Residents Celebrate July Fourth Fireworks Show in Lawrence
Lawrence residents celebrated Independence Day with the Jaycees fireworks show over the Kansas River. About 1,500 shells were fired from a 32-shot barrage as crowds gathered despite brief rain. Local bands entertained while neighborhoods hosted gatherings around Lawrence and Perry Lake.
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Lawrence
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Abilene Street
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Perry
Leggett
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Hamburg- Kansas
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Andrew Lenz
Chris Puckett
Loraine Provan
Kasold Drive
Wade Billings
Billings
Wade
Lawrence- Douglas County
Three die in Los Angeles airport shooting on Fourth of July
A gunman opened fire near an El Al counter at Los Angeles International Airport killing three and injuring several as a security guard shot him. Authorities said motive was undetermined with Israel blaming terrorists but offering no evidence. An El Al guard and a trauma surgeon who treated victims described the chaotic scene with multiple injuries and the attacker later dying.
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el al
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Texas
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Tex
Yaakov Aminov
Los Angeles
FBI
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Toronto
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David Douek
Yitzhak Amitai
el al Airlines
Nation tightens security as Americans celebrate Independence Day
Officials report about a third fewer travelers to the National Mall and strict bag checks at events. In Los Angeles a deadly shooting at El Al’s Tom Bradley Terminal is noted, with California Governor Davis coordinating statewide security. New York bolsters El Al counters and deploys bomb squads as FAA imposes Manhattan flight restrictions. Homeland Security Center monitors nearly 2,100 Independence Day events nationwide.
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Statue of Liberty
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