Nite Owls clothes optional club opens in Lawrence
Local owner Jeff Wallace opens a private club offering optional nudity with BYOB policy. City officials weigh options as residents debate whether a nude or near-nude venue fits Lawrence, with calls to reject the concept or risk it changing the social fabric.
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Nite Owls
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Milestones and tragedies mark decades from 1958 to 1981
A compact timeline recalls events from Eisenhower signing the Space Act in 1958 to the 1981 royal wedding, plus space shuttle Challenger’s early success, Ford’s Auschwitz visit, the Forrestal fire, and the Pensacola clinic killings. Strong entities include Eisenhower NASA King George VI Queen Diana Charles.
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France
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Victor Emmanuel III
New York
San Francisco
Britain
George the VI
London
International Atomic Energy Agency
Jack Paar
NBC
Gulf of Tonkin
Paul VI
Paul Hill
John Bayard Britton
Britton
James H. Barrett
Ladies Center Clinic
Pensacola
Fla
Hill
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
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Serb-only indictments delay peace talks and risk war
The piece argues that issuing only Bosnian Serb war-crime indictments delays peace, complicates negotiations, and risks renewed conflict. It notes U.N. tribunal limits, questions how to negotiate with indicted leaders like Radovan Karadzic, and suggests peace requires broader accountability and timely talks.
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Norway
Bosnia
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Hafez Assad
Syria
Lebanon
Libya
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Cambodia
Susan Smith case drags politics into a private tragedy
The column argues the Susan Smith case should not be treated as political fodder. It criticizes attempts by figures like Newt Gingrich and Jesse Jackson to frame the case for partisan ends, and laments the public discourse around morality, privacy, and consequences rather than electoral strategy.
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Guttersnipe
Smith
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich
Beverly Russell
South Carolina
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Christian Coalition
Jesse Jackson
California
Pete Wilson
Wilson
Mary Chesnut
Hector Crevecoeur
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Answers to editor questions about city priorities and activism
Bill and Jo Barnes respond to the July 23 Opinion Page discussing city hall spending on wants versus needs, infrastructure priorities, and the impact of activist groups. They urge citizen involvement at commission meetings, letter writing, and public forums to ensure government reflects real needs and prudent spending.
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North Lawrence
City Commission
Bev Worster
Haskell
Bill & Jo Barnes
Riverview Rd
Regents Meet Over Campus Troubles in Kansas University
The Kansas University board of regents gathering with Chancellor Laurence Chalmers did not stage a hostile session, with several regents praising his handling of spring campus issues. EU student leaders and state and federal officials discussed campus troubles, as noted by the Lawrence World on July 29, 1895, remarking on evolving fashion and social norms regarding bloomers.
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Kansas University
Laurence Chalmers
Chalmers
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