Moving Day Tests Lawrence Residents Patience
Editorial notes that August moving season in Lawrence strains services and stresses neighbors as renters, KU students, and new residents swap homes. It urges curbside care, proper trash handling, yard upkeep, pet control and courteous behavior to ease transitions and meet city codes while welcoming campus arrivals.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Journal-World
Haskell Indian Nations University
Thomas Paine
Journal-World publishers and staff history note
The record outlines leadership at the Journal-World with W. C. Simons as founder and publisher from 1891 to 1944 Dolph Simons Sr serving as publisher from 1944 to 1962 and editor from 1950 to 1979 The note also lists USPS posting at Lawrence Kansas and membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and The Associated Press
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Dolph Simons Sr
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Bush's push on foreign policy mirrors domestic resolve
In a commentary on the Bush era, the article argues that the administration pursues policy with unilateral certainty, mirroring Nixon era espionage reach and prompting Capitol Hill skepticism. It frames Bush as preferring action over consultation, raising questions about principled stance versus stubborn insistence.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
George W. Bush
Capitol Hill
United States isolation grows amid climate fight and missile debate
David Shribman reports that US allies and rivals view Bush missile defense as destabilizing while the administration presses on. A chasm widens with Kyoto resistance and a wary world community, drawing scrutiny of leadership style and policy substance amid looming re elections.
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America
United States
Bush
Britain
Guardian
U.S
Public Forum Letter on KU parade and local parking debate
A reader denounces the University of Kansas athletics department for airing the Band Day game at 11 30 a m, arguing it harms downtown Lawrence by canceling a major parade and costing local businesses. The letter cites 10 000 marching students and 80 to 90 bands, and calls for respect for the arts and town interests. It also includes a second letter urging cooperative parking solutions and a better facility for Douglas County Senior Services, with suggestions for the senior center’s future use.
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Oklahoma
Nebraska
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Fox
Tristan Moody
Lawrence Senior Center
Southwinds Nursing Home
27Th Street
Douglas County Senior Services
Jessie Ann Lusher
DCSS
The
Lawrence Journal
Carnegie Library
Carnegie
Ninth
Watkins Community Museum
Booth and Nels win Douglas County primaries in 1976
State Senator Arden Booth defeats Gary Condra 2 1 in the Republican primary while Robert Nels edges John Whitford at 949 917 in the GOP second district for the county commission. Light turnout kept Delbert Mathia at the door until 10 40 p m. Lawrence board of education approves a 2 175 537 budget for next year with no public comment. Lathrop B Read Jr named chief of the Douglas County Civil Defense police force with lieutenant colonel rank and plans to train 20.
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Douglas County
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Baldwin
Delbert Mathia
Lawrence Board of Education
Lathrop B. Read Jr
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