Lawrence Daily Journal World masthead and pricing notes
The World Company in Lawrence Kansas lists editors and staff including Simons Sr. and Simons Jr. as leaders. It notes established in 1854 and provides contact, addresses, and subscription rates by carrier and mail across regions.
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the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Forbes Air Base closure shocks Topeka region
The Defense Department orders Forbes Air Base shut as part of a national economy drive. Topeka anticipates 3700 ancillary and 195 civilian job cuts by September 1, affecting Lawrence and surrounding areas. The report notes Sunflower Ordnance Works and Fortime activities as past regional shocks and urges careful civic planning to offset economic impact.
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Lawrence
Topeka
Forbes Air Base
Defense Department
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Ordnance Plant
Forbes
Tike
Wichita
Safina
Kansas
Now and Then Hubert Humphrey Lectures On Democratic Process
The article recalls Hubert Humphrey, former Vice President and 1968 Democratic nominee, telling a party panel that the nation will reject the Republican Party due to contempt for democratic processes. It notes his long habit of optimistic, repeated claims and his habit of saying such things often.
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Hubert
Food Label Controversy Spurs Call For Federal Action
The piece notes outrage over pig snouts in cooked foods and beef pork mixtures, with critics urging federal intervention. It recalls old farm scenes, a Lawrence school swimming pool issue, local cleanup efforts, a plane crash near Lawrence, high school track marks, a Roman banquet, a law firm move, and Douglas County coal mining gains, ending with a biblical prayer excerpt.
Public health board criticized over appointments and care
A letter to the Journal World editor denounces the Health Board for appointing its own members to salaried health positions and questions the board’s watchdog role. The writer, a Lawrence physician, cites diagnostic limits and calls for an active physician as health officer while praising nursing homes for their care and facing budget pressures.
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Health Board
Journal-World
Health Department
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Echoes of 1973 Fuel Crisis and Its Aftermath
A Raleigh style memory piece contrasts 1973 fuel shortages with present times, recalling gas lines, rationing, big cars, and suburban shifts. It critiques policy responses, Detroit’s car era, and social changes while reflecting on wartime memory and public opinion.
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Florida
Detroit
America
Opening of Port Seen As Big Peace Barrier
The looming reopening of Sihanoukville port in Cambodia threatens the Paris ceasefire by enabling North Vietnamese supply lines into South Vietnam. U S officials warn Saigon may intervene to keep the port closed, while ARVN generals push for action to lift a siege near Tong Le Chan.
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Saigon
Sihanoukville
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Alexander Haig
U. S. Army
Indochina
U. S
ARVN
Washington
Hanoi
Wape
Phnom Penh
Kompong Som
Norodom Sihanouk
Henry Kissinger
Nguyen van Thieu
Laos
Mekong River
Tran Thien Khiem
U.S
Mekong
Thieu
Arvn High Command
Tong le Chan
Here
International Control Commission
Local Support for Lawrence High School Principal Appointment
George Olstead of the School-Community Relations Advisory Council urges the board to appoint Max Rife as permanent principal at Lawrence High School. He argues Rife’s emergency qualifications, internal promotion, and continuity would benefit students and staff without disruption. He cites superintendent Carl Knox and board as weighing factors in the decision.
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Board of Education
Supt
Carl Knox
Lawrence High
Broken’ Arrow Park
Rife
Lawrence
George Olstead
School-Community Relations Advisory Council
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Carl Sandefur
Kansas Relays
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Jack Brand
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Tom Landon
Law Firm
Barber and Allen
Douglas County
Steve McCann
Blue Mound
Dorothy Winsler
Robert Karr
Margaret Jane Winsler
Roy C., Rice
Jesus
Luke
Letters To the Journal-World
the Health Board
Automobile Authority
Ind
Ralph Nader
Congress
Israel
Alaska
Ray A. Clark
Gus diZerega
Diverega
Westover Afb
Massachusetts
DiZerega
Hanoi Hilton
Zoo
Heartbreak
North Vietnam
Air Force
Kenneth W. North
di Zerega
Nancy Hurley Smith
of Kansas University
Holyoke Transcript-Telegram
Holyoke
Mass
Germany
Suggs
Southeast Asia
Harold H Lytle
Winona Ave
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
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