Endowment group reports record KU support and assets
KU Endowment Association's 104th annual meeting highlighted a record 37.9 million dollars in contributions for the last fiscal year, with assets totaling 420 million book value and 530 million market value. Private funding supports scholarships, libraries, arts, and campus buildings.
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Kansas University
KU Endowment Association
Jim Martin
Martin
KUEA
Endowment Association
Kansas Health Foundation Center
Wichita
Lawrence
Johnson
Wyandotte
Sedgwick
KU Medical School
Kansas Regents Center
Association
On This Date Highlights From History Headlines
The listed events span centuries from 1793 to 1970. Highlights include Marie Antoinette's execution in 1793, John Brown's Harper's Ferry raid in 1859, Margaret Sanger's birth control clinic in 1916, Chicago opening its subway in 1943, Nazi war criminals hanged postwar in 1946, China's first atomic test in 1964, the 1969 Mets World Series win, and Anwar Sadat becoming Egypt’s president in 1970.
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Kennedy
Cuba
Marie Antoinette
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Margaret Sanger
New York City
Chicago
Edward J. Kelly
State and
Madison Street
China
New York Mets
Baltimore Orioles
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Journal World staff and postal notice details
The Journal World masthead lists editors and managers including Bill Snead Deputy Editor John Taylor News Editor Ann Gardner Editorial Page Editor Tom Fisher Advertising Manager Mark Chaney Circulation Manager Chaniituy suze Dolph SImons Jr Editor and Publisher Ralph Gage Gener! Manager Dolph Simons III Operations Manager Dan Simons New Ventures Donna Wiley Controller Dallas Dolan Production Manager and a postmaster notice directs readers to send address changes to P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 The paper also notes USPS and circulation affiliations with Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press membership.
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Bill Snead
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Mark Chaney
Chaniituy Suze Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Gener
Dolph Simons Ili
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Powell alters GOP view in Iowa caucus battles
In UrpanDALe Iowa a Powell bid faces hard odds as conservative activists and Christian right leaders shape the GOP. Party veterans fear a Powell campaign would redefine the caucuses as a leadership contest, risking a fractured party and possible third or fifth party splits.
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Urpandale
Iowa
Colin L. Powell
Powell
Brian M.F. Kennedy
Kcci-Tv
Christian Coalition
Ione Dilley
Republican Revolution
Newt Gingrich
Capitol Hill
Gingrich
Powell weighs full range of options for presidential bid
Colin Powell has virtually ruled out running as an independent and remains undecided whether to seek the White House as a Republican. He is weighing his options daily, considering how to present a candidacy that appeals to conservatives while avoiding far-right litmus tests and keeping doors open for public service beyond elected office.
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White House
Gingrich
House
Powell
Gary Bauer
Ronald Reagan
GOP
Michael Haselswerdt
Canisius College
Buffalo
N.Y
Washington
Colin Powell
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lincoln
Ted Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
New York
Mario Cuomo
Teresa Heinz
Senate
Sen
John Heinz
Pentagon
Heinz
Alma
Best Friends
Public debate over 23rd Street project in Lawrence
Doug and Pam Houston condemn city plans to take residential properties on 23rd Street for a traffic improvement. They call for full public comment, a thorough evaluation, and safer alternatives, noting lack of direct notice and analysis. The Journal-World invites letters under 350 words with real names and contact details.
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23Rd Street
New Hampshire
23Rd
Lawrence
Massachusetts
South Lawrence
Doug
Pam Houston
N.H
Journal-World
Lawrence High crowns three homecoming queen finalists
Three seniors were Lawrence High homecoming queen finalists Sybil Goetz Candy Brown and Carolyn Frank. In 1955 The Angel Flight a new women's group and the Air Force ROTC drill team from Kansas University planned to march for the first time in Kansas City's annual American Royal Parade. Alpha Phi sorority opened its new chapter house at KU.
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Lawrence High
Sybil Goetz
Candy Brown
Carolyn Frank
Angel Flight
Air Force
Kansas University
Kansas City
Alphi Phi Social Sorority
Diphtheria scare easing in Lawrence in 1895
The Lawrence World on October 16 1895 reports the diphtheria situation less grave than in the prior issue. It notes earlier calls for preventive measures, praises officer diligence, and predicts most cases will be cured with limited deaths. It claims it is safe for anyone to visit town.
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Lawrence World
the World
Watkins Community Museum
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Dolph Simons Sr
the World Company
Sixth
Kaw
Douglas County
Kansas
United States
W.C. Simons
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Prohkatre
Dole
Republican Party
Lamar Alexander
Tennessee
Hugh Winebrenner
Drake University
Terry Branstad
Bob Dole
Pat Robertson
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