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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1996
Page
6
The House passed a bill 395 to 5 to require pilots on record attempts to hold licenses and medical certificates, aiming to prevent youths like 7 year old Jessica Dubroff from taking controls. The measure, a response to Dubroffs fatal flight, heads to the Senate for action.
Fifty years ago July 25 1946 the United States tested an underwater atomic device at Bikini Atoll. Henry IV converted to Catholicism in 1593. Grant named General of the Army in 1866, the first to hold the rank. Wyoming Territory created by act of Congress in 1868. Puerto Rico became a self governing commonwealth in 1952. Andrea Doria sank after collision in 1956 with 51 dead off the New England coast. Louise Joy Brown the first test tube baby born in 1978. Svetlana Savitskaya walked in space in 1984 carrying out experiments outside Salyut 7.
Leonard Pitts notes John Stockton, NBA point guard for the Utah Jazz, rejected a potential $40 million three year offer to remain with Utah for $15 million. He values comfort, family, and team loyalty over wealth, prompting reflections on money, happiness, and a slower, more purposeful life amid a culture of pursuit.
Washington Post columnist Jim Hoagland argues Americans must adopt stricter travel security and a broader national response to aviation terrorism. He warns against police state tactics and urges practical fixes, individual vigilance, and decisive action against terrorist networks to prevent further attacks like Pan Am 103 and TWA 800.
Bill Snead Deputy Editor Roger Verdon Miantaying Editor John Taylor News Editor Ann Gardner Editorial Page Editor Tom Fisher Advertising Manager POSTMASTER Send address changes to the Journal-World P O Box 888 Lawrence Kan 66044 0888 USPS 306 520 Periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kan Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations Member of the Associated Press.
Kansas Turnpike officials said progress on the 236 mile toll road through Lawrence was continuing favorably with a potential October opening. The Lawrence World on July 25, 1896 urged eastern press to treat western farmers with the same patriotism it expects from the west, cautioning against generalized prejudice. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
Thomas E Slattery of the Associated General Contractors of Kansas defends the 163 million Regents renovation plan. He says 90 million in ADA and rehab work will fit many local Kansas contractors and 70 million in major projects will attract AGC bid competition. He notes AGC members have 55 years of service and 720 million in 1995 volume with award winning work.
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