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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1971
Page
2
Lawrence Daily Journal World announces daily publication by The World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas with a local telephone line for submissions and inquiries. The notice lists postal code 66044 and indicates a weekday publication schedule excluding Sundays.
Three men resign from the Lawrence City Commission after turbulent terms. former Mayor Donald Metzler, Clark Morton, and James Black depart. New members Nancy Hambleton Jack Rose and Charles Fisher were elected April 6.
A reader thanks local firefighters for saving a son from a dorm fire. The letter praises their bravery and criticizes state funding for higher education, urging better support for KU. A separate note argues for 18 year old voting rights and calls for fair tax and budget reforms to protect university funding and Lawrence’s economy.
New York AP reports a proposed 142 percent rise in magazine and newspaper mailing costs could push publishers to raise subscriptions, reduce page sizes, and seek other delivery methods. The change would lift annual mailing costs, with magazines like Readers Digest and Esquire already cutting pages and raising prices to offset the impact.
In a poll of 40 American Society of Newspaper Editors members at the convention, Henry M. Jackson and Hubert H. Humphrey were named the leading Democratic challengers to President Nixon. Ed Muskie, Edward Kennedy, and Harold Hughes followed, with George McGovern and Birch Bayh also noted. Views on Nixon’s fate were split, about a quarter predicting defeat, others predicting victory or uncertain outcomes.
Dolph Simons argues that university budget cuts during economic crises risk harming education quality, unlike businesses that can raise prices or cut quality. He notes wage gaps, inflation pressures, and the need for faculty salaries to keep pace, warning that freezing pay hurts fixed incomes and mirrors sweatshop exploitation, urging scrutiny of tax structures and leadership courage.
Editor Charles Scott Jr argues Lawrence has shown few programs for African and other minority residents. He credits Ballard Center with services like legal aid and employment, while criticizing the city for neglect and misusing federal funds. He cites HUD funds, housing, education, and minority contracting issues as evidence of minimal city initiative.
The article explains NASDAQ, the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System, linking dealers by a central computer to display real time quotes. It highlights how a button press reveals best prices across hundreds of stocks and may replace phone calls with faster electronic trades. The system aims to standardize prices, boost competition, and expand listings from thousands to potentially twenty thousand stocks.
In 1961 Waldemar Gelich, 77, KU violin professor emeritus, died from injuries after a fall in Topeka. A mock United Nations at KU drew ~25 students shouting Cuba Si Russia No. Baldwin schools principal Floyd Rogers resigns to join the State American Legion in Topeka, effective June 1.
Jesus on the cross proclaims it is finished in John 19 30 and a prayer asks for wisdom to learn when to say it is finished as life journeys progress The reflection centers on living by the Master’s teachings and seeking completion after each effort.
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