OJ Simpson Trial Seen As Threat to Race Relations
The article argues the O J Simpson double murder trial risks deepening racial divides for years. It cites defenses focusing on race, figures like F Lee Bailey and Alan Dershowitz, and public polls showing white and black publics split on guilt versus bias, predicting a lingering toxic impact regardless of verdict.
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O.J. Simpson
Simpson
F. Lee Bailey
Harvard
Alan Dershowitz
Timeline of notable events from 1945 to recent years
Fifty years ago May 1 1945 News said Admiral Doenitz succeeded Hitler as Third Reich leader. Other items include Mozart Figaro premiere in 1786, 1893 Chicago exposition opened by Cleveland, Dewey quote at Manila Bay 1898, Empire State Building dedication 1931, Citizen Kane debut 1941, North Korea proclaimed 1948, Powers captured 1960, Everest first ascent 1963, Somoza Debayle 1967, Elvis and Priscilla wedding 1967, Amtrak service 1971, Morial mayor 1978, Reagan West Germany visit 1985, Gorbachov May Day jeers 1985, Cairo talks 1994. One year ago Israel and PLO talks opened in Cairo on Palestinian self-rule.
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Third Reich
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Vienna
Chicago
Cleveland
George Dewey
Gridley
Manila Bay
New York
Empire State Building
Kate Smith
CBS
Orson Welles
James W. Whittaker
Redmond
Wash
Mount Everest
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Nicaragua
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Priscilla Beaulieu
Las Vegas
Amtrak
Ernest Morial
New Orleans
West Germany
Reagan
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Kremlin
Red Square
Cairo
Egypt
Postmaster notice for address changes received
The Journal-World asks readers to send all address changes to P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 for updating subscriber records.
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Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Clinton speech aims at ordinary Russians amid Moscow visit
The memo urges a speech to Russians focusing on everyday concerns. It calls for concrete steps on crime, corruption, fair elections, economic security, and Chechnya, stressing NATO outreach and a hopeful postwar prosperity under democracy.
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Clinton
Russia
Birds Fight Back: A Newspaper Columnist Recounts a Dawn Attack
A weathered columnist recalls being swooped by a starling and defending himself with a trash can lid as a blue jay nesting above the front yard sparks a humorous defense of birds. He questions what is known about avian minds while noting doves nesting in his orange tree and inviting reader insights.
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Washington
Clinton
Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
Bill Clinton
Reagan
Bush
Russia
Iran
Chechnya
Yeltsin
NATO
Cerberus
U.S
Grigory Yavlinsky
England
Starling
Rush Limbaugh
Jenny Jones
Tenacity urged for property tax appeals in Ohio letter
A reader counsels persistence in contesting rising property taxes, recounting personal experience with an overestimated home value and cost factor questions. He urges others in Lawrence to appeal, notes low second-appeal rates, and credits a successful second appeal. The letter ends with a reminder of Journal-World letters policy.
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Ohio
Lawrence
Wayne Parkinson
Bryce Ct
Kansas Public Service names new gas operation manager
William Salome Ill of Wichita was named manager of the Kansas Public Service Co. natural gas operation here, succeeding L C DeMoss. Navy Capt. James Lovell Apollo 13 commander was announced as speaker at a May 13 chamber luncheon. Cleanup continued at the Kansas Union after the April 20 arson fire, with losses expected to exceed $1 million.
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William Salome Ill
Wichita
Kansas Public Service Co
L.C. DeMoss
Navy
James Lovell
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas Union
Fire at Winthrop Opera House Sparks Local Gratitude
In May 1895 the Opera House fire at Winthrop and Massachusetts Streets affected the Lawrence World, which was housed there. The World praised Lawrence residents for their sadness and generous offers of help, declaring Lawrence the best town with the best people on earth.
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Winthrop
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Watkins Community Museum
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