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Politics, Tiger draw comment
Fuss over golfer is well-deserved
Bill Thompson
June 24, 2000
Random comments on people in the news: A word of caution: With the independent counsel’s report on the first lady’s role in the Travelgate scandal likely to be made public before Election Day, she might find some of that mud flying right back in her face.
Business Briefcase
June 24, 2000
Candidate resigns planning commission post
By Joy Ludwig
June 24, 2000
By Joy Ludwig Journal-World Writer A Republican candidate for the 3rd District County Commission seat resigned Friday morning from the Lawrence/Douglas County Planning Commission. Jere McElhaney, 42, said he believes it would be inappropriate to continue serving on the planning commission while he seeks public office.
Two states deviate on tuition proposals
By Erwin Seba
June 24, 2000
By Erwin Seba Journal-World Writer On the same day the Kansas Board of Regents was increasing tuition rates for 2002, the presidents of Florida’s public universities were recommending their schools be allowed to cut out-of-state tuition to attract more students. It’s a step Kansas won’t take, said the director of the regents central office in Topeka.
ConAgra adds to its holdings
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
International Home Foods was too good to pass up for Omaha-based ConAgra’s merger appetite.Food conglomerate ConAgra Inc. is buying International Home Foods Inc. maker of Chef Boyardee products, Pam cooking spray and Gulden’s Mustard for $1.6 billion in cash and stock.
Family member’s assistance leads to body’s identity
By Mindie Paget
June 24, 2000
By Mindie Miller Journal-World Writer Leavenworth County investigators Friday identified the body of a woman found Tuesday night floating naked down the Kansas River. Sheriff’s Maj. David Zoellner said a phone call from a family member led to the identification of Jennifer A. Menger, 29, of Kansas City, Mo. Her death is being investigated as a homicide, Zoellner said.
BMW pulls into Miller Marts
After 27 years, Dale Miller leaves service stations behind
By Mark Fagan
June 24, 2000
By Mark Fagan Journal-World Business Editor Pumping your own gasoline didn’t exist when Dale Miller pulled into the service station industry. Now, with pay-at-the-pump a fixture and Internet-equipped nozzles around the corner, the owner of Lawrence’s Miller Marts is idling his sprawling convenience store business.
City Police Blotter
June 24, 2000
Lawrence Datebook
June 24, 2000
Saturday Column
Dolph C. Simons Jr.
June 24, 2000
Earlier this week a Journal-World editorial focused on all the good things Jackie Davis has accomplished during the past seven years as director of the Lied Center at Kansas University. This was prompted by the announcement Davis will be leaving September 1 to assume the directorship of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
Hawaii aims to cut shark-finning trade
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
A new Hawaii law is intended to curtail the state’s lucrative trade in shark fins used for pricey Asian soups and touted as medicinal remedies. The law says shark fins brought to Hawaiian ports must either be on the shark or, if sliced off, the carcass must be stored aboard the ship.
Schilling willing to be traded
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
With the trade deadline a little more than a month away, Curt Schilling is once again considering the possibility of leaving the Philadelphia Phillies.
Chavez, A’s agree to terms
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
Less than 48 hours after becoming the first Athletics player to hit for the cycle at the Oakland Coliseum, Eric Chavez agreed Friday to a four-year contract extension through 2004.
‘Revenge’ motivates candidacy
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
It’s Hinson vs. Hinson in divorce court and on the campaign trail. State Rep. Shirley Hinson faces her estranged husband, Jimmy, on Tuesday in a Republican primary runoff election for her seat. The couple’s high-profile domestic discord which includes alleged death threats, rumors of infidelity, jail time and a restraining order has pushed aside most other issues.
Gore, Ventura play off each other’s strengths
Knight Ridder Newspapers
June 24, 2000
They are the odd couple of politics, the most colorful figure and, arguably, the most dull. But this political Oscar and Felix are suddenly new best friends. Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura and Vice President Al Gore, the say-anything, damn-the-torpedoes former pro wrestler and the careful, eager-to-please career politician, are seeing a lot of each other.
