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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1975
Page
2
A letter questions U.S. covert aid to Angola, comparing it to Vietnam errors. The writer asks President Ford for clarity on timing and purpose, warns against repeating costly interventions, and urges avoiding a new Vietnam-like entanglement through delayed involvement and opaque policy.
A reflective piece urges avoiding lingering misunderstandings before conflicts grow. It argues apologies and dialogue prevent divorces, feuds, and labor disputes, promoting compassion, open talk, and lasting friendship during the holiday season.
CBS News loses 10 000 to a hoax claiming to locate Hoffa in a cement coffin. The crew dives off Key West aboard the SS Tipster, uncovering a pirate treasure instead and ending with the revelation that the map was a fraud.
A collection of reader opinions in the Journal-World urges better relations between Haskell Indian Nations University and Lawrence. Milo Yellow Hair advocates mutual education and respect, while others critique University of Kansas fans and Missouri Synod church leadership, urging balanced, fact-based discussion.
A reflective memoir recalls Christmases past with homemade gifts sewing embroideries and quaint heirlooms. It notes child crafts from corset covers to teddy bears and roller skates while detailing family rituals from prelighting trees to open letters from Montana aunts and shared stories of post and cookies.
The upcoming Anchor Savings and Loan structure at 9th and Ohio was set to begin soon. Deer season's state kill rate fell short of expectations with eight check stations reporting 91 deer killed, far below officials’ hoped-for totals. Astronauts Schirra and Stafford returned from space after Gemini 6 7 rendezvous, while Borman and Lovell led Gemini 7. Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant reactivation funds were approved for Korea era needs.
The World daily in Lawrence Kansas lists Dolph C Simons Jr as President Publisher Dolph Simons Sr Editor Bill Mayer Ralph Gage Managing Editor Jack Starkey and Leo Eller Advertising Manager. Published at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets with circulation rates for various regions.
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