City OKs review of police Lawrence plans CALEA accreditation
Lawrence city commissioners moved to begin a wall-to-wall review of the police department under the CALEA national accreditation program. The cost to start is 6420 with total program costs about 12200, and a July 1994 on-site inspection is planned. Residents are urged not to pursue a citizen review board, as officials say it could hinder policing.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Police Department
Mike Reeves
Shirley Martin-Smith
Commission On Accreditation
Reeves
CALEA
Bob Schumm
Quayle attack on Murphy Brown stirs White House debate
Vice President Dan Quayle criticized Murphy Brown for having a child out of wedlock drawing White House pressure to balance abortion and family values. White House spokesmen and President Bush avoided endorsing the attack while praising the show for portraying pro life values.
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Washington
Dan Quayle
Murphy Brown
White House
Quayle
Marlin Fitzwater
Fitzwater
Bush
Brown
Judges weigh redistricting plan splitting Douglas County
Three federal judges hear a reapportionment challenge as they mull proposals that split Douglas County between districts two and three. Prosecutor Bob Stephan questions the legality of the Legislature approved map citing a 0.04 percent deviation and notes an eight-map proposal with a 0.01 percent spread. The plan would place Big Springs and several townships in the 2nd District while others go to the 3rd, with voting precincts and township boundaries outlined for the new districts.
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Douglas County
Atty
Bob Stephan
Stephan
Joan Finney
Marty Snyder
Snyder
Douglas
Marion
Big Springs
Lecompton Township
Kanwaks Township
Clinton Township
Trade deficit hits 18 month high in March
The Commerce Department reports the U S trade gap at 6.82 billion in March, with imports rising to 42.78 billion and exports slipping 1.8 percent to 36.98 billion. The deficit widens 77 percent from February, signaling cooling overseas demand and pressure on the economy in an election year.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Bush
Late Christmas Package From D C Puzzles Lawrence Woman
Christmas in May brought a surprise for Ruby Jackson when a package mailed Dec 21 1991 from Washington DC arrived five months late. The purse and a hoot owl figurine were intended as a gift after a telephone call with her daughter Leona Rose Coffee. Postmaster Bill Reynolds notes misdelivery or mail handling as possible causes, but could not confirm without inspecting the parcel.
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Ruby Jackson
Washington, D.C
Lawrence
Mrs. Jackson
Colonial Manor Nursing Home
Bill Reynolds
Questioned TV Plot Sparking Fatherhood Debate In Quayle Era
The item notes Vice President Dan Quayle’s critique that Murphy Brown choosing single parenthood mocks fathers, reflecting a national debate. It references the J-W Access poll on the page and the ensuing media discussion.
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Dan Quayle
Murphy Brown
Dishey
J-W Access
South Tops The Weather Tonight in Rain Likely Outlook
Inside today SM South reports a 40 percent rain chance tonight with a low of 64. Thursday brings partly cloudy skies and a 30 percent rain chance with a high near 84.
Battle Expected Lawrence 7 4 Shawnee Mission South
Shawnee Mission South defeated Lawrence High 7 to 4 on Tuesday, ending Lawrence High's baseball season. Lions were edged by the visitors as SM South built an early lead and held on for the win.
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Shawnee Mission South
Lawrence High
Lions
Republicans Split Over Research Bill Amid Party Tensions
House Republicans weigh backing a medical research milestone against loyalty to the abandoned cause, the party, and the president, amid internal divisions and political pressure from leadership and supporters.
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House
Gntlabardon
Quotable quip on underachievement in gothic tone
Laurel Fortuner wins Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest for prose marked by sharp sarcasm and self parody. The remark on low standards of law contrasts with celebratory note on literary achievement. Page 60.
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Laurel Fortuner
Bulwer- Lytton
Judge allows statement on fatality in hit and run case
Douglas County District Judge Ralph M. King Jr. ruled that a 14 page written statement by Ronald J. Ray Jr. is admissible as evidence in the trial of Marvin Schaal charged with aggravated vehicular homicide in the death of Christopher Bread. Ray’s statement claims he and Schaal were involved and refers to the March 2 1990 case on 15th Street east of In.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Ralph M. King Jr
Ronald J. Ray Jr
Marvin Schaal
Schaal
Christopher Bread
15Th Street
Ray
Schaa
Budora
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