Bright futures for Lawrence and Free State graduates
Editorial salutes Lawrence High School and Free State High School graduates. Seniors will receive diplomas Sunday at Kansas University Allen Fieldhouse after ceremonies featuring multiple scholarships and Citizenship Award honorees. The piece praises the students, parents, and teachers and wishes success in college, training, or work.
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Free State High School
Lawrence High School
Kansas University
Allen Fieldhouse
Kansas State High School Activities Association
Lawrence High
Free State High
Douglas County To Open Satellite Treasurer Offices In Baldwin And Park Plaza
Douglas County plans up to 125000 this year to open satellite treasurer offices at Baldwin city hall and Park Plaza in southwest Lawrence 2108 W 27th, joining the existing Dillons site at 3000 W Sixth. The move aims to ease county residents’ visits by shortening lines and drawing traffic away from the courthouse.
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Baldwin
Lawrence
Sears
Park Plaza
Dillons
Clinton's shallowness amazes in Kosovo discourse
George Will critiques Bill Clinton's Kosovo column and war stance, arguing the president confuses military conflict with politics, overstates readiness, and clings to campaigning. The piece parries NATO plans, Milosevic resilience, and postwar revival rhetoric with sharp, era-typical journalism.
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Washington Post
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Michael Short
Kosovo
Belgrade
New York Times
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Royal Marine
Britain
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Slobodan Milosevic
Balkans
Tennessee Valley Authority
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Secrets and threats from China's espionage report
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich calls the Cox report the largest espionage breach since the 1940s. Former UN Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick warns the Clinton era export failures leave the U S more vulnerable than ever, with China a top WMD proliferator shipping to North Korea Iraq and Iran. The two leaders warn about China launching a mischief that jeopardizes American security.
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Soviet Union
House
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich
U.S
People’s Republic of China
Christopher Cox
R-Calif
Congress
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Jeane Kirkpatrick
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Kirkpatrick
Clinton
China
North Korea
Iraq
Iran
Clinton Strains, China Threats, Gore Accountability Debate
Cal Thomas argues the Cox report shows lax security and corruption enabling China spying. He contends Clinton overuses and underfunds the military, warns of alienated allies, and urges public support to defeat Gore as accountability. He claims a new cold war looms if these failures persist.
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Gore
Gingrich
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Bill Richardson
U.S. National Laboratories
Beijing
Cal Thomas
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Postmaster notice for address changes
The Journal-World requests readers send address changes to P O Box B8B Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 US mail periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kansas and notes its status as a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press
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P.O. Box
Lawrence, Kan
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
World
Public Forum Letters Encourage Helmets and Debate
Readers express gratitude to fire and rescue crews for helmet programs aiding children and urge continued efforts to prevent head injuries. A second letter critiques ongoing debates over evolution, urges focus on war and peace issues, and calls for civil dialogue in public forums. The paper explains its letters policy and submission requirements.
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Robert and
Ronda Geddings
315 Perry
NATO
Journal- World
Yugoslavia
Eva Edmonds
W. 25Th Ter
KU Endowment reports record year of gifts in 1950s Kansas
The Kansas University Endowment Association reported contributions totaling 1 578 467 during the past year, a record for KU projects. Irvin Youngberg served as executive secretary and noted a ten fold increase since 1949, predicting an incredibly bright future. Lawrence population rose to 24 492, with local figures over 31 000 including federal student counts. Street life note cites a 1899 mayoral order to police on the north riverbank, commended for service improvement.
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Kansas University Endowment Association
Irvin Youngberg
Youngberg
Lawrence
Delbert Mathia
Kansas University and
Haskell Institute
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