Lawrence Journal World History and Rates Snapshot
The Lawrence Journal World, established 1854, lists editors and staff including Dolph Simons Sr, Ralph Gage, Jack Stark, and Leo Feller. It notes publication daily except Sunday from The World Company in Lawrence Kansas with carrier and mail subscription rates across regions and AP affiliation.
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Dolph Simons SR
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Sescreseser
Seeete
Dolph C. Simons
Bill Mayer
Ralph Gage
Jack Stark
Leo Feller
the World Company
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New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
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Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
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Journal-World editorial statement from December 8 1973
This brief reprint outlines the Kansas paper's pledge to report accurately and fairly without mixing opinion with news. It affirms rights for all citizens, calls for fairness, sympathy for the disadvantaged, and exposing public dishonesty while supporting community improvement projects.
Costs Mount as U S Faces Vietnam Aftermath
The United States remains financially burdened by Southeast Asia involvement after a January agreement. Despite demobilization talks, North Vietnamese attacks delay plans, with costs running into millions. Officials warn graft and inflated manpower claims raise taxpayer burdens under President Thieu.
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United States
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Uncle Sam
North Vietnam
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Washington
Lawrence voters weigh $664000 airport bond issue
Lawrence will hold a Tuesday vote on a proposed general obligation bond of 664000 for airport improvements. Officials seek large turnout to show clear public mandate and support for the project.
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Lawrence
League
Lawrence Public Library
Russell Bradt
Lawrence League of Women Voters
The Vicious Exchange of Drugs and Danger in Trade
The piece examines drug dealing and user violence driven by greed for money. It notes dealers may rob or kill, buyers risk bigger losses, and counterfeit or diluted drugs rise due to no strong federal regulation. It warns amateurs face disaster as profits draw more predators.
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America
Middle America
University of Oklahoma
Cross
Siberia
Fed in Spotlight Over Policy as Rates Sit Near Highs
Investment adviser John Wright warns that sustained high interest rates fuel shortages and slow growth. He urges a monetary policy shift to lower prime rates to 5 or 6 percent and long-term bond yields to 6 percent, arguing the Fed taxes borrowers and hampers national policy.
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Federal Reserve Board
Fed
John Wright
Wright Investors’ Service
Wright
KU leads nation in 1964 65 NDEA fellowships
The graduate School of Kansas University tops national counts with 25 new NDEA fellows admitted to Ph D programs across 10 departments for 1964 65. Local items note a new post office bid process, political changes, and campus activities.
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Graduate School of Kansas University
U.S. Office of Education
Lawrence
Wichita
Memphis
Tenn
George Hill
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas
Douglas County
Prayer: God teach us greatness lies in service
A short devotional line emphasizing service as the path to true greatness. The text frames humility and helping others as core spiritual goals, inviting reflection and a communal prayer for guidance.
The Psyche and the Coronary Syndrome
A review questions the idea that high stress jobs shorten life. Studies show senators, parliament members, and top executives often outlive averages, while mid-level workers may bear greater health risks. The piece argues that challenge and fulfillment may boost longevity.
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DuPont Company
DuPont
County officials propose South Park land swap for parking
Douglas County Commissioners defend a plan to extend a City parking area 123 feet south of North Park Street while restoring an equivalent land area north of 12th Street for park use. They cite improved access to the courthouse and recreational facilities, with tree preservation and landscaping to match other downtown lots.
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South Park
Journal-World
North Park Street
Massachusetts Street
New Hampshire
12Th Street
Rhode Island
Commission
South Central Business District
South Park Recreation Center
County Commission
Walter R. Cragan
Douglas County Board of Commissioners
The Neighborhood Feuds Over Keeping Up With Jones
In a suburban dispute amid an energy crisis Plotkin in a Toyota shames Jones with a gas guzzler Lincoln. Neighbors rally against consumer status symbols and vow to abandon the Joneses mindset embracing Plotkin’s smaller car alternative.
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Washington
Joneses
America
Jones
Plotkin
Plotkins
Bonds to Expand Airport Featured in Tuesday Vote
The Journal-World notes a Tuesday ballot on bonds to fund a larger airport and outlines expected benefits for the city. It mentions a reported crude and fuel shortage as context for the proposal's urgency.
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Clinton Dam
Walter van Liew
820
Tenn
Journal-World
Dykes Praises Bennett Advice on Higher Education Sales
KU administrators listened as Senator Bennett urged them to venture beyond ivory towers and sell higher education to the public. Chancellor Dykes praised the speech while warning budget prospects look dim due to revenue revisions and the energy crisis. Agriculture remains a bright spot for Kansas.
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Kansas
Robert Bennett
Kansas University
Archie Dykes
Kansas Association of Colleges and Universities
Bennett
Kansas Senate
Ivory
Kansas Board of Regents
James Bibb
Bibb
Bull Dykes
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
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Audit Bureau of Circulation
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Old Home Town
Matty Bell
Haskell
SMU
Chamber of Commerce
Thad Marsh
William Barber
Abilene
Hitler
Germany
France
Leonard Jella
Lawrence High
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Journal of International Industrial Medicine and Surgery
Irwin J. Hollander
U. S
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Thoreau
Concord
Mass
George Cross
Letters To the Journal-World
League of Women Voters
Richard
Liz
New York
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Europe
University of California Medical Center
Los Angeles
Art Buchwald
PTA
Sen. Bennett
DOW Jones
Wan
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