City girds for snow blanketing Lawrence
Lawrence braces for 6 to 10 inches of snow as street crews mobilize at 6 a.m. with 13 trucks, three graders and rented equipment to clear 275 miles of streets and spread 1,200 tons of material. Orzulak, head of the street division, says crews will work around the clock.
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Richard
Gwen/JouRNAL- Wont
Lawrence Street
Carl Herd
Kansas
Lawrence
Tom Orzulak
Crystal Balls
Orzulak
Nixon tapes reveal blunt humor and work ethic
AP reports Richard Nixon privately vented that most government workers offer little to the process and labeled junior aides as little boys. Appraiser Steve Johnson, hired by Nixon’s estate, described Nixon’s earthy language and precise, unprepared discussions on unreleased tapes used in a lawsuit seeking 210 million dollars.
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Nixon
Steve John
Son
Johnson
Watergate
New Year Brings Broad Revisions Across States
New year laws sweep across the nation covering paparazzi, drunk driving, pet rabies testing, and teen penalties. Highlights include California privacy suits against photographers, Wisconsin asthma inhaler allowances, New Hampshire loss of consortium rights, and a ban on kitchen grease shipments in California. States tighten penalties for harming children and for juvenile crime, with measures on underage tobacco display, teen driver rules, and a World War II ration fraud repeal.
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Delaware
Florida
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
California
Idaho
Indiana
Minnesota
Nebraska
Washington State
Michigan
Highway Patrol
Millennium forecasts shape Lawrence’s future in year of transition
Journal-World begins a millennium series assessing Lawrence and Douglas County prospects. Reporters gathered retailer views on business climate. pastors on religion’s role. a judge and attorney on court challenges. and a university leader on higher education. Growth remains central as the community looks ahead to April installments.
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The
Journal-World
Lawrence
Douglas County
Kansas posts fastest Midwest growth in 1997 98 growth surge
1998 U S Census Bureau estimates show Kansas population rising 1 1 percent, about 27 600 people, the fastest in the Midwest. Officials credit a booming aircraft industry in Wichita and a strong state economy with in migration driving gains. births exceed deaths by 13 600, while net in migration nears 14 000. Norman Clifford of KU cites immigration as the key driver, noting birth death rates change slowly.
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Kansas
Midwest
U.S. Census Bureau
Census Bureau
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Wichita
Kansas City
Norman Clifford
Institute For Public Policy and Business Research
Kansas University
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Moussy Lacey
Juan
Tal
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Witten
Washington
Richard Nixon
Arolina Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Earl
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