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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1996
Page
6
After conventions and Olympic moments, Americans crave real solutions. The public seeks bold leadership from Bob Dole and Bill Clinton, asking how proposals will be funded and enacted. Voters want measurable plans, not stories of hardship, and more evidence of statesmanship and results.
A compact chronological digest notes key moments, including Sam Houston’s 1836 Texas presidency, Peter the Great’s tax on boards, the 1774 Continental Congress, New York’s 1882 Labor Day parade, the 1905 Portsmouth Treaty, U S neutrality in 1939, Iva Toguri D'Aquino’s 1945 arrest, the 1972 Munich hostage crisis, Ford’s 1975 assassination attempt, Voyager 1 launch in 1977, a 1970s hijacking in Karachi, and France’s 1985 nuclear test moratorium end.
Postmaster directs readers to send address changes to the Journal-World in Lawrence Kansas with a P O Box 688 66044 0888. The notice notes USPS periodicals postage paid at Lawrence and lists memberships in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and the Associated Press.
George Will profiles Deliverance Evangelistic Church founder Rev. Ben Smith and his 5,000 seat complex built on the site of the former Shibe Park. The piece links faith based outreach to crime reduction and social renewal, citing church networks from Georgia to Michigan and leaders like Rev. Eugene Rivers.
Cal Thomas argues against universal moral judgment of Dick Morris amid uproar over a $200 prostitute. He questions private public split, cites Kennedy Hart Clinton ethics debates, ad calls for letting Morris back into politics if no standard applies.
A two story Masonic Lodge at Baldwin burned causing losses over 30000. US Attorney General John Mitchell opposed voting by students in their school towns as discriminatory to service personnel. Al Oerter set an Olympic discus record of 181 feet 11 1 4 inches in Melbourne earning gold. Weather delayed corn crops and rain broke a summer heat wave.
A letter argues Clinton labeled cigarettes an addictive drug harming smokers' jobs and insults. Another note praises Greg Ostertag Invitational Golf Tournament in Lawrence Kansas raising over 11000 for the American Lung Association of Kansas.
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