Economy gains momentum as unemployment falls in November
The 6.4 percent jobless rate in November marks the biggest one month drop in a decade, with the Leading Indicators up 0.5 percent in October. Factory orders rose 1.2 percent in October led by aircraft and autos, while employment added 105,000 new jobs in service sectors helping the unemployment rate to a three year low.
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Parents oppose Cordley school closure plan in Lawrence
Parents including Alanna Daniels urge keeping Cordley in the boundary plan as several elementary schools would close under a district proposal tied to new elementary schools opening in 1994. The Lawrence Alternative High School may move to Cordley to be nearer Lawrence High, with space constraints at Centennia l noted as a factor.
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Lawrence High School
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Centennial School
LHS
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Centennial
Judy Juneau
Juneau
Cordney School
Lawrence School Board
Lawrence panel urges long costly drainage master plan
A 10 member task force studying post flood drainage in Lawrence recommends a city wide drainage master plan. The plan would map repairs, maintenance, regulatory steps, and a computer model to anticipate impacts of new development. It urges stricter plat drainage data and protections for drainage easements.
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Kansas Land Trust
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Teens Lighting Up Smoking Records In New York
A researcher reports teens are driving renewed smoking uptake while adults nearly stop. The rise began in 1988 after RJR Nabisco launched Joe Camel, with adults dropping the habit and teens increasingly initiating smoking. John Pierce of UC San Diego commented at a San Francisco conference.
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RJR Nabisco
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John Pierce
University of California, San
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