Street Work Snarls Fall Traffic in Lawrence for Band Day
Lawrence struggles with last minute paving at Sixth and Iowa as visitors arrive for KU events. LRM contractor planned Friday night work to open all lanes for Band Day, raising questions about summer scheduling and impact on crowds. Officials blame weather and unforeseen issues while critics urge earlier summer projects.
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Haskell hosts Native culture events and theatre show
Lawrence residents can explore Native American cultures at Haskell Indian Nations University through Thunderbird Theatre's selection to perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D C, in October with Songs of Life. The campus also hosted the Haskell Indian Market drawing thousands and an exhibit of turn of the century photographs from glass negatives. The display features portraits from about three dozen tribes.
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Primakov rises to power deflating Western hopes in Russia
Jim Hoagland argues Primakov’s accession as Boris Yeltsin’s prime minister signals a realistic pivot for Russia. He notes Primakov’s past as a reformer and spy chief, plans to reschedule debt, restore consumer rubles, and tighten state control while IMF optimism wanes. Clinton era influence wanes amid crisis.
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Yeltsin
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Madeleine Albright
Geneva
Sergei Kiriyenko
IMF
Foreign Ministry
Kirtyenko
Chernomyrdin
London Club
America
Washington
Jim Hoagland
Washington, Post Writers Group
Wallace's change of heart sparks mixed reflections
Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts recalls George Wallace's life from brutal segregationist to late life transformation, recounting meeting Joanne Bland in Selma and confronting systemic racism. Pitts weighs skepticism about Wallace's turn while acknowledging unlikely change and the moral complexity of history.
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Leonard Pitts
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Journal-World Postal and Circulation Note
Postal and circulation notice stating address changes should be sent to the Journal-World in Lawrence Kansas. It lists P O Box 888 66044 6888 and notes periodicals postage paid at Lawrence. It also mentions Bar and Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulations memberships.
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Lawrence
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Calder Pickett
Journal- World
Clinton
Bill Clinton
Carl Guggisberg
Schwarz
Ljworld
Equal road rights and shared responsibility for cyclists
A Lawrence reader argues for equal roads and rules, praising cyclists’ real-world miles and urging drivers to bear greater responsibility. The letter cites Share the Road signs and calls for tougher enforcement, impounding, suspension, and revocation to balance road use between cyclists and motorists.
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Eenter
Lawrence
Eric Struckhoff
N.H
Eight Lawrence seniors named National Merit finalists
From Lawrence High School eight seniors Paul Draper Susan McDougall Howard Collinson Gillian Kendall Meredith Boice Joal Hetherington Lydia Moore and Diana Markley earned National Merit Scholarship finalist status. The Lawrence World in 1898 warned of a Massachusetts street fair to boost local commerce, noting past fairs failed to draw crowds and urging a fair that brings people before merchants.
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Paul Draper
Susan McDougall
Howard Collinson
Gillian Kendall
Meredith Boice
Joal Hetherington
Lydia Moore
Diana Markley
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Lawrence
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Watkins Community Museum
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Dallas Dolan
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