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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1971
Page
2
Lawrence Daily Journal-World published daily except Sunday by The World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire Streets Lawrence Kansas 66044. Telephone 843-1000.
The Lawrence community is hailed as a good newsmaker for 1971 with Atty. Gen. Vern Miller's drug raids and KU gifts shaping headlines. Lawrence helped the needy during holidays, achieved a record United Fund total, and advanced amid state financial strains. Lawrence reached All-America Cities finalist status as 1972 neared, while a Vietnam remembrance list shrank this year.
Analysis notes that U S troops in Vietnam will fall to about 139000 by January end while air raid tonnage climbs past historic highs. The piece cites claims of over three million tons dropped since 1969 and warns of further air war increases should risks to remaining troops rise.
The SEC recommends stronger powers to regulate the investment industry, arguing self regulation has failed. It cites 1929 and late 1960s market collapses and notes growing consumerism and environmental concerns as pressures for government oversight while acknowledging some firms succeed by adapting to new demands.
The author questions the purpose of continued air raids on North Vietnam arguing they harm civilians and do little to protect U.S. troops. It suggests evacuation would best safeguard soldiers and critiques Nixon for ordering the bombings while noting his overall Vietnam record.
Items cover past achievements and local notes including KU Graduate School leading the Big Eight in Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship grants. Also noted are cold travel hazards for the holiday period and brief local reflections from 25 years ago including leadership changes, a teen radio operator license, a model airplane project, and a Psalm prayer.
Sen. Edmund S. Muskie urged shared responsibility for the arms race in a New York dinner speech, signaling a revisionist stance that brands U S fault as equal to the Kremlin. The view alarms some Democrats while pleasing liberal backers and left-leaning donors.
New York AP outlines New Year toasts by Douglas Fairbanks Jr Perle Mesta Cary Grant Walter Cronkite Henry Mancini Pearl Bailey Jackie Gleason Roger Moore and others. They wish today friendship peace and long life as 1972 begins with humor and toast.
Banks in California will offer a computerized payroll deposit system called SCOPE. Employers provide payroll tapes to their bank, which credits employees directly and forwards entries via the Federal Reserve for nonlocal accounts. Some employees may still receive paychecks and statements. The plan, while not popular at first, is expected to gain acceptance over time. In Vienna, Dr. Wolfgang Mayr reports new genetic tests to rule out fatherhood with 99 percent certainty based on two newly identified characteristics.
On this day in history notable events include 1946 World War II end proclaimed by President Truman, 1862 Lincoln signs West Virginia statehood, 1879 Edison demonstrates electric light, 1890 Ellis Island opens, 1921 U S Germany relations resume, 1943 Sinatra Times Square debut, 1945 Bermuda car ban ends, 10 years ago Lebanon crackdown on coup, 5 years ago U S halts North Vietnam bombing pending peace talks.
A Kansas University freshman columnist weighs the Vietnam War with renewed bombing campaigns, questioning official justifications of retaliation and warnings. The piece critiques policy aims, reflects on prisoner fate, and pessimistically hopes for better in 1972.
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