Interest rates and productivity as recession factors
Editorial argues rising unemployment and weak business activity hint at a recession, but lowering interest rates could spur growth. It blames high rates on government borrowing and calls for fiscal restraint, labor-management cooperation, and higher productivity to restore housing, auto production, and consumer purchasing power.
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United States
Congress
Uncle Sam
Federal Reserve System
Fed
Federal
Lawrence Piece sculpture on KU campus stirs local debate
Readers weigh the fate of a massive iron sculpture dumped on the KU slope near Indiana Street. Critics say it disrupts a quiet Lawrence neighborhood and question the benefactor’s intentions while supporters defend avant garde art. The piece remains unanchored and under consideration for relocation or preservation.
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Kansas University
Indiana Street
Salina
Salinans
Lawrence
Picasso
Chicago
City Hall
Potter Lake
Copenhagen
Potter
Judas
Marcus Junius Brutus
Will Quantrill
United Fund totals rise as Hallmark boosts drive
The local United Fund total reached 67161 dollars and 46 cents, 44.6 percent of the 150055 dollar goal, with Hallmark contributing 15300 dollars to lift the campaign. Temperatures cooled after storms, bringing the first hard freeze of fall. KU seeks a beer service proposal for the Kansas Union to guide regent autonomy across campuses. A Douglas County welfare recipient praised welfare policy critiques at a United Ministries Center meeting, amid about 100 attendees. In 1941, Robert B. Oyler of Lawrence became treasurer of the Second District Young Republicans of Kansas, while Everett Buhler served as a naval air cadet in Pensacola.
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Hallmark
Laurence Chalmers
Kansas Union Operating Board
Douglas County
Pient
United Ministries Center
Robert B. Oyler
Lawrence
Second District
Young Republicans
Kansas
Everett Buhler
Pensacola
Fla
Haig column sparks urgent White House calls and fallout
Washington column stirs urgent calls from President Reagan and Secretary Haig after claims Haig faced a sabotage campaign. Reagan defends Haig, saying he has world leaders' confidence, while Haig blames a White House aide and CIA and Senate insiders. Also notes Haig's handling of Begin and AWACS fallout and Nixon tour matters.
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White House
Reagan
Haig
Alexander Haig
Central Intelligence Agency
Senate
al Haig
Menachem Begin
Begin
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Menachem
AWACS
Richard Nixon
Middle East
Nixon
Peple
Paper satire on tax free ads and paper money schemes
A humorous dialogue critiques tax free ads and high rates, arguing through a back and forth about banks, money funds, autos, stocks, and tax free bonds. It jokes that all is paper, from toaster incentives to city bonds, ending with advice to give municipal bonds to grandchildren.
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A&c
P&q
P&q Co
Ann
Reagan Era Defense Strategy Pushes Global Reach
Washington discussions among senior DoD sources suggest the United States will broaden its military reach to pressure Soviet strategic and conventional postures. The sea launched cruise missile program starting 1982 signals a shift to global sea power, enabling precise ship to shore strikes and potentially shaping Soviet planning across oceans.
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Soviet Union
Washington
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United States
United States Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Indian Oceans
Europe
NATO
Southwest Asia
Central America
America
Congress
Defense Department
Armies Eyes Air Power Shift and Arms Race Tactics
Nov 3 1534 England transferred papal powers to Henry VIII. 1935 Greek plebiscite recalled King George II. 1946 Japan's power shifted to an elected assembly. Analysts forecast bomber survivability with B 1s and B 52s, runway needs, and Soviet warhead impact. Defense trends show growing US military capability amid detente and budget concerns. Negotiations and congressional scrutiny shape arms race outcomes.
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Henry VIII
George II
Japan
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