Gambling ethics tour warns students of losses and bookies
Former gamblers with ties to organized crime spoke at Kansas University to warn students about gambling evils. They highlighted Lawrence bars with illegal betting, two bookies, and a weekend $2,400 wager, arguing gambling is a losers game. A Minnesota study shows losses borne by the poor, with debts rising past annual incomes, and suggests states profit from lotteries while many gamble beyond means.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Minnesota
Minnesota Human Services Department
Kansas
First national election authorized and capital set in NYC
On Sept 13 1788 Congress authorized the first national election and declared New York City the temporary national capital. In 1943 Chiang Kai-shek became president of China and in 1948 Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate becoming the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress.
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Congress of the Confederation
New York City
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
U.S. Senate
Congress
Independent counsel could reshape Gore’s 1996 bid and campaign finance
Mark Shields assesses how an independent investigation into Democratic fundraising could upend national politics. He argues Gore’s vulnerability invites probes that may extend beyond him, potentially broadening scrutiny to the party, Congress, and campaign finance practice, with 2000 implications. He cites Mitchell Bradley McCain and Thompson as possible leaders of reform.
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Albert Gore
United States
Harvard
U.S. Army
Vietnam
Gore
al Gore
John F. Kennedy
Teflon
Bill Clinton
Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia
New Hampshire
House
Senate
Stan Brand
U.S. House
Brand
Justice Department
Whitewater
Arkansas
Jim Guy Tucker
GOP
Congressional
Oliver North
North
George Mitchell
Maine
Bill Bradley
New Jersey
John McCain
Arizona
Fred Thompson
Tennessee
Mark Shields
Creators Syndicate
Feminine influence reshapes politics and media trends
Mona Charen argues that a rising feminine sensibility is shaping culture from Olympics coverage to party conventions and voter behavior. She cites emotion over logic, gender gaps in political knowledge, and differing concerns on education and welfare as factors, noting Clinton’s appeal to married and nonmarried women and urging conservatives to adapt.
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Jane Austen
Diana
Madison and
Hamilton
Kate O’beirne
National Review
Michael Delli Carpini
Scott
Keeter
Bill Clinton
Wall Street Journal
Our Times
Mona Charen
Creators Syndicate
Journal-World masthead and staff credits
The item lists the Journal-World staff roles including Bill Snead Deputy Editor Roger Verdon Managing Editor John Taylor News Editor Ann Gardner Editorial Page Editor Tom Fisher and notes the postmaster address for changes, with periodical postage paid at Lawrence Kansas and memberships in circulation and AP associations.
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Bill Snead
Roger Verdon
John Taylor
Ann Gardner
Tom Fisher
Journal-World
P.O
Lawrence
Kan
Arts center move sparks protest and school TV intrusion
A Lawrence reader criticizes moving the Lawrence Arts Center away from town center, calling it a spiritual loss and urging artists to boycott the center's benefit auction. Another letter condemns TV crews interviewing Free State High students over weekend gang activity, urging protection of students and support for schools.
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Hollywood Dream
Kaw
Lawrence Arts Center
Arts Center
Karl Ramberg
N.Y
Free State High School
Lawrence
Joe Snyder
Free State
Vickie Randel
Westdale Rd
Lawrence mixer honors town gown ties as voters weigh annex plan
Kansas University Chancellor Raymond Nichols praised the town-gown bond at a Lawrence Chamber mixer attended by about 300. Voters were expected to reject the city plan to annex 1,780 acres northwest of Lawrence in the September 19 vote.
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Kansas University
Raymond Nichols
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Broken Arrow Park
Lawrence
School opens as children start new school year
The Lawrence World on September 13 1897 reflects on the start of the school year. It notes mixed feelings as parents bid farewell to babies entering first grade and greet the growing child, marking a significant moment in family life and community. Courtesy Watkins Community Museum.
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Lawrence World
Watkins Community Museum
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