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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1966
Page
2
Lawrence Daily Journal World reports the paper’s long history dating back to 1854 with ongoing publication in Lawrence Kansas. The item highlights the paper’s heritage and role in local news.
The piece blames Washington for rising inflation and debt, arguing Johnson and Congress push costly Great Society programs. It cites Medicare expansions, Social Security increases, urban development, and Viet Nam costs, urging deep spending cuts to curb inflation and protect credit and savings.
Douglas County welfare director John Derrick argues there is no gift to taxpayers as federal and state reimbursements cover most welfare spending. He notes 54 percent returns from federal, 25 percent from the state, leaving about 20 percent paid directly by county taxpayers, with indirect costs still borne locally.
Freight moved on the Missouri River declined 9.3 percent in the season ending December 1, 1965, dropping from 2,552,600 tons in 1964 to 2,335,000 tons. The traffic between St Louis and the upper river flowed both ways with grain foremost, totaling 1,740 upstream barge loads and 58 floating downstream.
The article argues rail competition harms river barge traffic, noting railroads pay taxes and fund their own rights of way while river shippers benefited from taxpayer funded Missouri River improvements. It questions the cost to taxpayers for a route carrying 2,335,000 tons of freight last year and highlights ongoing subsidy disputes.
American steel mills face rising orders as a booming economy and Viet Nam war boost demand. Output projections rise from 6.7 million tons in February to 8 million in March and 8.5 million in April and May, with imports seen as necessary to prevent shortages.
In 1956 Mrs. Howard Reedy of Lawrence was elected to the national League of Women Voters board and led state and local leagues. A $1 million FHA loan funded a 120 unit married student housing project at KU. The City Commission named a passageway 800 block the Patee Arcade recalling the Patee nickel theater opened 1903 and moved in 1915.
A devotional prayer reflects gratitude for Christ’s sacrifice and asks guidance to imitate His love in relationships. The speaker expresses humility and requests strength to bear hardship for others in Jesus name.
A discussion of art semantics notes beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Recent Los Angeles exhibits feature provocative pieces from debris after the Watts riot and a welded rusty assemblage. One display uses a shortened vintage car hood with a mural behind opaque windows and guarded doors to prevent access.
Washington squarely splits over a Stanford University poll on Viet Nam policy. Professional pollsters criticize question framing while Stanford editors claim broad support for de escalation and coalition ideas. The piece highlights conflicts between academic and commercial survey methods amid looming elections.
Sen Barry Goldwater spoke at Reader's Digest Forum on Conservation last week about opposing hydro electric flood risks at the Grand Canyon and praising guided Colorado River boat trips. He compared a guided cruise to reading Playboy with a wife flipping pages.
Dear Dr. I asl explains phlebitis risks and why prothrombin time testing guides anticoagulant use. Coagulation balance is crucial: too slow risks clots, too fast causes bleeding. Testing frequency depends on dosage, clotting stability, and phlebitis type. cousin marriage note added at end.
Hal Boyle muses that memory surpasses every other invention by letting people travel to any time or place in the past. He riffs on everyday quirks and midcentury culture, noting sewing habits, glassware origins, streetcar fears, dental gear, and social trends with a nostalgic, witty voice.
A reader thanks Lawrence hospital staff and a helpful bystander after a February wreck on East 23rd Street involving his family and a station wagon. He urges kindness to responders and notes the human care shown, while a second letter criticizes humane enforcement of dog and leash laws and urges citizen cooperation.
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