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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1971
Page
2
The Lawrence Daily Journal World publishes details of editors and advertising staff. It notes the paper’s long history since 1854 and provides subscription rates, carrier and mail options, and circulation areas in Kansas and nearby regions.
Citizens shift from frustration to belief that problems can be solved. More than a year ago many felt hopeless, but now they show willingness to work toward solutions. The mood brightens from Christmas 1970 to Christmas 1972 with courage, imagination, and improved optimism.
U S Navy ships head to the Indian Ocean to assist evacuation of Americans amid the India Pakistan war, seen as a prudent safety move not a trigger for broader engagement. The piece cites Vietnam lessons, wartime geopolitics, and a public call for restraint. It also notes Bob Hope’s Christmas tour to troops and reflects on shifts in national mood from a Washington Post opinion survey.
The analysis argues the dollar devaluation has little immediate effect on ordinary Americans but reshapes international currency values. It explains the removal of the gold keystone, the 10 percent surcharge on imports, and a push to realign currency values to avert trade chaos, noting a broader geopolitical and economic significance.
In 1961 the Jayhawks, led by John Hadl and Ken Coleman, defeated Houston 33 to 7 in a rain drenched Bluebonnet Bowl televised nationally. Weather caused multiple traffic accidents in Lawrence but injuries were not severe. KU band arrived late due to storms.
A Kennedy proposal urges President Nixon to take the moral lead in reconciling Ulster and Ireland. The piece argues the presidency is political power, questions US involvement, and warns against entangling in Ireland while noting broader India Pakistan tensions and the risks of forcing ceasefires. It concludes the United States should stay home on this issue.
The North Vietnamese army daily Quan Doi Nhan Dan acknowledges U.S. pacification gains in South Vietnam using economic and political tricks. It notes drones of consumer goods, motorbikes, and radios aim to win hearts and minds while warning desertions and weakened Viet Cong networks threaten the insurgent infrastructure. Hanoi calls for renewed main force deployment, supply-line disruption through Cambodia and Laos, and rebuilding hamlet-level political structures to counter the pacification program.
A Wichita party ends in tragedy as James Ingram, 25, dies from a chest wound at a hospital. Robin Johnson, 26, is hospitalized in fair condition as investigators probe the incident.
In a letter from the Lawrence Lions Athletic Boosters Club, Lawrence High School invites fans to a Friday basketball doubleheader against Washington High. The B game begins at 6 15 p m and the A game at 8 p m both teams are undefeated and drawing growing local support despite KU attention.
On this date 1773 the Boston Tea Party saw colonists dump 342 chests of tea aboard a British ship. Benjamin Beethoven born 1770. Napoleon divorced 1809. Allied planes hit Axis in Libya 1942. Battle of the Bulge opened 1944. two airliner crashes near New York Harbor 1960 with 131 lives lost. Kennedy visit Caracas noted a decade ago.
DETROIT RP buyers of new cars began receiving excise tax refunds after President Nixon signed repeal legislation retroactive to August 14. Ford prepared checks averaging about $200 per car. GM Chrysler and American Motors asked buyers to sign refund applications before issuing checks.
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