Lawrence Journal World masthead and delivery rates, 1973
The Lawrence Journal World staff list shows Dolph C. Simons Jr. as president and publisher with Bill Mayer as executive editor and Ralph Gage as managing editor. The paper, established in 1854, is published daily except Sunday from Lawrence Kansas with varying subscription rates across regions, dated Tuesday Evening April 3, 1973.
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Dolph Simmons SR
Hiditor
Dolph C. Simons JR
Bill Mayer
Ralph Gage
Ernest Pontius
Leo Eller
the World Company
Listh
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kaw
Telephone
Local polls open late urging Lawrence voters to cast ballots
Early today residents are reminded that polls stay open until 7 pm. Voters in the Lawrence City Commission and School Board races are urged to participate to ensure representative public opinion. One vote does count.
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Lawrence City Commission
School Board
Connally warns of tough trade offs in energy crisis
Former Secretary of the Treasury John Connally speaks in Lawrence urging balance between clean environment and energy capacity. He calls for new oil refineries and fields despite environmental opposition and cites a looming crude shortage and possible gasoline rationing. The piece also notes a park renaming for Elgin Woody and his community impact.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
The
Wilderness Society
Gov. Connally
U.S
Israel
Prices and Consumer Boycotts Hit Meat Trade Analysis
New York AP reports IRS focus on meat prices reflects supply and demand dynamics. Rising per capita beef consumption and shrinking veal supplies push prices higher while a consumer boycott may lower demand. Policy questions loom as Phase 3 debates price controls and enforcement.
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Earl Butz
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
White House
Nixon
Congress
Mini Hula Skirts Shorter Than Before
It notes the trend of increasingly shortened Hawaiian hula skirts as tourism shifts focus away from traditional cues. The piece suggests visitors will find it harder to interpret the dance by watching hand movements, given the evolving attire.
Lawrence Builds Record Permit Total as City Booms
Lawrence reports a three month building permit total of 1.4 million dollars the highest since 1956 with 1.9 million set in early 1956. Apartment construction grows along with a planned 152 car parking lot on Vermont. Project 800 groundwork advances and a Clinton Dam draft is shown for the first time.
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Lawrence
Vermont
Clinton Dam
Brando Goes to Wounded Knee in Indian Rights Debate
Brando travels to Wounded Knee amid controversy over his support for Native Americans. The star’s stance contrasts with critics who see his actions as publicity, while defenders say he highlights long standing injustices against Indigenous peoples and the film industry.
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Marton Brando
Wounded Knee
Shasheen Littlefeather
Mage
Brando
Oscar
Marlon Brando
Jane Fonda
Hollywood
Don Corleone
Don Corelone
Colonel Sanders
Miss Littlefeather
General Motors
Ralph Nader
East River
Nader
Washington Crime Report Lists Unreported 1972 Offenses
A Washington financial and political crime roundup claims 1972 saw many unreported offenses. It cites increases in housebreaking at the Watergate Hotel illegal bugging perjury witness intimidation document shredding and crimes of passion against reporters.
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Washington
Law and Order
Justice Department
Senate
Harding
Lockheed
Citizens urged to shape Lawrence planning update
Letters urge public input on rezoning 80 acres along Highway 59 from park and open space to commercial. The writer warns a piecemeal change could bypass community needs and calls for a full restudy and citizen participation at a Planning Commission meeting on April 4 and in letters to commissioners.
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Lawrence-Douglas County
Tage Road
Planning Commission
South Junior High Auditorium
City of Planning Commissioners
Tougher Controls Seen Runaway Sensed By Congressmen
Washington lawmakers push for broad wage and price freezes as Congress grows restless over food inflation. Rep. Wilbur Mills plans to press for a full across the board freeze, challenging Nixon’s meat ceiling move and implying broader action beyond interest rates.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Congress
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
House
Ways and Means
Mills
Texas
House Banking Committee
Czar Shultz
Wall Street
Pay Hike Bill For Officials In Kansas House Passes 98 20
The Kansas House approved an omnibus salary bill by 98 to 20 for state and county officers effective January 1, 1974. Shawnee County officials would gain 11 percent while most others receive 5.5 percent. the attorney general would rise from 18,463 to 25,000 with a 6,537 increase. A $2,500 expense stipend for the attorney general last year is removed.
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Topeka
House
Shawnee County
William S. Southern
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Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
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Kan
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Woody Park
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Elgin
Woody
IRS
John Cunniff
New York
Internal Revenue Service
Old Home Town
Phillips 66 Oilers
Kentucky
London
Frances Foust
Alf Landon
Baker University
David Mulvane
Orville Stone
West Links
Dodge City
G. C
Cleve) Godfrey
Kaw River
William Buckley JR
Vietnam
Native American Image Committee
Napoleon
Jefferson
Louisiana Territory
Denver
Colorado
Martha
Art Buchwald
Watergate Hotel
Hanoi
Journal-World
North Vietnam
Glenn G. Garrett
North Seventh
Robert L. Swinth
Stratford Rd
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Robert Novak
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