River Festival Highlights Kaw's Value and Protection
Editorial urges shared responsibility for the Kansas River known as the Kaw. It notes the Rollin' Down the River Festival from Junction City to Kansas City, highlighting river-related water supply, power, recreation, and scenic downtown value. Endangered status lifted inspires renewed efforts to protect the Kaw for future generations.
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Lawrence
Kansas River
Junction City
Kansas City
Kansas
Kaw
National Conservation Group
Chuck Yeager breaks sound barrier in first X-1 flight
Fifty years ago on October 14 1947 Air Force test pilot Charles E Chuck Yeager became the first person to fly faster than sound in the experimental Bell X 1 rocket plane over Edwards Air Force Base California This historic milestone established Yeager as a aviation legend and marked a turning point in aerospace history.
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Air Force
Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Payback a factor in Clinton civil rights nominee vote
George Will argues Senate liberals reject Bill Lan Lee for civil rights post to punish past nominations and shape jurisprudence. He cites Lucas vote, Lee’s busing stance, and challenges to California and Houston cases as evidence of aggressive litigation driven liberalism in civil rights policy.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Clinton
Bill Lan Lee
Lee
Bush
William Lucas
Lucas
FBI
Michigan
Wayne County
Supreme Court
Senate
Justice
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund
University of California
Houston
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Civil Rights Post
Lani Guinier
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Deregulation of Phones Sparks Rants on Costs and Chaos
A columnist rails against the 1996 Telecommunications Act linking pay phone deregulation to higher costs and worse service. He notes coins required for calls, misrouted directory assistance, and eerie anecdotes of wrong numbers from faraway operators. He warns as Bernard Ebbers bids to buy MCI, the deregulated future remains a risky, opaque experiment.
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Congress
Singapore
Bernard J. Ebbers
MCI
At&t
United States
Wall Street
Postmaster notice on address changes and distribution
Official notice directs readers to send mail address changes to the Journal-World at 2.0 Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888. It notes USPS registration and periodicals postage paid at Lawrence and lists membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press.
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the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kaw
Motor Carner
Douglas County
Manis
Kansas City
Dy Mall
Elewhere
United States
Journal-World
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
IRS seize and seal White House over evidence questions
A reader proposes an extreme solution to handling potential evidence by handing the issue to the IRS. The letter mocks subpoenas and independent counsels, suggesting the IRS seize the White House and block all movement of people and items, then invites the president to sue in court. Also included is a campus development note critiquing KU’s planned parking garage and traffic disruptions on and around the university.
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Bell System
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
White House
Washington, D.C
Susan Whitehouse
New York City Hall
City Hall
FBI
Hillary Clinton
Rose Law Firm
Internal Revenue Service
Sintax Court
John Lee
Haskell
Kansas University
Kansas Union
15Th
Iowa
West Campus
11Th
Mississippi
Mississipi
Stadium
Jayhawk Boulevard
Memorial Drive
KU Union
Marvin Grove
Campanile
KU Stadium
Indiana
Cread Avenue
13Th Street
Cread
Jayhawker Towers
Chancellor
David Holroyd
Local survey on Lawrence Commission representation
An 1897 Lawrence Journal note hints at partial support for a mix of at large and geographical seats on the Lawrence City Commission. It cites Missouri law on train robbing as a capital offense versus court outcomes and questions missionary effort to Timbucton versus Missouri.
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Lawrence City Commission
The
Lawrence Journal
Missouri
Church
Timbucton
Watkins Community Museum
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George Wil
America
Dolph Simons Jr
Bill Snead
Roger Verdory
Mettiging
Eiitar
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Filltorta! Pave
Tom Fisher
Advertising
Murniger
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Julie Bechtel
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
W.C. Simons
IRS
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