31 Aug 1994
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1994
Page
1
A campus notice notes a decline in the AAUP membership at Kansas University. The brief outlines reduced faculty participation and possible implications for governance and labor relations on campus.
At Haskell Indian Nations University a 45 minute interactive talk by Clayton Small urged students faculty and staff to break cycles of despair. He led paired handshakes and supportive phrases then group exercises culminating in a hopeful call to express emotions and trust others.
Civil rights figure Rosa Parks, 81, spent the night under police protection after a robbery of 53 dollars and an assault at her Detroit home. She was treated for facial and chest bruises at a hospital Tuesday night and released hours later. Page 3A notes security details while Page 5A covers Cuban prisoners joining boat people fleeing Cuba.
Quotable remark from Joycelyn Elders: she says she does not feel her son’s conviction for selling cocaine was a crime. The page 3A quote reflects the public exchange over the case involving a high official’s family.
Kansas Universitys chancellor search committee led by T P Srinivasan is calling 40 to 50 potential nominees to assemble a pool of serious candidates. The 117 member panel will narrow to about 10 then interview between late October and December. Finalists will be announced publicly after selection, a move some faculty fear could reduce candidacy quality.
Berlin AP Russia formally ends its 50 year military role in East Germany and Baltics with Gen Burlakov surrendering command to Yeltsin. The West Group completes its mission as leaders praise Soviet troops who died in World War II. Remaining troops will stay briefly to close bases.
The Irish Republican Army announced a cease-fire starting at midnight, a historic but imperfect step toward talks on Northern Ireland’s future. Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams urged Britain not to squander the chance for peace as divisions remain among Protestants and Catholics and questions loom over permanence and unification goals. Officials from Britain and Ireland welcomed the move while demanding a permanent halt in violence for negotiations to proceed.
A long sought pause in violence by the Irish Republican Army is anticipated as an extended cease-fire, the first since 1975, aimed at enabling negotiations with Britain over Northern Ireland’s governance. The timeline recalls past truces and key dates from 1968 to 1994.
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