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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1996
Page
2
A giant 450 pound piano catapult, revived for the Da Vinci Days festival, will fling old personal computers up to 100 yards during the July 1921 Corvallis event. Organizers paid 2000 for the prop, aiming to symbolize triumph over technology and ongoing evolution.
The United States urged Burma to release all detainees and discussed a coordinated response with European and Asian nations. White House officials said the crackdown on the democracy movement will be addressed at a G7 economic conference and regional talks. A U S envoy will meet with European and Asian representatives to develop a unified approach amid 217 arrests and possible trade sanctions.
The University of the District of Columbia imposes a six week faculty furlough and near doubling of tuition for about 9000 students in a budget crisis. 318 faculty will not return until October 1 and will not be paid until late October.
A Colorado forest fire that scorched about 10 000 acres in hours is declared out a week after it began near Buffalo Creek 30 miles southwest of Denver. More than 600 firefighters fought the blaze and a campfire left burning by teenagers on a school outing is blamed. A 20 man crew will stay to mop up hot spots, and county fire bans have spread across the state.
David Kaczynski describes resisting the idea his brother Theodore is the Unabomber but decides to inform authorities to protect life. He hopes if convicted his brother may be spared the death penalty and says he wants people to see Theodore as human.
Arizona faced unseasonable coolness with 20 degree below normal temps across the state. Phoenix logged 79 while Las Vegas saw hail and northern Arizona reported a funnel cloud near Tuba City as the National Weather Service issued and then canceled a snow advisory for the Grand Canyon area.
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