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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1997
Page
10
An editorial argues innocent people jailed for years deserve compensation, noting DNA advances freeing the wrongfully convicted and urging substantial financial redress for suffering. It contrasts cases of false imprisonment with other personal injury settlements and endorses top priority for the falsely imprisoned.
The entry recalls Edison announcing the phonograph in 1877, North Carolina ratifying the Constitution in 1789, Rebecca Felton becoming the first female U S senator in 1922, the Alaska highway opening in 1942, Haynsworth’s Supreme Court rejection in 1969, the MGM Grand fire in 1980, and the Dow crossing 5000 in 1995.
Washington observes a Geneva deal seen as Iraq primed for easing sanctions with Moscow’s return to pivotal Middle East influence. The piece argues Clinton underestimates balance of power diplomacy and warns of shifts favoring Primakov and Saddam, risking U.S. leverage and regional stability.
Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts reflects on Chris Simon apology for using a racial slur against Mike Grier arguing real remorse is rare. He contrasts Simon’s sincere public penitence with staged apologies by others and notes Grier’s forgiveness and his own.
Bill Snead Deputy Editor Roger Verdon Managing Editor John Taylor News Editor Ann Gardner Editorial Page Editor Tom Fisher Advertising Manager USPS 306 520 Periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kan Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations Member of the Associated Press
In a Public Forum letter Karl Schmidt questions the ethics of taxing rebates as a sales tax and warns that deliberate distortion erodes trust. He cites a car purchase and encourages forthright policy, noting historical consequences of spin and urging honesty in public discourse.
In 1972 a campaign announced for early December to transform the old city hall, the former Watkins Bank Building, into the Elizabeth M Watkins Community Museum with a $200,000 goal. John T. Andrews would lead the effort, and attorney Raymond Rice donated $5,000 for title acquisition groundwork.
A large crowd of Kansas University students gathered on campus near North College Hall to energize the 4-4-1 Jayhawks ahead of the homecoming game against arch rival Missouri. The spirited rally drew more than 500 students and supporters poised to push the team to victory. It contrasts with a historic 1897 Lawrence World big coal scare tale noting farmers digging coal southwest of town and a railroad revival idea that could reshape local industry.
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