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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1998
Page
8
The Legislative Compensation Commission proposes replacing multiple pay categories with a single $18,000 annual salary plus $80 per day expense and 32 cents a mile for travel, totaling about $25,200 for a 90 day session. Critics warn higher pay may not attract better candidates and burden taxpayers.
On October 22, 1968 Apollo Seven completed a safe splashdown in the Atlantic. Princeton University in New Jersey received its charter in 1746. In 1797 Andre-Jacques Garnerin achieved the first parachute descent from about 3000 feet, landing safely.
Washington Post columnist Jim Hoagland argues that President Clinton and his team use bombast and shifting goals to manage Iraq and Kosovo, eroding credibility and alliance trust. He cites repeated retreats from threats, calls for sustained policy options, and warns that diplomacy without fixed leadership values weakens U.S. influence and UN and allied relations.
Leonard Pitts recalls an eighth year old karate tournament where his daughter Oniel earns second place and a paperweight trophy after dramatic forms and sparring rounds. He reflects on parental intensity, the meaning of victory, and the sting of defeat amid a crowd of crying kids and hopeful families.
A reader argues that outrage over a Wyoming murder of a homosexual man is not matched by concern for other violent deaths in Topeka and Kansas City. He asserts life is tragic regardless of sexual orientation and existing laws suffice, urging equal condemnation and punishment for all killers. The letter includes submission details for Journal-World readers.
Members of the Douglas County Landowners Assn urged the county commission to back a new Kansas River bridge in Lawrence but oppose covering all costs alone. They pressed for substantial funding from nearby cities. Two Kansas Board of Regents members, William Danenbarger and Elmer Jackson Jr., were set to end terms by year-end 1973.
The Lawrence Journal notes Prof. Naismith organizing a faculty physical training class at Kansas University. The group meets Tuesdays from 5 to 6, with new gym apparatus including Indian clubs punching bags basketballs and other equipment. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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