Advertising ethics in tobacco marketing targets groups
An editorial critiques R J Reynolds for tailoring cigarette ads to specific groups. It notes Uptown’s withdrawal after civil rights critiques and questions plans for Dakota aimed at young white women with low incomes. The piece weighs advertising ethics, consumer protest, and the limits of regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.J. Reynolds Co
Reynolds
Louis W. Sullivan
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Dakota
R.J. Reynolds
New Fire Station Suggested for Southwest Lawrence
A detailed computer study recommends a fourth fire station near 23rd Street and Lawrence Avenue. Fire chief Jim McSwain presented the data to city officials as Lawrence considers defense needs and future coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
23Rd Street
Lawrence Avenue
Jim McSwain
Topeka
Arnold Berman
Stokely- van Camp
Teamsters
Notable historical firsts and a high-profile assassination
The history note recalls Malcolm X's 1965 assassination before a New York rally, Sarah G. Bagley becoming the first female telegrapher in Lowell in 1846, Lucy B Hobbs graduating as the first woman from a dental school in 1866, and the 1878 issue of the first telephone directory.
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Malcolm X
New York
Sarah G. Bagley
Lowell
Mass
Lucy B. Hobbs
Ohio College of Dental Surgery
Cincinnati
China policy debate tests Bush administration amid China’s tensions
The piece debates Bush administration China policy as Beijing tightens travel limits for students and suppresses protests. It covers Senate questioning of Deputy Secretary Eagleburger, the gamble on top leadership reform, and the risk of double standards versus Eastern Europe episodes.
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America
Bush
Lawrence Eagleburger
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eagleburger
White House
Brent Scowcroft
Beijing
Frank Murkowski
Alaska
Murkowski
Democrats
Joseph Biden
Del
Paul Sarbanes
John Kerry
Mass
China
Europe
Solidarity
Deng Xiaoping
Winston Lord
United States
Lord
Kremlin
Sarbanes
Kerry
Gdansk
Dresden
Prague
Bucharest
Public Forum Letters Raise Missile Train and Local Development Concerns
Readers allege danger from DODX marked explosive missile fuel trains through Lawrence and urge government warning alerts. They cite past derailments, propose advance notices and improved public safety planning alongside critique of the South Lawrence Trafficway EIS and a sharp critique of city development ties to Riverfront Plaza.
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Journal-World
Union Pacific
North Lawrence
Department of Defense
Lawrence
King’s Bay
Cape Canaveral
Department of Transportation
Puget Sound
Alabama
Pueblo
Colo
Georgia
Wakarusa
Yankee Tank Creek
Douglas County
City of
EIS
Kansas Supreme Court
Home Rule Authority
Blevins
Hiebert
23Rd Street
Elkins Prairie
South Lawrence
Rich Niebaum
Rt. 1
America must face problems of its own
An opinion piece argues the United States neglects its core crises despite global turmoil. It highlights education, health care, homelessness, productivity, and tax structure as deep flaws, with Bush’s environmental record cited as evidence of talk over action. It condemns political timidity and urges bold leadership to confront change.
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America
Boston
Soviet Union
South Africa
United States
Japan
Germany
France
Thon
Chicago
New York
Calcutta
George Bush
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Alpha Phi Social Sorority
Kansas University
Watkins Museum
The
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Santa Fe
Kansas City
Argentine
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Delph C. Simons
Ji Ralph Gage
Gene Armstrong
Robert Nordyke
Caroline Trowbird
Ann Gardner
Delph Simons
Jli
Donna Wiley
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the World Company
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Kan
Forrier
Kansas
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
P.O
Washington
U.S
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Voice of
David Broder
the Public Forum
Our City Hall
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Jeanette P. Shawl
Oxford Rd
Marvin Voth
New Riverfront Plaza
City Commission
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Anthony Lewis
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William K. Reilly
Environmental Protection Agency
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Sununu
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