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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1973
Page
2
Lawrence Daily Journal World editor and publisher roles are listed with executives and staff. The paper, published since 1854, operates under World Company from Sixth and New Hampshire Streets in Lawrence Kansas with contact number 843 1000.
Surveys show Edward Kennedy and Ronald Reagan as top 1976 nomination prospects with George Wallace as a possible challenger. Other names discussed include John Connally and Nelson Rockefeller, while public mood remains wary post Watergate and open to a late breakthrough or “dark horse” emergence.
Kansas City notes a shift in economic thought as soil yields new wealth annually unlike finite oil and anchovy stocks. It cites Peru’s anchovy past and soybeans rising after fish meal shortages, while U.S. farmers expand cropland to a record 300 million bushels over last year, with weather still steering yields.
Kansas highway safety director Claud McCamment warns minibikes are legal motor vehicles and must follow motor vehicle laws. Operators need proper licenses, vehicle registration, insurance, and equipment such as horns lights rearview mirrors and brakes.
Safety director McCamment warns unlicensed youths and parents face civil action for illegal minibike use. Minibikes may operate on private property but drivers must be licensed and wear helmets or goggles if no windshield. Cars and trucks rules apply. private property use avoids provisions but tempts street riding.
A three decade snapshot notes 1963 talk by Gov John Anderson and Regent chair Henry Bubb at the Kansas Conference of Students with KU Chancellor Clarke Wescoe and K State President James McCain in attendance. It also recalls 1948 Rhodes Scholars Thad Marsh and William Barber and Union expansion plans for the Kansas Memorial Union. The 1933 note lists John Brand heading the Young Republicans in the Kansas Second District, with Frank Carlson as state chairman and hospital board officers amid accreditation efforts.
William Buckley Jr. exposes a fraudulent scheme where a fake National Ethnic Daily News offers half page ads to private schools at $400. The con leverages IRS rules on non discrimination to pressure schools like Alderton Academy, with claims of tax exemption threats. The piece notes BBB warnings and echoes Tom Wolfe on exploiting civil rights rhetoric.
Letters praise the Plymouth Church choir and Lawrence Chamber Players for Bach's Christmas Oratorio performed in morning worship with soloists from KU and local ensembles. Fund drives for the chamber orchestra are planned, urging community support and membership in the Society for Chamber Music. The second letter condemns a socialist world order plan as treason under the constitution.
A kitten died after drinking Christmas tree water laced with plant food. The owner urges guardians to keep toxic liquids away from pets and notes the delayed vet response. The letter cites Kansas City Kansas and a nearby address.
Webster’s distinction between park and parking is cited as South Park’s gift to the city may have been misinterpreted. Citizens urge city and county commissioners to honor benefactor wishes and reconsider future gifts. Carolyn and C L Berneking, 706 W 12th.
A former White House aide claims the 18 minute hum on the Nixon tape might be the President himself. He says Nixon hums when stressed and kept this secret, with Woods possibly taking the blame. The theory contrasts with accounts from Rose Mary Woods and others involved.
Gov. Robert Docking directed Harold Wills to consult with the Kansas Motors Carriers Association to identify truckers energy issues and act quickly to avoid problems seen in other states. Also, Jimmy R. Baker was named superintendent of Chilocco Indian High School in Oklahoma.
The California GOP faces deepening pessimism as advisers urge Finch to sit out 1974 and Younger to run for reelection. With Watergate and Nixon’s wreckage blamed, mood shows no hope for a Republican comeback, fueling talk of Ford stepping in if morale worsens. Edmund Brown Jr. appears a vulnerable Democratic gubernatorial candidate.
In New York a teenage delivery boy earned almost fifty thousand dollars by auctioning pawned items left by an elderly widow who could not tip in cash. The boy, who asked for anonymity, described the surprising windfall and the widow’s thrifty life before her death at 81.
Innsbruck Austria AP A leading Olympic official predicted future Winter Games may rotate among a set of existing facilities. Dr Karl Heinz Klee secretary general of the 1976 Games named Squaw Valley Lake Placid St Moritz Garmisch Partenkirchen Oslo and Sapporo as possible rotation sites. He noted Austrian support for Innsbruck hosting again and cited 1964 and 1976 site similarities with planned modernizations.
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