A Call to Curb Government Bureaucracy in America
In a sharp critique of officialdom, the piece blasts bureaus from Washington to state capitals for waste and inefficiency. It argues citizens must push for fewer government workers and simpler programs to defend democracy and prevent expansion of bureaucratic power. A warning from a vocal reform stance cites Medicare complexity and political clout of public payrolls.
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America
Washington
White House
Postal Worker’s
Afl-Cio
Congress
Gerald Ford
Hubert Humphrey
Arendt on Eichmann and the banality of evil
Washington tribute outlines Hannah Arendt's works Eichmann in Jerusalem and The Origins of Totalitarianism. It notes her claim that Nazi success depended on bureaucratic cooperation by Jews and how her analysis sparked controversy and debate.
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Washington
Hannah Arendt
America
Eichmann
Jerusalem
Eichman
Berlin
Europe
Amsterdam
Warsaw
Budapest
Arendt
Ife
Prof. Arendt
Anne Frank
NY City finances reveal loose ends risk future snags
As the year ends New York City's finances appear patched but with loose threads that could cause snags ahead. Post crisis effects include a bondholder protection moratorium and contract changes raising investor concern about bond redemptions and municipal bankruptcy bills.
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New York
New York City
KU Rhodes finalists and campus expansion plans plus 1935 items
Stephen Munzer and David Parker were Kansas Rhodes finalists. Regents approved a 6500 seat addition to Memorial Stadium, aiming for fall completion to reach 51500 capacity, ranking KU fourth in the Big Eight. Also notes study on out of state students, Navy doctor citation, Kiwanis guests, Christmas Vespers, KU loss to Kentucky, and 1935 film honors.
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Stephen Munzer
Salina
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Missouri
Board of Regents
Cmdr
Chester
Lessenden
Lawrence
Korea
Future Farmers of America
Lawrence High
Kiwanis
Les Nesmith
Jim Anderson
Kentucky
Lexington
Prayer line for guidance and strength
A devotional line asks for divine guidance when straying and strength in weakness, ending with an Amen.
The World Journal Publisher and Staff List
The World Company of Lawrence Kansas prints daily editions with Dolph C Simons Jr as President Publisher Dolph Simons Sr as founder editor and Bill Mayer as editor Executives Ralph Gage Jack Starkey and Leo Eller are named for management positions Established 1854 at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets in Lawrence with postal and circulation details The paper lists subscription rates by carrier and mail for various regions and notes AP and ABC membership.
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Dolph C. Simons Jr
Dolph Simons Sr
ereAn
Bill Mayer
Eee
Rene
Ralph Gage
Ceee
Jack Starkey
Leo Eller
W. C. Simons
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire
Lawrence
Kaw
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
United States
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Colby testimony fuels SALT I scrutiny and Illinois poll shift
Secret Colby testimony questions Moscow’s good faith under SALT I and stirs fear of public backlash ahead of SALT II. Kissinger public remarks prompt debate on disclosure while a DMI Illinois poll shows Ford losing ground to Reagan 48 to 36 with 16% undecided, shaping delegate battles.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Central Intelligence
William Colby
Moscow
Pentagon
Colby
Henry M .Jackson
Senate
Soviet Union
Jackson
James Schlesinger
U.S
Henry Kissinger
State Department
Kissinger
Salti
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Ford
Illinois
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
DMI
Richard Ogilvie
Phillip Crane
Howard H
Bo) Callaway
New Hampshire
Florida
Callaway
National
Ogilvie
Don Totten
Fast Food Fads and Taco Surprises Sweep the Mind
The author muses on fast food culture from Big Macs to tailored dining quirks. He recalls college life near a Red Barn, a Denver habit, and Lawrence city offerings, then ponders tacos possibly eclipsing burgers with satirical rumors of KU creating Tacology by 1980 backed by Pepto Bismol financed grants.
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The
Red Barn
Colorado
Denver
Lawrence
America
Kansas University
Department of Tacology
Pepto-Bismol
Exportation fate and a congress-lady affair debated
A public letter laments export driven economy and a Kansas congresswoman’s defection from public favor. Charles Lacey writes from Oxford Rd critiquing loyalty and career fallout. An inmate thanks carolers at Douglas County Jail and Editor notes publish anonymity. Lois Neis expresses library frustrations at University of Kansas.
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Journal-World
Douglas County
Emmanuel
Key Dates Highlight U S Constitutional Milestones
On this date in 1865 the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery was adopted. In 1777 George Washington's army began winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. In 1787 New Jersey became the third state to ratify the U S Constitution.
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George Washington
Valley Forge
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
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Poland
Katharine Hepburn
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Charles Laughton
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Cme
Martha Aoe
Charles Lacey
Oxford Rd
Douglas County Jail
Watson
Lois Neis
Eudora
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