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Thursday. February 9.1995
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Recently, we talked with Commerce Board Members about the changes at Commerce Bank, their president, Jerry Samp and their vision for the future of Lawrence.
Dan Simons Has News For Lawrence
Dan Simons believes for a business or a community to thrive, they cannot accept complacency.
Dan may well be the local expert. He and his family have owned the Lawrence Journal World for nearly 105 years.In their tenure, they've watched more than a hundred news publications open and fold in Lawrence. Yet the Journal
"The predominant feeling is that growth is good or at least a must. But people must recognize the consequences of rapid growth."
of rapid growth."
World under their leadership has grown and diversified.
Dan's lack of complacency is most evident when he's asked about the future growth of Lawrence.
"Lawrence is on the verge of a potentially huge growth spurt. Construction is up, with heavy expansion south and west. We're beginning to see the benefits of the K-10 Corridor."
Dan feels Lawrence must continue to build and expand
"The predominant feeling is that growth is good or at least a must. But people must recognize the consequences of rapid growth. Water management has already become a problem. Increased taxes, zoning and
in order to prosper. However, he also cautions against uncontrolled expansion.
variances may become issues."
In his view, Lawrence must manage growth through structured planning and guidelines for expansion. "Each day, 5000 cars leave Lawrence to commute to Kansas City and Topeka. Without core jobs and good, quality businesses, we could become a bedroom community. I'm not sure that's where we want to go."
Dan has similar opinions when it comes to the changes banks have brought to Lawrence. "A bank can get lost in change because they see Lawrence as a Monopoly piece. One way for a bank to differentiate itself is through real community involvement. They have to show they're giving something back."
"Commerce Bankers are involved in many ways. I know they participate in many local organizations. Jerry Samp, for instance, serves on the United Way Allocations Committee. His involvement helps all of us learn about the needs of this community."
All in all, that sounds like good news for Lawrence.
NATION/WORLD UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Colombian earthquake kills at least 28 people
Buildings topple as tremors are felt strongly in Bogota
KNIGHT-RIDDER TRIBUNE
The Associated Press
BOGOTA, Colombia—A powerful earthquake rocked Colombia yesterday toppling buildings and killing at least 28 people. About 200 people were injured.
The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 and was centered about 175 miles west of the capital of Bogota, the Geophysical Institute of the Andes reported. The Seismologic Institute of the West in Cali measured the quake at a magnitude of 6.2.
The quake was felt strongly in Bogota causing people to flee buildings. It also interrupted telephone service, but no damage was reported in the city.
Worst hit was the western city of Pereira, where at least 20 people were killed and 135 injured when buildings and walls collapsed, city officials said.
Civilians dug shoulder-to-shoulder with soldiers, police and firefighters through the rubble of cement and bricks from a destroyed building in
Pereira, looking for survivors. A boy was pulled from the debris.
a firefighter gently cradled the boy in his arms and carried him away.
TV images showed a highway overpass buckled by the quake with the body of a man lying on it. Buildings were collapsed, and frightened residents wandered the streets. Hospitals were jammed with injured people.
Pereira officials shut off electrical power in the city of 700,000, about 100 miles west of Bogota, to avoid
fires from possible gas leaks or downed power lines. Residents were urged to buy flashlights and candles.
Mayor Juan Manuel Buitrago decreed an overnight curfew in the most-affected parts of the city.
Dozens of buildings were damaged or destroyed in other cities and towns, authorities said.
Eight deaths were reported in other towns of Western Colombia, including two people who died of heart attacks during the quake in Neiva and Trujillo. Another person died when a wall collapsed on her in the town of Armenia.
Near the epicenter, in the town of Dagua, the quake sent tiles sliding off roofs and crashing onto the ground, said Nelson Duque, a resident of the city.
"It was horrible," Duque told RCN radio. "They were hitting all around."
An earthquake of magnitude 6 is capable of causing severe damage in populated areas.
A Jan. 19 quake centered in Colombia's sparsely populated Eastern plains killed eight people.
In June 1994, a 6.4-magnitude quake triggered landslides which buried several villages along the Navado del Hulla, a volcano south of Bogota, killing at least 1,109 people.
Abortion issue tough for GOP
Surgeon General nomination makes Republicans uneasy
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — To Sen. Arlen Specter, the fact that Dr. Henry Foster performed abortions shouldn't be a litmus test for his confirmation as surgeon general. Begging to differ, Pat Buchanan calls the nomination "a moral affront."
It won't be the last time Specter and Buchanan don't see eye-to-eye on abortion. Or the last time that Bob Dole, Lamar Alexander, Phil Gramm and Dan Quayle find themselves dealing with an issue they'd rather avoid.
President Clinton's choice of Foster has ignited the abortion debate most GOP leaders had hoped to keep quiet in the early days of the new Republican Congress. They wanted to focus on their campaign agenda.
Now, however, the abortion debate
is stirring again as Congress weighs Clinton's choice of Foster, a Tennessee obstetrician-gynecologist. His nomination is in trouble because of disputes over how many abortions he has performed and whether the White House misled Republicans about his record.
To some Republicans, the whole thing is an easy opportunity to show solidarity with anti-abortion forces and allies in the Christian conservative movement — people important to the big GOP election wins.
Others, however, worry that if party unity frays over abortion, as it has in the past, it could be difficult to regroup for tough debates ahead over spending cuts, welfare reform and other GOP agenda items.
In this tug-of-war, the GOP's presidential prospects are a microcosm of the debate.
For Dole, the episode demonstrates the difficulty of juggling dual roles as Senate majority leader and presidential hopeful.
"We need to address jobs and welfare reform and tax cuts," Dole said on "Meet the Press" Sunday when asked if he expected a big fight over the Foster nomination. "These should be our priorities."
The comments reflect a political reality for Dole: If the GOP agenda falls, his candidacy is imperiled.
Dole has a 100 percent anti-abortion voting record, yet is viewed skeptically by movement leaders because he is not outspoken on the issue. He has not taken a position on Foster. Dole has said his principal concern is whether the White House misled the Senate about Foster's background — a position that allows him and other Republicans to change the subject from abortion.
Texas Sen. Gramm, who also has a solid anti-abortion voting record, is withholding judgment on Foster.
Still, he said, "I think when you appoint a surgeon general, and abortion is clearly something many Americans are opposed to, it brings a divisive element that we should be avoiding."
The Associated Press
World Trade Center bomber caught
NEW YORK — The alleged mastermind of the World Trade Center bombing was in custody yesterday in New York after two years as a fivetive.
Ramzi Yousef was arrested in Pakistan on Tuesday and flown to New York later in the day, U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno said yesterday.
Yousef allegedly planned and organized the Feb. 26, 1993 bombing, which killed six people and injured more than 1,000.
The U.S. government had posted a $2 million reward for his return. It was not immediately clear who, if anyone had collected the reward.
"I especially want to thank all involved in this important process," President Clinton said in a statement yesterday. "This arrest is a major step forward in the fight against terrorism."
Yousef was charged in an indictment with 11 counts relating to the bombing. He allegedly came to the United States in September 1992 with plans to bomb a U.S. target.
Four of his co-defendants were convicted last March of carrying out the bombing.
Prosecutors said Yousef had led the others in the purchase of chemicals and other key acts, and managed to slip out of the country to Iraq the evening of the bombing.
Yousef, 27, was scheduled to appear in federal court in Manhattan today for arraignment.
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