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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 2011
Page
3
NATO unleashes the heaviest daytime airstrikes on Tripoli with at least forty blasts sending smoke over Muammar Gaddafi’s central compound. Gaddafi appears on Libyan state TV in a late afternoon address denouncing NATO and the rebels and vowing not to surrender.
Heavy rains unleashed floods and mudslides across southern Haiti and Port au Prince for a seventh day. The Civil Protection Department reported 23 dead with six missing and more than a dozen injured as rivers surged and homes collapsed.
President Barack Obama honored German Chancellor Angela Merkel with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a Rose Garden dinner. He recalled his Berlin rally as a candidate and began the event with a formal toast to Merkel, urging guests to applaud after the citation.
Big fruit and vegetable producers from Spain Italy and France demanded more compensation as EU farm chief Dacian Ciolos raised aid to 219 million dollars. Ministers dismissed the proposal amid weekly losses to farmers estimated at 611 million dollars as prices collapsed and 24 deaths and over 2 400 infections were linked to the outbreak.
Japan acknowledged it was unprepared for a Fukushima scale crisis and that reactor damage and radiation leakage were worse than estimated. A government report to the IAEA cites design flaws and calls for independent regulators. It says fuel likely melted through containment in three reactors after the March 11 quake and tsunami, with Unit 1 melting earlier than thought.
City commissioners approved closing a portion of Massachusetts Street through South Park on October 8 for the Rev it Up Hot Rod Hullaballo fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters. The 3 2 vote contrasted Downtown Lawrence Inc. opposition, as supporters argued downtown foot traffic and turnout would benefit the district.
A 47 year old Lyndon woman died when a piece of metal pierced the windshield of her car after a scrap metal trailer detached from a blue pickup. Deputy reports identify the driver as 20 year old Nicholas Rockhold of Baldwin City and note the truck belonged to Jayhawk Excavating. The driver said he did not know anything had fallen or struck the other vehicle. The incident occurred near the Kansas Highway 10 bridge over Clinton Parkway.
Lawrence Police Department introduces eight revamped patrol vehicles with a gold badge replacing the Phoenix logo and new “Police” lettering across two doors. The redesign, created by Marilyn Van derweide with input from Chief Tarik Khatib and Sgt. Matt Sarna, accompanies a budgeted purchase of eight cars at about $21,000 each and signals a broader transition as Ford phases out the Crown Victoria. The 911 label moves to the rear fender and the department’s site appears on the back bumper.
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