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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1997
Page
7
Police negotiators warn that internal grievance procedures and a city appointed citizens review board may fail to protect officers from supervisor abuse. They threaten to go public to expose potential flaws, arguing transparency is needed to preserve effective law enforcement in Lawrence.
Timeline highlights events: 1947 George C. Marshall unveils aid plan at Harvard later known as the Marshall Plan. 1723 Adam Smith born in Kirkcaldy. 1783 Montgolfier brothers demo hot air balloon in Annonay. 1884 Sherman declines GOP nomination. 1917 massive WWI draft registration begins. 1933 US abandons gold standard. 1968 RFK shot after California primary. 1975 Suez Canal reopens to international shipping.
Washington dispatch notes France’s parliamentary election shock as Chirac’s conservative bloc loses control, inviting a socialist led government and delaying NATO reintegration and Maastricht plans. The piece quotes observers on French political volatility and global economic impact.
Los Angeles Times Syndicate columnist Gal Thomas discusses a 25 year study by Judith Wallerstein and Julia Lewis on middle and upper middle class Marin County families. It finds long lasting emotional scars, higher drug and alcohol use, early sexual activity, reduced education and unstable views on marriage among children of divorce. The piece argues divorce culture denied lasting damage despite evidence and calls for accountability.
Publisher contact details and employee titles for the Journal World in Lawrence Kansas. includes street address Sixth and New Hampshire, mailing box 888, phone numbers, and subscription rates by carrier mail and region. lists staff positions and postmaster address. notes USPS periodical and ABC/AP memberships.
Readers urge the arts center board to add a North Lawrence location to its list of potential sites. They praise riverfront views and Union Pacific area improvements, and offer to share further suggestions while stressing the bridge role in uniting city sectors. Letters also note leaders Robert Ohlen and Brad Tate and commend their community contributions.
Robert D. Payne, 47, longtime manager of the Lawrence Hallmark Cards production center since 1958, receives a new executive post in Kansas City. Roger Hill, 32, formerly production manager here, will succeed Payne in Lawrence. Hill is a KU graduate and former Jayhawks football player.
The June 5 1897 Lawrence Journal editorial contrasts Kansas and Missouri votes on gypsum tariffs. It questions Kansas’s policy while noting Missouri’s lifelong pattern of favorable outcomes, framing Kansas as a doubtful state seeking more than before. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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