Halloween costumes run amok need balanced revival
A writer criticizes Halloween excesses in both adults and kids, urging a return to sensible dress. The piece rails at hobos, Pocahontas, witches, devils, and ghouls while noting the absurdity of Jabba the Hutt and Freddy Krueger in everyday life. It argues for restraint, tolerance, and imagination within limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
Eastwick
West
Salem
Notre Dame
Transylvania
Jabba the Hutt
Freddie Krueger
Fires in Chicago and Peshtigo Mark Deadly 1871 Blaze Pair
Oct 1871 saw Chicago burned by a fire that killed over 200 and destroyed more than 17 000 buildings while Peshtigo Wisconsin suffered an estimated 1500 deaths and 1 280 000 acres burned. The passage also notes deaths and events from 1859 to 1985.
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Chicago
Peshtigo
Wis
United States
Franklin Pierce
Concord
N.H
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Moscow
Alvin C. York
Argonne Forest
France
Bruno Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ozzie and Harriet
CBS Radio
Ozzie and
Harriet Nelson
Truman
Britain
Canada
Dan Larsen
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Cognitive dissonance in California 1994 race analysis
A compact critique of California politics in 1994 notes cognitive dissonance around women candidates and party strategy. It argues women running is good, campaigns by women can backfire, and details Pete Wilson’s shifting stance on immigration. The piece covers Arianna Huffington, George Gorton, and Feinstein, framing the election as a test of identity, money, and turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Christie Whitman
New Jersey
Kathleen Brown
Boxer
Feinstein
Jerry Brown
Pete Wilson
GOP
Bill Clinton
Wilson
Clinton
Michael Huffington
Sen. Feinstein
George Gorton
Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington
Teddy Kennedy
Massachusetts
Arianna
Shirley MacLaine
Huffington
U.S. Senate
Illinois
Albatross
Haitians, Americans shaped by Haiti mission and democracy
The piece argues that critics oppose the U S intervention in Haiti while supporting democracy in name, warning against desertion of Haiti. It credits U S troops with ending dictatorship, urges Aristide and Congress to sustain aid, amnesty for killers, and a credible path to a free election despite domestic resistance.
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U.S
Haiti
Clinton
Aristide
Congress
America
Prayers Fund LINK Donation From Cosmos at First Christian
Public forum letters share gratitude for the Lawrence Luncheon Cosmopolitan Club donation of all proceeds from a ham bean and cornbread supper to LINK the Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen. The note urges awareness that LINK faces summer funding gaps and relies on community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Cosmopolitan Club
LINK
Lawrence Interdenominational
Nutrition Kitchen
First Christian Church
Cosmos
Takacs
Alvamar
Ballard Center to Receive $30000 From Episcopal Church
In 1969 the Ballard Community Center in Lawrence faced United Fund aid denial over administration but was set to receive 30000 from the Protestant Episcopal Church to keep operating. Wade Dexter named Lawrence Memorial Hospital's first administrative assistant to aid Charles Denniston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard Community Center
Lawrence
United Fund
Protestant Episcopal Church of America
Ballard
Wade Dexter
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Charles Denniston
Dexter
Army Medical Service
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Dolph Simons Sr
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Kaw
Douglas County
Kansas Counties
Kansas City
Journl-Worlp
Bill Snead
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Manaver
Dolph Simons Ili
Manger
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
Willian Sutcliffe
W.C. Simons
Journal-World
P.O
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Phillip Shirk
Loring Rd
Holcom
Holcom Park
Lawrence Alternative High School
Meredith Wales
North St
Jessica Greer
Cimarron Dr
Raymond Nichols
Kansas University
New Tally
Boy Scouts
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