Lawrence Journal World Staff Notes 1969
The Lawrence Journal World published daily except Sunday from The World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas. Staff includes President Publisher Dolph C Simons Jr and W C Simons editor with Bonnie Simons as editor and publishing roles. Subscription rates list carrier and mail options. Saturday Evening December 27 1969 edition date.
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Dolph C. Simons JR
Bonnie Simons
Wow News
Vale
ST Pontis Broeller
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Kan
Postal Decree Triggers Four Day Christmas Mail Logjam
President Nixon ordered the Postal Department to close for four days after Christmas to extend the holiday. Four days of mail will backlog to Monday for regular patrons with potential delays into Tuesday or Wednesday. The move, amid manpower and finance strains, challenges the postal service’s goal of top quality service.
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Nixon
Postal Department
Post Office ‘Department
Controversy Over Black Panthers and Police Clashes
The article reviews 28 Panthers killed by police over two years in major cities, many during raids, and argues for urgent steps to prevent an open war. It notes FBI chief Hoover calling the Panthers a threat, federal probes planned in Chicago, and tensions with Kansas City police. Flora Lewis weighs law and order concerns.
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Black Panther Party
Panther
Panthers
Department of Justice
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Chicago
John Mitchell
Kansas City
Flora Lewis
Jewish Frank For Nixon
Abba Eban pressed if the United States had a peace plan for Israel and Jordan but no final proposal existed. The U S was submitting its plan to the Big Four amid a shift in Middle East policy, reshaping U S Israeli ties and mobilizing Jewish political activity and fundraising.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Abba Eban
U.S
Israel
Jordan
Rogers
Elliot Richardson
Richardson
Jerusalem
West Bank
Middle East
Johnson
Nixon
White House
Golda Meir
Ronald Reagan
California
Meir
Reagan
Vietnam
Judge Haggerty's arrest haunting New Orleans judge back on beach
Judge Edward Haggerty Jr. returned to his office in New Orleans after a vice raid arrest. He brushed it off as not the end of the world, but pundits say the stigma will linger as he faces future bench duties and public judgment.
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Edward Haggerty Jr
New Orleans
Haggerty
Clay Shaw
Henry Link
Edward R. Pinckney
O. Hobart Mowrer
The
American Psychological Assn
Alcoholics Anonymous
Efren E. Ramirez
Puerto Rico
Marquis James
Sam Houston
Tennessee
Fort Gibson
Indian Territory
James
The Burden of Public Duty on Judges and Officials
Officials in prestigious positions must meet strict conduct standards and avoid indiscretion. The text argues judges like Judge Haggerty pay dearly for lapses, urging discipline and self control to preserve public confidence in professions such as bankers lawyers teachers doctors and public servants.
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Judge Haggerty
Morality and psychiatry in America seek a turning point
A provocative look at how moral principles are framed within psychiatry and social science. Prominent figures urge a return to responsibility, self respect, and accountability as a remedy for rising crime and social disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Glasser
California
Ventura
Salina Family Back From Paris Wives’ Mission News
Mrs. Bruce G. Johnson of Salina Kansas and three children fly home after a Christmas Day appeal to North Vietnam for news on missing servicemen. Maj. Bruce Johnson has been missing since June 1965. daughter Colleen Joy, 7, and brothers Bruce and Bryan, 10 and 9, waited in New York for snowstorm delays.
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New York
Bruce G. Johnson
Salina
Kan
Vietnam
Colleen
Bruce
Bryan
Joy
Raggedy Ann
Paris
Notre Dame
Hanoi
Lawrence youth attend Capital Teen Convention in Washington
Old Home Town items note Sylvia and Mary Thompson LaDonna Tillotson and Timothy Sommerville all of Lawrence leaving for the Capital Teen Convention in Washington D C hosted by Vice President Nixon. Lawrence High School leaders in basketball include Dave Stinson Bill Royer and Tommy Black with high averages.
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Sylvia
Mary Thompson
LaDonna Tillotson
Timothy Sommerville
Lawrence
Washington, D.C
Richard Nixon
Lawrence High School
Dave Stinson
Bill Royer
Tommy Black
Gene Riling
Wes Norwood
Martha Wager
Kermit Beal
Minnie Beets
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Memorial Hospital
Kaw Valley Poultry Assn
Armory
Pickwick Bus Line
Massachusetts
Seventh
Eighth
Ninth
Bible Message Prayer Reflects on Jesus Birth
A devotional prayer thanks God for Jesus birth and seeks guidance through His presence. The speaker prays for radiant faith and proclamation of God’s gift, concluding with Amen.
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Father
Jesus
Recordings To Finance Manson Trial
Charles Manson plans a self composed singing and guitar album to fund his murder conspiracy defense. Attorney George Shibley says the recording’s label and release date are not known. Manson seeks self representation at trial next year for the Tate and LaBianca slayings in Benedict Canyon.
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Los Angeles
Charles M. Manson
Manson
George Shibley
Sharon Tate
Benedict Canyon
Home Savings & Loan Secures Bank Loan in Cash Handling
In Youngstown Ohio the Home Savings and Loan Co. borrowed from Union National Bank to cash customer checks after an overly safe safe blocked access, forcing emergency funding to resume normal operations.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Home Savings & Loan Co
Union National Bank
Consumer trends hint 1970 slowdown amid inflation
The 1969 consumer faced higher prices and job security, while 1970 may bring slower growth, higher unemployment to about 4.0 to 4.5 percent, and stubborn housing costs. Wages rise under existing contracts, taxes shift with exemptions, and savings potential hinges on spending patterns.
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New York
Washington
Bureau of National Affairs
Public praise for prudent officeholders and city planning
The writer thanks Sheriff Rex Johnson and State Rep. Morris Kay for economizing public funds. They urge steadier oversight in city planning to repair and reuse older buildings rather than raze them, calling for more such fiscally minded leaders.
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Morris Kay
Douglas County
Bert Hills
E. 17Th
Ter
Lawyer Praises Army My Lai Investigation Watchdog
Washington AP reports civilian lawyer Robert MacCrate says he is impressed with the vigor candor and skill of the Army investigation into the My Lai massacre. He adds satisfaction with the access the Army board has granted him and Jerome K Walsh Jr to develop their own lines of questioning.
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Washington
Army
My Lai
Robert MacCrate
New York
Army Board
Jerome K. Walsh Jr
Topekan Eddie Whitehead Charged in Christmas Fatal
Eddie Whitehead head 38 of Topeka was charged with second degree murder for the shooting of Cynthia Esquibel 22 of Topeka. Esquibel was found slumped in a car with a bullet wound Christmas Day and died next day after failing to regain consciousness. Police said the quarrel began at a Christmas Eve party in the Municipal Auditorium.
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Topeka (Ap
Eddie Whitehead
Topeka
Cynthia Esquibel
Whitehead
Miss Esquiebel
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