drove off an Interstate 595 bridge into a swamp after three motorists alerted rescuers. Crews failed to locate her in darkness and daylight rechecks three days later she was found alive. She endured dehydration and hundreds of insect bites during exposure in a tree suspended car. She wrote a farewell letter before hope faded.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.