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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1992
Page
2
In Cape Town President F W de Klerk announced a whites only referendum on continuing or ending reform policies begun in 1990. If whites reject reforms he will resign and call a whites only general election. Analysts expect a close vote amid 40 percent white opposition.
In central Moscow, riot police subdued pro-Communist demonstrators as hard-liners accused the government of inciting violence. More than 7,000 protesters joined weekend rallies that show militant tone but little growth in opposition to President Boris Yeltsin’s reform path. Pravda blamed police for violence during Armed Forces Day march, while Rossiyskaya Gazeta called the turnout a tired display of old communism.
Haiti's National Assembly and exiled President Aristide agreed on a consensus government with a new prime minister and general amnesty. Brig. Gen. Raul Cedras endorsed the package, and OAS negotiator Augusto Ramirez Ocampo urged all sectors to accept the plan, which omits a return date.
Mikhail Gorbachev plans an early May visit to the United States to meet with former President Ronald Reagan. The trip will include stops in California likely at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley and possibly at Reagan’s Santa Barbara ranch, per an anonymous source.
Washington AP reports fourth round of Israel Arab talks amid violence in home front and pressure over settlement expansion. Baker vows no new loan guarantees without halt to West Bank Gaza construction. U S offering up to 2 billion annually for five years if settlements stop.
China’s front-page editorials urge bolder reform and opening up to the world. Deng Xiaoping, though retired, is shaping discourse as economists warn state factories lose money and conservatives resist capitalist methods.
The GAO reports migrant and seasonal farm workers and their children lack basic federal protections. Many face no guaranteed minimum wage and work in fields with pesticide exposure, limited water, and poor toilet and hand washing facilities. Estimates place hired worker numbers around 1.5 to 2.5 million. Environmental data link pesticide illnesses to current protections.
Weather zones list tonight and Tuesday forecasts with temperatures and wind details. Douglas County zones show clearing nights and partly cloudy Tuesdays with highs from mid forties to upper fifties and winds light to moderate. Clinton Lake report notes lake temperature about 39 degrees and level near 875.25 feet above mean sea level.
Missouri shows clear conditions tonight in the northwest and rain in the southeast with lows in the 20s to 40s and highs in the 30s to 60s. Nebraska writes flurries west and partly cloudy east with teens to 20s and highs nearing 30s to 40s. Oklahoma expects rain tonight and Tuesday with highs around 60s. Colorado reports mountain snow spreading to the northeast and southeast with lower elevations in 30s to 50s and teens to 20s in higher valleys. Road numbers: Kansas Highway Patrol 1-296-3102 and Kansas Turnpike Authority 943-8250.
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