Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve reaches the White House
The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve bill arrives on President Clinton's desk, linking 11 000 acres near Strong City Kansas in the Flint Hills with 180 acres federally owned and the rest under the National Park Trust. The project honors Sen. Nancy Kassebaum and preserves native tallgrass prairie for education and heritage.
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Kansas Prairie
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Bill Clinton
Strong City
Kansas Flint Hills
U.S. Senate
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
National Park Trust
Spring Hill
Z-Bar
Kansas Highway 177
America
Kansas
Charles Stough
Lawrence
Flint Hills
Today in History highlights key events across centuries
Events span 1927 The Jazz Singer opens bridging silent and talking pictures. 1683 German families settle in Philadelphia forming Germantown. 1884 Naval War College founded in Newport Rhode Island. 1889 Moulin Rouge opens in Paris. 1939 Hitler Denies intent to wage war. 1949 Iva Toguri D Aquino Tokyo Rose convicted in San Francisco. 1973 Middle East war begins as Egypt and Syria attack Israel on Yom Kippur Day.
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al Jolson
Krefeld
Germany
Philadelphia
Germantown
America
Naval War College
Newport
R.1
Paris
Reichstag
Adolf Hitler
France
Britain
Iva Toguri D’aquino
Tokyo Rose
San Francisco
Middle East
Fayet Ad Syria
Israel
Gore and Kemp Enjoy Campaign Run in 1996 St. Pete Rally
Washington Post columnist David Broder notes Vice President Al Gore and Republican rival Jack Kemp bring humor to their 1996 campaign stops. Gore uses light repartee and simple economic rhetoric while Kemp emphasizes growth and tax cuts. Both aim to present civility over attack to appeal to voters ahead of 2000 speculation.
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Thousand Oaks
Calii
al Gore
Jack Kemp
St. Petersburg
Fla
Clinton
Bob Dole
Gore
Kemp
Atlanta
Chinatown
Georgia
Lexington
Kentucky Wildcats
Braves
Dole
California
Paign
Bakersfield
Amgen Biogenetic Company
David Broder
Washington Post Writers Group
Texas seats may swing House majority in December runoff
Washington reports a federal court redraw may force December runoff elections in 13 Texas districts if no candidate wins 50 percent on November 5. Democrats seek to avoid a Texas showdown while Republicans aim to expand their House edge. Across parties, fringe candidates flood the field to trigger runoffs, boosting campaign fundraising prospects.
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Washington
10Th Congress
House of Representatives
House
Texas
Supreme Court
Steny Hoyer
D-Md
Charles E. Cook
Cook
Houston-area
Steve Stockman
Jack” Brooks
Jack Brooks
Stockman
Brooks
George
Ken Bentsen
D-Tex
Lloyd Bentsen
Bentsen
Federal Election Commission
Periodicals Postage Paid at Lawrence Kansas
The line notes USPS 306-520 periodical postage paid at Lawrence Kansas and membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press.
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Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Debating Borders move stirs free press concerns in Lawrence
Michael B. Caron argues the Journal-World skews coverage of Borders proposed mega bookstore on the Winter block. He warns against loss of local character and warns Borders could dominate, urging preservation of downtown Lawrence and rejecting “progress” that erases unique places.
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Journal-World
Borders
Lawrence
Kmart
Journal- World
Quanitrill
North Second
South Iowa
New Hampshire
Michael B. Caron
Parkhill Ter
Lawrence seniors named National Merit commended scholars
Lawrence High seniors Bruce Lacy Vickie Miller David Ling Kris Hetherington Aimee Sanders Bernard Frazier Susan Hogle William Stanley Melissa Nabors Jane Chamber Percy Angress Mai Zelinski and Melodie Boswell were named National Merit commended scholars in 1971. John Redmond Burlington received Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame designation and induction at Kansas University site of the William Allen White Foundation.
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Lawrence High
Bruce Lacy
Vickie Miller
David Ling
Kris Hetherington
Aimee Sanders
Bernard Frazier
Susan Hogle
William Stanley
Melissa Nabors
Jane Chamber
Percy Angress
Mai Zelinski
Melodie Boswell
John Redmond
Burlington
Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame
Kansas University
Wiliam Allen White Foundation
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Social Sevice
Military
Jack Anderson
Jan Moller
Sealer Anderson
United Feature Syndicate
Dolph Simons Sr
the World Company
Sixth
Kaw
Douglas County
Kansas City
United States
Journal World
Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Julie Bechtel
Dolph Simos Ill
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
W.C. Simons
P.O
Nene
The
Lawrence Journal
Watkins Community Museum
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