Kansas House forms committee to review higher education policy
A new Kansas House special committee will examine non-budget issues in higher education across the six regents universities, community colleges, Washburn, and KU. Members Rep. Barbara Ballard and Ralph Tanner will assess programs and policy to boost quality and long term planning, beyond money.
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Kansas
Rassas
Kansas House
Kansas University
Barbara Ballard
D-Lawrence
Appropriations
Ballard
Ralph Tanner
Baldwin
Kansas Board of Regents
Kansas Board of Education
Regents
Washburn University
Washburn
Kansas State
Global historical milestones dated from December 26
A compact roundup recalling key events across eras. From the 1944 Battle of the Bulge relief of the 101st Airborne to the 1776 Battle of Trenton defeat, Washington's 1799 eulogy, 1862 Santee Sioux hangings in Mankato, Mao’s birth in 1893, the 1931 Of Thee Sing Broadway opening, Churchill addressing Congress in 1941, and Tennessee Williams 1944 stage debut. Also noting Truman's 1972 death, 1975 Tupolev 144 flight, the Wilberg Mine memorial in Utah, and Romania’s 1989 political shifts.
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U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Belgium
Fourth Armored Division
Trenton
George Washington
Henry Lee
Mankato
Minn
Mao Tse-tung
Hunan
Winston Churchill
U.S. Congress
Tennessee Williams
Civic Theatre
Chicago
United States
Harry S. Truman
Kansas City
Soviet Union
Moscow
Alma-Ata
Wilberg
Castle Dale
Utah
Nicolae Ceausescu
Elena
Romania
Government overreach? a clash of civility and strength
A Boston opinion piece argues that while government should curb excesses, it remains essential for competitiveness and civilization. It cites transportation, aviation safety, FDA regulation, education, and public libraries, warning that trimming federal roles risks rail and air gaps and erodes national cohesion.
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Boston
Newt Gingrich
United States
Adam Smith
Atlantic Monthly
Chalmers Johnson
Japan
Europe
Mediterranean
North Sea
Amtrak
Eisenhower
Clinton
FAA
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Britain
Sigmund Freud
Gingrich
BBC
Cuba Poll Sparks Debate Over Embargo and Emigration
A CID Gallup Cuba poll is challenged as biased by exiles while over 100,000 Cubans seek U.S. visas in Havana and 45,000 sail in unsafe rafts toward Florida. Critics argue free speech limits skew results and blame Castro’s system for economic woes, not just the embargo.
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Miami
Cuba
Miami Herald
CID
Gallup
U.S
Havana
United States
Florida
Fidel Castro
Castro
France
Italy
Spain
Island
Gulf Stream
Postmaster directs address change notices to Journal-World
Journal-World instruction for readers to send address changes to the paper at P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888. The note specifies the publication's mailing address for subscription updates.
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Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Kansas Turnpike Bridge Bid Led by Massmat in 1954
In 1954 bids for the Kansas Turnpike Bridge near Lawrence were opened with Massmat Construction Co of Kansas City named as apparent low bidder at $622,000.
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Lawrence
Massmat Construction Co
Kansas City
Trademark hell: brands in daily life and law notes
Editor and Publisher highlights how trademarks law clamps down on everyday words like coke kleenex and rollerblading. The column jabs at overzealous enforcement from advertisers while noting old trademarks that became common nouns. It cites Jaguar Madonna Crayola and Wonderbra and ends with a joke about aspirin and a Coke.
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Bruno
Binney & Smith Properties, Inc
NFL
Jacksonville
Fla
Jaguars
Jaguar
Madonna
Miami Beach
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Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
W.C. Simons
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
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