Students debate campus credit card marketing at KU
Editorial argues Kansas University students, though adults, face debt risk from campus solicitations. It cites 78 percent with cards, average three cards, and $2900 debt. Advocates say regulation could curb easy access while bankers urge personal responsibility. University action could ease saying no to offers on campus.
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Kansas University
KU Financial Aid
The
Kansas Bankers Assn
Association
Kansas Union
Trade bill stalls as trade promotion authority lags on floor
Washington politics cloud a new round of negotiations as House Ways and Means Chairman Bill Thomas shelves floor action on a bill shielding presidential negotiating power. The delay arises from doubts over bipartisan support and labor and environmental protections. Analysts say the stalled move underscores a shift in how lawmakers handle expanding global commerce.
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Washington
Bill Thomas
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
California
Qatar
Bush
Clinton
Fasttrack
Thomas
Dick Gephardt
U.S
Ways
Means
Charles Rangel
New York
Sander Levin
Michigan
Rangel
Levin
Senate
Montana
Max Baucus
Senate Finance Committee
Congressional Trade Office
Congressional Budget Office
Capitol Hill
David Broder
Washington Post Writers Group
Kansas University to drop landlords for discrimination
Old Home Town notes that Kansas University will remove any off campus housing provider from its list if they discriminate against a student by race color or creed. The piece recalls a November 7 1901 Lawrence World item about basketball season starting and the university team, aided by YMCA gymnasium fire displacement, preparing a strong schedule and possible east trip.
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Kansas University
Lawrence World's
YMCA
Watkins Community Museum
Dependence on oil and the American way of life
Ray Finch of Lawrence criticizes oil dependence and gas price swings tied to September events. He questions sacrifices for the automobilian economy while urging reduced oil reliance. A Halloween note from Lawrence praises downtown trick-or-treating and store generosity.
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America
Ray Finch
Lawrence
Public Forum thanks stores for Halloween magic on Mass Street
Rural Lawrence children benefit from a downtown Halloween event on Massachusetts Street praised as a safe, fun, and growing tradition. Parents thank store representatives for costumes, candy, and chaperoned fun and urge city incentives to sustain participation.
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Lawrence
Massachusetts
Mass
Sharon Dewey
Jerry deNoyelles
Halloween Treats Worthy Of Public Praise
A reader describes children in costumes going door to door for trick or treat. Barbara and I offer a trick per child to earn a treat. A young singer halted the street noise with the Star Spangled Banner, drawing applause from neighbors. The writer invites the performer to return next year and praises community spirit.
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Barbara
Harvey Murphy
Lawrence
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