Clinton rides IRS reform tide as 2000 race looms
The editorial notes President Clinton shifts to back an IRS reform bill, aligning with public opinion and GOP moves while risking credibility. Treasury Secretary Rubin backs the plan post earlier opposition, as Gephardt and Gore navigate a shifting Democratic stance ahead of potential passage before the 1998 recess.
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Bill Archer
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al Gore
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Beirut Bombing Killings Highlight 1983 Lebanon Crisis
On October 23 1983 a truck bombing at Beirut International Airport killed 241 U S Marines and sailors and wounded many. A near simultaneous attack killed 58 French paratroopers marking a deadly escalation in Lebanon.
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U.S
Lebanon
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Bradley's agenda on campaign finance and tax reform
Bradley lays out a bold agenda on campaign finance reform and tax simplification, urging voluntary taxpayer funding with a state based checkoff and federal limits on political speech. He promotes amending the First Amendment and notes Gephardt's tax plan as a rival for 2000. Bradley, ex-senator and Stanford professor, remains a potential Democratic presidential candidate.
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Hanna
Cleveland
McKinley
Canton
Supreme Court
Repub
Dick Gephardt
Gephardt
Springfield
Mass
Nixon
Carter
Reagan
I Love Black Women as a Public Love Letter
Leonard Pitts reflects on black women’s strength and the strains of sexism and absence felt in Black communities. He links personal trials to history, recalls the Million Woman March, and contrasts Black women’s resilience with male shortcomings and societal pressures.
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Philadelphia
Michael Beach
Blair Underwood
Periodicals Stamp and Press Associations Credit Kansas Office
The item notes USPS periodical status with postage paid at Lawrence Kansas and membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press. It confirms organizational affiliations for the publication and its distribution credibility within standard media networks.
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Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Censorship debate on slur removal from dictionary sparks letters
David-Michael Allen objects to Kathryn Williams petition to strike the word nigger from the Merriam Webster Dictionary. He argues the effort erases history and censorship over simplifies racial memory, urging real education over removal and noting the NAACP stance. The Journal-World invites letters under policy limits.
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Aldous Huxley
Williams
David-Michael Allen
W. Eighth Ter
Old Home Town Rain Lags Yet Veterans Day Observance Expanded
Lawrence area saw nearly 1.25 inches of rain over the weekend in a slow drizzle, keeping year to date moisture below normal. Veterans Day events broadened to include more service groups. Chrysler Corp reported third quarter and nine month earnings well ahead of last year, with a record 2.3 billion in sales for the 1972 quarter, vs 1.8 billion last year. About 130 locals formed the First Nighters to support KU theater openings with dinners and attendance.
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Lawrence
Aee
Chrysler Corp
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