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!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1997
Page
4
ABC will air 35 Disney films starting Sept 21 at 7 p.m. EDT marking the revival of a 34 year old series. Michael Eisner will reprise the late Walt Disney in introducing each week’s film. The slate includes Pocahontas The Santa Clause and Babe in broadcast premieres.
MSNBC broadcast a false report of an explosion in Israel after a caller claimed to be Shelly Howard. The network quickly corrected the live telecast as the caller’s identity proved fraudulent and no blast occurred.
The Notorious B I G known as Christopher Wallace, 24, was mourned at a funeral in New York after a Los Angeles drive by shooting. Long crowds lined a Bedford Stuyvesant tribute as family friends and rap stars attended. No arrests have been made.
The Presbyterian Church USA votes to embed a ban on ordaining homosexuals into church law. The Book of Order will require chastity for single ministers, a move praised by supporters but criticized by opponents as driving more gay Presbyterians from the 2.7 million-member church. Votes from 172 districts show 88 in favor to 60 against, with results pending at church headquarters in Louisville.
A Citadel review concluded the college should have delayed integrating women by a year to better gauge outcomes and recruit more female staff. The panel criticized governance, urged clearer coed policies, and called for reform of freshman training while noting hazing incidents that led to dismissals and resignations among cadets. Two women reported severe hazing, including clothes set on fire and alcohol forced on them. Two female cadets remain.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.