Editorial: Alarming drinking stats among college students
An editorial cites a commission report showing 42 percent of college students binge drink in the last two weeks and a rise in drinking among women from 10 percent in 1977 to 35 percent today. It notes alcohol relates to 95 percent of campus violent crimes and 90 percent of campus rapes, with 60 percent of sexually transmitted infections among college women linked to drunkenness, urging attention to alcohol dangers alongside smoking.
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Ania
Private
Commission On Substance Abuse At Colleges and Universities
Timeline of notable events from 632 to recent years
A condensed chronology traces key moments across history. It notes Mohammed's death in 632, Andrew Jackson's 1845 death in Nashville, Tennessee secession in 1861, Roosevelt's 1905 mediation offer, Bryan's 1915 resignation, Crosby's 1942 recording, the 1953 DC restaurant desegregation ruling, the 1966 NFL AFL merger announcement, the 1967 Liberty incident, Ray's 1968 capture, Hughes forgery ruling in 1978, Reagan addressing Parliament in 1982, plus a trio of late 20th century and early 21st century political milestones.
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Mohammed
Andrew Jackson
United States
Nashville
Tenn. E
Tennessee
Union
Theodore Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
U.S
Bing Crosby
Los Angeles
Decca Records
U.S. Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Liberty
Mediterranean
Israel
London
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Clark County
Nev
Howard Hughes
Reagan
Li Peng
Tiananmen Square
Richard Riordan
Michael Woo
New Jersey
Christie Todd Whitman
Jim Florio
Journal-World staff and affiliations notice
The text lists staff roles including editor and publisher Dolph C. Simons Jr and general manager Ralph Gage with other managers and departments. It notes postmaster address changes for the Journal-World in Lawrence Kansas and that the paper is a USPS second class publication and ABA and AP members.
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Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Dolph Simons Ill
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
William Sutcliffe
Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Chicago plan could reshape urban housing dispersal model
Henry Cisneros advances a HUD push to break up concentrated public housing by moving 5,600 families from Chicago center-city high rises to scattered suburban and city neighborhoods. The Gautreaux program shows mixed results with long odds but advocates say it could transform national policy if Congress grants authority to expand.
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Chicago
Henry Cisneros
America
Clinton
Cisneros
San Antonio
Leadership Council For
Congress
Chicago Housing Authority
Loop
Mary A. Jones
James E. Rosenbaum
Northwestern University
Gautreaux
Robert Taylor
Albuquerque
David Rusk
Gun control takes hold in Canada
NRA backed battles in the United States sparking cross fire over Brady Bill challenges. The writer contrasts Canadian gun laws with U.S. policy, noting Canada requires a firearms certificate, registration for firearms, and secure home storage. Canada contemplates broad bans after urban terrorism and cites murder rates, arguing toward stronger gun control.
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Canada
Angelina County
Tex
Texas
Montana
David B. Kopel
Golden, Cole
Prometheus Books
Buffalo
N.Y
Japan
U.S
Government of Canada
Associated Press
Allan Rock
Public Forum on gun control and political bravery
In Topeka a reader commends legislators for supporting gun control despite NRA pressure. The letter cites rising gunshot victims, applauds Slattery Glickman Meyers for their votes, and argues the measure signals limits to violence and protection for families and health care workers. Anita Alsop notes real estate bypass implications in Lawrence.
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Topeka
Medical Society
Shawnee County
NRA
Jim Slattery
Dan Glickman
Jan Meyers
Ingo Angermeier
Wimbledon
Journal- World
Lawrence
Haskell
23Rd Street
Anita Alsop
N.H
Kansas University 82nd commencement draws 1150 attendees
The 82nd commencement program at Kansas University saw 1,150 participants including graduate students. A June 8, 1894 Lawrence Journal note described local fashions with the term Brownie Coats coined by a Lawrence girl, courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Kansas University
Lawrence Journal
Lawrence
Watkins Community Museum
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Dolph Simons Sr
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Douglas County
Kansas Counties
Kansas City
Bill Snead
Robert Nordyke
Caroline Trowbridge
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
W.C. Simons
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Weide, Mncashew
David Brode
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