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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1970
Page
2
The Lawrence Daily Journal World lists President Publisher editor and staff roles. It details subscription rates by carrier and mail including Douglas county and other regions, with pricing for Kansas and nationwide delivery.
The Journal-World reflects on 1970 publishing challenges in Lawrence covering newsroom tight schedules, typographical errors, and editorial independence. It notes staff diversity, reader trust, rising circulation, and a pledge to continue fair accurate reporting in 1971.
Lawrence High School seniors Lary Schie felbusch James Wortham and John Ma lonoy are named as Summerfield Scholars for next year. Only 23 of 400 October exam takers won the awards.
Roy D. Chapin of American Motors joins Henry Ford II and James Roche in predicting 1971 U S auto sales near 10 million. Townsend of Chrysler notes optimism, eased credit, and a post strike rebound, with subcompact cars and imports boosting demand while GM workers’ strike cooled 1970 sales to about 8.3 million.
The item lists key events tied to December 31 across years. Edison demonstrated the electric light in 1879 at Menlo Park, Lincoln signed West Virginia statehood in 1862, Ellis Island opened in 1890, and Sinatra began at the Paramount in 1943. Other notes cover Bermuda lifting car bans in 1945 and Truman declaring WWII done in 1946.
Detective Minderman probes a whodunit set in a living room where Artie Socalaw lies dead in his chair. Suspects include Em ma Socalaw and friends George Stevens junior Chuck McDermott Sam Markay and Tony Valenti amid talk of fruitcake and a tuna fish sandwich arc.
Letter argues for a citizen representative board of Regents, criticizes AAUP criteria, and endorses Chancellor Chalmers while accusing politics of undermining taxpayer interests. It questions electing directors and cites a federal judge’s block on a subversive speakers report, denouncing censorship and urging openness.
A stalled federal job training program once run with outsized private grants in Los Angeles and New York City is nearing collapse. The SIP, funded by the Labor Department with 15 million dollars, has failed to meet hiring goals as eight firms go bankrupt or reorganize, leaving the government as a creditor and anger in ghettos.
Critics debate if Love Story marks a shift back to romantic cinema as box office opening suggests. critics hail the film as a potential influential hit while others critique performances and predict a wave of imitators and future trends.
The Daily News society columnist Suzy Knickerbocker reports Tricia Nixon and Harvard law student Edward Finch Cox plan a June wedding in the White House or nearby. The ceremony would occur in the second week of June with a White House setting being considered. After law school the couple likely will reside in New York.
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