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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1995
Page
6
An editorial imagines a life exchange counter where bad habits and unwanted traits could be traded for virtues and better habits. It suggests people would be right, need no receipts, and might pay extra for preferred exchanges, while others choose to keep what they have and be content with life as it is.
A compact chronology notes key happenings across decades, including recognition of the Pledge of Allegiance in 1945, Queen Mary II’s death in 1694, Calhoun’s resignation in 1832, Iowa’s statehood in 1846, Wilson’s birth in 1856, gum patent in 1869, Mencken’s 1917 essay, Ravel’s death in 1937, Broadway’s On the Town in 1944, Dreiser’s 1945 death, Solzhenitsyn’s 1973 Gulag work, Carr as America’s first test tube baby in 1981, the 1982 Miami arcade shooting, and other noted events including dissident Blackburn’s death, economic gauge declines, subway fire, and CIA director Woolsey’s resignation.
The document lists the Lawrence Journal-World staff and offices including Deputy Editor Bill Snead Publisher Ralph Gage and editors Ann Gardner Tom Fisher and Roger Verdon along with production and circulation roles and the post office box for address changes. It notes USPS and AP affiliations. The item reads like a newspaper masthead.
In the wake of Turkey's elections and Bosnia's ongoing war, Clinton and Dole clash over how to arm and train the Bosnian army. Dole backs direct U.S. troop-led aid while Pentagon and allies resist. Both seek a prudent exit plan that avoids mission creep and safeguards U.S. interests.
A Rhode Island family receives a controversial Edge Company catalog selling knives, stun batons, crossbows, and other weapons direct from Brattleboro Vermont. The piece notes 15 year old Joshua Davis and another Burrillville classmate got catalogs aimed at home use with edgy marketing, explicit crossbow and sword offerings, and a Baywatch tie in. The writer condemns the casual glamorization of arms as the Edge targets families, while Bill Davis denounces the intrusion and catalogs.
A reader argues the war on drugs wastes funds and misses the point of reform. The letter cites 25 billion dollars in costs, notes rising illegal use despite stricter enforcement, and urges treating drugs like alcohol and tobacco while prioritizing help over prison. The writer urges a shift toward voluntary, evidence based policy.
In 1970 the US death toll in Vietnam climbed from 11 in 1961 to over 4100 for the year, with total killed in action exceeding 44,000. A early morning blaze at Krazy Earl's Restaurant on 1811 W Sixth caused $60,000 in losses with no injuries. Douglas County prosecutes three people linked to a December 9 disturbance that damaged Kansas University Chancellor Laurence Chalmers' Long Hall office, though he was away at the time.
Kansas beat Cornell 75 58 in Kansas City advancing to the semifinals of the Big Seven holiday meet. Justin DeWitt Bowersock a retired Kansas City lawyer and son of former Congressman Bowersock of Lawrence died at 84.
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