Editorial on the rise and impact of divorces in America
The piece argues that divorce laws are generally good for permitting separation in unhappy marriages yet are abused, fueling harm to family life. Citing 1,200,000 divorces and 2,400,000 marriages in a year, it links rising separations to easy divorce, live-ins, contraception, and abortion. It urges stronger moral fiber and better oral manners to strengthen family life.
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United States
National Health Center
America
Dole backs expanded grain sales to the Soviet Union
Senator Bob Dole and colleagues press for consultations with the Soviet Union in April or May to extend and broaden U S grain sales. President Reagan says farm products will not be embargoed, urging prompt action as the six year agreement nears expiration. They argue higher purchases by Moscow could aid American farmers despite past embargoes.
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Bob Dole
Kansas
United States
Dole
Soviet Union
U.S
Reagan
Washington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Poland
Moscow
Afghanistan
Russia
Lawrence politics and college moves in a 1972 snapshot
Fletcher Bell of Lawrence announced his candidacy for re election to a second two year term as Kansas insurance commissioner at age 45. Haskell Indian Junior College moved toward full accreditation by the North Central Association. Kansas University named Ambrose Saricks as vice chancellor for academic affairs and William Argersinger as vice chancellor for research and graduate studies, both KU veterans. The Midwest faced a March blizzard, with Lawrence receiving 2.36 inches of rain over two days before a cold snow surge.
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Fletcher Bell
Lawrence
Kansas Insurance
Haskell Indian Junior College
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Kansas University
Laurence
Chalmers
Ambrose Saricks
William Argersinger
Midwest
Post Hoover FBI faces morale and transfer turmoil
The article argues post Hoover morale at the FBI sags under William Webster with shifts of about 300 agents planned within a year. It cites a rotation policy favoring the Bureau s Top Twelve offices, uprooting families and stirring petitions from junior agents worried about career impact and costly moves.
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Hoover
FBI
Senate
William Webster
Webster
J. Edgar
Butte
Bureau
FBI Agents Association
Indy Badhwar
Philadelphia
Miami
Washington
Cleveland
San Francisco
Baltimore
New York
Los Angeles
Detroit
Chicago
Newark
Houston
Kansas City
Buffalo
J. Edgar Hoover
Letters to the Editor: dangerous lane markers on city streets
A Lawrence reader criticizes the city street department for installing large yellow half spheres on Sixth Street and other avenues. The markers protrude into driving lanes, blend with road lines, and are hard to see at night, potentially endangering motorcyclists and bicyclists. The writer questions the decision makers and urges safer design consideration.
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Journal-World
City Street Department
Lawrence Streets
Sixth Street
Journal-World editor notes reader letters on traffic and sports coverage
A Lawrence letter prompts debate on Lawrence lane markers and traffic control practices accusing recent markers of worsening accidents. It includes readers Larry R. Shelton and Ronnie L. Tebo discussing highway safety and KU sports coverage. Additional letters urge fishing limits at Clinton Reservoir criticizing overfishing by Kansas and Missouri fishermen, signed by Steve Speakman.
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Journal-World
Kansas Fish and Game Commission
Clinton Reservoir
Fish and Game
Clinton
Kansas
Missouri
Government bills subsidize tobacco and health warnings rise
The piece argues government subsidies support tobacco farming and smoking-related health care while officials push stronger cigarette warnings. It notes a 1982 Surgeon General report linking smoking to cancer and heart disease, debates on warning wording, and political pushback from tobacco interests and conservatives. It cites economic impacts of smoking, and critiques Reagan era stances on public health.
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Department of Health and Human Services
Congress
Joe Califano
Montana
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