Military cutbacks must be measured not reckless
Washington voices urge trimming the armed forces yet caution is urged. Surgeons rather than butchers should handle reductions since rivals like China North Korea Iran Iraq Pakistan India and Afghanistan are expanding their forces. The United States must avoid dangerous weakness while avoiding Cold War excess.
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North Korea
Iran
Iraq
Pakistan
India
Afghanistan
Asia
Japan
Saddam Hussein
Libya
Muammar Khadafy
United States
White House
America
Death, Deeds, and Declarations Across History
A compiled timeline notes Mark Twain’s famous quip about his death rumors in 1897 London. It covers Maine’s 1851 alcohol ban, Cleveland’s 1886 White House nuptials, 1924 US Indian citizenship grant, Gehrig’s 1941 death from ALS, Italy’s 1946 monarchy abolition, Elizabeth II’s 1953 coronation, and Reagan’s 1981 Greenspan nomination.
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Frances Folsom
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Reagan
Alan Greenspan
Paul Volcker
Federal Reserve Board
Congresswoman Molinari to anchor CBS Saturday mornings
Washington columnist Sandy Grady notes Rep. Susan Molinari will join CBS as a full time anchor on a Saturday morning show starting Aug 1. The piece contrasts her media appeal with questions about credibility and the revolving door between politics and television news.
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San Diego
Molinari
Bill Clinton
CBS
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CBS News
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Staten Island
Bill Paxon
Baby Susan
Guy Molinari
Jane Pauley
Kathie Lee Gifford
Joan Lunden
Gingrich
Andrew Heyward
Diane Sawyer
Pat Buchanan
CNN
Walter Mondale
Geraldine Ferraro
John Sununu
Tim Russert
Mario Cuomo
Pete Williams
Pentagon
NBC
Clinton
George Stephanopoulos
ABC
White House
Mike McCurry
George
McCurry
Stephanopoulos
Clinton Spinner
Tony Blankley
Yakker
Blankley
David Gergen
Bill Kristol
George Will
Ronald Reagan
Bush
Ed Murrow
Susan
Tragedies Beyond Compare Hold Sacred Respect
Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts Jr argues that Holocaust and slavery losses defy ranking. He urges readers to honor each vast suffering without belittling or comparing them, warning such debates trivialize human lives lost and distort history.
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Loren Daniel
Miami Herald
Nazi Germany
Daniel
Temple of Lincoln
Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Journal-World masthead and credits list
The text lists staff roles and contact details for the Journal-World including Bill Snead Deputy Editor Roger Verdon Managing Editor John Taylor News Editor Ann Gardner Editorial Page Editor Tom Fisher Advertising Manager and postmaster address for mail changes at Lawrence Kansas with USPS and circulation affiliations.
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Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Journal-World
P.O. Box
Lawrence, Kan
Public Forum on city lights and theater impact
Letters criticize new private business lighting and traffic delays at Kasold 22nd, Iowa 33rd, and a south Iowa theater. Writers urge safer crossings and better manners in movie venues, with dissent toward theater entertainment and audience behavior. The Journal-World outlines letters policy for submissions.
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33Rd & Iowa
Walmart
Target
Iowa
Kmart
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Cypress Point Dr
Lawrence
Lost World
David-Michael Allen
1611 W
Douglas County Tax Base Grows. Raises Planned for Teachers
The 1972 Douglas County tax base grew by about 10 million, boosting real estate and personal valuations and guiding a sizable salary raise for teachers tied to the base. Lt. Gov. Reynolds Shultz of Lawrence named Wichita newsman Glen Hanson as his campaign manager and communications director for his GOP governor bid.
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Douglas County
Reynolds Shultz
Lawrence
Wichita
Glen Hanson
Shultz
GOP
Kansas University hires Robert Baustian as orchestra conductor
Robert Baustian, conducting in Europe, is hired as associate professor of music and Kansas University orchestra conductor for the coming fall. He is noted as the only American on the permanent staff of any European opera group. The Journal notes a Lawrence bicycle sidewalk issue, citing an ordinance and bicycle rights as a vehicle on sidewalks only at crossings. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Europe
Kansas University Orchestra
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