East Germans jailed for weekend pro democracy protests
East German authorities ordered dozens jailed up to six months for participating in weekend pro democracy demonstrations across the country. West German television cited as many as 15,000 protesters, with sit‑downs in Dresden and clashes in East Berlin. Police used clubs and dogs. journalists were detained.
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Poll shows weak history knowledge among college seniors
A Gallup poll cited by Lynne Cheney indicates 39 percent of 696 seniors failed the 49 question history section and 68 percent failed the 38 question literature section. It finds many students unaware of the Civil War timing and Magna Carta. Cheney urges colleges to adopt a 50 hour study plan across five knowledge areas.
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Lynne V. Cheney
National Endowment For the Humanities
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U.S
Campaign Kansas tops $136.1 million
Campaign Kansas contributions and pledges push total to 136.1 million as KU leaders report six weeks of new gifts totaling 10.2 million. Jordan Haines, chair, urges trustees that a 177 million target will be met through private giving and regional campaigns across New York, Houston, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta and Denver.
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U.S. researchers win Nobel Prize in medicine
Americans J Michael Bishop and Harold E Varmus win the Nobel Prize for medicine for discovering cellular origins of oncogenes and their role in cancer. They share a $469000 prize. both professors at UC San Francisco described the work as foundational to understanding cancer genetics.
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University of California School of Medicine
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Nobel Assembly
Karolinska Institute
Assembly
Peter Reichard
City action unlikely in housing dispute
The Lawrence City Commission will listen but is unlikely to act on a dispute between Breezedale residents and the Lawrence Housing Authority over a planned house at 33 39 Winona Ave part of a scattered site program for low income families. The authority plans to continue after a September meeting, with the architect asked to redesign for street compatibility.
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Professors at KU call for broader knowledge
Kansas University professor James Woelfel voices concern over students’ weak knowledge of history and literature landmarks. As director of the Western Civilization program, he urges colleges to strengthen general education to boost literacy and global understanding. The National Endowment for the Humanities released two related reports.
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James Woelfel
Woelfel
National Endowment For the Humanities
Crackdown raises cocaine prices in US cities
AP reports higher cocaine prices in Miami where a kilo rose from 9,000 to 20,000 dollars after Colombia's crackdown. Other cities show mixed moves with prices in Brownsville Texas and Los Angeles varying between 10,000 and 15,000 dollars, while Denver and Kansas City hold around 18,000 to 24,000 dollars and about 20,000 respectively.
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