Lawrence Aquatic Center opening tests downtown parking squeeze
City officials plan a weekend opening for the Lawrence Aquatic Center to gauge the impact on parking west of Massachusetts Street. If attendance breaks the one-day record of 1925, officials expect clear signals on crowding and revenue, as existing lots and street spots near the pool will fill quickly.
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Massachusetts Street
LS 9
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Lawrence Public Library
Lawrence Senior Center
Rising minimum wage burdens small business and youth
The piece argues a 90 cent rise in the hourly minimum to 5.15 will push employers to cut hours, reduce staff, and bar teens from entry jobs. It questions the net gain for workers and notes teens lose opportunities to learn while earning, urging alternative solutions and practical policies.
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Washington
Timeline of notable political and historical milestones
The notes cover Georgia’s 1870 readmission to the Union, Rembrandt’s 1906 birth in Leiden, Boeing’s 1916 founding as Pacific Aero Products in Seattle by William Boeing, the 1918 Second Battle of the Maine in World War I, Truman’s 1948 Democratic nomination in Philadelphia, and Goldwater’s 1964 Republican nomination in San Francisco.
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Georgia
Rembrandt
Leiden
Netherlands
Boeing Co
Pacific Aero Products
Seattle
William Boeing
Maine
Truman
Philadelphia
Barry M. Goldwater
Arizona
San Francisco
Periodical masthead notes affiliations and postage
USPS line confirms periodical postage paid at Lawrence Kansas. It lists membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press.
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Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Civil rights and CCRI split reshape California vote
Long Beach congressman Steve Horn, longtime Kuchel aide and civil rights insider, backs the California Civil Rights Initiative to ban government racial preferences. The piece contrasts Horn’s Civil Rights Act era work with current disputes over the CCRI, Powell, and Connerly leading the campaign.
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Washington
Long Beach
Calif
Steve Horn
Congress
California
Horn
Tom Kuchel
California Civil Rights Initiative
CCRI
Colin Powell
Senate
Woodrow Wilson
California State University
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Kuchel
Robert Mann
Jericho
America
Hubert Humphrey
Rachel
Humphrey
Powell
Ward Connerly
University of California and Black
Rotary Club
Dole
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Lebed Rises in Russia and Calls to Ban Foreign Groups
Columnist Richard Sullivan notes Gen Alexander Lebed’s rise to security chief after Russia’s elections and his vow to ban foreign religions. He contrasts Russia’s stance with U S debates, listing groups he deems threatening and arguing for strong national safeguards.
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Russia
Alexander Lebed
Boris Yeltsin
Gennady Zyuganov
Yeltsin
Lebed
Japan
America
Indiana
The
Red Cross
Aum Shiner Kyo
Mormons
Elizabeth Dole
GOP
Bob Dole
Hakeem Olajuwon
Houston Rockets
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
Richard Sullivan
Universal Press Syndicate
Growth and change drive Lawrence Arts Center expansion
Arts advocate Amy J. Carlson argues the Lawrence Arts Center should expand to better accommodate rising ceramics enrollments. She notes tripling studio use in three years and invites opponents to visit facilities before deciding. Letters policy requests 350 words or less with real name and contact details.
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Lawrence Arts Center
Neck of the Woods
Lawrence
Amy J. Carlson
Maine
journal-World
Ljworld.com
Lawrence Strike Involves City Employees And Management Move
About 150 Lawrence telephone company workers were on strike or on picket lines while 30 management staff crossed lines. Some Topeka managers were moved to assist. The walkout threatens long distance operator services and echoes a broader public debate on local governance and tax policy.
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the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kaw
Douglas County
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Telephone Company
Southwestern Bell Management
Topeka
Vern Miller
Human Relations Commission
South Junior High
Menninger
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Dolph Simons Sr
Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Julie Bechtel
Dolph Simons II
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
W.C. Simons
P.O
American Republic
Italy
Toyota
T. DeWit Carr
Kansas University School of Engineering
Franklin D. Murphy
Carr
Navy
Lawrence World Report
South Park
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