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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1973
Page
2
Lawrence Daily Journal World staff roles and contact details listed. Publication history notes founder W C Simons, editors, and corporate address in Lawrence Kansas with subscription rates and AP membership.
Statement of editorial ethics printed as a front page note dated Saturday April 28 1973 outlining fair reporting, nonpartisanship, equality, sympathy for the disadvantaged, truth in public affairs and community improvement.
An analysis argues shoppers misattribute high grocery totals to farmers and processors. It separates food from non food items and notes convenience drives up prices, with examples from bread, frozen meals, and egg farming investments. It stresses farmers have little control over many cost factors.
In a reflective piece the author imagines Los Angeles losing its energy binge and its smog laden era. He foresees a future with cleaner skies and new transit, while lamenting the passing of the car centric, improvised city of old. The essay contrasts past Hollywood spectacle with present urban change.
Farmers have relied on a steady yield trend since World War II, yet occasional years defy the growth pattern. The piece cites 1970s blights, compares corn and wheat gains, notes that total per acre production rose about 60 percent from 1950 to last year while total cropland fell, and highlights rising livestock output and expanding agricultural exports driven by yield gains.
Four Cuban refugees among seven men convicted for June 17 1972 Democratic headquarters bugging claim they were hired to strike at Fidel Castro. They discuss hopes of return to Havana while awaiting grand jury, and recall Liddy and the Committee to Re-elect the President.
President Nixon weighs senior staff fate amid Watergate fallout and his choice to retain H R Haldeman. This stance risks Republican anger over perceived autocracy as Rogers and others push for a wholesale White House cleanup.
A compilation of monthly board and commission meeting times for city and county bodies. Examiners health housing art and planning boards meet on specified Mondays Tuesdays or Wednesdays at various city hall, hospital, or public venues with times ranging from 3 p.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Highlights include the 1952 end of war with Japan by treaty signed in 1951. James Monroe born 1758. Maryland ratifies the Constitution in 1788. Bligh mutiny in 1789. Mussolini captured and killed in 1945. Marines to Dominican Republic in 1965. Castro touring Moscow. North Vietnamese tanks near Quang Tri in 1968.
The All Scholarship Hall Council at Kansas University elected its officers for next year. Ann Gardner of McPherson a sophomore is president Jonya Gae Wallace Greensburg sophomore is vice president and Bob Everett Kansas City a junior is secretary treasurer.
A 1963 note recalls 0.18 inch rain and a drought stretch, plus a minor Kaw River Bridge accident delaying traffic. It mentions a need for another Lawrence bridge and a school trip of about 500 Douglas County pupils to the Eisenhower Museum from town.
A devotional note quotes Hebrews 11 1 affirming faith as assurance and conviction. A brief prayer asks God for faith and trust to move forward despite fear. The piece centers on spiritual guidance and personal resilience.
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