Editorial on Olympics shows shift from Soviet era to Unified Team
As Albertville hosts the Winter Games, former powerhouses are absent. The Soviet Union and East Germany compete under the Unified Team formed by Russia Belarus Ukraine Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The piece notes global transition, missing names, and a quest for national identity as republics gain separate flags and anthems in future Games.
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Cosmonauts Seek Higher Pay in Soviet Reform Era
A column notes cosmonauts in Moscow demanding better wages amid post Soviet reforms. They quote a banner urging pay to be cosmic as the state contends with budget limits. The piece reflects on freedom's cost and the tension between loyalty and self interest in a changing system.
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New Alliance
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UFO sightings spark doubt as locals report bright tails
Reports describe numerous UFO sightings with fast moving objects and bright tails. Federal officials pledged to investigate but question whether the phenomena originate from outer space. The Baker University campus prepares for the 109th anniversary events. Lawrence school board president Carl Althaus announced re election bid. A 1892 leap year celebration in Lawrence featured Pi Beta Phi and Kappa Alpha Theta entertaining gentlemen guests with carriage rides and dancing.
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Kappa Alpha Theta
Tsongas Rising From Worst to First in New Hampshire
In Manchester New Hampshire Tsongas shifts from political joke to serious contender as voters prepare to cast ballots He contrasts the era of heroic presidential politics with his own candidacy highlighting authenticity over telegenics He positions liberalism as compatible with capitalism and argues for targeted tax and education reforms while suggesting he may rebound from a slow start to lead the field.
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Tsongas
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Paul Tsongas
R.I.P. Tsongas
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Upper class life insulated from American problems
The essay argues that the top 20 percent by income experience a safer, easier life with better health care access private schooling and security while the majority face health care gaps crime and underfunded public services. It links this gap to political influence and cynicism toward government, warning of a fragile democracy.
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Lee Iacoccas
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America
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Middle class tax plan debate in reader letter
A reader questions the meaning of middle class and proposes tax reform ideas. The letter critiques tax breaks and favors a simplified system with standardized deductions, removal of itemized allowances, capital gains only for long term investments, retroactive rate resets, inflation indexing, and a 2 percent import tax to fund public works.
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Journal-World
Iraqi civilians killed by bombs in Baghdad shelter claim
One year after the strike in Baghdad a U S military blast destroyed an underground facility officials called a military installation while Iraqi authorities described it as a bomb shelter. Hundreds of civilians died in the attack.
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