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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1996
Page
7
Kansans at the Lied Center paid spontaneous tribute to Sen Nancy Kassebaum Sunday as she retires after her term. The ovation interrupted the introduction of Kansas’ 16th chancellor and followed with warm applause as she spoke on education and Jayhawk sports.
Lawrence juried over mascots and colors for Free State High with names ranging from Thunder to Patriots and animals to balance the wardrobe. Students at Lawrence High and three junior highs will vote, a choice impacting district plans for the new school's leadership and long term direction.
A timeline recaps key moments: Hauptmann found guilty in 1935 Lindbergh baby case. Catherine Howard executed in 1542. Galileo arrives in Rome for Inquisition trial in 1633. Boston Public Latin School founded in 1635. Andrew Bradford prints The American Magazine in 1741. ASCAP founded in 1914. League of Nations recognizes Swiss neutrality in 1920. Soviets capture Budapest in 1945. France tests first atomic bomb in 1960. Lake Placid hosts 1980 Winter Olympics opening.
The text lists the Lawrence Journal-World editorial and management team including Dolph C. Simons Jr as Editor and Publisher Ralph Gage as General Manager Bill Snead as Deputy Editor Roger Verdon as Managing Editor John Taylor as News Editor Ann Gardner as Page Editor Tom Fisher as Advertising Manager Mark Chaney as Circulation Manager Dolph Simons III as Operations Manager Dan Simons as New Ventures Donna Wiley as Controller Dallas Dolan as Production Manager and a post office address for changes. It also notes USPS status and membership affiliations with Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press.
In a New Hampshire campaign hub the power of organization is debated as Forbes builds a stealth ground effort while Dole and Gramm run precinct networks. Analysts argue retail politics to win voters is fading as TV campaigns dominate. The piece notes the clash between traditional field work and modern mass media strategies.
Newt Gingrich spends ten days in Tampa with strategists outlining a GOP plan to win in November. He argues Clinton is the most dishonest president and that a team effort using a values based contrast can defeat him. He envisions labeling the effort The Great Choice and rolling out plans with state chairs and Haley Barbour.
Capitol Federal Savings responds to a letter by Gilder Meakin about a family stranded in its parking lot during extreme cold. The bank apologizes to Mrs Meakin and her children, confirms disciplinary action, outlines staff training, and reiterates long standing Midwestern values and commitment to helping others.
In 1971 temperatures climbed from bitter cold into the fifties after record lows of minus 25. In 1956 forty one coyotes were killed in the Lone Star and Worden areas during an open season with bounties paid to hunters. In 1896 on February 13 the city’s street crossings were criticized with mention of using prisoners to clean crossings at no cost, as reported by the Lawrence World and Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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