Jayhawks show class after lopsided win over Kentucky
Editorial notes KU coach Roy Williams and senior Jeff Gueldner defend the Jayhawks as displaying class after a 150-95 rout of Kentucky. Williams stresses compassion for Pitino and refuses to gloat, while players praise his leadership and focus on academics during finals week.
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Kansas University Jayhawks
Kentucky
Jeff Gueldner
Rick Pitino
Williams
Jayhawks
The
Gueldner
Robbin HUD case goes to trial for $5.6 million embezzlement
Marilyn Louise Harrell, a former escrow agent who testified to Congress, pleads not guilty to four HUD related charges including embezzling 5.6 million dollars and false statements. She faces a January 29 trial as part of a broader probe into more than 10 million dollars diverted from HUD.
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Congress
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Robin Hud
Robbin
HUD
Marilyn Louise Harrell
Anthony Gallagher
Harrell
U.S
Dick Thornburgh
Robin Hood
Public hearing stirs debate on Douglas County land use plan
The 1979 public hearing on Douglas County comprehensive land use turned into a clash over farmland preservation versus rural development. Leaders pressed for growth while supporters urged protection of agricultural land. Local figures included city treasurer Ethan Smith and KU budget pleas, with Regents chair Larry Morgan urging steady funding for continued excellence.
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Douglas County
Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission
Mike Glover
D-Lawrence
Ethan Smith
Lawrence
Ray Wells
Chicago
Kansas University
Larry Morgan
Goodland
Kansas Board of Regents
Henry Bubb
The Eighties Shift US Leadership and Global Pace
A veteran reporter reflects on the 1980s as a decade of slower U.S. leadership and rapid change abroad. He notes Reagan Thatcher Gorbachev era dynamics, Bush’s veteran presidency, and Michigan as a microcosm of younger leadership and stalled national focus on schools, workforce skills, and productivity. The piece ends in Berlin highlighting contrasting generational leadership themes.
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Berlin
Europe
America
Pacific
California
United States
Ronald Reagan
Margaret Thatcher
Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
Thatcher
Gorbachev
Bush
Detroit
Michigan
Communist Party
Quayle Differences May Be Orchestrated
A Reagan era pairing of Bush and Quayle strained as Quayle asserted his own line on Soviet policy and Malta then contradicted administration stance. The piece argues White House spin tried to mask real policy and warns of right wing dismay over perceived duplicitous messaging. It notes Quayle’s independence, Bush’s cautious aims, and the potential for political cynicism ahead of 1992.
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Dan Quayle
Indiana
George Bush
Quayle
Bush
Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
Malta
Soviet Union
Gorbachev
Europe
White House
Manhattan
U.S
Obscene North Carolina art stuns gallery visitors
A crowded gallery audience confronts a nude oil painting titled Bare-breasted Woman Contemplating Yer Indoor Swimming Pool by Locomanni. Patrons demand action, funders face scrutiny, and officials discuss refunds as the crowd debates obscenity and public funding.
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Locomanni
Jesse Helms
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