Holding the Line In 1998 Budget Plan
City Manager Mike Wildgen unveils a 74.1 million dollar 1998 budget with a 3 percent spending increase and a stable 22.67 mill levy. The plan adds five police officers and six fire medical staff while funding street and park upkeep. He credits the “just say no” stance to keeping taxes near current levels amid growth and calls on county and school officials to follow suit despite Free State High School opening complicating tax relief.
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Ciy
Mike Wildgen
Lawrence
Wildgen
Free State High School
Faltering KCI 25 Years Ago Faces Decline in Air Hub Status
The Kansas City International Airport project neared completion but commuter services and airport traffic waned. Despite current upgrades and parking work, KCI’s status as a regional hub weakened while cities like St. Louis and Denver gained prominence. Without rapid vibrancy, traffic and vitality may deteriorate over the next 10 to 15 years.
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Kansas City
KCI
Lawrence
KCL
St. Louis
Denver
Historic milestones mark pivotal years across nations
On July 7, 1865 four people were hanged in Washington DC for conspiracies with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate Lincoln. King's College opened in 1754 in New York City and later became Columbia College. In 1846 California’s annexation was proclaimed at Monterey after a Mexican garrison surrendered.
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Washington, D.C
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
King’s College
New York City
Columbia College
U.S
California
Monterey
Chicago
United States
Hawaii
Boulder Dam
Colorado River
Hoover Dam
Frances Xavier Cabrini
Canada
House of Commons
Reagan
Arizona
Sandra Day O'Connor
U.S. Supreme Court
Samantha Smith
Manchester
Maine
Soviet Union
Yuri V. Andropov
Journal World staff and affiliations listing
The Journal World credits its editorial staff including Bill Snead Deputy Editor Roger Verdon Managing Editor John Taylor News Editor Ann Gardner Editorial Page Editor Tom Fisher Advertising Manager and notes postal and circulation details as well as AP and Audit Bureau memberships.
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Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
NATO Expansion in Madrid Risks a West Eastward Drift
George Will analyzes the Madrid NATO summit as 16 nations prepare to admit Poland Hungary and the Czech Republic. He cautions that enlargement raises questions about Russia as a potential fifth column, U.S. commitments up to the Polish Ukrainian border, and whether a broader alliance remains truly defensive or becomes a political project. He notes Bosnia, de Gaulle’s Europe concept, and the need for a European consciousness anchored by American engagement.
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Central
Europe
NATO
Madrid
Poland
Hungary
Czech Republic
Russia
U.S
Ukraine
Baltic States
Senate
Germany
Margaret Thatcher
Bosnia
United States
de Gaulle
Atlantic
Urals
Vaclav Havel
Greece
Turkey
Spain
Franco
Africa
Pyrenees
Brussels
European Union
West
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Class warfare frames GOP tax cut debate in 1990s politics
The piece analyzes how both parties use class stereotypes in tax policy battles. It argues Republicans portray Democrats as elitists while Democrats rally lower and middle income voters, citing polling and past election patterns to claim the GOP tax cuts favor the rich. It concludes that class conflict persists and benefits Democrats.
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House
Senate
Gallup
John R. Kasich
Ohio
Tom Delay
Texas
Republican Campaign Committee
Bill Paxon
Bill Paxon, R-N.y
United States
Bill Clinton
Bob Dole
Clinton
Richard Gephardt
Brad Bannon
GOP
Bannon
Congress
Americans tune into private lives by Resert Reno Newsday
An opinion piece flags celebrity and political marriages in turmoil, noting Arianna Huffington and Dwight Eisenhower era rumors. It argues public interest and media culture fuel chatter over private lives and adultery in politics, while defending Susan Eisenhower’s stance on her grandfather’s wartime relationship.
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Reno
Arianna Huffington
Jane Fonda
Arianna
Huffingtons
Republican Party
Washington
Paula Jones
Kenneth Starr
Susan Eisenhower
Mamie
Kay Summersby
Europe
North Africa
Susan
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Summersby
Canasta
Supreme Command
Ike
Displeased Atty criticizes briefing tied to 1972 drug raid
Douglas County Attorney Mike Elwell condemned a state briefing he said could have jeopardized a recent raid that netted about 30 felony arrests. A KU zoology graduate student living alone at the KU Natural History reservation near Lawrence was found dead from a possible reptile or insect bite. autopsy planned.
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Douglas County
Mike Elwell
Kansas University
KU Natural History
Lawrence
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the World Company
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Ralph Gage
Julie Bechtel
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
W.C. Simons
Journal-World
P.O
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
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