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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1973
Page
3
The Lawrence Journal World dated Monday April 2 1973 notes editor Dolph C Simons Sr 1891 1952 figure at The World Company Lawrence Kansas details publishing staff and rates. A brief notice confirms Simons prominent role and dates. The item appears in historical newspaper context.
Voters will cast ballots Tuesday in the Lawrence City Commission and School Board elections with turnout from March 6 totaling 6 602. Voters may select up to three candidates per field. four or more votes void the ballot. Citizens urged to vote early to aid registration and counting.
Readers recall Jane Fonda and Ramsey Clark praised North Vietnam after a POW visit. Prisoners later described torture, contradicting such accounts and provoking criticism of Fonda. Mention of Spiro Agnew defending ties with Frank Sinatra amid White House gossip follows.
New York reports food prices climbing at an annual average rate of 4.3 percent over five years with 25 percent gain so far this year. The stock market stalls while inflation presses households, and Merrill Lynch touts equities as inflation hedges over cash or bonds.
Vice President Richard Nixon associate Spiro Agnew brushes off reports linking his Palm Springs social ties to Frank Sinatra with political maneuvering. He says their meetings are mundane and private, and rejects rumors affecting his own presidential prospects or party strategies.
Old Home Town notes decade old events with KU hosting Peter Paul and Mary before 10000 at Allen Fieldhouse. It contrasts past peaks 7500 at Florida University and cites local election buzz over park funding and district annex actions.
A reader muses that weather is unaffectable by money and notes rain’s unpredictability. A letter thanks Lawrence High for Li'l Abner in a sterling production with praise for Dale Briggs Robin Ragland and Mike Beers in key roles.
Washington reports signs of panic over food price controls as Treasury Secretary Shultz met Rep. Mills to push for a freeze on retail food prices. Meany and Nixon polls echo fears of political damage from Phase III. The piece also notes Hanoi’s rejection of the four power ceasefire and possible shifts in party loyalties among labor allies.
Douglas County Red Cross appeals for donors for the April 4 6 bloodmobile at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. With 125 units monthly needed and 2000 pints supplied last year the program saves about 80000 yearly, aided by volunteers led by Mrs. Marcella Wolfson.
Rheda J. Wales of Lawrence warns in a letter that funding cuts from federal programs will hit city services hard. Mayors groups urge officials to prepare for revenue sharing with fewer restrictions, reshaping priorities in law enforcement, streets, health, and more.
The State of Connecticut appeals to the Supreme Court seeking review of last January’s abortion ruling. Connecticut cites Brookhart v. Janis and argues the court should independently exam the evidence. Amici from fourteen states join this challenge.
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