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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 2000
Page
5
Editorial urges Hilltown and Pennsylvania lawmakers to ban handheld mobile phones while driving after a 2 year old’s death. Bill would forbid driving with one hand on a phone, allow 911 dialing and parked use, with a 75 dollar fine and exemptions for hands on wheel.
A compact retrospective notes key events on January 4 across history. Highlights include Johnson outlining the Great Society in 1965, Braille’s birth in 1809, Seton’s death in 1821, the first appendectomy in 1885, Utah’s 1896 statehood, Burma’s independence in 1948, Seoul’s capture in 1951, T S Eliot’s death in 1965, Nixon’s 1974 Watergate tapes stand, an Amtrak Conrail collision in 1987, and Noriega’s 1989 arraignment plus Boston area scandal aftermath.
Elen Goodman argues that zero tolerance policies harm children by stripping them of individuality and failing to address underlying issues. She cites cases from Maryland Virginia Florida and Illinois and warns that punitive approaches ignore each youth's life context and needs.
A look at promises likely to challenge future presidents, from gays in the military to ending Internet taxation. The piece notes bipartisanship as essential for major changes and highlights how campaign pledges can become political headaches when broad coalition support is needed.
Joe Casad of Lawrence objects to a sex shop at 19th and Mass arguing it harms the east side, urges city commission to regulate or relocate the store, and highlights urban decay concerns near schools and churches in a six neighborhood area. He asks for swift action to prevent repetition.
In 1975 a March 3 trial date was set for Don Howard Long, 28, after his not guilty plea to 13 charges from a November 13 robbery at the Sanctuary Club, including murder of 21 year old Todd Storbeck, KU junior. Also noted is a 1960 fire at the Lawrence Roller Rink causing over $10,000 in damages and a 1900 World article recalling a county treasurer tax joke.
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