Editorial calls for renewed federal disaster aid for Kansas tornado flood
Kansas Governor John Carlin appeals a federal denial of disaster assistance for the June tornado in Lawrence and the Great Bend area in Barton County. The piece argues the $20 million threshold biases aid decisions, notes underinsurance in Great Bend, and urges Topeka and Washington to scrutinize past under-$20 million cases to secure equal treatment. It maintains a strengthened federal push is expected for major administrators when facing Washington.
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Kansas
John Carlin
Great Bend
Washington
Lawrence
Barton County
Kansas Insurance
Fletcher Bell
Carlin
Topeka
California faces refugee welfare burden and policy reevaluation
The piece argues California seethes under refugee welfare costs, citing monthly Southeast Asian arrivals and welfare rates in Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Orange counties. It warns of a developing welfare-dependent underclass and urges federal policy change to curb open-door immigration.
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California
United States
Los Angeles County
Sacramento County
Orange County
Joe Diaz
Diaz
Washington
Florida
America
Census count risks revenue loss for Douglas County
Officials warned up to 10000 Douglas County residents might be omitted from the latest agricultural census risking revenue sharing based on population. The county could lose about 9125 dollars per missing person. Police and sheriff officers arrested twelve in six Lawrence drug raids with bonds set at 100000 dollars for four heroin sellers. County Attorney Mike Elwell called gathering evidence to charge heroin pushers challenging. Ottawa Human Relations Commission members visited Lawrence to exchange experiences and apply Ottawa lessons. Hot dry weather was helping alleviate southern corn leaf blight.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Mike Elwell
Ottawa Human Relations Commission
HRC
Ottawa
Journal-World staff and contact details from Lawrence paper
The Journal World of Lawrence Kansas lists staff roles editor publisher and others including Dolph Simons Jr and Sr, Rolph Gage, Bill Mayer, and Donna Wiley. It also provides office addresses Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence 66044 and subscription rates by carrier or mail across multiple regions.
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Dolph C. Simons Jr
Dolph Simons Sr
Rolph Gage
Bill Mayer
Robert Nordyke
Allen Torrey
Donna Wiley
Cence
Jack Starkay
Bruce Baker
Keith Wood
Dallas Dolan
Simons
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
ERA and Alda grapple with ratification of ERA
The piece analyzes Alan Alda’s stance on the ERA and argues the amendment faces procedural and democratic hurdles. It discusses timing, ratification rates, and the role of courts in shaping rights, contrasting rhetoric with substantive constitutional change. It notes women’s demands, public patience, and the need for persuasive democracy.
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Alda
ERA
Eleanor Smeal
Smeal
National Organization For Women
National Guard film overbudget sparks publicity questions
The National Guard spent 257000 on a nostalgia driven film Good bye Dear I ll Be Back in a Year and a 263000 on GuardAware public relations program. Critics question value and compliance with a 50000 yearly PR cap while public affairs aims to recruit. Meanwhile energy and dairy policy debates linger over casein tariffs and weatherization program flaws.
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Washington
Hollywood
National Guard
Pearl Harbor
Guard
Reagan
P.r
GuardAware
Lucette Lagnado
Defense Department
Congress
The Float and Big Companies Driving Your Money
A critical look at corporate finance shows large firms leveraging the float to earn interest on cash owed by others. The piece follows a small bill of 5000 dollars through delays caused by multisite payment systems, revealing how computers in Wheat Bluff and Boulder delay checks. It contrasts low boldness of repayment with high risk cycles and notes how funds end up in various international instruments before finally reaching the creditor.
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Corporation Busbee
C.B
Wheat Bluff
Kansas
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Boulder
Colorado
U.S. Treasury
Toronto
Canada
Letters praise Lawrence media and community kindness after tornado
Ruth Wood of Eldridge House thanks Editor and Journal-World for public service messages and reporting during the tornado disaster. She lauds city ramps on Massachusetts Street, walk signals, and courteous residents who helped others including Meals on Wheels volunteers, hospital staff, and food deliveries in harsh weather. She calls Lawrence a wonderful place to live.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
Seventh Street
Eldridge House
Ruth Wood
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Robert Dole
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