Editorial: Brock's move a real loss for Kansas
The piece laments Bob Brock leaving Topeka for Dallas, praising his stature as a Kansas City motel pioneer. It recalls his KU law background, Holiday Inn expansion, and Lawrence projects, urging Kansas to retain entrepreneurs to boost jobs and tax support while noting airline and political factors behind the move.
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Kansas
Bob Brock
Topeka
Dallas
Tex
Brock
Kansas University Law
America
Lawrence
Young Brock
Linquist
KU Law
North Topeka
23Rd
Iowa Streets
West Lawrence Turnpike
Democratic Party
Democrat Party
John Carlin
Kansas City
Brock Hotel Corporation
Texas
KU enrollment as economic barometer in Lawrence
Kansas University reported a record 8690 students for the 1981 summer session, 123 more than the first day total. The ongoing rise in fall and spring enrollments on Mount Oread reinforces KU as Lawrence’s No 1 industry and a key community economic and social catalyst.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Kansas City
Kansas City Medical Center
Mount Oread
KU News Snippets From A Decade Ago And More
A 1971 note describes the Senate vote to trim the draft ceiling to 270000 over two years with presidential approval needed for increases. KU's Wescoe Hall began as an $8 million humanities project nicknamed Wescoe Hole. Farmers welcomed rainfall relief but lamented muddy fields. A 1956 entry reports Judy Gorton elected Girls State governor and 1250 students in KU summer session. A 1941 storm disrupted KU 75th anniversary events while Dyche Museum hosted Alexander Wetmore, lauding KU figures F H Snow and L L Dyche, with Ben Bartledes becoming Lawrence Jaycees president.
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U.S. Senate
Wescoe Hall
Wescoe
Dyche Museum
Alexander Wetmore
National Museum
Washington
F.H. Snow
L.L. Dyche
Ben Bartledes
Lawrence Jaycees
Richard Barber
Pirates of Penzance Opens 1882 Opera House Return
Emory F. Scott notes in a reader letter that the Pirates of Penzance was staged as the initial offering at Bowersock's New Opera House in Lawrence during Fair Week September 18-23, 1882. The commenter cites a Broadway anniversary and a 1980 book reference.
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Journal-World
Pirate of Penzance
Lawrence Theatres
Bowersock
New Opera House
Fay Templeton Opera Co
Gilbert and Sullvan
Emory F. Scott
Bullene
Journal-World staff and rate information summary
The Journal-World in Lawrence Kansas lists editors and staff positions and publishes rates for subscriptions. Rates vary by delivery method and location with annual and four week options. USPS and AP affiliations noted along with post office details.
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C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Reagan operatives sharpened October Surprise recycling
Reagan team uses past tactics to frame a budget cut backlash as the October Surprise. Baker warned of inflation relief not masking cuts, urging local groups to ease the pain. The piece notes state budgets, education and welfare strain, and looming city and gubernatorial campaigns as politics shift with the 1982 spending outlook.
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White House
James A. Baker III
Baker
Washington Post
Reagan
Washington
CETA
New Jersey
Virginia
House
Senate
Zia Says Pakistan Will Stand, Urges Fast Arms Aid
In an exclusive interview at the Rawalpindi presidential mansion, President Zia rejects compromise with the Soviet push into Afghanistan and argues for world pressure or U.S. arms to counter Moscow. He notes Pakistan faces border attacks, border post losses, and a 2 million Afghan refugee movement, urging swift emergency weapons shipments including aircraft, helicopters, missiles, and radar.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
Moscow
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Russia
Zia
Rawalpindi
Pakstan
Reagan
South Asia
U.S
India
Pak
Brown trails in 1982 Senate bid amid liberal hopes and GOP splits
In a wide ranging profile Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. is portrayed as a dynamic, restless thinker weighing crime policy, a sales tax to fund programs, and a vision of democracy. The piece surveys potential rivals Leo McCarthy Pete McCloskey and others, analyzing chances in a crowded field and predicting a Brown win if current momentum holds.
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Sacramento
Calif
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Jerry Brown
Brown
Pentagon
U.S. Senate
S.I. Hayakawa
California
Moonbeam
Senate
Assembly
Leo McCarthy
McCarthy
Hayakawa
Rip van Winkle
Barry Goldwater, Jr
Sacramento Bee
Martin Smith
Robert Dorna
Maureen Reagan
George Deukmejian
Pete Wilson
San Diego
Ken Maddey
Pete McCloskey
Peace Movement
Shirley Temple
Richard Nixon
McCloskey
Goldwater
Madden
Dorna
On This Day in History June 10 1981 Highlights
June 10 marks events from 1910 first Dutch settlers on Manhattan to 1972 Rapid City flood and 1979 Pope John Paul II Poland visit. It notes Lebanon peacekeeping arrival five years earlier and Begin settlement pledge a year ago. Birthdays include Prince Philip and James McDivitt. Thought for Today centers Churchill quote.
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America
Manhattan Island
Israel
United Nations
Egypt
Jordan
Rapid City
South Dakota
John Paul II
Poland
Lebanon
Arab League
Menachem Begin
West Bank
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Old Home Town
Judy Gorton
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Dolph Simons Sr
Ralph Gage
Bill Moyer
Robert Nordyke
Allen Torrey
Donna Wiley
Jack Storkey
Bruce Baker
Keith Wood
Dee
Dallas Dolan
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
P.O
the Opinion
Ronald Reagan
Carter
Middle East
David Broder
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Congress
S Per Syndicate
Youth Conservation Corps
The
Britain
Prince Philip
James McDivitt
Sir Winston Churchill
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