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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1968
Page
2
The World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas publishes daily except Sunday with editors and managers including G Simone and P Pont. The notice lists staff roles and established date 1854 and subscription rates for various carriers and mail.
In Manhattan Kansas State University suffers its second major fire within four years amid suspected student arson. Officials note lack of state insurance on public property forces Legislature to fund rebuilds, a burden echoed across higher education. The piece condemns disruptive student conduct, urges enforcement of laws, and views the blaze as a broader national issue.
George P. Shultz, nominated as labor secretary, warned that unemployment among young nonwhites fuels urban unrest. Speaking at the Center for Policy Study, he proposed private financing with government credits for training and wage subsidies, plus experimental schools in ghettos to empower residents and tailor training to their needs.
Comedian Slappy White jokes that using an unregistered gun to shoot a robber still implicates you in crime, warning the holder faces greater legal risk than the robber.
Kansas fans disrupted Saturday night using folded programs as debris to interfere with Syracuse. Referees Wayne Lichty and Buford Goddard maintained control by warning of technical fouls, earning praise for calm handling and preventing escalation.
A commentary warns mothers about campus riots and demonstrations, hoping to sway concern for sons serving as chancellors or presidents. The piece emphasizes anxiety among families over university unrest and leadership during upheaval.
A look back recalls Duckwall's hot line to Santa Claus aided by Bell Telephone with nearly 1000 children sharing the call. Also death of Mrs. Mary Kepner Sherwood in Cincinnati at 75 and Kansas State ranking in AP poll. Earlier 1943 events note Fats Waller’s death on a train, Wichita schools heating gas shortage, post office Christmas rush counter, KU Missouri football attendance, and young pilot Richard James winning a $1000 prize.
Today’s note urges Christians to consider others’ needs and to build community. It prays for a Christlike spirit of care for all people and share the love of Christ in daily life. Amen.
A five part Christmas series argues prophets shaped history and ethics, challenging rulers and social orders. Moses, Elijah, Nathan, and Elijah’s era are cited as courageous voices who confronted oppression, urged justice, and pointed to a coming Messiah through a long prophetic line.
A KU Christmas Vespers program opens with a carillon recital and brass, followed by candlelighting and tableaux. Linda Slezak shines in So Blest a Light as living Nativity cards thank donors to the Vespers Scholarship Fund. The event, praised for beauty and unity, invites future tradition as a season of joy.
The piece details Maurice Stans rising from New York investment banker to Nixon’s favored choice for Secretary of Commerce, after initial backing for Treasurer. a late reversal kept Stans as the pick despite controversy over fundraising reports. It also notes a Capitol Hill incident with Spiro Agnew and a critical, possibly promotional, farewell letter from Humphrey aide William Connell, hinting at 1972 political moves.
Dr Thosteson explains encephalopathy or brain disease can result from infection intoxication injury or repeated head trauma. Severe blows cause brain damage and possible seizures loss of balance and hearing noises in the head. Prevention hinges on avoiding damage and recognizing lead poisoning early.
Madaline A Williams of New Jersey dies at 70 after a lingering illness in East Orange. A longtime church and civil rights activist, she served in the state assembly after elections in 1957 and 1959.
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