Tire safety on the road and in the air sparks recall concerns
An in depth editorial links the 114 fatal Concorde crash to tire failures and cites a federal probe into Firestone and Wilderness tires. It notes recalls abroad, Ford's tire replacements, high heat and wear causing tread shedding, and urges routine checks and safer production standards nationwide.
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Paris
United States
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Firestone
Wilderness
General Motors
Ford
Toyota
Nissan
Subaru
Venezuela
Ecuador
Thailand
Malaysia
Colombia
Saudi Arabia
Today in History highlights key dates and events
On Aug 11 1909 the SOS signal was first used by the Arapahoe off Cape Hatteras. 1860 saw the first successful silver mill near Virginia City. Other entries recall Alcatraz prisoners in 1934, Laval’s 1942 quote, Indochina peace in 1954, Pollock’s death in 1956, Nikolayev’s 1962 flight, Watts riot in 1965, Reagan misstatement in 1984, Shalikashvili chair in 1993, Clinton line-item veto in 1997, troops to Saudi Arabia a decade ago, and Clinton nuclear test ban five years ago.
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Cape Hatteras
N.C
Virginia City
Nev
Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay
Vichy
Pierre Laval
France
Germany
Indochina
Jackson Pollock
East Hampton
N.Y
Soviet Union
Andrian Nikolayev
Watts
Los Angeles
Reagan
Russia
Clinton
Army
John Shalikashvili
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Colin Powell
Congress
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Desert Kingdom
Lawrence Journal-World Staff Roster and Postmaster Note
The text lists staff positions at the Lawrence Journal-World including Richard Brack as Managing Editor Bill Snead as Senior Editor John Taylor as News Editor Ann 0 Garde as Editorial Page Editor Al Bones as Advertising Manager Joe Lewis as Circulation Manager Dolph C. Simons Jr. as Editor and Publisher Ralph Gage as General Manager Dolph Simons All as Operations Manager Dan Simons as New Ventures Donna Wiley as Director of HR Personnel Tom Hornbaker as Controller Dallas Dolan as Production Manager Ed Clambrone as Production Manager. It also notes POSTMASTER address changes to the Journal-World P O Box 888 Lawrence Kan 66044 0888 and periodicals post at Lawrence. It mentions a member of the Audit Bureau and the Associate.
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Richard Brack
Bill Snead
John Taylor
Ann 0 Garde
al Bones
Joe Lewis
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Dolph Simons All
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
H.R
Tom,Hornbaker
Dallas Dolan
Ed Clambrone
Journal-World
P.O. Box
Lawrence, Kan
Declaring independence from political conventions
Washington columnist Sandy Grady denounces modern party conventions as useless TV spectacles driven by hype and lobbyist wealth. He recalls past authentic moments, predicts the rise of online nominating and smaller gatherings, and opts out of the Los Angeles 2000 Democratic event acknowledging the ritual’s decline.
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Los Angeles
L.A
George W. Bush
Philadelphia
Philly
WWF
Smackdown
CBS
NBC
ABC
CNN
PBS
Bill Clinton
Bush & Co
Miami
Richard Nixon
George McGovern
Ronald Reagan
Jerry Ford
Kansas City
Teddy Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Kiwanis
Rotary
C-Span
Chicago
Joe
Sandy Grady
Philadelphia Daily News
Lieberman Centered Politics Defined in Biography
Profile of Joseph Lieberman outlining his Connecticut roots and Yale education, career as state attorney general, Senate roles on key committees, and centrist stance. Notes his leadership roles, family, faith, and impact on Clinton Gore era politics, including his vice presidential candidacy.
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Joseph Lieberman
Stamford
Conn
Connecticut Public Schools
Yale College
Yale Law School
Connecticut State Senate
Connecticut
Lieberman
U.S. Senate
Armed Services
Environmental and Public Works
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Democratic Leadership Council
Bill Clinton
al Gore
Charles Robb
D-Va
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Democratic Party
George McGovern
Georgetown
Hadassah
Hana
Matthew
Rebecca
Ethan
Kesher Israel
United States
Clinton
Gore
Clinton-Gore
Gore-Lieberman
Jack Anderson
Douglas Cofin
United Feature Syndicate
Pedal Tractor Pull praised at Douglas County Fair
Public forum notes thank Y all fair organizers Mary Jo and Richard Wakeman Debbie Grosdi dier and Douglas County Farm Bureau for a great fair. Mentions first-time tractor riders and praise for fair superintendents board and extension agents. Also comments on school ninth grade placement and a strong letter policy for The Journal-World.
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Douglas County Fair
Mary Jo
Richard
Wakeman
Debbie Grosdidier
Douglas County Farm Bureau
Fair Board
Mariann Bradley
Eudora
Kansas University fall enrollment may set record in 1975
In 1975 KU fall enrollment is hinted to break the 20,295 record from 1974. Also recalled is 1960 when Emmett Reed of Lawrence pitched a perfect no hit no run no walk in the district tournament, shutting out Emporia 4-0 for Happy Hal's Cafe.
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Kansas University
Emmett Reed
Lawrence
Happy Hal's Cafe
Emporia
Western bad man faces hard road amid train robbery joke
Aug 11 1900 Lawrence Journal notes the era’s stance on train robbery as unhonorable for outlaws, referencing the James and Nounge professions in a clipped editorial aside. It frames banditry as a discredited calling within the period’s moral tone.
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