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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1971
Page
2
The Lawrence Journal World announces its publication details and subscription rates. It lists staff roles from executive editor to advertising director and notes historic establishment in 1954 with a long-running daily schedule. Rates include carrier and mail options across Kansas and surrounding regions.
A Lawrence Journal-World reader laments drivers who scuff other cars then drive away leaving no name. The piece urges witnesses to note license plates and leave notes to reduce hit and run incidents. It also highlights Lawrence High football optimism under Frank Gibson and a civic tale about Honest Joe Traub, a California cab driver known for returning lost items.
New York AP reports that lagging productivity per man hour remains the era's central economic challenge. Gains hinge on imaginative management and labor effort, not edicts, with U.S. output per hour far below Japan and Sweden in the 1960s. Investment, not policy pressure, drives improvements.
Joe Traub explains his honesty when tempted to keep money found in a cab. He recalls a woman returning a billfold and says the act restores faith in human nature and may encourage others to be honest too.
A 1961 note recalls Judy Jungmann of Carbondale chosen as Miss Wakarusa Valley and to preside over Richland Fair activities for three days. About 50 locals attended a meeting on the Sept. 12 pool bond of 206000, hearing Wayne Bly discuss the issue. A pony ride concession paid five cents per ride for eight ponies in South Park but lasted only four hours before the health department halted it. A Sunflower Village polio victim was burned slightly in an iron lung fire at KU Hospital in Kansas City.
Washington views George Jackson as a controversial figure, noting his long robbery record and the violent breakout at Soledad. The piece disputes claims of martyrdom and accuses Jackson of orchestrating guard killings, citing a broader prison violence and alleged plots at San Quentin. It argues for viewing Jackson as a criminal rather than a martyr.
Alvin Dahlene and Jack Rose comment on KU alumni and local interest. Readers debate the Nixon administration, the dollar gold standard, inflation, tariffs, and monetary policy implications with references to 1930s and 1940s global finance.
Robert McNamara of the World Bank names himself keeper of foreign aid as the International Development Association approves a $20 million loan to India. India signs a 20 year mutual security pact with Russia. The loan runs 50 years and is interest free.
In Saigon the national election charade raises gloom among Vietnamese and Americans about future stability. Despite Thieu’s near reelection, observers warn the political squabble weakens morale and risks undermining military aid, with Ky and Minh blamed for pulling out and hurting abroad.
A humorous Q and A questions Nixon administration wage and price freeze. It mocks economic policy and figures involved from banks to gnomes in Switzerland. It lampoons inflation, dollar value, and political spin with attributed quotes and mock answers.
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