From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Nov. 17, 1985:

• In Kansas City, victims of the 1981 Hyatt-Regency disaster applauded a state report accused two engineers of negligence in the production of the collapsed suspended walkways. The death toll in the incident had been 114 with another 200 people injured. The report was the first declaration of blame for the tragedy.
• The Haskell Indian Junior College Foundation had launched a major fundraising campaign for a cultural center on the campus. Foundation President Sandy Praeger and Haskell President Gerald Gipp had recently met with representatives of several foundations in New York and were encouraged by the responses. The idea of a cultural center had been discussed since the 1970s, but it had been stalled by a lack of private funding and of staff members with time to devote to the project.
• A majority of Lawrence police officers were in opposition to a recent proposal for a three-day waiting period on handgun purchases. Several people, including a local gunshop owner, were circulating petitions against the proposal. Opponents said that such a regulation would be ineffective in its intended results, while being a nuisance to legitimate gun buyers.