Lawrence and Douglas County Face 1994 Growth and Challenges
Lawrence and Douglas County enter 1994 with low unemployment and rapid growth. Officials plan South Iowa Street development while voters consider two new elementary schools, a junior high, and a second high school. State issues include a new governor and education funding debates affecting Kansas University and Washburn.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
United States
Iowa Street
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Joan Finney
Kansans
Unity
Kansas University
Topeka
Washburn University
Historic milestones and notable births span two centuries
Timeline highlights include Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, Betsy Ross and Paul Revere births, Washington's flag raise in 1776, Ellis Island opening in 1892, Australia proclaimed in 1901, Parcel Post in 1913, UN pledges in 1942, France's UN admission in 1945, EEC treaties in 1958, Castro's revolution in 1959, Western Samoa independence in 1962, US China diplomacy in 1979, David Dinkins sworn in as NYC mayor in 1990, AT&T breakup years ago, and Thatcher's remarks on bombing vengeance.
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Paul Revere
Boston
Betsy Ross
Philadelphia
George Washington
Prospect Hill
Universal Register
Times of London
Ellis Island
New York City
Commonwealth of Australia
U.S
United States
United Nations
Axis
France
European Economic Community
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Western Samoa
China
Washington
Beijing
David Dinkins
At&t
Bell System
Margaret Thatcher
Postmaster Note to Send Address Changes
Postal instructions address changes to the Journal-World in Lawrence Kansas with a P O Box and ZIP code. The notice notes second class postage and membership in major press bodies including Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press.
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Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Principle over people in Bosnia conflict remains
The piece argues that Serbs pursued ethnic cleansing in Bosnia to create a Greater Serbia, with Western appeasement and hesitance to act allowing continued siege of Sarajevo. It condemns Milosevic’s aims and calls for decisive Western intervention to uphold a multinational Bosnia rather than a religiously defined state.
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Boston
Europe
Bosnia
Former
Yugoslavia
Sarajevo
Croatia
Milosevic
Serbia
Vladislav Jovanovic
United States
Financial Times of London
NATO
Britain
France
U.S
Clinton
Syria
Assad
Golan
Defense
Sam Nunn
Yeltsin
North Korea
New
Independent Counsel Act
Whitewatergate
Clintons
Commodity Credit Corporation
Saddam Hussein
Commerce
Ron Brown
Mickey Kantor
Christopher
McLarty
Mario Cuomo
William Rehnquist
CIA
James Woolsey
Pentagon
Bobby Inman
Zhou Rongji
Jiang Zemin
China
Deng
CBS
Larry Tisch
NFL
Disney
Predictions Pool for 1994 1995 Clinton Era
A witty row of forecast prompts across politics and media with a self affirming verdict list. The piece presents a dozen multiple choice items and a personal answer key, skewing to Clinton era intrigue and media trends.
Kansas Falls 15-14 In Orange Bowl Heartbreaker
KU loses to Penn State 15-14 after a 14-13 lead vanishes when a 12 men on the field penalty grants a second try for Penn State to convert and win. Also notes 1948 Tech, 1969 baby, 1953 baby, Highland Park semifinal, Wes Santee 4 04.2 mile in Sugar Bowl track meet.
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Kansas
Penn State
Nittany Lion
Georgia Tech
Tech
David Scott Spanger
William Spanger
Baldwin
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Ason
Walter O'Malley
Lawrence
Topeka
Topeka High
Wes Santee
Sugar Bowl
Santee
Readers urge action on Douglas County jail crisis
In a Public Forum letter Scott R. Sheppard demands action to replace Lawrence jail conditions described as prehistoric. He criticizes extended pretrial delays, lack of exercise, overcrowding, missing religious services, and costly transfers to Franklin and Chase counties, urging funds be redirected locally.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Franklin
Chase Counties
Scott R. Sheppard
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Sixth
New Hampshire
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Bill Snead
Robert Nordyke
Caroline Trowbridge
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Dolph Simons
Ili
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
William Sutcliffe
W.C. Simons
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Richies
James Carville
Florida
Janet Reno
Hillary Clinton
al Gore
Strobe Talbott
Russia
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Jo Ann Harris
Hillary
Bob Packwood
Byrd-Kassebaum
Senate
Pete Wilson
California
Kathleen Brown
Roy Goodman
Chuck Robb
Doug Wilder
Oliver North
Wired
Rupert Murdoch
Angela Harrington
Time
Sol Linowitz
Martin Mayer
Sherrye Henry
Roger Rosenblatt
Peggy Noonan
Irene Pollin
Art Buchwald
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Gennadi Barbulis
Grigory Yavlinsky
Grachev
Middle East
Arafat
PLO
Rabin
Lawrence World
Watkins Community Museum
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