Editorial argues for raising interstate speed limit to 70
Efforts continue to lift the national maximum from 55 mph. Sen J J Exon introduces a bill to let states raise speeds to 70 on interstates. Nebraska leaders consider action, but Gov Bob Kerrey vetoes. Polls show Nebraskans mostly oppose. The piece notes enforcement limits and highway danger, suggesting 55 is acceptable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
J. J. Exon
D-Neb
Nebraska
Congress
Bob Kerrey
Omaha World-Herald
Graduation thoughts and mixed emotions from a Rooney essay
Andy Rooney muses on graduation time and the distinction between graduation and commencement. He notes the abrupt end of school days for graduates, the pride and fear about the future, and the tension between practical work and pure knowledge. He argues for continuing education for knowledge's sake and respect for those pursuing higher learning.
Soviet Union Likely To Enact Mass Prohibition On Alcohol
The piece argues that by the year 2000 Soviet officials aim to outlaw drinking entirely to combat alcoholism. It notes bans on serving liquor at events and penalties for workers arriving tipsy, while comparing Prohibition with U.S. history and urging a cure for alcoholism and drunken driving through other means.
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Soviet Union
Russia
Alcoholics Anonymous
U.S
Local notes and curiosities mix in Wichita paper
A column surveys quirky local chatter from May 18 including fashion questions on Imelda Marcos shoes and hosiery, a record of activities at a Fifth Street matron's Sunday, a GCHS library donation, USD 457 board remarks, HALT literature, and preparation for Garden City Costa Rica Sister City talks with tentative July dates.
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Board of Education
Ron Isham
Costa Rica
Garden City
Ciudad Quesada
San Carlos
Hard news, gallows humor, and the Chernobyl shadow
The piece reflects on the hard news culture and its emotional restraint, contrasts it with columnists, and argues that nuclear disasters like Chernobyl reveal the need for frank truth, international verification, and trust. It notes Soviet hesitancy and eventual willingness to seek help, urging exploitation of openness in disarmament efforts.
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Nixon
Chernobyl
Three Mile Island
Moscow
International Atomic Energy Agency
U.S
Europe
Russia
Burke Picked as Jones Running Mate Boosts Kansas Gubernatorial Bid
John Marshall notes Bud Burke a Navy Captain and Kansas Senate leader chosen by Senator Larry Jones as lieutenant governor candidate. Burke, aggressive and reform minded, links Jones to Wichita Sedgwick power brokers and urban rural interests, signaling a strong ticket and potential cabinet-level Commerce secretary aim.
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Burke
Paul
Bud
Senator Burke
Bud Burke
Kansas
Larry Jones
Kansas Senate
Johnson County Republicans
Jones
Leawood
Wichita-Sedgwick
Congress
Senate
Coleman
Sedgwick
Kansas House
State Senate
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