Valley View building plans eyed by county workers
Hannah's House and United Way of Douglas County remain the main contenders for the Valley View building at 2518 Ridge Ct. Both proposals outline uses for unwed mothers housing or social service offices, but financial specifics are incomplete. County commissioners should review all options before finalizing a plan, keeping Valley View as a community asset.
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Hannah's House
Valley View
Ridge Ct
United Way
Douglas County
Hannah
County Commission
Notable Milestones and Historic Events Across Years
Highlights range from the 1929 St. Valentine’s Massacre in Chicago to the 1778 Ranger voyage bringing the Stars and Stripes to France. Also listed are state doublings Oregon 1859 and Arizona 1912, Bell and Gray patent filings, Wilde’s Earnest opening, and major 20th century milestones in U.N. formation, White House tours, heart transplant era, and tech antitrust mentions.
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Chicago
al Capone
Ranger
Stars and Stripes
France
Oregon
Alexander Graham Bell
Elisha Gray
U.S. Supreme Court
Bell
Oscar Wilde
St. James's Theatre
London
Department of Commerce and Labor
Arizona
League of Women Voters
Maude Wood Par
Peru
Paraguay
Chile
Ecuador
United Nations
Jacqueline Kennedy
White House
Stormie Jones
Children's Hospital of
Pittsburgh
Cable
Jeremy Levin
Lebanon
U.S
Iraq
United States
San Francisco
Justice Department
Microsoft Corporation
Stanley Sporkin
Journal World staff and masthead notice
The listing shows the Journal-World editor and publisher Dolph C Simons Jr and staff roles including Ralph Gage as general manager Mark Chaney circulation manager and others with titles such as New Ventures controller and production manager. It notes postmaster address changes and USPS information along with agency memberships in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press.
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Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Mark Chaney
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Dole limps from Iowa as Buchanan closes in on GOP race
In Des Moines Bob Dole faded after a tepid Iowa finish while Pat Buchanan surged, signaling a bruising race for 1996 Republican nomination. Alexander and Forbes also underperformed with Buchanan edging Dole. voters rejected negative ads and tax plans, seeking a more upbeat candidate.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bob Dole
Dole
Pat Buchanan
George Bush
Ray Buchanan
Buchanan
Lamar Alexander
Steve Forbes
Bill Clinton
Cole
San Diego
New Hampshire
Alexander
Forbes
Mr. Right
Ronald Reagan
America
Phil Gramm
Alaska
Louisiana
Nixon
Richard Nixon
Clinton
CNN
Lamar
Ducky
Christian Coalition
Howard Hughes
Flying Boat
Gordon Humphrey
Towa
Bush
Darth Vader
Houston
Pat
Ed Rollins
It Takes a Village to Raise a Child Debate
The piece questions Hillary Clinton's use of the proverb It Takes a Village and contrasts a supportive community with government overreach. It cites a Ghanaian translation about arranging marriages, discusses village roles like teachers, social workers, and churches, and warns of a Winesburg, Ohio like intolerance when shared values clash with parental autonomy.
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Hillary Clinton
Clinton
Chelsea
Winesburg
Ohio
Sherwood Anderson
Wolf Creek Invites Tour and Tries to Reassure Public
Neil S. Carns, president of Wolf Creek Corp, defends the plant against concerns raised by a Lawrence Journal-World article about steam generator tubes. He cites testing, monitoring, and willingness to share technical information and invites readers to tour Wolf Creek and contact for questions.
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Lawrence Journal-World
Wolf Creek
Journal-World
Mona Grimsley
Lawrence
Neil S. Carns
Wolf Creek Corp
Burlington
City commission primary filings exceed two dozen as 17th candidate surfaces
In 1971 Carl Amerine, age 54, a businessman farmer, filed for the city commission primary. Three seats were to be decided from five candidates on the ballot.
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City Commission
Carl Amerine
First Kansas River turnpike bridge built in 1863
Nyle Miller of the Kansas Historical Society recalls the first turnpike bridge over the Kansas River in Lawrence dated 1863 near the present mile-long span. The wooden bridge cost $47,000 and proved profitable to Carmi Babcock and stockholders until 1879 when the state confiscated it after safety concerns.
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Nyle Miller
The
Kansas Historical Society
Kansas River
Lawrence
Carmi Babcock
Lawrence World reports prisoners cleaning streets in 1896
On February 14, 1896 the Lawrence World notes the city is putting prisoners to work on the streets. Three sections are cleaning mud and refuse, while crossings are prioritized. The piece praises the effort as a model for mortality and cleanliness under one heading. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Lawrence World
the World
Kansas
Watkins Community Museum
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dolph Simons Sr
the World Company
Sixth and
Nsas
Kansas City
Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
W.C. Simons
P.O
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