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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1966
Page
2
Anonymous aides warned that federal spending could reach 140 billion dollars next year. President Johnson may announce a last minute cut of several billion, shaping an image of prudent budgeting while actual outlays rise. Critics note a long history of early alarms followed by smaller enacted totals.
In a satirical piece Art Buchwald recalls visiting Flagstaff where fresh air causes dizziness and jokes about its supposed health benefits. He contrasts it with Los Angeles smog, noting how eyes water and sneezes return when reentering polluted air.
Observers note hints of more loan money amid a still tight credit market. Banks report higher available funds, lower Treasury bill yields, and better CD rates, though demand remains weak and no broad lending surge is expected soon as wartime controls and inflation fears persist.
The California Board of Regents voted 13 to 2 with two abstentions to fire university employees who join future strikes. The move targets AFTE Local 1570 TAs who walked out in sympathy with student strikers and backs Gov. Edmund Brown in enforcing a no-strike policy across the Cal system. Clark Kerr notes the policy clarification aims to deter strikes and stresses loyalty to the institution.
Washington dispatch notes Michigan Governor George Romney, briefly leading Johnson in polls, offers vague “utopian” concepts for federal and local action centers. He has not decided to run but surveys national sentiment, while economists dispute needs for new taxes or federal overreach.
A digest of local notes from 1956 1941 and 1926 recounts A E Woestemeyer becoming school system Civil Defense Red Cross plan coordinator the Keystone Korner Club Christmas party at Eudora disbanding of Scabbard and Blade at KU and campus calendar sales statements. It also mentions the International City Managers Association meeting in Douglas County Farm Bureau officers and a Hutchinson boy named Twink Starr elected KU senior class president.
A devotional prayer invoking divine help from Psalm 121 2 asking for cleansing love deliverance from evil and temptation and guidance for spiritual health and sharing blessings in Christ’s name Amen
Kong Le of Laos sought Thai military aid to bolster his neutralist force of about 10 000 troops. Thai generals refused, keeping Kong Le from securing weapons as he travels to rest in Jakarta. Indonesians will return him to Laos.
A reader asks about brief muscle spasms that wake them before deep sleep. The doctor explains these nocturnal jolts are common, harmless muscle contractions triggered by relaxation, dream states, bed comfort, or stimulants. Another reader asks about preventing postpregnancy breast flab. the advice is to avoid excessive weight gain during pregnancy.
Under the Lawrence Council of Churches sponsorship a directory of all churches and religious groups is being prepared for distribution in dormitories residence halls motels hotels depots and other prominent places. A deadline of December 15 is given with first directories to go out in January.
Americans for Democratic Action national director Leon Shull warned Johnson faces defeat in 1968 unless he changes domestic and foreign policies. He argued 1966 election losses showed voter disapproval and said major cuts or slow progress in Great Society programs, plus cooperation with Dirksen and Ford, could doom the President in 1968.
Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Eubank said his Friday parking ticket was ruined by rain. He carried it to the Traffic Bureau to pay but was told the ticket was too wet and to return Monday after it dried.
About 10 000 people braved balmy weather for the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting televised in color for the first time. The 64 foot white spruce was a gift from Canada honoring its 1967 centennial year.
A list highlights reissued works including John Grierson on documentary edited by Forsyth Hardy and introduction noting the term documentary and Grierson’s influence. Other featured titles cover economics, ethics, biography and fiction by Lekachman Fletcher Atkinson Neale Bjorn Bernays Williams Lees Barrett Bridge Sagan Burgess.
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