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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1993
Page
1
The legend of rock, jazz, and classical innovator Frank Zappa dies from prostate cancer. The family issued a statement Sunday noting he left on his final tour just before 6 p.m. Saturday, as page 3A reports.
Town reels as police confirm the 12 year old Polly Klaas was found dead two months after a knife attack during a slumber party in Petaluma California. The case drew national attention and spurred renewed focus on child safety.
Quote from Johnny Carson rails against proliferation of daytime talk shows. Describes them as gab bag venues where dysfunctional hosts and guests discuss miserable lives. Reference to story on page 2A.
The Supreme Court refused to require the Boy Scouts of America to admit a boy who won t acknowledge a duty to God, upholding a ruling that the Scouts are not subject to a federal anti bias law. The action preserves the policy debate while not ruling on merits or impacting other cases.
NASA astronauts Kathryn Thornton and Tom Akers performed a spacewalk to install new solar wings on the Hubble Space Telescope. Thornton released a 400 pound panel as Endeavour drifted away, while the mission also added two gyroscopes and fuses. The discarded panel joined 6,700 pieces of space junk in orbit, expected to burn up in about a year.
FBI data show violent crime fell 3 percent and property crimes 5 percent in the first six months of 1993 from 1992, with murders stable. Robberies down 5 percent, forcible rapes 4 percent, aggravated assaults 1 percent. burglary down 8 percent, motor vehicle theft 5 percent, larceny 4 percent. arsons not in the index. Lawrence not included. local law enforcement cautious, noting no clear decline and possible uptick among younger ages.
Local Job Service Center in Lawrence lists up to 140 jobs daily at 833 Ohio. Matching workers to suitable positions can take 9 to 12 weeks, with higher paying roles in the $14 to $15 per hour range often requiring longer. Officers note 50 to 55 people visit daily, especially Mondays and Fridays and in winter.
The Job Service Center run by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment with U S Labor funding matches clients to posted jobs in Lawrence Ottawa and Jopeka areas. A veterans representative offers counsel. About 140 daily clerical sales and service jobs pay 5 to 6 dollars hourly. Two terminals access ALEX and a central bulletin board listsToday s Orders and Spot Jobs. Civil service listings and military brochures are also available.
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