Lawrence Daily Journal World staff and publication details
Friday Evening April 9 1971 issue of the Lawrence Daily Journal World lists staff roles including President Publisher Dolph S and Editor Steve Parsons with various department heads. It notes publication by The World Company at Lawrence Kansas and subscription rates by carrier and mail across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolph C, Gong JR
Dolph
Steve Parsons
Bee
Dary Til
Ernest “Ponthys
Leo Ellerone
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
United States
Audit Bureau of
Associated Press
Kansas Votes to Generalize Voter Registration Across State
The 1971 Kansas Legislature approved a statewide voter registration law affecting all precincts, aiming to curb ballot stuffing and multiple voting. It broadens previous rules limited to Lawrence and Manhattan and sets registration as a prerequisite before voting, with implications for 18 to 20 year olds and college communities like Lawrence and Manhattan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Lawrence
Manhattan
Douglas
Riley
Berkeley
Calif
California University
How Americans Use Money
New York AP summary notes Americans alter spending and saving patterns with a Morgan Guaranty Trust view of a possible generation gap in Social Security funding. It highlights high savings in 1970, tax and insurance dynamics, and motives like education spending for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Morgan Guaranty Trust
United States
Local figures announce store changes and festival honors
Jack Vincent and Bill Brewer disclose Brewer will open a furniture mart June 1 while Vincent returns to active store direction in the 700 block of Massachusetts. Five LHS students among 185 entrants earn Class or superior ratings at the state speech and drama festival at KU. A Douglas County ordinance allows dancing during certain hours only if beer sales halt then. the Board of County Commissioners approves the change. The Board of Education retains B George Saltzman and gives teachers a $100 raise. Emory Scott offers a free theater pass to couples married soon for the film Unfaithful at Varsity Theater. A hold up on Massachusetts Street ends with the bandit driving to Kansas City and taking Richardson's Ford coupe and about $2. The excerpt ends with a Biblical verse and a prayer sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Vincent
Bill Brewer
Brewer
Furniture Mart
Vincent
Massachusetts
LHS
Lary Schiefelbusch
Nelson Happy
Mary Godfrey
Lydna Jones
John Wiebe
W. W. Richardson
Laura Lee Reusch
Lawrence
Massachusetts Street
Kansas City
Richardson
Mount Oread Tops In Academic Excellence Claim
The passage asserts Kansas University would lead yearly for academic excellence and notable graduate achievements, praising Midlands schools but declaring Mount Oread superior in instruction, student zest for learning, and overall common sense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
Midlands
Old Mount Oread
International Festival at the EU Union Excites Lawrence Audience
In Lawrence on Sunday evening a unique annual event the International Festival at the EU Union entertained with a Persian bazaar tea house Japanese scenes and world music. From 2 p.m. to late evening the free event featured costumes and performances. a banquet at 5 p.m. required tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
EU Union
Catherine Weinaug
Stratford Rd
Army, Nixon clash over Calley release and welfare reform debate
The piece details the Army’s independent decision to release Lt William L. Calley from Fort Benning before Nixon’s intervention, plus a critique of welfare policy reforms urged by the League of Women Voters. It also questions the constitutional basis of voting rights for 18-year-olds and exposes the process that sent Nixon’s order through Adm. Moorer bypassing the Secretary of Defense and Army officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Calley
Army
William L. Calley
Fort Benning
San Clemente
Pentagon
My Lai
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of the Army
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm. Moorer
Stanley Resor
William Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Moorer
Resor
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Defense Department
Ronald L. Ziegler
Topeka Cable Fight Delays Echo Across Kansas
As Topeka stalls on CATV approval legal disputes burden the city while other Kansas towns like Lawrence move ahead with Sunflower Cablevision. The piece notes potential city income from franchises and cites local officials and lawsuits, highlighting delays and calls for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Lawrence
Sunflower Cablevision
Max Falkenstien
Topeka Tv-Radio
Kansas Legislature Highlights Vote on Tax package and Gambling Bill
The Kansas Legislature failed to meet its deadline and considered a veto-session start in April 1920. A four bill tax package aiming for about 2.3 million dollars in fiscal 1972 faced Senate resistance. The houses approved a conference report to legalize gambling bingo, removing calcutta pools.
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Kansas
House
Senate
Conference Committee
Robert Docking
Calcutta
Senate Ways and Means Committee
East Pakistan Crisis and U S Aid Debate
The piece analyzes East Pakistan’s civil conflict and push for autonomy led by Mujibur Rahman, contrasted with West Pakistan’s control. It argues independence may come, notes regional disparities, and advocates U S aid and reduced defense spending to support both regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Pakistan
Sheik Mujibur
Mujib” Rahman
Awami Party
National Assembly of Pakistan
National Assembly
Pakistan
Yahya Kahn
East
West Pakistan
United States
Defense Department
4.4 Million to One Firm In Federal Crop Subsidies
The J. G. Boswell Co farm in California received 4.4 million dollars in crop subsidies last year, more than the 1969 total. A new farm law caps subsidies at 55000 per crop per year, effective this year, affecting Boswell and other large operators. The Agriculture Department list also includes eight other big recipients with payments ranging from about 1.07 to 4.10 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Ark
League of Women Voters of
United States
League
Lucy Wilson Benson
Washington
J. G. Boswell Co
California
Boswell
Agriculture Department
Giffin, Inc
Huron
Calif
South Lake Farms
Fresno
Salyer Land Co
Corcoran
H. M Tenneco
Kern County Land Co
Bakersfield
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co
Puuene
Hawaii
Waialua Sugar Co., Ltd
Haialua Hawai
Vista del Llano Farms
Firebaugh
U.S. Sugar Corp
Clewiston
Fla
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Journal-World
W. CG. Simons
Durwood B. Warner
Nebraska University
Lincoln
Dun & Bradstreet
Nebraska
Cornhusker
Warner
Kansas U
Morgan
Insurance Company
Germany
The
Netherlands
Old Home Town
Douglas County
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Education
B. George Saltzman
Emory Scott
Varsity
Moving Picture
Christ of God
Luke
Kansas Department of Social Welfare
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Ross McKinney
Lawrence League of Women Voters
Oxford Rd
Supreme Court
Act of Congress
Congress
Kansan
Phillip R. Greaves
Topeka Capital
Augusta
Hale Irwin
Irwin
University of Colorado
State Supreme Court
Stauffer Publications
House Ways and Means
By Rob Seaver
Jordan
Indochina
Arkansas
India
Asia
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