Lawrence plans for second high school look to lessons from older campuses
The editorial urges using historic models from Wyandotte and Topeka high schools and the Central Junior High as guides for a new Lawrence high school. It notes the current 19th and Louisiana site lacks charm and warns against repeating past design errors while stressing early planning and improved aesthetics for future facilities.
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Lawrence
Liberty Memorial
14Th
Massachusetts
Kansas City
Wyandotte High
19Th
Louisiana
Liberty Memorial High
Wyandotte
Topeka
Topeka High School
Central Junior High
Schwegler School
23Rd
Ousdahl
Circular South
Broken Arrow
Beta Theta Pi
Tennessee
Today in History July 29 events span Armadas and space launches
The list recalls key events on July 29 across centuries including the 1588 defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1969 NASA era milestones, and a 1981 royal wedding. Notable items include Olaf II’s death in 1030, van Gogh’s death in 1890, the Armageddon era battles, and the launch of NASA in 1958.
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Gravelines
Norway
Olaf II
Vincent van Gogh
Auvers
France
Humbert
Victor Emmanuel III
New York
San Francisco
Britain
George VI
London
International Atomic Energy Agency
Jack Paar
NBC
Eisenhower
National Aeronautics and Space Act
NASA
Forrestal
Gulf of Tonkin
Paul VI
St. Paul's Cathedral
Journal World masthead excerpt
A historical newspaper masthead lists staff roles and affiliations including Dolph C. Simons Jr as Editor and Publisher and Ralph Gage as General Manager with organizational contacts and postal information for the Journal World Lawrence Kansas.
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Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
William Sutcliffe
Israel must tackle hard problems for peace with moderates
The piece argues Israel should pursue hard choices with Palestinians and Syria rather than rely on symbolic gestures with King Hussein. It notes past missed deals, the rise of Hamas, and the need to empower Palestinian leadership, while detailing Rabin’s shifts toward the PLO and regional moderates to curb extremism and terrorism.
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Boston
Hussein
Jordan
Israel
Rabin
West Bank
Jerusalem
East Jerusalem
Greater Jerusalem
Yasser Arafat
Menachem Begin
Likud
Gaza
Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Hamas
PLO
Warren Christopher
Syria
Golan Heights
Middle East
Assad
Hama
Iran
Lebanon
Damascus
Soviet Union
United States
Buenos Aires
London
U S should drop the blame game by Rowland Nethaway
The column argues Americans default to blame rather than solve crises, urging shared responsibility. It cites Census data on rising births outside marriage, single-parent poverty, crime, and social challenges, urging collective action over finger pointing. It warns against scapegoating groups and emphasizes addressing root causes.
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Good Ol’ Boy
Rush Limbaugh
Hillary
Census Bureau
U.S
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Reuter criticizes Kansas University organ purchase
Albert Neutel of Reuter Organ Company responds to the June 22 Sound Off column about KU's four Reuter organs, noting one large teaching organ in Swarthout Hall being sold. He claims Reuter could build a similar organ for about 550000, and urges fair competition while praising Reuter’s local ties and university work.
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Kansas University
Reuter
Swarthout Recital Hall
James Moeser
School of Fine Arts
Moeser
St. Lawrence Catholic Center
United States
Lawrence
Lied
University of Michigan
University of Texas
West Texas State University
Washburn University
University of Indiana
Oklahoma Baptist University
Albert Neutel
Reuter Organ Company
Old Home Town Highlights Lawmakers and Local Events
State Sen. Reynolds Shultz of Lawrence said he will press to obtain names of Kansas University students expelled or suspended after campus disturbances despite KU officials citing privacy rules. The Eudora school levy stands at 40.81 mills for the coming year. Wyandotte No. 3, Kansas’s oldest Masonic Lodge, marked 100 years with an all day open house and banquet, with Grand Lodge officers from six states attending. The 1894 Lawrence Journal quote laments youth work ethic as parents labor while youths loaf in fine clothes.
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Reynolds Shultz
Lawrence
Kansas University
Eudora
Masonic Lodge
Kansas
Wyandotte No. 3
Grand Lodge
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the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Kaw
Douglas County
Kansas Counties
Journal- World
Bill Snead
Robert Nordyke
Caroline Trowbridge
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
W.C. Simons
Journal-World
P.O. Box
Lawrence, Kan
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
AAA
Anthony Lewis
Rowland Nethaway
Cox News Service
Old Home Town
The
Lawrence Journal
Watkins Community Museum
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