Editorial on speed traps and Lawrence traffic enforcement
The editorial questions the National Motorists Association list naming Lawrence as Kansas’s top speed trap. It notes a 27 percent drop in speeding tickets from 2007 to 2009 and reflects local support for stronger traffic enforcement. It argues tickets deter speeding and argues against wholesale elimination of speed limits.
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NVA
Lawrence
Kansas
David Corliss
National Motorists Association
Overland Park
NMA
Journal-World
Getty
Kennedy's 1960 speech on religious tolerance shocks modern echoes
David Broder recalls John Kennedy's 1960 Houston address defending the separation of church and state. Kennedy faced hostile questions from ministers and emphasized that religious liberty must be indivisible, warning against equating anti Catholic prejudice with national policy. The piece links past intolerance to contemporary debates sparked by a Quran burning threat and public speeches on faith in politics.
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Washington
John Kennedy
Obama
Kennedy
East
Michigan
Seattle
Portland
Central Valley
California
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Texas
Norman Vincent Peale
Billy Graham
South
White House
National Conference of Citizens For Religious
Freedom
Peale
al Smith
Greater Houston Ministerial Association
Ted Sorensen
Theodore White
Rice Hotel
Not religious war in Middle East conflict argues for fair partition
A letter to the editor argues the Arab Israeli clash is driven by Zionist politics rather than faith, noting land claims trace to Biblical promises. It advocates partition based on fairness, justice, and restraint from outside meddling by Britain and the U.S., urging equitable settlement.
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Middle East
Israel
Judah
Mandate
U.S
Public Forum on Peace Toward Lasting Middle East Justice
David L. Omar of Lawrence advocates a premise for resolving Israel Palestine conflict through mutual justice and equity. He urges backtracking to a frame where both sides can save face and pursue a peaceful settlement that yields enduring peace and prosperity for both peoples.
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Israel
David L. Omar
Lawrence
Letter on university priorities and athletic funding
A reader argues athletics funding should be university controlled, not channeled through athletic corporations. The writer contends chancellors must realign finances after TV contracts and bowls, giving libraries and faculty salaries priority, while noting public interest in letter submissions and editor rights.
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Tom Weiss
Lawrence
Old Home Town Kansas University Grant News
OLD HOME TOWN Kansas University received a $500,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation Inc New York for a six year study of Christianity in China Lawrence Public Service sought a rate hike that would lift the average gas bill about 45 cents Rich Clarkson a Lawrence native and former Journal World staffer was named director of photography and senior assistant editor of National Geographic Magazine Clarkson began his career with the Journal World in the early 1950s Motorcycle drag races were planned at the Lawrence Dragway about 100 motorcycles expected Linda Edds questioned at Miss America defended contestants appearance in swimsuits From the Lawrence Daily World Sept 13 1910 pretty coeds will bake brood many dishes in Fraser Hall this year rooms in the basement surrendered to Dr Edna Day Rooms to be turned into kitchen dining room and food laboratory Divorce rates among home economics graduates reportedly nearly nil Two weeks remain for the Douglas County fair opening Farmers and Lawrence residents look forward to a week of pumpkins and basket dinners Two men tried to force entry to the Frank Bennett home were shot at by Mrs Bennett The Kansan student paper for the University will be issued Friday three times a week this year as before
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China
Kansas Public Service
Lawrence
Journal-World
Rich Clarkson
National Geographic Magazine
Clarkson
Lawrence High School
Kansas University
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Lawrence Dragway
Wakarusa Drive
Lawrence Daily World
Fraser Hall
Edna Day
Frank Bennett
Rhode Island
Bennett
Kansan
Department of Journalism
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Chicago Daily News
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