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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1972
Page
3
The Lawrence Daily Journal World dated Wednesday December 6 1972 presents masthead details with editors publishers and staff roles and lists publication and subscription information including rates nationwide. It shows the World Company address and notes circulation terms and Associated Press affiliation.
Kansas University taps Arthur Lonborg to step in as interim athletic director and assist with the chancellorship transition. Ray Nichols continues as interim chancellor while the Regents search for a permanent leader. Lonborg brings a long KU background as student athlete and former athletics director and accepts the role with readiness.
The article notes a rise in vandals and thieves targeting home Christmas decorations. Light bulb thefts and damaged wiring ruin displays, discouraging residents who brighten the season for the community.
Americans resume heavy borrowing after a frugal period starting in 1969. October credit rose to a record 1.92 billion, pushing consumer credit near 150 billion. Auto lending leads, echoed by early Christmas shopping. Savings rates fell from 8.6 percent to about 6.4 percent, signaling a shift from caution to confidence and boosting retail expectations.
Doctor Josef Mengele refuses to confirm whether Martin Bormann is alive, calling him dead in essence. He says if Bormann exists at all, he lives in fear, over 70 years old, and that true living death would accompany such a life.
New Ipswich physician Robert Shaw warns that licking postage stamps may risk health due to unsanitary origins and unknown chemicals in stamp glue. He argues people should avoid licking stamps because of uncertain contamination and taste, despite potential skepticism about the warning.
Dope pad robberies rise as police note stronger link between drug addiction and crime. Detroit homicide unit reports growing murders tied to an estimated 40,000 addicts who steal or gather up to 100 dollars daily to fund drugs. Lt. Jerry Hale cites dope pads as high risk murder targets.
The Defense Department plan to reorganize the Kansas National Guard from a division to a brigade was not expected to affect the Lawrence unit led by Capt. Karl Reber. With the deadline two days away, United Fund remains $2,500 short of its $68,000 goal despite a deadline extension.
Cairo reports Sadat seeks a settlement on the Sinai crisis by pressing Nixon and Brezhnev at the next summit. He faces U.S. Israeli stalemate, forced Soviet expulsion, and a fragile attempt to redraw Egyptian alliances amid mounting pressure from Libyan and army factions.
Letter from Mrs. Shirley Williams of Tonganoxie argues parents should tell children the truth about Santa Claus, framing Santa as the spirit of giving and love tied to Christ. She urges readers to protect childhood innocence and share the Christmas message of love, cheer, and generosity.
James Gunn KU professor outlines his speculative fiction in The Listeners a sober take on first contact a radio message from a distant world and the wide range of human reactions from fear to curiosity. The piece notes Gunns background at Kansas University and contrasts his work with Crichton and other authors.
Kansas University graduate student from Wichita Gus diZerega writes a regular Opinion Page column for the Journal World.
A critical view argues that quota driven policies for minorities risk eroding the ideal of equal protection under the law. It warns that reliance on special privileges could fuel white guilt, invite backlash, and threaten long term gains in minority justice, citing historical parallels and dangers to constitutional norms.
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