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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1973
Page
2
Lawrence daily newspaper announces subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery. Rates vary by location including Douglas County and surrounding areas, with yearly and monthly totals for Kansas and United States addresses.
The piece argues the United States should support hosting Olympic games abroad, criticizing American aloofness toward international athletes. It notes Junction City’s John Grey Montgomery returning as publisher, preserving family ownership and resisting national chains.
Eight researchers posed as mentally ill to enter twelve hospitals and were not recognized as sane by staff though behaving normally after admission. David L. Rosenhan of Stanford directed the project noting an average stay of 19 days for the eight pseudo patients.
NY AP analyzes the foreign exchange mood as traders shed dollars while U S inflation eases. The piece explains how a balance of payments deficit sustains dollar circulation abroad and how strong foreign currencies like the yen and mark attract capital. It notes risks of runs and central bank actions, with inflationary pressure possible if a currency is stressed.
The Science Magazine report details how none of the hospital staff recognized researchers as sane after they were admitted as patients. It stresses that once labeled mentally ill the stigma shapes perception, turning staff into “prisoners” of an environment where all patients are viewed as crazies.
Kansas Senate approved 21 19 to admit Wichita University to the state system as the House prepared to weigh the measure amid opposition from Kansas University officials. Riverside School District ponders merging with Lawrence and annexing about 2 200 acres including Riverside.
A letter argues against American financial aid for reunified Vietnam, citing postwar Europe aid as borrowing from the future. The writer urges accepting war costs, warns against perpetuating aid that would invite future wars, and questions Soviet or Chinese influence if aid is withheld.
Washington reporting shows Southern Democrats losing influence as Gillis Long of Louisiana replaces a liberal on the House Rules Committee. Speaker Carl Albert urged Rep. Richardson Preyer of North Carolina. Southerners push a conservative bloc to counter liberal measures and current leadership.
A mixed page combines a moral tract warning against deceiving children with political commentary. It condemns deceptive parenting, cites W. Messager Bird and the Bollweevil Club, and discusses Dixiecrat conservatism, House leadership shifts, and party strategy amid 1970s congressional changes. Reader letters urge sidewalk plans and oppose open book driving tests in Kansas.
A new Volunteer Clearinghouse sponsored by the Lawrence Area Council of the PTA operates in the Tower Lobby of the First National Bank. It coordinates local volunteer needs such as Meals on Wheels drivers and Head Start transport, with a central contact at 841-5059 or Box 3354 Lawrence 66044.
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