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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1973
Page
2
The Lawrence Daily Journal World notes editors and publishers with names such as OLEH SIMONS JR and W.C. Simons, listing executives, staff roles, and the 1814 establishment. Advertising and circulation details include subscription rates for daily and mail delivery within Kansas and surrounding areas.
City officials urge widening West 23rd Street between Louisiana and Ibwa to add two lanes and center turning points to handle projected two million lake visitors a year. They warn current curb cuts hinder traffic and propose parallel lanes and additional fencing where possible to improve flow.
Northwestern University in Evanston Illinois deploys a female public safety officer with a revolver as a decoy to deter and potentially trap a reported rapist who attacked two coeds this month. Male officers back her up as she patrols the campus and students are advised to walk in pairs amid rising campus crime including dorm burglaries and pursey thefts. Daylight Saving Time start dates are noted with debates on timing.
Richard Brandshaft argues that frequent passenger frisking wastes time while neglecting real risks. He compares hijack prevention, airbag incentives, heroin pricing, and liability ethics, proposing a California helmet acknowledgment model for airlines to balance public safety with individual choice.
London gold prices jumped from 65 to 95 dollars per ounce in early 1973 with an eye on 100 as U.S. Senate moves to allow American gold ownership promise to propel demand. Analysts cite currency devaluations and rising demand from hoarders, industry, and jewelers as prices ascend. risks remain as markets shift from fixed to free pricing since 1968. the August 1972 break ended the fixed rate era.
Quixotic debate imagines Nixon stepping down after Watergate and McGovern taking over. Oklahoma forfeits games. Os good advocates televised confession. Mock scenario ponders reform or new election, with Nixon becoming University of Oklahoma president.
Clyde H Schwanke of Lecompton Kan defends cyclists amid a Journal-World critique, arguing bike lanes aid ecology and safety. He notes his own crash-free 10 000 mile yearly cycling history and questions labeling riders as reckless monsters.
The late J Neale Carman proposes a bold theory on the composition and authorship of a medieval Arthurian prose romance in a new University Press of Kansas book. William Roach lauds Carman for his thorough historical and geographic analysis of Lancelot and Mort Artu linking the Pseudo Map Cycle to late twelfth and early thirteenth century politics and dynastic history.
Davis Taylor of the American Newspaper Publishers Association reports that daily newspapers posted strong results with record 62.5 million copies sold daily, rising employment and advertising revenue, and record 10.3 million tons of newsprint consumption. He warns capacity limits and potential strikes could threaten future gains while urging a strong defense of a free press. Hutchinson to host a June 6 job fair at Hutchinson Community College student union under Chamber of Commerce sponsorship for Reno County residents.
In 1963 Wreckers began demolition of Blake Hall at KU to clear space for a $750,000 classroom building near the chancellor’s residence. Light frost and unseasonably cool readings threaten more cold snaps amid drought conditions. Wallace E. Galluzzi, 36, named principal of Hass Kell Indian Institute by Supt. Stayton, arrives May 1 from Aberdeen.
New York AP reports surveys showing a sharp drop in consumer optimism as inflation rises, unemployment fears grow, and living costs surge. Despite high incomes, many Americans hoard gas and buy big-ticket items before prices rise, while others save for a possible recession and seek bonuses from tax refunds or credit.
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