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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1992
Page
2
In a national news conference on the anniversary of the failed coup, President Boris N. Yeltsin warned ex-Communist lawmakers against blocking reform while acknowledging rising unemployment and stubborn prices. He said joblessness would increase but not to Western levels as state firms close or privatize amid a difficult transition.
Firefighters backed by air tankers and bulldozers battle the Fountain Fire as it roars through Shasta County near Round Mountain, scorching 35 000 acres and forcing thousands to flee. Across Northern California fires total more than 67 000 acres burned this week with 21 500 residents evacuated.
Retired Justice William J. Brennan, aged 86, is hospitalized at Bethesda Naval Medical Center for an unspecified ailment described as not life threatening. Court spokeswoman Toni House said Brennan spent a day in intensive care and showed significant improvement by Friday night. Brennan cited health as a factor in his 1990 retirement after prior health scares including a 1979 stroke and a 1978 throat tumor radiation treatment.
In Nashville area, Uncle Budel's miniature golf offers 30 holes laid out as Bible scenes and country music tributes. Players navigate Noah's Ark, Mount Sinai, and a manger on Christmas Corner, with the devil and red cross on early holes, plus a Red Sea carpet walk and ten commandment steps.
South Korea and China said they will establish diplomatic relations ending Cold War era estrangement. Taiwan condemned move, pledging to cut ties with Seoul, while North Korea faces new pressure on nuclear inspections and denounces independence. Korea and China insist on formal ties Monday with ministers meeting in Beijing and Seoul.
Washington AP reports the Bush administration sets a month before the election for China to remove trade barriers or face 100 percent tariffs on nearly 4 billion dollars in U S exports. Deputy U S Trade Representative Michael H Moskow lists Chinese products to be taxed at full value rather than 4 to 5 percent.
President Bush attacks his rival as a tax and spend liberal while Bill Clinton warns against promises of a tax cut. Both campaign through the first weekend after the GOP convention, focusing on the South Rust Belt and border states, with Clinton hitting back at Bush on taxes and Gore joining rallies in the industrial heartland.
A Los Angeles Times poll shows Bush with a post convention boost and a first favorable job rating since November, yet about half of voters say the nation is in a serious recession. Clinton leads Bush 49 to 41, with Clinton still favored at 54 to 35. Two-thirds see the country on the wrong track. undecided are 8 percent, Perot 2 percent.
Mostly clear tonight with a low of 61, sunny Sunday reaching 86, and clear Sunday night at 62. Friday readings show a high 84 and low 61, with no precipitation. Regional summaries cover Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Colorado and road conditions hotlines.
Kansas zones 1 2 3 report tonight partly cloudy with a 30 percent rain chance low 60 65 Sunday partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms high in the mid 80s to 90s for zones 4 5 6 7 8 tonight mostly clear low 65 70 Sunday partly cloudy 20 percent late day rain high near 90 zones 10 11 see windy warm tonight mostly clear low 70 Sunday partly cloudy high 90 zones 9 12 tonight mostly clear low 65 70 Sunday partly cloudy high 90 zones 13 14 15 16 17 tonight clear low 60 65 south wind 10 mph Sunday mostly sunny high 85 90 south wind 10 20 mph
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