Editorial: Kansas lawmakers risk budget with broad tax cuts
Editorial argues Kansas lawmakers gamble by pursuing extensive tax cuts including the potential elimination of the state lottery. Gov. Graves warns cuts may underfund education highways and social services, noting lottery revenue of 206 million since 1986 mostly supports economic development. lawmakers urge lottery continuation while trimming revenue.
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Kansas
Bill Graves
Graves
Kansas House
House
Tim Shallenburger
Gene Bicknell
Jim Slattery
Jim
Gene
Joan Finney
Balkans
Kansas Board of Regents
Mary Siegrist
Saratoga
Historic milestones and notable events listed in brief
A compiled note recalls events from 1915 to recent times including the Birth of a Nation premiere in Los Angeles on February 8 1915 the beheading of Mary Queen of Scots in 1587 the 1693 William and Mary college charter the 1837 vice presidential selection Richard Mentor Johnson the 1904 Russo Japanese War start the 1910 incorporation of Boy Scouts of America the 1922 White House radio the 1924 first US execution by gas the 1968 Orangeburg incident the 1973 Watergate select committee the 1978 first Senate radio broadcast the 1988 Kim Dae Jung return and the 1994 Clinton care proposal CBO assessment.
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D.W. Griffith
Clune’s Auditorium
Los Angeles
Mary, Queen of Scots
Fotheringhay Castle
England
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg
Senate
United States
Richard Mentor Johnson
Japan
Port Arthur
Manchuria
Boy Scouts of America
Harding
White House
Nevada State
Carson City
Orangeburg
S.C
Sam } Ervin Jr
North Carolina
U.S. Senate
Kim Dae-jung
CBS News
Andy Rooney
Rooney
Clinton
Congressional Budget Office
Postmaster notice for address changes
Lawrence Journal-World informs readers to send address changes to the newsroom box in Lawrence Kansas and provides postal details and mail classifications for subscriber updates. The notice notes USPS handling and bureau affiliations.
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Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Better Cheney and Kemp Run for 1996 Presidency
Article contemplates the impact if Dick Cheney and Jack Kemp had run in the 1996 race. It argues their withdrawals altered GOP dynamics, boosting Newt Gingrich’s prospects, while highlighting Cheney and Kemp's leadership, appeal, and potential to shape party direction.
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Kemp
Cheney
Gingrich
Washington
Dick Cheney
Jack Kemp
Newt Gingrich
Oval Office
Ford
Wyoming
House
Bush
GOP
Ronald Reagan
Hubert Humphrey
Bob Dole
Phil Gramm
Dan Quayle
Lamar Alexander
Republican National Committee
Dole
Gramm-Dole
Senate
Rabin government clings to peace amid rising terrorism
The piece argues Palestinian violence aims to derail the Middle East peace process, noting 112 Israelis killed since 1993 and 21 dead in the latest attack. It praises the Cairo summit and urges steadiness in negotiations, while acknowledging calls for separation and the costly impact on Gaza and the West Bank. It stresses responsibility lies with Gazan and West Bank Palestinians, not only with Israeli leaders.
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Middle East
Israel
Yitzhak Rabin
Islamic Jihad
Hamas
Mubarak
Egypt
Hussein
Jordan
Palestine Liberation Organization
Ezer Weizman
Gaza
West Bank
Cairo
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Reader letters critique ATV image and politics in Journal-World
A reader objects to a photo of an airborne ATV on February 1 in the Journal-World page 1B urging the image to be redacted with a warning label. The letter cites safety, parental age limits, and freedom of speech, then discusses letters policy and political endorsements.
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Journal-World
Providence
Good
ATV
Justice Holmes
Roy D. Laird
Kansans anticipate tight liquor by the drink vote
Legislators predicted a close outcome in the November 3 ballot on liquor by the drink but avoided forecasting results. Louise Baker, a retired Haskell Institute teacher, received the Indian Service’s top honor, a special citation from Interior Secretary McKay. Construction was set to start on Santa Fe Railway Station.
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Kansas
Louise Baker
Haskell Institute
Indian Service
McKay
Department of the Interior
Santa Fe
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Dolph Simons Sr
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Douglas County
Kansas Counties
Kansas City
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Bill Snead
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Mark Chaney
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
W.C. Simons
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
David Brodekk
Bicknell
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