Lawrence saves depot as UP keeps building in city
Editorial lauds five year Save the Depot effort in Lawrence as Union Pacific agrees to let the North Lawrence depot remain at its site and deed the building to the city. Mayor Schumm calls perseverance a great lesson as fundraising and renovations continue for a true local landmark.
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Water War Risks Grow With Scarce Supplies
Analysts warn water could trigger regional conflict in the Middle East as oil fades in importance. In the U S western Kansas faces battles over Arkansas River flows and Missouri River diversions, highlighting the need for smarter water stewardship to avert future shortages and maintain life sustaining supplies.
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United States
Egypt
Kansas
Kansas City
Snowstorm Dumps Heavy Snow on Lawrence in 1980 Era
A severe northeast Kansas blizzard dumped about 10 inches on Lawrence with more possible by nightfall. The city braces for a final tally near or above the February 1980 record. Gamble-Skogmo planned to anchor the new Mails Shopping Center at 23rd and Louisiana with a summer opening. Lawrence youths Ken Whitenight and Steve Ridgway attended a two day district meeting of American Legion delegates.
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Mails
23Rd
Louisiana
Gamble-Skogmo
Minneapolis
Westlake Hardware
Boys’ Nation
Ken Whitenight
Steve Ridgway
American Legion
Unified Germany deserves welcome
On the first day of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 a Czech in a border town cafe heard a German speaking head say Wir sind wieder da This echoes as the Soviet union faces German reunification Debates over reunification mix surrealism and fear as Moscow questions sovereignty while East Germany poised for elections led by Gregor Gysi The West shows suspicion toward reunification and the Soviet Union claims a say though it occupies Germany and supplies repression The piece argues reunification will strengthen democracy and peace not justify occupation or hostility
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Time Magazine
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Time
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Gysi
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Driving age debate sparks calls for reform in Kansas
Letters from Hank Bedford and Martha J Parker urge raising restrictions on teen driving and cutting welfare spending. Bedford cites a fatal 14 year old driven crash in Oberlin and argues for age-appropriate responsibilities. Parker urges voters to oppose big spending and reduce taxes while labeling welfare as overextended.
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Smith Center
AFDC
Kansas
Martha J. Parker
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Old Dog Teaches Chickens Lesson in Rocky Hill
Angelina County residents recall the Egg Lady’s tale of chickens killed by dogs sparking a chain of retribution. She notes that violence escalates from dog to chicken to human, ending in a fatal outcome. Her method of restraint includes tying a dead chicken to the dog's neck as symbolic discipline.
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Tex
Rocky Hill
MacDonald
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