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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1996
Page
7
The piece argues for expanding the K 12 education focus beyond reading writing and arithmetic to include responsibility respect and reasoning along with ethics. It cites AASA leader Paul Houston and calls for active parent community and government funding support to prepare students for the 21st century.
The item lists historical milestones from 1631 to a decade ago, including Roger Williams arriving in Boston, Sweden recognizing the U S, Phoenix’s incorporation, Verdi’s Otello premiere, the 1917 immigration act, Miller’s Tuxedo Junction recording, Nasser’s nomination, de Gaulle’s Algeria stance, Nolde’s Arlington service, Barbie’s trial, and market highs and wartime moves by Reagan and Bush.
The Journal-World credits its editors and managers including Deputy Editor Bill Snead Managing Editor Roger Verdon News Editor Ann Gardner Editorial Page Editor Tom Fisher Advertising Manager Dolph C Simons Jr Editor and Publisher Ralph Gage General Manager Mark Chaney Circulation Manager Dolph Simons III Operations Manager Dan Simons New Ventures Donna Wiley and Production Manager Dallas Dolan Postmaster and mail details listed for Lawrence Kansas with AP and ABC memberships.
In Iowa the presidential race is criticized as lifeless yet focused on the flat tax. Analysts note no major policy splits among Republicans, with Dole embracing anti tax pledges while Perot looms as a potential disruptor. The piece argues the election will hinge on two strong yet divergent visions for the country.
The piece analyzes Beijing's rising hard line as Deng Xiaoping nears end, Jiang Zemin hardens stance, and Taiwan faces March elections. It credits the December Nimitz passage as a strategic signal, notes White House hesitation, and argues U S naval presence in the Taiwan Strait is pivotal amid Chinese missile tests and threats of reunification.
A reader thanks the Journal-World for its Wednesday issue highlighting humanitarian acts, citing Sesame Street’s role in Russia’s democratization, a reading enrichment program for the blind with poets, Avraham Pachter’s ethical stance, a defender resigning over conflict, local young writers celebrated, and concerns about women students represented in schools.
Robert Ammel becomes the twelfth candidate for the March 9 Lawrence school board primary while Anna Berger Richard Holzmeister and Frank Robbins file bringing total to fifteen. Republican Morris Kay, a Lawrence insurer and House majority leader in Topeka, draws attention for a possible gubernatorial bid as winter weather worsens with freezing rain heavy snow and ice glaze. The Lawrence Jaycees win a national commendation for Olympic fundraising. Richard and Mrs Docking show sled dogs in nine inches of snow at a local kennel show. The 1896 World masthead recalls talks of forming a business men's athletic class at the YMCA gymnasium with morning or daytime sessions at the Y near 937 Mass. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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