Editorial: Counterfeiting, currency redesign sparks debate
The piece discusses counterfeit money, the Treasury’s redesign efforts using anti-counterfeiting tech, and a Freedom from Religion Foundation lawsuit challenging the motto In God We Trust on U S currency. It notes the foundation’s view that E pluribus unum was a more fitting motto and highlights concerns about a looming public dispute.
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Treasury
U.S
Freedom From Religion Foundation
Madison Wis
Organization of Freethinkers
Denver
Anne Nicol Gaylor
Foundation
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Wichita downtown beautification drive sparks editorials
Guest editorials debate a landscape ordinance in Wichita aimed at greater trees and shrubs downtown. Critics warn a strict plan diminishes usable commercial space, while supporters say the district should be a crown jewel for the state and a magnet for trade and visitors.
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Herald
Wichita
Kansas
John Carradine Films Not Nominated for an Oscar
Screen icon John Carradine did not receive Oscar nominations this year despite appearances in early 1960s releases. Film historians note his prolific career and enduring influence on genre cinema.
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John Carradine
It's Your Quarter community feedback and activities
Readers discuss summer school length Ottawa Street Fest and praise a Saturday band singer. They offer help for sign movement on South Sycamore, request contact details, support Habitat for Humanity in Ottawa, and invite comments via the It's Your Quarter forum at 242-4700 with weekend hours.
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Nashville
Prince Jaiyesimi sues Chicago CTA over bus arrest
A federal suit seeks 120 million dollars against the City of Chicago CTA and Police for arresting Prince Jaiyesimi of the Tjede ruling family after a fare dispute on a CTA bus. The claim describes a sequence from boarding to a police arrest, with alleged insults and injuries including nervous shock.
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Tts
Prince Jaiyesimi
Tjede
Lagos
Nigeria
Gerry Gross
Chicago Transit Authority
Gross
City of
Chicago
CTA
Police Department
Bayo Adeyemo
Council ‘On African Relations
Berwyn and
Broadway
Gerald Grogs
Prince
Northeastern Ilinois University
Council On African Relations
Ijede
Pal
Apollo Moon Landings as Political Stunt and Cultural Shift
The author calls the moon landings a remarkable engineering feat but argues a broader cultural and political toll followed. He contends NASA faded, public trust degraded, and antiwar activism reshaped American politics, leaving lasting wounds while the lunar achievement had limited lasting impact.
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Soviet Union
Citie
Neil Armstrong
NASA
Wall Steel
Eric Hoffer
America
Government office contact list fragment
A reader supplied a rough contact note listing several state and federal offices in Topeka and Washington. Names include U S Senator Nancy Kassebaum, U S Representative Jim Slattery, Gov Joan Finney, General Bob Stephan, and state representatives Feuerborn and Hendrix with associated addresses and phone numbers. The text is a jumble of addresses, telephones, and faxes for government offices.
Red Amy Force Crosses Viale Fiver at Sarcomiate
A Red Amy force advances across the Viale Fiver at Sarcomiate, located about 110 miles south of Warsaw, signaling a noted maneuver in the ongoing operations.
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Sarcomiate
Warsaw
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Mars
By Mike Royko
Tribune Media Service
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Counntry
New Left
United States
Charley Reese
King Features Syndicate
Nancy Kassebeum
Russell
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Joan Finney
State Capitol
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Este
Bob Stephan
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Bill Feuerborn
Garett
Walker Hendrix
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Doug Walker
Mallard Fillmore
Hak
Bruce
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