Fall welcome signals KU and area universities back to campus
Lawrence readies for the fall influx as Kansas University students return, with families arriving by pickup and trailer. Construction crews prepare the campus after the summer term while locals anticipate crowded stores and eateries. The season also welcomes students to Haskell Nation University and Baker University in Baldwin.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Haskell Indian Nations University
Baker University
Baldwin
Unfair Denial Of Honor Society In Kentucky High School
In Grant County Kentucky 33 students were inducted into the National Honor Society though 35 qualified. Two unwed teen mothers were excluded amid vague criteria. The ACLU, backing the two co plaintiffs, argues Title IX violation and discrimination.
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Grant County
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Kentucky
Abortion Debate Lines Redrawn in Part Birth Fight
The debate over partial birth abortion reshapes party lines with Republicans broadly backing a ban while Democrats show sharper divisions. Gallup data shows a shift in pro choice stance since 1995, as public opinion moves toward restricting abortion and the issue reshapes the meaning of being pro choice.
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House
Clinton
American Medical Assn. Board of Trustees
House of Delegates
Ron Fitzsimmons
National Coalition of Abortion Providers
Congress
Lydia Saad
Gallup
Saad
National Rifle Assny
Nita Lowey
D-N.y
Democratic Party
Mark Shields
Creators Syndicate
Democracy’s new drug test aid bill sparks Tocqueville warning
In a bellicose bid to link federal college aid to drug abstinence, Rep. Souder pushes a plan that would suspend aid for drug offenders and require rehab and tests. Critics warn such micro management mirrors Tocqueville’s warned paternal power, threatening student freedom despite broad aid usage and binge-drinking realities on campuses.
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Alexis de Tocqueville
America
Congress
Mark Souder
Indiana
Souder
Financial Aid Office
Harvard
Department of Education
Federal
Clinton
de Tocqueville
Address Change Request Procedures
Postmaster instructions require sending address changes to the Journal-World at P.O. Box 88B Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 US. The notice marks USPS and circulation bureau memberships.
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Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence, Kan
Lack of Respect Across KDOT Plan and Native Histories
Mike Ford argues that Kansas DOT and Rep. Snowbarger press to build an eastern K-10 leg flouts court rulings and echoes Cherokee removal. He cites 1833 Marshall decision, Jackson’s enforcement defeats, and claims urban planning neglect in Lawrence. He urges respect for Haskell Nation and native graves, linking overpass delay to suburban isolation.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Vince Showbarger
Haskell Indian Nations University
New Echota
Supreme Court
Andrew Jackson
John Marshall
Haskell
Lawrence
Carlson
Snowbarger
95Th Street
Johnson County
Mike Ford
Mass
Lawrence City Commission Adopts 1974 Budget
Lawrence adopts a calendar 1974 budget of 10,129,742 dollars with a 31.859 mill levy, a 2.834 mill reduction from 1973. Douglas County GOP selects Robert F. Elsworth, 32, as chairman, succeeding George Allen who led the committee since 1954.
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Lawrence City Commission
Robert F. Elsworth
Lawrence
Douglas County
Republican Central Committee
George Allen
Improvements On Pinckney Street Pleasant For Passersby
The Lawrence Journal notes on August 14 1898 that clearing a leafing place along the ravine west of Kasold s grocery on Pinckney street will make the street more decent for passersby The street commissioner is also cutting trees in the Pinckney street park and when school opens children will have a better playground Courtesy Watkins Community Museum
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Lawrence Journal
Kasold
Pinckney Street
Sixth and
Indiana
Watkins Community Museum
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