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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1997
Page
2
Washington lawmakers move toward a 3000 cost of living increase as the House votes 229 to 199. Carrie Meek notes inflation affects all, while opponents urge linking raise to performance and budget balance concerns raised by J D Hayworth.
Anita Hill in Speaking Truth to Power accuses the 1991 Senate Judiciary Committee of unfair, irresponsible behavior during her harassment claim against Clarence Thomas. She asks the committee to apologize to her parents for their alleged malicious indictment as Thomas’s confirmation to the Supreme Court proceeded after a narrow vote amid the controversy.
Ramiza and Saban Ibrahimovic, recently arrived in the United States, lost passports, tickets to Fargo, gold jewelry, and $12,000 in a mugging outside their Oakland apartment. Paramedics and the International Rescue Committee helped spark aid, and by Tuesday an aid account exceeded $13,000.
President Clinton released 19.6 million dollars Wednesday for an international fund to promote peace in Northern Ireland. The money for the International Fund for Ireland will support community organizations in Northern Ireland and border counties to promote economic and social advancement. It is intended to encourage contact dialogue and reconciliation between nationalists and unionists.
NASA chief Daniel Goldin reviews two final safety reports on sending astronaut David Wolf aboard Mir with a decision expected Thursday. Atlantis is set to launch to the decaying station to bring Michael Foale home, while Wolf’s fate hinges on safety reviews led by Thomas Stafford. White House officials stress a thorough NASA review process with peer reviews built in.
Washington officials announced about 30 million redesigned fifty dollar notes are being held from circulation due to a tiny printing flaw. The Treasury will decide whether to destroy or later circulate the imperfect notes, which cost 1.44 million to produce. The flaw involves small breaks in fine lines behind Ulysses S. Grant.
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