Douglas County United Way drives to record on time
Editorial lauds leaders Scott Schmalberg and Sandy Praeger for a campaign that exceeded its 768000 goal, finishing on time for the first time in six years. It highlights broad participation, includes KU and Eudora, praises Hallmark and thousands of residents, and notes 175 to 200 volunteers plus business solicitors.
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Douglas County
United Way
Scott Schmalberg
Drive
Sandy Praeger
Schmalberg
Praeger
Kansas University
Eudora
Hallmark
Lawrence
Eagles Return to Lawrence Amid Riverfront Changes
The eagles wintering in Lawrence adapt to changes posed by a new Riverfront Plaza structure along the Kansas River. Birds perch near the center and are seen within yards of it as environmental fears meet reality. The piece urges ongoing habitat awareness while praising the eagles as a welcome winter sight.
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Lawrence
Kansas River
New Riverfront Plaza
KU workers string lights on campus trees for Christmas
Old hometown Kansas University workers string lights on campus trees for holiday displays as local temperatures dip. Morning reading reaches 5 degrees above zero, breaking the 1955 all-time low of 10. Officials report about 2500 dollars in Thanksgiving traffic damage with no serious injuries. Dale Maxwell resigns from KU Endowment post. no immediate plans announced. Chancellor and Mrs. Malott depart for a monthlong world trip to India for an education meeting on India U.S. relations. KU statewide meeting aims to acquaint high school students with KU opportunities. A card shark story from 1889 appears in the Lawrence Journal about Boswell, a Kansas City liquor house card, and a local scam that left a man skinned.
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Kansas University
Deane Malott
India
U.S
City
Lawrence Journal
Kansas City
Boswell
Lawrence
YMCA
Kansas
Missouri
Notable names listed for local event attendees
The record lists Dolph Simons Jr. Ralph Gage Gene Armstrong Robert Nordyke Caroline Trowbridge Ann Goardner Dolph Simons III Donna Wiley Dallas Dolan Keith Foutz as participants or attendees in the community gathering.
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Dolph, Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Gene Armstrong
Robert Nordyke
Caroline Trowbridge
Ann Goardner
Dolph Simons III
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
Keith Foutz
Random drug testing in the workplace debated by task force
The APT Foundation task force led by Yale's David Musto says random tests in safety sensitive jobs may flag drinkers more than drug users and tests alone cannot ensure safety. It urges a comprehensive program with impairment-based testing, treatment referrals, and employee consent while warning about privacy and reliability issues.
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New York
Supreme Court
APT Foundation
David Musto
Yale
United States
APT Task Force
APT
Cholesterol and Public Attitudes Through The Ages
A columnist humorously tracks changing medical focus on cholesterol from indifferent past to modern obsession. He notes shifts from breakfast myths to decaffeinated coffee, recalls 1939 views centered on stomach issues, and ends by suggesting cholesterol may have been invented if not existing.
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Eisenhower
Ortega’s Polls Show Mixed Signals in Nicaragua Election
Washington observers note United States figures split on Daniel Ortega amid a February vote. Some polls show him trailing Chamorro, others in a tie or ahead, with questions about poll credibility and influence by U.S. and regional firms.
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Washington
Congress
Daniel Ortega
White House
Ortega
United States
Dan Quayle
Nicaragua
Violeta Barrios de Chamorro
Chamorro
U.S. Information Agency
U.S
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Kansas University Endowment Association
Watkins Museum
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the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
P.O
Tom Wicker
Russell Baker
Kingdom Come
Quayle
Health Headquarters
America
Aue
Porang
Eno Tings
By Jack Anderson and
Dale van Atta
John McCain
R-Ariz
Robert Dornan
R-Calif
Gallup
Consultoria Interdiciplinaria En Descarrollo
CID
Gallup International Research Institutes
George Gallup Sr
Gallup International
Charles Denton
Scott Sleek
Central America
Denton
USIA
Larry Birns
The
Council On Hemispheric Affairs
Bendixen and
Schroth
Washington, D.C
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