National Arson Awareness Week Calls for Wider Vigilance
A call to observe National Arson Awareness Week May 3 to 9 highlights the 500000 fires annually in the United States, with over 500 deaths and $3 billion in property loss. James Lee Witt of FEMA urges preventable arson reduction through community actions, education, and partnerships to deter suspicious activity and safeguard homes, dorms, and public buildings.
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Kent State shootings and historic dates noted
On May 4 1970 Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on anti war protesters at Kent State University killing four students and wounding nine others. In 1776 Rhode Island declared freedom from England two months before the Declaration of Independence was adopted. In 1932 mobster Al Capone was sent to the federal penitentiary in Atlanta for income tax evasion.
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Kosovo crisis demands clear U.S. stance on Milosevic
Washington Post columnist Jim Hoagland argues the United States must drop the pursuit of alliance unity and adopt a decisive position on Kosovo. He says Yugoslavia's frontier lies with Milosevic and Kosovo’s autonomy should be negotiated, warning that continued ambiguity risks greater human cost and strategic harm.
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Bill Clinton
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Third Republic of Yugoslavia
Chechnya
Yeltsin
Madeleine Albright
Middle East
Iraq
Jim Hoagland
Washington Post Writers Group
Research universities are valuable despite undergrad shortchanges
The Carnegie Foundation notes that America 125 research universities devote resources to faculty projects and doctoral candidates ahead of undergraduates. The piece argues megaversities foster impersonal teaching, but acknowledges strong small colleges and the enduring value of research universities to the nation.
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Journal-World Postal Address Note
The notice requests readers send address changes to the Journal-World at P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 US Postal Service periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kansas and notes membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press.
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Reader laments lack of coverage for 1998 march
A reader criticizes The Journal-World for not covering the 1998 Human Rights March and Rally on April 25. The letter urges more attention to LGBTQ+ events and local happenings, arguing such coverage reduces invisibility and reflects journalistic fullness.
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Lawrence
Lisa Rasor
Tenn
Shirley Gulham Named KU affirmative action director
Shirley Gulham was named director for the Kansas University Affirmative Action Office. Voters had rejected about a $6 million county judicial law enforcement center bond, while officials sought other financing. Bob McBride warned of possible gasoline shortages with shrinking allotments. The Lawrence Human Relations Commission studied prospects for improved mass transit facilities.
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Kansas University Affirmative Action Office
Bob McBride
Phillips Petroleum
Lawrence Human Relations Commission
Kansas University Sachem welcomes two local juniors
Among the new members of the Sachem senior men's honor society at Kansas University were Bob Billings of Russell and Stephen Hill of Lawrence. The old Kaw Valley School building east of Lawrence was purchased by Local 512 of the American Federation of Musicians for a practice hall and meeting place. On May 4, 1898, enlistment pressures from the Spanish American War prompted rethinking of youth roles and public service. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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