Tornadoes favored over earthquakes in Kansas view
Editorial argues Kansans prefer tornado warnings and shelters to earthquakes. It notes higher tornado activity in other states, compares damages, and cites improved tornado warning systems, while stressing earthquakes lack timely alerts and require air evacuation. The piece argues Kansas would choose tornado risk over California style quakes.
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Kansas
Ohio
Illinois
Texas
Oklahoma
Florida
Lawrence
Nevada
Drowning search in Kansas River and city notices span town events
Dragging continued for Albert Sieber, 44, believed drowned while fishing days earlier in the Kansas River. Five days remain for voters to register for the August primary. East Lawrence Improvement Assn proposes downzoning 500 lots to curb speculative building. ELIA president Mark Kaplan leads the study by a committee before city county planning commission. City commission to decide on lawn height over 12 inches cited by Michael Almon at 1311 Prairie. Gov Docking seeks 2.9 million in federal disaster relief for Finney County storm damage. Lawrence duo John Gagliardo and Tommy Ryther win Summerfield Scholarships to Kansas University. Reporter note: 1892 item mocks social event pricing per height.
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East Lawrence Improvement Assn
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Prairie
Pasteur tests anti rabies vaccine on bitten boy
July 6 1885 marks Louis Pasteur testing an anti rabies vaccine on a child bitten by an infected dog. The history note lists other events: Richard III crowned in 1483, More executed in 1535, Burgoyne’s fort capture in 1777, Republican Party founding in 1854, and Arab forces under Lawrence capturing Aqaba in 1917.
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Aqaba
Bush Needs Assault to Capture Voters by Saunders
In a column by Debra J. Saunders, George Bush is criticized for failing to win voter support amid a dip in poll numbers. The piece contrasts Bush with Francois Mitterrand’s Sarajevo trip and suggests bold, audacious actions could boost his image, while noting the ongoing national debt and potential campaign risks.
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U.N
France
Bosnia
Charles de Gaulle
Napoleon
Iran
Danton
Margaret Thatcher
Capitol Hill
Bush defends himself on grain credits amid Iraqgate probes
In a CBS interview Bush insists he had no guilty knowledge of Saddam Hussein’s use of grain credits to fund oil and nuclear programs. The piece traces NSD 26 directives, Lavoro Bank investigations, and Baker’s pressure to arm Iraq, urging independent counsel and a shift toward Kurdish-led democracy and anti-Saddam unity.
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Rachel Bailey
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Bob
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Sofaer
Kimmitt
Talabani
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Turkey
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Iraqi Kurdistan
White House
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Baghdad
Faith in wart cure stories from three towns go viral
ANGELINA COUNTY Texas toads and dish rags spark wart cures told by Jan Caudle of Jonesboro Ga Angie of Longview Tex and Hartford Pryor of Thomaston Ga recount dramatic removals. The anecdotes claim faith and simple stump water washed by a tale of a boy in Alabama and a family remedy amid skepticism about medical treatments.
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Jonesboro, Ga
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Longview
Tex
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Thomaston
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