This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1997
Page
5
Teaching manners remains essential as proper dining behavior influences impressions in business and social settings. The piece notes common lapses such as wearing baseball caps indoors and the shift to backward caps, stressing that good manners endure despite trends.
On March 4 1789 the Constitution took effect as the first Federal Congress met in New York before adjourning for lack of quorum. Other events include the 1829 White House mob during Jackson’s inaugural reception, 1917 Jeannette Rankin becoming the first woman in the House, 1933 Frances Perkins as first female cabinet member, 1952 Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis wed, 1977 deadly earthquake in Europe, 1992 Middle East talks in Washington with Israel rejecting Palestinian elections, and 1996 a Tel Aviv bombing killing 13.
Tom Fiedler argues Florida lax gun purchase rules enabled an illegal sale to Palestinian tourist Ali Abu Kamal, who bought a handgun with minimal checks using a motel address and ended two lives including rock musician Chris Burmeister. He contrasts New York’s stricter process and cites international homicide rates to call for tighter controls and universal gun-sale restrictions.
Paris signals no future clash with Washington as Jacques Chirac pushes a cautious diplomacy to manage NATO reform and future cooperation. He rules out a love or war scenario, notes technical issues in NATO command shifts, and favors high level talks with Britain France Germany and Russia to ease tensions.
USPS code indicates periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kansas. Note lists memberships in Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press as part of newspaper affiliations.
In a Public Forum letter Margaret Gordon urges all Lawrence residents to vote in the April 1 election, noting only about a quarter of registered voters participated previously. She argues voting by mail is available, stresses that every vote counts, and reminds readers of the Journal-World letters policy and submission guidelines.
The Lawrence delegation in the Kansas Legislature led by Sen Arden Booth and Reps John Vogel and Morris Kay, all Republicans, anticipated final tabulations showing a strong and productive session. Kansas University sabbatical leave policy underwent study to improve morale amid faculty discontent.
Kansas University's basketball team, twice beaten, edged Colorado 68-57 to strengthen its conference title chances and pursue an NCAA title. The season spotlight centers on Kansas and North Carolina as leading contenders for the NCAA finals.
The Lawrence World argues against a 20 percent salary cut for university staff, urging economizing by trimming minor positions rather than harming top instructors. It insists the current system overworks assistants and that reducing them would free funds to pay senior faculty, done sooner rather than later.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.