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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 2000
Page
7
Editorial argues against automatic retirement at 60 for commercial pilots. It cites a 1959 FAA rule and growing pilot shortages, proposing raising retirement to 65 with testing. It notes impacts on airlines, strikes, delays, and military-veteran pilot supply, urging modernization of policy.
A compact timeline notes Echo 1 launch from Cape Canaveral in 1960, Isaac Singer’s 1851 sewing machine patent, the 1898 Spanish American War peace protocol, Hawaii’s 1898 annexation, Joseph P Kennedy Jr.’s 1944 death, 1972 end of US ground troops in Vietnam, and Woodstock 94 opening in Saugerties.
Mark Shields notes a convention address would frame the Clinton Gore era with praise for Democrats and courage against Republicans while urging Bill Clinton to apologize for past personal failings. The piece weighs the easy defense of the 1993 deficit plan against the hard task of making Gore competitive and addressing trust.
In Nashville last Tuesday Vice President Gore and Senator Lieberman invoked God repeatedly as Democrats defend a political edge. Liberal media praise Gore Lieberman church rhetoric while questioning Bush and his references to Jesus Christ. The Washington Post notes the contrast in responses from networks and commentators.
Cal Thomas laments that religious liberals and politicians overly invoke God to bend discourse. The Wednesday editorial warns against a religion bidding war, urging voters to seek direct guidance from God rather than alignment with political agendas.
Lawrence writer Mike Ford argues against anti gaming sentiment by outlining Delaware Lenni Lenape history in Kansas and surrounding issues from 1737 to present. He notes migrations due to land theft, 1848 sharing with Wyandot, 1854 Kansas Nebraska Act, and current potential for gaming on a Delaware reservation with regulatory steps. He asks readers to weigh gaming against historic land crimes and cites The End of Indian Kansas.
Kansas Power and Light workers struggled to remove a fallen tree from a 69,000 volt line and restore service to more than 5,000 customers after heat stress and a high of 105 degrees. The Sixth Street substation fuse failure left many without air conditioning for hours. In 1960 Lawrence rodeo champs Gloria Baugher Russel Ward and Clarice Richardson were entered in Hot Springs national finals. In 1900 Lawrence Journal notes manager Si C Davis had not secured a football coach for Kansas University.
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