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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1971
Page
2
The Lawrence Journal World established in 1854 lists staff including President Publisher Dolph Simons Editor SravE Parsons and Advertising Director Leo Eller. It details circulation rates by carrier and mail across Douglas and nearby counties and outlines bureau memberships with the Associated Press.
Be sure to vote as four school board seats three city commission posts a sales tax measure and voting age changes are on the ballot. Last March turnout hit 7,507 with low participation. officials urge higher turnout to reflect public sentiment.
The mystery coed from Kent State was later revealed as Mary Vecchio a Florida runaway aged 14. Her reunion with her parents soured as authorities, schools, and communities blamed and harassed her, turning the case into a broader national tragedy about punishment, public shaming, and social prejudice.
The 1971 Kansas Legislature stalls as lawmakers debate, failing to enact meaningful reforms despite calls for action. Critics highlight rising oil gas tax needs after Oklahoma raises its rates, urging Kansans to bear costs while neighbors benefit.
The column criticizes wage hikes outpacing productivity and argues such gains must be funded or prices rise, cites UAW chief Leonard Woodcock’s four day week proposal with government support, discusses British rail and Rolls Royce nationalization pressures, and warns Heath faces political risk amid costly labor disputes and weak pound.
A circulating right wing memorandum urges wholesale reforms and stronger actions against liberal policies. It argues for targeted education cuts, local control, and alliance with conservatives, while criticizing forced integration and calling for engagement with black voters and a broader anti liberal coalition.
President Nixon's aides debate using a stand in against Rep. Paul McCloskey in New Hampshire. The tactic risks backfiring if McCloskey wins or if Cotton stands in, while advisers caution from 1964 when Johnson used stand ins. Controversy grows over McCloskey's fundraising ties to Howard Stein.
Letters from Karl Wilmath and Charles Lacey discuss tax funded policing and military action, criticizing Vietnam war involvement, U S Army reach, and public hypocrisy. They call for repeal of arms support and urge civic reflection on violence and race.
New York AP reports rising calls for an income tax cut across parties as the economy recovers. First National City Bank argues a cut would energize private investment and aid state and local finances, while Prof. Walter Heller urges immediate exemptions and higher standard deductions to unlock demand and jobs.
In a year end note Lawrence Public Schools thank Mrs Shirley Joseph and a team of volunteers Barbara Kastner Mary Francis Rogers Marge Hedman Pauline Elniff Mary Ann King Jan Williams Betty Marzluff Bev Mayer Edie Gray and Mary Hanna for bringing art reproductions to third and fourth grade pupils. John Garcia Art Consultant praises these volunteers and the pleasure of teaching in Lawrence.
More than 5,000 Lawrence voters chose Dr. Ted Kennedy V C Rusty Springer and Fred Cooper for the City Commission while keeping incumbents Dr. H Penfield Jones J J Wilson and Carl Althaus on the Board of Education Mrs Ralph Wolfson received the Sertoma clubs first community service award for 14 years of veterans hospital entertainment work in Topeka Work resumed at Haskell Institute and Kansas University projects after a three day stoppage as Hoisting Engineers Local 101 picket lines ended Also noted are 25 and 40 years ago items about local business changes and a water reservoir project
A devotional note cites John 20 21 Peace be unto you and asks God to help believers realize their individual responsibility as followers of Christ. It prays for loving sharing and using sacred inheritance to fulfill God s will on earth.
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