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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1970
Page
2
Lawrence Daily Journal World published in Lawrence Kansas on December 28 1970 staff includes President Publisher Dough C Stimons Jr and Editor W C Simons with daily circulation details and pricing. The issue is dated Monday Evening December 28 1970.
Swift & Company pivots from meat packing to diverse holdings including dairy, poultry, chemicals, oils, soaps, and life insurance. The firm closed 250 plants, cut hog slaughter, and shifted to profitable operations with sales projected above $3 billion and profits up about 40 percent from last year.
The Hughes Tool Co began in 1909 at Goose Creek near Houston when Howard Robard Hughes Sr. tested a rotary rock drill bit. The box kept secret and the test at the drill site led to a landmark invention that formed the basis of a multi‑billion dollar Hughes empire run by Howard Hughes Jr. The firm, located on 90 acres, employs over 4,000 and remains the flagship of the family holdings alongside aviation and Las Vegas ventures.
AP editors name the abortive Apollo 13 flight as the top story of 1970 with nine other major events listed. Highlights include Kent and Jackson State campus shootings, Vietnam moves into Cambodia, cross border terrorism, Arab hijackings, the November elections, economic recession and inflation, Carswell rejection, pollution concerns, and Canada hostage killings.
NYAP highlights show 1970 a year of cost spikes and weak demand. Boeing cut Seattle jobs, GE settled union wages, unemployment peaked, Dow slid to 631 before a rally. Prime rate eased, Penn Central filed bankruptcy, GM UAW strike boosted wages, tax changes lifted purchasing power. Oil policy shifted to federal, trucking strike settled, inflation alerts targeted GM and Ford rivals.
A survey across over 500 Western US bookstores shows top fiction picks. Titles include Love Story by Erich Segal Islands On The Sun by Hemingway The Crystal Cave by Stewart Papillon by Charrière and Future Shock by Toffler among others.
The writer notes the debate over Connally as a potential leader is partly correct yet irrelevant to the core issue. He argues Connally's wisdom as a statesman does not guarantee success in a hypothetical freshmen level economic exam.
A reader asks Dr. Thosteson about disease transmission from a common cup during a religious ceremony for about 400 people and whether private schools must follow public health rules. The doctor admits potential risks like hepatitis and tuberculosis but notes proving such transmission is hard. regulations apply to private schools as they do to others, but the issue is delicate without a definite danger.
A humorous tale from Washington about the Carbunkle family's Christmas cards and a growing chain of overdue notices. The card sender escalates from friendly greetings to threats of collection, culminating in a merciless debt collector warning.
A sarcastic timetable lists monthly reminders for procrastinators on Christmas planning. It teases early shopping, tax timing, and sales tactics, urging last minute action and 1972 timing across months from January to December with fringe notes on vacations and clubs.
Lawrence High product Doyle Schick, fullback from Old Home Town KU, was selected in the 14th round of the NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. Army Corps of Engineers backs Clinton Reservoir project at 25.2 million, with work likely in three to four years. Brig. Gen. Julius C. Holmes of Lawrence slated to become vice president of Transcontinental and Western Air at the January board meeting. Two youths arraigned for assault with intent to kill and first degree robbery after confessing a Dec. 24 hold up of L. D. King, a Union Cab driver. City commission asked Chamber to pay 1,265 in back rent for offices in the Community Building. A local youth sentenced to the state reformatory for breaking into Fritzell Creamery and stealing seven milk bottles.
A devotional prayer emphasizes Calvary as a costly journey for Jesus and asks God to redeem believers through faith. It seeks acceptance as is and transformation toward God’s will.
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