Safety note on lake fun after tragic El Dorado accident
Monday's Journal-World front page features Clinton Lake activity with watercraft and two paragraphs recounting a 26 year old Wichita woman's death at El Dorado Lake after falling from a craft and being struck by another unable to swerve. The piece urges strict water safety and awareness to prevent similar incidents this summer.
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Chancellor Hemenway Bids Kansas Visit 105 Counties
KU Chancellor Robert Hemenway travels across Kansas to visit all 105 counties within two years. In the past year he has reached 37 counties, listening to Kansans about KU needs and showing how the university benefits the state. His statewide tour aims to strengthen ties between KU and the people it serves.
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Notable Milestones Across American History
The text lists key events: 1896 McKinley and Hobart nominated in St. Louis, 1778 American forces enter Philadelphia as British withdraw, 1812 US declares war on Britain, 1873 Susan B Anthony fined for voting, 1928 Amelia Earhart first woman to fly solo transatlantic route Newfoundland to Wales in about 21 hours, 1945 Eisenhower welcomed in Washington addressing Congress, 1975 SALT II signed by Carter and Brezhnev in Vienna.
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Vienna
Journal-World Staff and Postmaster Contact Note
The notice lists staff roles including Bill Snead Deputy Editor Roger Verdon Managing Editor John Taylor News Editor Ann Gardner Editorial Page Editor Tom Fisher Advertising Manager Dolph C Simons Jr Editor and Publisher Ralph Gage and others. It provides a mailing address for address changes to the Journal World P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 and notes periodicals postage paid and bureau associations.
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New Ventures
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Dallas Dolan
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FBI files and the White House power abuse debate
The Clinton White House obtained FBI files on over 400 former pass holders. The piece urges FBI reform, destruction of non investigative files, and calls for congressional scrutiny of FBIWhite House contacts, warning against blackmail and political manipulation. It critiques Hoover era overreach and questions modern security excuses and ethical boundaries.
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Ann Lewis
Clinton-Gore
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Sears
Ronald Reagan
Supreme Court ruling breaks barriers in gerrymandering case
Cal Thomas notes a 5-4 Supreme Court decision voiding racial gerrymandering in North Carolina and Texas. He argues the ruling promotes colorblind equality, counters race baiters, and predicts more widely supported, responsible conservative Black voices in politics as key to improving race relations.
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Cal Thomas
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Public Forum letters challenge city planning and politics
A reader targets Ed White of Alvamar Orchards Golf Course over bridge design and storm drainage, blaming nature for flood damage and urging sensible planning. The letter also comments on Lawrence’s ranking goals, pool remodeling costs, downtown representation, storm sewers, and a range of local issues with a sarcastic tone.
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Ed White
Alvamar Orchards
Lawrence
Mother Nature
Velma A. Corel
1800 Rd
Revival of auxiliary police unit discussed by local officials
City and county commissioners revived talk of an auxiliary community police unit after Kansas Atty. Gen. Vern Miller proposed it for emergencies. Some peace officers saw potential benefit while Vietnam veterans returning home faced acceptance challenges. 1956 Dow Jones quotes appeared hourly outside Barrett Fitch firm's window at 806 Mass. The Lawrence Journal noted the 1896 DAR chapter formation with fifteen women listing interest, including Mrs. Sara T.D. Robinson, as Mr. O W McAllaster spoke to the group about the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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O.W. McAllaster
Paar
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Bunker Hill
Watkins Community Museum
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