Caution on city golf course costs in Lawrence
Lawrence officials weigh a municipally owned course with a $4.65 million price tag. Land is donated by the Army Corps of Engineers for a floodplain site near Clinton Dam. Critics fear past miscalculations in city projects and question who bears costs if greens fees do not cover expenses.
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Centennial Park
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Clinton Dam
Nebraska
Municipal Golf, Inc
Lawrence
Timeline of notable events from 1812 to 1984
A compact retrospective notes events: Dickens born in 1812 Portsmouth England, Beatles first US tour in 1964 arriving at JFK, Earhart and Putnam marriage in 1931 Noank Connecticut, Roosevelt 1936 vice president flag action, 1943 shoe rationing, 1944 Anzio counteroffensive and Swinging on a Star recording, 1974 Grenada independce, 1983 Dole sworn in and first female transportation secretary, 1984 space shuttle crew.
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New York
John F. Kennedy International
Charles Dickens
Portsmouth
England
Amelia Earhart
George P. Putnam
Noank
Conn
Roosevelt
Anzio
Italy
Bill Crosby
John Scott Trotter
Decca Records
Los Angeles
Switzerland
Grenada
Britain
Elizabeth H. Dole
Ebireber
Else O'Connor
Supreme Court
Sandra Day
Bruce McCandless
Robert L
Local newspaper masthead credits editors and staff
Bill Snead Deputy Editor Roger Verdon Managing Editor John Taylor News Editor Ann Gardner Editorial Page Editor Tom Fisher Advertising Manager USPS 306 520 Second Class postage paid at Lawrence Kan Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations Member of Associated Press
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Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
Maringitg
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Martuger
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Forbes rankles party faithful with sharp campaign tactics
Washington insiders say Steve Forbes is serious about winning the Republican nomination and is upsetting governors and lawmakers with aggressive ads. Leaders like Gov. Arne Carlson call the tactics offensive and damaging to public trust, warning of a broader backlash if Forbes rises. Carlson condemns the view that all officials are self serving while praising Dole as noble.
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Washington
Steve Forbes
Haley Barbour
Barbour
R-Kan
Forbes
Cole
Steve
GOP
Congress
New Jersey
Dole
Phil Gramm
Texas
Tennessee
Lamar Alexander
Vision Time
Iowa
New Hampshire
Arizona
Carter Wrenn
Jesse Helms
R-Nc
Helms
Minnesota
Arne Carlson
Bob Dole
Gramm
Alexander
Carlson
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Survey finds aging poverty and budget knowledge gaps
Washington Post Harvard Kaiser survey shows 60 percent believe elderly poverty rising, 58 percent think foreign aid outweighs Medicare, and half say House did not pass a balanced budget plan. Many Americans misidentify Congress control, party positions, and their own representatives.
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House of Representatives
Washington Post
Harvard University
Kaiser Family Foundation
House
Clinton
Congress
U.S
Silent mistrust shadows American politics and voters
A Washington Post survey reveals deep distrust in government and fear of crime, with only 25 percent trusting government today versus 75 percent in 1964. Voters demand jobs and criticize spending, while civil society decays. It urges citizens to read newspapers and engage beyond television.
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Oregon
Senate
Washington Post
Public Forum: Old Town East Lawrence Neighborhood Plan Meeting
In 1995 the city commission ranked neighborhood livability top. The latest draft from Old Town East Lawrence will be discussed Monday evening Feb 12 at city hall. Public attendance is encouraged to gauge the city’s commitment to neighborhoods.
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City Commission
Old Town
East Lawrence
Lawrence-Douglas County
City Hall
Robert Baker
Community at the threshold of change in Lawrence
City Manager Buford Watson urged solving people problems through cooperation as Lawrence faces turmoil and change. A 23-year-old divorced KU student was reinstated to Douglas County welfare rolls, a court test may follow. Oscar Madison and Vernon Burkhart entered the city commission primary race. Kansas edged Kansas State 56 55 in basketball. Gasoline prices fell 4 to 5 cents, into the 25 cent range. Bill Nieder set a world indoor shot put record at the National AAU Meet with 56-5 1/2.
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Lawrence
Buford Watson
Kansas University Faculty Forum
Watson
Douglas County
State Board of Welfare
Kansas University
Oscar Madison
Vernon Burkhart
City’ Commission
Kansas
Kansas State
Bill Nieder
Southern California
Parry O'Brian
Planing mill failure shocks Espen community
The 1896 Lawrence World notes the failure of the Berkley planing mill at the east end of Berkley now 10th Street. Residents extend sympathy to the Pease family, praising their hard work and faulting the era’s stern economic conditions without government borrowing. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Lawrence World
Berkley
10Th Street
Espen
Watkins Community Museum
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Manger Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Controler
Dallas Dolan
W.C. Simons
Journal-World
P.O
Ike Luckovich
Entancien
Tut
TwAtorbes
Forbes Rankles
Peto Ys
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