Four-Lane K-10 Link Becomes Daily Reality Over 25 Years
A retrospective on Kansas Highway 10 from Lawrence to Kansas City notes the shift from a winding two lane route through Eudora DeSoto to a four lane highway. It cites wartime use to Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant and Gov. Docking era progress. The piece asks readers to imagine future improvements like a South Lawrence Trafficway by 2022.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
State Highway Commission
Here
Eudora
DeSoto
Johnson County
Kansas
Robert Docking
Bonner Springs
Olathe
Arrowhead
Kauffman
South Lawrence
Today in History highlights key historic events
On April 17 1961 about 1500 CIA trained Cuban exiles launched the Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba failing to topple Castro. Benjamin Franklin died in Philadelphia at 84 in 1790. Yugoslavia surrendered in 1941, Ford unveiled the Mustang in 1964, Sirhan Sirhan convicted in 1969, Apollo 13 safely returned in 1970.
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Cuba
Fidel Castro
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Yugoslavia
Germany
Ford Motor Company
Los Angeles
Sirhan Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Pacific
China Emerges as Superpower and U.S. Policy Dilemma
Washington reflects on China’s rise as a global power and the looming renewal of most favored nation status. The piece weighs engagement versus containment, noting China’s growth, poverty, pollution, and feudal economic elements while forecasting how U.S. policy might accelerate Beijing’s political evolution or subvert its regime. It references Clinton’s phrasing on China and cites Bernstein and Munro’s Coming Conflict With China to frame fascist tendencies within a rising state. China borders 14 nations with disputes involving 24, highlighting potential flashpoints in future diplomacy and security.
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Washington
Soviet Union
China
Congress
Hong Kong
Germany
Shanghai
The
Economist Magazine
People’s Republic
Business Week
National Journal
Philip II
Spain
U.S
Taiwan
Tchaikovsky
Brahms
America
Clinton
Richard Bernstein
Ross H. Munro
Ellen DeGeneres episode sparks controversy over networks
Cal Thomas argues ABC uses Ellen as a vehicle for promoting lesbian visibility and accuses networks of pushing a political agenda. He calls for boycotts and urges viewers to ignore the show or switch to programs aligned with traditional values. He warns audiences away from perceived propaganda and predicts ratings decline.
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Promised Land
CBS
Johnny Carson
Heaven’s Gate
Cal Thomas
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Journal-World Postal Instructions Notice
Postmaster address changes should be sent to the Journal-World in Lawrence Kansas at P O Box 888 66044 0888. The item notes USPS 306 520 periodicals postage paid at Lawrence and membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press.
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Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Open forum questions district budget and equity
Diane Karpowitz asks if cuts will widen socio economic gaps and which programs will be eliminated as funds shrink. She praises parental funding for a summer library and urges wise spending to benefit all students. Tom Clark complains lack of KU Journal World coverage of the 1996 97 EU women’s basketball team banquet.
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Diane Karpowitz
Marvonne Rd
KU Alumni Center
Journal-World
Tom Clark
Old Home Town in 1972 KU debates BGS degree merits
Educational Policies and Procedures Committee at Kansas University planned to review a proposal for a new bachelor of general studies degree. Some viewed it as a cheap degree while others argued for the merits not yet recognized. The note recalls 1897 Cuba crisis agitation and a Lawrence Journal accusation of inevitable war with editor J L Brady urging restraint. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Kansas University
Cuba
Spain
Lawrence Journal
Lawrence World
J.L. Brady
Patrick Henry
Brady
Watkins Community Museum
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Rush Limbaugh
Dolph Simons Sr
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Douglas County
Kansas Counties
Journal World
Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Julie Bechtel
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
W.C. Simons
Old Home Town
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