Tax evasion hits baseball legends Duke Snider and Willie McCovey
The article notes Hall of Famers Duke Snider and Willie McCovey pled guilty to tax charges amid a broader IRS crackdown on unreported income from sports memorabilia shows. It highlights underreported earnings, public reaction, and implications for other athletes while urging accountability across sports.
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Duke Snider
Willie McCovey
McCovey
U.S. District Court
Snider
Darryl Strawberry
Pete Rose
Internal Revenue Service
Dodger
Giants
IRS
al Capone
Notable historical milestones tied to July 22 dates
On July 22, 1893 Katharine Lee Bates wrote the original version of America the Beautiful in Colorado Springs after viewing Pikes Peak. Other dates note Roanoke Island's failed 1587 colony, Cleveland's 1796 founding, battles in 1812 Spain, a 1916 San Francisco parade bombing, Wiley Post’s 1933 solo world flight, Dillinger’s 1934 death, 1937 Court packing defeat, 1942 gasoline rationing, and Patton’s 1943 Palermo capture.
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Wellesley College
Katharine Lee Bates
Colorado Springs
Colo
Pikes Peak
Roanoke Island
North Carolina
Cleveland
Moses Cleaveland
Duke of Wellington
Salamanca
Spain
San Francisco
Wiley Post
John Dillinger
Chicago
Biograph
Senate
Roosevelt
U.S. Supreme Court
Atlantic Seaboard
George S. Patton
Palermo
Sicily
Journal World Staff andPost Office Address Note
Journal World staff credits listed including Snead Taylor Gardner Fisher Chaney Simons Gage Simons II Dan Simons Wiley Dolan and Dolan plus postmaster address and AP ABC affiliations for Lawrence Kansas publication.
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Bill Snead
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Mark Chaney
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Dolph Simons II
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
Where is the Bosnia peace plan and declaration of war goals
The piece questions where a credible peace plan for Bosnia is, accusing Clinton and Republicans of evasions and bluffs. It argues bombing alone won’t secure peace without a clear plan, conditions, or exit strategy, and critiques Western occupation and political motives while outlining a feasible peace framework and potential Serbian autonomy within Bosnia.
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Bosnia
Clinton
U.S
Pentagon
Dienbienphu West
Sen
Bob Dole
Henry Kissinger
Nixon
Vietnam
Kissinger
Serbia
Croatia
Washington
Dole
Workers pay price for fashion in maquiladora sweatshops
Claudia Molina and Judith Viera describe brutal conditions in Central American and Caribbean free trade zone factories producing U.S. goods for gaps, Eddie Bauer, Gitano, Mandarin International. The National Labor Committee highlights 14 year olds paid 38 cents an hour and 15 to 22 hour shifts. It notes unions in El Salvador and the broader toll of free trade zones under U.S. policy, questioning consumer responsibility for Gap and other brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banana Republic
Gap
Eddie Bauer
Claudia Molina
Judith Viera
Ms. Molina
Ms. Viera
Maquiladora
Central America
Caribbean
U.S
Orion Apparel
Honduras
Orion
Charles Kernaghan
National Labor Committee
New York
Mandarin Internation
el Salvador
The
Reagan
Bush
United States
Maquiladora Assembly
Wetlands fight sparks letters to editor over trafficway
Lena Johnson argues to save the Haskell and Baker wetlands from the South Lawrence Trafficway, describing community, student, and scientific uses. She urges public officials and the Journal-World to listen before it is too late and notes the editors may edit letters for length.
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Haskell/Baker
Coalition
South Lawrence
Haskell
Chuck Haines
Lawrence High School
Roger Boyd
Baker
Joyce Wolf
The
Audubon Society
Dennis Domer
Central Park
Lawrence
Douglas County
Lawrence Journal-World
Lena Johnson
Box
University of Kansas mulls memorial closure after student deaths
Pressures for KU to close doors as memorial to Rick Dowell and Nick Rice rise, but Chancellor Laurence Chalmers doubts action. He spoke after a four hour Senate Executive Committee meeting which he said did not formally discuss the issue. The Lawrence World quoted an 1895 notice inviting well water testing at Raymond's Drug Store for one dollar.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
Rick Dowell
Nick Rice
Laurence Chalmers
University Senate
Lawrence World
Raymond's
Watkins Community Museum
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
NIKE
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Hitler
Britain
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Albert Colman
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