Editorials The only valid poll on Tuesday’s local races
The piece argues public voting is the true poll and urges Lawrence city and School District 497 residents to vote in the Tuesday primary. It notes historically high but improvable turnout, calls for at least 80 percent participation, and emphasizes choosing among 13 commission candidates and seven school board aspirants to shape April’s final fields.
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Harry S. Truman
Thomas Dewey
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Carter
White House
Lawrence
City Commission
Commission
Douglas County
Tax evaders in Flint prompt national debate
The article argues that thousands of auto workers in Flint refuse to file tax returns and falsify withholdings, claiming rights violations by the federal tax system. It notes IRS difficulties in policing about 3,500 cases there, urges accountability for all tax cheaters, and likens evasion to shoplifting, urging lawful taxpayers to oppose evasion.
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Flint
Mich
Michigan
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Lawrence
March 8 1917 Riots Spark Russian Revolution Start
On March 8 1917 riots and strikes began in St Petersburg marking the start of the Russian Revolution. Other notes include the Stamp Act passage in 1765 by Britain’s Lords and Voroshilov’s 1950 atomic claim.
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St. Petersburg
House of Lords
Marshal Voroshilov
United States
South Vietnam
Makarios
Cyprus
Joe Frazier
Muhammad Ali
Madison Square Garden
New York
Ford
U.S
Egypt
Journal-World publication details and rates summary
The Journal-World publishes in Lawrence Kansas with editors and managers listed. Established 1854 by W. C. Simons, it is a daily paper with contact and circulation information. Subscription rates vary by location including mail and carrier options. postage and AP affiliation noted.
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the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Kon
Courrier
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Pentagon waste fears as Weinberger seeks 30 billion boost
Defense Secretary Weinberger asks Congress for a 30 billion dollar rise to fund next year as inflation worries mount. Retired Comptroller General Staats cites at least 4 billion in savings and a watchdog group lists 32 billion in Pentagon waste. Rule urges oath tests and civilian inspectors general to curb excess.
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Washington
U.S
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Congress
Reagan
Elmer Staats
Pentagon
Staats
Committee On National Security
Weinberger
Rule
Slow signups for voting age change and county park plan note
Old residents 18 to 20 years old show slow voter signups after demands to lower the voting age from 21. Douglas County remains in the Kansas Third District under a legislature approved apportionment. Sixteen acres offered by William Wells may become part of the county park system as Wells Park and a city overlook. City and school board primaries loom with 19 city candidates and 16 for the school board, about 6,000 expected to vote. Preliminary hearings are set for some of 35 arrested in the Feb 26 Vern Miller drug raid. Forty years ago in 1941 Mrs Carroll Clark beat W H Quakenbush by one vote for a local board of education post.
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Douglas County
Kansas Third District
William Wells
Wells Park
Letters on local governance and elections in Perry and Lawrence
Harold Gill and William March critique state and local spending, ethics, and reporting on association trips. Bill and Jo Barnes urge voters to challenge city commissioners over wasteful practices, coffee breaks, and growth policies, linking local actions to broader economic health and livelihoods.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Harold Gill
Perry
Kan
Enormity and language quirks in Reagan quotes
A columnist surveys usage issues sparked by President Reagan's remarks on hangings and enormity. It contrasts proper past tense with slang hung, discusses etymology of enormity, and notes how quotes and ligatures color public speech and press framing.
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Washington Star
Richard Augenblick
Arlington
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E Rere
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W. C. Simons
Audit Bureau of Circulation
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P.O
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Indy Badhwar
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Washington, D.C
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Gordon Rule
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Old Home Town
Carroll Clark
W.H. Quakenbush
Board of Education
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William March
Ohio
KPL
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Riverview Rd
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