Oil used in ‘smear’ campaign
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
When small oil producers went to George W. Bush in 1992 for help in getting President Bush to remove a tax on their drilling costs, the son took up their cause with his father’s White House.
Utah sends No. 1 pick to Nuggets
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
It seemed a little suspicious that a team without a first-round pick was looking so seriously at first-round talent. On Thursday, the Denver Nuggets worked out two big men they seemingly had no chance at drafting. On Friday, they gave themselves an opportunity to land one.
Wallace wins pole at Save Mart 350
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
Rusty Wallace, a road-course star with six career victories on serpentine tracks, broke in a new car Friday by winning the pole for the Save Mart Kragen 350.
Court sides with EPA on interstate air pollution
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
A federal court is allowing the government to implement a plan to reduce air pollution that drifts from the Midwest to the Northeast, the Environmental Protection Agency said Friday. The regulation, designed to force more controls on coal-burning power plants, has been bitterly contested by states that contend the effect of traveling smog has been exaggerated and pollution controls to cut it back would cost too much.
de Ferran runs first at G.I. Joe
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
It doesn’t really matter whose car he’s driving, Gil de Ferran is fast at Portland International Raceway.
Stevenson auditions for Hornets
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
DeShawn Stevenson expects to be taken between 10th and 20th in Wednesday’s draft.
Trevino returns to form
McCord, four others one shot back at NFL Golf Classic
J-W News Sources
June 24, 2000
Lee Trevino had his best round in two years Friday, shooting a 6-under-par 66 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Cadillac NFL Golf Classic.
Dinosaur debate ruffling feathers
By Erwin Seba
June 24, 2000
By Erwin Seba Journal-World Writer It’s the battle of the dinosaurs and it’s raging in the halls of Kansas University’s Natural History Museum. In this corner, Bambiraptor feinbergi, a vicious 3-foot-tall hunter that lived 75 million years ago. On its feet were killing claws that would eviscerate prey. It had long arms that folded like a bird’s and it probably had feathers. In the opposite corner, Longisquama insignis, a 6-inch-long reptile that lived 220 million years ago and may have had feathers. It would glide down to land on its prey.
Why isn’t Juan gone?
Former AL MVP puts condition on trade to Yankees
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
Two-time AL MVP Juan Gonzalez will be in Detroit Tuesday when the Tigers-Yankees series begins. The question is, which team will he be playing for? Maybe Juan Gonzalez is coming to the Yankees, after all.
Guardsmen prepare for tour in Bosnia
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
The air, hot and sticky, clung to Sgt. Michael Turley’s face, and the mob that had surrounded his humvee was growing unruly. But even as the Oklahoma National Guard put him through this tense training session, Turley found he already had many skills for quelling hot tempers and unrest.
Human genome map is just the beginning
The “Apollo moon landing program of biology” opn verge of landing
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
An essentially completed map of the human genes, expected to be announced in days, is just the beginning of a genetic revolution in medicine that may take a century to complete, experts say. President Clinton, speaking in anticipation of an announcement Monday, said “the whole landscape of health care” will be changed forever by decoding the human genetic pattern.
Airbus launches plans for world’s largest jet
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
The superjumbo jet, which can carry 555 passengers, will feature sleeper cabins, a business center and even a nursery. Airbus Industrie announced Friday the launch of the long-awaited A3XX double-decker jumbo jet that can carry 555 people, creating a classy and powerful new competitor to Boeing’s long-haul aircraft.
State’s mental health care decried
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
The husband of a woman arrested twice on three months for walking naked to the Statehouse grounds says the incidents points to the lack of adequate mental health care.
Couple injured in house explosion
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
A young pregnant woman and her husband were critically injured when their house exploded in rural Leavenworth County. Their baby, a girl they named Sierra Sue, was delivered moments after they arrived by helicopter at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., on Wednesday.
