Lawrence schools facilities committee tackles equity and crowding
The Lawrence school district facilities committee lists key issues including overcrowding at junior highs, underutilized schools, land for future schools, and technology upgrades. It stresses equity across maintenance libraries cafeterias and athletic facilities and urges ongoing public communication and community consensus to define problems and craft solutions.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Public
Notable historic events compiled for a date-based roll call
Chronicle of events from May 25 through 1992 covering the Constitutional Convention convening in 1787, Argentina's 1810 revolt, Wilde's 1895 conviction, Ruth's 1935 714th homer, Transjordan's 1946 monarch declaration, Kennedy's 1961 moon quest, the 1968 Gateway Arch dedication, Hays's 1976 scandal, the 1979 O'Hare DC-10 crash, and Leno's 1992 Tonight Show debut.
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Philadelphia
Argentina
Spain
Oscar Wilde
London
Babe Ruth
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Transjordan
Jordan
Abdullah Ibn Al-Hussein
Kennedy
Gateway Arch
Jefferson Negeri
St. Louis
U.S
Wayne L. Hays
D-Ohio
Elizabeth Ray
Chicago
O'Hare
Jay Leno
NBC
W. C. Simons Publisher 1891 1944 Remembered
W C Simons (1871 1952) publisher from 1891 to 1944 is noted. Postmaster address changes go to the Journal World Lawrence Kansas. BBs periodicals postage paid at Lawrence and he is a member of Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press.
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W.C. Simons
Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Putin de-emphasizes arms control in Moscow summit
Washington Post columnist Jim Hoagland reports Putin prioritizes Russia's economy and self-reliance over major arms control advances. Officials say the June summit will not yield a breakthrough on ABM or START II III deals, though progress on nonproliferation and plutonium disposition is possible.
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Washington
Vladimir Putin
Clinton
White House
Putin
Moscow
Igor Ivanov
U.S
Russia
Boris Yeltsin
KGB
Yeltsin
Ington
Ivanov
Madeleine Albright
Albright
United States
North Korea
Sandy Berger
Jesse Helms
Jim’ Hoagland
Washington Post Writers Group
Hoaglands
Washpost.com
Money and power mold college sports and academe
The piece argues that college sports scandals reflect broader university failures driven by money. It criticizes Indiana University for not firing a controversial aging coach amid on camera incidents while noting coaches’ behavior often eclipses academic goals. It compares sports influence to the NRA and Olympic money pressures, urging focus on financial divisions where lack of cost control fuels tuition hikes.
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Indiana University
Indiana
National Rifle Assn
Congress
Letter Writer Slams Janet Reno and School Bus Safety
A reader rebukes Janet Reno as an ineffective attorney general and criticizes Clinton era cabinet picks. The second letter from Matthew Withers urges drivers to respect stop-arm safety near Lawrence schools after a bus stop incident, stressing child protection and caution for motorists.
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McIntosh
Slick Willie” Clinton
U.S
Janet Reno
Hillary Clinton
Hillary
Janet
Clinton
Spouse
Reno
James G. Winn
Lawrence
Wellman Road
Midland
Sheriff's Office
Matthew Withers
Memorial Day shift sparks public debate in Lawrence
Lawrence and the nation planned Memorial Day on May 26 to place the federal holiday on a Monday, a plan met with opposition but carried forward. Dr John Nichols of Kansas spinindisty Medical Center explored new theories about President Kennedy's 1963 assassination. A 1900 Lawrence World note quoted Emerson on reading time and new books. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Lawrence
John Nichols
Kansas Spinindisty Medical Center
John Kennedy
Lawrence World
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Maartayiniy
Bill Snead
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Interlal
Chris Boarman
al Bonner
Dolph C. Simons I
Ralph Gage
Dolph Simons II
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
H.R
Tom Hornbaker
Dallas Dolan
Hie
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