Used book sale benefits Lawrence library
The Friends of the Library stage the annual used book sale in the library garage and tent, offering thousands of books at bargain prices through Monday. The event raises about $36,000 annually to support the library and draws community volunteers who process books and handle sales. The sale has been a Lawrence institution for 24 years and honors local readers and the library.
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Dangers of gunplay map highlights shooting concerns in Lawrence
A Journal-World map marking gunfire reports over the last month signals rising attention to gun violence in Lawrence. An unhappy Taco Bell customer reportedly drew a gun Thursday, though no shots were fired. Officials urge public awareness and community actions to curb gun-related crime.
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Today in History Highlights from 1921 to 1962
Notable anniversaries include the first radio broadcast of the World Series in 1921 between the Yankees and Giants with Grantland Rice. Tecumseh killed at the Battle of the Thames in 1813. Chester A Arthur born in 1830. the Dalton Gang's Coffeyville raid collapse in 1892. and the Beatles release Love Me Do in 1962.
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Dalton Gang
Coffeyville
Kaw
United Kingdom
Clinton hosts photo-op peace talk yields little progress
Washington columnist Sandy Grady notes that Bill Clinton's Middle East session with Benjamin Netanyahu and Yasser Arafat produced no real breakthrough. Netanyahu portrayed as firm, Arafat sullen. three leaders left distrustful and noncommittal, with violence continuing and no lasting accord in sight.
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Sandy Grady
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Philadelphia Daily News
Clinton campaign memo on mandate and future duties
Mark Shields outlines that a Clinton victory may lack a mandate and warns the next term will be a lame duck. He cites Dole and Perot race dynamics, recalls Reagan contrasts, and urges clarity on Medicare Social Security reform and citizen duties for a credible second term.
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Bob Dole
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Jack Kemp
Ross Perot
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Washington
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Reagan
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Journal-World Editorial Staff Notice
The notice lists Bill Snead Deputy Editor Roger Verdon Managing Editor John Taylor News Editor Ann Gardner Editorial Page Editor Tom Fisher Advertising Manager and addresses for post and periodicals in Lawrence Kansas. It notes USPS 306 520 and that the paper is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press.
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Exclusion of Perot From Debates Sparks Taxpayer Debate
A letter argues the Presidential Debates Commission unfairly barred Ross Perot, citing his 1992 20 percent vote share and potential 1996 federal funding. Writer contends censorship, questions Dole and Clinton influence, and calls for scrutiny of election fairness and taxpayer-funded campaigns.
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Enrollment Up in Big Eight and Kansas State Colleges
ARL enrollments rose across most Big Eight schools in the fall, with Kansas and Kansas State showing gains. Kansas junior colleges also reported a solid upswing, educators predicting a continuing trend. U.S. Sen James Pearson withdrew his nomination of former Kansas Gov John Anderson Jr for a federal district court judgeship at Anderson’s request. An 1896 Lawrence Journal headline about Prof Dyche highlights Alaskan specimens and a note from Mrs Dyche regarding a letter dated August 22 announcing the horn white shoe collection.
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