GCCA chief seeks victims rights in 10 year crime plan
Adrian Farver, executive director of the Kansas Governor's Committee on Criminal Administration, pushes a ten year master plan to boost victims rights and public safety. He argues law enforcement should favor victims and society over criminals and supports rehabilitation with safeguards for those unreceptive to change.
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Kansas
Adrian Farver
GCCA
Farver
U.S. Attorney's Office
Topeka
Farrer
Governor's Committee On Criminal Administration
Bottled water fraud warns consumers of risks
A science warning accents bottled water fraud as public water standards gap prompts calls for stricter rules. The piece notes reputable firms exist but fly-by-night operators may sell tap water or contaminated products. It compares risks to natural foods and urges consumers to verify sources and insist on uniform standards.
McGovern and Jackson clash over busing at Louisville conference
At the Democratic Issues Conference in Louisville presidents George McGovern and Henry Jackson sparred over busing for desegregation. McGovern warned against backing an anti busing nominee and stressed constitutional limits while Jackson argued busing has failed. The piece notes Supreme Court limits on inter district remedies and cites Justice Stewart.
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Washington
George McGovern
Henry Jackson
Louisville
McGovern
George Eliot
Jackson
Democratic Party
James Coleman
Supreme Court
Detroit
George Wallace
Potter Stewart
Waste and negativism hinder America says Lilienthal
David Lilienthal, 76, former TVA chief and AEC first chairman, argues America wastes human resources through inaction and timidity. He urges decisive leadership and a nationwide program to develop skills and curb unemployment to unleash the country’s growth potential.
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New York
David Lilienthal
America
Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Atomic Energy Commission
TWA
France
United States
Europe
TVA
Development and Resources Corp
Ring-A-Day calls for more volunteers as aging loneliness persists
The Journal-World cites Ring-A-Day of Lawrence offering free protective calls to shut-ins since 1969 and urges more volunteers and callers. The piece highlights the program's flexible scheduling, inclusive reach, and the need to counter long dark days with simple, personal contact.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Ring-A-Day
Shutins
Old home town Report on Vietnam talk at KU
Gen Maxwell Taylor former U S ambassador in Vietnam and now a special consultant to President Johnson was slated to give a talk at KU. Police warned of thefts during Christmas shopping season urging car locking to prevent loss of valuables.
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Vietnam
Maxwell Taylor
U.S
Lyndon Johnson
Animals can be helped by reporting cruelty to animals
An editor's note from the Journal-World introduces a two part Lawrence Humane Society column on animal cruelty. It urges readers to report mistreatment to authorities, outlines clearly illegal conditions, and notes steps for protection and correction under Kansas law.
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Lawrence Humane Society
Patricia Ireland
Nancy Lignitz
Journal-World Opinion
Douglas County
Kansas
Humane Society
Mythic origins of basketball trace to manna and kings
A satirical chronicle asserts basketball arose in biblical times with Moses and a manna ball, weaving mythical episodes from Cairo to Runnymede, then credits Naismith’s wall basket as the decisive moment. The piece blends humor about ancient figures and the sport’s supposed early fame.
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Kansas University
James Naismith
Springfield
Mass
Naismith
Moses
Sinai Peninsula
Egypt
Pharoah
B.C
Heart Transplant Reported as First in Cape Town
On this date in 1967 surgeons at a Cape Town hospital announced a successful human heart transplant the first such operation. The event is among a list marking historic world events across years.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Madrid
Napoleon
Jefferson Davis
U.S
Virginia
Robert Louis Stevenson
Samoa
Saar
Germany
The World Company Staff and Publication Details
The World published daily except Sunday in Lawrence Kansas with editors Dolph Simons Sr and Jr Bill Mayer Ralph Gage Jack Starkey Leo Eller and others. Established 1854 W C Simons served as editor from 1891 to 1952 and circulation rates are listed for various regions and mail options.
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Dolph Simons Sr
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Bill Mayer
Ralph Gage
Jack Starkey
Leo Eller
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kaw
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
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Kansas Soil Conservation Agency
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Cleveland
National Council of Churches of Christ
AAA
A.W. Palmer
Chicago Theological Seminary
New England
By Patricia Ireland and
Betty Ford
Peking
Ford
Cairo
Shmuel
Barons
Runnymede
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Leonardo da Vinci
Sistine Chapel
Martin Luther
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
By Marshall Fine
North Vietnam
Journal- World
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