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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 2011
Page
3
Brussels EU leaders fail to win all 27 to back treaty change. The 17 eurozone nations push a separate pact to tighten fiscal rules amid the debt crisis. Germany and France had touted the move, but unity falters as bailouts for Greece Portugal and Ireland loom.
A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration survey shows rising driver distraction with texting, emailing, and Web use. About half of 21 to 24 year olds admit texting from the wheel. nearly one percent of drivers are active distractors at any moment, with a 50 percent rise from the prior year. Pennsylvania recently banned texting while driving as more states restrict phone use.
Jon Corzine faced Congress to explain MF Global's downfall and the missing 1.2 billion dollars as he invoked the Fifth Amendment and avoided broad disclosure. The subpoena marked a historic moment with a former senator summoned to testify about the eighth largest U.S. bankruptcy in history.
Alabama Republicans who championed the nation's toughest immigration statute face backlash from big business after traffic stops involving two foreign workers linked to Honda and Mercedes plants. Attorney General Luther Strange calls repealing strict provisions on document checks and student immigration status data. The federal court has paused both sections.
Mexican national Adan Cruz Santos, 29, faces up to 10 years in federal prison after being transferred to federal custody following a Douglas County sentence of three months for a August DUI. He previously killed nurse Jodie Hatzenbihler in a 2005 Lawrence crash and was deported in 2010 after involuntary manslaughter and DUI convictions. The judge noted the egregious reentry and continued intoxicated driving.
Judy Billings, longtime president and CEO of Destination Management Inc., will retire in mid February 2012 after 30 years guiding Lawrence tourism. She helped found the Lawrence Convention and Visitors Bureau, led efforts for the Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area, and promoted film, youth sports, and heritage sites including the Carnegie Library and Black Jack Battlefield. Her leadership, praised by board chair Deanell Tacha, helped put Lawrence on the map as a tourism destination.
Census figures compare Lawrence with nearby communities using 2006 to 2010 five year averages. The data show Lawrence with a median age of 25.6 years, younger than Manhattan and older than some smaller towns. White population share for Lawrence is 82.5 percent, ranking midpack among the listed communities.
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