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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 2013
Page
7
Vatican cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to elect the pope with no clear front runner and unknown duration. Smoke signals will announce results, with black indicating ongoing voting and white for a pope, while four rounds per day continue until success.
Kim Jong Un urged front line artillery units near disputed waters to be on maximum alert as a state media report claimed North Korea had canceled the 1953 armistice. The visit follows U N sanctions over the February nuclear test and vows to strike the United States. No major operational shifts were observed by Seoul officials.
Monday's market wrap shows the Dow at 14,447.29 up 60 points, the Nasdaq at 3,252.87 up 8.50, and the S&P 500 at 1,556.22 up 5.04. Treasury yields held at 3.26 percent, with commodities moving: corn 7.75 cents higher to 7.1 dollars, soybeans 8.5 cents to 14.80, wheat 2 cents to 7.36, oil at 92.06, gold up 1.10 to 1,578.00, silver down 0.95 to 28.85, platinum down 2.70 to 1,601.20.
Rep. Richard Carlson proposes lowering the personal income tax only if annual state revenue grows at least 2 percent, while allowing the sales tax cut to proceed as scheduled. He suggests diverting 370 million dollars from highway projects if spending can’t be trimmed elsewhere, and aims to win House support despite GOP hesitation.
A study of 58,466 U.S. Facebook users linked public likes to personality and behavior, predicting race, sexuality, politics, and even drug use with varying accuracy. Researchers warn privacy risks as likes spread across the web and urge caution before clicking.
Winter, a coffee enthusiast who aims to drink at every Starbucks company store, stopped at 4701 W Sixth St in Lawrence. He previously visited Lawrence in 2001 and 2007, and has logged cups at over 11,000 stores worldwide, with 8,900 in the U.S. and 2,200 abroad. He notes Starbucks has grown from about 1,500 locations in 1997 to more than 17,000 today.
Apramay Mishra an eighth grade Southwest Middle School student tied for first at the Kansas Scholastic Chess Association state tournament in Wichita. He will join a tie breaking round robin with Joshua Fernandes and Zachary Schuh to decide the state champion and a spot in the Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions in Middleton Wisconsin.
Kansas Highway Patrol troopers began a two week seat belt checkpoint at Lawrence and Eudora high schools including Free State and Eudora High, aiming to reduce teen crash deaths. Officers will ticket violations while promoting safety as teens head into prom and graduation season.
Ian Cummings can be reached at 832-7144. Follow him on Twitter at Twitter.com/iancummings4.
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