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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1996
Page
1
The 1996 Summer Olympics torch will arrive in Lawrence today led by a native who plays a key role in organizing the Atlanta Games. A country star George Jones releases a candid new book detailing his turbulent life and struggles with drugs and alcohol. Weather forecaster flags hot stretch with 90 to 93 degree highs across the area.
Quotable remarks from Episcopal Bishop Walter Righter after being cleared of heresy charges. He downplays focus on sexual orientation and emphasizes the nature of relationships, asking if they are monogamous and faithful. Page 6A.
Kansan Bob Dole announced Wednesday he will resign from the Senate and as majority leader by June 11 to pursue a presidential campaign against Clinton. He said he would be a private citizen thereafter, dedicating all attention to the race and the American people.
In Russell Kansas hometown, Senator Bob Dole announced he would end his 35 year Congressional career to focus on a presidential bid. Supporters like Don Dawson praised his leadership and dynamic speech as townsfolk watched the announcement, while questions about a successor began to surface.
The Clinton administration proposed punitive tariffs totaling 3 billion on Chinese clothing and consumer electronics over piracy in a bid to force compliance with the 1995 agreement. China countered with its own sanctions threat, raising the risk of a wider trade war. The sanctions, set to start after June 17 to allow comments, follow a prior clash that saw 1.08 billion in U.S. penalties averted last year.
U.S. proposes tariffs on Chinese products including apparel made from silk cotton and man-made fibers and wool as well as communications gear such as cellular phones fax machines and answering machines. Consumer goods like cooking utensils space heaters and surgical and medical gloves are also affected with potential levy timelines and tariff rates to be set by authorities.
Bob Dole launched his career in 1960 by winning a seat in the U S House of Representatives. He moved to the Senate in 1968 and became Senate majority leader in 1984 and later Senate minority leader in 1986 after Democrats regained control. He was the Republican vice presidential nominee in 1976 with Gerald Ford, pursued the presidential nomination in 1980 and 1988, and sought the presidency again in 1992 and 1995 while serving his fifth Senate term and announcing his resignation in 1996.
AP reports Dole resignation shocks Kansas insiders triggering duel Senate races for 1980. Two seats now open amid a busy election season with Dole as GOP candidate, plus one Senate seat four House seats and all 165 state legislative seats up. Two declared: Pat Roberts and Sally Thompson, while Nancy Kassebaum’s future is unclear.
The question asks if former President Dole's resignation was best for Kansans and directs readers to review the J-W Access page 2A for the official answer. The brief notes a local public inquiry context and frames it as a reader prompt rather than a reported outcome.
In Boston and Cleveland areas teens tutor adults in computer basics, using self taught know how and low cost sessions. Jeffrey Vogel, 18, tutors Paul Bradley, 58, while Beachwood High School runs an Elder Class where retirees learn from students. Spencer Joyner, 16, earns 10 to 60 dollars per hour tutoring.
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