Sunshine policy at Lawrence City Commission questioned
The Lawrence City Commission faces criticism as four meetings since April were not announced in advance as required by the sunshine policy. Former Mayor Jack Rose promoted open government to ensure public input and media coverage, but the current commission has yet to reaffirm a formal stance.
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Lawrence City Commission
Commission
Jack Rose
City Commission
New City Commission
Rose
Ford apologizes to Olson family over CIA LSD death
President Ford met with Alice Olson and her three children in the Oval Office to apologize for the CIA administered LSD incident that led to biochemist Frank Olson's death in 1953. He ordered review of reports and asked the attorney general to discuss legal claims, despite aides' misgivings.
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Ford
New York
Central Intelligence Agency
Frank Olson
Oval Office
Alice W. Olson
CIA
Nixon
Olson
Rockefeller Commission
Olsen
White House
Four Way Plan to Curb Corruption Faces Legal Challenges
Washington reports the post Watergate Federal Election Campaign Act uses four devices to curb money in politics disclosure of sources and uses of funds contribution ceilings public funding for campaigns and spending limits A constitutional challenge is pending in the US circuit court of appeals with a Supreme Court ruling anticipated this fall ABA recommends dropping spending limits while supporting disclosure ceilings and public funding A Georgetown study questions the equity and practicality of expenditure limits and their impact on campaign contests
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Washington
Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
American Bar Association
Appeals Court
Bar Association Committee
Roy A. Schotland
Georgetown University Law School
Senate
Offshore Oil Sparks Calls for Time and Funds
Washington reported officials across states demand time and money to prepare for offshore drilling impacts. The piece notes potential onshore builds like refineries and pipelines, population surges, and the need for coastal planning, plus concerns about long term economic transitions and revenue sharing.
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Washington
Ronald Poitras
Maine
Florida
Alaska
California
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Delaware
New Hampshire
Durham
United States
Skip Webb
Webb
Interior
Hughes
Poitras
Jay Hammond
Gulf of Alaska
Gumshoe-girls the lifeblood of group tours
A lively column praises the aging American tour group ladies in tennis shoes who keep international travel alive. It laments higher Europe costs yet celebrates their shopping, haggling, and sightseeing zeal from Rome to Brussels, while noting the fading era of broad American travel abroad.
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Gumshoe
Paris
Europe
U.S
United States
Champs Elysees
Picadilly
Via
Veneto
Colonel Bogie
American Express
Great Britain
France
Italy
Benelux
Scandinavian
Zermatt
Montmartre
Salzburg
Brussels
States
Fouquet'’s
Piazza di Espagna
Rome
Monte Carlo
Toledo
Gibraltar
Helsinki
Dublin
Istanbul
Venice
Athens
Solzhenitsyn’s reception split between liberals and conservatives
The piece argues Solzhenitsyn defies easy labels, praised by unions and some liberals yet embraced by the conservative right. It notes Newsweek’s framing, cites support from figures like Buckley, Hammer, and Noam Chomsky, and argues conservatives reveal humanity’s deep resources while critiques circle around ideological caricatures.
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Solzhenitsyn
Newsweek Magazine
Newsweek
James Buckley
New York
Manhattan
Thomas Jefferson
Democratic Party
New York Review of Books
Noam Chomsky
Herbert Marcuse
Ralph Nader
Armand Hammer
Russia
Lenin
Barbara Tuchman
James Seston
John Kenneth Galbraith
China
Mao Tse-tung
Far Right
Kroger to open large Lawrence store complex in 1966
Kroger Co officials plan a huge Lawrence retail site combining a supermarket and general merchandise store with 54 000 square feet on West 23rd near Alabama set for completion mid 1966 The project alongside tax shifts shows Lawrence as a rich market with higher income and spending levels.
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Kroger Co
Lawrence
West 23Rd
Alabama
William Kuchler
David Bolton
John Handy Jr
Jack L. Kendall
John Stewart Wheatcroft
Minnesota case reflects evils of win-or-else
A 1970s Minnesota basketball saga shows alleged payoffs and NCAA rule violations surrounding Bill Musselman. As the program grew, boosters and others funded players, provoking controversy, denials, and later scrutiny as Musselman moved to the ABA. Critics warn of a systemic win-at-all-costs culture endangering college sports.
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Minnesota
Bill Musselman
Minnesota University
American Basketball Assn
National Collegiate Athletic Assn
NCAA
Musselman
Minnesota Daily
Gophers
Minnesota Athletic
Paul Geil
U of M
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Twin Cities
Golden Gophers
Golden Boy
Oklahoma University
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the World Company
Sixth
Kan
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Kansas
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Bayonne
N.J
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John Rousakis
Savannah
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New Orleans
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Avondale Shipyards
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Ray Sutton
Interior Department
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Roy Hughes
Jacksonville
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James B. Longley
Oil
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Art Buchwald
Soviet Union
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