First crack house found in Lawrence city limits
Police arrest 37 year old Eddie R. Clark at 217 Ill as DEA, Lawrence police and Douglas County sheriff deputies raid the residence after a two month probe into unusual activity and traffic. Authorities say Clark is one of two suspected crack cocaine sellers and anticipate more arrests.
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Kansas City, Mo
Ron Olin
Eddie R. Clark
Ill
Olin
Lawrence
Lawrence-Douglas County Drug Enforcement Unit
DEA
Clark
Mika Yoder
Lawrence school board to hire three for candidate screening
The Lawrence school board approved spending 1800 dollars plus travel to hire a three member team to aid in selecting candidates for the district’s top post. The team will mirror a 1984 KU faculty selection process and may include a woman, with membership to be decided later.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Dan Neuenswander
Pittsburg
Bogard
Mary Loveland
Ed Meyen
Ku’s
School of
Barbara Ballard
Loveland
Illinois
Iowa
Washington
Meyen
Kansas City
Tom Murray
Unemployment Near Six Year Peak as Jobless Rate Rises
The U.S. unemployment rate jumps to 7.3 percent in February the highest since July 1985, while payrolls rise by 164,000. Government surveys show divergent data but suggest employment is starting to grow, though recovery remains weak.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bruce Steinberg
Merrill Lynch
Local jobless rate inches up to 3 3 percent
Douglas County posted a 3.3 percent unemployment rate for January, up 0.6 points from December but down 1.1 points from January 1991. KDHR reported statewide January unemployment at 4.5 percent, down 1 percentage point from a year earlier, with Kansas posting a record January in employed residents.
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Douglas County
Kansas Department of Human Resources
Kathy Ketchum
KDHR
Kansas
Ketchum
KCHR
Bill Clinton and Jerry Brown clash over civil rights debate
In the Democrats latest presidential debate Clinton and Brown sparred over civil rights while market concerns and revival plans dominated the race, highlighting contrasting approaches and rising tensions in the campaign.
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Bill Clinton
Jerry Brown
House panel endorses bill raising state income tax
The House Taxation Committee endorsed a bill to raise income taxes and residential utility bills to fund a Democratic school finance plan. It would generate about 205.3 million dollars in new revenue, mostly paid by individuals, with little from corporations, and fall short of the required 95 million dollars for the school finance package. The measure prompts readers to call a public poll on the issue.
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Topeka
House Taxation Committee
Kansas
Barr urges tougher crime stance with more prisons
U S attorney general William Barr told a Kansas University audience that the country must choose between harsher punishment and rising crime. He argued for building more prisons while integrating law enforcement with social services and cautioned against relying on social programs alone.
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U.S
William Barr
Stephenson
Kansas University
Barr
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