Editorial on Iran death order for Rushdie and Nasreen
Editorial argues that literary death orders are unacceptable across nations and faiths. It cites Salman Rushdie and Taslima Nasreen facing fatwas and rewards for murder, notes Nasreen’s struggles in Dhaka, and condemns states and officials who threaten writers for their work. The piece urges scrutiny of religious climates that empower such threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iran
Salman Rushdie
Ayatollah Khomeini
Rushdie
Khomeini
Taslima Nasreen
Bangladesh
Dhaka
Ayodhya
India
Sylhet
Council of Islam
Notable historical anniversaries and events recap
A chronology of events from 1850 to one year ago, including Webster backing the Compromise of 1850 to keep the Union intact, Burbank and Ravel births, Bell patent, troops at the Mexican border, first trans Atlantic radio telephone, Hitler Rhineland move, Rhine crossing, Selma march disruption, Senate filibuster rule change, Bitterman kidnapping, Ashdod bombing, Baker meeting with Shevardnadze, Koresh standoff notes.
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U.S. Senate
Daniel Webster
Luther Burbank
Lancaster
Mass
Maurice Ravel
Osbourne
France
Alexander Graham Bell
United States
New York
London
Adolf Hitler
Rhineland
U.S
Rhine River
Cologne
Germany
Selma
Ala
Jessee
Colombia
Chester Allen Bitterman
Ashdod
Tel Aviv
James A. Baker
Eduard Shevardnadze
Vienna
Austria
Baker
Moscow
Bush
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
David Koresh
Davidians
Waco
Tex
Journal World staff roles and contact info
The Journal World lists staff and roles including Dolph C Simons Jr editor and publisher Ralph Gage general manager Dolph Simons Ill operations manager Dan Simons Donna Wiley controller Dallas Dolan production manager William Sutcliffe circulation manager and postmaster with address changes sent to P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 88 plus USPS and Audit Bureau of Circulations membership details.
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Dolph C. Simons J
Ralph Gage
Dolph Simons Ill
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
William Sutcliffe
Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Nussbaum fights role as scapegoat damage control
Washington column argues Bernard Nussbaum resisted being scapegoated in the White House dispute over confidential investigations. It notes his loyalty to the Clintons, questions executive privilege, and calls for a full, methodical grand jury interview of all participants to clarify attorney-client issues and privilege in official matters. It also urges the Clintons to establish a private legal-defense fund.
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Nussbaum
Washington
Bernard Nussbaum
White House
Washington Post
Clinton
Bernie Nussbaum
Vincent Foster
Whitewater
Clintons
Nixon
James St. Clair
Laurence Silberman
Fred Buzhardt
Silberman
Buzhardt
St. Clair
Robert Fiske
Fiske
Foster
Hillary
Humble gold medalist contrasts with fame driven culture
The piece argues Bonnie Blair’s five golds at the 1994 Winter Olympics show humility amid a media obsessed world. It contrasts her modest conduct with Nancy Kerrigan’s self promotion and brand endorsements, criticizing blame shifting and loss of responsibility in American society.
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Bonnie Blair
Dan Jansen
Nancy Kerrigan
Kerrigan
Revlon
Disney
Reebok
Seiko
Ray- Ban
Campbell's Soup
Evian
Tonya Harding
Citizens for a Progressive Douglas County letter
Letter writers defend growth in Douglas County highlighting jobs, tax base, and support for FMC while urging respect for property rights and smart planning through Horizon 2020. A second reader laments four skiiers harassing migratory geese on a ski lake near Lawrence and questions human behavior toward wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens
Douglas County
Journal-World
CPDC
Lawrence
FMC
Marsha Goff
Nieder Ad
M.L. Hamlin
Eudora
Fort Worth hosts city officials on redevelop plan talks
City officials from Lawrence discuss which federal programs might aid the downtown redevelopment. HUD regional headquarters sits in Fort Worth as Lawrence eyes support. In 1954 Brownie and Girl Scout youngsters hosted fathers at a Community Building dinner. Lawrence High beat Shawnee Mission North 60 to 52, with cheerleaders Frances Ward and Judy Anderson and players Pete Whitenight and Jaydee Stinson grieving the loss.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Lawrence
HUD
Lawrence High
Shawnee Mission
North
Journal-World
Frances Ward
Judy Anderson
Pete Whitenight
Jaydee Stinson
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the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
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Kansas
Kansas City
Journal- World
Bill Snead
Robert Nordyke
Caroline Trowbridge
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
W.C. Simons
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Saotom
Hoy
Ckicaio
UTRRY
House Counsel
The
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