Dole surge reshapes Kansas political weather metaphor
In a vivid Kansas themed narrative, the piece traces Senator Dole’s zigzagging presidential bid through Iowa New Hampshire Super Tuesday and seven state wins that revive expectations he will clinch the Republican nomination. It notes pundits misread early defeats and praises Dole as a conscientious lawmaker while criticizing on camera appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryue
Bob Dole
Kansas
Great Plains
Dale
Dole
Clinton
Iowa
New Hampshire
Pat Buchanan
Steve Forbes
Richard Lugar
Phil Gramm
Alan Keyes
Lamar Alexander
Buchanan
Forbes
Notable world events span two centuries from inventions to diplomacy
A compact timeline notes Eli Whitney receiving a patent for the cotton gin in 1794, Amer ica's first town meeting in 1743, Einstein’s birth in 1879, Marx's death in 1883, the Gold Standard Act in 1900, Harding’s tax filing in 1923, Czechoslovakia's dissolution in 1939, Copland's Fanfare in 1943, UN recapture of Seoul in 1951, Ruby’s 1964 Oswald murder verdict, West Germany and Israel diplomacy in 1965, a deadly 1980 Warsaw airliner crash, Geneva arms talks in 1985, Gorbachev’s presidency in 1990, Reagan's 1980s nuclear proposal, Kuwait’s emir return, and the Birmingham Six appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Whitney
America
Faneuil Hall
Boston
Albert Einstein
Ulm
Germany
Karl Marx
London
Congress
Harding
Republic of
Czechoslovakia
Aaron Copland
New York
George Szell
United Nations
Seoul
Dallas
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Israel
West Germany
Warsaw
U.S
Geneva
Switzerland
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Postmaster notice printed for address changes
Postal and circulation notice stating to send address changes to the Journal World in Lawrence Kansas. Includes mailing box address and USPS, audit bureau, and Associated Press affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Dole fights to unite fractured GOP against two spoilers
The piece depicts Bob Dole dominating delegates on Super Tuesday while factions led by Pat Buchanan and Steve Forbes threaten party unity. It notes Dole’s pride, their stubborn crusades, and the wider impact on Clinton's polling lead, with insiders predicting the split could paradoxically aid Dole by sharpening contrast and rallying base anger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Dole
Bosnia
Belfast
Beirut
Dole
Pat Buchanan
Steve Forbes
Abe Lincoln
Pat
Pug
Steve
Cole
Buchanan
Forbes
Bill Clinton
Florida
San Diego
Senate
CNN
Clinton
Jack Kemp
Kemp
Texas
Dole Inc
Ray Buchanan
New York
al D'Amato
Phil Gramm
Phil
Ted Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Jerry Brown
Jesse Jackson
Illinois
Michigan
Ohio
California
America
Hollywood Blackout critique of media racism and doublespeak
The author rushes through 1978 83 People covers noting few black stars and mocks a 1995 issue touting a Hollywood Blackout. He compares industry bias to historic evil propaganda, questions progress, and calls media generalism a white default while praising limited improvements amid persistent exclusion.
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Los Angeles Times
Martha Smilgis
West Coast
People Magazine
Diana Ross
Smilgis
The
Times
Human Torch
Richard Pryor
People
Hollywood
Adolf Hitler
Josef Stalin
Time
Cosmopolitan
Playboy
ABC
NBC
CBS
MGM
Disney
Universal
Sharon Stone
Angela Bassett
Public Forum on Transients and Community Homes
A reader argues that long term Lawrence residents who are technically homeless should not be labeled transient. The letter supports acknowledging local problems, condemns property destruction on 15th Street, and urges community unity to deter such acts. The Journal-World invites public letters under word limits with contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballentine
Kansas River Bridge
Lawrence
West Lawrence
Deitre L. Weismiller
15Th Street
Carrie Neighbors
Mass
Journal-World
Welfare roll purge and local warnings across Douglas County
The Douglas County welfare rolls dropped two men arrested in a February drug raid led by Kansas Attorney General Vern Miller. Commissioners blamed welfare budget overruns on violators. Perry Lake officials warned against using unmarked paths, urging stay on beaten trails. Also cited is a 1956 event where Eudora teachers hosted Baldwin teachers for a dinner in the Eudora school cafeteria as part of a cleanup drive, plus a 1896 Lawrence World editorial urging smoke consumer use to avoid discomfort around crowds of politicians. The note closes with courtesy to Watkins Community Museum.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Vern Miller
Douglas County
Perry Lake
Lawrence World
Watkins Community Museum
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Dolph Simons Sr
the World Company
Sixth and
Kansas City
United States
Journal-Worth
Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
Eller John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Ralph Gage
Ciienal
Mark Chaney
Dolph Simons II
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
W.C. Simons
Sandy Grady
Beaver Cleaver
Roaere
Eudora
Baldwin
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