Lawrenc e quorum move questioned after Dole meeting
Editorial notes that two Lawrence city commissioners used the new two member quorum to meet with Senator Bob Dole to lobby for eight point two million dollars for the Eastern Parkway. The gathering occurred outside public sessions, prompting concerns about influence on city policy and the need for scrutiny by residents.
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Bob Schulte
Bob Schumm
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Dole
Dole
Schulte
Schumm
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Eastern Parkway
Journal-World
Japanese policy tempo and US economic folly debate
Letter to the editor by Paul R. Getto argues the United States should mimic Japan’s 1980s fiscal restraint by cutting spending and raising taxes to tame deficits. He condemns both Clinton era proposals and current promises as inadequate while urging voters to reject perceived painless fixes.
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Washington Post
KC Star
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Washington
Tokyo
Clinton
Campaign spend in 1982 Kansas 2nd District race
The 1982 2nd Congressional District race in Kansas saw spending by Democrats Jim Slattery and Republicans Morris Kay likely reach hundreds of thousands, though no formal figures were released. The campaign focus centered on attacking each other’s spending while defending own. In state notes, Kansas spending appeared lower than the national average. Local items include A and P store opening at lth and Massachusetts and a new penmanship plan for schools. About 600 pupils will study in Lawrence Junior High’s three-building complex at Ninth and Kentucky, with Ralph Graber as principal.
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Topeka
Morris Kay
Lawrence
Kansas
Lawrence Junior High
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Kentucky
Ralph Graber
Letters policy for public forum in The Journal World
The Journal World invites letters to the Public Forum under 350 words of public interest. The paper may edit letters without altering viewpoints. Shorter letters are favored for readership. Each letter must include the writer’s name, address, and phone number.
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Journal-World
The Search for the Attractive Average in Society
A discussion of cosmetic science and plastic surgery traces how composites of faces reveal beauty standards across races. It argues that while composites flatten diversity, individual procedures boost morale, yet warns of risks and ethical concerns, noting history from ancient cosmetics to modern implants and a cautionary tale of Quasimodo.
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Texas
Quasimodo
Notre Dame de Paris
Missouri
Democrats should quit whining editor's note
A Minneapolis Star Tribune opinion critiques liberal whining about GOP attacks in the 1990s campaign. It argues campaigns are harsh, cites Hillary Clinton and Dan Quayle, notes AIDS and Barbara Boxer references, and contrasts liberal compassion with gutter politics while urging recognition of complex partisan dynamics.
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Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Los Angeles
Hillary
Hillary Clinton
George Bush
Mary Fisher
Houston
Munich Olympic massacre and beards tax in history
Twenty years prior the Munich games were attacked as Arab gunmen seized Israeli delegates. Two Israelis were killed and nine were held hostage before a terminal airport assault ended with all hostages dead and several assailants killed. In 1698 Peter the Great taxed beards.
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West Germany
Russia
Peter the Great
Perot Wild Card Looms In 1992 Race
The 1992 presidential contest remains unsolved with nine weeks left. Perot is spotlighted as a volatile factor while polls show only 5 to 6 percent undecided, a paradox given the race’s unsettled dynamics and a seemingly unresolved outcome.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Texas
Abc-Washington Post
Perot could swing close election as voters wrestle with preference
In a tight race the electorate knows what it does not want but not what it wants. Bush sits near 40 percent while Clinton fluctuates. Perot, a repartitioned factor, may still affect the outcome as petitions spread to 42 states. He remains a protest vote repository, with a chance to alter the final result.
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Perot
George Bush
Bill Clinton
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New York Times
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Whit Ayres
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