MIA POW tribute held at KU honors former prisoner
KU hosts MIA POW Week ceremony before Strong Hall with Jack Gifford recounting his North Korea POW experience from 1951 to 1953. Cadets from Arnold Air Society and Silver Wings, plus KU ROTC groups, attended a crowd of about 30 as speakers highlighted POW MIA statistics.
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Jack Gifford
Gifford
North Korea
Strong Hall
Kangas University
Arnold Air Society
Air Force Rotc
Silver Wings
Army, Navy and
Marines Rotc
Mark Sizemore
U.S
Sizemore
Kansas
Command and General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
United States
E. Joseph Zurgal
at-Kansas University
Air Force
Magic Johnson HIV announcement sparks awareness in Kansas
Lawrence residents and Kansas University students reacted to Earvin Magic Johnson testing HIV positive and announcing retirement. Health officials and activists said the high profile disclosure could boost AIDS awareness, influence public attitudes, and foster political action on funding and prevention.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Earvin
Magic
Johnson
Patrick Dilley
Kansas University Student Senate
Los Angeles Lakers
Kay Kent
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department
Group pushes air conditioning for Lawrence elementary schools
The Lawrence Schools Area Council urges the Lawrence school district to air condition all non air conditioned elementary instructional areas at the earliest date. A memo was sent home with students urging parents to contact school board members before the Monday 7:30 p.m. district meeting at the service center. Kennedy School rep Linda Schwarzer notes heat affects all schools and cites September early release when only eight of 17 campuses had full air conditioning.
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Lawrence Schools Area Council
PTO
PTA
Lawrence
Clinton Pkwy
Linda Schwarzer
Kennedy School
Schwarzer
Football hosts Nebraska at Memorial Stadium in big showdown
KU's football team welcomes Nebraska for a 1 p.m. kick at Memorial Stadium while basketball hosts High Five America in an exhibition at Allen Fieldhouse at 7 p.m. Tonight will be clear and not as cold with a low near 23. Saturday forecasts call for partly cloudy and mild weather with a high around 48.
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Nebraska
Memorial Stadium
Jayhawks
High Five
America
Allen Fieldhouse
House unveils tax-cut proposal
Congressional Democrats argue middle income tax cuts will boost the economy more than the capital gains cut proposed by President Bush. The note includes a quotable line from WII Davis on history textbook errors.
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Bush
Kansas Delegation Promotes Boeing Wind Tunnel Site Near Lawrence
A Kansas delegation led by Lawrence Mayor Bob Walters visited Seattle to pitch the former Callery Chemical Co. site near Lawrence as Boeing wind tunnel complex location. The 100-acre Callery tract, abandoned since 1959, sits beside rail spur near Lakeview Road and North Iowa Street and would require power and water upgrades, with KPL Gas Service leading the utility talks.
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Kansas
Seattle
Callery Chemical Co
Lawrence
Boeing Co
Callery
Boeing
Bob Walters
Bill Martin
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
KPL Gas Service Co
KPL
Lakeview Road
Iowa Street
Mine Safety Appliance Co. of
Pittsburgh
Santa Fe
Kansas River
Lawrence Energy Center
Tom Sloan
Bush uncertainty on U.S. recession and tax cut talk
President Bush questioned whether the United States is in a recession and predicted lower interest rates would soon stimulate the economy. He said he would consider a tax cut if it did not widen the deficit and that he would review Democratic proposals while avoiding higher taxes. The president noted slight growth in the latest quarter and cautioned the recession may not be as deep as the prior one.
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Rome
Bush
United States
Washington
Bank regulators set new guidelines to encourage loans
Bank regulators issued new guidelines aimed at encouraging lending. The move targets financial institutions to expand credit access while maintaining prudent risk controls. The plan seeks higher loan activity across sectors and may affect lending standards and rates.
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Rock Hudson
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EU Psychological Clinic
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Will Johnson
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Wii Davis
TC Comics
Fed
BCCI
U.S. Navy
Kansas Department of Health
Boeing Wind
Erry Limits
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