City firefighters seek 30 percent raises in salary dispute
Lawrence emergency personnel dispute a proposed 24 to 32 percent raise after researching top administrator salaries in four peer cities Topeka Overland Park Lenexa and Olathe The city estimates the cost at 800000 to 1 million While praising the department's work officials question the scale of the demand and urge a more taxpayer friendly proposal before resuming talks
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Milestones in History From 1792 to 1990 Across Nations
A capsule recalls key events: Pelletier’s guillotine execution in 1792, Suez Canal opening in 1859, U S Spain war 1898, Gallipoli 1915, Elbe meeting in 1945, St Lawrence Seaway 1959, Andropov invitation to Samantha Smith and Pioneer 10 Pluto flyby in 1983, Chamorro’s 1990 Nicaragua presidency, plus 1980s antiwar protests in Washington.
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Samantha Smith
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Violeta Barrios de Chamorro
Nicaragua
Washington
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South Africa
Journal-World publication and staff notice and mail rates
Published daily by the World Company in Lawrence Kansas this entry lists contact numbers and subscription rates by carrier motor mail and regions including Douglas County adjoining counties greater Kansas City Mo and the United States. It also names the editorial advertising and management staff and postmaster mailing address and Bureau memberships.
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Lawrence
Kan
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United States
Controversy Over FDR Memorial Wheelchair Image Sparks Debate
Philadelphia Daily News columnist Sandy Grady argues against adding a wheelchair sculpture to the $48 million FDR Memorial, contending it smears history to fit modern political correctness. He notes Roosevelt hid his disability and warns against altering past depictions to please groups and trends.
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Questions for tax reformers spark debate on who pays taxes
The article argues that IRS data show rich Americans paying little or no tax while audit rates rise for the poor. It questions current proposals, mulls flat tax and reform needs, and criticizes ad hoc cuts that fail to curb deficits. The piece urges stronger resources for fair enforcement and a simpler system.
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Congress
Taxpayer group formed in Douglas County seeks fair assessor policy
A Lawrence Journal-World reader explains a 1994 tax dispute by Douglas County taxpayers over residential zoning versus commercial valuation. The Douglas County Property Organization with 317 members aims to curb mill levies and ensure fair assessments, clarifying it is not Cashatt followers but taxpayers uniting for lower costs and proper tax rules.
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Lawrence Journal-World
Cashatt
Douglas County
Fred Pence
Don Cashatt
Douglas County Property Organization
D.C.P.O. Association
Robert Neis
Old Home Town Honors Delta Kappa Gamma Leader
Marie Woodruff of Lawrence elected state vice president of Delta Kappa Gamma, international honorary teacher sorority. The Lawrence Journal notes many locals have recently attained state offices, with a historical Abilene Chronicle remark about F. B. Dawes choosing Lawrence and critiquing liquor law enforcement.
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Lawrence
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Watkins Community Museum
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