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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1969
Page
2
Daily publication detail shows address The World Company Lawrence Kansas with sixth and new hampshire streets and contact V18 1000 68044 indicating historical newspaper metadata.
Dick Stanwix, a 15 year veteran, is appointed permanent superintendent under a new security plan by City Manager Ray Wells. A Texan, Gilbert Smith, is named to oversee both police and fire departments with a mobile security unit, aiming to cut unsolved crimes and vandalism.
The ROTC program faces renewed scrutiny as students at Harvard Yale Dartmouth and other universities call for abolition or reform. Incidents include a firebomb at Kansas University and ongoing antiwar pressure from Students for a Democratic Society as faculties join the debate shaping this year’s campus controversy.
Fess Parker says Boone will address the slavery issue by casting Rosey Grier as an escaped slave who joins the Indians. Grier’s role will question trust and reveal realism, contrasting with earlier glorified Western heroes and aiming for a frank portrayal of the era.
Al Capp, noted cartoonist and social critic, offers a pointed take on contemporary society. His remarks highlight popular attitudes and trends, reflecting a sharp, satirical view of cultural norms.
The passage argues against defining how students act by labels like concerned or apathetic. It cites Capp's harsh comparison of violence advocates to Nazis, warning administrators to note the lack of historical awareness and the risk of reliving past abuses in universities.
New York AP reports celebrity tied fast food ventures draw praise and criticism from old line chains. Promoters like Broadway Joe's Inc raise about 2 million from Namath backers while others debate value of celebrity images versus financing as profits and risks loom.
The Lawrence Lions Club planned interior painting of the Watt residence at 4th and Maine to transform it into a City-County clinic. Also noted: historians Hall and Kelson completed Mammals of North America. President Eisenhower announced Dulles resignation due to terminal illness. Harold Snider named First District highway commissioner. Emporia library fire caused about 10000 in damages.
Verse from II Corinthians 5 17 proclaims new creation in Christ A prayer asks God to lift despair and grant heavenly hope for those on difficult posts in a day of degradation and futility.
An attic Kansas City find reveals a scrapbook owned by Mrs. Carmi W. Babcock, Lawrence pioneers. It documents Mrs. Babcock and husband Carmi W. Babcock, Kansas surveys, Washington and Grant era events, invitations from dignitaries, and notes on Lawrence residences and early civic roles. The owner plans to donate the volume to the Kansas State Historical Society.
Agar J. Helmick argues Gov. Docking misframes HB 1179 veto on right to work at Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant. He claims Kansas workers face unequal treatment, cites limited unrest, and urges reform based on industrial gains and constitutional protections for labor.
An anguished Montesano Vidette letter from a mother argues for police brutality if needed to shape her two teen sons. She recalls hospital holds, deaths, wrecks, jail, addiction, and vandalism as brutal results she has faced, insisting lawmen must act severely to guide her sons toward responsible adulthood.
In Washington DC a neighbor named McPherson loses his prized Rolls-Royce when a possible defect prompts a recall. The community brings food, offers support, and shares jokes to ease the blow as church and friends help him cope and plan new transport options.
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