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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1997
Page
8
A column critiques unsafe jogging habits seen on Monterey Way. It urges runners to use sidewalks or safe lanes, wear reflective gear, and run against traffic at night. The piece warns that unlit, darkly clothed joggers can be hit by cars, risking severe harm or death, and notes potential blame the driver may face.
A compact digest lists events by date from 1913 to 1986. It notes Richard Nixon's birth in Yorba Linda on January 9 1913, Connecticut’s 1788 ratification of the U S Constitution, Blanchard’s balloon flight, Mississippi secession in 1861, Eden’s 1957 resignation, 1964 Canal Zone rioting with 30 deaths, 1980 Saudi executions linked to the Mecca raid, and a 1986 Reagan memo tying U S arms sales to Iran to hostages in Lebanon.
A Senate debate over the line item veto faces a constitutional challenge brought by Moynihan and colleagues. The suit argues such veto power would require a constitutional amendment, warning the move could concentrate power in the presidency, risk higher spending, and erode congressional authority as the executive erodes the line between writing and enforcing laws.
The Social Security crisis is inflated by public panic and partisan rhetoric. The Advisory Council warns that the needed adjustments are small relative to the system and GDP, with marginal changes in retirement ages benefits and taxes. Baby boomers will drive costs but Treasury and Congress remain reliable safeguards. older voters will amplify demands and noise.
Bill Snead serves as editor with deputy Roger Verdon and managing editor John Taylor guiding the newsroom. News editor Ann Gardner, editorial page editor Tom Fisher, and advertising manager complete the roster.
Harriet Shaffer argues the district has repeatedly considered closures and consolidation, noting five facilities committees since 1984 and a 525-student three-section model as the best delivery approach. She contrasts with a neighboring district where four elementaries serve 420-550 students, preserving personal classroom contact amid growth.
Applications for 120 low rent units under construction at 17th and Haskell were to be accepted about April 1, with demand expected to vastly exceed supply. Topeka legislators Arden Booth Jerry Harper Morris Kay and John Vogel were noted on tax matters for the coming session. A Lawrence World item from January 9 1897 recalled temperance apathy as Prohibition’s life faced attack and urged a return to the movement that first enacted it.
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