Local Sports Briefs
June 24, 2000
Survey identifies two wells for tribe
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
The Kansas Geological Survey has identified two sites where the Kickapoos might be able to drill wells on their drought-stricken reservation. “We were pleased that we were able to find two test wells that actually yielded water,” KGS hydrogeologist Allen Macfarlane said Friday.
Company denies misleading public
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
Philip Morris Inc. never intended to lie to or mislead the American public about the health consequences of smoking, a top company executive testified Friday in a landmark smokers’ case.
Wilma C. Frank
June 24, 2000
Charles Louis Falk
June 24, 2000
Roy F. Dodge Jr.
June 24, 2000
Peter DeNucci
June 24, 2000
Scouting News
June 24, 2000
McLouth Honors
June 24, 2000
Engagements
June 24, 2000
Club News
June 24, 2000
Perry-Lecompton High School Honors
June 24, 2000
Around and About
June 24, 2000
‘Soul Food’ comes to TV
Tracy L. Scott, The Washington Post
June 24, 2000
In 1997, movie-goers were served a hearty helping of the Joseph family in the theatrical film “Soul Food.” For movie-goers who enjoyed the main course, dessert is on the way. “Soul Food: The Series” premieres at 9 p.m. Wednesday on Showtime.
‘Iron Chef’ bites the Big Apple
Kevin McDonough
June 24, 2000
A year ago when I first got my review tape of “Iron Chef,” I couldn’t believe my eyes. Here was a cooking show from Japan with the energy of a sumo wrestling match. I called it “entirely strange and oddly compelling” and “part game show, part cooking show and part ‘Godzilla’ movie.”
Verda Marilyn Smith
June 24, 2000
Old Home Town, 100 years ago
June 24, 2000
Old Home Town, 40 years ago
June 24, 2000
Palace pays homage to rock experience
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
Multibillionaire Paul Allen lifted a Dale Chihuly glass guitar above his head and smashed it to smithereens Friday, opening his $240 million Experience Music Project museum of American popular music.
Uncertainty greets security doctrine
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
Amid growing concerns about media freedom in Russia, President Vladimir Putin’s powerful Security Council approved an “information security doctrine” Friday to strengthen the government’s role in monitoring information flow.
Daily Ticker
June 24, 2000
Mob still has much to learn
Robert Reno, Newsday
June 24, 2000
Garbage hauling and fish markets, what they call the smelly trades, have long provided New York’s mob families with self-righteous pretensions, unconvincing at best, that they are legitimate businessmen. What has long puzzled serious students of organized crime is the failure of these groups to build their fearsome reputations into financial institutions that could have, in a generation or two, achieved a respectability and stability that transcended their grandfathers’ roles as pioneers in the development of effective operation of the tommy gun and the imaginative use of cement.
Words on prayer
June 24, 2000
AL Roundup
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
Oakland onslaught buries Kansas City
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
In the space of six pitches, the Oakland Athletics showed why they’re the hottest team in baseball.Randy Velarde, Jason Giambi and Ben Grieve hit consecutive homers in the second inning and the A’s won their ninth straight game, defeating the Kansas City Royals 10-6 Friday night
White Sox winning at bargain price
Chicago has best record in baseball
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
Chicago’s much-criticized youth movement is paying off for the first-place White Sox.
Nation Breifs
June 24, 2000
Sports Briefs
June 24, 2000
Savarese next hurdle for Tyson
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
Mike Tyson is feuding with promoter Frank Warren and will meet Lou Savarese in the ring tonight. Only this time the controversy is more intense than that surrounding his first fight in Britain, and the hoopla is more subdued.
People, Faces & Things
June 24, 2000
Gore seeks to clarify 1996 event
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
In sometimes sharp exchanges, Vice President Al Gore told investigators that he does not know “to this day” that a controversial 1996 Buddhist temple event was a Democratic fund-raising event, a transcript released Friday by the White House shows. Moving aggressively to respond to re-emergence of the fund-raising controversy in his presidential campaign, Gore said he made the transcript public so Americans can judge for themselves: “I’ve told the truth.”
