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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1992
Page
2
In mid-1991 local jails held about 426000 people, up 5.2 percent from the prior year, with systems operating at 101 percent capacity, down from 104 percent. The report notes some easing in jail crowding despite higher head counts.
Historian Thomas Fleming reports from American Heritage that Harry Truman judged Lyndon Johnson did more to weaken the presidency than any modern figure. Truman, per Fleming, believed Johnson should have sought re election and made the Vietnam War a referendum, likening it to Lincoln. Fleming cites an Independence Missouri discussion with Margaret Truman and quotes Truman’s sharp critique.
A 35 year old man with hepatitis B damaged liver received a baboon liver in the world’s first such transplant at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The 11 hour operation faced heavy risk but offers a potential path to relief from human organ shortages.
Algeria state media report the head of the ruling High State Committee, Mohamed Boudiaf, was shot dead in Iba as he prepared to speak. Gunmen unknown, no group claimed responsibility. his death follows Islamist violence after Algeria's first free elections.
U.N. officials could not guarantee safe relief flights into Sarajevo as deadline talks ed 7 a.m. CDT. Serb forces reportedly handed the airport to peacekeepers though fighting blocked French flights and council members weighed force to open the airport. Bush said the United States would do its part to aid delivery and considered all options.
Zone based forecast reports tonight and Tuesday with partial clouds and light to moderate rain chances. Highs range from the upper 70s to the mid 90s across zones 1 through 18 with 20 to 30 percent rain probabilities and variable winds.
The report notes partly cloudy skies with calm winds into B7 and a mostly sunny Tuesday with a 20 percent rain chance. South winds 10 to 15 mph, high around BS, Tuesday night mostly cloudy with south winds 5 to 10 mph. Observed temperatures show a high of 86 and overnight low near 74 with traces of precipitation.
Weather outlook across Missouri Nebraska and Colorado through Tuesday. Mostly cloudy with rain in Missouri and Nebraska statewide, with warm highs around 90 in Missouri and 60s to 80s in Nebraska. Oklahoma Panhandle and Colorado show scattered rain, with highs reaching the 80s and 90s in lower elevations. Road conditions and advisories from the Highway Patrol are noted with contact details.
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