Park plan gains momentum with Texas funding pledge
A Texas millionaire, Edward Bass of Fort Worth, has paid 2 million for a 35 year grazing lease on the Z Bar Ranch in Chase County and donated 1 million to the tallgrass prairie park campaign. The National Park Trust bought the ranch for 4.7 million, aiming to partner with the National Park Service on a public private prairie park in the Flint Hills. Bass has other Flint Hills holdings and backs the project as Kansans hope for a national prairie park. The Z Bar Ranch buildings host tours in Council Grove and nearby towns as interest grows. progress is slow but moving forward, and history lovers are hopeful.
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Texas
Kansas Flint Hills
Edward Bass
Fort Worth
Chase County
Bass
National Park Trust
National Park Service
Flint Hills
Council Grove
IRA weapons sales seen as path to peace in Northern Ireland
The piece argues that as peace improves in Northern Ireland questions rise about what to do with the IRA arsenals. It envisions the IRA selling weapons to foreign powers, notably Islamic nations like Iraq, while urging vigilant control to prevent new violence and outlaws from arming others.
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National Rifle Assn
Northern Ireland
IRA
Iraq
Notable historical milestones from 1876 to 1965
Chronology of events includes Bell's first call to Watson in 1876, Columbus finalizing his Western Hemisphere trip in 1896, Charles I dissolving Parliament in 1629, Jefferson appointed minister to France in 1785, Grant becoming Union commander in 1864, Salvation Army arrival in 1880, New York dog licensing law of 1894, Masaryk's death in 1948, Axis Sally treason conviction in 1949, and the Odd Couple Broadway debut in 1965 with Matthau and Carney.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Boston
Bell
Watson
Christopher Columbus
Western Hemisphere
Benjamin Franklin
Ulysses S. Grant
Salvation Army
United States
England
New York
Roswell P. Flower
Czechoslovakia
Jan Masaryk
Czernin Palace
Prague
Mildred E. Gillars
Sally
Washington, D.C
Neil Simon
the Odd Couple
Walter Matthau
Oscar Madison
Art Carney
Felix Unger
Broadway
Journal-World publication and staff credits page
Published daily by the World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire streets Lawrence Kansas with detailed subscription rates for various delivery options. Notices include editor, manager, editors, and department heads, plus postmaster address and bureau memberships.
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the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas County
Kansas Counties
Kansas City
United States
Journal-World
P.O
Clinton lack of Fin gerspitzengefuhl targets Russia policy
Washington column critiques Bill Clinton for weak foreign policy on Russia. It questions whether he should meet Boris Yeltsin amid autocratic turns and Chechnya violence, and mentions Grigory Yavlinsky's visit to the United States as a notable political figure.
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Washington
Bill Clinton
America
Clinton
Vladislav Listyev
U.S
Boris Yeltsin
Bush
Mikhail Gorbachev
Yeltsin
Russia
Moscow
Hitler
Chechnya
United States
Grigory Yavlinsky
Clinton risks snubbing Yavlinsky over Yeltsin in Moscow
The piece contrasts President Clinton and German Chancellor Kohl in handling Russia’s Chechnya crisis. It argues Clinton fears upsetting Yeltsin and might avoid direct outreach to Yavlinsky, while Kohl invites opposition leader Yavlinsky to Bonn, signaling flexible, proactive engagement. It notes Perry and Talbott minimal contact, and calls for clear American stance on democracy and fair elections in Russia.
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Chechnya
Moscow
Clinton
Yavlinsky
Yeltsin
America
U.S
Boris
Helmut Kohl
Germany
Kohl
Yavninsky
Bonn
Europe
Russia
Klaus Kinkel
Kremlin
Bill Clinton
Don't take Constitution lightly by Pat Truly
A Fort Worth Star Telegram column argues against overreaching constitutional amendments and mocks blanket fixes via amendments. It notes only 33 of 10,799 proposed since 1789 were approved, the Constitution's protections and structure, and questions broad calls for term limits and social amendments. It warns against treating the document as a municipal ordinance.
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Pat Truly
Fort Worth
Star-Telegram
House
Newt Gingrich
Bob Wise
West Virginia
Wise
Gingrich
America
Congress
Jesus Christ
Free lunch reform sparks debate in Congress
In Washington a rift opens over school lunch funding with Republicans proposing block grants or user fees. A Gingrich adviser suggests turning meals into fund raising, charging students 50 cents per plate, directing half to food and half to political action committees.
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Gingrich
Washington
Darth Vader
Capitol Hill
Political Action Committee
Darth
Congress
PAC
Haiti
McDonald's
Kansas University names John J. Conard director of university relations
Kansas University announced the appointment of John J. Conard a Greensburg publisher KU graduate and former legislator as director of university relations and development effective July 1 Chancellor Laurence Chalmers said Conard will work in diverse fields to bolster the EU image and improve rapport with legislative groups.
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Kansas University
John J. Conard
Greensburg
Laurence Chalmers
Conard
A Word About the Police in Lawrence 1895
The Lawrence World urges careful policing during budget cuts noting the force is small with only two men on this river side at night and argues any changes should not harm efficiency, suggesting removing one man from across the river if needed.
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Lawrence World
Watkins Community Museum
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Ralph Gage
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Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
W.C. Simons
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
CIAL
Defense
William Perry
Strobe Talbott
National Security Council
White House
Tony Lake
Ozzie Nelson
Paine Webber TV
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