Natablished In 1854 W Simons Editor 1891 to 1952
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1972
Page
2
The fragment notes the founding year 1854 and editor W Simons serving 1891 to 1952, indicating a historic newspaper lineage.
The piece weighs 1976 presidential prospects and party dynamics. It notes Nixon and Agnew as potential 1972 veterans and speculates on Dole Percy Reagan Connally Bush and Teddy Kennedy as future standard bearers. It also covers teacher strikes amid school-year planning and fiscal limits for public education.
Reported incident describes a bus carrying delegates to the Republican National Convention being attacked by demonstrators. Tires slashed engine doused with flammable mixture and ignited. The bus lost power but delegates escaped with a manual door opener. Authorities noted the violence as murderously dangerous.
A New York AP report notes that self regulation in the securities industry is becoming archaic as Congress debates competition driven reforms. The House subcommittee urges ending fixed commissions and replacing with cooperative regulation to curb public costs and boost market efficiency.
The piece notes Mario Procaccino leading Connally Democrats to back Nixon, triggering lukewarm GOP enthusiasm at the Republican National Convention. Clark MacGregor has issued orders restricting Connally’s anti McGovern push in states where leaders oppose him, focussing distrust among conservative Democrats and southern discontent.
Republican leaders blame John Connally for harming the party by backing a Democrats for Nixon ticket in several states. Virginia, Tennessee, and Texas critics warn his cross party maneuvering could fracture organization, elevate his own expected 1976 run, and alienate key allies.
In Miami Beach Republicans foresee a $2 billion fundraising haul for Nixon by October with a potential $1,950 billion surplus after campaign costs. Financiers at the Fontainebleau discuss spending to justify donor confidence, joking about buying Democratic offices as a dramatic use of funds.
In a New York AP interview, Robert Redford portrays himself as an individualist wary of labels. He discusses preferring privacy, outdoor life, and a career free of pigeonholing while critiquing modern packaged living and longing for a revival of past style and class.
Gov. Robert Docking praised Neosho County progress at a watermelon festival in Thayer noting 15 new industries have located there in 50 years including three in Thayer. He cited a new Highway Patrol HQ and nearly 3 million spent to improve area highways while a crowd hurled political jibes about national issues.
The mayor and a hotel executive compare political conventions to a painful vaccination that could yield long term benefits for Miami Beach. Some officials question inviting more conventions, noting costs to businesses and mixed returns, while others defend the city’s convention credibility and note strong summer occupancy despite slower July and August rates.
The Munich Olympic Stadium roof, praised by the German Architects Union as transforming architecture, is criticized by locals for rain leakage heat and wind. Gunther Behnisch and team receive the 1972 grand prize for the design.
A Kansas constitutional amendment allowing the legislature to decide if state auditor and treasurer offices are elective or appointive was ruled eligible for the November 7 general election ballot. Shawnee County District Judge E Newton Vickers directed the secretary of state to place the measure on the ballot amidst a challenge from Auditor Clay Hedrick and Treasurer Walter Peery.
Gov George C Wallace returns to Montgomery to celebrate his 53rd birthday with a party possible after his paralysis. He will resume physical therapy at Spain Rehabilitation Center and had visited the Birmingham Zoo with his wife and family amid recovery following the May 15 assassination attempt in Laurel Maryland.
Former U S secretary of defense Neil McElroy will resign from Procter and Gamble’s board citing health concerns. He will remain an employee and serve as consultant and adviser to board chairman Howard Morgens.
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