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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1973
Page
2
The Lawrence Daily Journal-World established in 1854 with W. C. Simons as editor from 1891 to 1952. The paper was published daily except Sunday by The World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets in Lawrence Kansas 66044.
The column questions a Nixon holiday train to Florida as a energy crisis measure arguing it would require heavy security at taxpayer cost and keep the president away from Washington. It notes air backup remains possible, critics call it tokenism and urge leaders to set examples through austerity and concrete steps like expanding physician supply.
New York AP outlines 1974 risks for major firms amid energy shortages and rising costs. Amtrak could gain as Americans seek rail alternatives, while oil retailers face consolidation pressure. Housing starts may drop 20 percent from 1973, with mortgage funds slowly returning to lenders.
Salina Senior Brean Mitchell becomes the 16th Kansas student to win a Rhodes Scholarship after exams in Des Moines. He will be the first KU graduate with four majors art German humanities and philosophy and plans to study philosophy at Oxford.
The state marshal urges fire precautions as December brings cold weather and heavier use of heating devices. Poor venting and bad equipment raise the risk of damage and death, turning a joyous month into a potential disaster.
Community volunteers urge gifts for elderly and children and food donations by December 20. Ballard Center hosts Santa’s List dinner for seniors and a December 23 child’s party at South Park Center, with Jaycees sponsoring.
A traveler recorded speeds on I 70 between Topeka Hays and Wilson Lawrence and found none met a 50 mph limit. Of 99 cars, 7 pickups, 5 vans and 11 trucks exceeded the limit on the first leg, while on the return 72 cars and 19 trucks plus 14 pickups and 5 vans did so. About 80 percent of vehicles were from out of state, mainly Colorado and Missouri.
Washington reports sharpened doubts about President Nixon as junior speechwriter John Andrews resigns to pursue religious work and elder writer Ray Price Jr. nears departure. The exits intensify criticism that Nixon aides are abandoning the embattled administration amid Watergate pressures. Separately, Toys for Toys seeks holiday toy donations through Tuesday with pickups Thursday at Plymouth Congregational Church and partner sponsors.
The writer argues lower long term rates require reducing inflation via a less expansive policy than since 1964. Citing Samuelson Burns and St Louis data, he links money supply, velocity, and inflation to long term bond yields and criticizes Fed expansion after 1964 as irresponsible.
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