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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1971
Page
2
Lawrence Journal World details from 1971 including editors publisher advertising director and circulation information. Notes an address in Lawrence Kansas with rates for carriers and mail subscriptions and state affiliation as a member of audits and Associated Press. The date noted is Wednesday Evening August 25 1971.
The piece criticizes the South Vietnamese Assembly and Thieu regime, highlighting riots and scandals as U.S. involvement grows costly and questioned. It notes 220,000 U.S. troops alerted ahead of the lower house election and argues for withdrawal as Vietnam’s will seems weak. It then shifts to local sports and car tire safety notes.
The piece explains that the United States has not officially devalued the dollar though gold convertibility was ended. It notes dollar value depends on what other currencies will fetch, with analysts predicting some currencies may rise against the dollar. Treasury official Connally says a formal devaluation is premature.
Inflation of tires can lead to blow outs and motorists should regularly check tire pressure to minimize danger to themselves and their families.
Douglas County wheat producers joined 39 states in approving 1962 marketing quotas and stabilization with the narrowest approval margin since 1956. The campaign reflected nationwide support amid ongoing price controls and market safeguards.
A devotional excerpt thanks God for speaking to people in diverse ways guiding them toward the Kingdom of eternal glory. It ends with the well known verse John 3 16 recalling that God loved the world and gave his only begotten Son.
Washington pundits weigh Nixon moving Agnew from the ticket and consider Rogers Morton as a strong running mate. Morton, 56, a Yale-educated Interior Secretary, commands Nixon’s trust and blends conservative appeal with cross party potential to aid 1972 and 1976 campaigns.
New York report shows 52 percent of students favor reducing college to three years with possible year off, while 38 percent oppose and 10 percent undecided. Coeds lean more toward the idea. faculty largely oppose due to academic work and vacation needs. potential savings are cited alongside campus utilization and alternative two year programs.
Kenneth Anderson, executive director of Kansas Master Planning Commission on Education, will meet with legislative committees in Topeka to discuss vocational technical education studies. He will present Friday at 2 p.m. to the Committee on Vocational-Technical Education and Monday at 1:30 p.m. to the Committee on School Procedures and Efficiency.
Key historical notes for August 25 include the 1944 liberation of Paris by Allied troops, 1689 Iroquois attack on Montreal, and New Orleans founded by French immigrants in 1718. Other items cover Uruguay independence in 1828, Iran invasion in 1941, Duke of Kent death in 1942, railroads seized in 1950, and recent church and political milestones.
The Assemblies of God 84th General Council in Kansas City met without action on abortion divorce or remarriage. A resolution opposing abortion and any legislation to legalize it was not acted on. Committee bylaws on divorcee remarriage were sent back for study with over 8,000 registered attendees.
Kansas University graduate student Gus diZerega critiques wage price control arguments and defends market mechanisms. He argues inflation stems from money supply increases and questions government intervention, noting past racial housing bias and the harms of federal policy on employment and wages.
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