Editorial: Clinton budget debate tests Senate support
The Senate debates President Clinton budget and deficit plan after Finance Committee approval on party lines. Democrats claim enough votes to pass, while questions loom about final shape and concessions. Tax hikes begin by July with uncertain, delayed spending cuts. critics call the sales pitch a weak bait to attract moderates.
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Public forum letters criticize tax hikes and Target clash
Lawrence residents challenge tax policy and government honesty, noting rising revenues from sales and property taxes while living costs rise. Karl Schmidt complains of federal and local tax burdens and declining living standards. Greg Sharp supports Target stores, urging city planners to welcome retail growth despite opposition from downtown merchants.
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Lawrence
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Topeka
Greg Sharp
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Journal-World invites public letters with guidelines
The Journal-World welcomes letters to the Public Forum. Letters should be 850 words or less, be of public interest and avoid name calling and libelous language. The Journal-World reserves the right to edit letters as long as viewpoints are not altered. Shorter letters are preferred and generally receive greater readership. Letters must bear the name, address and telephone number of the writer.
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Drug war over Central America puts U S pilots at risk
U S pilots chasing drug traffickers over Mexico and Central America face perils from hostile smugglers and unreliable local cooperation. AWACS, F-15s, and Customs planes track suspect flights, but sovereignty limits and tangled logistics hinder interdicts. Notable incidents include a 1991 shooting near a Colombia Guatemala air corridor and a Peruvian jet attack on a U S C 130.
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Scofflaw as Supreme Court nominee tainted by long record
A satirical, multi numbered critique lists alleged past misdeeds from speeding and littering to social security and tax controversies. It lampoons a candidate's fitness, citing parking tickets, illegal acts, and a joking claim that lack of a law degree blocks eligibility while mocking political scrutiny and public ethics.
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Refurbished Park Locomotive Returns to View After Cleanup
Old home town Central Park steam locomotive resumes runs after seven months sidetrack for asbestos removal. City Manager Wat son discusses funding options for gas-bill aid. debates municipal vs private trust funds. Four Douglas County Democrats file for primary, Betty Jo Charlton and Jo Ann Gresham Nelson seek state House seats. Nelson to oppose Reynolds Shultz for state Senate. Buchanan, Baldwin files for county post. Lawrence World recalls 1893 farming weather quip about rain and providence.
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Betty Jo Charlton
John Vogel
Jo Ann Gresham Nelson
Morris Kay
Richard Nelson
Reynolds Shultz
Thomas Buchanan
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