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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 2011
Page
3
Syrian President Bashar Assad told state television that security is better and vowed reforms, denying domestic unrest is a true reform movement while warning against foreign military intervention as international pressure peaks.
Three survivors of a Boeing 737-200 crash near Resolute Bay in Nunavut are in stable condition. The First Air charter flight 6560 hit a hill in fog, killing 12. Two survivors, a seven-year-old girl and a 48-year-old man, were flown to Ottawa, while a 23-year-old woman remains in Iqaluit. Police provided limited details on injuries.
A Hamas official says Gaza militant groups agreed to a truce with Israel to halt three days of fighting triggered by an attack near the Egypt border. Egypt pushed the deal brokered to end Israeli airstrikes and Gaza rocket fire with enforcement by Hamas security forces.
Nassifatou Diallo, the hotel maid who accused Dominique Strauss Kahn, says she is hurt and low in spirits after comments by DA Cyrus Vance. Thompson, her lawyer, says she feels abandoned as prosecutors reportedly consider dropping charges before the next court appearance.
Lawrence board members prepare for a goals session to discuss forming a Facilities Advisory Committee to prioritize overhauls and major projects across district elementary schools. Randy Masten argues community input will aid ambitious capital plans despite financial limits and past bond rejections. The 5 p.m. meeting at district HQ outlines targets for the next year.
Kansas University leaders at the Lied Center urged new Jayhawks to prepare for the full climb to a degree. Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said enrollees set lofty goals and should think bigger, while stressing accessing professors and translating study into discoveries.
About 200 incoming Kansas University scholars spent Sunday morning walking up Mount Oread to learn KU history and traditions. The event combines orientation with light physical training as coordinators emphasize academics and campus knowledge for freshmen entering the top 20 percent of their class.
Lawrence physician Ryan Moore, 36, vanished after paddling toward a portage above a Topeka dam on July 15. Moore, a St. Francis Health Center physician, left the river with a friend early and was last seen heading toward the portage before his kayak drifted away downstream.
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