16 Aug 1971
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1971
Page
1
Economists give mixed reactions to Nixon economic package with praise for several points but warnings that cuts in federal spending may negate gains. Analysts like Samuelson and Galbraith split on tax cuts, while Friedman and Leitche warn the plan may not sustain long term growth.
Nine of thirteen Northern Ireland opposition legislators call Catholics to Gandhian civil disobedience until interned prisoners are released. Strife continues as rioting leaves at least 26 dead. attacks and bomb scares disrupt Belfast and Londonderry. Bernadette Devlin urges protest strikes amid 12,500 British troops in place. Constable Daniel Barr, kidnapped and beaten, is rescued by priests and a chaplain.
Lawrence city announces large item trash pickup will run this week in North Lawrence with curb placement by Wednesday. Kansas University arrivals begin men’s rush activities Tuesday at fraternity houses and women’s abbreviated rush follows. orientation and registration start next week ahead of fall semester starting August 30.
Agenda items include ordinances for sanitary sewers serving Prairie Meadows and Jets 12 and 13, stop signs at multiple locations, removal of junk cars on 545 N Third and 632 N Seventh, Kasold Drive parking ban, and widening 15th Street. Background items cover zoning board minutes, traffic safety notes, variances for Virginia Inn, land rezoning, and planning commission appointment along with a damage claim and truck traffic study. The commission meets Tuesdays at 2 pm in city offices.
Lawrence officials weigh a major truck traffic law as Kasold Drive expands into a four lane artery. The proposal would restrict through trucks to designated routes including Highway 59 Sixth Street K-10 U S 40 Iowa and Lakeview with a North Lawrence loop and a north south corridor along New Hampshire 11th Rhode Island 13th and Haskell.
A report notes a possible widening of the band around dollar parity to three percent. The pound could move between $2.3860 and $2.4240 while the issue is tied to the dollar crisis. Tass counters Nixon by calling it a reflection of deep US capitalism crisis.
U S District Judge Sam C Pointer Jr ruled Gov George C Wallace cannot be a defendant in the Jefferson County desegregation suit and his transfer order has no legal effect. The judge said the school board must follow court orders, not the governor.
Heavy rains from Hurricane Beth caused widespread flooding across southern and eastern Nova Scotia. Airports and roads were overwhelmed with millions in damage as Halifax area totals approached nine inches in a day, but no casualties were reported.
Grocers brace for price fluctuations on seasonal foods as the President leads a policy shift. Apartment managers doubt rent freezes will curb costs, saying increases stem from wages and taxes. Bank examiners praise the tax cuts while warning of potential foreign retaliation and farm impacts.
Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally said Nixon’s suspension of the dollar’s convertibility is not a devaluation. He predicted the dollar will rise against some currencies and fall against others as the world adjusts to a floating exchange rate. He said talks with Britain and possibly Holland and France will seek freer trade and that profits to American business have declined to unacceptable levels.
A reader notes the phrase spells VICTIMS on a telephone keypad. The comment appears as a brief cryptic observation in the correspondence section of the page.
The East Lawrence Center Food Supplement Program receives funding for a second year from the Kansas Department of Education. Children in East Lawrence Center activities will get a daily milk or juice snack with rolls or cookies between 4 and 5 p.m. during the school year. The program runs through the 1971-72 school year, with meals served in the afternoons starting next week until school begins.
Limited readable text indicates a funeral home notice referencing an address on Rue 1111 and an advance advertisement. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are legible.
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