Finney Faces Final Year With Uninspired State of the State
Gov. Joan Finney delivered a 30 minute State of the State speech to the Kansas Legislature focusing on past achievements in school finance and university funding. She pressed for Indian tribe gambling on reservations, public initiative and referendum, and tied Washburn University into a Regents plan with higher tuition to fund faculty raises. She pledged no new taxes but offered a cautious agenda as she nears retirement, urging Legislature to show leadership this year.
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Kansas
Joan Finney
Hoch
Kansas University
Finney
Washburn University
Kansas Board of Regents
Washburn
Notable January milestones and historical events list
A historical roll call of anniversaries and milestones from Januarys across years. Figures include Hattie Caraway as the first woman senator in 1932, Maximilian I’s death in 1519, the first public American museum in Charleston in 1773, and JFK era policy and space feats through the 1990s. The list spans politics, law, science, and culture with dates and key outcomes.
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Hattie W. Caraway
U.S. Senate
Maximilian I
America
Charleston
S.C
U.S. House of Representatives
Roosevelt
National War Labor Board
U.S
New York Jets
Baltimore Colts
Miami
CBS
Dame Agatha Christie
Wallingford
England
Columbia
Bill Nelson
Franklin R. Chang-Diaz
Congress
Bush
Persian Gulf
J. Peter Grace
James D. Watkins
Energy
Education
William J. Bennett
Paris
Rudolf Nureyev
New York
Dizzy Gillespie
Journal-World staff and post office notice
The text lists staff roles for the Journal-World including editor Ralph Gage and general manager Bill Snead, with other editors, managers, and positions. It also provides the postal guidance for address changes to the Journal-World in Lawrence Kansas and notes USPS post classification and Associated Press/Audit Bureau memberships.
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Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence, Kan
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Winds of policy shift shape state talks and leadership
California Governor Pete Wilson and New York Governor Mario Cuomo present similar tones on jobs and crime with tax cuts for business, prison growth, and tougher penalties. The piece notes the convergence of political priorities in an off year, reflects on Tip O Neill’s era, and comments on leadership changes and a columnist's misnaming error corrected with Ann O Hanlon’s return.
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Washington
California
Pete Wilson
New York
Mario M. Cuomo
Wilson
Cuomo
Queens
Clinton
Cuba policy inconstancy contrasts with Vietnam and Syria
The piece argues U S policy toward Cuba remains rigid since 1960 embargo despite shifting stances on Vietnam, Syria, and North Korea. It notes senators' calls to resume Vietnam ties, Clinton meeting Assad, and praise for engagement elsewhere, questioning Cuba as a lone holdout amid a changing world. It highlights Castro's endurance and U S embargo as ongoing embarrassment.
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Miami
U.S
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Dwight Eisenhower
Caribbean
Vietnam
Hanoi
Clinton
Europe
Switzerland
Hafez Assad
United States
Syria
China
North Korea
Yitzhak Rabin
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
Castro
Alan Simpson
Wyoming
Traffic priorities in Lawrence left-turn debate heats up
Reader letters criticize city traffic planning in Lawrence arguing left-turn lanes at Iowa and University worsen congestion and that peak hour controls should favor through traffic. The writer urges more survey data and better, efficient flow to reduce accidents. A separate letter condemns sensational disability wording in a Lowe's Syndrome feature and calls for respectful reporting of people with disabilities.
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Lawrence
Midwest
Iowa and
University
Haskell
Susan Brown
Chieftain Rd
Lawrence High considers policy change for cheerleader selection
A student faculty committee at Lawrence High proposed new policies to broaden cheerleader selection and ensure representation of all groups. Retired District Judge Hugh Means, visiting Lawrence after a five month world freighter tour, lamented not carrying a World Almanac to answer tour questions. Means served 32 years on the local district court bench.
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Lawrence High
Hugh Means
Lawrence
Means
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Mojor
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Robert Nordyke
Caroline Trowbridge
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Dolph Simons
Ili
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
William Sutcliffe
W.C. Simons
Horida
House
Thomas P. “Tip” O'Neill
Tip
Cambridge
Alliance For Managed Competition
Alliance For Managed Care
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D-Tenn
John Chafee
R-R
David Brode
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