Lawrence fire marshal sets ultimatum for KU fraternities on sprinklers
Lawrence fire officials press Greek houses at Kansas University to install fire sprinkler systems after seven years, as eight of 36 houses still lack them. Fire Marshal Rich Barr posts notices delaying move-in for summer residents and warns of consequences. 25 fires in a decade underscore risk. some houses plan renovations, others may not reopen.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
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Fraternity
Army Hearings clash prompts decency remark
On June 9, 1954 Army counsel Joseph N. Welch challenged Senator Joseph R. McCarthy during the Senate Army Hearings asking Have you no sense of decency sir This moment contrasts with 1973 when Secretariat captured the Belmont Stakes completing thoroughbred racing the first Triple Crown in 25 years
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Joseph N. Welch
Joseph R. McCarthy
Secretariat
Nader sniping could sink Gore
Washington observer Sandy Grady argues Ralph Nader’s 2000 campaign style mirrors the Corvair era. Nader attacks Democrats as sellouts to business while giving Bush a pass, risking enough Green Party votes to threaten Gore in key states. He warns the volatile stance could tilt the election toward Bush if debates tempt GOP coordination.
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Gore
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Texas
Gore pork politics arms campaign with grants and loans
Boston Globe columnist David Shriman notes Vice President Al Gore uses federal funds to distribute grants, loans, and job programs across key battleground states as he campaigns. The piece details examples, costs, and political implications of Gorepork during the 2000 race.
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Mississippi Delta
Prince of Pork
United States
al Gore
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Gore
Vice Presen
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Virginia
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Georgia
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Capitol Hill
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New Hampshire
Ohio
Bush
David Shrifman
Boston Globe
Public Forum urges action on CAFE fuel standards
A Kansas reader urges Congress to back higher CAFE miles per gallon standards and oppose the CAFE freeze rider in the DOT budget. The letter cites 1975 CAFE laws, claims oil savings and pollution reduction, and asks Senators Brownback and Roberts to support cleaner cars and opposes anti environmental riders.
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Friends of
Auto Industry
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Senate
Department of Transportation
DOT
Sam Brownback
Pat Roberts
OPEC
Brownback
Roberts
Carey Maynard-Moody
Lawrence
Old Home Town fund drive lags behind renovation quota
The Lawrence Arts Center has raised nearly $7,000 since April in the second phase of its renovation fund drive for the old city library building at Ninth and Vermont. The effort remains about $5,000 short of the earlier quota set for the project.
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Lawrence Arts Center
Ninth and
Vermont
Record attendance eyed for Kansas music and art camp
The annual expanding Midwestern Music and Art Camp at Kansas University aims for another record attendance this summer. Director Russell L. Wiley notes the event, now 23 years old, began modestly under his guidance.
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Kansas University
Russell L. Wiley
Wiley
Hundreds Listen to Buchs Band in South Park Concert
On June 9 1900 the Lawrence journal reported the first summer band concert by Buchs military band in South Park. The park filled early with residents eager for music and an evening outing as the concert drew growing crowds and the town enjoyed the performance.
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Lawrence Journal
Buch
South Park
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