Editorial: Patronage seen in Carlin’s archivist nomination
The piece criticizes President Clinton’s nomination of former Kansas governor John Carlin as national archivist, arguing the non political post requires professional archival expertise. It questions Carlin’s qualifications and labels the nomination a political payoff, reflecting wider distrust in government appointments and party favoritism.
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Kansas
John Carlin
Lawrence
Midwest Superconductivity
Bill Clinton
Carlin
United States
Clinton
Washington
Today in History May 8 highlights and events
Fifty years ago World War II ended in Europe after Truman's radio announcement. Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi in 1541, Lavoisier died in 1794, Palo Alto fought in 1846, Truman born in 1884, Pemberton flavored Coca-Cola in 1886, eye bank formed in 1944, Nixon faced protesters in 1958, Forum opened 1962, Wounded Knee ended 1973, Son of Sam case closed 1978, Hart withdrew 1987, Reagan to Strasbourg drew walkouts, Conyngham fire 1984, Haitian refugees policy shifted 1995, George Peppard died.
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Mississippi River
Antoine Lavoisier
France
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Tex
Zachary Taylor
United States
Harry S. Truman
Lamar
Atlanta
John Styth Pemberton
Eye Bank
New York City
Nixon
Lira
Peru
New York
Wall Street
South Dakota
Wounded Knee
David R. Berkowitz
Brooklyn
Sam
Gary Hart
Donna Rice
Reagan
European Parliament
Strasbourg
Soviet Union
Conyngham
Atlantic
Norfolk
Clinton
U.S
Oltien
George Peppard
Journal-World Postmaster Address Change Notice
Postmaster instructs readers to send address changes to Journal-World Lawrence Kansas P O Box 888 66044 0888 United States Postal Service second class mail Lawrence Kan 66044-0888 indicates AP ABC affiliations and circulation details.
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Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kaw
Douglas County
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Journal-World
P.O
Kan
Fear and Proactive FBI Power Sparks Senate Debate
The piece warns against a proactive FBI stretching civil liberties to preempt crime. It cites Louis Freeh urging broad interpretation of anti terror guidelines, linking past COINTELPRO abuses under Hoover to today’s panic driven push for surveillance. Questions of civil rights and historical overreach frame the argument.
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WasHingTon
FBI
Louis Freeh
Freeh
Bernard Nussbaum
Clinton White House
New York Bar Assn
J. Edgar Hoover
Clinton
Department of Justice
William Sullivan
Cointelpro
U.S
Hoover
Regnery
Cartha “Deke” DeLoach
Communist Party
Western University
Weathermen
Black Panthers
DeLoach
L.bj
Banks start charging three dollars to talk to tellers
Opinion piece ridicules bank fees by June first First National Bank of Chicago to levy 3 per conversation with a teller. The writer jokes about paying banks to take money and imagines tellers behaving like actors and demanding higher fees, comparing to capitalistic excess and pop culture references.
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First National Bank of Chicago
First National Chemical Guaranty
United Federal Commercial State Bank & Trust
Chicago
Blanche DuBois
Rhett Butler
Scarlett O’hara
Patchen family expansion support letter to editor
Letter writer supports Patchen family expansion as beneficial for the community and local economy. The writer voices belief that small family businesses are backbone enterprises and that expansion will be positive rather than harmful. The piece also includes a separate reader letter by Susan Brown criticizing Reverend Leo Barbee's remarks on morality and tolerance, urging diversity and personal conscience in a pluralistic society.
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Patchen
Roger Scott
Scott Temperature Inc
Bullene
Leo Barbee
Lawrence
Barbee
Rev
Rev. Barbee
Susan Brown
Ohio
Residents critique pace of change in 1970s community demands
A 1970 local excerpt quotes Black residents criticizing rhetoric over action as they push for stronger recognition and representation in community affairs. The note reflects ongoing civil rights concerns within the locality and ties to broader activism of the era.
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