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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1973
Page
2
The 1973 Lawrence Daily Journal World front matter lists editors and staff and notes publication details. It specifies staff roles, the publishing company, and circulation rates for various regions. The issue is dated Thursday evening April 5, 1973.
Observers discuss if US agriculture will follow past roller coasters of boom and bust. The piece reviews historical booms after World War I and current rising plantings, citing USDA actions and potential 1973 production records for soybeans corn and wheat. It notes hopes for foreign demand and cautions about lean years. It also highlights the Lawrence American Legion Pancake Day and a GAO finding on Pentagon flight pay.
Gilbert W. Fitzhugh, 63, chairman and CEO of Metropolitan Life, describes himself as a mossback conservative who values hard work and thrift. He spent 3% weeks as a university professor at the University of Oklahoma in Norman to test his views and engage with students about business responsibility and social roles.
The GAO flags widespread non flying officers still drawing flight pay and calls it wasteful boondoggling. The Daily Oklahoman notes possible action by officials or Congress. Princeton University faces scrutiny over a Birth Control Handbook approved by its Advisory Council, amid campus life pieces in Alumni Weekly discussing student social arrangements and Maoist themes.
Washington hosts a panel of experts debating which home devices could be cut to curb power use. Electric toothbrushes may go, but many insist on keeping curlers, pencil sharpeners, and electric can openers. The heated pool is deemed essential by some, while others fear a broader cutback.
Several boards set monthly meetings across city hall and the county offices. Examiners for electrical, plumbing, gas fitting and zoning, plus health, mental health, housing, library, and parks advisory groups, announce times ranging from 3 p.m. to 9:30 a.m. on various Mondays through Thursdays, with locations including City Hall rooms and hospital centers.
Washington notes rising Greek discontent as Col. Papadopoulos challenges President Nixon by abruptly canceling U S military aid. The move, publicized by Greek press, soured ties amid long friendly relations and amid prior behind the scenes talks with West Germany.
A reader praises bus driver Allen Harvey of Indian-Oak Valley School for kindness and safety while mentioning a civic riddle about food shoppers. The letter also notes disappointment that an airplane exhibit at Centennial Park was removed and will be replaced, with young Paula Fine of Lawrence signing off.
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