Lawrence Seeks to Expand Tourism With New Venues
Lawrence courts visitors with a growing tourism push as July center attendance hit 1,900, nearly double 1997. A new 30 minute history video, improved highway signs, and the Union Pacific Depot revival drive interest. CVB plans two visitor kiosks, a KU visitor center, and a tourism consultant to boost promotions.
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Clinton faces test in sustained fight against terrorism
Jim Hoagland argues that U.S. strategy must combine legal and military tools to deter Middle East terrorism. He cites past strikes in Afghanistan and Sudan, Libyan actions, and embassy attacks, urging a focused, realistic policy to bring terrorists to justice while acknowledging limits of retaliation.
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Saudi Arabia
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Washington Post Writers Group
Polls misread Clinton image due to wording
The article notes Gallup CNN and USA Today polls shifted after Clinton's grand jury speech because respondents were asked to rate him as a person not as president. It argues Americans separate the man from the job, questions trust in leadership, and suggests cynicism may be rising.
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Journal-World Postal and Circulation Notices
Postmaster notice requires senders to address changes to Journal-World P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 USPS 306-520 Periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kansas Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press
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Public comment on U S 59 highway Expressway vs Freeway
Alan P Miller of Baldwin voices frustration at a KDOT meeting over a proposed 59 highway upgrade from Ottawa to south Lawrence. He calls the 135 million dollar Expressway and 60 million more Freeway plans flawed and questions public input, safety, and the questionnaire.
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Old Home Town deal calms KU and WSU medical framing
Kansas University and Wichita State University officials reached an agreement that defused a dispute over a memo by Clark Ahlberg. The memo suggested changes to the Wichita branch of the KU Medical School and was seen by some as a step toward turning it into WSU's School of Medicine. State officials called alarm over the move unfounded. Local gasoline allocations remained steady with no shortages despite anticipated fall student influx.
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Wichita State University
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WSU School of Medicine
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Kansas Board of Regents
Topeka Woman's Bible Sparks 1898 Local Uproar
The Lawrence Journal notes Topeka social circles stirred by the Woman's Bible, likening the dispute to sea foam and predicting a rift in what it calls a peculiar city atmosphere. The remarks, dated August 25, 1898, reflect gender rights debates of the era.
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Watkins Community Museum
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