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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1990
Page
2
The National Endowment for the Arts was instructed to ensure its grant judging panels represent the widest diversity of American cultural values. The National Council on the Arts rejected stronger guidelines and approved a procedural approach without formal decency rules.
James J. Grogan, former aide and lobbyist for Charles H. Keating Jr’s American Continental, testified to the Senate Ethics Committee that $1.3 million in campaigns bought access but not action. He said he did not believe contributions would force specific actions and noted the unusual Saturday session.
Bonn and state interior ministers met in Dresden to back a quota of 1000 Jews leaving the Soviet Union. Immigration experts project 150,000 Jews will depart this year, mainly to Israel or the United States, though some show interest in Germany. Public concern rises over potential social and economic impacts of large Eastern European unrest.
Two gay activists interrupted Arsenio Hall during a Friday taping in Los Angeles demanding more gay guests. The near ten minute exchange included a shouted back and forth about representation and criticism Hall denied making fun of gays while asserting sensitivity to minorities.
A 6 month old male lion weighing about 160 pounds was found in the back room of Yonkers Transmission after residents reported lion roars. Police sedated the animal and took it to JFK Airport holding, with plans to relocate to a zoo. shop owner faced no charges.
President Bush nominated Rep. Lynn Martin to head the Labor Department drawing mixed reactions from unions. AFL-CIO leaders cited her pro business record while NEA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce praised the appointment. Martin, a former teacher, faced a narrow Senate bid loss and won a quick nod before boarding for Camp David.
A congressional study forecasts a mild recession could exhaust the FDIC fund, risking bank failures without taxpayer infusions. It projects costs of 31 to 43 billion over three years, beyond the fund’s 28 billion cap, challenging Brady and Seidman on who pays to bail out banks.
Defense Secretary Dick Cheney orders the Navy to justify continuing the A 12 stealth aircraft program by January 4. The $4.7 billion project is $1 billion over budget and a year behind schedule, with probes into overpayments and a criminal inquiry touching senior officials. The plane, built by General Dynamics and McDonnell Douglas, aims to replace A 6 Intruders.
Kansas Douglas County zones 15 1 2 show tonight cloudy with low 20s and Sunday cloudy with no snow or rain. Highs reach upper 30s to 40 with varying chances of freezing rain or rain across zones 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17. Winds southeast to southwest shift, temperatures range 20s to 40s.
Tonight clouds increase with light winds and a low of 23. Sunday brings a 60 percent rain chance and a high of 42, followed by a 50 percent rain or snow chance Sunday night with southeast winds 10 to 15 mph and a low of 28. Official readings show Friday high 43 and low 32 with overnight low 33 and 0.03 inch precipitation by 7 a.m. Clinton Lake reports lake temperature 48 degrees and level at 876.33 feet above mean sea level versus normal 675.5 feet.
Missouri shows increasing clouds tonight with a low 25 to 35 and rain Sunday. Oklahoma unsettled with cloudy days through Sunday and possible freezing rain in the Panhandle. lows 30s northwest to 40s southeast, highs Sunday 40s to 50s. Nebraska clears tonight to teens and single digits north, Sunday clouds with northwest snow and southeast rain, highs in the 3s. Colorado faces snow through Sunday in southern mountains and Four Corners with 6 to 12 inches, 3 to 6 inches farther. clouds Sunday with highs in the 30s. Lows range from teens to 20s. mountains from 5 below to 15 above, with high valleys.
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