Luck o the Irish parade raises funds for local charities
Lawrence organizers of the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade raised 10500 for Hannah’s House Foundation and other local programs over eight years. The parade shifted its route along Massachusetts Street and drew numerous families for entertainment while supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Boys and Girls Club, and the Ryan Gray Playground for All Children.
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Lawrence
Hannah's House Foundation
Hannah's House
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Boys and Girls Club
Ryan Gray
All Childen
US urged to harden stance over Iraq imprisonment
The piece argues the two Americans David Caliberti and William Barloon deserve tougher U S action against Saddam Hussein after their capture in Iraq. It critiques UN approval, questions defense quality, highlights harsh prison conditions and heart seizures, and warns against leniency or appeasement toward the regime as the US seeks release.
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Iraq
United States
Saddam Hussein
David Caliberti
William Barloon
United Nations
U.N
Caliberti
Barloon
Washington
Saddam
Five historic firsts and liberation events noted
Fifty years ago on April 15 1945 British and Canadian troops liberated the Bergen Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany. In 1817 the first American school for the deaf opened in Hartford Connecticut. In 1850 the city of San Francisco was incorporated.
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Bergen-Belsen
Germany
Hartford
Conn
San Francisco
Journal-World publication and staff listing
Daily Lawrence Kansas newspaper details including address Sixth and New Hampshire streets and ZIP code 66044 0122 with contact phone 843 1000. Subscription and carrier prices listed for various regions and methods plus mail rates for Douglas County adjoining counties and broader areas. Staff and departments named including Editor Publisher and production and circulation managers. Postmaster notice and USPS details with box address and AP and ABC memberships.
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the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas County
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Television report misleads on drug legalization debate
A critical review of ABC's America's War on Drugs Searching for Solutions says the节目 distorts drug reality by promoting legalization while downplaying evidence of its failures. It notes that drugs use has declined since 1985 while warnings on youth risk are downplayed and contrasts with Netherlands and British data.
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New York Times
ABC
Jeff Diamond
Catherine Crier
Crier
Britain
Netherlands
Zurich
Italy
Western
Europe
U.S
Geezer reminiscences of schoolyard pranks and regrets in Waco
In a Waco reminiscence, elderly locals recall youthful mischief from shop class and pranks on teachers. They recount varnish and sawdust tricks, glued projects collapsing, improvised bombs, animals on campus, and a legendary stapled drawing, concluding that today’s kids are worse.
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Waco
Tex
Geezer Patrol
Ambulance stance drawns: keep Douglas County service local
Douglas County residents urge the county commissioners to reject privatization of the ambulance service. Dorothy L Proctor of Eudora cites fast paramedic response and minimal tax cost, calling the current system the best in Kansas. The letter stresses life saving role and asks to keep community service intact. Charlotte R Gray of Ohio shares gratitude for random acts of kindness and a helpful KU campus officer.
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Douglas County
Kansas
Dorothy L. Proctor
Eudora
23Rd
Iowa
Kansas University Campus
Perkins
Avery
Charlotte R. Gray
1914
Ohio
Early 1970s temp plunge signals Nixon Blackmun pick
The piece notes a sudden 30 degree drop in temperatures in the 1930s era and mentions a likely presidential nomination of Minnesota judge Harry Blackmun to the U.S. Supreme Court, a friend of Chief Justice Warren Burger. It also recalls a 1895 Lawrence editorial criticizing liquor prohibitions and bootlegging without revenue for the city.
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Nixon
Harry Blackmun
Minnesota
U.S. Supreme Court
Blackmun
Warren Burger
Lawrence World
Watkins Community Museum
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Dolph Simons Sr
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Bill Snead
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Mark Chaney
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
W.C. Simons
Journal-World
P.O
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Ambulance Appeal
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