Mile High Adventures stirs California air travel controversy
Residents in San Fernando Valley protest Mile High Adventures offering one hour flights with a bedroom cabin and champagne for couples starting at 429 dollars. City officials say they can act only if basic flight rules are followed whileеты critics compare the venture to a notorious 25 year old Kansas liquor stunt by Vern Miller that reshaped state laws.
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Alisaag
California
San Fernando Valley
Mile High Adventures
Gerald Silver
San Fernando
Vern Miller
Prairies
Miller
Kansas
Notable historical milestones span kings to flights
A chronology notes Joan of Arcs traditional Domremy birth in 1412, Henry VIII's fourth wife Anne of Cleves wed in 1540, George and Martha Custis Washingtons 1759 marriage, Morse telegraph demo in Morristown in 1838, New Mexico statehood in 1912, Theodore Roosevelts death in Oyster Bay in 1919, and Pan American Pacific Clipper completing the first commercial round-the-world flight in 1942.
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Joan of Arc
Domremy
England
Henry Will
Anne of Cleves
George Washington
Martha Dandridge Custis
Samuel Morse
Morristown
New Mexico
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N.Y
Pan American Airways Pacific
New York
Smokers deserve compassion not persecution
Mark Shields argues that smokers are unfairly treated as moral outcasts in America. He compares anti smoking stigma to apartheid and urges readers to extend basic humanity to smokers, noting many are good husbands, neighbors, and citizens.
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Jeffrey Dahmer
Ted Bundy
Germany
Europe
Mark Shields
Creators Syndicate
Court ties individual rights to assisted death by own action
Washington Post columnist George Willis argues the Supreme Court faces a pivotal case on whether the Constitution protects the right to physician assisted death by one’s own action. He traces privacy and autonomy rulings, warns against overextending abortion logic, and urges the court to preserve limits on end of life choices.
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Washington
Supreme Court
9Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Connecticut
9Th Circuit
6Th Circuit
New York
Nature
George Willis
Washington Post Writers Group
Lawrence Journal-World Staff Roster and mail info
A transparent listing presents staff roles including editor Ralph Gage publisher Dolph Simons Jr and editors John Taylor Ann Gardner Tom Fisher with volume and circulation details. It notes mailing address for changes to Journal-World Lawrence Kansas and USPS periodical status with AP and ABC memberships.
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Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Carl 107. Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Julie Bechtel
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventines
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
Journal-World
P.O. Box
Lawrence, Kan
Public Forum on Trafficway plan and wetlands concern
Hilda Enoch protests a 12 million dollar public land purchase for a highway through wetlands tied to a federal funding claim. She cites impact on Haskell Indian Nations University and local schools, urging officials to respect environmental laws and public opinion. Letters policy notes submission guidelines.
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LAM
Boon-Doggle
Lawrence High School
South
Haskell Indian Nations University
Douglas County
United States
Hilda Enoch
el Dorado Dr
Old Home Town adopts 40 hour police and 56 hour fire schedules
A new shorter work week for police and firefighters went into effect with a 40 hour police and 56 hour fire limit funded by a half cent sales tax enabling hiring. Sunflower Cablevision began operations with Gov. Robert Docking attending the ceremony led by Sunflower manager Max Falkenstien.
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Sunflower Cablevision
Robert Docking
Lawrence
Sunflower
Max Falkenstien
Triple Play in Topeka Reshapes Kansas Politics
Resignations reshape Kansas leadership as Governor Fred Hall steps down after Justice William Smith. Lt. Gov. John McCuish becomes governor and names Hall to the state supreme court, triggering widespread political shock and national headlines. An 1897 Lawrence World note reports beggars in North Lawrence seeking coal, flour credit, and money for a pastor’s festival.
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Topeka
Fred Hall
Kansas
Supreme Court
William Smith
John McCuish
Hall
State
Lawrence World
North Lawrence
Watkins Community Museum
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Associated Press
Ljworld.com
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