Bush defends U S environmental record at Earth Summit
President Bush defended his go it alone stance at the Earth Summit saying leadership sometimes means not going along and that he would not let environmental policy be dominated by extremes. He noted the U S did not sign a biodiversity treaty and pressed for job costs to be weighed. He urged global follow up on warming and touted prior environmental actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Bush
Rio
Panama
Manuel Noriega
Meyers says balanced budget amendment key to deficit control
Rep. Jan Meyers told about 80 Lawrence constituents at the Eldridge Hotel luncheon that a constitutional balanced budget amendment is the only path to curb spending, debt, and deficits. She noted the House failed to pass such an amendment and expects Senate review later this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Jan Meyers
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge Hotel
Meyers
Outdoor dining boom sweeps Lawrence bars and eateries
Lawrence restaurants and bars expand outside with decks and beer gardens drawing sunlit lunches and nightlife. Hockenbury Tavern, Six Sports Club annex, Quinton’s, Full Moon Cafe and others report outdoor seating and permits, licensing steps, and neighbor support as city planners note zoning questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Ron Ousdahl
Hockenbury Tavern
1016
Mass
Eldridge
Diana Palos
Full Moon Cafe
Mans
New York
Palos
Star Photogy
Joseph Zurgad
Joshua Freeman
Kelly Nightengale
Delivery decisions shift as Lawrence births rise in townout
Lawrence women increasingly leave town for births while LMH reports 1991 births at 949 vs Douglas County 1080. Officials attribute local shortages of OB GYN specialists and a small rise in out of town deliveries, with LMH claiming about 90 percent of local births.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
State
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Douglas County
Kansas Bureau of Vital Statistics
LMH
Robert Ohlen
Ohlen
Chien
Weather forecast looks to warm with sun Sunday
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 61 degrees. The Sunday outlook calls for sunshine and warmer conditions.
Angels Beat Kansas City 5-0 For Second Straight Win
The California Angels defeated the Kansas City team 5-0, marking their second consecutive victory and their first game in 18 outings with more than four runs scored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Angels
Kansas City
Secon
Tim
Secret club executes member over oath violation
Police say high school members of a secret militaristic group killed a member who turned in a comrade for car theft. The quote notes jail conditions, with Capt. Johnny Bowman ranking Cabell County Jail as a top luxury prison in Huntington, West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Bowman
Cabell County
Huntington
W.va
Yeltsin says Soviets downed U S planes in Cold War era
In a letter to two U S senators four days before meeting President Bush, Boris Yeltsin disclosed that the Soviet Union shot down nine U S aircraft in the 1950s and held 12 survivors in prisons or KGB clinics. He said one inquiry is ongoing and noted earlier interrogations of World War II air crews and Korean War prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bush
Boris Yeltsin
Soviet Union
U.S
Han
Yeltsin
KGB
Francis Gary Powers
Pentagon
Air Force
Susan Strednansky
State Department
Russia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ruthsinas
Associated Press
House
United States
Dan Quayle
Ross Perot
Perot
Bill Clinton
Erin
Richard Gwin
Jack
Schrainer
Cassie Haye
Lawrence High School
Rep
Senate
Congress
Lee Rep. Meyers
Dave Toplikar
JAW
Big Six Sports Club
Kirk Cerney
Steve Gaudreau
Quinton’s Bar & Deli
Gaudreau
Linda Finger
Full Moon
Michael Dekker
California
Secret Club
Access Guilds
Clasaillon
Crowsword
Hospitals
Marketa
Mavins
Br-Ba
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!