Lawrence City Commission welcomes new faces and cooperation
The Lawrence City Commission begins a new two year term with continuing members Jo Andersen Bob Moody and John Nalbandian praising outgoing commissioners Bob Schulte and Doug Compton. The group aims to swiftly address a proposed amendment adding sexual orientation protections to the human rights ordinance while stressing teamwork over personal agendas.
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Lawrence City
Lawrence
Jo Andersen
Bob Moody
John Nalbandian
Bob Schulte
Doug Compton
Andersen
Moody
Nalbandian
Journal- World
Commission
Bonnie Augustine
Allen Levine
Notable world events and milestones compiled over decades
A chronology notes Roosevelt's 1945 death and Truman's succession, England's 1606 flag adoption, Fort Sumter's 1861 firing to begin the Civil War, Andrews' 1862 raid on a Confederate train, the first catcher’s mask in 1877, Tender Is the Night 1934 publication, the 1955 polio vaccine, Yuri Gagarin's 1961 spaceflight, the 1981 space shuttle test, Harvard's 1988 animal patent, Sen Garn's 2000 space flight, and postwar East Germany's 1990 Holocaust acknowledgment and apology.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
United States
Warm Springs
Harry S. Truman
England
Fort Sumter
South Carolina
James J. Andrews
Marietta
Buster Keaton
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Scribner's
New York
Yuri Gagarin
Columbia
Robert L. Crippen
John W. Young
Cape Canaveral
Fla
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Harvard University
Jake Garn
Utah
East Germany
Journal World postmaster address change notice
Public notice directs readers to send any address changes to the Journal World at P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 for updated mailing records and continued delivery.
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Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Centrist Democrats emerge as swing force in Senate
A bloc of centrist Democratic senators, numbering about a dozen to twenty, has become the decisive swing on key votes in the Senate. They align with Republicans on mandates, line-item veto, and budget cuts, boosting Clinton by enabling passage of bills and limiting vetoes, signaling a shift of power from the House to the Senate and toward centrist governance.
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Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Clinton
House
Newt Gingrich
America
GOP
John Glenn
D-Ohio
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Bob Dole
White House
Joseph I. Lieberman
D-Conn
John Breaux
D-La
Lieberman
Breaux
Capitol Hill
Democratic Leadership Council
Life is like a box of chocolates says a girl
A dialogue-heavy reflection on life comparing it to a box of chocolates with hidden outcomes. The narrator replies with humorous, speculative twists about pins, tops, and coconut, noting life diverges from Hollywood wisdom and computer logic. The exchange ends with a playful tangent about bowls of cherries and life’s uncertainties.
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Forrest Gump
Hollywood
Park neighbors urge preserve green space over center site
A resident cites Centennial Park as a valued habitat and recreation area across from a proposed Parks and Recreation Community Center. They urge locating the high school pool near Lawrence High instead, suggesting Dad Perry Park as a less traffic‑prone alternative and warn the park’s loss would harm the neighborhood. Laura McCall voices concern.
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National Lane
Rockledge Road
Centennial Park
Lawrence High Pool
Dad Perry
Sixth Street
Ninth Street
Laura McCall
Fire destroys upper floors of Kappa Sigma house
An early morning fire gutted the Kappa Sigma fraternity house at 1045 Emery Rd, burning the top two floors and damaging the lower levels with no injuries reported. The attic appears to be the origin and the cause is undetermined. A 17 year old Baldwin High senior with meningitis is in poor condition but showing some improvement. Two former Oskaloosa residents were arrested by the FBI for attempting to defraud a local bank. John Crown of Lawrence Paper Co was elected mayor of Lawrence.
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Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Emery Rd
Baldwin High
Oskaloosa
FBI
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Lawrence City
Dolph Simons Sr
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Kaw
Douglas County
Kansas Counties
Kansas City
Journal World
Bill Snead
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Mark Chaney
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Dolph Simons
Ili
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
W.C. Simons
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
BRS
Maynard W. Shelly
Learnard Ave
John Crown
Lawrence Paper Co
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