Lawrence Daily Journal World masthead and rates
The Lawrence Daily Journal World lists staff positions from president publisher editor and executive editor along with department heads. It notes the paper established in 1854 and published daily except Sunday and provides subscription rates by carrier mail and regions including Douglas county adjoining counties Kansas and the United States.
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the Worldompany
Sixth
New Hampshire
Wrence
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Nail
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
Ry Mall
United States
Lawrence area highway plan aims to guide growth by 2000
City and Douglas County officials review a $121 million Lawrence Area Transportation Study proposing a network of freeways bridges and trafficways. Prepared by the State Highway Department with local and federal input it urges swift action to curb congestion and guide future growth including population and vehicle projections.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
State Highway Department
Federal Highway
Hisory
Robert Docking
John Montgomery
Robert Hagen
Lawrence Area
Usual Business In an Altered Economic Landscape
New York AP notes business faces changing rules as pricing becomes public and politics, regulators, and shareholders influence decisions. Scaffolding signals adaptation while firms like GM Chrysler Ford and AMC confront inflation, director liability, inside trading scrutiny, and broader obligations to safety, environment, and equality.
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New York
The
Price Commission
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
American Motors
Penn Central
Wall Street
Man sentenced to 63 years for attempt on Wallace life
The defendant has been found responsible for his actions and given a 63 year prison term. Bremer’s father denounces the Maryland system as unjust while critics say personal justice overlooks victims and public safety.
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Wallace
Bremer
Maryland
Arthur Bremers
Urban renewal eyed as Lawrence plans big project
A Seven point program to seek federal aid under urban renewal was outlined by the City Commission, signaling potential century scale planning. The Lecompton Evangelical United Brethren Church begins a parsonage project built by parishioners replacing a 1909 manse. A fire at L. M. Metzler farm caused nearly $3 000 in losses.
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Lawrence
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Lecompton
L. M. Metzler
Dike Furor Shapes Debate on Vietnam War Windup
The piece questions Thieu’s demand for continued bombing to destroy North Vietnam’s war potential and critiques U S leaders for defensiveness over the dikes. It notes North Vietnam’s invasion of the South, the dashed hopes for Viet Namization, and calls for Nixon to commit to bombing as needed to end the war.
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South Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Thieu
State Department
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Tonkin Bay
Jane Fonda
Dike Liberation Front
Haiphong
Olof Palme
Dresden
Hiroshima
Nixon
Hurts Rent-a-Gun Idea Sparks Controversy and Risk
A satirical interview describes a proposed "Hurts Rent-A-Gun" business renting firearms by the day or hour. The plan includes nationwide drop-off, high rates, and cases like loans for travel or bets, while noting gun-control politics and election year hesitations.
Things We Could All Do Without From New York
A humorous AP list of peeves and annoyances in society ranging from political speeches and TV weather quips to queasy wait staff and noisy diners. It riffs on social habits and modern irritations, ending with a lighthearted Amen.
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New York
Health rule overturned by 1972 Kansas law
Topeka attorney general says state Board of Health regulation requiring female nurses or aides for female residents in adult care homes is invalid. The 1972 law bans sex discrimination in employment, prompting withdrawal of approval for the rule.
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Topeka
Kan
State Board of Health
Vern Miller
Letters claim cinema’s effect on crime sparks debate
In a Journal-World letter Charles Lacey argues experts claim movie sex and violence do not affect viewers. He cites Artie Bremer and a Wallace shooting tied to film influence. He accuses Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange of moving a lunatic to deadly deeds and calls for scrutiny of projection booths.
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Artie Bremer
Wallace
Litter on Freeways a Microcosm of Life
Los Angeles reports show freeway litter spans money, livestock, wigs, appliances and even a kitchen sink. Valuables reappear through dramatic recoveries like 8000 coins on Ventura Freeway and two sound tapes for Gunsmoke, with costs reaching about 4.5 million annually to keep lanes clear.
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Los Angeles
Ventura
California Highway Patrol
State Division of Highways
San Diego
Division of Highways
Sacramento
Major Candidates Respond For Debate Type Activity
Six of ten major candidates have fully accepted to appear on Kansas TV and radio in debate style events before the general election. Meetings set for next Monday will finalize dates and formats with discussants including Docking Parson Tetzlaff Owen Hart Hoffman and Kay.
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Topeka
Kansas
Thad M. Sandstrom
Stauffer Publications
Sandstrom
U.S
Congress
Robert Docking
James B. Parson
Arch Tetzlaff
Prairie Village
Dave Owen
Overland Park
George Hart
Wichita
Robert E. Hoffman
Skubitz Proposes 10 Cent Per Ton Strip Mine Fee
Rep. Joe Skubitz of Kansas urges a 10 cent per ton reclamation fee on strip coal miners to fund restoration of land damaged before 1967. The plan accompanies legislation reviewed by the House Interior Committee to aid land ravaged by past mining.
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Washington
Joe Skubitz
R-Kan
Skubitz
House Interior Committee
Kansas
Secretary of the Interior
Kansas Native Rhodes Leads GOP Platform Committee
Kansas native Rep. John J. Rhodes of Arizona chairs the 108 member Republican Platform Committee in Miami Beach. Hearings run each morning ahead of formal platform writing, with Rhodes set to present the draft to delegates at the GOP National Convention.
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Kan
Miami Beach
Republican Platform Committee
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
Rhodes
House
Republican Policy Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Councill Grove
Kansas State University
Harvard Law School
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