Downtown Ninth Street Work Stifling Lawrence Shops
City officials must rush the Ninth Street sewer work to restore downtown access as merchants report lost sales. Massachussetts Street closures and daily changes trap drivers and curb parking for sidewalk upgrades, with no compensation discussed. Officials consider penalties or extra funding to finish quickly while shops endure a tough summer.
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Ninth Street
Coxes
Ninth
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
June 30 history notes show pivotal political milestones
June 30 highlights include the 26th Amendment ratified in 1971 making 18 the voting age and Ohio the 38th state. Ada H Kepley becomes America's first female law school graduate in 1876. Harding appoints Taft as chief justice in 1921. Hitler's 1934 blood purge begins. Gone with the Wind published in 1936. A 1971 Soviet space mission ends with three cosmonauts dead. 1985 hijacked TWA hostages freed after 17 days.
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Ohio
Ada H. Kepley
Effingham
Ill
America
Harding
Taft
United States
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Margaret Mitchell
New York
Breakdown of social norms weighs on Americans mood
David Broder notes rising anxiety in national mood as voters link value erosion to events from Kosovo to Columbine. Polls show 51 percent say the country is on the wrong track, with distrust of leaders rising and Democrats favored on abortion and gay rights while gun control and school prayer split. Government action seen as limited against cultural forces.
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Washington
Kosovo
Columbine High School
Celinda Lake
Ed Goeas
Littleton
Lake
Goeas
Clinton
NATO
Monica Lewinsky
Robert Teeter
Peter Hart
NBC News
The
Wall Street Journal
Hart
Teeter
House
Harry McPherson
Lyndon Johnson
White House
David Broder
Washington Post Writers Group
Flag burning and free speech should allow clear protest
Merrill Matthews Jr. argues that flag burning is an ambiguous act not speech, and the First Amendment protects expressive speech rather than actions alone. He maintains dissenters should voice opposition in words, not rely on vague acts, and urges defending the right to say what one believes.
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Dallas
Voltaire
Supreme Court
Congress
Peter, Paul and Mary
Texas
Vietnam
Merrill Matthews Jr
National Center For Policy Analysis
In . Ailas
Journal World Contact and Masthead Features
The document lists the Journal World staff and leadership roles including Richard Brack as Managing Editor Bill Snead as Senior Editor John Taylor as News Editor Anh Gardner as Editorial Page Editor Chris Boarman as Circulation Manager Al Banner as Advertising Manager Dolph C. Simons Jr as Editor and Publisher Ralph Gage as General Manager Dolph Simons III as Operations Manager Dan Simons as New Ventures Donna Wiley as Director of HR Personnel Tom Hornbaker as Controller Dallas Dolan as Production Manager W.C. Simons (1871 1952) Publisher 1897 1944 Postmaster and mailing address details provided for subscriptions and legal notices.
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Richard Brack
Bill Snead
John Taylor
Anh Gardner
Chris Boarman
al Banner
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
H.R
Tom Hornbaker
Dallas Dolan
Letter to editor on pool guidelines and teen safety
Beth Krishtalka of 4533 Grove argues for clearer pool usage rules balancing teen access with water safety. She urges staff, community and city commission to involve teens in creating guidelines, noting past near drownings and the pool as a central, supervised gathering place.
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LJW
Lawrence
Beth Krishtalka
Grove
Nichols honored on final KU staff day in surprise party
Raymond Nichols, completing 45 kg of service to Kansas University, was guest of honor at a surprise appreciation party in his office on his final formal staff day. The Kansas Board of Regents approved 1.7 million dollars for new and improved KU programs for fiscal year 1976.
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Raymond Nichols
Kansas University
Nichols
Kansas Board of Regents
City to enforce Fourth of July gun fire ban
The Lawrence Journal reports a strict enforcement of the city ordinance prohibiting revolvers and firing of guns within city limits for the Fourth of July. Firecrackers and all fireworks are barred, with celebration activities not starting before the Fourth. C. T. Prentice, Marshal.
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Lawrence Journal
C.T., Prentice, Marshal
Watkins Community Museum
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