Words Can Kill The Rabin Killing and the power of rhetoric
The Rabin assassination is framed as proof that deadly talk can fuel murder by inciting extremists. Past figures like Kennedy King and Sirhan Sirhan are cited to illustrate how words and hostile rhetoric can embolden killers, making public figures vulnerable.
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Israel
Yitzhak Rabin
U.S
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Rabin
Leah Rabin
Kennedy
Today in History highlights notable events
November tenth marks Henry M. Stanley locating David Livingstone in Africa and the famous greeting. It recalls Luther's birth in Eisleben in 1483, Marines formed in 1775, the American Legion’s 1919 convention, Hirohito’s 1928 enthronement, direct-dial coast-to-coast service in 1951, Iwo Jima Memorial dedication in 1954, Zionism debate in 1975, Edmund Fitzgerald disappearance, Brezhnev’s death, Vietnam Veterans Memorial opening, Berlin Wall work beginning, and the Charles and Diana visit to Washington ten years ago.
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Henry M. Stanley
David Livingstone
Central
Africa
Stanley
Dr. Livingstone
Livingstone
Martin Luther
Eisleben
Germany
U.S. Marines
Continental Congress
American Legion
Minneapolis
Hirohito
Japan
M. Leslie Denning
Englewood
Alameda
Calif
Iwo Jima
Arlington
U.N. General Assembly
Edmund Fitzgerald
Lake Superior
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Washington, D.C
Berlin Wall
East Germany
Britain
Prince Charles
Diana
Washington D.C
National Cathedral
National Gallery of Art
Journal-World staff credits and contact details
The Journal-World lists its deputy editor John Snead and editors John Taylor Ann Gardner and Tom Fisher along with advertising and circulation managers Mark Chaney Dolph C Simons Jr and Dolph Simons III. It names Ralph Gage as editor and publisher and Dan Simons as operations manager with Donna Wiley and Dallas Dolan in production and control roles. It notes the postmaster address for changes and indicates USPS and AP affiliations.
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Bill Snead
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Mark Chaney
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
Powell Opts Out of Presidential Run Cools GOP Field
Washington opinion column argues Colin Powell will not seek the presidency, calming a crowded GOP field. It notes Powell’s candor, the conservative push, and how polls and party dynamics made a bid unlikely, predicting the race will settle by March with Powell watching from the center.
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Washington
Colin Powell
Powell
Dole
ABC
New York
Rudy Giuliani
Pat Buchanan
Giuliani
Buchanan
Joe McCarthy
Eisenhower
Okra
Highest human dream Peace in the wake of Rabin's death
In the wake of Yitzhak Rabin's assassination the piece argues for peace as humanity's highest dream. It mourns the violence that divides Americans and the world, urges cross‑border courage like Rabin's, and calls for a shared commitment to study war no more. Shalom. Salaam.
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America
Public Forum Letters on road plan and lobbying reform
Readers discuss routing the South Lawrence Trafficway around Lawrence via Highway 59 and County Road 458 to avoid disrupting the Baker Wetlands. A second note reviews the October 25 Topeka Statehouse meeting of the Special Committee on Governmental Standards and lobbying reform proposals, urging stricter disclosure and gift bans.
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Baker Wetlands
South Lawrence
Lawrence
Overlook Park
Highway 59
Eudora
Wakarusa River
31St Street
Rt. 458
Pam Carvalho
E. 1500 Rd
Statehouse
Topeka
Congress
Troy Findley
Karl G. Trautman
Meadow
City moves to enforce fire codes on new apartments
City officials plan stricter oversight after a dwelling unit inspection found a wide range of non compliances in recent apartment construction. This action targets safety improvements for residents and ensures adherence to fire safety standards across new builds.
Prof Dyche Faces Mob Over Hair While North Pole Trip
The Lawrence World reports on November 10, 1895 that Prof. Dyche, returning from a North Pole journey, is likely to be mobbed in Kansas City for impersonating a football player unless he tucks his hair under his hat. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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The
Lawrence World
Prof. Dyche
North Pole
the World
Dyche
Kansas City
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Dolph Simons Sr
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Kan
Douglas County
Kansas Counties
United States
Journal-World
W.C. Simons
P.O
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Atives
Lord Bryce
Michael Barone
Almanac of American Politics
Bryce
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
George Will
Middle East
Northern Ireland
Lebanon
White House
Clinton
Yasser Arafat
Gil Scott-Heron
John Lennon
Ednard Pitts
Old Home Town
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Watkins Community Museum
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