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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1994
Page
7
A Kansas University student circulates a petition for a local referendum on city commissioner term limits. The piece argues Lawrence does not need term limits. It notes career paths, past service by Barkley Clark, and the community’s broader needs beyond term limits.
Elders renowned for blunt advocacy shapes public attitude at AMA gathering in Chicago. Her presence and remarks prompt women smokers to retreat, A grim lesson on secondhand exposure and tobacco harm. Her outspoken stance often indirectly influences behavior beyond her direct statements.
A compact look at notable moments from June 19 across centuries. Highlights include the first Father's Day celebrated in Spokane in 1910, Roanoke Island departure in 1586, the 1862 outlawing of slavery in U.S. territories, the 1953 Rosenbergs execution, Valentina Tereshkova’s 1963 space return, the 1964 Civil Rights Act filibuster end, and John Neumann named a U.S. saint in 1977.
W C Simons (1871 1952) served as publisher from 1891 to 1944 for the Journal World. Postmaster address changes to the Lawrence Kansas office. USPS entry and bureau memberships noted.
The piece argues that welfare reform under Clinton will likely be harsh, focusing on moral and social change rather than simple money. It critiques liberal compassion and calls for rebuilding social capital, noting the need for disciplined penalties to restore family structure and child wellbeing.
The piece argues that Clinton's welfare plan, funded by cuts, is weak and unlikely to dramatically reduce welfare rolls. It critiques GOP opposition, notes flaws like insufficient day care and overestimated job growth, and calls for broader education upgrades, preschool access, universal health coverage, and equal opportunity to boost productivity and reduce poverty.
In a blunt take on the World Cup in the United States, the writer argues Americans need not embrace soccer. They say the sport seems obscure to many, noting lukewarm interest and constant explanations. Attendance visuals and foreign-born fans bolster the case that soccer remains peripheral amid college and professional football and basketball.
Lawrence native Captain James Moore Jr. came home from Korea in 1954 after 15 months at Taegu with the Army Communications Headquarters. A separate 1894 note cites lax enforcement of a sidewalk bicycle ordinance, where a boy’s arrest near Massachusetts Street was dismissed due to family beg. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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