Kansas Treasures Hidden and Known Across the State
Journal-World highlights Kansas treasures from Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve dedication near Strong City to a replica Statue of Liberty in Smith County. Photographer Mike Yoder wheels readers across the state, spotting a buffalo herd and the world’s largest ball of twine, inspiring summer quests to explore local wonders.
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Journal-World
Kansas
New Tallgrass Prairie
Strong City
National Park Service
Nancy Kassebaum Baker
Flint Hills
Kassebaum Baker
United States
Kansas Flint Hills
Z Bar Ranch
New National Preserve
Mike Yoder
Smith County
New York Harbor
Yoder
New York
Pope John XXIII Dies at 81 Ending Papacy Reforms
On June 3 1963 Pope John XXIII died at age 81 ending a papacy noted for reforms. He was succeeded by Pope Paul VI. In 1888 Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer first appeared in the San Francisco Daily Examiner. In 1937 the Duke of Windsor who abdicated wed Wallis Warfield Simpson.
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John XXIII
Pope Paul VI
Casey
Ernest Lawrence Thayer
San Francisco
Daily Examiner
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Exodus 1947 ship's voyage and lasting human drama
Boston Globe columnist David Shribman recalls Exodus 1947 the converted steamer President Warfield packed with 4554 refugees, its dramatic interception by British forces, and its enduring impact on international opinion and the Jewish state. The piece frames the voyage as a symbol of freedom and tragedy, linking past exoduses to ongoing global displacement.
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Norfolk
Baltimore
President Warfield
Europe
Middle East
France
Israel
Leon Uris
Paul Newman
Hitler
Palestine
Potomac Shipwrecking Co
Weston Trading Co
Haganah
China
Mark Friedman
Mariners’ Museum
Newport News
Egypt
Haifa
Germany
Jennifer Gregory Priest
Sholom Temple
United Nations
Mediterranean
Central
Africa
David Shribman
The
Boston Globe
Conservatives weigh Jones case after Supreme Court ruling
Mona Charen notes conservative reaction to the Supreme Court's 9-0 decision in Paula Jones's favor, urging caution. She argues the president's conduct and the press's treatment of Jones contrast with Anita Hill, questions the civil rights claim beyond harassment, and warns that court actions may not deliver the hoped truth or political payoff.
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Paula Jones
Supreme Court
Clinton
Whitewater
Travelgate
Troopergate
Hubbellgate
Anita Hill
Rosa Parks
James Carville
Hill
Thomas
Jones
Evan Thomas
Newsweek
Newt Gingrich
Dick Armey
The
American Spectator
Paula
Arkansas
United States
Bill Clinton
Mona Charen
Creators Syndicate
Periodicals statement and affiliations page note
USPS 306-520 postage paid at Lawrence Kansas. The item notes membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press.
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Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Turn signals as law spark city traffic plea
A reader from 3401 W. 25th Ter urges stricter driver education and enforcement for turn signals in Kansas City area traffic. She cites left turn crashes at 23rd and Mass and 14th and Mass, criticizing chaotic turn lanes and sidewalk removals. She calls for education or crackdown over costly infrastructure changes.
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Paris
23Rd
Mass
14Th
Eva Edmands
W. 25Th
Ter
Downtown plan clears federal review amid minority contractor concerns
The Constant Construction Co. plan for downtown work cleared a federal review after answers on minority contractor affiliations and affirmative action. About 137 Edgewood Homes applicants seek low rent housing at 17th and Haskell as city officials verify financial data. Governor Docking vows tax reform and reduced spending if re-elected. Rev. Woestemeyer steps aside as First Methodist pastor for a second local retirement. John McLaughlin becomes Trinity Episcopal Church minister.
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Constant Construction Co
Edgewood Homes
17Th
Haskell
Kansas
Robert Docking
George Woestemeyer
First Methodist Church
St. Louis
John McLaughlin
Canon City
Colo
Trinity Episcopal Church
Recklessness at Fire Alarm Delays Fire Crew in Mill
The June 3 1897 Lawrence Journal notes crowds in the alley as buggies raced to the mill after an alarm. Some entered before the ladder company arrived and the street filled quickly. It warns serious consequences if a real fire had occurred. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Lawrence Journal
Watkins Community Museum
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