Lawrence selects new superintendent and county administrator
Two major personnel moves were finalized as Altzinger becomes Lawrence schools superintendent and Craig Weinang is named Douglas County administrator. The community welcomed capable leaders with vision to guide education and county government amid growing costs and expanding programs.
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Lawrence Schools
Lawrence School Board
Douglas County
Lawrence
Lawrence-Douglas County
Altzinger
Craig Weinang
Lawrence-Douglas
Will Enforcement Be Equal At KU Commencement
Observers seek whether Kansas University officials will uniformly enforce a new policy banning open containers and drinking on university property. The debate covers pre and post game gatherings by alumni and students, and whether law enforcement will apply the rules at commencement with the same rigor as at athletic events.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
Tf KU
Mount Oread
KU Endowment Teaching Professorship Bestowed on Professor Bricker
In the Kansas town, Jerree Catlin chaired Art in the Park attracting crowds over ten thousand. Clack Bricker, KU chemistry professor since 1963, was named the inaugural recipient of the KU Endowment Teaching Professorship. Broken Arrow School complex plans were approved by the board with designs for a grade school and a South Junior high.
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Jerree Catlin
Clack Bricker
Kansas University
Broken Arrow
Delph Simons and Local Names in Journal Notice
Fragmentary OCR lists numerous personal names and a postal change instruction for the Journal-World in Lawrence Kansas. Includes postmaster note and scattered scrambled titles such as Dallas Dotan and Williayn Sutcliffe. No clear event or cohesive story emerges.
Campaign finance reform debated as Bush veto looms
Washington debate on campaign finance reform features Democrats backing public subsidies for races while Bush threatens a veto over public financing. Analysts note spending trends show leveling in real terms since the 1960s, with incumbents gaining from PAC money even as public disillusion grows. The piece argues the reform effort is partisan theater and urges voters to decide party control in November.
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Washington
Winks
Lears
House
Senate
Bush
University of Minnesota
Frank J. Sorauf
Yale University Press
Sorauf
Congressional Democrats
David Boren
D-Okla
Charles Rose
D-N.c
Congress
PAC
Bob Michel
Executive Branch
Crossing the racial divide in America
In a broad, reflective piece the author reimagines social fault lines across U S racial history. Referencing Berkeley Jefferson Tocqueville and King, the essay weighs what changes might end conflict and how perceptions shape responses to violence injustice and policy.
King jury verdict deepens racial divide in America
The Rodney King beating case exposes a chasm between black injustices and white perception. The Ventura County jury’s speedy exoneration of officers mirrors old Southern patterns, suggesting whites bear fewer consequences for police violence and blacks remain isolated. The piece asks whether society can continue on this path.
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Rodney G. King
Two Nations
America
Andrew Hacker
Los Angeles
Rodney King
King
Suburbia
South
New America
al Icks
U.S. Sust Partment
Ventura County
Badinaga
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