25 May 1997
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1997
Page
1
NASA astronaut Jerry Linenger returned to Earth aboard space shuttle Atlantis after four months aboard Russia’s Mir station. The landing followed a sequence of difficult and dangerous moments during the mission, marking a dramatic end to the long stay in orbit.
A crew of 33 umpires will oversee nearly 3,000 softball games in Lawrence this summer. The article notes ongoing debate about male officers facing scrutiny, citing Michael Noone, a former Air Force prosecutor and judge. Page 7A and Page 18.
Kansas University faculty joined a five day Wheat State Whirlwind Tour to learn Kansas history and people. They visited St. Fidelis in Victoria, toured giant limestone walls and towers, and heard comments from parishioner Francis Schippers. The journey covered agriculture aviation energy, parks and museums with moving commentary from James McCauley.
Forecasters scrambled to map Andrew’s next strike as warnings spread along the Gulf Coast from the Panhandle to Louisiana. The projected bull’s eye targeted flood prone New Orleans before the hurricane veered west, slamming into sparsely populated marshland hundreds of miles away. storm prep costs topped $50 million as cities grappled with expenses.
FBI special agent George Grotz says the Orchid Club probe may reflect a wider pattern as a Lawrence man pleads guilty and two Emporia men are arrested on related Internet child pornography charges. The federal investigation intensifies as agents pursue global online crime.
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