Public disclosure of bank enforcement actions debated
Editorial argues for public notice of bank enforcement findings to discipline banks and protect depositors. FDIC proposed a disclosure rule, delayed to July 1, with Fed opposing. Proponents say transparency could curb incompetence and fraud, reducing bank failures and improving accountability among directors and officials.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Federal Reserve Board
FDIC
William Siedman
Fed
U.S. Comptroller
Kansas
White Christmas or Gold Christmas mood in Kansas
The piece muses on longing for a White Christmas while noting winter hardships and humorously imagines a Gold Christmas with sun and melt. It references Irving Berlin and Bing Crosby and contrasts nostalgic holiday imagery with ongoing cold, snow, and longer days ahead.
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Kansas
Irving Berlin
Bing Crosby
Holiday Inn
International Falls
Minn
Berlin
Beverly Hills
Composer Berlin
Community United Way drive beats goal in Lawrence
Latest figures show United Way programs will raise 2.33 billion nationwide, up 9 percent from 1984. Lawrence United Fund aimed at 500000, up 9.4 percent from the prior year, with actual gains possibly exceeding 9.5 percent. James D. Robinson III praises local effort while noting gaps in Christmas aid for needy families remain to be filled.
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United Way
Lawrence United Fund
America
James D. Robinson III
United Way of America
Lawrence
Louisiana Purchase cemented US growth in New Orleans
On December 20 1803 France formally handed control of the Louisiana Purchase to the United States in New Orleans. The U S paid about 15 million dollars, doubling the nation’s size and expanding its territory.
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Louisiana Purchase
France
United States
New Orleans
Pawtucket
R.I
Missouri
South Carolina
Savannah
Thomas A. Edison
Menlo Park
Journal-World postal and circulation note
The item presents standard postal and circulation notices for the Lawrence Kansas Journal-World. It lists USPS imprint JOURD, class status, A B C C membership, AP association, postmaster address and P O Box 888 Lawrence 66044-0122.
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Lawrence, Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Iran Involved in War by Proxy with United States
Washington asserts Iran is waging an undeclared war on the United States with evidence tying Tehran to the Kuwait Airways Flight 221 hijacking and the mistreatment of CIA agent William Buckley. The report cites intercepted calls, eyewitness actions, and a Readers Digest chronology linking Ali Al Yafi and Ayatollah Mohtashami to the plot, plus a mini editorial criticizing espionage law as applied to reporters.
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Washington
Iran
United States
CIA
William Buckley
Tehran
Kuwait Airways
Lebanon
Kuwait
Ali Al-Yafi
Syria
Ayatollah Mohtashami
Flight 221
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Charles Hegna
Agency For International Development
National Security Agency
Mohtashami
Foreign Ministry
Beirut
White House
Middle East
William Stanford
Al-Yafi
Iranian Foreign Ministry
U.S
Reagan
Hafez Assad
Samuel Loring Morison
Navy
Morison
Congress
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Co-Op
Kansas City
Olathe
Lawrence
Kansas University
Emery Scott
W. 27Th
Ter
Doberman Pinschers
Pitt Bullterriers
Letters to the editor urge Carrier praise and local policy debate
Readers praise Journal-World carriers for year round service and delivering news, ads, and personal messages. They discuss industrial park sites, pet abandonment, pit bull perceptions, gun regulation, and expanding controls, urging thoughtful foresight and responsible leadership in Lawrence.
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Airman of
Ae Cne
Pere Oy Tgs
Dhed
World Company
Aire Streets
Lawrence
Journal-World
Earth
Bob Anderson
The
Santa Fe
David Hopper
Carol Moddrell
Eudora
Letters from Ray Nichols in England Mention Royal Visits
Ray Nichols, Rhodes Scholar, writes to his parents from the British Isles describing meetings with Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, the Queen Mother, Prime Minister and Mrs Harold Macmillan in recent months. Kansas Power and Light cuts residential electric rates 7 percent effective January 1, lowering bills from 8.65 to 7.98 per month. A 1945 note recalls three thermometers at the Cameron Bluff power plant reading 19 degrees below zero and bellboy Bill Doane’s unscheduled trip to Kansas City after helping Eldridge guests onto a train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Nichols
England
Raymond Nichols
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Harold Macmillan
British Isles
Kansas Power and Light
Kansas Electric Co
Cameron Bluff
Kaw River
Bill Doane
Eldridge
Kansas City
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Jourd
Dolph C. Simons
Dolph Simons Sr
Ralph Gage
Bill Mayer
Robert Nordyke
Allen Torrey
Ed Schultz
Donna Wiley
Keith Wood
Dallas Dolan
W.c.s
New Hegan
Douglas
Reader’s Digest
Nathan Adams
Hegna
the Public Forum
Journal-Word
Janet Churchbaugh
Rt. 2
Dana Dyer
Randy Ragle
E. 21St St
Expanding Regulations
Longhurst
Thomas Eagleton
Fred Whitehead Jr
Old Home Town
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