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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1969
Page
2
Lawrence Daily Journal-World notices show daily publication except Sunday from The World Company in Lawrence Kansas. It lists office address Sixth and New Hampshire Streets, rates by carrier and mail for Douglas and adjoining counties and nationwide subscriptions.
The SDS urges students to infiltrate American industry in summer work programs to build ties with workers. A manual advises best job targets, behavior, and how to present as permanent staff while seeking workplace alliances. Employers face mixed reactions, while public awareness may deter or complicate hiring.
In a remark at Oklahoma University President J Herbert Hollomon questions how newspapers overemphasize the extraordinary and overlook the ordinary. He argues history includes social events markets sports churches schools business development and even honors and Supreme Court rulings.
The excerpt argues historians increasingly rely on newspapers to source past events such as Eisenhower's death Kennedy assassinations and space launches. It notes occasional errors and calls for tolerance of human error in reporting.
A World-Herald reader urges responsibility in letters to the paper noting two police shooting incidents last summer involving a 21 year old driver and a 17 year old passenger. The writer argues that misstatements harm press freedom and community police relations and calls for corrections or rejection of libelous statements.
AP outlines criticism of 1970s tax laws with calls for new thinking. Experts note inconsistencies allow loopholes, highlight cases like 21 millionaires paying no income tax, and argue laws discourage saving, reward borrowing, and unfairly burden singles while subsidizing marriage.
The Norris brothers relocate their plumbing and heating business to 1515 W 6th St after seven years downtown. The Oregon Centennial Wagon Train tour passes Lawrence en route from Independence Missouri with 27 travelers in seven wagons.
New York AP reports the era’s fashion trend toward minimal coverage as a cultural event. Oscar de la Renta leads with daring designs, arguing nudity splits into indecent and innocent, while designers deny credit for the movement.
A reader asks about appetite stimulants and driving risk from amphetamine pills known as bennies. The doctor explains dangers, potential hallucinations, and legal issues, urges sleep and cautions against abuse for truck drivers. Additional letters discuss acne diet with skim milk, fat restriction, and sugar limits.
School staff describe field trips as instructional tools that enrich learning by linking classroom work to real life. Planning involves teachers students and sometimes parents, with approval from district officials and notifications to families.
The PTA meeting featured a program by the 4th 5th and 6th grades praised for hard work and spirited patriotic and religious songs. The reader highlights inclusive reception and democratic values despite the school's underprivileged area status.
Hal Boyle reports on girl watching as a long running American pastime and the debate over whether the trend is nourishing or declining. He notes classes of watchers based on preferred features and comments on aging audiences, miniskirts, and the idea that participation is mostly restricted to married men over 40 and aging bachelors.
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