Lawrence Journal World masthead and publication details
The Lawrence Journal World published daily except Sunday based in Lawrence Kansas. The 1972 masthead lists Dolph Simons Sr. editor Dolph C Simons Jr president publisher Bill Mayer executive editor Ralph Gage managing editor Daryl Halil new editor Ernest Pontis and Leo Eller controller with W G C Simons as editor and The World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets. Subscriptions are weekly monthly and yearly rates with mail and carrier options for Kansas and national addresses.
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Dolph Simons SR
Dolph C. Simons JR
Bill Mayer
Ralph Gage
Daryl Halil
Ernest Pontis
Leo Eller
the World Company
Sixth
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Kaw
Telephone
Truman as Politician to President Through the Years
The article argues Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death and Truman’s ascent made him a pivotal figure. It lists decisive actions from WWII to Korea, Marshall Plan, NATO, H-bomb and steel seizures, with reflections on Nixon and public skepticism. It also condemns welfare expansion and unemployment, blaming poor planning and diminished dignity.
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Harry Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Europe
Greece
Turkey
Stalin
Berlin
Korea
South
Douglas MacArthur
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Turn Welfare to Work Through Technical Training
The piece argues billions in welfare payments create a bloated bureaucracy with little lasting benefit. It urges shifting funds to technical and vocational training to raise skills, reduce welfare costs, and boost employment. A Lawrence school upgrade is cited as a model for community dividends.
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Lawrence
Year of cautious spending marks consumer year
New York reports describe a year of consumer selectivity amid busted toys and tight budgets. Attitudes shifted as shoppers spent more on resorts and cruises while imports rose on low prices. Personal income rose 4 percent but savings jumped 19 percent, and stock and mutual fund investment slowed with redemptions affecting the industry.
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New York
Savings and Loan Associations
Fire damages First Presbyterian Church rooms
A Sunday fire of unknown origin damaged the first floor of the First Presbyterian Church at 901 Vt. with losses estimated up to 75000 dollars. The incident occurred as winter thawing continued amid forecasts of a new cold front. Ice safety warnings issued for thin ice.
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First Presbyterian Church
Lawrence
Dolan Ellis
Baker University
New Christy Minstrels
Brennan Turns Photo Rule Into White House Showdown
Hard liner Peter Brennan, Nixon’s labor secretary pick, orders every Labor Department office to display a Nixon photograph after a flag and photo shortage on a walking tour. The incident boosts White House hopes Brennan can rally blue collar support for New Majority while sparking GOP doubts about his fit to run the bureaucracy.
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Hanoi
Nixon
Sen. McGovern
Washington
White House
Peter J. Brennan
Labor Department
Richard M. Nixon
Brennan
New York City
Afl-Cio
Labor
Commerce, Interior
Secretaries of Commerce and Interior
Mr. Nixon
New York
Fred Malek
Truman Truman Legacy Softens GOP Ties From 1948 Headline
The Chicago Tribune recalls the Dewey defeats Truman front page error and plans to present a plaque to the Truman Memorial Library. Harry S. Truman Memorialized Fondly as years mellowed the feud with the Tribune.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Harry S. Truman
Dewey
Truman
The
Tribune
Thomas E. Dewey
the Tribune
Independence
Solid Business Expansion
AP reports a 1972 upturn in the U.S. economy and thawing Soviet and China relations set optimistic 1973 prospects. Nixon liberalized trade with China before his February trip, aiding exports. USSR trade pacts and Boeing orders followed as the Dow breached 1000 and rates eased.
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New York
Soviet Union
China
U.S
Mainland China
Nixon
People’s Republic of China
U.S.S.R
United States
Occidental Petroleum
Boeing Co
No Parking Sign Costs Car and Frustration in Lawrence
Everett Lee writes that his car was towed from a 13th Street location after discovering a no parking sign 25 yards away and placed on a grassy bank. He criticizes the posting as sloppy and questions the city’s reliance on towing for revenue. He urges clearer signage and better city governance.
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13Th Street
Oread
Police Department
Comment Postal Folly
Editor and Publisher discuss Life Magazine facing a $13 million postal rate increase over five years for 5.5 million copies. They report Life will spend about $8 million with the Postal Service in 1972 and warn higher costs will reduce revenue and threaten publishing. They urge Congress to assign a public service duty to low cost information delivery.
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Life Magazine
Life
Postal Service
Congress
Raimondi and School of Raimondi Engravings Exhibit at KU
An exhibit at the University of Kansas Museum of Art’s Graphic Arts Gallery features ten Raimondi engravings and two Raimondi School works. Most are gifts of the Max Kade Foundation and the display runs until January 14.
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Marcantonio Raimondi
Raimondi
School of
Graphic Arts
University of Kansas Museum of Art
Max Kade Foundation
Europe
Ivins
Raphael
Gridley Smith
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
W. GC. Simons
Douglas
Kansas
Kansas City
Lawrence, Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
America
John Cunniff
Old Home Town
San Francisco
C. L. Lockwood
Chamber of Commerce
Harry Frazee
J.W. Murray
Journal- World
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Charles Colson
United Auto Workers
Truman-Tribune
Harry
Gop
Pasadena
Calif
Ohio State
Woody Hayes
Southern California
Hayes
Southern California Football Writers Association
New Britain, Conn
New Britain
John L. Sullivan
Adlai Stevenson
Sullivan
Secret Service
Margaret
Democratic Party
John
Carole Martin
Price Commission
West Coast
Journal-World
Everett Lee Lady
N. H
Dolo Brooking
KU Museum of Art
Bologna
Venice
Durer
Mars
Venus
Amor
Vasari
Rome
Lucretia
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