Unifying Language Divides and Courts Separate Identities
The editorial argues against adding Black English to school curricula, accusing the Clinton administration of fostering division. It condemns recognizing multilingual programs as undermining national unity, urging English as the sole official language and warning that special languages for groups would split the country.
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Clinton White House
Clinton
White House
Oakland
Calif
United States
U.S
World War II and U.S. leaders in brief historical notes
A series of historical milestones are listed: 101st Airborne relieved in the Battle of the Bulge by the 4th Armored Division on December 26, 1944. George Washington praised by Col. Henry Lee. Churchill’s 1941 congressional address. 1944 Glass Menagerie debut in Chicago. Truman’s death in 1972. Tupolev-144 first supersonic flight in 1975. Iranian hostages footage in 1980. Nancy Cruzan’s death in 1990.
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Belgium
4Th Armored
George Washington
Col
Henry Lee
Winston Churchill
U.S. Congress
Tennessee Williams
Civic Theatre
Chicago
United States
Harry S. Truman
Kansas City
Soviet Union
Moscow
Alma-Ata
Nancy Cruzan
Missouri
Journal-World masthead credits and contact info
Bill Snead Deputy Editor Roger Verdon Miunaiging Editor John Taylor News Editor Ann Gardner Entorial Page Editor Tom Fisher Advertising Manager Postmaster Send address changes to the Journal-World P O Box 88B Lawrence Kan 66044 0888 USPS 306 520 Periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kan Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations Member of the Associated Press
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Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence, Kan
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Gingrich Ethics Probe Raises Questions About Power
Mona Charen examines the Gingrich ethics case, noting 74 complaints with 73 dismissed, one leading to a special prosecutor and admission of fault. The piece questions Democrats motives, Gingrich’s approach, and the broader political stakes amid party tactics and media framing.
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Newt Gingrich
Tip O'Neill
O'Neill
House
Gingrich
Jim Wright
Texas
Wright
Bill Clinton
The
Wall Street Journal
Gopac
America
Clinton
Mona Charen
Creators Syndicate Inc
1996 International Chutzpah Awards earn top honors
Columnist roasts world leaders for brazen missteps naming North Korea, Turkey, Croatia and the United States in a spoof awards list. Croatian President Tudjman wins for awarding a hero’s medal to General Blaskic while facing war crimes scrutiny. other honorees include Kim Jong Il and Turkey's Mehmet Agar for controversial actions.
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Washington
Rudyard Kipling
Richard Holbrooke
Mobutu Sese Seko
Crow
Turkey
Clinton
Asia
China
Kipling
Anthony Lewis
New York Times
Humbert Wolfe
Holbrooke
NATO
Berlin Wall
Atlantic Alliance
Mobutu
Zaire
Nkashama Nkonko
Kinshasa
CNN
Nkonko
North Korea
Kim Jong II
South Korea
Mehmet Agar
Agar
Leah Boutros-Ghali
United States
United Nations
Boutros-Ghali
Franjo Tudjman
Tihomir Blaskic
Blaskic
International War Crimes Tribunal
Bosnia
Tudjman
Public Forum on Its a Wonderful Life redemption theme
Dale Beaulieu reflects on the film Its a Wonderful Life, arguing the story reveals a need for community and shared vulnerability. He contrasts George Bailey's fear with the courage to accept help and author a connected life with others.
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Bedford Falls
Ellen Goodman
George Bailey
George
Clarence
Dale Beaulieu
Johnson Ave
1971 Christmas Period Traffic Injuries Report
A 1971 holiday period saw a rash of motor vehicle accidents with four injuries and substantial property damage. Weather was favorable and not a factor in the accident rate.
Public meetings discuss university in Lawrence and local protection
In 1956 local files note a public meeting to explore establishing a university in Lawrence and a separate gathering on forming a local military force for community protection from events like Quantrill’s raid. In 1896 the Lawrence Journal laments the year’s end with a quip about Christmas returning in 364 days.
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Lawrence
Quantrill
Lawrence Journal
Watkins Community Museum
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