Fifteen Ku Klux Klan Protesters at Kansas Capitol
A Kansas Topeka rally plan by fifteen Klan members sparks security measures at the Capitol. The Kansas Highway Patrol will deploy fences to separate protesters and counter demonstrators as authorities brace for potential clashes and media exposure amid reminders of the Klan’s disputed history nationwide.
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Ku Klux Klan
Kansas Statehouse
Kansas
Kansas Capitol
Topeka
National
Martin Luther King Jr
Kansas Highway Patrol
Statehouse
Capitol
Indianapolis
Thom Robb
Robb
Landmark Roentgen X rays first publicized in 1896
On January 5 1896 Wiener Presse carried the first public report of Wilhelm Roentgens discovery of X rays. The long list notes historic events from Catherine de Medici to Dreyfus to Carver including political deaths and cultural milestones across centuries. It cites the Shetland oil spill and other noted incidents.
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Wiener Presse
Wilhelm Roentgen
Catherine de Medici
France
Benedict Arnold
Richmond
Alfred Dreyfus
Nellie T. Ross
Wyoming
U.S
United States
Calvin Coolidge
Northampton
Mass
USPS and AP affiliation noted in newspaper masthead
The item lists postal and professional affiliations for the paper, noting US postal service second class status in Lawrence Kansas and membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press.
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Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Republicans once vilified probes now urge independent counsel
The piece argues Republicans who blocked independent counsels for Iran Contra now back reauthorization to probe Clinton Whitewater and related finances. It notes party leaders shift motives from anti corruption to partisanship, cites Dole Gingrich and Cohen, and outlines Senate support with Bush and Reagan opposing. It emphasizes creating a neutral prosecutor mechanism for future scandals.
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Washington
Oscar Wilde
GOP
White House
Senate
Bob Dole
House
Newt Gingrich
Bill
Clinton
Arkansas
Whitewater
Savings and Loan
Atty
Janet Reno
Justice Department
Independent Counsel
Executive Branch
House Republican Conference
Richard Armey
Texas
CNN
William Cohen
Maine
George Bush
Dole
Gingrich
Bent Counsel
Judiciary Committee
Bush
Ronald Reagan
Lawrence Walsh
Reagan
Interview Offer from Zhirinovsky Sparks Media Debate in Moscow
A reporter recounts attempting to bargain for a brief interview with Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of a nationalist party winning recent elections. The piece details his $100 three minute rate, his inflammatory rhetoric, and the journalist's joke about paying two bits. It also notes comments on Jews, Russia’s neighbors, and a Moscow synagogue fire.
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Moscow
Russia
Zhirinovsky
Vladimir
Novsky
Hitler
P.S
Jesse Jackson a world traveler and activist critic of opportunism
The piece portrays Reverend Jesse Jackson as a global mobilizer who travels widely to advance rights, even using photo opportunities with figures like Assad or Castro. It compares him to fictional figures Pug Henry and Zelig, praising his issue focus and unique ambassadorial role while acknowledging mixed opinions about his motives.
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Jesse Jackson
Syria
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Hafez Assad
Castro
United States
Jackson
Pug Henry
Leonard Zelig
Henry
Herman Wouk
Adolf Hitler
Pearl Harbor
Franklin Roosevelt
Auschwitz
Zelig
Woody Allen
Fidel
U.S
Georgia
Damascus
Assad
Jesse
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Tuskegee
Ala
Truman
Joseph A. Yablonski
United Mine Workers
Clarksville
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L. Frank Baum
England
Peter Sutcliffe
Voice of America
Lawrence E. Walsh
Oliver North
North
State of Washington
Westley Allan Dodd
America
Scotland
Shetland Islands
Dolph Simons Sr
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Douglas County
Kansas Counties
Kansas City
Journal-World
Bill Snead
Robert Nordyke
Caroline Trowbridge
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Dolph Simons Ill
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
William Sutcliffe
W.C. Simons
P.O
Ozarks
Law
Special Counsel
Third Reich
U.S. Third Cavalry
Indian Ocean
Zhiri
Kansas University
Clarke Wescoe
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