The 2000 census count for Lawrence Kansas urged
Citizens are urged to participate in the 2000 census to ensure Lawrence and Douglas County are accurately counted. The piece notes past disputes between federal and state officials over student counts at Kansas University and Haskell Indian Nations University, and recalls how Lawrence finally topped 33,000 in 1960 after counting jail inmates and extra students. It emphasizes the financial stakes tied to population totals and calls residents to return forms or engage with enumerators.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Haskell Indian Nations University
Manhattan
Bob Haggart
U.S
Haggart
Federal Census Bureau
County
Titanic Sinks After Iceberg Collision in Atlantic
In the early hours of April 15 1912 the British luxury liner Titanic sank in the North Atlantic near Newfoundland less than three hours after striking an iceberg. About 1500 people died in the disaster.
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North Atlantic
Newfoundland
Marriage Penalty in Tax Policy Again Analyzed
Ellen Goodman explains the long running debate over the marriage penalty in the U S tax system. The piece traces history from 1913 to present, noting equal income pairs face penalties while single earners may gain, and discusses political strategies and potential fixes in a contentious election year.
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Boston
IRS
Capitol Hill
Pols
Senate
Dan Feenberg
National Bureau of Economic Research
War Widows of
America
Clinton
Feenberg
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Ellen Goodman
The
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Ellengoodman
Globe.com
Voters want change despite Gore’s strong economy
Mark Shields notes strong Clinton era gains under Gore with unemployment shrinking to under 5 percent for 34 months and 21 million jobs created. Yet Democrats face panic as polls show Bush slightly ahead and voters resist a Clinton-style mandate, seeking real change at the top.
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United States
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Fortune
Albert Gore
Clinton
Clinton-Gore
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George Bush
Fred Yang
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Yang
Alan Greenspan
U.S
Public Forum debate on evolution sparks letters to editor
Ed Johlman of Eudora defends public forum debate with Duane Gish and Philip Johnson arguing knowledge has been misinterpreted since Hutton Lyell and Darwin. He criticizes Leonard Krishtalka for labeling creationists as unscientific and urges uncensored, orderly presentation of divergent ideas. Letters policy details follow.
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Leonard Krishtalka
Duane Gish
Philip Johnson
Kansasee
Hutton
Lyell
Darwin
Gish
Johnson
Krishtalka
Ed Johlman
Eudora
School board vote on space at crowded Lawrence High
In 1975 the school board rejected using Centennial School to ease LHS crowding and moved Centennial pupils to Cordley. The decision drew applause from over 200 attendees. Other solutions were sought to relieve the congestion at Lawrence High.
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Lawrence High School
Centennial School
Cordley
LHS
Thanksgiving debate over holidays and fairs in 1900
The Lawrence Journal laments holiday misuse noting Thanksgiving as a family tribute to thanks and blessings, contrasting past reverence with modern football games nationwide and Topeka's proposed Decoration Day street fair, a move seen as worse than desecration.
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Lawrence Journal
Topeka
Watkins Community Museum
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