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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1999
Page
7
Editorial panel notes President Clinton's speech to a guarded House during a Senate impeachment trial. It praises his oratory but questions the feasibility of his proposals, especially Social Security funding, while pointing to a tense atmosphere and a weakened political standing.
January history notes record Louis XVI's 1793 execution in France after treason conviction. Jefferson Davis and four Southern senators resign from the U.S. Senate in 1861. New York restricts public smoking by women in 1908, vetoed by Mayor McClellan. Kiwanis Club born in Detroit in 1915. Vladimir Lenin dies in 1924 at age 54.
The document lists multiple staff roles and editorial positions at the Journal-World, including Deputy Editor Roger Verdon and Managing Editor John Taylor. It provides names of editors, managers, and executives, plus postal and circulation details for the Lawrence, Kansas publication.
President Clinton frames two Bills Clinton, Riley in a dual push. On Social Security he offers a balanced plan to extend the trust fund, while education policy shifts hinge on revitalized federal school standards and funding. Critics on both sides question federal role versus state control, yet centrists welcome potential reforms.
A spoof report visits imagined Clinton trial viewing spots from the Ken Starr Wing of a prison to a Naples like Isle of Elba and Chicago. The piece lampoons media sensationalism with quips from inmates and onlookers while noting public attention and rising ratings.
In a letters section, Larry Kipp responds to Bill Thompson and defends smart growth as a fiscally conservative strategy that curbs sprawl, protects taxpayers, and preserves property rights while supporting development. He cites a conference in Austin with speakers from Christine Todd Whitman to Bank of America, arguing sprawl raises taxes and that smart growth enables healthy metro areas and high quality of life.
The 1974 effort by Kansas Republicans to persuade U.S. Senator Bob Dole to seek the governorship is noted, with Dole preferring the Senate. The 1899 Lawrence World editorial argues expansion via overseas territory, like the Philippines, could be justified by business interests if not costly, dismissing constitutional or humanitarian concerns.
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