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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1972
Page
3
Lawrence Daily World issues official notice listing staff executives and publisher The World Company details carrier and mail subscription rates for Douglas County adjoining areas and greater Kansas City including prices per month and per year.
A national trend shows security chiefs noting thefts surpass militancy as the top campus crime. At Kansas University KU reports theft vandalism assault and rape attempts consuming most investigations with bicycles among prime targets. Non student outsiders mirror campus crime levels, while campus rates often run lower than city averages for populations around 18 500.
New York AP reports that small investors distrust the securities system as efforts to reform standards raise questions about adviser competence. The piece notes brokers misusing client funds, lack of research, and uneven regulation, with the SEC considering expanded controls while stressing no exams for advisers.
A blue-ribbon group proposes a National Court of Appeals to ease Supreme Court load, screening 400 to 450 cases annually and letting the highest court handle the most important. The plan, chaired by Harvard professor Paul Freund and supported by Warren Barger, draws opposition from many lawyers and judges including Earl Warren.
The text argues the Supreme Court's expanding influence in society and suggests a Junior Supreme Court could aid quicker and fairer justice. It calls for a thorough study of this concept given current conditions.
The piece discusses Anthony Burgess in America at City College of New York advising students to expand vocabularies and study mythic figures while criticizing irrelevant debates about openness in education. It notes the contrast between technical language in ads and the need for precise humanistic expression and warns against the rise of “super universities.”
A humorous monologue notes how TV weather coverage heightens national anxiety about forecasts. Jokes contrast Cold Air from Canada and warm air from the South with political quips about Nixon. The piece mocks meteorology on-screen chatter and satellite maps amid daily weather chatter.
AP New York reports comedian writer humorously resolves to curb late dates with Phyllis Diller and other quirky vows for 1973. The piece lists playful pledges such as watching matinees, avoiding mystery spoilers, writing fewer long notes, and steering clear of anonymous boss letters.
Kansas veterans urge the legislature to restore May 30 as Memorial Day and November 11 as Veterans Day as legal holidays. George W. Fowler of the Kansas Veterans of World War I says moving these to Mondays erases historic significance. Reps Wilfred E. Bush and Guy Brokaw plan to introduce a bill to fix the dates, with calls for other veterans groups to join.
Kansas reports 922182 votes for governor the highest statewide total in November. Forecasts of 1 million to 1.1 million ballots proved high. Other totals include 916095 for president and 878365 in five congressional races. Douglas County Designates Welfare Awareness Week January 2 to 5 to inform recipients and taxpayers.
Steve Ralston argues that parking space layouts near the public library and Post Office create blind spots and hazards at 7th and Kentucky and 7th and Vermont. He advocates four way stop signs as a simple, cost effective alternative to signals to slow traffic, improve pedestrian safety, and reduce cross-town traffic.
In Jerusalem the Labor government halts further debate on the future of captured Arab lands, fearing party division and a fragile coalition. Leaders like Golda Meir and Moshe Dayan seek to pause talks as doves contradict hawk sentiment and Soviet immigration strengthens Gahal.
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