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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1998
Page
8
Gov. Bill Graves signals plans to prioritize a severance tax cut for oil and gas in the upcoming session as crude prices stay low and producers face financial strain. Critics question fairness and whether other sectors like agriculture should receive similar relief, while debates focus on benchmarks and long term state revenue impacts.
Sept 3 1783 marked the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain. Other dated items note Richard I's 1189 Westminster coronation, Cromwell's 1658 death, Britain and France declaring war in 1939, Nguyen Van Thieu's 1967 presidential election, and Vince Lombardi's 1970 death in Washington DC.
Washington columnist Sandy Grady portrays Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin amid stock market plummet and global crisis. The piece links Clinton’s popularity to a strong economy while noting public protests and looming political risks. It frames the era’s tension between scandal and global market turmoil.
Leonard Pitts argues against false fears that the Voting Rights Act will end in 2007. He notes the 15th Amendment protects voting rights and cites John Lewis’s efforts to counter rumors. The piece urges black voters to stop reacting and actively exercise their ballots to safeguard democracy.
Mevond Hed Jaye Dolph C Simons Jr editor and publisher Ralph Gage general manager Dolph Simons Jr operations manager Dan Simons Naw Veulues Danna Wiley controller Dallas Dolan Mrustrction Manger Chis Boarman Circulation Memier POSTMASTER send address changes to the journal World P O Box 888 Lawrence Kan 66044 0888 USPS 306 520 Periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kan Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations Member of the Associated Press
Les Blevins Jr of Douglas County urges the Journal-World to rebalance highway policy. He accuses county commissioners of backing the South Lawrence Trafficway and alleges KDOT faces a costly payoff via a new Highway 9 project from Lawrence to Ottawa. He calls for upgrading the existing US 59 and completing the Baker Wetlands bypass, and signs off with a standard letters policy.
Debra Deene Barnes once Miss America now homemaker in Eudora with husband Mitchel Miles and two daughters. Theta Chi fraternity rents the former Paul Friend residence at 15th and Learnard for the school year until its new house at Ninth and Emery Road is ready. On Sept 3 1898 Lawrence World records a lightning strike near East Lawrence killing Elliot Bates and horseman John Jennings as they sought shelter. the Bates boy died from the strike.
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