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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 2000
Page
3
Lawrence school board unanimously canceled a contract with profiling consultant Dan Korem after community input and a conference call failed to reassure members. They questioned the method and cost, voting to break the agreement even if it costs up to $4,000, deeming the technique potentially harmful or a scam for use with students.
A debate over Kansas seat belt rules notes drivers and front seat passengers and children aged 4 to 14 must wear belts, but officers can only ticket for the offense if stopped for another violation. Legislation would allow traffic stops for not wearing a belt alone. Opponents argue civil rights concerns and riders on motorcycles. Supporters say life saving law should be enforceable.
On January 26 notable milestones span republic proclamation in India with Rajendra Prasad as president, early Sydney settlement led by Arthur Phillip, congressional library act for the Capitol, Michigan statehood, Louisiana secession, Virginia reunion, Der Rosenkavalier premiere, D Day era steps in Europe, Ranger II moon mission miss distance, Nelson Rockefeller death, and Clinton denial of affair with Monica Lewinsky.
Journal-World requests readers send address change notices to P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 for mail delivery updates and reprints.
David Broder reports that Bill Bradley’s Iowa campaign failed to break Gore’s grip as Gore dominates New Hampshire, with Bradley unable to mobilize core Democratic labor and farm supporters. Bradley’s Des Moines front porch appeal proved insufficient to overcome organized Gore brigades and party backing.
In this era of prosperity America still battles poverty with Band-Aid policies as liberalism becomes a dirty word. Census data show 32,476,000 people under the poverty line in 1998 and a family of four at $16,700. Critics argue the richest nation avoids decisive action, blaming politics, not lack of will, in a column by Jack Anderson and Douglas Cohn.
On January 26 1900 the Lawrence World quoted a question challenging truth telling as an intriguing game. It notes Pec outlesy Watkins Community Museum and prompts readers to consider honesty for a day.
A Lawrence reader recounts a Christmas surprise when a stranger paid for a Tolkien Lord of the Rings box set at Hastings, calling it a random act of kindness. The writer urges more such deeds to make Lawrence a nicer place.
County assessor Darwin Rogers cites KU spring enrollment and strong voter registration as factors boosting population for an agriculture census. Lawrence City Commission race grows with auto dealer Dale Willey, Richard Bullock, Lawrence Paper Co employee, Theodore Penn, truck terminal manager, and attorney Robbie Gilcrest among ten entrants, ensuring a March primary runoff. Wayne Bly honored at retirement dinner after 23 years directing the Lawrence Park and Recreation Dept. Elmer C. Jackson elected chairman of the Kansas Board of Regents. In 1960, D. King becomes vice chairman of the Douglas County Republican Central Committee, replacing Ethel High after Robert Ellsworth resigned to seek the 2nd Congressional seat. Prof. Alfred E. Leach, Baker University professor emeritus, dies at 97 in Baldwin during birthday celebration.
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