Two-day fiesta doubles the fun
By Mindie Paget
June 24, 2000
By Mindie Miller Journal-World Writer A whirl of white ruffles and tapping toes. Even in Friday’s warm weather, the lace and sombrero-clad dancers of St. John’s Catholic School did not wilt. The dancers Los Danzantes de St. John’s entertained for more than an hour Friday night at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church’s 19th annual Fiesta Mexicana. This year’s fest is dubbed by the church members as “Y2QUE.”
Horoscopes
Jacqueline Bigar
June 24, 2000
Ann Landers
Ann Landers
June 24, 2000
West Junoir High School Honors
June 24, 2000
Fore!
A guide to area golf courses
By Brady McCombs
June 24, 2000
By Brady McCombs Journal-World Writer A lack of options should not be a problem for Lawrence-area golfing enthusiasts. Five courses in Lawrence and two others within 10 minutes of the city provide opportunities for all levels of golfers to hit the links and enjoy. “I think Lawrence offers an excellent variety for golfers,” said Jon Zylstra, golf professional at Lawrence Country Club. “The addition of Eagle Bend helped a bunch. There is a nice variety for all levels of golfers. It ranks up there (with other areas).”
‘Resort’ neighborhood planned
Housing development styled after similar projects nationwide
June 24, 2000
By Mark Fagan Journal-World Business Editor A new $10 million subdivision is on the way to northwestern Lawrence, and it’s planned to look a lot like its neighbors 30 miles to the east. “We’re thinking a little bit outside the box for Lawrence,” said John Bush, managing partner for Westwood LLC, which plans to build Westwood Hills on 132 acres northwest of Free State High School.
Lecompton celebrates its history
By Mindie Paget
June 24, 2000
By Mindie Miller Journal-World Writer When Lecompton was the territorial capital of Kansas from 1855 to 1861, its population approached 5,000. The only time since then that 5,000 people have converged in Lecompton is during the town’s annual Territorial Day. This year’s festival should draw a similar crowd, Paul Bahnmaier, Territorial Day committee member, said.
Lawrence Briefs
June 24, 2000
N.D. weathers another round of floods
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
North Dakotans traditionally usher in summer by opening umbrellas instead of sunscreen. But after a week and a half of damaging heavy rains and flash flooding, waterlogged residents welcomed a chance to dry out.
SRS probed for more information
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
A federal agency has more questions than answers for Kansas, which has applied for about $100 million a year in extra Medicaid payments. The state’s request must be approved by the Health Care Financing Administration.
Fourth body identified in barrel case
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
Authorities have identified the fourth of five female bodies found stuffed in barrels in Kansas and Missouri. Cass County Prosecutor Chris Koster said Friday that the body was that of Sheila Dale Faith, 51, of Fullerton, Calif.
Former aging aide to appeal fine
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
A former deputy aging secretary is challenging a $500 fine imposed by the state ethics commission for violating a conflict of interest law. Terry Glasscock hopes to overturn the April order from the Governmental Ethics Commission. The case involved a $135,000, no-bid agreement for a “re-engineering” study of the Department on Aging awarded to Glasscock soon after he left the agency in May 1999 and moved to Massachusetts.
Pendletons to open maize maze today
By Brady McCombs
June 24, 2000
By Brady McCombs Journal-World Writer Douglas County’s largest butterfly opens its wings to the public today. The Butterfly Wishes Corn/Soybean Maze, an 8-acre maze cut from corn and soybeans, was designed by Lawrence artist Stan Herd. It was cut out and cleaned up with the help of John and Karen Pendleton, who own the Pendleton Country Market, 1446 E. 1850 Road, where the maze is located.
Court won’t pursue Elian’s case further
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
A federal appeals court on Friday unanimously refused to reconsider the custody battle over Elian Gonzalez, paving the way for the boy’s possible return to Cuba next week. The 12-member 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the boy’s Miami relatives’ request for a rehearing and emphatically said it would not look at the case again.
