Were they listening in Topeka President Bush speech
Editorial notes President Bush's emphasis on war on terror, economic recovery, and education while criticizing Kansas lawmakers for education funding cuts. It cites calls for bipartisan cooperation, improved Head Start, teacher training, and potential tuition hikes, warning of budget woes for Lawrence and state universities.
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Bush
America
Kansas
Lawrence
Congress
Topeka
Kansas University
Bush must back new Palestinian leadership to end Mideast woes
The piece argues dismissing Arafat won’t resolve Middle East issues and urges the United States to back an alternative Palestinian leadership aligned with U.S. interests. It criticizes past concessions, notes Arafat’s failures and a possible arms deal, and calls for a US strategy to establish credible local leaders to replace Arafat and shape a new peace framework.
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Bush
United States
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Israel
U.S
State Department
Middle East
Arafat
America
Cheney
Washington
CIA
Traffic planners push new road humps in Lawrence
Letter writer John M Ducey criticizes city traffic schemes including rotary circles and cement traffic calmer islands on Louisiana Street. He warns the calmers create hazards and accidents especially for older drivers and suggests patching streets would be cheaper than building new routes.
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New England
Lawrence
Louisiana Street
23Rd Street
31St Street
John M. Ducey
Public Forum letters on KU sports, abortion stance, and policy
Readers critique a sports headline about rivalry and coach pay at KU and discuss funding for women's basketball. A second letter rebukes George Tiller abortion clinic coverage, citing scripture, and endorses Journal-World letters guidelines.
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KU Courtsiders
Kansas University
Powell
Marion Washington
Bohl
Allen Fieldhouse
Washington
Roy Williams
Kansas State University
Iowa State
Texas Tech
Ice breaks and thefts shake old hometown
Local lake ice has owners breaking hulls to prevent damage as cold grips the area. Kaw River ice jams flood 2000 acres while Fred Brown predicts no major floods, contradicting weather warnings. A $2000 bronze Zeus statue theft from the Kansas University Museum of Art is recovered by mail with no clue of guilt. Museum security boosts planned and thieves face prosecutions. A century-old Lawrence World editorial on a dual telephone system is cited. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Weather Bureau
Brown
Zeus
Kansas University Museum of Art
Lawrence World
the World
Watkins Community Museum
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