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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1972
Page
2
The Lawrence daily newspaper details its founding in 1854 and current publication as the World Company. It lists editors, circulation information, and pricing for various delivery and mail options across Kansas and beyond.
The Journal World reaffirms its commitment to accurate and fair news reporting. It pledges no mixing of editorial opinion with news and safeguards rights of all citizens regardless of race creed or economic status. The note also expresses sympathy for the disadvantaged and opposes dishonesty in public affairs.
Lawrence returns to activity with KU students arriving for the fall term. Traffic rises and shops hire extra staff as restaurants and services feel a surge in trade. Residents note the shift from calm August to energetic autumn life, despite more hazards from heavier traffic.
The Watergate burglary scene unfolds with five men loaded with devices at Democratic National Headquarters in Washington. Names like James W. McCord Jr and Bernard L. Harker surface, linking CIA tenure and GOP fund-raising to the incident.
The piece recalls the Watergate affair with CRP figures and Liddy facing questions, then shifts to a broad critique of parenting, drug use, and social change. It cites Dr. Blum on drugs among upper-class youth, family influence, and generational shifts, urging discipline and parental responsibility.
The conservative wing pressed a tough formula through the Republican rules committee as liberals faltered. An eleventh hour White House mediation offer was rejected while Perry’s bloc sought Nixon’s help, signaling a symbolic but not decisive victory.
Lawrence native Dwight Metzler is named executive secretary of the Kansas Water Resources Board with headquarters in Topeka. The fall agenda includes public school pre school meetings as Serbo Croatian is to be taught at KU this season. Kansas Gov John Anderson taps Manhattan attorney Richard Rogers as new state Republican chairman replacing Don Schnacke.
A devotional prayer asks for guidance to model life after Christ showing patient steady effort rather than bursts of energy. It emphasizes divine purpose achieved through long-suffering perseverance and faith.
The College Poll finds the Miami GOP platform fails to attract a broad student base and may hurt Nixon’s campus appeal. Democrats favor Vietnam withdrawal, arms cuts, and civics reforms, while Republicans trail in youth support and image as resistant to change.
Moscow reports warn against waste as grain harvest looms. Pravda notes two Ukraine men jailed for moving 1000 loaves to a dump. Vechernaya Moskva says Moscow cafeterias sent 114 tons of leftovers to farms. Officials deny bread shortages while warning of a difficult agricultural year.
The Ray C Norris Loan Fund is established by friends and associates of Allen Bradley Bloomfield NJ. The $1,150 gift honors his 25 years of service as manager of the New York territory. He is a 1936 electrical engineering graduate.
Highlights note key events on this date including the 19th amendment taking effect in 1920 granting women voting rights, the 1316 use of artillery at Crecy, Hutchinson accused over Stamp Act in 1765, and surrender instructions aboard Missouri in 1945. Also mentions 1934 Saar demand, 1937 China blockade, 1942 Vichy dissolution, 1945 envoys surrender, with references to recent anniversaries and birthdays.
Kohlman explains general aviation as all non scheduled and non military flying, from air taxis and personal travel to pipelines and air ambulances. He notes it supports 79 percent of annual flight hours, with 700000 pilots and yearly aircraft sales nearing a billion dollars, mostly built in Kansas.
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