Farmland dumping toxic chemicals into Kansas River
Two environmental watchdog groups report Farmland Industries near Lawrence released 3.4 million pounds of toxic chemicals into the Kansas River from 1990 to 1994. Despite a two thirds drop since 1990, 99 percent of river toxins flow downstream of Lawrence and 90 percent enter Kansas waterways directly. Ammonium nitrate is the main chemical. The groups urge tighter regulation and proper waste disposal.
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Farmland Industries
Lawrence
Kansas River
Environmental Protection Agency
Kansas
Environmental Working Group
Public Interest Research Organization
EPA
History notes reveal early U.S. army, Nelson birth, Scotland Yard
On September 29 1789 the War Department formed a regular army of several hundred men. Horatio Nelson born in 1758. In 1829 London police reorganization began duties as Scotland Yard.
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U.S. War Department
Horatio Nelson
London
Scotland Yard
FDA oversteps on drug test in family life debate
George Will profiles a clash over parental drug testing kits and FDA authority as he argues the agency encroaches on private family matters. The piece links drugs, privacy, and government power from a Washington Post column perspective and cites Sunny Cloud's Parent's Alert kit and FDA warnings regarding Class II devices.
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FDA
Washington
Hillary Clinton
Food and Drug Administration
Sunny Cloud
Georgia
Ms. Cloud
Parent's Alert Inc
General Motors
New York City
Police Department
FDDA
Food, Drug and Discord Administration
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
History offers parallels on Roosevelt for Clinton
Historical parallels invite comparisons as Clinton seeks a second term like FDR in 1936. The piece weighs economy, foreign policy, and a possible court-packing echo, noting Dole’s stance and Senate control could shape the Supreme Court’s future.
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Roosevelt
Clinton
Washington
Bill Clinton
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Alfred M. Landon
Nancy Landon Kassebaum
R-Kan
Senate
Bob Dole
Literary Digest
Landon
Dole
Nazi Germany
Japan
Europe
Asia
Richard Haas
White House
National Security Council
Brookings Institution
Russia
China
Boris Yeltsin
Bosnia
Haiti
Middle East
Persian Gulf
Supreme Court
Court
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer
William Rehnquist
Postmaster notice of address changes to journal world
Address changes should be sent to the Journal-World P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888 USPS 306 520 periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kansas member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press sustained readers note
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P.O
Lawrence
Kan
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Public Forum on Apartment Rent Abuse at KU
A Kansas University student housing letter accuses Kansas apartment complexes of high rent and deceptive deposit practices. Shirley Modrcin of Basehor urges dormitory management to treat young tenants with dignity, citing vandalism and silent walk-throughs as evidence of exploitation.
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Kansas University
University
State of
Kansas
Shirley Modrcin
Basehor
Vern Miller drug raid linked arrests reach two more locals
In 1971 two additional local residents were arrested on drug charges by warrants stemming from the Vern Miller led raid that previously yielded 19 adult arrests. The piece recalls 1956 Band Day at Kansas University with 53 high school groups parading and performing. A Sept 29 1896 note in the Lawrence World recounts a strange election wager involving a Vinland country girl, a Republican, a Populist, and a proposed marriage in exchange for money depending on the election outcome.
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Kansas University
Lawrence World
Vinland
McKinley
Bryan
Pop
Watkins Community Museum
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