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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1998
Page
9
The Federal Reserve urges banks to resist loosening lending standards as the economy stays strong and rates stay in a favorable range. Governors meet in Washington to chart future rate moves while savers seek higher returns and inflation remains a key constraint on profits.
One hundred years ago during the Spanish American War a squadron in Cuba’s Santiago Harbor tried to run a U S blockade. In a four hour battle nearly all Spanish ships were destroyed as U S forces held the harbor. Also noting Quebec’s founding by Samuel de Champlain in 1608.
Boston columnist notes Supreme Court decisions made it easier for workers to sue employers for harassment than for students to sue schools. Workplace cases grant liability and protection under policy use, while student-harassment rulings require knowledge and deliberate indifference by schools, creating a protected workplace bias vs vulnerable students. Goodman argues Congress must fix the imbalance.
Cal Thomas argues that media bias and rising factual errors undermine trust. He cites CNN Time coverage on Laos, firings at Boston Globe and New Republic, and a Cincinnati Enquirer defamation settlement as examples. He laments shifts from craft to business and notes prejudices shaping reporting.
Postmaster notice directs readers to send address changes to the Journal-World RO Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 Periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kansas. It also lists memberships in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press.
A reader objects to fireworks sales inside city limits and to discharges in populated areas. He argues revenue won t cover damages and urges fireworks only at public events with strict safety, signed by Jack D Wagiley of 239 Mich.
Norman Bartlett urges city commissioners to stop wasting money on projects like portable speed signs and to install red light cameras. He argues faster action improves safety and cites widespread red light running by young drivers. He signs as 1610 Cadet with a public forum letter policy note.
Chancellor Archie Dykes considered four candidates for the Kansas athletic director post after Wade Stinson resigned. The pool included Clyde Walker Ray Nagel Chuck Rohe and Tom Butters. Walker, then an assistant AD at North Carolina, was chosen for the job.
Cora Lee Price of Lawrence is among 12 Kansas girls awarded Watkins Scholarships for the coming fall at Kansas University. The item notes a July 3 1898 Lawrence World humor piece about office-boy pranks involving clever puns and local gags, courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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