Lawrence Journal World Publication Summary Dec 17 1968
This item lists publication details for the Lawrence Journal World 1968 12 17 including editors The World Company address Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas and contact VI 8 1000. It notes subscription rates 1.78 monthly 20.76 yearly by carrier and 10 or 16 yearly by mail plus second class postage and AP and Audit Bureau affiliations.
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the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kan
Douglas
United States
The
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Skyjacking risks cited with security proposals
An editorial warns skyjacking may trigger deadly outcomes and cites proposals by Nathanial Leverone to require passengers to divest metallic objects before boarding with labeled items to be returned on landing and an electronic gun detector system. Dr. Charles Samelson proposes shuttle flights to Cuba paired with a broader screening program.
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Nathanial Leverone
Canteen Corp. of America
Charles Samelson
Chicago
U.S
Cuba
Hippies Seen as Resting Ground for Change
Dr Kenneth Keniston from Yale medicine says hippie subculture can be a rest area or staging area for a return to productive life. He notes sensitive individuals use this period to reassess and prepare for action, while warning health officials to prevent potential outbreaks likened to the Hong Kong flu.
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Kenneth Keniston
Yale University School of Medicine
Keniston
Dr. Keniston
Journal-World carriers brighten long days for Lawrence
The Journal-World notes 160 carrier routes serving Lawrence and surrounding areas as days lengthen. Deliveries begin around 3:10 p.m. with most bundles out by 4:30 and some routes finishing in darkness before winter sunset.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Gator Troubles Grip National Society Crunch
Fragmentary OCR report notes debate over alligator risks in a region and mentions the National Sudubon Society in connection with wildlife concerns. The readable text hints at public worry about alligator behavior and potential management actions.
Audubon Campaign Aims to Stop Alligator Products
The Audubon Society promotes a Christmas slogan Give an alligator his hide to curb illegal hunting and sales of alligator handbags. The national effort seeks to reduce demand, end poaching, and protect alligators in their habitats, though success is uncertain. Other cases show greater potential losses of natural resources.
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National Conservation Organization
Audubon Society
Federal spending grows as 1960s budget balloons
A federal budget analysis shows spending rising from 93 billion in 1960 to nearly 179 billion in 1968, with major gains in nondefense spending and social programs. Inflation and higher debt service accompany an expanding government role in the economy, education, welfare, Space, and aging populations.
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New York
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Burro crafted for Central Junior High Christmas scene
Old Home Town notes from 1958 show Bill Kerfoot and Matt Frazier with the plas ter burro used in Central Junior High’s Christmas display. The Board of Regents backed a crash program to spend 17 million dollars on state schools over three years to prep for 60s enrollments. The State Budget Division cut the EU operating budget proposal to 12 million, 850 thousand less than asked.
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Bill Kerfoot
Matt Frazier
Central Junior High
Board of Regents
Bible Prayer Message For Daily Peace
Today’s devotional greeting speaks of God’s love for enemies and the call to live in peace with others. It asks for daily cleansing from attitudes that hinder peace and ends in Jesus’ name.
Isaiah the prophet who defied rulers and foretold a peaceful future
The article profiles Isaiah, an 8th century BCE Judahite prophet who opposed military coalitions with Assyria, warned rulers about corruption, and inspired later Messianic hopes. It traces his ministry from 740 to beyond 700 BCE, his clashes with Ahaz and Hezekiah, the Assyrian onslaught, and his enduring vision of a righteous king and a world at peace.
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Jerusalem
Isaiah
B.C
Judah
Jesus
Uzziah
Tsaiah
Jotham
Ahaz
Hezekiah
Manasseh
Assyria
Israel
Syria
Immanuel
Egypt
Pharoah
Sargon II
Sennacherib
Santa Abandons Sleigh For Jumbo Holiday Gifts
New York AP reports a department store promotes oversized gifts for the season including a 6 foot Tyrannosaurus fossil bones set a sauna bath in a single pack and novelty items like tiger paws slipper socks a dog Santa suit and a comical inflatable man as desired holiday presents.
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New York
Santa
Highway Deaths Seen As Likely Record Year
The National Safety Council says 1968 may become a record year for traffic deaths with 45,000 lives lost in the first ten months, a 4 percent rise from 1967. It urges state laws to implement federal highway safety standards including modern licensing and improved emergency medical care.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Nixon Uses Push To Place McCarthy At United Nations
Washington report shows President elect Nixon pressed Sen. Eugene McCarthy to accept a UN ambassador post. Nixon sent William P. Rogers to McCarthy and even spoke by phone, while McCarthy weighed the role as a platform for peace and a bid to influence the 1972 campaign.
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Washington
Nixon
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
U.S
United Nations
William P. Rogers
McCarthy
Senate
Adlai Stevenson
Kennedy
Rogers
Minnesota
Harold LeVander
Humphrey
John Blatnik
Young
New Democratic Coalition
Manhattan
Chicago
Campagnn
Curtis Gans
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
Sam Brown
Nixon's Washington offer to Rockefeller becomes a tease
In a presidential tradition, Nixon tests cabinet possibilities by speaking with Nelson Rockefeller about a job, then gently nudging him toward decline. The exchange highlights how lawmakers weigh prestige, public service, and personal timing in top executive appointments.
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Nixon
Washington
Nelson
Finch
Reagan
David
Albany
Johnson
Seven KU seniors named to Sachem honor society
Seven Kansas University senior men have been named new members of Sachem, an honorary organization. They are Charles Hitchcock Overland Park Tom McLaughlin Manhattan Monte Mace Garnett Douglas McKee Topeka Charles Pefigr Topeka Joseph Roach Sarasota Florida and Richgr Paegelow Shawnee Mission.
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Kansas University
Sachem
Charles Hitchcock
Overland Park
Tom McLaughlin
Manhattan
Monte Mace
Garnett
Douglas McKea
Topeka
Charles Pefigr
Joseph Roach Sarasota
Fla
Richgr Paegelow
Shawnee Mission
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