New Year Call to Rebuild Lawrence Spirit and Leadership
The piece urges Lawrence residents to start 1971 with optimism, shed fear from 1970, and pursue strong leadership across business, professions, and households. It notes past trials from Quantrill to wars and warns against external critics while praising the University of Kansas, local assets, and a unified effort to restore progress and community pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Quantrill
Jones
Ku Klux Klan
Mulberry Christmas Law Snags Tourists In One Day
In Mulberry Florida an annual ordinance requires out of state drivers to stop at city hall to receive a gift from the police. A Municipal Court judge and the police chief described the tradition as a Christmas reward. Six drivers argued but one pleaded guilty before learning the rule.
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Lawrence
Mulberry, Fla
Mulberry
Carl Ellis
Norris Nixon
Florida
City Hall
Ellis
Torist
Dulse Seaweed Used As Salad Base In Scotland
Dulse, a coarse red seaweed, is used as a salad base in Scotland and also thickens gravies and sauces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Fort Worth man wounded while stopping burglary suspects
Joel Malott, 34, of Ft Worth, was wounded when he detained three juveniles burglarizing a store. A .22 bullet removed from his back came from a stolen gun later linked to a 16 year old. The three Lawrence youths await juvenile court decisions.
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Joel Malott
Ft. Worth
Tex
Malott
Lawrence
Malott’s
Mass
W. Sixth
Babies Born On Christmas Day In Lawrence
Three Lawrence couples welcomed newborns at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Christmas Day as part of the world famous birthday. Timothy McArdle and wife of 816 Ohio welcomed a girl, David Tippitt and wife of Rt. 2 a boy, Michael Reed and wife of Overland Park a girl. Two other infants arrived the day before and two more were born on Christmas Eve to Jeff Cloward and wife of Rt. 3 a boy and Wray Spooner and wife of 420 North a girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Timothy McArdle
Ohio
David Tippitt
Rt. 2
Michael Reed
Overland Park
Jeff Cloward
Rt. 3
Wray Spooner
North
Christmas Vacation Halts KU Campus Activities
Daisy Hill lies dark as dormitories empty and lights go out across Kansas University. Offices close at noon Thursday and reopen after a short break with a long weekend for the new year. The switchboard and Kansas Union are quiet while students plan registration and a revised exam schedule before Christmas. Orientation begins January 11, registration January 13, and classes resume January 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Hill
Kansas University
Turnpike Safety Passports To Be Issued 31st-Jan
The Kansas Turnpike will issue Safety Passports for a Dec 31 to Jan 1 8 hour period as motorists enter the 236 mile tollway. L W Newcomer chief engineer manager says the passports urge alert driving during year end celebrations and will be exchangeable for a free cup of coffee at six Howard Johnson locations.
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Wichita
Kansas Turnpike
L. W. Newcomer
Newcomer
Turnpike
Howard Johnson
Harold Tyler
Kansas
Peace Fund Myth Linked to Inflation and Pentagon Budget
The Peace dividend is a myth as inflation erodes claimed savings. Pentagon comptroller Robert Moot notes the 1968 peak war cost of 20 billion a year fell to about 10 billion, yet Defense spending will rise next year. Inflation and pay raises explain the shortfall, with manpower cuts and renewed budgets for modernization and foreign aid.
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Washington
Robert C. Moot
Pentagon
Moot
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Defense Department
Laird
Nixon
Congress
America
Marshallite Orphans Get New Home
Mrs. Gene Mitchell hosts six Hagley children as guardians after the Marshall University plane crash left 75 dead. The six Hagley orphans, ages 4 to 13, receive Christmas gifts and a new home in 1970 as the Mitchells formalize custody and purchase a house for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
W.va
Gene Mitchell
Marshall University
Ray Hagley
Marshall
Athetic Department
Tri-State
Kenova
Hagley
Mitchell
Mitchell’s
Mitchells
Karen Sue
Douglas Russel
David Ray
Deborah Lynn
Kimberly Leigh
Denise Ann
Peace Vigil Draws 65 Participants in South Park
About 65 people attended a three hour candlelit peace vigil on Christmas Eve in South Park organized by Mrs. Ann Moore. The event supported a White House AFSC vigil urging a 1971 U.S. withdrawal from Indo China and Thieu Ky resignation. Participants ranged from 15 to 25 at times, representing six or seven churches and the public.
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South Park
Ann Moore
White House
Washington, D.C
American Friends Service Committee
Society of Friends
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Kansas University Union
Journal-World Photo
Douglas County
Mt. Oread
Kansas Union
Turnpike Safety
Gill Realtor
Gill mi Cney Realtors
Tennessee
AFSC
U.S
Indo
China
Thieu
South Vietnam
Panasonic
Udiotronics
Massachusetts
West 9Th and
Avalon RD
Associated Realty CO
Squar
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