Space policy shifts toward unmanned probes sees mixed funding
Editorial notes Vice President Dan Quayle outlines a new U S space policy favoring unmanned exploration while not abandoning manned missions to Mars and the Moon. Critics fear funding gaps as costs for Moon and Mars plans exceed estimates. The piece also critiques New Year weight loss ads urging quick fixes, urging realistic goals and steady effort over fad programs.
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American Astronomical Society
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Lawrence area notes and memorials span fund drive to KU names
A drive aims to raise 125000 for renovation at Elizabeth Watkins Community Museum led by Raymond Nichols former KU chancellor. Obituary notes Fred Ellsworth Mr KU died at 69 long time Kansas alumni leader. Governors and court references include Gov John Anderson naming KU alumni to the Board of Regents. Kansas River bridge closure impacts traffic. Groundbreaking for WW II Memorial Campanile on KU campus. Lawrence Memorial Hospital births rise in 1949 and a twin birth record. A reminiscence recalls 1855 snowbound mail suspension before 1860s mail delivery resumed.
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Elizabeth Watkins
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Massachusetts
Raymond Nichols
Nichols
Fred Ellsworth
Kansas University Alumni Association
Alumni Association
John Anderson
Kansas Board of Regents
John Eberhardt
Wichita
Eldon Sloan
Topeka
Anderson
William Avery
Lecompton
Kansas River
Hugo Wedell
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas University
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Adequate answers to football puzzles
A column replies to readers on football trivia and sports culture with witty, self deprecating asides. It defends adequacy over greatness, mocks self praise, and lampoons the division between college football glory and academic skills. It pursues humorous, period voice observations on celebration, self appraisal, and the oddities of football culture.
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Philadelphia
America
Wall Street
Quayle to patch Latin American resentments
George Bush plans to send Vice President Dan Quayle to smooth Latin American resentments over U S actions south of the border. The move follows a catalog of gringo offenses and echoes the Mets cry about playing the game.
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George Bush
Dan Quayle
U.S
Casey Stengel
New York Mets
Quayle
Panama
Noriega turmoil sparks debate over drug war costs
Widespread criticism questions U.S. Panama invasion aims and transparency. Critics say Noriega’s ouster won't curb hemispheric drug traffic, while civilian deaths in Chorillo and San Miguelito fuel accusations of a cover-up. Latin American trust in Washington’s gunboat diplomacy rises concerns.
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Panama
Jesse Jackson
Bush
Manuel Noriega
Pentagon
Chorillo
San Miguelito
Panama City
Latin America
Miami
Noriega
Tasset
CIA
Washington
Courage or murders in El Salvador spark U.S. debate
Editorial weighs President Cristiani’s concession about six priests and others killed in El Salvador, arguing the act questions U.S. aid goals and sovereignty. It criticizes U.S. interventions in Central America, calls for deeds over diplomacy, and questions continued meddling in El Salvador and Nicaragua.
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Cristiani
el Salvador
U.S
Western Hemisphere
Readers Protest Tax Hikes and Inequities in Lawrence
Two letters to the editor criticize high property taxes and uneven city services in Lawrence. Jolene Andersen cites 1989 mill levy increases, underfunded East Lawrence needs, and a proposed west side high school while praising police and fire. Shirley Dinkel and Buzz Hoagland question $150,000 trolley funding versus broad public transport needs for all residents.
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Shirley Dinkel
Buzz Hoagland
Ohio
Historical highlights reshaped by wartime retreats and museums
A Jan 12 1945 note recalls German forces retreating in Belgium during World War II. It also notes that on January 12 1773 America’s first public museum was established in Charleston South Carolina.
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America
Charleston
S.C
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