Intersection upgrade at 15th and Iowa Streets debated
Lawrence city commissioners consider a $2 million plan to expand the 15th and Iowa Streets intersection as a major campus entry. A traffic study proposes extra left and right turn lanes to ease morning and event traffic, with land largely on the south side and 15th Street widened.
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15Th
Iowa Streets
Lawrence
Kansas University
University
Lowa
15Th Street
Iowa and
15Th Streets
23Rd
Iowa
Marty Kennedy
Kansas Department of Transportation
Watts unrest claims many lives in 1965 neighborhood riot
The text notes a deadly wave in Watts on August 11 1965 with 34 killed and over 1000 injured. It also mentions the 1909 SOS distress signal first used by the Arapahoe off Cape Hatteras North Carolina and the 1934 arrival of federal prisoners at Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay.
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Watts
Los Angeles
Cape Hatteras
Itland
Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay
Government and public mood shift in a changing era
An observer notes broad public indifference to federal action despite calls for targeted reforms and navel gazing about government size. Data from Ladd and Bowman show a long term drop in trust, with rising belief that government threatens future prosperity, suggesting a possible reordering of American democracy.
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Congress
Washington
Everett Carll Ladd
Roper Center
Karlyn Bowman
American Enterprise Institute
Louis Harris and Associates
Gallup
Pew Center For the People
Press
Clinton
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Postmaster Address Change Notice
Address changes for the Journal World should be sent to 7.0 Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044. Periodicals postage is paid at Lawrence Kansas. The publication is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Kan
Lawrence, Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Social Security remains solid amid market dips
The article argues the Social Security Trust Funds stayed solvent through recent market volatility and are projected to cover full benefits through 2029 with continued contributions for 75 percent thereafter. It cautions against privatization, citing Brookings economists who say private alternatives offer lower returns and higher risk, and notes privatization momentum followed past market booms.
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Asia
Japan
Monica Lewinsky
Wall Street
Henry J. Aaron
Robert D. Reischauer
Brookings Institution
Raid Clears East Side Joints After City Police Action
On August 11 1898 Lawrence police and the sheriff raided the east part of town and shut down three joints. A large amount of beer was seized and the establishments were described as houses harboring vice. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Lawrence Journal
Watkins Community Museum
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