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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1997
Page
11
As lawmakers debate tax cuts, reducing the sales tax on food emerges as the most direct aid to Kansans, especially the low income, given grocery costs. Missouri cut its food tax to 1.225 percent, prompting Kansas officials to consider a similar move with caution due to revenue impacts.
A retrospective lists key events tied to November 9 across history. The 1965 Northeast blackout affected multiple states and Canadian regions with extended outages. Other notes include Boston fire destruction in 1872, Kristallnacht in 1938, the 1953 baseball antitrust ruling, Dylan Thomas’s death in New York, and Charles de Gaulle’s death in 1970.
A veteran view argues Saddam Hussein wears down Western resolve through sanctions and aggression. It urges a long term containment strategy, with careful ally diplomacy, potential oil-for-food adjustments, and possible unilateral strikes to preserve U.S. credibility if needed.
Leonard Pitt argues that the sexual revolution failed to shield children from pressure and hypocrisy. He contrasts abstinence praise with media sexualization, cites HIV cases, and urges a balanced freedom that protects youths to say yes or no.
Journal-World credits list Deputy Editor Roger Verdon Managing Editor John Taylor News Editor Ann Gardner Editorial Page Editor Tom Fisher Advertising Manager Dolph C Simons Jr Editor and Publisher Ralph Gage General Manager Julie Bechtel Circulation Manager Dolph Simons III Operations Manager Dan Simons New Ventures Donna Wiley Controller Dallas Dolan Production Manager POSTMASTER send address changes to Journal-World P O Box 888 Lawrence Kan 66044-0888 USPS 306 520 Periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kan Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations Member of the Associated Press
Lena Johnson appeals to readers to view the 31st Street corridor north toward Medicine Wheel at Haskell Indian Nations University and a sacred outdoor church site. She warns development could destroy sacred space valued by Native Americans and Lawrence residents, urging preservation as leaves fall.
The 1972 Douglas County results show electees including James Paddock and Arden Booth, with races for district judge, state senate, house seats, and county offices. Kansas beat Kansas State 13-7 as coach Chuck Mather resigned after a 5-4-1 finish.
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