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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1973
Page
2
Historic newspaper masthead fragment lists editors and staff including Dolph Simons Sr and Jr, Bill Mayer, Ralph Gage, Ernest Poniolo, Leo Elller, with Establishment 1854 and address details. No current event context or date.
The column argues for treating juveniles who commit serious crimes as adults, citing Houston murders and FBI data from 1972. It questions leniency for juvenile offenders, notes rising involvement in adult crimes by youths, and urges holding under-18 perpetrators to adult standards when crimes are severe.
The piece surveys Phase 1 to Phase 4 economic controls under Nixon, with economists split on effectiveness. Some credit initial gains to wage price freezes, but critics including Friedman and Samuelson say controls bred inefficiency and failed to curb inflation long term.
Washington The Ways and Means Committee faces a future without Chairman Wilbur D Mills as he contemplates retirement at year’s end due to a back ailment. Rep. Al Ullman of Oregon steps in temporarily, with members noting the shift signals broader changes in how the powerful panel operates and shapes tax, trade, and social legislation.
The passage notes that coeducational dorms on campuses like Kansas University often foster a family oriented environment. Males become protective and romance is rarer than expected, with most observers calling the arrangement a success despite initial parental concerns.
A local counselor recalls youths entering coed dorms expecting a test ground for family life and commune living. They quickly bonded, chose segregated housing, and abandoned communal setups, prompting questions about parental worries.
Old Home Town Tommy Taul of Baldwin showed the 1 130 pound Angus grand champion steer at the county 4H and FFA fair. Reserve champion went to Margie Henry of Lecompton.
Oceanographers aboard the Knorr recovered greenish sediment from three sites east of Bermuda and three west of Bermuda, tracing mud from the Hudson and St. Lawrence rivers. A strong Antarctic bottom current carried the material, showing oceans can move dumped material long distances.
Reader service compiles federal and local offices for Lawrence including Sen. James Pearson Sen. Robert Dole Rep. Larry Winn Jr Sen. Arden Booth Rep. John Vogel Rep. Mike Glover Rep. Lloyd Buzzi and city officials Mayor Nancy Hambleton Jack Rose Barkley Clark Fred Pence Gary Condra Kenneth E. Anderson Julie Hack Richard Holzmeister John Spearman Sr Dr Helen Gilles Larry Hatfield Chairman Walter A Cragan Arthur A Heck and I J Stone back with street addresses and district details.
A national NBC News survey shows George McGovern leading Richard Nixon 51 to 49 percent if the 1972 election were rerun. Public opinion shifts reflect Watergate concerns with 60 percent losing confidence in Nixon, 71 percent disapproving of the taped White House conversations, and 74 percent saying Watergate weakens Nixon’s ability to govern. Only 30 percent support resignation.
Kansas produced a record 68.98 million dollars of dairy products in 1972, up 22 percent from 1971. American type cheese and creamed cottage cheese hit record highs, ice milk and sherbet ranked second in 44 years, ice cream declined slightly but remained third on record, with ice milk and sherbet totaling 5.05 million gallons worth 5.94 million dollars.
The piece argues antitrust law targets big firms and can be used as political leverage. It suggests payoffs and bribes as rational tools for corporate protection, cites IBM and ITT cases, and warns about using antitrust suits to divert public anger from government to corporations.
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