Senate rejection of balanced budget amendment prompts critique
Editorial argues 63 senators including Nancy Kassebaum oppose a 2001 balanced budget requirement with a two thirds borrowing veto. It notes US deficits near 200 billion annually and 4.5 trillion debt, claims House debate will be political theater, and questions if Kassebaum reflects Kansans' views. It laments party alignment over fiscal strength and criticizes personal stance.
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U.S
House
Senate
Kansas
Nancy Kassebaum
Kassebaum
Congress
Neighborhood groups back county jail plan in Lawrence
County Commissioner Mark Buhler welcomed two neighborhood groups as East Lawrence Improvement Assn and Dread Neighborhood Assn endorsed a plan for a new jail and parking structure south of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center. They urged landscaping tweaks while noting the site is on an existing county parking lot and the building will not exceed current height. The project costs range from 9.6 to 11.4 million, with a bond vote unsettled.
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Lawrence
Mark Buhler
Judicial and Law Enforcement Center
East Lawrence
Journal-World
Bob Martin
Haskell Indian Nations University
Haskell
Martin
Chickadee
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Baker and Haskell
Kansas
National Park Service
Gary Toebben
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Douglas County
South Lawrence
Gary
Casablanca wins big at 1944 Academy Awards
Fifty years ago on March 2, 1944 Casablanca won best picture best director and best screenplay at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Jennifer Jones earned best actress for The Song of Bernadette and Paul Lukas won best actor for Watch on the Rhine.
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Los Angeles
Jennifer Jones
Bernadette
Paul Lukas
Journal-World staff roles and mailing details
Listed staff positions include Dolph Simons III as Operations Manager and Dan Simons as New Ventures Donna Wiley as Controller Dallas Dolan as Production Manager and William Sutcliffe as Circulation Manager. Postmaster address changes go to Journal-World in Lawrence Kansas with USPS 306-520. The paper notes Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press membership.
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Dolph Simons
Ili
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
William Sutcliffe
Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Neighbors and killers haunt the mind in a troubled era
The author links the Hebron mosque massacre to Schindler's List, arguing that tribalism and dehumanization tempt people to see others as enemies. He notes Slavery and racial prejudice persist globally, and questions how a physician could become a mass murderer while praising Schindler's complicity and mercy.
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Washington
Baruch Goldstein
Goldstein
Israel
Hannah Arendt
Hebron
Yugoslavia
Middle East
Hitler
Spielberg
Schindler
Pressures of population growth and looming global strain
The piece warns that population has surged from 2.5 to 5.5 billion in 45 years and will reach 11 billion in 41 more years at 93 million annually. It cites Malthus, advances in farming, and warns of environmental and political pressures, including wars over water, migrations, and hunger, while noting family planning progress and policy shifts in the US and Cairo conference preparations.
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Thomas Malthus
Malthus
Somalia
Italy
Bangladesh
United States
Ronald Reagan
Clinton
Cairo
Lawrence Girls Seek Chance as Actresses Runaways Mentioned
The February 26, 1894 Lawrence World notes that several Lawrence girls consider becoming actresses and are seeking an opportunity to run away to pursue the stage. The brief item reflects local curiosity about youth and theater in that era.
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The
Lawrence World
Lawrence
Community thanks Rock Chalk Revue donors with record gift
The United Way of Douglas County thank donors for a 43000 gift to the Rock Chalk Revue, a 60 percent rise from last year, with 19000 hours of service by 28 living groups. Readers praise community effort and students’ spirit of giving.
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Rock Chalk Revue
United Way of
Douglas County
Rock Chalk
Team Living
Kansas University
Diane Mullens
Macidant
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Robert Nordyke
Caroline Trowbridge
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
W.C. Simons
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West 23Rd Street
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Nancy Stark
Kathy Gilles
Lawrence High
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