Editorial: Young Arabs and Israelis Seek University of the Middle East
A devoted group of Arab and Israeli students in Cambridge plan a University of the Middle East with campuses in Israel, Palestine, and Egypt. The project aims to require cross regional study, raise 500000 dollars for feasibility by 1998, and foster friendship beyond political lines while facing skepticism and potential risks.
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Cambridge
Mass
University of the
Middle East
Israel
Palestine
Egypt
Hala ‘Taweel
Yasser Arafat
Boston College
Taweel
Gaza
Ron Shai Rabin
California
Yitzhak Rabin
Rubin
University of California
First televised White House address urges meat and poultry skip
On Oct 5 1947 President Truman asked Americans to refrain from eating meat on Tuesday and poultry on Thursday to stockpile grain for starving Europeans. In 1986 Eugene Hasenfus was captured after a weapons plane was shot down over Nicaragua. In 1990 a Cincinnati jury acquitted an art gallery and its director of Mapplethorpe obscenity charges.
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White House
Truman
Europe
Eugene Hasenfus
Nicaragua
Cincinnati
Robert Mapplethorpe
Clinton urged to voice role in renewed Mideast talks
In a call for U S leadership, Clinton is urged to back a step by step revival of Mideast diplomacy. The piece argues talks should focus on implementing existing accords, with pressure on both sides to improve security and curb violence, while careful presidential rhetoric may influence perceptions and risk. Richard Haass is noted as an adviser on the topic.
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Mideast
Washington
Madeleine Albright
U.S
Oslo
United States
Israel
Albright
Jerusalem
Yasser Arafat
Clinton
al Gore
Jimmy Carter
George Bush
Richard Haass
Bush
Brookings Institution
Conservatives target unions a new political weapon
Washington conservatives push a written-permission rule forcing workers to authorize political use of union dues, seeking to attach it to campaign finance reform. California Gov. Wilson backs a 1998 ballot drive. Rooney and Norquist back the effort.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
California
Senate
Trent Lott
Pete Wilson
Anaheim
Wilson
J. Patrick Rooney
Indianapolis
Rooney
Evergreen Freedom Foundation
Seattle
Washington Education Assny
Lott and Wilson
Grover Norquist
House of Representatives
Trevor Neilson
Washington Teachers’ Union
Feingold
National Rifle Assn
American Association of Retired Persons
Kansas
Ohio
Periodicals Postage Statement Note
USPS 306 520 imprint lists mailing particulars for Lawrence Kansas edition. It notes postage paid status and membership affiliations with Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press.
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Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Community Corrections Board input urged for county governance
The Journal-World letters argue Douglas County should maintain a Community Corrections Advisory Board with both position-based and citizen members. They note the board was allegedly prevented from functioning, criticize emergency actions Sept 17, and urge the commission to rely on appointed experts for corrections policy. Ruth Lichtwardt and Ben Zimmerman signatories.
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Douglas County
Community Corrections Advisory Board
County Commission
Journal-World
League of Women Voters
Lawrence-Douglas County
Ruth Lichtwardt
Ben Zimmerman
Rights of way secured for Highway 59 project south of Lawrence
In 1972 the right of way for the U S Highway 59 improvement project south of Lawrence was finally acquired. A petition protesting city plans for a 76000 parking lot on the southeast corner of Seventh and Vermont was received by the city commission and signed by 10 of 12 property owners in the benefit district.
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Lawrence
Seventh and
Vermont
Rabbit chasing at Douglas County Fair sparks humorous misbeliefs
The Lawrence Journal recalls a funny misunderstanding about rabbit chases at the 1897 Douglas County Fair. It explains regular coursing uses eight rabbits in ten escapes on average, while prairie chases differ, and asserts the sport is not cruel or brutal, noting rabbits are not slaughtered. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Douglas County
Kentucky
Tennessee
Lawrence Journal
Lawrence
Watkins Community Museum
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John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
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Dolph Simons Jil
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New Ventures
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