Editorial: Military pay and benefits may improve in election year
Editorial argues that a $277 billion defense budget proposal from President Clinton could advance troops pay housing and health care. Defense officials press for reform, urging Congress to act while noting past shortfalls in recruiting and benefits. The piece welcomes election-year momentum but urges sustained support for veterans and active personnel alike.
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Defense
William Cohen
Pentagon
Congress
Cohen
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Senate
America
U.S
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Clinton
Bush regains momentum in South Carolina primary victory
Washington Post columnist notes Diane Minnow of Aiken helped J W Bush regain momentum after a tough start, with Bush outperforming John McCain in South Carolina. Exit polls show Bush winning among final-week decision voters, conservatives, and religious right, signaling a pivotal turn as McCain campaigns fatigue and Bush tightens his path to the nomination.
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Phoenix
Barbara Bush
Diane Minnow
Aiken
S.C
Arizona
John McCain
Texas
George W. Bush
George
South Carolina
McCain
Minnow
Clemson
Bush
Clinton
New Hampshire
Utah
Mike Leavitt
Newberry
Opera House
David Keene
American Conservative Union
Keene
Connecticut
John Rowland
David Broder
Washington Post Writers Group
Harvard's Woman Problem and the politics of women leaders
Geneva Overholser argues Harvard and other sectors lack women in top posts. She notes Nan Keohane at Duke as a rare example and recalls Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Dole facing gendered media coverage. The piece calls for institutional change and more viable women candidates to shift the political landscape.
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Washingron
Harvard
Cambridge
Road Citadel
Boston Globe
Nan Keohane
Duke
Nan
New York Times
Duke University
Academe
Harriett Woods
Missouri
U.S. Senate
National Women’s Political Caucus
Supreme Court
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Donna Shalala
Maryland
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Woods
Karen Shepherd
Congress
Utah
Elizabeth Dole
Harvard Law
Hillary
Rudy Giuliani
Senate
Geneva Overholser
Washington Post Writers Group
Public Forum on Kansas budget and education policy
Readers discuss a 7 billion highway bill and troop shortages for safety, questioning whether new road spending is prudent. The letter cites academia’s influence, school board debates over teaching evolution, and local district input, highlighting policy tensions and press guidelines from The Journal-World.
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KDOT
Kansas Highway Patrol
Joe Hyde
Lawrence
Academia
Journal-World
State Board of Education
House of Cards
Grand Canyon
Arizona
California
Jim Morris
Old Home Town 1975 Journalism Award Recipient
Otis Chandler publisher of the Los Angeles Times was named the 1975 William Allen White Foundation award winner and was set to speak at Kansas University. Lawrence Journal notes winter travel hardship in early 1900 with weather prompting thoughts on good roads and county road conditions. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Otis Chandler
Los Angeles Times
William Allen White Foundation
Kansas University
Lawrence Journal
Duglas County
Watkins Community Museum
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