Lawrence Proclaims May 7 1998 as A Day of Prayer
Lawrence Kansas City Commission passes proclamation designating Thursday May 7 1998 as A Day of Prayer urging citizens to observe the national observance. Mayor Martin A Kennedy states the action affirms gratitude for blessings and aims to strengthen religious and moral values nationwide.
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Hindenburg disaster marks 1937 airship tragedy
May 6 1937 the hydrogen filled Hindenburg crashed at Lakehurst New Jersey killing 35 of 97 aboard and a Navy crewman on the ground. Other historical notes include Arkansas secession in 1861 Paris Exposition opening in 1889 with the Eiffel Tower and the 1910 death of King Edward VII. The Works Progress Administration began in 1935 and CIA director William J Casey died in 1987 aged 74.
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Clinton Gingrich indulge in wretched rhetoric
Washington columnist David Broder criticizes Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich for degrading the presidency and House leadership. The piece accuses both leaders of evasive answers, political theater, and damaging the government’s credibility while calling for accountability and reflection on how the nation arrived at this situation.
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Social Security crisis and the 2032 funding outlook
The piece rejects alarmist claims of an imminent Social Security collapse. Trustees show reserves cover benefits through 2032, with 75 percent of benefits payable if funds run dry. It argues Treasury could still pay by other means, notes stronger growth could extend funds, and endorses cautious tinkering like gradual retirement age increases and means testing to avert crisis.
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Journal-World Postal and Circulation Details
Beeps mail note lists postmaster address changes to the Journal-World in Lawrence Kansas with P O Box 888 66044 0888 USPS 306 520 and notes periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kan and memberships in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press.
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Public Forum: Gas Station Clerk Details Reoccurring Customer Routines
A Lawrence gas station clerk describes regulars from all social classes and notes a monthly pattern of inebriated Welfare recipients who misuse the restroom, buy alcohol and cigarettes, and strain staff with late month behavior. He compares welfare critics and cites local politics and readers’ letters policy.
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Old Home Town Offers Names to Ballet Study in NY
Lawrence parents announce that Jacki Garland Janet McFarland Mimi Frink and Marily Allen plan to attend the School of the American Ballet in New York City this summer. The May 6 1898 Lawrence World notes Al Smith returned with a coaching stallion a black Spanish jack and a shire horse to be kept at his farm six miles west of town on the old California Road. The farm later becomes the site of Lawrence Free State High School at Sixth Street and Folks Road.
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