Reagan funeral planning detailed by former advance team
At the Dole Institute three Reagan advance team members described years of planning behind the weeklong funeral. Jim Hooley Andrew Littlefair and Gary Foster outlined careful preparations and secret meetings in California to stage events that shaped public perception. Nancy Reagan’s cooperation aided media coverage, with CSPAN and Sunflower Broadband Channel 27 filming the Dole Institute event. The Presidential Lecture Series will continue with Jack Matlock discussing Reagan's ties with Gorbachev next week.
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Washington, D.C
Dole Institute of Politics
California
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Gary Foster
Michael Deaver
Nancy Reagan
Foster
Presidential Press Advance
Dole Institute
CSPAN
Sunflower
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Jack Matlock
Mikhail Gorbachev
Divers train for ice water rescue at Clinton Lake
Douglas County Underwater Search and Recovery Unit sought ice for practice at Clinton Lake as 40 degree water and 50 degree air frustrated attempts. Divers from Lawrence Police Department, Fire & Medical and the Sheriff's Office trained with rope lines and radios, aiming to be prepared for mishaps in a controlled setting.
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Journal-World Photo
Douglas County
Clinton Lake
Terry Haak
Scott Chamberlain
Mother Nature
Kansas
Earl Barnes
Lawrence
Douglas County Fire & Medical
Barnes
Lawrence Police Department
Douglas County Underwater Search and Recovery Unit
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
KU wins international recognition for campus efforts
KU named one of five recipients of the Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization by NAFSA. The recognition cites KU's Global Awareness Program, 100 plus exchange agreements, 50 new courses, three area studies programs, and 1600 international students enrolled in EU annually, reflecting strong faculty staff and student dedication to a global university community.
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Paul Simon
NAFSA
Association of International Educators
Hodgie Bricke
Colby College
Waterville
Maine
Colgate University
Hamilton
N.Y
Howard Community College
Columbia
University of California-Los Angeles
Bricke
Duke University
University of North Carolina
Indiana University
Yale University
U.S. State Department
Stu
Diana Carlin
U.S
Senate approves meth precursor bill restricting cold medicines
The Kansas Senate unanimously approved a bill targeting methamphetamine production. It would limit sales of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine tablets to pharmacies, mirroring Oklahoma’s 2004 law that reduced meth lab seizures there by about 80 percent. The measure has moved to the House.
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