Editorial on AIDS Harsh Realities in New York City
The piece reports that New York City men aged 30 to 39 died of AIDS in 1984 at rates higher than homicide or cancer, signaling AIDS as a major killer. It cites Health Department statistician Alan Kristal predicting AIDS could become the top killer for men 15 to 50 by 1986 and urges serious awareness and medical prioritization following Rock Hudson’s case.
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New York City
City Health Department
Alan Kristal
Kristal
Rock Hudson
Hudson
Afghanistanism no longer distant in a shrinking world
Editorial note traces Afghanistanism from a defunct deadline gimmick to a live issue as Afghanistan Iran Bhopal and Kharg Island gains urgency. It recalls 1980 Soviet invasion and ongoing Afghan war, contrasting Vietnam era counts with current friction and the risk of new flashpoints as the world grows smaller and more connected.
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Afghanistan
Lebanon
Bhopal
Kharg Island
Soviet Union
Kabul
Iran
Vietnam
Proclamation of Neutrality Declares U S Neutral in 1914
On August 18 1914 President Woodrow Wilson issued a Proclamation of Neutrality stating the United States must be neutral in fact as well as in name to avoid involvement in World War I. Also notes Genghis Kahn death 1227 and Virginia Dare birth 1587 and Nabokovs Lolita published 1958.
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Woodrow Wilson
United States
Wilson
Genghis Kahn
Virginia Dare
Roanoke Island
N.C
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
Managua Jews flee as Sandinistas drive exile begins
The 1979 Sandinista takeover drove Managua's Jewish families from Nicaragua. The lone synagogue was burned and desecrated while a cemetery was excavated. about 60 families fled, leaving two Jews in the country. A Sandinista spy admitted harassment plans against the community.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Managua
Morton Rosenthal
B’nai B’rith Anti- Defamation League
Mauricio Palacio
Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel
Hitler
Judenrein
Palacio
Freddie Luft
Luft
Sandinista Apparatchiks
United States
Chicago
Somoza
Abraham Gorn
U.S
Pope John Paul II Criticizes Africa Leaders on Rights and Development
In Kinshasa the pope urged governments to uphold human rights and address corruption while condemning apartheid and global indifference. He pressed for balanced development and strict public administration, warning against unequal gains and self serving governance. He urged African self reliance and called out rich nations for obstructing progress.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
John Paul II
John Paul
South Africa
Africa
Lawrence Journal World 1854 1952 founders and masthead
The Lawrence Journal World published daily by the World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas lists founders Dolph C Simons Jr Dolph Simons Sr Ralph Gage Bill Mayer Robert Nordyke Allen Torray Ed Schultz Donna Wiley Keith Wood Dallas Dolan established 1854 W C Simons 1891 1952 and postal and circulation details including rates and areas served along with AP and ABC memberships.
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Dolph C. Simons Jr
Dolph Simons Sr
Ralph Gage
Bill Mayer
Robert Nordyke
Allen Torray
Ed Schultz
Donna Wiley
Keith Wood
Dallas Dolan
W.C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Kansas University pre semester bustle and CE program reach
The report notes KU continuing education connected over 60 000 people off campus during the year while town and campus prepared for the fall term. Two local men who swapped names to confuse police and face traffic court charges will be charged with additional crimes as a result.
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Kansas University
Peaceful Alderpoint Retreat amid Emerald Triangle Ties
In Alderpoint California, residents live quietly amid mountains and air of isolation. The Emerald Triangle area, known for marijuana, endures helicopter police raids while locals guard privacy and barter life for outdoor peace. People range from teachers to artists and former cowboys, all drawn to this rugged escape. Al Carr runs the Bum Steer tavern where locals discuss life, not pasts, and the landscape shapes a community of loners, growers, and wanderers seeking refuge from urban crowds.
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al Carr
Alderpoint
Emerald Triangle
Ray Raphael
New Yorker
Bonnie Blackberry
Peter
San Francisco
Marin
Wyoming
Alaska
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WORLD
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Journal-World
P.O
Old Home Town
Coast Mountain Retreat
William Robbins
N.Y
Times News Service
Calif
California
Eel River
Seattle
New York
Garberville
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