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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1969
Page
3
A national ABC poll shows 52 percent agree with Agnew that TV news is biased while 33 percent disagree. The survey also finds 24 to 1 support for journalists commenting after presidential speeches and 36 percent agreeing newspapers are biased. Bumblebees note follows.
The Freedoms Foundation awarded the Distinguished Service Award to the Keister Service, a longstanding weekly church directory featured in the Journal-World. Dr. Henry B. Luffberry, major contributing editor, received the honor from Burton Langhenry in Washington, D.C.
An ACTION campaign distributes over 5,000 posters in the Negro community warning against material excess during Christmas. The Black Christmas Plan urges debt avoidance and homemade gifts while promoting family time and personal values over commercial spending. Percy Green leads ACTION and says the message centers on human values rather than the holiday itself.
Medieval laws in France Italy and the British Isles endorsed Leap Year rights for single women and fined men who rejected marriage offers. The practice reflects medieval views on marriage and social obligation across multiple regions and centuries.
With 39 freighters stalled in Pacific ports due to a month-old maritime labor dispute Hawaiian and Guam households hoard staples like rice. The Pacific Maritime Association says five member fleets totaling 120 ships face crew disputes over Matson ships, while federal mediators met with the Marine Firemen's Union and PMA without progress. Meantime Honolulu grocers report rising purchase of rice and canned goods as meat and produce prices edge up.
In Hilo Hawaii James A Lovell Jr and Fred W Haise train on lava fields as Apollo 13 backups John W Young and Charles M Duke Jr with Jack R Lousma and Vance D Brand conduct geological reviews.
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