Lawrence Daily Journal World masthead and staff listing
The paper lists staff and contact details including President Publisher Dole Simons Assistant Publisher Parsons News Editor Ernest Ponties Advertising Director Leo Leer and Controller Tabistied data. It notes circulation rates by carrier and mail across Kansas counties and United States, with the publication date December 9, 1970 as a Wednesday evening issue.
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Colmpit
Stapons IR
Dole Simons
Lonedas
Aalinining
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Hickel's Interior tenure sparks space and governance warnings
Walter Hickel left the Interior post amid criticism but warned Nixon about overreliance on staff filtered news. The piece notes OAO 3 failure and compares space program costs to potential spin offs, stressing need for broader public understanding while urging fiscal restraint.
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Walter Hickel
Kansan
U.S
Secretary of Interior Post
Nixon
Hickel
Misconceptions About Money Misconceptions About Money
New York AP reports on public beliefs about money and wages. Corporate gifts to colleges rise 5 to 15 percent in 1969 70, totaling 18 million, while the Council for Financial Aid to Education notes 220 million donated last year and no sharp drop this year. Traffic losses from accidents are expected to decline, potentially lowering rates later as data mature. Minicars from Detroit may curb European and Japanese imports, shifting the American auto market.
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New York
Independent College Funds of America
Council For Financial Aid To
Insurance Information Institute
the Institute
Detroit
Europe
Japan
Space program yields wide benefits beyond exploration
Lt Gen Samuel Phillips notes the Space and Missile Systems Organization on the West Coast sees the space program as pervasive in daily life with high costs but substantial returns. Astronauts cite medical advances weather data environmental findings and new mapping as key dividends likely to grow beyond early achievements.
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Samuel Phillips
Air Force
Space and Missile Systems Organization
Old Home Town Ten Years Ago and 1930 Events Featured
Ten years ago in 1960 Dillon opened a new supermarket at 1800 Mass in Ottawa High School left the Northeast Kansas League with only Lawrence and Leavenworth remaining and plans to drop out at Atchison Highland Park. C T Hough warned about chained street lights causing damage and risk to motorists while Maj Neal Wherry visited family before duties in Washington. A mandamus suit sought tax exemptions for 53 Greek houses at KU and Baker. Standard Oil’s Stanolird III 18 passenger tri motor toured Lawrence as a courtesy to Fritz Meyn and a memorial to Dr A T Still osteopathy founder was discussed in Baldwin by the Eastern Kansas Osteopathic Assn.
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Dillon
Mass
Ottawa High School
Lawrence and
Leavenworth
Loop
Atchison
Highland Park
C. T. Hough
Lawrence
Kansas Electric Power Company
Maj
Neal Wherry
J. L. Woleslager
Washington
California
State Supreme Court
Douglas County Board of Commissiners
Topeka
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Baker
Stanolird III
Standard Oil Co
Prayer for enduring faith in times of stress
A short devotional prayer asks for God’s abiding presence during stress, seeking strength and joy through divine source. The text closes with a blessing to Amgen.
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Amgen
Popularity of Nixon Slips Among College Students
New York reports Nixon's campus popularity has declined to the lowest level since his 1968 election. A College Poll drawn from 1,347 interviews across 100 campuses shows 1 percent call excellent, 19 percent good, 40 percent fair, and 39 percent poor.
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New York, N.Y
Nixon
Letters and civic worries from Lawrence readers
Lawrence letters criticize KU administration for campus disruption and call for a strict get tough policy. A reader questions a local shooting report and urges accurate coverage. Citizens urged Vietnam Christmas card drives and communal spirit in Lawrence.
Resident Complains of City Planning and Public Spaces
Mrs. F. E. Sheard criticizes the city’s planners for confusing traffic, misplaced downtowns, and a costly pool project. She questions law enforcement and laments changes to Lawrence, urging readiness for troubling times ahead.
Witness Responds on Journal-World Journalism
A reader named in the Journal-World vents concern over what they call misleading reporting and urges editors to review coverage practices. The letter highlights perceived bias and calls for corrective balance.
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Hamblin
The
Journal- World
Journal-World
Christmas Greetings Sent to Friends Again
The message notes time to send Christmas wishes to friends and loved ones, emphasizing warm thoughts and seasonal cheer as the holiday approaches.
City Offices Decked With Christmas Trees In Busy Season
City offices glow with four Scotch pine trees as staff in the First National Bank building decorate the reception area. Secretaries place lights tinsel and a miniature Santa on one tree while foamy window messages greet visitors. Other trees brighten spaces near City Clerk Vera Mercer Public Works Director George Williams and Park and Recreation offices.
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First National Bank
City Commission
Vera Mercer
Public Works
George Williams
Park and Recreation
Prince Charles reframes American colonies loss as strategic gain
London AP Prince Charles says the 18th century loss of the American colonies was smart thinking by King George II. At a Pilgrims Society dinner he stated that Britain gained more by the colonies rebelling and trading as friends rather than as colonies, suggesting the king was right.
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London
Prince Charles
George II
Pilgrims Society
News Quiz Editors Note Remembering World Events Quiz
The weekly quiz tests recall of global affairs with questions on Brezhnev Berlin Middle East stance Solzhenitsyn Nobel Prize plans Nixon era train networks consumer advocacy agency and other 1960s 70s topics. Answers appear on Page 3.
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News of the World
Why Not Check Winter Status
An illustrated social satire contrasts car winter checks with a personal status audit. It portrays the “beautiful people” of the world and their perks, then shows how misfortune and changes in behavior erode prestige, ending with a jab at the Joneses.
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Joneses
Aristocats marks end of Disney personal touch in cartoons
The Aristocats is the first Disney feature in 30 years not personally supervised by Walt Disney. Producers blame his absence for the loss of direct master approval, while noting the studio maintains its meticulous animation, humor, and originality despite his death. Wolfgang Reitherman leads now.
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Hollywood
Disney Studio
Walt Disney
Disney Organization
Disney
Disney System
Wolfgang “Woolie
Reitherman
Walt
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