KU promotes internal talent at Kansas University
The Journal-World commends KU for promoting proven internal staff, highlighting Robert Cobb's move from acting dean to dean of the College. The piece criticizes past reliance on outsiders and stresses loyalty and service as factors, while noting affirmative action debates and internal hiring as part of KU's improving leadership decisions.
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Kansas University
Archie Dykes
Robert Cobb
Do military men like war and what they endure
The passage argues soldiers and officers do not desire war. They pursue victory to protect the people while facing horror, loss, and moral burden. Leaders, not combatants, drive wars, and even winning is painful. true resolve lies in courageous leadership ending warfare.
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Diet
Court ends custodial confinement of non dangerous mentally ill
Supreme Court rules state cannot confine mentally ill individuals who are not dangerous solely for custodial reasons. Kenneth Donaldson, released after 15 years, leads to analysis of rights, treatment, and standards for confinement and consent.
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Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Stewart
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Middleman exonerated after crunch
New York AP reports the Council on Wage and Price Stability found no single villain for high food prices in 1974. Instead factors like oil costs, price controls, wages, and restaurant eating boosted bills. The study notes 40 percent of the food bill goes to farmers and 60 percent to processors and retailers.
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New York
Everone
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George Katona
Today in History July 9 Highlights and Births
Historical milestones span 1816 Argentina independence from Spain 1776 Washington reads Declaration of Independence in New York 1850 President Zachary Taylor dies 1947 Elizabeth II engagement announced 1960 Soviet missile threat to US Cuba 1967 US aids Congo Mobutu 2010 Kennedy urges political over military solutions 2023 Earl Warren dies 83 Birthday King Hassan II aged 46.
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Spain
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New York
Zachary Taylor
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Britain
Elizabeth
Philip Mountbatten
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Castro
Cuba
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Congo
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Robert Kennedy
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Earl Warren
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King Hassan
Morocco
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Prayer for today seeking light, presence, peace
A brief devotional prayer asks for guidance to feel God's light and comfort. It requests harmony throughout the day and ends with an Amen.
Nixon and White on Watergate and the U.S. role
The critic challenges Theodore White's Breach of Faith arguing Nixon’s fall reflects broader U.S. political priorities and global aims. The piece questions White's praise of Nixon’s China opening and Moscow trip while noting unresolved Middle East stalemates and NATO strain.
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Theodore White
Richard Nixon
White
America
Larry O’brien
Mr. White
Nixon
Ford
San Clemente
Teddy White
Peking
Moscow
Solzhenitsyn
Mao Tse-tung
China
Soviet Union
Middle East
Israel
Portugal
NATO
Indochina
Seato
Youth Driving Fatalities Targeted by Federal Safety Plan
Federal safety officials seek innovative measures to curb youth suicides in highway crashes. Demonstration programs across law enforcement education licensing and rehabilitation would test five subjects with an integrated package if successful. Studies show drivers under 25 dominate serious crashes with high male overrepresentation.
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Washington
Charles F. Livingston
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Livingston
Strolling Troubadours Bring Free Washington Tourside Shows
Five young actor musicians the Strolling Troubadours will perform at Washington monuments through August. The 38000 program by National Endowment for the Arts and National Capital Parks features four shows daily Tuesday through Sunday with audience participation and storytelling.
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Washington
National Endowment For the Arts
National Capital Parks
Nancy Hanks
Jack Fish
White House
Farmers Protest Gas Price Hike Amid July Heat
Lucille Tuckel of Lawrence argues the July gas price rise harms farmers who sell at low margins. She urges staying off highways, reducing consumption, and urges public to rethink support for rising costs while calling for unity and speech freedom.
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Mr. Public
Lucille Tuckel
Rt. 2
Lawrence
Regents approve KU operating budget for 1967
The Kansas Board of Regents approved a record educational and general operating budget for the 1967 fiscal year totaling 26,452,642 dollars, 877,675 under the amount requested by Chancellor Clarke Wescoe. The action accompanies summer paving plans and other regional updates.
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Kansas University
Clarke Wescoe
Vickie Lynn Birch
Lawrence
Shriner
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Denise Clinton
Kansas City
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