Grads Urged to Foster Equality at LHS Class of 92
Lawrence High School marked 509 graduates at Memorial Stadium as senior speaker Lanh Morris urged classmates to dream of justice peace and equality and to stand up unite and fight for a better world while recalling civil rights efforts of Kennedy and King.
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Martin Luther King Jr
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Morris
Joseph Zurge
Lawrence High School
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Congress Pay Freeze Debate Faces COLA Challenge
Congress may not freeze pay due to automatic COLA rules and a 1989 law that still allows cost of living adjustments. The 27th Amendment blocks changes until after the next election, but a 3.5 percent raise occurred this year with up to 5 percent possible yearly. The National Taxpayers Union seeks repeal of COLAs and a straight vote for raises, but lacks sponsors.
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National Taxpayers Union
Bush orders Coast Guard to intercept Haitian refugees
President Bush issued an executive order authorizing the Coast Guard to intercept vessels beyond U.S. waters and return Haitians to Haiti amid a surge of boat people after the September coup. Refugee advocates vow court challenges while rights groups warn of potential danger to returnees. The policy aims to deter migration and directs asylum seekers to apply at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti.
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Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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CNN
Baker grads urged to get involved as world changes
U.S. Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum urged Baker University's 1992 graduating class to build community and take responsibility for solving society’s problems during spring commencement. She cited changes from the collapse of communism to unrest in Yugoslavia and the breakup of the Soviet Union, along with soaring health care costs, education quality concerns and a sluggish economy.
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Nancy Landon Kassebaum
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Faith and perseverance carry Kieu family from Vietnam to U S
The Kieu siblings Kim Duc and Tuyen left Vietnam in 1980 aboard a refugee boat, then endured a seven day route to Malaysia after pirate interference. Kim credits Catholic faith for sustaining them through murder theft and danger at sea, with the family arriving in 1981. See Faith, page 13A.
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Kieu
Lawrence
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Tuyen
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