Weathering San Diego Nicer News in Regional Climate
An editorial lampoons TV weathermen for milking dramatic forecasts while praising San Diego’s generally mild climate. It notes the region’s low rainfall, lack of snow, and rare severe events, contrasting local calm with floods, fires, and hurricanes elsewhere. The piece muses that autumn in the Sunflower State may offer similar pleasant conditions.
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San Diego
Kansas
Sicily
Mount Etna
Hawaii
Kilauea
Big Island
Dame Nature
Journal-World stands for accurate fair news reporting
The Journal-World declares commitment to accurate and fair reporting with no editorial bias. It pledges to safeguard citizens rights, show sympathy for the disadvantaged, expose dishonesty in public affairs, and support community improvement projects.
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The
Journal-World
Memoir of McGovern era campaigns and Ambrose book
The author recalls managing John Gilligan’s Ohio gubernatorial win and later political roles with McGovern's 1972 campaign. He discusses a planned B 24 spot, Stephen Ambrose’s The Wild Blue, and views on patriotism, military service, and party battles, praising McGovern and criticizing Nixon era rivals.
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Ohio
John Gilligan
Cincinnati
FDR
Jack Gilligan
Gilligan
U.S
Pacific
David Garth
Slim Heinzleman
South Dakota
Vietnam
Richard M. Nixon
Stephen Ambrose
Germany
George McGovern
McGovern
Eleanor
Ambrose
America
Robert Novak
Newt Gingriches
Dick Armeys
Phil Gramms
Trent Lotts
Pat Buchanans
Tom DeLays
Ford campaigns from White House as Carter tours state
President Gerald Ford campaigns from the White House while Jimmy Carter circulates and presses the flesh. Chip Ford predicts Carter will carry Kansas. City commissioners suspend renovation of the old police-fire building to city offices amid local impatience about city services. The Lawrence World notes a councilman cutting off a petition to sweep Tennessee street and haul dirt, prompting tension at a council meeting.
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Gerald Ford
White House
Jimmy Carter
Chip
Kansas
Carter
Lawrence World
Tennessee Street
Dicker
Watkins Community Museum of History
Public Forum letters on Grant School and local transit debate
A collection of reader letters from Lawrence discuss the planned closure of Grant School and its impact on community identity and social capital. Others comment on Kansas transportation policy, potential rail options, and praise for local historian Steve Jansen, plus notes on letters submission guidelines.
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Lawrence
Grant
Grant School
Woodlawn
City of
Kurt Thurmaier
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Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Richard Brack
Bill Snead
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
al Bonner
Joe Lewis
Dolph Simons III
Dan Simons
New Ventures
Donna Wiley
H.R
Tom Hornbaker
Dallas Dolan
Ed Clambrone
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Kaw
Douglas County
P.O
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Sargent Shriver
Army Air Force
Adriatic
Mark Shields
Old Home Town
West Side
Tulsa
East Side
Ptas
South Lawrence
Kansas Department of Transportation
23Rd Street
KDOT
Topeka
Kansas City
Europe
Japan
Lester C. Marsh
Voice of History
Tom
Steven Jansen
Steve Jansen
Douglas County Museum
Dean Palos
Josh Meyer
Matt Hislope
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