Lawrence races show lack of opposition in local elections
In Topeka and Lawrence the absence of challengers in most legislative races hints at voter apathy. Only Rep. Tom Sloan in the 45th faces a challenger, while Ballard and Findley in the 44th and 46th run unopposed. A Douglas County Commission open seat also has one candidate from each party.
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Lawrence
Tom Sloan
Mike Rundle
Sloan
Barbara Ballard
Troy Findley
Ralph Tanner
Baldwin
Joann Flower
Oskaloosa
Douglas County
Brian Kubota
Charles Jones
Kansas State Board of Education
State Board of Education
Dan Neuenswander
John W. Bacon
Olathe
John Davidson
Landmark court ruling and historic 20th century events
A June 13 1966 decision in Miranda v Arizona requires police to inform suspects of constitutional rights before questioning. The list recalls Ludwig II’s 1886 drowning, 1888 Labor Department creation, 1898 Yukon organization, 1900 Boxer Rebellion violence, Lindbergh’s 1927 ticker tape parade, 1942 Office of War Information head Elmer Davis, 1944 German V-weapon raids, 1967 Marshall’s Supreme Court nomination, and 1971 Times Pentagon Papers launch.
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Supreme Court
Arizona
Ludwig II of
Bavaria
Lake Starnberg
Congress
Department of Labor
Yukon Territory
Canada
China
Charles Lindbergh
New York City
Roosevelt
Office of War Information
Elmer Davis
Germany
Britain
Johnson
Thurgood Marshall
U.S. Supreme Court
New York Times
Pentagon
America
Vietnam
Journal staff and post office address notice
Fevund enter Bill Snead Deputy Editor Roger Verdon Marrying Editor John Taylor News Lisitor Ann Gardner Fittoriat Page Editor Tom Fisher Advertising Mayer Dolph C Simons Jr Editor and Publisher Ralph Gage Genend Mummger Julie Bechtel Creation Managter Dolph Simons IlI Qperations Munger Dan Simons New Vontines Donna Wiley controller Dallas Dolan POSTMASTER Send address changes to the journal World P O Box 888 Lawrence Kan 66044 0888 USPS 306 520 Periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kan Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations Member of the Associated Press
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Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Genend
Mummger
Julie Bechtel
Creation
Managter
Dolph Simons
Ili
Qperations
Munger
Dan Simons
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
Mateyer
journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Campaign finance reform debate and doubts
An opinion piece argues that campaign money cannot be eliminated and examines private versus public funding. It critiques post Watergate reforms, McCain Feingold, and PAC influence, urging transparent donor lists and letting voters judge, citing California's Davis vs Cheechi and Harman.
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David Duke
al Sharpton
Congress
Pacs
EPA Christmas in September at Chicago EPA office
Officials at the Chicago EPA office used 1.5 million of the Superfund budget for a spending spree described as Christmas in September. They bought laptops monitors scanners and Xerox gear while acknowledging the mis allocation. EPA officials defended the purchases as non illegal and labeled them an anomaly while noting no immediate cleanup projects existed in six states.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Chicago
EPA
Congress
Region
Tim Fields
Fields
Ashley Baker
Dave Cohen
al Gore
Veep
Gore
Zack Anderson
Jan Moller
United Feature Syndicate
Veteran writer responds to editor on Legion membership and Oak Hill flags
Leo Langlois commander of American Legion Dorsey-Liberty Post No. 14 defends national membership stability at over 3 million and notes local posts remain steady. He corrects a May article on the Avenue of Flags at Oak Hill Cemetery, stating 289 flags honor veterans who died, began in 1972, not World War II, and invites donations for poles and settings.
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Des Moines
Iowa
American Legion
Dorsey- Liberty
Panama
Grenada
Lawrence
Leo Langlois
Dorsey
Liberty Post No. 14
Settlement reached in KU student fire death suit
In 1973 a $75,000 out of court settlement was announced for a personal injury and wrongful death case arising from a local apartment house fire that claimed the life of a Kansas University student.
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Kansas University
Walk to Cemetery Delayed In Lawrence Journal Debate
On June 13 1898 the Lawrence Journal editorialized about a long awaited walk to the cemetery and Miss Lily Leiby who circulated petitions. The council ordered the path built of cinders but no progress followed though businessmen like Alexander Monroe J D Bowersock Elmer Pierson offered to donate the cinders. The paper noted some council members wanted to end the petition and urged action.
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Lawrence Journal
Lily Leiby
Alexander Monroe
D Bowersock
Elmer Pierson
Lawrence
Watkins Community Museum
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Topeka
Dolph Simons Sr
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Kar
Kansas
U.S
W.C. Simons
HK Luckonin Aos
California
Gray Davis
Davis
al Cheechi
Jane Harman
Cheechi
Harman
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