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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 2003
Page
1
Free State High School sophomore pitcher Jake Hoover baffled Lawrence High batters Tuesday in the Class 6A regional baseball championship, sending the Firebirds to their first state tournament.
Quotable remarks on CBS note chastity as a strategy is inaccurate and offer no explanation for a dip in primetime sexual content on the network. Page 2A.
Sue Ann Place, whose 9-year-old son Richard Settlemyre was dismembered, faces renewed fear as John William, convicted in 1989, seeks parole. Cadet resident Place and investigators call the case the most gruesome Lawrence has seen, doubting the possibility of a drastic change.
Lawrence officials warned that delaying a fifth fire station risks public and firefighter safety and greater property loss. Fire Chief Jim McSwain urged adding a $3.6 million station at 21st and Iowa during budget hearings amid a $2.194 million hole.
The Bush administration raised the terrorism alert to orange amid fears a global wave of attacks could reach the United States. Officials cited general intelligence of a possible domestic attack, noting recent Saudi Arabia and Morocco bombings as part of a widening pattern. Homeland Security Secretary Ridge warned of operable al Qaeda activity worldwide and potential U.S. strikes. Overseas, embassies and consulates in Saudi Arabia closed temporarily, and security was tightened with National Guard deployments in New York and Capitol area patrols.
Census data from March 2002 show 4.5 million Americans aged 65 or older were employed or seeking work, 13.2 percent of their cohort, up 50 percent since 1980. Experts link longer lifespans, dwindling retirement savings, and Social Security concerns to more seniors staying active in the labor market.
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