Tradition versus money changes KU Band Day parade
An editorial laments KU Band Day cancellation and shifting kickoff due to television contracts. It argues money drives schedules, erodes a 66 year tradition, and hampers alumni events, fan access, and planning, while noting broader national impact on college football customs.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
KU Louisiana Tech
Band Day
KU Endowment Association
KU Alumni Association
Jayhawk
Letters Policy for Public Forum Submissions
The Journal-World outlines criteria for letters to the Public Forum noting a 250 word limit and public interest focus. It states the paper may edit letters without altering viewpoints and requires the writer to provide name address and phone number for submission by mail or email.
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Journal-World
Journal- World
Lawrence
Ljworld.com
Bay of Pigs Lessons Warn Against Secrecy
George Will argues the Bay of Pigs invasion shows how CIA missteps fueled Cold War escalation and argues for full historical release of the final CIA history volume. He notes how secrecy impedes learning and cautions against repeating past failures.
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Khrushchev
Cuba
Oval Office
Richard Nixon
H.R. Haldeman
CIA
FBI
Jack Pfeiffer
National Security Archive
Freedom of Information
Sen
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
U.S
Moscow
America
Alger Hiss
Rosenbergs
Harry Truman
Syria
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Old Home Town Opens School Year In Lawrence
About two thousand boys and girls began the Lawrence school year as light rain fell and temperatures cooled. Fountains bubbled in halls. rooms were repaired cleaned and ready. Work paused since June was resumed this morning. Compiled by Sarah St John.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Lawrence
Four Girls Die 50 Years Ago in Birmingham Remembered
Leonard Pitts Jr reflects on the 1963 Birmingham bombing at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. He recalls Denise McNair Addie Mae Collins Cynthia Wesley and Carole Robertson and how their deaths spurred a national moral reckoning and the push for civil rights, noting King’s response and the era’s enduring struggles for equality.
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Denise McNair
Addie Mae Collins
Cynthia Wesley
Carole Robertson
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
Birmingham
Ala
Washington
16Th Street Baptist
Carole
Martin Luther King
Congress
America
King
Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami Herald
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