Clinton health plan sales trip draws tough questions
President Clinton tours Topeka and Kansas City to push the health care package while facing skepticism on credibility and past records. Congressman Jim Slattery weighs full plan versus partial support as town halls reveal concern over costs and past actions amid questions on Whitewater and Bosnia.
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Clinton
Hillary
Jim Slattery
White House
Charlotte “Town Hall
Whitewater
Bosnia
Cleveland
Topeka
Kansas City
Today in History highlights and notable births
On this date events include Hoover's television demo in 1927, Italy's invasion of Albania in 1939, Henry Ford's death in 1947, the founding of WHO in 1948, South Pacific opening in 1949, Dag Hammarskjold's 1953 election as UN secretary general, and other milestones. Birthdays feature James Garner and Alan J. Pakula among others.
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New York
Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Italy
Albania
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Mich
World Health Organization
South Pacific
U.N. General Assembly
Dag Hammarskjold
Sweden
United States
Spain
U.S. Supreme Court
China
Deng Xiaoping
Appoitee
Hua Kuo-feng
Communist Party
Story Musgrave
Don Peterson
U.S
Challenger
Robert Mapplethorpe
Cincinnati
Contemporary Arts Center
Frank Church
Idaho
Bethesda
Los Angeles
Chicago
Bush
Komsomolets
Norwegian Sea
Bosnia-Herzeovina
James Garner
Alan J. Pakula
Wayne Rogers
Hodding Carter
California
Jerry Brown
Journal-World Postmaster Address Change Notice
Public notice informs readers to send address changes to the Journal-World at P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 for US mail delivery and records. It notes second class postage paid in Lawrence and membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press.
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the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas County
Kansas Counties
Kansas City
United States
Journal-World
P.O
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
The inevitable final chapter of dying in America
An opinion piece argues obituary pages sanitize death by labeling it as disease and explores how public attitudes shift toward accepting aging and dying. It praises Sherwin Nuland's How We Die for candid humanity and urges embracing end of life decisions as part of the human condition.
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Boston
Lewis Thomas
Richard Lamm
Colorado
Jack Kevorkian
Sherwin Nuland
Horsemen of Death
Nuland
Government ponders smoking reservation sites in United States
A satirical piece reports lawmakers and lobbyists debating a national smoking reserve. Suggestions include Yellowstone, Mojave Desert, Everglades, and even casinos run by Army Corps of Engineers. Critics warn ecological and political fallout while tobacco firms resist.
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Washington
United States
Yellowstone Park
Mojave Desert
California
Las Vegas
Minnie Broderick
New Jersey
Florida
Everglades
Greensboro
Nebraska
North Carolina
Army Corps of Engineers
Public Forum on Bar Limits and Traffic Enforcement
Oliver Finney objects to Lawrence bar limits affecting downtown activity and praises free market. He notes city actions restricting bars, concerns about saferide, red light enforcement, and calls for stronger police direction and funding. Jay Koester criticizes parking tickets and traffic safety. Finney cites tax needs and enforcement gaps at 1704 E 975 Ave.
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Lawrence
Lawrence City Commission
Lawrence Ee
Journal-World
Massachusetts Street
Jay Koester
Graystone Dr
Apt. 1
Oliver Finney
Lawrence names Ronald Short planning director in 1969
Ronald N. Short, 29, former Garden Grove planner, was named Lawrence's planning director by city manager Ray Wells. An Oklahoma University graduate, Short would start June 1 at a salary of $13,200. Also in the school system Ralph Graber resigned as junior high principal after a long tenure since 1947.
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Ronald N. Short
Garden Grove
Calif
Lawrence
Ray Wells
Short
Oklahoma University
Ralph Graber
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Caroline Trowbridge
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Tom Fisher
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Dan Simons
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Dallas Dolan
William Sutcliffe
W.C. Simons
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Art Buchwald
Dina Taft
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