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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1996
Page
9
About 75 children and parents gathered with decorated bicycles costumes and musical instruments to celebrate the nation’s birthday in Old West Lawrence. A three hour rain delay did not dampen spirits as organizers planned a neighborhood tradition that could spread to other Lawrence neighborhoods next year.
Bonner Springs reports Dutch elm disease could kill about 100 trees in the area, reviving memories of the Kansas elm epidemic that devastated Lawrence in the late 1950s and 1960s. Thousands of elms were lost, DDT spraying was used then halted, and replacement species now shade the landscape.
July 6 1945 Truman signs Medal of Freedom order. Richard III crowned in 1483. More executed in 1535. Fort Ticonderoga falls to Brits in 1777. Pasteur tests anti rabies vaccine in 1885. Aqaba captured by Arab forces in 1917. The Lights of New York preview in 1928. Hartford circus fire in 1944. Althea Gibson Wimbledon win in 1957. Biafran War erupts in 1967. US Army destroys Pershing missiles in 1989. Rodrigo Rojas de Negri dies in 1989. Bush-Gorbachev arms talks in 1990. Steffi Graf wins Wimbledon 1990.
Journal-World editors and managers are named, including Worth Bill Snead as Deputy Editor and Roger Verdon as Managing Editor, with John Taylor News Editor, Ann Gardner Editorial Page Editor, Tom Fisher Editorial, Dolph C. Simons Jr. Advertising Manager, Ralph Gage Editor and Publisher, Julie Bechtel General Manager, Dolph Simons Circulation Manager, Dan Simons Operations Manager, Donna Wiley New Vertices, Dallas Dolan Controller, and production roles. Postmaster and AP AAC affiliations noted.
Mark Shields argues the Wall Street Journal editorial page, once a force for conservative ideas since 1980, has fallen into bile and invective in 1996. He cites Gary Aldrich's FBI background, questions sourcing, and the Journal’s handling of Clinton and Dole coverage, calling for accountability and return to ideas over scandal.
Leonard Pitts writes from Miami about a fatal shooting in Liberty City where Khaled Abu Hamdeh killed Charles Nelson. A boycott led by Charles Jackson shifts focus to black economic empowerment, urging inner city ownership and self-reliance while the cited shop remains under police guard.
Don Marquis argues against Mona Charen’s July 4 column claiming marriage’s sole aim is childbirth. He contends the state has HIV prevention interests and that freedom effects allow homosexual marriage. He warns Charen’s view leads to absurdities and notes letters to the Journal-World policy and submission requirements.
Louis Armstrong a famed trumpeter and entertainer died at 71 after heart trouble. The obituary notes his appearances at Kansas University and in Kansas City. The item also lists new American Legion officers, Explorer Scouts heading to Philmont, and a 1896 Lawrence World note about Fourth of July accidents and gunfire concerns.
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