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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1972
Page
2
Community newspaper notice page with historical masthead details and mailing rates. Publication date listed as Friday Evening April 14 1972. States staff roles and contact info for Lawrence Kansas paper and subscription prices across regions.
The piece discusses the Vietnam conflict’s potential decisive phase, Nixon’s pullout plan, and the risk of expanding ground troops. It notes intensified U.S. air strikes, critic responses, and the political stakes for an election year. It also covers airline hijack security comments and Grofe’s Grand Canyon Suite legacy.
New York AP reports that major companies show large first quarter profit gains, fueling shareholder optimism and Washington concern. Some firms face price rollbacks while union leaders push back against rising profits, with examples including Du Pont, Honeywell, IBM, Westinghouse, Polaroid, and others.
In Lawrence Kansas University and Bacteriology Department dedicate the Sherwood Treece Memorial Library as New York City health commissioner Dr Leona Baumgartner a KU graduate speaks on honoring professors. Population of Lawrence area including KU and Haskell schools rises to about 34500 from 33000 in 1960.
In Chicago Grofe drew inspiration from mule hoofs and jack-hammers to create On the Trail. The Grand Canyon Suite, though, gained worldwide acclaim for painting an American panorama through orchestral color. Grofe aimed to write American music for American people, capturing a legendary landscape.
New York report shows 94 percent expect to marry after graduation with 68 percent within one year. Coeds foresee earlier marriages than men but anticipate active lives post marriage and significant changes in family life as careers and interests expand. The Greenwich Research Center conducts the ongoing study.
Washington review exposes a Feb 25 White House digest showing Nixon kept fully apprised of TV and newspaper coverage during his China trip. Excerpts detail network leads, film clips, and headlines, with minor mentions of school busing and an airliner hijack as competing stories.
On this date in 1865 President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater in Washington and died the next morning. The history notes include abolitionist beginnings, the Titanic sinking, and the Pan American Union origin, with a 1947 Texas City nitrate explosion and other events.
Readers praise and critique the Journal-World editorial on Campus Boulevard and university surroundings. Loyal Nauman of Hillsdale Farm, Craig, Missouri, shares thoughts on KU visits, health laws, and city life while describing travel from Lawrence to the campus with a livestock business.
Paul Carttar argues that 18 to 20 year olds will influence the 1972 election. He cites Supreme Court easing of residency rules, George McGovern’s appeal to youth, and local Lawrence conventions as proof of growing youth political power, while warning of potential backlashes and division if a nominee fails to unite young voters.
The Journal World editorial page features letters, columns and cartoons where writers share personal views on public affairs. Readers are urged to evaluate criticism and commendation to participate in a healthy democratic exchange of ideas.
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