Editorial urges swift United Way clean up amid Aramony probe
The editorial warns that local chapters delay dues until questions about national hiring and spending are resolved. It cites a Washington law firm probe into William Aramony's reported 463000 salary and related arrangements, notes media scrutiny, and stresses the need to restore public trust and keep local campaigns strong in 1992.
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Letters to the editor on pay raises and local traffic plans
A set of readers criticize public funding decisions and state employee pay raises since 1978. They contrast loan guarantees for Russian Jews with domestic plant closures, question term limits for Sen. Gaines, discuss merit pay increases and inflation, and urge traffic safety improvements at Babcock Place 17th and Massachusetts. Readers Ken Wilson Judy Green and R.G. Henley express concerns.
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Historian’s Snapshots From February Twenty Seventh Anniversaries
A look back at 1991 when President Bush declared Kuwait liberated and Iraq defeated as allies paused combat at midnight. Schwarzkopf outlined the Gulf victory while other milestones include Congress taking District of Columbia under its jurisdiction in 1801 and Longfellow’s birth in 1807.
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Democrats differ over tax proposal in Congress
House Ways and Means Committee chairman Dan Rostenkowski hailed the tax bill as bringing fairness to the code while Democrats debated divisions over the proposal. He said the measure aims to correct imbalances and move toward a balanced, equitable system with emphasis on narrowing gaps in taxation.
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Debunking the Tsongas Rostenkowski tax bill from George Will
George Will analyzes a Democratic tax bill, noting a temporary tax cut for middle class families while top rates rise for high incomes. He argues the plan lacks seriousness as stimulus or fairness, highlights Tsongas critique, and questions government efficiency and private investment guidance.
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Comeback options for Bush
Washington examines strategies to reelect George H. W. Bush amid a party split in South Dakota over his weakness. Proposes three bold moves: unilateral capital gains tax cuts, bracketing the Democratic Convention to shape news, and a springtime strategic move involving Middle East and Asia heat.
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Baldridge to Lead Midwest Trade Talks at KU Conference
U S Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Baldridge would head a group of international business and economic leaders for a two day Kansas University conference in late March to discuss U S trade prospects with Eastern Europe. he was to speak on U S trade policy at a special banquet. Gov. John Carlin backed a bipartisan plan on Kansas oil and gas severance tax but warned passage would require Senate President Ross Coyen to ease opposition. Kansas University law professor Martin Dickinson was elected president of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce for the coming year. The KU Extension library moves to the old Lawrence Post Office. Virginia Maddox and T Howard Walker led the staff and extension respectively. The Lawrence World Day of Prayer featured the KU Chorale under Clayton Krehbiel at First Methodist Church. In 1892, a fire at Central School was quickly put out with minimal damage. classes would resume Monday.
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Kansas
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