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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 2000
Page
4
State inmates who refuse blood for DNA sampling face solitary confinement under a rule tied to a 1999 law expanding who must provide samples for a state DNA database. About 26,000 of 70,000 inmates have been sampled. two resisted, reportedly forced by staff. The box keeps inmates in small cells nearly all day.
The Federal Aviation Administration reached an agreement with Boeing to redesign rudders on all 737s after fatal crashes in Colorado and Pennsylvania. Three prior mandates have shown no reports of rudder problems, and new training procedures for pilots will be announced to cover the 3000 plus aircraft in service while the redesign is rolled out.
Space shuttle Atlantis crew replaced an aging battery in the Zarya module on the International Space Station after removing riveted nut plates with a hammer and chisel. Daniel Burbank and Boris Morukov described the work as garage style, aided by Mission Control in Houston and outside Moscow.
Anne Katherine Abernathy shot herself at 57 leaving a rambling four page will worth at least 100000 cash and 500000 estate to Elian Gonzalez relatives in Miami and the Amiraults of Massachusetts. Relatives challenge the will claiming mental incapacity and a court trial is set for October 30 with lawyers declining to discuss her state of mind.
MIT will pay 4.75 million to the Krueger family and create a 1.25 million scholarship in memory of Scott Krueger. The university will require all freshmen to live in university supervised housing, ban first year fraternity and sorority housing during orientation, add resident advisers, and tighten underage drinking enforcement as it continues policy changes to curb alcohol abuse.
The American Library Association reveals the top 100 books challenged in the 1990s. Harry Potter, Huck Finn and The Catcher in the Rye appear among titles targeted for censorship, alongside Scary Stories by Alvin Schwartz and Beloved by Toni Morrison. Judith Krug notes many challenges stem from debates over themes, violence, and witchcraft while acknowledging fewer bans despite thousands of complaints.
A catalog of ten titles often protested in schools and public libraries during the 1990s. Scary Story series by Alvin Schwartz faced violence occultism and cannibalism objections. Other entries include Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite for promoting lifestyle choices, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou for portrayals of white people, The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier for profanity sexual content and disobedience, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain for racist language, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck deemed blasphemous and obscene, Forever by Judy Blume for sexual content, Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson for profanity and fantasy confusion, Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesléa Newman for LGBTQ themes, and The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger for profanity and sexual references.
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