No Kidding Festival Echoes in Early American Law
Karl A. Van Asselt notes New Englanders in the 17th century enforcing strict moral rules, including expelling lawyers and outlawing Christmas observances. The piece ties Puritans in 1659 to 1681 to regional soundings and cites Philadelphia 1828 as a case where the Liberty Bell era surfaced in a bids to monetize history.
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Virginia
Philadelphia
End the Iraqi embargo for humane and American interests
A reader argues the U S embargo on Iraq harms civilians and serves oil interests. Iraq has largely complied with UN conditions, yet the sanctions persist, weakening U S credibility. The author urges public pressure to end the policy and halt perceived corporate influence and hypocrisy.
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Iraq
United Nations
Saudi Arabia
Iich
Clinton
Vietnam
U.N
Iran
Israel
United States
Fidel Castro
Saddam Hussein
Whitewatergate effort frustrates GOP
The Whitewater inquiry maze ties 50 names to Clinton era deals as Republicans push for hearings yet face a strengthened Clinton approval and a special counsel. Robert B. Fiske Jr. will likely question the couple under oath, shaping how Congress probes Madison Guarantee S&L and related finance ties amid partisan tensions.
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Walter R. Mears
AP Special Cos
Ent
Ashington
Clinton
Whitewater
Ozark
House
Clintons
Whitewater Development Co
S&l
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Little Rock
U.S
New York
Robert B. Fiske Jr
White House
Fiske
Senate
Whitewater-S&l
Madison Guarantee Savings & Loan
Ottawa middle lunch costs and road safety concerns voiced
Reader complaints urge Kansas district to improve school lunches at Ottawa Middle School and address chronic cold meals and underfilling. The letter also calls for widening US-59 northward to ease dangerous traffic for commuters to Lawrence, proposing two-way road expansion rather than a single route out of Ottawa.
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Ottawa Middle School
Lawrence
Ottawa
Community forum prompts school reform and sports concerns
A reader urges schools to end captains picking teams and to reduce daily humiliation in gym class. They call for outside services to improve city operations, warn about homework burdens, and suggest riverboat gambling to boost the economy. Calls are directed to the “Its Your Quarter” program at 242-4700, with specific hours.
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Charley Reese
King Features Syndicate
GOP
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Jim Leach
Iowa
Bob Dole
Marais Des Cygnes
Colmet