Mason leaves KU football. Kansas seeks new coach
The departure of Kansas University head football coach Glen Mason creates a short term negative effect and triggers a nationwide search for a replacement. Mason cites personal reasons and salary as factors, noting KU facilities and support improved during his tenure while pledging the program will face a recruiting setback.
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Kansas University
Glen Mason
University of Georgia
Mason
Kansas
Lawrence
Mount Oread
Allen Fieldhouse
Strong Hall
Garier
Jayhawk
Notable historic events on December 19 through the decades
A compact list of key events linked to December 19 across years: Dickens’s A Christmas Carol first published in England in 1843. Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanac began in 1732. Paine’s American Crisis essay in 1776. Washington’s Valley Forge winter camp in 1777. Ho Chi Minh attacks in Indochina in 1946. Eisenhower named NATO commander in 1950. Apollo 17 splashdown in 1972. Rockefeller sworn in as vice president in 1974. Hong Kong handover talks signed in 1984. Sakharov released in 1986. Shultz resignation stance in 1985. Iraq stockpile appeal in 1990. Carter meeting Bosnian Serb leaders in 1994.
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Charles Dickens
England
Benjamin Franklin
Poor Richard
Philadelphia
Thomas Paine
George Washington
Valley Forge
Indochina
Ho Chi Minh
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Pacific
Nelson A. Rockefeller
United States
Britain
China
Hong Kong
Soviet Union
Andrei Sakharov
Yelena Bonner
George P. Shultz
White House
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Jimmy Carter
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Journal-World staff and contact details list
Bill Snead deputy editor Roger Verdon managing editor John Taylor news editor Ann Gardner editorial page editor Tom Fisher advertising manager address changes to Journal-Work P O Box 888 Lawrence Kan 66044 OB8B
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Bill Snead
Heputy
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Advoetiving
Aferniger
Journal-Work
P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Standing firm on abortion issue and faith in leadership
The piece argues Republicans should reject a watered down abortion pledge and pursue a human life amendment, urging steadfast principle. It critiques compromise as weak while urging aggressive public information campaigns about abortion, alternatives, and faith driven resolve to guide society toward stronger leadership and moral clarity.
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Weekly Standard
Rupert Murdoch
William Kristol
Noemie Emery
Emery
Gabriel
Mary
Joseph
America
Kantor
Clinton
Kantor to form dream team for stronger trade enforcement
U S Trade Representative Mickey Kantor plans a new enforcement office to police trade pacts including NAFTA and GATT. The unit, headed by Jane Bradley with four staff, aims to compel foreign nations to follow rules and defend American workers amid talks for more funding.
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Washington
U.S
Mickey Kantor
America
Kantor
NAFTA
GATT
Xantor
White House
Jane Bradley
Andil Kantor
Bradley
Frustrations With Traffic and Growth At Lawrence
Joyce Riddle argues that rising KU enrollment and local growth will worsen traffic on 23rd Street and raise taxes for schools and services. She questions spending on projects to save minutes for drivers, notes Haskell enrollment cuts and campus needs, and urges preserving Lawrence’s unique character amid expansion.
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23Rd Street
Douglas County
Kansas
State
Chamber of Commerce
Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence
Haskell
Joyce Riddle
Miller vows even enforcement of Kansas gambling laws in 1971
Kansas Attorney General elect Vern Miller pledged in 1970 that all gambling laws prohibiting bingo, slot machines and other forms would be fully and impartially enforced when he assumed office in January. He also backed enforcement of a ban on drinking at athletic events on state property. Wichita attorney John Eberhardt, a former regent, was named chairman of the KU Athletic Board.
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China
Uncle Sam
Kanitor
Clinton
New Hampshire
Kantor
Cinton
Kansas
Vern Miller
John Eberhardt
Wichita
KU Athletic Board
Native Sons and Daughters honor C C Stewart at Eldridge
A main address titled My Ramblings was delivered by attorney C C Stewart at the Native Sons and Daughters of New England annual meeting held at the Hotel Eldridge. Stewart is a noted local historian with deep ties to area history.
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C.C. Stewart
the Native Sons and Daughters of
New England
Eldridge
Stewart
Salvation Army Christmas Dinner Appeal in Lawrence
The 1895 Lawrence World urges Lawrence residents to generously support a free Christmas Day dinner organized by the Salvation Army. The note, published on December 19, emphasizes the worthy cause and the impact of community effort. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Lawrence World
Lawrence
Salvation Army
Watkins Community Museum
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