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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1970
Page
2
Lawrence Daily Journal World issue from December 16 1970 lists staff positions including President Publisher Dolph Semins Editor Steve Parsons Assistant Publisher Ril Mayer Executive Editor Barry Holt News Editor Ernest Pontius Advertising Department Patricia Lemeller Controller, printing address at Linth and New Hampshire Streets rates shown for subscriptions by mail and local Kansas counties with various price levels.
Arden Booth, 59, chosen by Republican committeemen to fill the unexpired term of Reynolds Shultz as state senator from Douglas and Jefferson counties. Governor Docking will appoint. Booth, a Baker University graduate and former teacher, actor, WWII veteran, and KLWN manager, brings a fresh perspective to Lawrence and KU as they face budget and school image challenges. The piece notes Booth’s community involvement and the Christmas season's goodwill amid campus disruptions and ongoing campus funding debates.
New York AP reports the Nixon Administration may shift from defensive postures to an aggressive economic plan aimed at 8 percent growth and unemployment near 5 percent by election time. Aims include increased government spending and looser monetary policy, risking continued inflation and dollar pressure.
President Nixon announced on Monday that Secretary of the Treasury David Kennedy will resign on February 1 and former Texas Governor John Connally will assume the post. Analysts say the switch signals political maneuvering and dissatisfaction with Kennedy's handling of the economy rather than a belief Connally will outperform him.
Ten years ago in Lawrence the Jaycees planned a third annual Christmas party for 22 local youngsters to pick presents for their families. James H. Parsons led the Lawrence Society of the Sons and Daughters of New England at a winter dinner. other officers were named. Hoch Auditorium hosted the Christmas Vespers directed by Dean Swarthout. County Agricultural Conservation Association officers were reelected at the township delegates convention. The Johnson County commissioners were ordered to issue bonds assuring a new paved highway portion of K-10. Police warned of towing double parked cars as shoppers crowded downtown.
A biblical verse note highlights shepherds in a field watching their flock by night. A prayer follows asking forgiveness for neglect in nurturing new faith and a plea for faithful discipleship to God and to those in need.
In Lawrence recalls a golden era of rail travel with the Santa Fe and Union Pacific lines. Passengers waved from observation platforms while engineers saluted, as station agents issued messages from long hooped sticks. Trains carried students and visitors, with Pullman cars, diners, and bag gage rooms filling long journeys.
A memoir of rail life describes nightly berths in the ladies lounge, masonic and Elk symbols, and keepers of valuables. It recalls brakemen lanterns, washouts, telegraph poles, and porters guiding passengers through swaying cars. Families formed bonds aboard sleeping and dining cars with Harvey Houses shaping meals.
A pair of letters from Lawrence residents praise KU dorm students on Crescent Road for Christmas cheer and neighborhood kindness. The Hutchison family thanks Ring-A-Day volunteers from EU students for yard work and help. The writer criticizes selective public outrage over violence, urging justice for all.
Hollywood AP report on Costa-Gavras, director of Z, adapting The Confession about the Czech purge trials. He cites 1968 Soviet invasion as inspiration and notes the film moved from Czechoslovakia to France, depicting Communist torture with restrained drama. He says money matters little to him and that such films face sales challenges.
The Justice Department created a consumer affairs section after congressional action stalled. Virginia Knauer and Richard W. McLaren announced the move. Bruce B. Wilson will head the new unit, which will grow to about 10 staff as workload rises.
Readers test recall with ten questions on varied topics. The quiz asks about Linden New Jersey refinery explosions, Ostpolitik pacts, Brazil kidnappings, space and sewer funding, UN actions, Soviet defense spending, labor strikes in US UK, notable deaths, Nixon Vietnam policy, and supersonic transport funding.
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