Yugoslavia Resilience Challenges US NATO War Readiness
An editorial questions US and NATO air campaign effectiveness against Milosevic after weeks of bombing. It notes delayed Apache deployment, questions about readiness for simultaneous wars, and ponders occupation and exit plans, suggesting misrepresentation of military strength.
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Yugoslavia
U.S
NATO
America
Milosevic
Associated Press
Kosovo
White House
Uncle Sam
Pentagon
Historic firsts note Lindbergh flight and more
Today in history recalls May 21 events: Charles A. Lindbergh lands near Paris completing the first solo transatlantic flight aboard the Spirit of St. Louis in 1927. Also notes Hernando de Soto death in 1542 while seeking gold along the Mississippi, Clara Barton founding the American Red Cross in 1881, and the 1956 U S hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Pork in Washington: lawmakers feast on surplus pork
In the past year Congress revived pork spending across the budget, with billions for projects from a New Mexico law academy to Alabama forestry research and a Pike’s Peak Summit House. Hastert and Byrd loom large as pork provisions swirl through expedited bills, sparking debate on fiscal discipline and future elections.
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Washington
New Mexico
Mississippi
Georgia
Alaska
Congress
Capitol Hill
Salinas
Calif
Oklahoma
Kansas
Auburn University
Alabama
Pike’s Peak Summit House
Colorado
Yakima
Dennis Hastert
Senate Appropriations Committee
Borscht Belt
Robert Bixby
Concord Coalition
Office of Cosmetics and Color
Interstate Shellfish Sanitation
West Virginia
Target
Center For Educational Technologies
Wheeling
W.va
Immigration and Naturalization Service
McDowell
Hastert
Weirton Steel Co
Weirton
Robert C. Byrd
Byrd
Pete V. Domenici
West Vienia
David Shribman
Creators Syndicate
The Hype Machine and That Movie Overload
Leonard Pitts of the Miami Herald blasts the overwhelming promotional machine surrounding a blockbuster film. He argues hype saturates every facet of culture from magazines to TV guides, producing fatigue and a planned backlash while urging viewers to resist the consumer frenzy.
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Leonard Pitts
The
Miami Herald
Lawrence Journal World Staff List and Masthead
The circulation and editorial team for the Lawrence Journal-World is listed with roles including managing editor Bill Snead senior editor John Taylor news editor Ann Gardner editorial page editor Chris Boarman and editor and publisher Dolph Simons Jr. Others include general manager Dolph Simons II operations manager Dan Simons and personnel director Donna Wiley. Additional staff shown are Tom Hornbaker controller Dallas Dolan production manager and postmaster contact details for subscribers in Lawrence Kansas.
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Richard Brack
Bill Snead
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Chris Boarman
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Dolph Simons II
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
H.R
Tom Hornbaker
Dallas Dolan
Old Home Town in 1974 Market Slowdown Noted
The U S government reports the largest drop in retail food prices in seven years easing inflation to about half the rate of the prior three months. Locally Lawrence sees food prices holding steady while notable community items include Larry Heeb earning the Journal-World Scholarship and a local corporate merger between Lawrence Sanitary Milk and Ice Cream Co. and Milk Producers Marketing Co. Earlier notes recall 1899 talks of a brick plant near lands owned by a local figure, with a Watkins Community Museum courtesy.
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U.S
Lawrence High
Larry Heeb
Journal-World
Howard Hurwitz
Lawrence Sanitary Milk and Ice Cream Co
Milk Producers ‘Marketing Co
Lawrence Sanitary
Hurwitz
Simon
Sam
The
Lawrence World
Watkins Community Museum
Parking fight over 800 block New Hampshire lot plan
Public Forum letters critique a proposed $300,000 project to beautify and resize the 800 block New Hampshire parking area in downtown Lawrence. Writers argue meters fund city needs and condemn storm drainage changes tied to hospital expansion, citing historic parking and flood issues and personal costs.
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New Hampshire
Lawrence
LeRoy Young
Mass
Lawrence Memorial
Jack D. Wagley
239
Mich
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Earth
Adam Sandler
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the World Company
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Kaw
Menney Fray
Douglas County
W.C. Simons
P.O. Box
Lawrence, Kan
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Old Home Town
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