Size and tragedy in school attendance debated after Columbine
The Lawrence High and Free State High sizes are compared to Columbine in Littleton to question whether enrollment limits prevent mass killings. Experts note smaller schools have seen violence, yet size is not the sole factor. Strong factors include hatred, mental health, and vigilant adults.
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Lawrence High School
Littleton
Colo
LHS
Free State High
Columbine High
Kansas
Lawrence High
Columbine
Vicksburg, Miss
Post
Kentucky
Arkansas
Oregon
McLouth
Columbines
New York World's Fair Opens and Notable U.S. Landmarks
The text notes the 1939 opening of the New York World's Fair on April 30. It recalls George Washington becoming the first U.S. president in 1789, the 1803 Louisiana Purchase from France, Hawaii becoming a U.S. territory in 1900, and railroad engineer Casey Jones dying in a 1900 crash near Vaughan Mississippi while aiding passengers at the central station.
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George Washington
New York
United States
Louisiana Territory
France
Hawaii
U.S
John Luther “Casey" Jones
Illinois Central Railroad
Vaughan
Miss
Centrals
Bradley Gore race shifts as Clinton looms large
David Shribman notes the Democratic contest centers on Bill Clinton rather than Gore or Bradley. He highlights Bradley’s quiet gains, Gore’s maneuvering, and rising doubts about Clinton’s fading influence amid polls showing weaker Gore ties to Clinton and faltering support among key voters. The piece contrasts Republican stalemate with Democratic volatility.
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Manchester
N.H
Patrick J. Buchanan
Gary Bauer
George W. Bush
Lamar Alexander
Dan Quayle
John McCain
John R. Kasich
Elizabeth H. Dole
Bill Bradley
al Gore
Bradley
Gore
Austin
Bush
Texas
Washington
Cole
Wall Street
Richard Gephardt
Missouri
Bob Kerrey
Nebraska
John Kerry
Massachusetts
New York
Chicago
Dave DeBusschere
Phil Jackson
Willis Reed
Knicks
DeBusschere
White Sox
Jackson
Bulls
Cook County
Silicon Valley
Clinton
Yugoslavia
Slobodan Milosevic
Kosovo
Hubert Humphrey
Belgrade
Ulysses S. Grant
Spotsylvania
White House
Monica Ennui
Wooden Guy
Air Force 2
Pew Research Center
Democrats
Gallup
Sen
McCain
Wall Street Journal
NBC News
Bill Clinton
David Shribman
Exiph Lobe
Not supposed to happen here a Littleton reflection
Leonard Pitts argues that school violence is not confined by place and class. He recalls a car crash memory and links Littleton to broader patterns of violence, urging readers to confront the belief that such crimes occur only in certain neighborhoods or strata.
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Mom
Littleton
Colo
Pearl
West
Paducah
Jonesboro
Ark
Charles Oberly
Amy Grossberg
Network
Inner City
Dan Rather
Katie Couric
Leonard Pitts
The
Miami Herald
Periodicals postpaid and press association notices
USPS 306 520 credit line shows periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kansas. Mentions membership in Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press.
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Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Noted tragedy sparks mirror of personal responsibility
In the wake of the Littleton shooting the writer argues society bears blame for violence by promoting material goals and eroding respect for authority and God. The letter urges self change over blaming others, cites Tolstoy on self-improvement, and provides submission guidelines for Letters to the Journal-World.
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Littleton
Colo
God
Springfield
Jonesboro
Paducah
Leo Tolstoy
Jim Musser
Journal-World
Ljworld.com
Kansas Chancellor says ticket price dispute with Walker a misunderstanding
In 1974 Kansas University Chancellor Archie Dykes described the clash between athletic director Clyde Walker and student leaders over football and basketball ticket increases as a misunderstanding. He said Walker had students' best interests at heart to better finance the athletics program.
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Kansas University
Archie Dykes
Clyde Walker
Walker
Wakarusa Watershed Project Advances With Petitions
The 327000 acre Wakarusa Watershed project moved closer to reality as officials announced that 54 percent of the acreage already was under petition.
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Wakarusa
Praises for Twentieth Kansas in Manila and Luzon
Editorial from April 30, 1899 lauds Fred Funston and the Twentieth Kansas for their actions in Luzon, saying their conduct echoed farmstead resolve and earned worldwide respect from soldiers, from Washington to Manila and Europe. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Lawrence Journal
Washington
Manila
America
Europe
Twentieth Kansas
Deer Creek
Kansas
Luzon
Allen County
Fred Funston
Brave Boys of the
Watkins Community Museum
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Dolph Simons III
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