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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1969
Page
2
Lawrence editors publish the Tuesday evening edition dated April 8 1969 with staff contact details and subscription rates. The paper notes its daily schedule and distribution areas in Douglas and surrounding counties with mail pricing for wider regions.
An Ames municipal court judge finds nine ISU students and former students guilty of disturbing the peace at a party of about 80 attendees. The case opens a series of nuisance actions as more arrests from the February quarter end party proceed, while neighbors dispute whether the peace was actually disturbed.
The piece analyzes walking speed variability by age body size and fitness. It notes the common 4 mile per hour benchmark is unreliable with the average healthy man unlikely to sustain such pace. It suggests testing at Haskell and KU tracks and estimates typical speeds range from about 2 to 3 miles per hour with faster intermediates over 3 miles per hour.
Airman First Class Patrick Nugent, son in law of former President Johnson, returned from a Vietnam tour to a warm family welcome. The piece contrasts Nugent's safe return with the grim statistic that about 34,000 young men will never come home.
The piece notes Governor Docking and Kansas legislators weighing a right to work measure as the 1950s public supported such laws. It questions whether a state statute on the issue can prevail against federal provisions in labor policy debates.
The text argues Gov. Docking should align with voters by signing the expanded right to work bill, noting his past stance against higher gasoline taxes and his re election mandate. It contends public sentiment at Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant area should guide his action.
A Place For Small Man profiles the rental equipment industry led by small merchants. The sector grows 15 20 percent yearly with about 10 000 outlets, many owner managed. Franchisers like A to Z Rental and United Rent All offer plans from 35000 to 75000 dollars, with upfront deposits and stock purchases. Conversions and nonreturns are key challenges for cash flow and inventory turnover.
The record recalls a city election winner by two votes with Russ Mosser defeating Jim Clark for City Commissioner. Donald McConnell Ben Barteldes also won seats. Oscar Rumsey Henry Shenk and Mrs Ethan Allen joined the School Board. Prohibition was repealed in Oklahoma and Frank Lloyd Wright died at 89 in Arizona.
The piece examines how New York Mayor Lindsay's 1972 presidential ambitions intersect with a crowded Republican field led by Senator John Marchi and Assemblyman Vito Battista, plus Wagner's potential comeback and Liberal Party dynamics. It notes conservative support, party splits, and the chance Lindsay could win the Republican nomination while liberal and conservative forces clash.
Letters Editor discusses House Bill 1179 and argues officials use laws to protect rights while unions and private policing erode public responsibility. The writer laments rising reliance on buyable protections over constitutional remedies and questions labor, zoning, and Right to Work implications for civic equality.
Educators urge a broader junior high vocational training program beyond wood and metal shops. They call for job specific training with related basic math and language skills to curb unemployment, and thank the editorial on The Unemployables as inspiration.
The Supreme Court held that Americans may read or watch obscenity in private homes. Justice Marshall stated states cannot criminalize possession in private, though they may regulate distribution. The decision noted a case in which an Atlanta man jailed for owning three stag films. Justices debated the use of a warrant to seize materials incident to gambling.
Five New England telephone installers and a supervisor paused hospital work to donate blood for a 9 year old girl in Springfield Massachusetts. The donors were on site Monday for a new hospital telephone system installation when the call went out.
The United States plans an accelerated withdrawal from Vietnam led by Defense Secretary Melvin Laird with as many as 9,000 troops returning home by fall 1970. The plan, backed by Nixon Kissinger and Rogers, aims for a rapid pullout while Saigon strengthens front-line units and broadens its political base.
A New Orleans man confronts a hoard of corporate computers over a fraudulent American Express charge. After canceling a flight and sending proof, he receives escalating threats from systems and staff names, ending with a deadpan card cancellation and a mock response from a computer executive.
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