Lawrence set for large scale growth with $200 million in construction
Today's Journal World highlights more than 200 million dollars in current and planned building in the Lawrence area. Projects cover teaching facilities, an art museum, a new judicial facility, parkways, flood protection works, a reservoir with recreation, sewage treatment, and pollution controls, signaling continued growth and improved safety for the community.
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UC considers graduation and sophomore exit exams
The UC Academic Senate debates a plan requiring all seniors to pass a standardized exam before graduation and may extend a similar test to sophomores to curb grade inflation. The proposal aims to improve standards without regent approval and could influence other colleges nationwide.
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Viewing Jaws prompts readers to question risk taking
Lawrence readers compare the film's fictional 25 foot shark to real dangers in daily life. Critics note people flirt with danger in driving, smoking, swimming, boating, and using power mowers, risking harm or death despite warnings and precautions.
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Scouts Plan Hike to Santa Fe From Sunflower Village
About 70 Sunflower Village Boy Scouts and Explorers considered a 600 mile hike to Santa Fe New Mexico. The report notes outreach education efforts and local civic activity while listing other community happenings.
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Lufkin argues for returning power to states in privatized waste plan
Dan Lufkin promotes reprivatization and state led solutions to Connecticut waste. He links federal overreach to bureaucracy and touts private enterprise partnering with government to reduce costs and improve responsiveness.
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Laos Aid Demands Rise as U.S. Presence Shrinks
In Vientiane the Pathet Lao press U.S. to fund Laos while the AID program closes on June 30. Washington debates continued aid to curb North Vietnamese influence as Laos faces coercive rule, looting of AID homes, and a fragile coalition led by Kaysone Peomhvihan.
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Franchise CIA concept drew laughs and warnings in satire
A satirist sketches a fictional CIA franchise scheme with franchises worldwide and themed mascots, logos, and luxury items. The dialogue parodies branding and political manipulation, noting global acceptance of the CIA as a household name, with a punchline about Portugal being sold out.
On This Date in History June 24 Brightens With Milestones
Highlights include 1948 Berlin blockade beginning and halted Allied traffic, 1793 France adopts first republican constitution, 1520 Cortez enters Mexico City, 1940 Petain government signs armistice with Italy, and 1997 Cabot sighting near Halifax to Labrador.
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Debi Licklider My Style sparks reader concerns on teen driving
Tim McBride Kent Taylor and Jeff Mooney critique Lawrence driver education. They dispute Mercedes Benzs in the program dual brakes instructor oversight and focus on stop sign habits. They argue 14 is adequate and passing requires 70 percent.
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Grade B movies remind us what good films are
A review of The Devil's Rain Lepke and W. W. and the Dixie Dancekings argues B-movies retain viability amid blockbusters. It praises Burt Reynolds as a B-movie star and notes Tony Curtis as Lepke with supporting turns by Ned Beatty Vic Tayback and Jerry Reed. The Devil's Rain is skewered as silly yet entertaining.
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