Honoring King prompts call to remember Washington and Lincoln
The piece urges equal recognition for George Washington and Abraham Lincoln alongside Martin Luther King Jr. It questions media focus and education emphasis, noting Lincoln's February birth, Washington's, and President's Day as a combined holiday, while advocating broader teaching of these founders' contributions.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Rev. King
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Lincoln
Dr. King
King
Notable historical anniversaries span explorers to disasters
On Jan 18 1912 Scott reached the South Pole only to learn Amundsen had beat him there and the party perished on the return. Other milestones include Cook naming the Sandwich Islands, Botany Bay’s penal colony, Tyler’s death in 1862, Ely’s shipboard aircraft landing in 1911, and pivotal wartime and political events through 1994 and beyond.
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Robert F. Scott
South Pole
Roald Amundsen
Scott
James Cook
Hawaiian Islands
Sandwich Islands
Australia
Botany Bay
United States
John Tyler
Richmond
Eugene B. Ely
San Francisco
Versailles
France
Leningrad
Albert DeSalvo
Boston
Journal-World masthead and staff list
The text lists Journal-World personnel including Deputy Editor JourNAL WorLp, Managing Editor Roger Verdon, News Editor Ann Gardner, Editorial Page Editor Tom Fisher, Advertising Manager Dolph C. Simons Jr, and Publisher Ralph Gage among others. It notes roles like General Manager Mark Chaney, Circulation Manager Dolph Simons II, and production/operational staff. Also provides mailing address for postmaster changes in Lawrence Kansas and bureau memberships.
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Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Mark Chaney
Dolph Simons II
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
Budget War Reflections on Goya and American Politics
The piece argues that the U S budget battle mirrors a destructive Goya painting. It urges leaders to study Maastricht era Europe, demand truth from officials, and discard arbitrary timetables and unreliable 2002 budget forecasts, warning that cynicism will grow without honesty.
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Washington
Vermeer
America
Goya
Clinton
Gingrich
Dole
U.S
Vietnam
Europe
European Union
France
Germany
Theo Waigel
Japan
Congressional Budget Office
la Goya
Probing Hillary Clinton worth the heat or not
The column argues the Hillary Clinton investigations are overblown fishing expeditions with limited implications for her role as first lady. It notes Travelgate questions and the Whitewater probe as more serious while defending Clinton’s push to redefine the first lady’s influence. It also discusses public reaction to her image and potential resistance to her assertive stance.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
White House
Congressional
Congress
Hillary Clinton
Clintons
Travelgate
Whitewater
Clinton
Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan
Little Rock
America
Barbara Bush
Jackie Kennedy
Eleanor Roosevelt
Bush
Opinion: Save summer break to spur creativity at Lawrence High
Sarah Vossoughi argues the district overemphasizes length of the school year and calls for preserving a three month summer break. She notes burnout, loss of creativity, and the need for student input on curricula while criticizing August start dates and heavy review in early grades.
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Lawrence High School
Hell
Sarah Vossoughi
Lakecrest
Stockton and Sneegas seek city commission seats in spring race
The 1971 report notes Philip Stockton, 43, as the second candidate for the city commission with Robert M. Sneegas the first. It then recalls a 1956 KU basketball season where Phog Allen’s Jayhawks, after a 15 day exam break, beat Oklahoma State 56-55 and finished 14-9. The item cites a Jan 18, 1896 Lawrence World story about a North Lawrence chicken theft chase and frozen poultry.
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Philip Stockton
City Commission
Robert M. Sneegas
Kansas
Iowa State
Oklahoma State
Lawrence
Phog Allen
Jayhawk
Lawrence World
North Lawrence Chase
Chris Armstrong
Bill Drake
North Lawrence
Drake
Watkins Community
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Lawrence Walsh
Reagan
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Eastern Airlines
New York
Hamilton Fish Sr
Cold Spring
N.Y
Salt Lake City
Kobe
Nelson Mandela
Dolph Simons Sr
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Kaw
Douglas County
Kansas City
Journal WorLp
W.C. Simons
Journal-World
P.O
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
IM Hoagland
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