Italy fights Mafia as public turns on system
Editorial notes rising citizen anger in Italy over Mafia influence. Protests force security to shield leaders in Palermo. Palermo mayor and top investigator resign. Citizens demand harsh, sustained action to curb organized crime, despite government moves and the risk of more bloodshed.
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Italy
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Giuliano Amato
Vincenzo Parisi
Sicily
Palermo
Aldo Rizzo
Vittorio Teresi
Rome
Naples
Milan
Florence
Local policy votes mix with KU Olympic win in Helsinki
Mayor Francisco opposed renewing City Manager Watson’s contract but backed a 6 percent pay hike, while Commissioner Gleason supported both moves after a prior recall. KU stars Lovellette and Kenney led the U S to an 85 76 win over Argentina in Helsinki as taxes and budgets loom locally amid a heat wave. An 1892 Lawrence World item recalls three Indian boys returning home from the nation after a day lost in the Wakarusa woods.
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Marci Francisco
Buford Watson
Tom Gleason
Gleason
Watson
Francisco
Kansas University Endowment Association
Olin Petefish
Clyde Lovellette
Bob Kenney
Kansas University
U.S
Helsinki
Finland
America
The
Lawrence World
Wakarusa
Thad Stevens
Haskell
Summer of 1942 reshaped World War II fortunes
In June 1942 the war pivoted as Midway setback for Japan was followed by Guadalcanal fighting and Allied efforts to aid USSR through PQ 17. British convoys to Malta failed, Dieppe raid flopped, El Alamein stalled Rommel, and Hitler overextended in Russia. The era proved perilous yet pivotal for Allied morale.
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Rome-Tokyo
Japan
Tokyo
Guadalcanal
Australia
Iceland
Murmansk
Russia
Stalin
Malta
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Suez
Dieppe
English Channel
Cana
Erwin Rommel
Egypt
Cairo
Suez Canal
North Africa
el Alamein
Hitler
Caucasus
Stalingrad
Nation of strangers and impersonal cruelty debate
A Starke execution and a broader critique explore impersonal cruelty. The piece contrasts Edward Dean Kennedy's execution with later racially charged attacks and broader social discrimination. It argues against dehumanizing strangers, urges ending us versus them divisions, and highlights institutional biases across banks housing and education.
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Starke
Edward Dean Kennedy
Kennedy
Rodney King
Los Angeles
Reginald Denny
America
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
Public forum urges Rep Slattery to co sponsor HR 5289
Letter from Shirley Kasper of Tonganoxie urges U S House action before the August recess on HR 5289 Every Fifth Child Legislation. The bill funds WIC Head Start and Job Corps to aid vulnerable children and youth with strong results cited for each program.
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U.S
House of Representatives
Bread For the World
Christian Citizens’ Organization
Jim Slattery
Rep. Slattery
Shirley Kasper
Tonganoxie
Readers urged to send brief letters to Journal-World
The Journal-World invites concise public letters under 350 words. Submit with name, address, and phone number for verification. unsigned or pen-named letters not used. Addresses published, phone numbers withheld. Typewritten submissions preferred and the paper may edit or condense without altering viewpoints.
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Journal-World
Cable car test marks historic San Francisco transit start
On August 1 1873 inventor Andrew Hallidie tested a cable driven car via underground cable along Clay Street in San Francisco. Earlier the test was private, then a public demonstration. Other history notes: Joseph Priestley isolated oxygen in 1774 and the first US census recorded about four million people in 1790.
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Andrew S. Hallidie
San Francisco
Clay Street
Jones and Kearny
Joseph Priestley
United States
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