11 Oct 1997
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1997
Page
1
The Liberty Memorial High School Class of 1948 will parade down Massachusetts Street at 10 a.m. The route proceeds from Seventh Street to Central Junior High, the former Liberty Memorial.
Survivors described a horrific roar of floodwaters that swept away families as workers dug through ten feet of muck searching for victims. The story notes a gradual increase in deaths from the hurricane's rampage and directs readers to page 2A for details.
President Clinton proposed sweeping changes to the Internal Revenue Service aimed at reducing abuse and tone deafness. He stopped short of backing a private board, instead suggesting a monitoring board with advisory power to the Treasury. Republicans call the proposal inadequate.
President Bill Clinton again vetoed a Republican backed ban on late term abortion procedures, saying rare cases to protect a woman's health justify the procedure. GOP leaders vowed to seek override as supporters claim the president earns the title Abortion President.
The tobacco industry will pay $300 million to fund a medical foundation studying illnesses linked to secondhand smoke. About 60,000 non smoking flight attendants had sued for $5 billion, claiming sickness from airliner smoke. The deal avoids admission of fault, provides no individual payments, and aims to fund research and early detection methods.
American Jody Williams and her International Campaign to Ban Landmines won the Nobel Peace Prize for pushing a ban on anti personnel mines. The prize of 1 million dollars will be shared with the organization as pressure grows on the United States to sign the treaty.
A Lawrence Chamber of Commerce task force endorses an eight page parking survey for downtown business owners. Fifty proposals are not listed. the plan seeks a single solution to free up spaces and reduce frustrations. The survey will be mailed October 17 with responses due by month end.
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Downtown Parking Task Force will review survey results. The next meeting is scheduled for October 17 at 234, with only downtown business owners who delivered surveys eligible to vote.
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