Court ruling clarifies nature of U.S. health insurance
Froma Harrop
June 24, 2000
Six years ago, a black bear wandered into Rhode Island and ate someone’s pet goat. Environmental officials declared the bear to be a public danger and shot it to death. A letter to the editor protested the killing. “It’s a bear, after all,” the letter writer said. “Did they expect it to order a pizza?”
Budget ready for school board
‘There is no fat left,’ district’s business manager says
By Tim Carpenter
June 24, 2000
By Tim Carpenter Journal-World Writer The Lawrence school board Monday will critique a budget blueprint that hikes a special mill levy, reallocates a pile of district funding and pumps cash into trimming class sizes. It is that last element $700,000 for new staff that captured the imagination of Interim Supt. Randy Weseman.
Transition of power moves along in Syria
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
From his father’s chair with its off-white Damascene upholstery, Bashar Assad repeated to U.N. chief Kofi Annan the familiar words of the late President Hafez Assad: Syria will make full peace with Israel but only in return for Israel’s full withdrawal from the Golan Heights.
China’s aggression toward Taiwan involves U.S.
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
The Chinese military plans to increase the number of short-range missiles aimed at Taiwan as it focuses military preparations on a possible clash with Taiwan involving the United States, the Pentagon said Friday.
House vote packs a blow for Big Tobacco
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
The House delivered a stinging bipartisan setback to the tobacco industry on Friday by voting to provide the Justice Department with money it says it must have to continue the massive federal lawsuit against cigarette makers.
Raiders win two; Outlaws stumble
By Jason Franchuk
June 24, 2000
By Jason Franchunk Journal-World Sports Writer Just as a questionable double-play call ended the game, a Shawnee Mission parent stood up and scolded the two umpires.
Helen Booth
June 24, 2000
Old Home Town, 25 years ago
June 24, 2000
Free State High School Honors
June 24, 2000
Weddings
June 24, 2000
NL Roundup
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
World Briefs
June 24, 2000
Stroke of genius
Journal-World Editorial
June 24, 2000
Tiger Woods is the kind of athlete who brings honor and inspiration to the game he plays. Every now and then, an athlete transcends the sport he or she plays, impressing not just fellow competitors or fans but reaching out to touch people who have had little interest in their sporting event.
ABC makes comical move
Bill Lyon Philadelphia Inquirer
By Bill Lyon
June 24, 2000
The game itself is no longer enough. It is incapable of standing on its own any longer, at least in the view of the grand poohbahs of TV.
Davies in front after 66
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
Laura Davies, who has won two LPGA Championships at DuPont Country Club, took a two-stroke lead Friday with a 66. Davies overpowered a long, tough DuPont Country Club and birdied the last three holes for a 5-under 66, giving her a two-stroke lead over Wendy Ward and putting her halfway home to her first major championship since 1996.
DeBruce wins lawsuit ruling tied to explosion
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
Workers injured in the 1998 grain elevator explosion still have two other lawsuits pending against DeBruce. The company also faces civil action from the federal government.
Reno describes Waco plan
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
During the final day of the Branch Davidian standoff, federal agents had the discretion to do what needed to be done to insert tear gas to flush sect members out of the compound, Atty. Gen. Janet Reno said in a videotaped deposition played for jurors Friday.
Deadly fire rips through hostel
The Associated Press
June 24, 2000
Backpacker Darrin Hill had just dropped off to sleep after a 12-hour day picking tomatoes when he was startled by the sound of breaking glass and the smell of smoke. “All hell seemed to break loose,” Hill said Friday after surviving an overnight hostel fire that killed 15 people, most of them foreign tourists, and injured at least 10.
Cote Services
June 24, 2000
Lawrence resident picked for regents job
June 24, 2000
The Kansas Board of Regents tapped Joseph Emmons of Lawrence to be its associate director of academic affairs.
Lawrence High School honors
June 24, 2000
Society Calendar
June 24, 2000
Daily Ticker
June 24, 2000
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