Kassebaum Declines KU Chancellor Run
Sen. Nancy Kassebaum informed a search committee she would not be a candidate for Kansas University's chancellor post. She cited lack of a doctoral degree and higher education experience, noting her visibility and political clout do not guarantee university leadership success. Her withdrawal reduces speculation and allows the committee to focus on other contenders.
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Nancy Kassebaum
Kansas University
Kassebaum
Coffee court case fuels debate on hot drink safety
In Albuquerque a jury awarded 2.9 million dollars to a woman burned by McDonald’s coffee, labeling the beverage defective. The case raises questions about consumer responsibility versus corporate duty and whether warnings or lukewarm servings would reduce lawsuits.
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Albuquerque
N.M
McDonald’s
On This Day History Highlights From Aug 19 Events
Key events span 1812 USS Constitution defeat of Guerriere near Nova Scotia. 1848 New York Herald reports California gold discovery. 1934 Hitler named fuehrer by plebiscite. 1929 Amos and Andy debut on NBC. 1942 Dieppe raid yields heavy casualties. 1955 Hurricane Diane floods, 200 deaths. 1960 Powers found guilty of espionage. 1974 Cyprus embassy shooting wounds Davies. 1976 Ford secures GOP nomination. Dr. George Tiller shot in 200? Wichita incident noted.
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Nova Scotia
New York Herald
California
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Amos and Andy
Freeman Gosden
Charles Correll
NBC
Dieppe
France
Diane
Moscow
Francis Gary Powers
U.S
Rodger P. Davies
Nicosia
Cyprus
Ford
Republican Pressiere
Journal-World staff and staff roles listed
Journal-World credits list Bill Snead as Deputy Editor John Taylor as News Editor Ann Gardner as Editorial Page Editor Tom Fisher as Advertising Manager Dolph Simons III as Operations Manager with postal and circulation notes including postmaster address and AP and ABC memberships
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Bill Snead
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Dolph Simons Ili
Privacy of personal diaries under government scrutiny
Washington voices warn that Congress and police weaponize private diaries to pry into public figures lives. The piece argues privacy protections erode with a Packwood precedent and Fifth Amendment limits, urging defense of diaries as intimate, private records.
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Washington
Treasury
Whitewater
Senate
Congress
Cops
Joshua Steiner
RTC
Madison
Packwood
Richard Nixon
Supreme Court
Josh Steiner
U.S. Senate
Thomas Jackson
Ethics Committee
Steiner
Harold
George
Ickes
Stephanopoulos
Clinton
Public Forum on Health Care Reform from a Reader
A reader argues against universal socialistic health care, urging a free market approach with consumer choice and minimal government. He cites government inefficiencies and cites ten principles including portability, liability reform, price controls risks, religious exemptions, and tying personal costs to services. Jonathan Kincaid of 2515 Belle Haven Dr signs the letter.
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Washington
Post Office
CIA
IRS
Pentagon
Congress
Russia
Phil Gramm
Lawrence to add over sixty classrooms for 1954-55
Officials said Lawrence public schools would operate more than 60 additional classrooms in the 1954-55 year. Enrollment in kindergarten through high school was projected to reach about 4,000 students.
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Lawrence
Lawrence World rebukes Jeffersonian claim on local morals
The Lawrence World reprints a Jeffersonian remark accusing Lawrence men of marital pressure and poverty driven seduction. The World denounces it as a lie and defends local men, asserting that every lewd woman in the city is by choice, not necessity.
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the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas County
Kansas Counties
Kansas City
United States
Watkins Community Museum
Is God on Clinton's Side In Crime Bill Debate
The piece argues President Clinton invokes divine will to back the crime bill, contrasts past religious outrage toward political claims of God, and cites biblical verses and Lincoln to critique today’s stance. It questions whether divine endorsement can justify policy and warns against mixing faith with politics.
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Clinton
Maryland
Congress
American Civil Liberties Union
The
American Way
Pat Robertson
Christian Coalition
al Gore
Supreme Court
Lincoln
Church of
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William Sutcliffe
W.C. Simons
P.O
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Jonathan Kincaid
Belle Haven Dr
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