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Eisenhower tribute kicks off Kansas Day festivities nationwide
Kansas marks statehood anniversary with a yearlong Eisenhower centennial celebration. Ceremonies on the Capitol steps launch activities as Polish ambassador Jan Kinast and New York Times education columnist Edward Fiske join KU lectures. KU earns a four star guide rating, while Republican events and dinners honor the state and its leaders through the weekend.
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Topeka
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jan Kinast
New York Times
Edward Fiske
Kansas University
Kinast
Poland
Kansas Union
Czeslaw Milosz
Fiske
the Times
Spencer Museum of Art
Hayden
Native Sons and Daughters of
Kansas
Lawrence
Bob Billings
Elizabeth Layton
GOP
Congress