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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 2011
Page
2
Hawaii observes the Pearl Harbor anniversary as surviving veterans, now mostly in their 90s, gather in wheelchairs and walkers to recall the 1941 attack while groups fade. The Pearl Harbor Survivors Association may disband due to age and health, though 2,390 who died are not forgotten and ceremonies continue in Phoenix and elsewhere.
Ex Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was jailed after new child sex abuse allegations. ninth and tenth accusers describe being befriended by Sandusky through the Second Mile charity and molested during overnight visits. Grand jury details say gifts were given and advances made, with an overnight basement encounter cited in multiple alleged assaults over 15 years.
The Republican House voted 241 to 184 to give Congress power to approve or reject major federal rules with potential economic impact over 100 million dollars. Democrats warn it would risk health care safety and consumer protections while Senate timing remains uncertain.
Lawrence Humane Society finalizes contract with its new executive director Dori Villalon and raises the salary from 50000 to 70000 per year. Villalon since July had been on a temporary contract while the board evaluated the position.
Douglas County Commission postponed a decision on Kaw Valley Companies Inc stating a conditional use permit for a sand dredging operation north of Eudora. The Eudora planning commission had denied the permit amid concerns over water supply and land-use plans, with a January reconfirmation planned after new information from the Army Corps of Engineers and revised groundwater impact study.
Kansas Supreme Court justices heard arguments over whether a 2009 cutoff for liquor license timing to be exempt from the 2010 smoking ban is rational. Downtown Bar and Grill in Tonganoxie seeks to overturn a lower court injunction that blocked enforcement of the ban for clubs like theirs.
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