Call to action after shooting deaths across the nation
The Topeka police deaths connect to Newtown's 26 killings, with both killers dead. Officials seek prevention strategies including gun control, mental health care, and addressing a violent culture. The editorial urges examination of state hospital closures and entertainment impact, urging concrete action to curb gun violence.
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Newtown
Conn
America
Boise
Idaho
Kansas
Obama must clarify Syria policy to avoid regional spillover
Trudy Rubin argues Obama faces a urgent test as Syria crisis deepens. U.S. approach appears muddled with outsourcing arms to Gulf states, limited aid to moderate rebels, and a disputed civilian council. She warns that without robust decisive action Assad could survive, accelerating sectarian spillover to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Israel.
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Turkey
Lebanon
Jordan
Iraq
Israel
Assad
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Ankara
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CIA
Abdul-Jabbar Abidi
Aleppo
America
Bashar Assad
Muslim Brotherhood
Free Syrian Army
Jabhat al- Nusra
Jabhat al-Nusra
Tehran
Damascus
Trudy Rubin
Philadelphia Inquirer
Correction on pool hall age limit in Lawrence 1912
A 1912 Lawrence Daily Journal World correction fixes ages for pool halls. The paper clarifies that all boys under nineteen are barred from playing, correcting an earlier report that said eighteen. This changes the eligible age group and affects many high school students.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Letter urging tougher gun control after Sandy Hook massacre
A former prosecutor argues that assault weapons and high powered ammunition enabled the Sandy Hook school shooting and calls for strong national gun control. He cites memories of autopsies and urges balancing rights with child safety, urging Wake up America and Rein in the NRA.
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Connecticut
America
National Rifle Association
Sue Hess
Lawrence
Journal- World
Newton
Conn
Sandy Hook
Patton timing in Normandy debate letter to editor
A reader rebuts Gen Patton coverage, noting his Third Army did not storm Normandy and that Patton’s English force misled the Germans about invasion timing. The letter discusses the justice selection system and outlines Journal-World letters policy and submission details.
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Journal- World
Patton
Normandy
Third Army
England
Albert Sellen
U.S. Third Army
Lawrence
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