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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 2003
Page
1
Seattle introduced Kansas forward Nick Collison and Oregon guard Luke Ridnour at a news conference as two players to fill two pressing needs for the Sonics. The draft pair arrive amid high expectations from team officials and fans.
Maj. Gen. Made Mangku Pastika announced that police had arrested the most-wanted fugitive in the Oct. 12 Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people, most of them tourists. The suspect confessed to his entire role in the attack.
Kansas doctors urged Attorney General Phill Kline to pause enforcement of his June 18 opinion requiring reporting pregnancies involving girls under 16. The Kansas Medical Society asked for delay until the Legislature clarifies the issue, while Kline defended his role as interpreter of the law.
Lawrence Police Chief Ron Olin says the city's fireworks ban will start as an educational year. Officers aim to minimize arrests and citations while increasing public outreach to prevent nuisance calls and protect genuine emergency response needs. The ban, already approved by city commissioners, makes possession or use illegal within city limits.
A Lawrence stand named Lawrence Legal Fireworks opened at 27th and Town streets in the Ed Marling furniture lot. Owner Don Johnson, 49, offers smoke bombs sparklers and novelty items but ignores stronger aerial or explosive items banned in Lawrence this year.
Iraqi businessman Khraisan al Abally says U S troops deprived him of sleep, forced him naked and bound for days, with a bag over his head and loud music during an April 30 raid that also injured his brother. He says he was told to kneel and endured knee injuries. U S military cites adherence to the law.
Israel will hand Bethlehem back to Palestinian control after withdrawing from the Gaza Strip, part of a U S backed road map toward Palestinian statehood. Prime Ministers set talks to plan next steps as checkpoints are dismantled and Gaza traffic flows freely, while Palestinian police take Beit Hanoun in Gaza.
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