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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1976
Page
2
Journal World critiques Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter for promising reforms without Congress support. It notes the 94th Congress, controlled by Democrats, passed only one major law and blocked or stalled many key programs, urging caution about future promises.
Pat Nixon recently left a California hospital to begin therapy after a stroke. The devoted wife stood by her husband during his White House exit two years ago and has shown fortitude, patience, and optimism through ongoing strain. Millions wish her a prompt, full recovery.
The 1976 Democratic platform proposed defense cuts but Congress overruled Pentagon base closures for political reasons. Ford vetoed the 1977 military construction bill after Congress added advance notice rules. a House override failed. Critics say Congress pursues pork and ignores platform commitments.
Intense anti Connally efforts in the Ford campaign and among Republicans threaten to backfire, rallying conservatives including Southerners who favor Connally. Key figures like Rep. Railsback and Rep. Cohen warn a Ford Connally pairing would be disastrous, while Ford privately signals displeasure at anti Connally rhetoric.
Washington report details Treasury audit findings on lavish USRA spending. It notes board discord as Undersecretary Thomas pushes to curb expenses, including club memberships, relocation allowances, and consulting contracts, while chairman Arthur Lewis and peers resist and retaliate.
GM disclosed in New York that it would raise its quarterly dividend to 85 cents a share after a strong second quarter with $909 million profit. The move, seen as risky by critics, aims to retain capital for expansion while wage talks continue. GM distributed about $244 million to shareholders, reflecting its vast scale and complex economic footprint.
On this date 1945 the atomic bomb was used at Hiroshima. Also 1806 Napoleon ordered the Holy Roman Empire dissolved. Bolivia won independence from Peru in 1825. 1914 saw Woodrow Wilsons wife die at the White House. 1940 marks the start of the Battle of Africa as Italians invaded British Somaliland. 1961 the Soviet Union launched its second pilot Major Gherman Titov into orbit.
The World Company of Lawrence Kansas publishes daily except Sunday with editors and staff listed. Subscription rates are 2.45 per month by carrier, 29.40 per year by carrier, 15.53 per year by mail in Douglas and nearby counties, 19.67 per year in other Kansas counties and greater Kansas City area, and 24 per year elsewhere in the United States. Second class postage paid at Lawrence Kansas. Member of ABC and Associated Press.
The essay sketches Amish life near Ronks Pennsylvania and refugees from New York City in the Fresh Air Fund program. It contrasts Old Order ways with modernity, notes local hosts like Anna Buckwalter who place 700 children yearly, and places Ranks mid way between Eden and Paradise.
Alvin Dahlene argues the Olympics have become a promoter driven spectacle and calls for returning control to athletes. He praises performances by Edwin Moses Bruce Jenner Lasse Viren Dwight Stones Rick Wolhuter and Dean Smith’s basketball team while criticizing nationalism politics and economic interests surrounding the Games.
Business manager Carter Anderson says dam construction in the Wakarusa watershed could begin before year end 1967. Cooler weather expected after a 58 degree morning low with rain chances high. Twenty four boatloads of stone laid for the dam and lime spread in alleys to curb odors. C. B. Mason of Ottawa announces candidacy for Fourth District judge.
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